Robert Bloch – Scripts on Screen

Psycho IV: The Beginning Script

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Year:1990

Director:Mick Garris

Written by:Robert Bloch (Characters), Joseph Stefano (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Norman Bates is again released from the mental hospital he was placed in at the end of Psycho III after serving another few years and is apparently rehabiliated for the second time. Norman is now married to a young nurse named Connie and is expecting a child. However, Norman fears that the child will inherit his mental illness. Meanwhile, Fran Ambrose is a radio talk show host who is discussing the topic of matricide with guest Dr. Richmond, Norman's former psychologist. The radio station receives a call from Norman, who uses the alias "Ed" to tell his story.

Psycho IV: The Beginning Script Resources:

Psycho IV: The Beginning Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Psycho IV: The Beginning Transcript at scripts.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Psycho II

Year:1983

Director:Richard Franklin

Written by:Tom Holland (Writer), Robert Bloch (Characters)

Script Synopsis:After years of treatment at a mental institution for the criminally insane, serial killer Norman Bates is finally released. Deciding to move back into his long-dead mother's infamous old house, he soon finds himself tormented by 'her' demands and begins to question his own sanity.

Psycho II Script Resources:

Psycho II Script PDF - 7/19/82 FINAL REVISED at Script City ($)
Psycho II Script PDF - [miss pg. 44] at Script Fly ($)
Psycho II Transcript at scripts.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Psycho

Year:1960

Director:Alfred Hitchcock

Written by:Robert Bloch (Author), Joseph Stefano (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother. The place seems quirky, but fine… until Marion decides to take a shower.

Psycho Script Resources:

Psycho Script PDF at Script Slug
Psycho Script - December 1, 1959 revised draft at The Daily Script
Psycho Script at aellea.com
Psycho Script - Revised December 1, 1959 at Screenplays For You
Psycho Script at The Daily Script
Psycho Script - 1959-12 Draft at IMSDb
Psycho Script at Hitchcock Wiki
Psycho Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE at Script City ($)
Psycho Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Psycho Transcript at archive.org

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.