what is the relationship between norma and norman bates
Norma Bates (Psycho) Norma Bates (née Spool or Calhoun) is a fictional character created by Robert Bloch in his 1959 novel Psycho, the 1960 film adaptation of the same name directed by Alfred Hitchcock and the Psycho franchise. She is the deceased mother and victim of serial killer Norman Bates, who had developed a murderous split personality based on her.