A horror-mad dad-to-be decided upon a rather unusual way to break the news of his wife's first pregnancy; by recreating the murder shower scene in cult film Psycho.

Nathan Duce, from Leeds, hilariously shot his own version of the 1960 Hitchcock classic to announce that his partner of eight years, Mary, was expecting their baby.

Nathan took the role of Janet Leigh in the mini black-and-white thriller which shows him unwittingly stepping into the shower and pulling the curtain closed.

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Something went bump in the night! Horror fan Nathan Duce took one of his favourite scenes from cinema...and parodied it to announce that he and wife Mary are expecting their first child

However, instead of being stabbed to death - the fate that befell Janet Leigh's character; his wife Mary arrives, brandishing a positive pregnancy test.

She then 'scares' her partner by waving it in his face; the clip plays out with Nathan screaming.

The father-to-be describes himself as a 'horror movie and gore weirdo' told MailOnline: 'I've always been a big fan of horror movies and i like to make short horror films in my spare time so i thought this would be a great idea to combine a pregnancy announcement and a classic horror movie.'

'Obviously, me and Mary are really excited to be pregnant with our first child.

Two become three: Leeds couple Mary and Nathan Duce let their friends and family know they're good news in a very unique way

Baby, that's creepy! The clip starts with Nathan doing a simple maths puzzle, that he can't solve. In despair at what 2 + 1 could possibly equal, he retreats to the shower a la Janet Leigh

And there the drama unfolds: mimicking Hitchcock's infamous shower scene in horror flick Psycho, Nathan is seen showering...before the dramatic music begins and his wife arrives

Mary brandishes a positive pregnancy test at her husband...and his face erupts into a blood-curdling scream

'I wanted to commemorate it in a special way and Mary is always happy to help out.'

It took Nathan and Mary - who have been married for seven months - 45 minutes to film the parental parody plus 30 minutes of editing. Nathan's sister Keeley helped too.

Unable to reproduce the movie shot by shot, the footage begins with the dad-to-be writing a note before flushing it down the toilet.

The couple, pictured during a trip to Walt Disney World, clearly are fans of the creative arts

Nathan added: 'No matter how many times I watched the film, I couldn't work out what Janet Leigh's character was writing.

'Instead I thought it would be funny if I showed myself struggling to do the two times tables.

'I can't wait to involve our baby into my mini horror movies. I have a few ideas in mind already, not least Chucky.'

And how did friends and family react to the news? They weren't surprised about the way the news was delivered but were delighted by what it conveyed.

Nathan says: 'We showed the video to our families first who were excited, and then we showed our very close friends at a halloween party and they were thrilled for us.'