Robert Bloch
American fiction writer (1917-1994) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 77
Robert Albert Bloch 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.
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Freddie Francis Directed The Skull and The Deadly Bees- Milton Subotsky Produced The Skull and The Deadly Bees
Peter Cushing Also in The Skull and Torture Garden
William Castle Directed Strait-Jacket and The Night Walker
Curtis Harrington Directed The Cat Creature and The Dead Don't Die- Douglas S. Cramer Produced The Cat Creature and The Dead Don't Die
William Shatner Robert wrote What Are Little Girls Made Of? (1966)
Leonard Nimoy Robert wrote What Are Little Girls Made Of? (1966)
Alfred Hitchcock Directed Psycho (1960)
Joan Crawford Robert wrote Strait-Jacket (1964)
George Takei Robert wrote Catspaw and Wolf in the Fold
Nichelle Nichols Robert wrote What Are Little Girls Made Of? (1966)
DeForest Kelley Robert wrote Catspaw and Wolf in the Fold
James Doohan Robert wrote Catspaw and Wolf in the Fold- Roy Ward Baker Directed Asylum (1972)
Rochelle Hudson Robert wrote The Night Walker (1964)
Patrick Magee Also in The Skull and Asylum
Geoffrey Bayldon Robert wrote Asylum (1980)
John Standing Robert wrote Torture Garden (1967)- Patrick Wymark Also in The Skull and The Psychopath
- Owen Crump Directed The Couch (1962)
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H. P. Lovecraft in June 1934
Bloch's The Devil with You! was the cover story in the July 1950 issue of Fantastic Adventures.
Bloch's novella Hell's Angel was the cover story in the June 1951 issue of Imagination, illustrated by Hannes Bok.
Bloch's completion of the Edgar Allan Poe fragment "The Light-House" was touted by Fantastic as "A New Edgar Allan Poe Masterpiece".
Bloch's novelette "The Thinking Cap" was the cover story in the June 1953 issue of Other Worlds, illustrated by Hannes Bok
Bloch's 1950 novella The Devil with You! was retitled Black Magic Holiday when it was reprinted in Imaginative Tales in 1955.
However, Bloch's 1942 novella Mr. Margate's Mermaid retained its original title when it was reprinted later in 1955.Awards
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His writing career lasted 60 years, including more than 30 years in television and film. He began his professional writing career immediately after graduation from high school, aged 17. He is best known as the writer of the novel Psycho (1959), the basis for the 1960 film Psycho directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Bloch wrote hundreds of short stories and over 30 novels. He was a protégé of H. P. Lovecraft, who was the first to seriously encourage his talent. However, while he started emulating Lovecraft and his brand of cosmic horror, he later specialized in crime and horror stories, often emphasizing psychological aspects of the characters within.
