Robert Bloch
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5 april 1917 — 23 september 1994 (77 years)
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Robert Albert Bloch (April 5, 1917 – September 23, 1994) was a prolific American writer, primarily of crime, horror and science fiction. He is best known as the writer of Psycho, the basis for the film of the same name by Alfred Hitchcock. He was also known as an excellent standup speaker with a wry sense of humour. He many times remarked that he had "the heart of a little boy", quipping "I keep it in a jar on my desk."
Bloch wrote hundreds of short stories and over twenty novels, usually crime fiction, science fiction and, perhaps most influentially, horror fiction (Psycho). He was one of the youngest members of the Lovecraft Circle. H. P. Lovecraft was Bloch's mentor and one of the first to seriously encourage his talent.
Bloch was a contributor to pulp magazines such as Weird Tales in his early career, and was also a prolific screenwriter and a major contributor to science fiction fanzines and fandom in general.
He was the recipient of the Hugo Award (for his story "That Hell-Bound Train"), the Bram Stoker Award, and the World Fantasy Award. He served a term as president of the Mystery Writers of America (1970) and was a member of that organisation and of Science Fiction Writers of America, the Writers' Guild, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Count Dracula Society.In 2008, The Library of America selected Bloch’s story “The Shambles of Ed Gein” for inclusion in its two-century retrospective of American true crime.
His favourites amongst his own novels were The Kidnapper, The Star Stalker, Psycho, Night-World and Strange Eons.
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Robert Albert Bloch (April 5, 1917 – September 23, 1994) was a prolific American writer, primarily of crime, horror and science fiction. He is best known as the writer of Psycho, the basis for the film of the same name by Alfred Hitchcock. He was also known as an excellent standup speaker with a wry sense of humour. He many times remarked that he had "the heart of a little boy", quipping "I keep it in a jar on my desk."
Bloch wrote hundreds of short stories and over twenty novels, usually crime fiction, science fiction and, perhaps most influentially, horror fiction (Psycho). He was one of the youngest members of the Lovecraft Circle. H. P. Lovecraft was Bloch's mentor and one of the first to seriously encourage his talent.
Bloch was a contributor to pulp magazines such as Weird Tales in his early career, and was also a prolific screenwriter and a major contributor to science fiction fanzines and fandom in general.
He was the recipient of the Hugo Award (for his story "That Hell-Bound Train"), the Bram Stoker Award, and the World Fantasy Award. He served a term as president of the Mystery Writers of America (1970) and was a member of that organisation and of Science Fiction Writers of America, the Writers' Guild, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Count Dracula Society.In 2008, The Library of America selected Bloch’s story “The Shambles of Ed Gein” for inclusion in its two-century retrospective of American true crime.
His favourites amongst his own novels were The Kidnapper, The Star Stalker, Psycho, Night-World and Strange Eons.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Bloch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
| 1998 | Psycho · as Novel |
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| 1978 | The Return of Captain Nemo · as Screenplay |
| 1975 | The Dead Don't Die · as Screenplay |
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| 1971 | The House That Dripped BloodOp Plex |
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| 1966 | The Deadly Bees · as ScreenplayOp Plex |
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| 1964 | The Night Walker · as Screenplay |
| 1964 | Strait-Jacket · as Screenplay |
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| 1962 | The Couch · as Screenplay |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | Psycho · as Novel |
| 1959 |
| 2007 | Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story · as SelfOp Plex |
| 1997 | Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror · as Self (segment: American Psycho) |
| 1991 | Fear in the Dark · as Self |
| 1986 | Hollywood Ghost Stories · as Himself (uncredited) |
| 1986 | The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal · as Self |
| 1983 | The Horror of It All · as Self |
| 2013 | Bates Motel · as Characters |
| 1997 | The Hunger · as Story |
| 1990 | Psycho IV: The Beginning · as Characters |
| 1988 | Monsters · as StoryOp Plex |
| 1986 | Psycho III · as Original Story |
| 1983 | Psycho II · as CharactersOp Plex |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected · as Story |
| 1977 | Sanfter Schrecken · as Story "the Man Who Looked Like Napoleon" |
| 1977 | Three Dangerous Ladies · as Short Story |
| 1976 | Gemini Man · as Story |
| 1974 | Manhunter · as Written By |
| 1973 | The Cat Creature · as Story |
| 1972 | Asylum · as StoryOp Plex |
| 1966 | Tales to Keep You Awake · as Short Story |
| 1965 | I Spy · as Story |
| 1965 | The Skull · as Story |
| 1962 | The Eleventh Hour · as Story |
| 1961 | Bus Stop · as Story By |
| 1961 | Whispering Smith · as Written By |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents · as Story |