Psycho (1960)

Psycho is a 1960 American psychological horror thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The screenplay, written by Joseph Stefano, was based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch. The film stars Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin and Martin Balsam.

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Ratman’s Notebook (Horror Movie)

Faced with adversities in his life from an abusive mother and his lack of meaningful human connections, Willard befriends a white rat and names him Socrates. Socrates assembles a horse of rats who show him there’s more to life, but when one of them is killed at work, he goes on a rampage using his rats to attack others.

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