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11. Psycho. Two Scenes

Thu Dec 12, 2024, 08:54 PM

Dec 2024

The shower scene, when we first meet Mrs, Bates, and then when Detective Arbogast also meets her at the top of the stairs, where she springs out and stabs him in the head. BOTH are "jump scenes" for sure.

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Top Ten List of the Most Terrifiying Scenes in movies [View all] AZLD4Candidate Dec 2024 OP

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Oops. . .you're right. Changed. AZLD4Candidate Dec 2024 #8

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