Robert Bloch
Robert Bloch
Author • Editor • Illustrator5 April 1917 – 23 September 1994 · From United States- Books
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Robert Albert Bloch was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of German-Jewish Americans. During the 1930s, he was an avid reader of Weird Tales magazine and H. P. Lovecraft in particular.
He wrote to Lovecraft, who responded with advice on writing, and Bloch sold his first published short story, "The Feast in the Abbey" to Weird Tales when he was just seventeen. He continued to write for Weird Tales and went on to become one of its most popular authors, while also contributing to other magazines.
In 1946, his first published novel, The Scarf, was released. He received the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1959 for “That Hell-Bound Train” (1958). Also in 1959, he published one of his best-known novels, Psycho, which was adapted for the screen in 1960 by Joseph Stefano, directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
He wrote the screenplay for the movie The Night Walker (1964), and he also wrote three scripts for the television show Star Trek. Over the course of his career, he wrote hundreds of short stories and over twenty novels, mostly in the crime fiction, science fiction and, horror fiction genres.
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Robert Bloch is most widely recognized for his novel "Psycho," which was famously adapted into a groundbreaking film by Alfred Hitchcock. He was a prolific writer of horror, crime, and science fiction, often incorporating psychological suspense and dark humor into his work.
Many of Robert Bloch's works have been adapted for film and television, most notably "Psycho." Other adaptations include "The Cabinet of Caligari," "Torture Garden," and episodes for various anthology series like "Alfred Hitchcock Presents."
Robert Bloch received numerous accolades throughout his career, including the Hugo Award, the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement, and the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement. He was also honored with the Grand Master Award by the Mystery Writers of America.
Robert Bloch occasionally used pseudonyms for some of his shorter works, particularly early in his career. These included names like Tarleton Fiske and Wilson Kane.
Yes. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement at the first World Fantasy Convention, held in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1975.