- 年轻的马里恩·克兰(珍妮特·利 饰)在Phoenix工作,深受老板洛厄里(沃恩·泰勒 饰)信任。男友萨姆·卢米斯(约翰·加文 饰)在Fairvale经营一家五金店,因要替亡父还债又要支付前妻赡养费而无力再婚,只能借出差的机会偶尔来与马里恩幽会。马里恩对此感到不满,于是在周五下午趁机携四万美元公款驾车潜逃。可是马里恩的潜逃之路并不顺利:先是在出城的时候被洛厄里目击,周六一大早又被警察怀疑。花了七百美元以旧车换新车之后,马里恩继续忐忑地行驶。入夜后,天降大雨,视线模糊,无法行驶,马里恩只得将车泊入路边的贝茨汽车旅馆投宿。老板诺尔曼(安东尼·珀金斯 饰)十分友善,试图邀请马里恩到家里共进晚餐,可惜被凶恶的母亲粗暴阻止,只得将晚餐端至旅馆客厅。马里恩在客厅一边进餐一边与诺尔曼交谈,终于决定周日返回Phoenix。用餐完毕,马里恩回房沐浴。这时,一个老妇的身影突然出现在卫生间……
- Marion(珍妮特·利 Janet Leigh 饰)在亚利桑那州凤凰城上班,每天中午都急匆匆地与男友幽会,然而男友却因为推说没钱给前妻赡养费而迟迟不肯离婚。这天Marion要替老板存进4万美元进银行,一时冲动之下她决定携款潜逃。沿途她换车后又遇下雨,身心备受煎熬的她见 到路边有一家贝兹汽车旅馆,便决定留下过夜。 贝兹汽车旅馆的老板Norman(安东尼·博金斯 Anthony Perkins 饰)是个个性良善的青年,只是面对房间中的母亲十分敬畏。Marion只想赶紧度过今晚,然而在她淋浴时被恐怖杀害。 Marion的妹妹Lila(维拉·迈尔斯 Vera Miles 饰)一路追踪失踪的姐姐过来,也住进了贝兹汽车旅馆,私家侦探Milton则帮助Lila将目标锁定在Norman身上。一切都似乎与Norman的母亲有关,那控制着儿子的母亲,到底是何方神圣?
- Marine scientist Fred Miller designs the world's first underwater home, but when the business magnate funding his work threatens to end the project, Miller volunteers to live in it with his own family to prove it's practical. The underwater clan includes his water-phobic wife and his daughter and son, who are part of a rock and roll band. They bring along the lead singer and drummer. Along the way, they have to contend with a competing engineer who promises to mine the ocean floor for the businessman. A record producer likes their music and books them on TV, leading the kids to try to escape to the surface.