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Robert Albert Bloch (/ blɒk /; April 5, 1917 – September 23, 1994) was an American fiction writer, primarily of crime, psychological horror and fantasy, much of which has been dramatized for radio, cinema and television. He also wrote a relatively small amount of science fiction.
The official, authorized website of Robert Bloch, author of Psycho, upon which Alfred Hitchcock based his classic film. This site provides a comprehensive bibliography of late author's works.
The author of over 25 novels and hundreds of short stories has cemented Bloch’s reputation as one of the masters of fictional horror. His versatility extended to the field of scriptwriting as well, his talents frequently in demand for writing/adapting stories for radio, television, and film.
Robert Bloch’s middle name, though it is perhaps inevitable that he is best known as the creator of the world’s most famous fictional serial killer, Norman Bates. Born in Chicago in 1917, Bloch became an avid reader of at the age of ten, and in 1933 began corresponding with its celebrated contributor, H.P. Lovecraft.
- Psycho (Psycho, #1) Robert Bloch.
- Psycho II (Psycho, #2) Robert Bloch.
- Mysteries of the Worm Robert Bloch, Steven Gilberts (Illustrator), Robert Price (Editor)
- Psycho House (Psycho, #3) Robert Bloch.
Robert Albert Bloch was a prolific American writer. He was the son of Raphael "Ray" Bloch (1884, Chicago-1952, Chicago), a bank cashier, and his wife Stella Loeb (1880, Attica, Indiana-1944, Milwaukee, WI), a social worker, both of German-Jewish descent.
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