: The motel and house sets were built in Aldergrove, British Columbia . Fans often visited the site until the sets were demolished after filming concluded in 2017.

The neon sign hummed, a buzzing blue fly against the Oregon drizzle. No Vacancy —except there was. There always was now.

" Bates Motel " is a contemporary prequel to the 1960 horror classic Psycho , detailing the early years of Norman Bates and his complicated relationship with his mother, Norma.

He could still hear the rustle of her floral dress in the hall, even when the house was silent. He looked at the guest book. A new name was scrawled in ink, still wet. It didn't matter who they were. In this place, everyone was just a bird waiting to be stuffed.