Psycho
Bloch's best-known novel and the clearest introduction to his psychological suspense.
Author guide
Robert Bloch Books in Order
Robert Albert Bloch (1917–1994) was an American author whose prolific career encompassed horror, psychological suspense, crime fiction, science fiction, fantasy, memoir, essays, and screen novelizations. He wrote more than twenty novels and hundreds of short stories, including Psycho, and collaborated with Harold Gauer and Andre Norton. His fiction frequently explored psychological horror, historical crimes, the Cthulhu Mythos, and macabre humor.
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Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
The Scarf
His first published novel and an early, concentrated example of his psychological-horror method.
The Opener of the Way
His first major short-story collection and a strong introduction to his early weird fiction.
Read in order
Books by series
short-fiction series · unfinished
Lefty Feep
A series of comic fantasy and science-fiction stories featuring Lefty Feep; only one planned collection volume was published during Bloch's lifetime.
collection series · completed
The Lost Bloch
Posthumous collections of rare and previously uncollected Robert Bloch fiction and related material.
collection series · unfinished
The Reader's Bloch
Posthumous collections of rare and previously uncollected Robert Bloch stories.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (24)
- The ScarfAmazon ↗
novel · 1947
- SpiderwebAmazon ↗
novel · 1954
- The KidnaperAmazon ↗
novel · 1954
- The Will to KillAmazon ↗
novel · 1954
- Shooting StarAmazon ↗
novel · 1958
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This Crowded EarthAmazon ↗novel · 1958
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The Dead BeatAmazon ↗novel · 1960
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FirebugAmazon ↗novel · 1961
- The CouchAmazon ↗
novel · 1962
- TerrorAmazon ↗
novel · 1962
- The Star StalkerAmazon ↗
novel · 1968
- Ladies' DayAmazon ↗
novella · 1968
- The Todd DossierAmazon ↗
novel · 1969
- Sneak PreviewAmazon ↗
novel · 1971
- It's All in Your MindAmazon ↗
novella · 1971
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Night WorldAmazon ↗novel · 1972
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American GothicAmazon ↗novel · 1974
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Strange EonsAmazon ↗novel · 1978
- There Is a Serpent in EdenAmazon ↗
novel · 1979
- Twilight Zone: The MovieAmazon ↗
novelization · 1983
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Night of the RipperAmazon ↗novel · 1984
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LoriAmazon ↗novel · 1989
- The Jekyll LegacyAmazon ↗
novel · 1990
- The Eighth Stage of FandomAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1962
Nonfiction (1)
- Once Around the Bloch: An Unauthorized AutobiographyAmazon ↗
memoir · 1993
Essays and speeches (1)
- Out of My HeadAmazon ↗
essay collection · 1986
Poetry (1)
- A Portfolio of Some Rare and Exquisite Poetry by the Bard of BardsAmazon ↗
poetry · 1937
Posthumous collections (1)
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Flowers from the Moon and Other LunaciesAmazon ↗posthumous collection · 1998
Collaborations (1)
- Bloch and BradburyAmazon ↗
coauthored collection · 1969
Other (23)
- The Opener of the WayAmazon ↗
collection · 1945
- Sea KissedAmazon ↗
chapbook · 1945
- Terror in the NightAmazon ↗
collection · 1958
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Pleasant Dreams: NightmaresAmazon ↗collection · 1960
- Blood Runs ColdAmazon ↗
collection · 1961
- Atoms and EvilAmazon ↗
collection · 1962
- Bogey MenAmazon ↗
collection · 1963
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The Skull of the Marquis de Sade and Other StoriesAmazon ↗collection · 1965
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Tales in a Jugular VeinAmazon ↗collection · 1965
- Chamber of HorrorsAmazon ↗
collection · 1966
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The Living DemonsAmazon ↗collection · 1967
- Fear Today, Gone TomorrowAmazon ↗
collection · 1971
- The King of Terrors: Tales of Madness and DeathAmazon ↗
collection · 1977
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Cold ChillsAmazon ↗collection · 1977
- Out of the Mouths of GravesAmazon ↗
collection · 1978
- The Laughter of a Ghoul / What Every Young Ghoul Should KnowAmazon ↗
chapbook · 1978
- Such Stuff as Screams Are Made OfAmazon ↗
collection · 1979
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Mysteries of the WormAmazon ↗collection · 1981
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Midnight PleasuresAmazon ↗collection · 1987
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Fear and TremblingAmazon ↗collection · 1989
- The Early FearsAmazon ↗
collection · 1994
- Yours Truly, Jack the RipperAmazon ↗
chapbook · 1991
- The ThingAmazon ↗
chapbook · 1993