Robert Bloch

[Randy M.]

Robert Bloch's short stories were one of my first introductions to the horror genre, such as it was in the years BK (Before King). So when I saw this, thought I'd share it since maybe someone here might find it this amusing, too. (CrimeReads, by the way, is a quite enjoyable website.)

Robert Bloch: The World Explained in 20 Quotes


Randy M.

 

[picklematrix]

Some of those are pretty amusing, seemed like a wise bloke

 

[Brian G Turner]

“So I had this problem—work or starve. So I thought I’d combine the two and decided to become a writer.”

 

[Randy M.]

There are theories that much of the humor of the old EC comic books sprang from his comic horror stories, many of which ended in macabre, violent wordplay.


Randy M.

 

[BAYLOR]

The first think I ever read by him was anthology books Mysteries of the Worm.

 

[BigBadBob141]

A very good writer, read loads of his short stories!
Try reading side by side his short story "The Movie People" next to Joe Hill's "20th Century Ghosts", they are both beautifully written!

 

[Grendel]

That Hell-Bound Train comes to mind. That one always stuck to me. He had some dandies.

 

[BAYLOR]

That Hell-Bound Train comes to mind. That one always stuck to me. He had some dandies.

That is a great story, It wolud have made a splendid Twilight Zone episode.

 

[J Riff]

Can't remember being disappointed by a Bloch story, one of the greats.

 

[Guttersnipe]

"Catnip" stuck with me for a while, as did many of the gorier ones.

 

[Guttersnipe]

"The Movie People" is a beautiful story. He had a lot of range.

 

[BigBadBob141]

"The Movie People" is definitely one of my favorites!