Psycho was inspired by what and what recent film character?

Answer 1

The guy who was the inspiration for the movies Psycho , Texas Chainsaw Massacre and was the base for Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs was Ed Geins. He was a serial killer from Wisconsin in the early 50's. After his mom died he went nuts and started killing woman. He would then cut off their skin, sew it together into a suit and wear it. He would walk around in it talking to himself in his mother's voice.

Answer 2

The Norman Bates character was inspired by the serial killer Ed Gein (as was the Leatherface character from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and the Buffalo Bill character from The Silence of the Lambs).