Movies Adapted from Novels That Ended up Being Better Than the Book

Psycho (1960)

One year after Robert Bloch published Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock adapted the novel into the beloved psychological horror-thriller that we know today. Hitchcock’s version introduces Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) before Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), making her iconic death scene in the shower even more shocking.

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