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Robert Bloch
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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…
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Bloch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2013
Bates Motel
TV show Characters
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2007
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Movie Self (archive)
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2002
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1998
Psycho
Movie Novel
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1997
The Hunger
TV show Story
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1991
Fear in the Dark
Movie Self
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1990
Psycho IV: The Beginning
Movie Characters
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1989
Stephen King's World of Horror
Movie Self
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1988
Monsters
TV show Story
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1986
Hollywood Ghost Stories
Movie Himself (uncredited)
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1986
Psycho III
Movie Original Story
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1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV show Writer
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1984
Tales from the Darkside
TV show Writer
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1983
Psycho II
Movie Characters
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1983
The Horror of It All
Movie Self
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1981
Darkroom
TV show Writer
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1979
Tales of the Unexpected
TV show Story
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1978
The Amazing Captain Nemo
Movie Screenplay
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1977
Three Dangerous Ladies
Movie Short Story
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1977
The Mannikin
Movie Original Story
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1975
The Dead Don't Die
Movie Screenplay
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1973
The Cat Creature
Movie Story
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1972
Asylum
Movie Story
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1972
Ghost Story
TV show Writer
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1971
The House That Dripped Blood
Movie Writer
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1970
Night Gallery
TV show Writer
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1968
Journey to the Unknown
TV show Writer
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1967
Torture Garden
Movie Writer
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1966
The Deadly Bees
Movie Screenplay
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1966
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
TV show Writer
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1966
Star Trek
TV show Writer
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1966
El Muñeco
Movie Writer
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1966
Tales to Keep You Awake
TV show Short Story
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1966
The Psychopath
Movie Writer
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1965
Run for Your Life
TV show Writer
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1965
The Skull
Movie Story
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1964
The Night Walker
Movie Screenplay
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1964
Strait-Jacket
Movie Screenplay
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1964
How to Plan a Movie Murder
Movie Self
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1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
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