From the ArcaMax Publishing, Trivia Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/trivia/s-571904-659462

How much did Hitchcock pay for 'Psycho?'

Hitchcock bought the rights to the novel Psycho anonymously from Bloch for just $9,000. He then bought up as many copies of the novel as he could to keep the ending a secret.

This news arrived on: 06/27/2009

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