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"The basis for one of the most iconic horror films of the 1960s . . . [Bloch's] unique true-crime slant to storytelling set the tone." -Sublime Horror
The story was all too real-indeed this classic was inspired by the real-life story of Ed Gein, a psychotic murderer who led a dual life. Alfred Hitchcock too was captivated, and, the year after it was released, he turned the book into one of the most-loved horror films of all time.
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2) Psycho House
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The new Bates Motel is a tourist attraction, a re-creation of the infamous murder site, and the developers are already counting their profits. But there's a new exhibit that nobody expected: the bloody corpse of a teenage girl crumpled in the front hall, stabbed to death. Among the avalanche of press and publicity is reporter and true-crime book writer Amelia Haines, who is studying the original Psycho killings. To her, the new murders are a golden...
3) Psycho II
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You remember Norman Bates, the shy motel manager with the fatal mother fixation. Now, years after his horrific bout of butchery, Norman is at large again. Breaking free from the psycho ward, he cuts a shocking swath of blood all the way to Hollywood—where, it so happens, they are making a movie about Norman's life and crimes. A movie that suddenly and terrifyingly becomes a lot like real life.
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Psycho Gran volume 1
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First published in the cult British kid's comic Oink! back in 1986, Psycho Gran is the psychotically demented brain-child of cartoonist and comic book editor, David Leach - winner of Channel Four's Come Dine With Me, editor and writer of the Wallace and Gromit newspaper strip and the Adventure Time comic magazine and editor of Roman Dirge's Lenore. David is also the co-creator of cult 1990's strip The Driver for British comic Toxic! Psycho Gran (or...
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Comment se débarrasser d'un air qui vous trotte en tête ? Les bébés préfèrent-ils les chants a cappella ? Est-il dangereux de chanter au volant ? La musique est-elle un bon antidépresseur ? Jouer d'un instrument rend-il plus intelligent ? Et 55 autres questions sur la musique.
Au rythme d'une question/réponse par double page, dans un langage rigoureusement vulgarisé et parsemé de pointes d'humour, le tout soutenu par une forte ligne graphique,...
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Le souvenir d'un bon repas peut-il apaiser la faim ? Être amoureux change-t-il le goût des aliments ? Les produits bios rendent-ils obèse ? Le thé vert stimule-t-il le cerveau ? Certains aliments mènent-ils à l'échec scolaire ? Et 55 autres questions sur l'alimentation.
Au rythme d'une question/réponse par double page, dans un langage rigoureusement vulgarisé et parsemé de pointes d'humour, le tout soutenu par une forte ligne graphique,...
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Vos amis ont-ils les mêmes gènes que vous? Le bonheur de vos amis est-il contagieux? Votre meilleur ami pourrait-il vous piquer votre femme? Réussit-on mieux quand on a des amis variés? Les narcissiques ont-ils plus d'amis Facebook? Et 55 autres questions sur l'amitié.
Au rythme d'une question/réponse par double page, dans un langage rigoureusement vulgarisé et parsemé de pointes d'humour, le tout soutenu par une forte ligne graphique, ce...
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Faut-il manger des pizzas pour avoir un garçon ? Les bad boys deviennent-ils de gentils papas ? Faut-il épouser d'urgence votre compagne enceinte ? Les enfants sont-ils un "tue-l'amour" ? Les "papas-gâteaux" sont-ils mal vus au travail ? Et 55 autres questions sur les parents.
Au rythme d'une question/réponse par double page, dans un langage rigoureusement vulgarisé et parsemé de pointes d'humour, le tout soutenu par une forte ligne graphique,...
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Les canons de la beauté nuisent-ils à votre amour-propre ? La crise économique vous fait-elle acheter plus de maquillage ? À des questions sérieusement drles, des réponses drlement sérieuses !
Dans un langage rigoureusement vulgarisé et parsemé de pointes d'humour, le tout soutenu par une forte ligne graphique, ce petit livre superbement illustré vous emmène… un peu plus loin, quand vous débattez sur le thème de la beauté ! La beauté...
