Norman Bates is a fictional character created by Robert Bloch as the main antagonist in his 1959 novel Psycho, and portrayed by Anthony Perkins in the 1960 film of the same name directed by Alfred Hitchcock and its sequels, and by Freddie Highmore in the television series Bates Motel.
Norman Bates is from the Steven King novel Psycho.
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Claim: Norman Bates is from the Steven King novel Psycho.

Evidence: Norman Bates is a fictional character created by Robert Bloch as the main antagonist in his 1959 novel Psycho, and portrayed by Anthony Perkins in the 1960 film of the same name directed by Alfred Hitchcock and its sequels, and by Freddie Highmore in the television series Bates Motel.

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Claim: Norman Bates is from the Steven King novel Psycho.

Evidence: Norman Bates is a fictional character created by Robert Bloch as the main antagonist in his 1959 novel Psycho, and portrayed by Anthony Perkins in the 1960 film of the same name directed by Alfred Hitchcock and its sequels, and by Freddie Highmore in the television series Bates Motel.

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