This scene demonstrates how terrifying such an act would be for someone standing naked in the shower with no idea that in the next minute, they will be dead. The violence of the stabbing and the blood flowing down the drain are prime symbols of such horror movies known as "slasher" films. For the audience, this scene, a mere 45 seconds in length, inspired many future directors and stands as Hitchcock's "mini-movie" in a movie.

Exactly why this particular scene is so much a horror movie in its

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