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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 horror 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.
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.
Robert Bloch has 985 books on Goodreads with 401752 ratings. Robert Bloch’s most popular book is Psycho (Psycho, #1).
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. Of note, he revisited his most famous creation, Norman Bates, in two additional books, .
Robert Bloch was born on April 5, 1917 in Chicago. His father, Raphael Bloch, was a bank cashier and his mother, Stella Loeb, was a social worker. Robert had an overall happy childhood. As a young boy, he often went to the movies where some of his fondest memories were of watching the silent mystery melodramas starring Lon Chaney.
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....
Nov 18, 2014 · Alfred Hitchcock and Anthony Perkins brought us Psycho's Norman Bates in 1960, but he started with Robert Bloch. Read about the original character here.
Apr 4, 2016 · FIFTEEN HORROR TALES BY ROBERT BLOCH. During his long and prolific career, Robert Bloch produced top notch fiction in multiple genres including horror, crime, pulp and science fiction. Born in Chicago, IL in 1917, he became enraptured by the stories he found in Weird Tales Magazine and began a correspondence with legendary horror writer, H.P ...
