The Man Who Collected Psychos
Critical Essays on Robert Bloch
Published on 1. October 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
262 pages
978-0-7864-4208-9 (ISBN)
Description
The author best known for his fictional cross-dressing serial killer Norman Bates in "Psycho" has seen little critical review of his work. These 12 essays examine Robert Bloch's novels, short stories and life, as well as the themes and issues explored in his influential canon. Bloch's fascination with killers, man's inhumanity to man, the dichotomy of tragedy and comedy, and his contributions to screen adaptations of his work are here covered by leading scholars of fantastic literature. The volume charts the growth of Robert Bloch from a writer of amateur pastiches to an acclaimed author bridging the gap between H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
bibliography, index
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-4208-9 (9780786442089)
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Persons
Benjamin Szumskyj, a private high school teacher and qualified library technician, has edited anthologies and essay collections on such authors as Robert E. Howard, Fritz Leiber, Thomas Harris and William Peter Blatty. He is also the editor of Studies in Fantasy Literature and Studies in Australian Weird Fiction. He lives in Melville, Western Australia.