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	Robert Bloch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Robert Bloch was also a major contributor to science fiction fanzines and fandom in general.
		Bloch became most famous as the author of the novel Psycho, which was adapted quite faithfully by Joseph Stefano into the screenplay for the film of the same name, directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
		Robert Bloch died in 1994 and was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robert_Bloch (880 words)

	Robert Harrison Blake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is to certify that Robert Bloch, Esq., of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.—reincarnation of Meinheer Ludvig Prinn, author of De Vermis Mysteriis—is fully authorised to portray, murder, annihilate, disintegrate, transfigure, metamorphose, or otherwise manhandle the undersigned in the tale entitled The Shambler from the Stars.
		Years later, Bloch wrote a sequel to "The Haunter of the Dark" entitled "The Shadow from the Steeple" (1950) in which Robert Blake's death is investigated by his friend Edmund Fiske.
		Robert M. Price believes that Robert Blake is not merely a counterpart to Robert Bloch, but is actually a combination of three different people: Bloch, Lovecraft himself, and Clark Ashton Smith.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robert_Harrison_Blake (982 words)

	Robert Bloch
		Bloch saw little of that commercial success in terms of cash -- the rights to the novel were sold by his agent for a pittance -- but in Psycho, Robert Bloch anticipated and foreshadowed the serial killer boom of the late 80's and early 90's.
		Robert Bloch was born April 5, 1917 in Chicago, and moved to Milwaukee around the age of ten.
		Bloch's prose style was straightforward, almost unremarkable; it was his plots, cannily constructed to deliver maximum suspense and chills, often with a twist ending, that hooked me in.
	www.tabula-rasa.info /DarkAges/RobertBloch.html (2320 words)

	Robert Bloch - Wikipedia
		Robert Albert Bloch (Chicago, Illinois, 5 april 1917 - 23 september 1994) was een Amerikaans schrijver van horror, sciencefiction en detectiverhalen.
		Bloch plaatste een aantal verhalen in de wereld van de Cthulhu Mythos.
		Bloch komt als "Robert Blake" voor in Lovecrafts verhaal The Haunter of the Dark.
	nl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robert_Bloch (335 words)

	The Unofficial Robert Bloch Website
		Robert Bloch wrote more than 200 stories (mostly fantasy, horror, and science fiction, but also mystery and crime), as well as 22 novels and a large number of non-fiction articles.
		Bloch is regarded as one of the seminal authors of twentieth century fantastic literature, a successor to Poe and Lovecraft (by way of James M. Cain), but with a voice entirely his own.
		Bloch's works are copyrighted by the Estate of Robert Bloch; and (3) all quotations, articles, essays, and interviews are copyrighted by their respective authors.
	mgpfeff.home.sprynet.com /bloch.html (479 words)

	DarkEcho/HorrorOnline: Robert Bloch: Behind the Bates Motel
		Bloch's stories of the late 30s and 40s were often distinctly modern in tone and intentionally humorous.
		Bloch based PSYCHO, published in 1959, on the circumstances of the Gein case, not the murderer himself -- pivoting on "the notion that the man next door may be a monster unsuspected even in the gossip-ridden microcosm of small-town life" -- or any specifics of the case.
		Bloch is fondly remembered by members of the horror writing community for his kindness, gentleness, humor, and warmth -- a man who had nothing in common with the maniacal sociopaths he explored in his fiction.
	www.darkecho.com /darkecho/horroronline/bloch.html (1165 words)

	Robert Bloch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Robert Albert Bloch (April 5 1917 – September 23 1994) was a prolific author of crime fiction, EHandler: no quick summary.
		Robert Bloch was also a major contributor to science fiction fanzine science fiction fanzine quick summary:
		Bloch was born in Chicago[For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link].
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/robert_bloch.htm (888 words)

	SPACELIGHT: Bloch, Robert Albert - personal data
		Bloch's first novel, The Scarf, in 1947 was about a serial killer, told in the first person.
		While Bloch became known for mixing humor with fear, his main and only purpose was to make the hair stand up on the back of his readers' necks.
		Bloch remained through most of his life "the grand old man" of sf and fantasy fandom and loved fanac (fan activity), often appearing at conventions and writing little things, as time allowed, for fanzines.
	www.gwillick.com /Spacelight/bloch.html (561 words)

	Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Yours Truly, Robert Bloch
		Bloch was barely seventeen when he published his first short story in the pulp magazines - so named because of the cheap, grainy wood-pulp paper on which they were printed.
		In his autobiography, Bloch estimated that his little story had continued 'to lead a charmed life in print, and on radio and television, for a total of fifty revivals thus far.' That was in 1993.
		Bloch didn't have much to say about this story in his autobiography, except that it was not the sort of thing he had done for Weird Tales.
	www.casebook.org /dissertations/dst-bloch.html (4606 words)

