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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.
Psycho is a 1959 novel by American writer Robert Bloch. The novel tells the story of Norman Bates, a caretaker at an isolated motel who struggles under his domineering mother and becomes embroiled in a series of murders. The novel is considered Bloch's most enduring work and one of the most influential horror novels of the 20th century.
Below is the most comprehensive list of Bloch's professionally published stories which, to date, number 353. The first bullet for each story lists its original published source; subsequent bullets list the RB collection(s) in which each are contained. (Note: there are 16 stories originally published in fanzines that are not included in the ...
Sep 23, 1994 · 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.
Bloch’s post-Psycho novel work consists of nearly 20 books, stretching across the fields of science fiction, fantasy, psychological thrillers, crime/mystery, historical-based horror, screenplay novelizations and more.
April 22, 2017. When Mary Crane skips town with $40,000 of her boss's money, she drives and drives, bedding down at the Bates Motel. She meets Norman Bates, who harbors secrets even more interesting than stolen money... Everyone knows the basic beats of Psycho due to the iconic Alfred Hitchcock film.
Robert Bloch has 971 books on Goodreads with 397437 ratings. Robert Bloch’s most popular book is Psycho (Psycho, #1).
Sep 25, 1994 · Robert Bloch, the prolific mystery writer whose novel "Psycho" was adapted for the classic Alfred Hitchcock horror film, died on Friday at his home in Los Angeles....
Robert Bloch was born on 5 April 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Psycho (1960), Psycho II (1983) and Psycho (1998). He was married to Eleanor Zalisko Alexander and Marion Holcombe. He died on 23 September 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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