When Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho hit theaters in 1960, the horror movie genre was redefined, and a modern masterpiece was born. Like the deadly blade of a butcher knife, this groundbreaking bloodcurdler tore through the conventions of respectable cinema, ripped apart the rules, and made a generation of moviegoers terrified to step into the shower.Now, after sixty years, the definitive photographic study of one of the twentieth century's most famous motion pictures has arrived: Psycho 60. This enlightening homage to a classic thriller tells the story of the film's production through hundreds of rare behind-the-scenes images and original text that assesses Psycho's unique place in Hollywood history.The pages of Psycho 60 are filled with exclusive on-set production shots, original unpublished color candids made from vintage transparencies, and scores of never-before-seen alternate takes from virtually every scene in the movie, meticulously collected by author and archivist Manoah Bowman since the early 1990s. Here, in breathtaking color and glorious black and white, are stunning shots of Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, and, of course, the Master of Suspense himself, Alfred Hitchcock, at the peak of his career, on the set of his most iconic and influential film. Presented in this volume are original photographs from Paramount's still department, headed by Bud Fraker, along with images from the studio lensman William Creamer and photojournalist Eugene Cook-the only two photographers given full access to the set-plus a wealth of posters, press books, and other ephemera from the film's initial release.Replete with dazzling images from every aspect of production and promotion, a revealing essay on the film's massive cultural impact, and the most accurate and thorough Psycho timeline ever published, Psycho 60 allows the reader to become fully absorbed in the world of pure Hitch-shock.