Psycho (franchise) her to death. Finding the corpse, Norman is horrified. He places Marion's body, wrapped in the shower curtain, and all her possessions — including the money — in the trunk of her car and sinks it in a nearby swamp. Shortly afterward, Sam is contacted by both Marion's sister Lila (Vera Miles) and private detective Milton Arbogast (Martin Balsam), who has been hired by Marion's employer to recover the money. Arbogast traces Marion to the motel and questions Norman, who unconvincingly lies that Marion stayed for one night and left the following morning. He refuses to let Arbogast talk to
Psycho (franchise) being typecasted by the film. Even Alfred Hitchcock's films began to decline in critical and financial popularity after the release of "Psycho". Hitchcock film scholars argue that for the rest of his career, Hitchcock's films were constantly being compared to "Psycho". The "Psycho" films still maintain a very large fanbase. Various websites dedicated to the franchise such as "The Psycho Movies.com" have appeared on the Internet. Books detailing the making and impact of the film such as "Alfred Hitchcock and The Making of Psycho", "The Moment of Psycho", Janet Leigh's "Psycho: Behind The Scenes of the Classic Thriller" have been