ðə nˈɑːvəl, wˈʌn ʌv sˈɛvɹəl blˈɑːk ɹˈoʊt ɐbˌaʊt ɪnsˈeɪn kˈɪlɚz, wʌz ˈɔːlmoʊst kəmplˈiːɾᵻd wɛn dʒˈeɪn ænd hɪz æktˈɪvᵻɾiz wɜː ɹᵻvˈiːld, sˌoʊ blˈɑːk ɪnsˈɜːɾᵻd ɐ lˈaɪn ɐlˈuːdɪŋ tə dʒˈeɪn ˌɪntʊ wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈaɪnəl tʃˈæptɚz.
The novel, one of several Bloch wrote about insane killers, was almost completed when Gein and his activities were revealed, so Bloch inserted a line alluding to Gein into one of the final chapters.