A CIA agent who, while on assignment in Russia shortly before the fall of the Soviet Union, is captured by KGB forces and placed in a mental hospital. Eleven years later, Carville is given a chance to earn his freedom.
In 1916, beautiful young mute Helen is a domestic worker for elderly, ailing Mrs. Warren. Mrs. Warren's two adult sons, Albert (a professor) and womanizing impudent Steven, also live in the Warren mansion. Mrs. Warren becomes concerned for Helen's safety when a rash of murders involving 'women with afflictions' hits the neighborhood. She implores her physician, Dr. Parry, to take Helen away for her own safety. When another murder occurs inside the Warren mansion, it becomes obvious that Helen is in danger.
Marion（珍妮特·利 Janet Leigh 飾）在亞利桑那州鳳城上班，每天午都急匆匆地男友幽會，然男友卻因?yàn)橥?沒錢給前妻贍費(fèi)而遲遲不肯婚。這天Marion要替老板存進(jìn)4萬美元進(jìn)銀行，一時沖之下她決定攜潛逃。沿途她車后又遇下雨身心備受煎熬她見 到路邊有一家貝奚仲汽車館，便決定留過夜。貝茲汽旅館的老板Norman（安東尼·博金崌山 Anthony Perkins 飾）是個個性良善的青年，是面對房間中母親十分敬畏Marion只想趕緊度過今，然而在她淋時被恐怖殺害Marion的妹妹Lila（維拉·邁爾斯 Vera Miles 飾）一路追蹤失欽山的姐過來，也住了貝茲汽車旅，私家偵探Milton則幫助Lila將目標(biāo)鎖定在Norman身上。一切都似乎與Norman的母親有關(guān)，那控制著子的母親，到是何方神圣?
