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The shrieking violins of Psycho - Alfred Hitchcock's chilling masterpiece - proved horror is all the more effective when it is unseen.

It's Halloween and one of my favorite horror movies is Hitchcock's Psycho . The shower scene with Janet Leigh is the iconic scene from the classic 1960 film.

The weekend of Halloween is upon us, so I felt it was necessary to assist those of you looking for truly terrifying weekends, and those who need help sifting through the thousands of horror movies out there.

Halloween is Saturday, and one of the best ways to celebrate is by watching horror movies.

Composed by Bernard Hermann, the tune reaches a crescendo as Norman Bates stabs Marion to death, leaving her blood to pour down the plughole.

PSYCHO: Janet Leigh in the famous shower scene. No really. There are some really good horror and slasher films.

When Alfred Hitchcock released "Psycho" in 1960, he convinced every theater in the country to not allow anyone into the film after it had started.

Some scary movie moments are impossible to separate from the manic music that helped sear them into our souls.

"Touch of Evil" opens with a mind-blowing traveling shot that starts at the level of a belt buckle and then swings left and right and up as a quicksilver figure sets a time bomb and places the device in the trunk of a car.

Poster for 1960's Psycho . Every so often, a film comes along that defines a genre, a theme, or a generation.

It's not clear when the low-rent motel took over from the haunted house as Hollywood's symbol of creepiness, danger and decay.

My husband and I had an errand that took us to Wareham Crossing on Friday evening, so we dropped in to Red Robin for dinner.

Savvy Nevadans know to slow down outside Alamo because of the notorious speed trap awaiting the unsavvy.

Why they're cast is a no brainer -- they're cheap, they look good, they can act a little and scream in terror a lot.

Janet Leigh gets cleaned up, only to get chopped up in the classic murder scene in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho.' Looking to redecorate? Why not go Hollywood ! What living room would be complete without a leg lamp, like the one featured in the holiday classic, "A Christmas Story" . Or what about adorning your bathroom with a shower curtain designed ...

Even if you don't watch, you're here because you love talking 'bout the movies. Previously we covered a telling Gidget reference , a throwaway Wizard of Oz bit and the scandal of Lady Chatterley's Lover .

This is actually sort of TV-related because of the most recent episode of Mad Men , which built part of the story around the sensation Ann-Margret caused in the film version of Bye Bye Birdie in 1963 .

Gina Gershon tells the New York Daily News that the upcoming revival of "Bye Bye Birdie" she's set to star in has had a famous dance scene cut out.

Marilyn Monroe allegedly miscarried Tony Curtis' baby Marilyn Monroe allegedly miscarried Tony Curtis' baby.

A pretty little place in Palm Springs once owned by Tony Curtis and wife Janet Leigh can be yours for just a little over a million dollars.