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Quel humour est le plus efficace face aux reproches de votre partenaire? L'humour peut-il aider des personnes atteintes de la maladie d’Alzheimer? À des questions sérieusement drles, des réponses drlement sérieuses!
Dans un langage rigoureusement vulgarisé et parsemé de pointes d'humour, le tout soutenu par une forte ligne graphique, ce petit livre superbement illustré vous emmène... un peu plus loin, quand vous débattez sur le thème...
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Psycho Gran volume 2
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The continuing mis-adventures of Psycho Gran - the 5ft tall old-age pensioner with a purple rinse, a pan-dimensional handbag, a flying dog called Archie and a pathological hatred of rudeness. Join her as she does battle with pavement-riding cyclists, cloned burglars, noisy train passengers, scout leaders, impatient motorists and the dreaded Sunday morning doorstep god botherers. Oh and a spot of graffiti. Psycho Gran - She puts the old skool into...
12) Sanitarium
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The original Psycho novel by Robert Bloch was published in 1959 and became an instant hit, leading to the smash movie only a year later, which brought Norman Bates's terrifying story into the public consciousness, where it still remains (proven by the success of the tv series, Bates Motel). It took Bloch 23 years to write another Psycho novel, revealing that Norman had been in a mental institution the entire time. In that sequel, Norman quickly escapes...
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Votre créativité augmente-t-elle sur l'oreiller ? Faut-il dormir comme un loir pour manger comme un moineau ? À des questions sérieusement drles, des réponses drlement sérieuses !
Pour savoir ce que dit la science de notre rapport au sommeil, plongez au coeur du travail des chercheurs en psychologie. À partir de questions étonnantes, faussement anodines, voire légèrement provocantes, l'auteur vous amène à réfléchir en véritables scientifiques....
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Une femme peut-elle jouir sans sexe? Un plus petit zizi ferait-il un meilleur mari? Avons-nous tous les mêmes fantasmes? À des questions sérieusement drles, des réponses drlement sérieuses !
Un ouvrage drle et facile d'accès, qui se base sur des études scientifiques, pour découvrir une montagne d'informations sur notre rapport au sexe et au plaisir.
Un cocktail explosif, qui allie humour, ton léger et faits scientifiques insolites ! Le...
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When being a famous actress was all she ever wanted to be, will a new friendship halt her career? Or will it get her the fame she's always desired in a way she never imagined possible?
Julie Simon is oblivious. After making friends with who she thinks are the right people, the twenty-one-year-old aspiring actress doesn't see the true intent behind her new friends' actions. But the naive young woman, with the big dream, is stunned when she finds herself...
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In a world haunted by dangerous supernatural forces, there are still some problems you can't solve no matter how much spiritual power you have. And a good thing too-because phony exorcist Reigen Arataka doesn't have any!
But that's never stopped Reigen from running a ghostbusting business...and his new part-time office assistant is none other than Tome Kurata, a girl obsessed with the strange and unexplained-and the schoolmate of Reigen's protégé,...
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Mob struggles hard through his first marathon, nearly making it all the way before passing out! He doesn't feel too bad headed back home . . . but finds while he was gone, something terrible has happened there. If Mob believed he was through with the shadowy organization Claw, he was wrong . . . and with Mob's emotions and strength at max, it's superhuman war in the streets as Claw plans a terrorist attack the authorities can't stop-because it'll...
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From the creator of One-Punch Man and now a Netflix Live Action Series! Do you or someone you know need an exorcist who works cheap? Reigen's your guy!
What's his secret to busting ghosts while keeping prices low? Well, first, he's a fraud, and second, he pays the guy who's got the real psychic power--his student assistant Shigeo--less than minimum wage. Shigeo is an awkward but kind boy whose urge to help others and get along with them is bound...
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From the creator of One-Punch Man!
A tower looms above the ravaged city...left standing by its ravagers, the psychic terrorist organization Claw, bent on nothing less than world domination!
Reigen, Mob, and their friends haven't lost their courage to resist, and fight their way through the rubble in a counterattack. They've battled Claw's elite "Scars" before...but behind them are an inner circle of five ultimate espers, the personal lieutenants...
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