Robert Bloch Livres

Chicago, 1893. Une foule immense afflue des quatre coins des Etats-Unis pour admirer l'Exposition universelle. Ses architectes, qui voulaient créer une cité de rêve, la surnommèrent la Ville Blanche. Profitant des travaux liés à cette grandiose installation, G. Gordon Gregg a fait construire une demeure imposante, sorte de château gothique destiné à héberger le visiteur de passage. A y regarder de plus près, c'est une tout autre affaire. Chambres sans fenêtres, escaliers dérobés, trappes secrètes... Gregg est un homme magnétique, et lorsque plusieurs femmes qu'il a séduites disparaissent, on imagine une arnaque à l'assurance. Mais Crystal, jeune journaliste exaltée et intrépide, soupçonne de son côté un dessein plus diabolique...

Marion's dream is coming true. She only needs a room for one more night before she can marry Sam. Driving through the night, she's lost and tired. Then she sees the Bates Motel. She thinks she is lucky. But there, something terrible is waiting for her.

Contents:xi · Robert Bloch: The Man Who Wrote Psycho · Lester del Rey · in 1 · Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper · ss Weird Tales Jul ’43 21 · Enoch · ss Weird Tales Sep ’46 39 · Catnip · ss Weird Tales Mar ’48 55 · The Hungry House · ss Imagination Apr ’51 79 · The Man Who Collected Poe · ss Famous Fantastic Mysteries Oct ’51 97 · Mr. Steinway · ss Fantastic Apr ’54 113 · The Past Master · nv Bluebook Jan ’55 141 · I Like Blondes · ss Playboy Jan ’56 153 · All on a Golden Afternoon · nv F&SF Jun ’56 185 · Broomstick Ride · ss Super Science Fiction Dec ’57 197 · Daybroke · ss Star Science Fiction Magazine Jan ’58 209 · Sleeping Beauty [“The Sleeping Redheads”] · ss Swank Mar ’58 225 · Word of Honor · ss Playboy Aug ’58 237 · The World-Timer · nv Fantastic Aug ’60 271 · That Hell-Bound Train · ss F&SF Sep ’58 289 · The Funnel of God · nv Fantastic Jan ’60 319 · Beelzebub · ss Playboy Dec ’63 329 · The Plot Is the Thing · ss F&SF Jul ’66 337 · How Like a God · ss Galaxy Apr ’69 355 · The Movie People · ss F&SF Oct ’69 269 · The Oracle · ss Penthouse May ’71 377 · The Learning Maze · ss The Learning Maze, ed. Roger Elwood, Messner, 1974 393 · Author’s Afterword: “Will the Real Robert Bloch Please Stand Up?” · aw

Exploring the profound nature of fear, this work delves into humanity's deepest emotions, focusing on the primal fear of the unknown. It examines how this fear shapes our experiences and perceptions, influencing behavior and decision-making throughout history. Through insightful analysis, the book invites readers to confront their own fears and understand the impact of the unknown on human life.

Best known as the author of "Psycho", Robert Bloch is world-renowned for his stories of horror, mystery, fantasy, and science fiction. Many of the 25 stories in this first volume of "The Complete Stories of Robert Bloch" have been unavailable for decades. The stories are in his classic style of gripping suspense, science fiction and fantasy. As Bloch writes, "These stories in this collection have a common theme; they deal with monsters. Some of the monsters are human, some are not-- but all of them embody, in one way or another, the fears common to us in our dreams. We call these monsters by many names-- ghosts, vampires, extraterrestrials, changelings. But we recognize them for what they are; manifestations of the secret dreads and desires which lurk beneath the surface of consciousness." "Bloch has become a virtual fixture on the popular culture landscape." --Publishers Weekly "If you're not familiar with Bloch's short fiction, find someone to borrow this from; if you already are familiar, you know that you want to own these volumes." --Locus

Marion is lost on a dark and lonely road and thinks she is dreaming when she sees a motel sign shining in the darkness for Bates Motel. However, for Marion, the nightmare is only just beginning.

Robert Bloch's collection features his finest essays from fan magazines, showcasing his unique blend of humor, insight, and wordplay. With classics like "The Seven Ages of Fan" and "Poe and Me," this compilation includes 46 essays and 3 poems that reflect his wit and creativity. Bloch's engaging style and keen observations on fandom make this a standout work in his prolific career, appealing to both fans and literary enthusiasts alike.

Marion is lost on a dark and lonely road and thinks she is dreaming when she sees a motel sign shining in the darkness for Bates Motel. However, for Marion, the nightmare is only just beginning.

You're travelling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind; a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. Next stop TWILIGHT ZONE THE MOVIE where demonic tyrants of the past live again to terrorize a man who carries the seeds of their hate into the present... where evil perches on a plane wing taunting the psychic who dare not believe his eyes — and still hold on to his mind... where the power to control the world rests in the fantasy-fraught imagination of a lonely child... where the joys of eternal youth are offered to those who remember childhood and are not too young to dream...