	Robert Bloch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Robert Bloch is a partner in the Chicago law firm of Dowd and Bloch, was regional coordinator for the great Lakes region in 1996 and in this member's humble opinion, is a disaster as a trustee, as a deputy election officer, as a supervisor, and as defender of a union's member's right of self governance.
		Robert Bloch's law partner, Peter Dowd, is counsel to the Chicago Laborers pension fund and welfare fund, having been appointed in a process that Mr.
		Bloch engineered by appointing trustees to the funds who were instructed to appoint Peter Dowd as counsel to replace Hugh Arnold.
	www.thelaborers.net /characters/bloch/robert_bloch.htm (550 words)

	Robert Bloch -- Biography
		The son of a bank cashier and a social worker, Robert Bloch was born on April 5, 1917, in Chicago.
		Although the manner in which Bloch's character Mary Crane (in the novel) meets her fate in a motel shower is somewhat different from the manner in which Marion Crane (in the film) meets her fate, the death of both characters, once experienced by the reader (or viewer) is unforgettable.
		Bloch was never approached about the possibility of writing a screenplay for the film; when Hitchcock inquired if Bloch was available, an MCA agent (anxious to promote MCA talent) replied that he was not.
	mgpfeff.home.sprynet.com /bio-01.html (1547 words)

	Fictionwise eBooks: Robert Bloch
		Bloch was also one of the most popular writers on such TV shows as Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Twilight Zone.
		Bloch was born in 1917 in Chicago, Illinois.
		Robert Bloch died in September of 1994 from cancer of the esophagus and kidneys.
	www.fictionwise.com /eBooks/RobertBlocheBooks.htm (297 words)

	Robert Bloch: Appreciations of the Master by (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Robert Bloch: author of Psycho, which is still scaring people thirty-five years after its initial release; winner of the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement; writer of episodes of classic TV shows such as Star Trek, Night Gallery, Thriller, and I Spy.
		When Robert Bloch was dying, hundreds of people -- fans, fellow writers, people he had been close to for decades, and others whom he had never met -- wrote to thank him for his work and his impact on their lives.
		Robert Bloch: Appreciations of the Master is a heartfelt tribute to one of the most influential writers of the century.
	www.tor.com /sites/cgi-bin/bookpage3.cgi?ISBN=0312859767 (267 words)

	Bookslut \| Who's Robert Bloch?
		Bloch, who was born in Chicago in 1917, started as a writer of old-school weird tales.
		As a teen, he'd corresponded with Lovecraft, and Bloch was strongly influenced by his friend and mentor (he even famously killed Lovecraft in his story "Shambler from the Stars," and Lovecraft returned the favor by offing a character named "Robert Blake" in "The Haunter of the Dark").
		Bloch recognized how important it was to flesh out his characters, and giving them a sense of humor made them more real.
	www.bookslut.com /fear_factor/2003_07_000136.php (875 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Robert Bloch
		Robert Bloch said that had he known the truth about the state of his health, he would have dragged himself on his knees all the way to Providence to see him.
		It's interesting that both the film and the book it was based on (by the late, great Robert Bloch) had essentially the same effect in their respective media, which was the creation of "psychological thrillers" as they are today being called by absolutely no one.
		Horror writer Robert Bloch based a short story on the case and later used the plot in his script for Psycho.
	news.surfwax.com /authors/files/Robert_Bloch_Book.html (452 words)

	Robert Bloch
		Bloch's best known character is Norman Bates from PSYCHO (1959), a novel which impact is deeply connected to Alfred Hitchcock's famous film version from 1960.
		Bloch published it under the pseudonym 'Sarcophagus W. Dribble', but his real name was given at the end of the text.
		Bloch was not involved in the film project, although he had already moved to Hollywood, where he had multiple assignments from various television companies, but was not allowed to write for five months when the Writers Guild had a strike.
	www.kirjasto.sci.fi /rbloch.htm (1775 words)

	Robert Bloch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Robert Albert Bloch (April 5 1917 - September 23 1994) was a prolific author in the science fiction horror fiction and pulp fiction genres and screenwriter.
		Lovecraft and was the author of a of stories that were set in and the world of the Cthulhu Mythos.
		Despite being famous for a novel, Robert Bloch's greatest contributions to genre literature were arguably in the short story format.
	www.freeglossary.com /Robert_Bloch (523 words)

	Robert Bloch, The Night of the Ripper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		One interesting touch that I did like was Bloch's means of introducing each chapter; working his way through history, he gives short descriptions of some of mankind's most brutal and horrifying activities.
		Bloch also chose to mention all manner of past theories over the course of the novel without attempting to explain the real significance (or impossibility) of some of them.
		Bloch was certainly one of that rare breed, but I believe his fictional engine was not clicking on all cylinders as he wrote The Night of the Ripper.
	www.rambles.net /bloch_ripper84.html (515 words)

