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* [[Anyone Can Die]]: Both played straight and averted. Considering how genuinely terrifying Marion's death is, and how unexpected it is when it comes, there's only one other casualty for the rest of the movie. Hitchcock reels you in twice with this trope.
* [[Asshole Victim]]: Lila becomes this in ''Psycho II''.
* [[Benevolent Boss]]: In Psycho III when Norman first meets and hires Duke, he's nice to him right off the bat. Offering him Candy and later offering to bring back burgers for him. {{spoiler|It's only when Duke tries to blackmail Bates with knowledge of his crimes and keeping Spool's body as leverage that Norman kills him.}}
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Part of what makes the movie so effective.
* [[Big Bad]]: Norman Bates. He ranges anywhere from [[Villain Protagonist]] to Type IV or V [[Anti-Hero]] throughout the series.
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