About

Known credits:
31
Birthday:
1917-04-05
Place of birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Website:
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Robert Bloch

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Robert Albert Bloch (April 5, 1917 – September 23, 1994) was a prolific American writer, primarily of crime, horror and science fiction. He is best known as the writer of Psycho, the basis for the film of the same name by Alfred Hitchcock. He was also known as an excellent standup speaker with a wry sense of humour. He many times remarked that he had "the heart of a little boy", quipping "I keep it in a jar on my desk."

Bloch wrote hundreds of short stories and over twenty novels, usually crime fiction, science fiction and, perhaps most influentially, horror fiction (Psycho). He was one of the youngest members of the Lovecraft Circle. H. P. Lovecraft was Bloch's mentor and one of the first to seriously encourage his talent.

Bloch was a contributor to pulp magazines such as Weird Tales in his early career, and was also a prolific screenwriter and a major contributor to science fiction fanzines and fandom in general.

He was the recipient of the Hugo Award (for his story "That Hell-Bound Train"), the Bram Stoker Award, and the World Fantasy Award. He served a term as president of the Mystery Writers of America (1970) and was a member of that organisation and of Science Fiction Writers of America, the Writers' Guild, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Count Dracula Society.In 2008, The Library of America selected Bloch’s story “The Shambles of Ed Gein” for inclusion in its two-century retrospective of American true crime.

His favourites amongst his own novels were The Kidnapper, The Star Stalker, Psycho, Night-World and Strange Eons.

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Known for

Acting
2002 Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket' Actor Self N/A
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1991 Fear in the Dark Actor Self 59
Average
1989 Stephen King's World of Horror Actor Self 59
Average
1986 Hollywood Ghost Stories Actor Himself (uncredited) 58
Average
1983 The Horror of It All Actor Self 59
Average
1964 How to Plan a Movie Murder Actor Self N/A
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Writing
2013 Bates Motel Writing Characters 80
Very good
1998 Psycho Writing Novel 53
Average
1990 Psycho IV: The Beginning Writing Characters 58
Average
1986 Psycho III Writing Original Story 57
Average
1984 A Case of the Stubborns Writing Story N/A
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1983 Psycho II Writing Characters 62
Fair
1978 The Amazing Captain Nemo Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1977 Three Dangerous Ladies Writing Short Story 59
Average
1977 The Mannikin Writing Original Story N/A
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1975 The Dead Don't Die Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1973 The Cat Creature Writing Story 58
Average
1973 The Cat Creature Writing Teleplay 58
Average
1972 Asylum Writing Writer 59
Average
1972 Asylum Writing Story 59
Average
1971 The House That Dripped Blood Writing Writer 59
Average
1967 Torture Garden Writing Writer 59
Average
1966 The Deadly Bees Writing Screenplay 57
Average
1966 The Psychopath Writing Writer 59
Average
1965 The Skull Writing Writer 58
Average
1965 The Skull Writing Story 58
Average
1964 The Night Walker Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1964 Strait-Jacket Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1962 The Cabinet of Caligari Writing Writer 59
Average
1962 The Couch Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1960 Psycho Writing Novel 82
Very good