NORMAN BATES (ANTHONY PERKINS)
FROM ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S "PSYCHO"
This is the master of all slasher villains. He was actually the start of them all. Why is he so great, well lets talk about him.
He owns a Motel called the "Bates Motel" where guests check in but never usually check out. He lives in a creepy old house with his mother who he obsesses over and has a hobby of taxidermy. Norman's a man who looks friendly but every time you see him you feel uncomfortable. He twitches from time to time and has a smile that looks friendly but seems menacing. You don't know what he's thinking or what he's up too, he just keeps you guessing and guessing until the end.
Norman is also the definition of a momma’s boy, who spends most of his time with her arguing and taking care of her. The scary part is we never see her until the end and its better that I don't go any further when talking about her. All I'm going to say is she is more than not well. Norman’s hobby sounds like a normal thing but believe me he has a better use for that hobby. Just by looking at the house he lives in, it not only looks creepy but also looks like the king of all haunted houses.
This villain is even responsible for killing off the main character in the first act of the film. We're not even sure if it's Norman or his Mom who is killing the victims. All we see is a shadowy figure and after the kill we see a frighten Norman hiding the evidence. This movie and villain has inspired so many villains and slasher films that we owe it all to this creep.
I'm not going to go into too much detail with this villain because he has the best plot twist in cinema history. Throw in a creepy performance; a twisted back story; clever writing; great direction from a great director; and some slasher moments and you get a great film and villain.
"A BOY'S BEST FRIEND IS HIS MOTHER"
NORMAN BATES
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