Robert Bloch

American writer

Also known as: Robert Albert Bloch

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Robert Bloch was a prolific American author known for his crime and psychological horror stories. He was a protégé of H.P. Lovecraft. Bloch's most famous work is the 1959 horror novel Psycho, which was later adapted into a renowned film by Alfred Hitchcock. The novel explores the internal horrors of the mind, focusing on the psychopathic condition of Norman Bates, the proprietor of the Bates Motel. Bloch was influenced by the arrest of serial murderer Ed Gein, incorporating the idea of a seemingly normal person with a hidden psychopathic side into his novel. Many of Bloch's stories were adapted for radio, movies, and television.12

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King of the Gimmick
…film, which was written by Robert Bloch, featured the tagline “Just keep saying to yourself: It’s only a movie…it’s only a movie…” Bloch also wrote Castle’s The Night Walker (1964), a middling suspense film that was perhaps most notable for its use of veterans Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Taylor, and Rochelle…
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…film, which was written by Robert Bloch, featured the tagline “Just keep saying to yourself: It’s only a movie…it’s only a movie…” Bloch also wrote Castle’s The Night Walker (1964), a middling suspense film that was perhaps most notable for its use of veterans Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Taylor, and Rochelle…
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Psycho
…written by prolific American author Robert Bloch, published in 1959. Bloch, a protégé of H.P. Lovecraft, was known for his crime and psychological horror stories, and many of his stories were adapted for radio, movies, and television. Psycho is his best-known work.
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…written by prolific American author Robert Bloch, published in 1959. Bloch, a protégé of H.P. Lovecraft, was known for his crime and psychological horror stories, and many of his stories were adapted for radio, movies, and television. Psycho is his best-known work.
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