Bookwaves/Artwaves – August 6, 2026: Robert Bloch (1917-1994), Author of “Psycho”

KPFA - Bookwaves/Artwaves · Aug 6, 2026 · 59m

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The Probabilities Archive: Robert Bloch (1917-1994), Pulp Magazine Writer and Novelist

Robert Bloch (1917-1994), who died on September 23, 1994 at the age of 77, began his career writing fantasy and horror for the pulp magazines, and graduated after World War II to writing psychological thriller novels, often focusing on serial killers. He is best known today for having written the novel “Psycho,” which was adapted into the classic 1959 film by Alfred Hitchcock. From the 1950s through…