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Robert Bloch

(1917 - 1994)

aka Tarleton Fiske, Wilson Kane, Collier Young

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. He is also well-known for having said, "Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk."

Awards: Stoker (1995), WFA (1975), Hugo (1959) see all

Genres: Horror, Mystery

Series

Psycho
   1. Psycho (1959)
   2. Psycho II (1982)
   3. Psycho House (1990)
     aka Psycho III

Novels

   The Scarf (1947)
   The Kidnapper (1954)
   Spiderweb (1954)
   The Will to Kill (1954)
   The Shooting Star (1958)
   This Crowded Earth (1958)
   The Dead Beat (1960)
   Firebug (1961)
   The Couch (1962)
   The Star Stalker (1968)
   The Todd Dossier (1969) (as by Collier Young)
   It's All in Your Mind (1971)
   Night-World (1972)
   American Gothic (1974)
   The Cunning (1979)
     aka There Is a Serpent in Eden
   The Night of the Ripper (1984)
   Lori (1989)
   The Jekyll Legacy (1990) (with Andre Norton)

Collections

   The Opener of the Way (1945)
   Sea-Kissed (1945)
   Terror in the Night (1958)
   Pleasant Dreams / Nightmares (1959)
   The House of the Hatchet (1960)
   Pleasant Dreams (1960)
   Blood Runs Cold (1961)
   Nightmares (1961)
   Atoms and Evil (1962)
   More Nightmares (1962)
   Terror (1962)
   Bogey Men (1963)
   Horror-7 (1963)
   15 Grusel Stories (1964)
   The Skull of the Marquis de Sade (1965)
   Tales in a Jugular Vein (1965)
   Chamber of Horrors (1966)
   The Living Demons (1967)
   Dragons and Nightmares (1969)
   Fever Dream and Other Fantasies (1970) (with Ray Bradbury)
   Fear Today, Gone Tomorrow (1971)
   The Laughter of a Ghoul (1977)
   The Best of Robert Bloch (1977)
   Cold Chills (1977)
   The King of Terrors (1977)
   The Early Fears (1978)
   Strange Eons (1978)
   Fear and Trembling (1979)
   Such Stuff as Screams Are Made of (1979)
   Out of the Mouths of Graves (1979)
   Out of My Head (1981)
   Mysteries of the Worm (1981)
   Final Reckonings (1987)
   The Selected Stories of Robert Bloch (1987)
   Lost in Time and Space with Lefty Feep (1987)
   Midnight Pleasures (1987)
   Flowers from the Moon (1998)
   The Devil with You! (1999)
   Crimes and Punishments (2000)
   Hell On Earth (2000)
   Fear Planet and Other Unusual Destinations (2004)
   Skeleton in the Closet (2008)

Novellas and Short Stories

The Crowded Earth (2009)
That Hellbound Train (2011) (with Joe R Lansdale and John L Lansdale)

Anthologies edited

   Psycho-paths (1991)
   Monsters in Our Midst (1993)
   Robert Bloch's Psychos (1997)

Graphic Novels show

Non fiction show

Omnibus editions show

Books containing stories by Robert Bloch

Nightmare Abbey 1 (2022)
(Nightmare Abbey, book 1)
edited by
Tom English

Black Cat Weekly #13 (2021)
(Black Cat Weekly, book 13)

We, Robots (2020)
Artificial Intelligence in 100 Stories
edited by
Simon Ings

More books

Awards

	1995 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novelette : The Scent of Vinegar
	1994 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection : The Early Fears
	1994 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction : The Scent of Vinegar
	1975 World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement
	1959 Hugo Award for Best Short Story : That Hell-bound Train

Award nominations

	2019 Retro Hugo Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Yours Truly - Jack the Ripper
	1995 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection (nominee) : The Early Fears
	1995 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : The Early Fears
	1990 Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement (nominee)
	1989 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : The Selected Stories of Robert Bloch
	1987 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection (nominee) : Midnight Pleasures
	1983 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Psycho II
	1978 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Cold Chills
	1973 Nebula Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : The Animal Fair

Robert Bloch recommends

Mucho Mojo (1994)
(Hap and Leonard, book 2)
Joe R Lansdale
"Joe Lansdale is a born storyteller."

The Forbidden Zone (1993)
Whitley Strieber
"Exciting ... brings ancient evil to the modern world."

The Model (1987)
Robert Aickman
"The Model is an apt title for a work that is just that - a model of eloquent elegant enchantment. It's a must for Aickman fans, and for everyone who enjoys fantasy at its highest and most literate level."