He was, is and always shall be “The Author of Psycho.” However, as wonderful a set of contributions as, say, American Gothic, Lori, Night of the Ripper, The Dead Beat or The Scarf would have on the various genre fields, Psycho‘s shadow would forever lay upon his career as indicated by its appearance on just about every book cover afterward. He is a pioneer of the psychological suspense subgenre. Over the course of his six-decades spanning career, Robert Bloch would pen many a wonderful tale, often blending a macabre sense of humor with some truly disturbing psychological horrors. Later, he leapt into the novel markets, as well.
Bloch launched his career in pulp magazines, building upon his craft through horror, science fiction, fantasy and mystery/suspense genres. Lovecraft read some of Bloch’s fiction, offered constructive criticism, and was pleased to have himself killed off in one of Bloch’s tales (“The Shambler from the Stars”) then going on to kill one “Robert Blake” in a tale of his own (“The Haunter of the Dark”). Psycho was the latest in a string of psychological thrillers from a writer who had been making a living as a novelist and short story writer for a couple of decades, a guy with the unassuming name of Robert Bloch.īloch began his career as an enthusiastic teen who managed a fairly jovial correspondence with a writer for the pulp by the name of H. Us and Them: Lev AC… on Movie Mondays: Knives OutĪlthough it would become a worldwide hit in 1960 when Alfred Hitchcock released the film adaptation, the story that introduced the Crane sisters, Norman Bates and Mother to the world first saw release the year before. Us and Them: Lev AC… on Neck Deep in Troubles: Walter… Us and Them: Lev AC… on But the Devil Lived in Him Too… Us and Them: Lev AC Rosen’s Lavender Houseĭo Business With the… on He Doesn’t Take A Hint,…ĭo Business With the… on Yeah, You’ll Be Seeing M….Summer Girl Make Me Feel Fine: Glenn Rolfe’s Until Summer Comes Around.
Do Business With the Devil, and You Get It Every Time: The Naked Spur (1953).
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