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Robert Bloch


USA flag (1917 - 1994)

aka Tarleton Fiske, Wilson Kane, Collier Young

Robert Bloch wrote a fan letter to H P Lovecraft at the age of 16. Lovecraft encouraged the young boy to begin writing fiction and to submit his stories to Weird Tales. Thus began a 60-year writing career that is one of the most distinguished in the horror and mystery field. Bloch is today most famous as the author of Psycho. He is also well-known for having said, "Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk."
 

Genres: Horror, Mystery
 
Series
Psycho
   1. Psycho (1959)
   2. Psycho II (1982)
   3. Psycho House (1990)
     aka Psycho III
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Novels
   The Scarf (1947)
   The Kidnapper (1954)
   Spiderweb (1954)
   The Will to Kill (1954)
   The Shooting Star (1958)
   This Crowded Earth (1958)
   The Dead Beat (1960)
   Firebug (1961)
   The Couch (1962)
   The Star Stalker (1968)
   The Todd Dossier (1969) (as by Collier Young)
   It's All in Your Mind (1971)
   Night-World (1972)
   American Gothic (1974)
   The Cunning (1979)
     aka There Is a Serpent in Eden
   The Night of the Ripper (1984)
   Lori (1989)
   The Jekyll Legacy (1990) (with Andre Norton)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   The Crowded Earth (2009)
   That Hellbound Train (2011) (with Joe R Lansdale and John L Lansdale)
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Anthologies edited
   Psycho-paths (1991)
   Monsters in Our Midst (1993)
   Robert Bloch's Psychos (1997)
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Graphic Novels show
 
Non fiction show
 
Omnibus editions show
 
Robert Bloch recommends
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Mucho Mojo (1994)
(Hap and Leonard, book 2)
Joe R Lansdale
"Joe Lansdale is a born storyteller."
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The Forbidden Zone (1993)
Whitley Strieber
"Exciting ... brings ancient evil to the modern world."
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The Model (1987)
Robert Aickman
"The Model is an apt title for a work that is just that - a model of eloquent elegant enchantment. It's a must for Aickman fans, and for everyone who enjoys fantasy at its highest and most literate level."

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Anthologies containing stories by Robert Bloch
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Nightmare Abbey 1 (2022)
edited by
Tom English
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Black Cat Weekly #13 (2021)
(Black Cat Weekly, book 13)
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In the Shadow of Frankenstein (2016)
Tales of the Modern Prometheus
edited by
Stephen Jones

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Awards
Hugo Best Short Story winner (1959) : That Hell-bound Train
Nebula Awards Best Novellette nominee (1973) : The Animal Fair
World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement winner (1975)
World Fantasy Best Collection nominee (1978) : Cold Chills
Bram Stoker Best Collection nominee (1988) : Midnight Pleasures
Bram Stoker Best Collection winner (1995) : The Early Fears
Bram Stoker Best Novellette winner (1995) : The Scent of Vinegar
World Fantasy Best Collection nominee (1995) : The Early Fears


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