The Bat is My Brother

Mr. Bloch, to you.

The Unofficial Robert Bloch Website

Welcome to the first website to deal exclusively with the life and works of Robert Bloch.

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. He was also very active in Hollywood, penning a large number of teleplays and screenplays. He is best known to the general public for his novel "Psycho," which became the basis for Alfred Hitchcock's film of the same name. 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.

While comfortable with writing about the exploits of ghouls, serial killers, and monsters of all varieties, Bloch was also one of the most pleasant and generous members of the writing community. A fan himself, he always replied to the letters of his fans, answering their questions and encouraging their talents.

This site is designed to give the both the casual reader and the scholar of fantastic literature a general introduction to Robert Bloch and his works. The goals of this site are to encourage the reading and the study of the works of Robert Bloch, and to get Bloch's works back in print (and keep them there).

Please feel free to peruse this site, and email me with any questions or comments you might have. This site is still under construction, and will probably be so for some time.

Last updated: August 6, 2007

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This site was created on July 23, 1998.

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The Unofficial Robert Bloch Website is not connected with, or authorized by, the Estate of Robert Bloch.

The above photograph is © 2000 by Beth Gwinn, and is used with permission. Information on Beth's upcoming photographic collection "Dark Dreamers" can be obtained at the Dark Dreamers website. Beth can be contacted at at BethGwinn@aol.com

Special thanks to Sprague Vonier, Frank M. Robinson, Pat Schaefer, Paul Walker, Steve Vertlieb, Mikal Trimm, Leigh Blackmore, Robert McKinney, Stefan Dziemianowicz, Lee Prosser, Bradley H. Sinor, Warren Lapine, Angela Kessler, Esther Cole, Nicki & Richard Lynch, Mike Glicksohn, Drew Mathers, Hugh B. Cave, Bob Corbett, Brian Ehlert, Steve Mazey, James P. Roberts, Marv Balousek, Yuri Rasovsky, Harold Gauer, Carol Bowers, Matthew Bradley, Ron Waite, Ron Leming, Earl Kemp, Otto Penzler, Justin Leiber, Graeme Flanagan, Robert M. Price, Randy & Jean-Marc Lofficier, Wilson Tucker, Beth Gwinn, David J. Schow, Will Murray, Randy B. Money, Keith Dilbone, Bobby Bickert, Randall D. Larson, and Garth Hill for their assistance and contributions to this site.