"'There Was the Ghost of Hamlet's Father:' The Shakespearean Subtext of Robert Bloch's Psycho (I)" https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbc1959/ Author: Merino, Eugenio M. Olivares. Type: Book Chapter Year: 2013 Publication Information: Merino, Peeping Through the Holes: Twenty-First Century Essays on Psycho, 67–92. : Merino, Peeping Through the Holes: Twenty-First Century Essays on Psycho Annotation: Considers "transtextual" and "metatextual" connections between Hamlet and Robert Bloch's Psycho. Contends that Hamlet is "a possible 'hypotext' for Psycho." See also part two (q.v.). Language: English Cross-References: Merino, "'There Was the Ghost of Hamlet's Father': The Shakespearean Subtext of Robert Bloch's Psycho (II)" Persons: Merino, Julio A. Olivares; Bloch, Robert Tags: Hamlet, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism, Shakespeare as Influence WSB Update: Spring 2015 WSB Record Number: bbbc1959