	ROBERT STRASSBURG COLLECTION OF ERNEST BLOCH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		THE ROBERT STRASSBURG COLLECTION OF ERNEST BLOCH is a fascinating and fact-filled compilation of manuscript material gathered by the noted educator, composer, conductor and musicologist, Dr. Robert Strassburg (1915-2003), focusing on the career and life of one of the most renowned composers of the 20th Century, Ernest Bloch (1880-1959).
		Bloch's compositions earned him world-wide acclaim, honors and awards, but his greatest and proudest accomplishment was the influence he had on his admirers and students including future composers Herbert Elwell, Randall Thompson, Roger Sessions and Robert Strassburg.
		Robert Strassburg's extensive research material (dating back to the late 1950s) on the career of Ernest Bloch (as well as his own career) is now housed in the Belknap Collection for the Performing Arts (17 boxes, 9 linear feet).
	web.uflib.ufl.edu /spec/belknap/composers/bloch.htm (3355 words)

	Mimosa 17, page 34. "Robert Bloch" by Esther Cole (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Unfortunately, many of us didn't know him very well -- although Robert Bloch was a fairly active fan in the 1950s, his fan activities had pretty much wound down before many of today's generation of fans became active.
		Bloch was a prolific writer of horror/fantasy, short stories, articles, and screenplays.
		Bloch gave of himself constantly to friends, fans, fellow writers, and to his adored wife, Elly.
	www.jophan.org /mimosa/m17/cole.htm (494 words)

	The SF Site Featured Review: The Fear Planet and Other Unusual Destinations
		Robert Bloch (1917-1994) is remembered primarily for his novel Psycho (1959) the source of Alfred Hitchcock's film (1960).
		By 1933, now living in Milwaukee, Bloch began a correspondence with H.P. Lovecraft which lasted until the latter's death in 1937, and resulted in Bloch's use of Lovecraft as a character in one of his stories and vice-versa.
		Bloch was also involved in early fandom and an SF writer's circle, the "Milwaukee Fictioneers," which included Stanley G. Weinbaum, Ralph Milne Farley, and Raymond Palmer.
	www.sfsite.com /02b/fp194.htm (758 words)

	Robert Bloch, The Lost Bloch: Vol. 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bloch's prolific and satisfying body of work has largely fallen out of print.
		Bloch's style is never unnecessarily gory or detailed, creating just enough shadows to jump at.
		But that's not the fault of Bloch, or the righteous folk who are bringing his work back into the public eye.
	www.rambles.net /bloch_lostv302.html (446 words)

	Mimosa 28, pages 34-36. "The Two Bobs" an interview with Bob Bloch and Bob Tucker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bloch: "The Feast in the Abbey," in Weird Tales, in the January, 1935 issue which actually came out the first of November in 1934.
		Bloch: What happened was that Tucker had gotten together a very elaborate survey on fandom; an anthropological study complete with charts and diagrams.
		Imagine Bloch getting up there with his fake charts and very neatly in a few words, a few quick slits of that knife, he cut the ground from under me and I fell through the stage.
	www.jophan.org /mimosa/m28/bobs.htm (1960 words)

	Amazon.com: Psycho (Psycho): Books: Robert Bloch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		My recently-purchased copy of Robert Bloch's PSYCHO features a cover photograph of Janet Leigh screaming and a quote from film director Alfred Hitchcock: "PSYCHO all came from Robert Bloch's novel." Not surprisingly, however, no mention is made of the fact that Hitchcock considered the novel third-rate pulp trash.
		And that, unfortunately, is exactly what this novel is. First published in 1959, the Bloch novel is everything you would expect from a bad 1950s pulp writer: it is lurid without being shocking, the characters are superficial, and the whole thing is somewhat less frightening than a baloney sandwich.
		Bloch was never a great, but always good writer, and Psycho as a book is simply a semi-interestingly told story.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0812519329?v=glance (1304 words)

	The SF Site Featured Review: Hell on Earth: The Lost Bloch. Vol. 2
		While Bloch's works aren't the sorts of things one would reread to find the intricate plotting and meaning of a Tolkien, they are very entertaining, suspenseful and fun to read.
		Well, with rare exceptions Bloch is a basic, solid writer who can be counted upon to write an entertaining story regardless of genre, and when you least expect it inject some levity.
		While you shouldn't expect to be overwhelmed with lapidary prose, know that you're in the hands of one of the most competent, varied, and prolific horror writers of the second half (and a bit of the first half) of the 20th century.
	www.sfsite.com /10b/lb91.htm (1346 words)

	Books by Robert Bloch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		When Robert Bloch was dying, hundreds of people - fans, fellow writers, people he had been close to for decades, and others whom he had never met - wrote to thank him for his work and his impact on their lives.
		Thirty writers, filmmakers, and actors have opened their hearts to speak about Robert Bloch, his influence on their careers, and his friendship.
		Bloch's nonfiction is not neglected, for this volume also includes...
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	Alibris: Robert Bloch
		In their lyrical translation, Ariel Bloch and Chana Bloch restore the sensuousness of the original language and strip away the veils of mistranslation that have obscured the power and meaning of the poem.
		Robert Bloch, author of Psycho, unveils a chilling tale of a young woman's descent into supernatural madness.
		Edited by Robert Bloch, the award-winning author of Psycho, this collection of works by such writers as Ray Bradbury, Ramsey Campbell, Jonathan Carroll, Charles Grant, and Richard Christian...
	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Robert_Bloch (770 words)

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