Editing Norman Bates (section)

===''Psycho II''===
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In Bloch's 1982 sequel to his first novel, ''[[Psycho II (novel)|Psycho II]]'', Norman escapes from the psychiatric hospital by killing one of two visiting nuns and donning her habit. He steals their van and kills then rapes the corpse of the second nun. Norman plans to find and kill both Sam Loomis and his wife Lila (Lila Crane sister of Mary or Marion Crane) who he believes are responsible for his incarceration but first he needs to fake his death. 
He notices a hitchhiker and decides to kill him and fake his own death. Unbeknown to Norman the hitchhiker is planning to attack this nun and steal her van.  Norman tries to attack his passenger but is overpowered.  This in turn causes a fiery accident where the hitchhiker escapes, but Norman dies. Meanwhile, Dr. Adam Claiborne, who discovered Norman's corpse, assumes his personality and goes on a killing spree.<ref>{{cite book|first = Robert|last = Bloch|author-link=Robert Bloch|title = Psycho II|publisher = [[Whisper Press]]|location=Venice, California|year = 1982|isbn = 978-0-918372-08-6}}</ref>