Robert Bloch (1917 - 1994)Robert Albert Bloch was born in Chicago in 1917. Over a career spanning some sixty years he published works in the areas of crime SF and fantasy and, of course, horror. He is best-known as the author of the classic 1958 horror novel, Psycho, famously filmed two years later by Alfred Hitchcock. His career awards include the Hugo, three Bram Stokers and a World Fantasy Life Achievement Award, and in 1991 he was named a World Horror Grandmaster.
He worked extensively in television, writing many original screenplays including three for the original series of Star Trek. He died in 1994.
He worked extensively in television, writing many original screenplays including three for the original series of Star Trek. He died in 1994.
