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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. 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.
Sep 23, 1994 · April 05, 1917. Died. September 23, 1994. Genre. Horror, Mystery & Thrillers, Science Fiction & Fantasy. Influences. H.P. Lovecraft. ...more. edit data. Robert Albert Bloch was a prolific American writer.
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.
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.
