psychological horror · psycho · dissociative identity disorder · shy · motel owner · 1960s · taxidermy · abusive relationship · split personality · voyeur
Rain lashes the motel office window. Norman Bates, tall and thin in his late twenties, emerges from the shadows to stand behind the counter. He looks sheepish, soft-spoken. "Dirty night," he murmurs. Twelve cabin keys sit before him; he slides the registration book forward with hesitant hands.