Robert Bloch Libri

Dall'autore di "Psycho", un racconto gotico sospeso tra passato e presente. Chicago: un castello dalle pareti che nascondono passaggi segreti, stanze proibite e laboratori privati. Il castello è la dimora del dottor G. Gordon Gregg, un assassino farmacista. Le sue vittime sono donne giovani e belle. I suoi metodi sono scientifici e indolori, i suoi crimini perfetti... fino a quando una giornalista non si insospettisce. Ma durante le indagini Crystal, nonostante il pericolo, si innamora del carismatico dottore...

Nelle ore più cupe della notte le finestre cigolano, un rumore di passi si ode sulle scale, una porta inizia lentamente ad aprirsi... comincia il terrore! Dall'orrore della storia di Stephen King che non vi consentirà più di guardare la porta chiusa di un armadio senza provare un brivido di paura, alla sanguinosa soluzione dell'enigma di Lizzie Borden descritto da Robert Bloch, all'agghiacciante visione del Diavolo nascosto dietro al maschera dell'innocenza infantile come ce la racconta William F. Nolan, ecco diciassette storie del terrore scritte dai migliori autori di questo genere.

Contiene: L'ultima illusione [The last illusion] / Clive Barker -- Bunny non ce l'aveva detto [Bunny didn't tell us] / David J. Schow -- Murgunstrumm / Hugh B. Cave -- L'ultimo turno [The late shift] / Dennis Etchison -- Il Signore Cavallo [The horse lord] / Lisa Tuttle -- Il Saltapicchio [The jumpity-Jim] / R. Chetwynd-Hayes -- I diritti d'autore sono scaduti [Out of copyright] / Ramsey Campbell -- Il fiume dei signi notturni [The river of night's dreaming] / Karl Edward Wagner -- L'esemplare color seppia [Amber print] / Basil Copper -- La Casa del Tempio [The house of the temple] / Brian Lumley -- Gli Jugoslavi [The Yougoslaves] / Robert Bloch -- Il primogenito [Firstborn] / David Campton -- Il dramma nero [The black drama] / Manly Wade Wellman -- Crystal / Charles L. Grant -- Secchielli [Buckets] / F. Paul Wilson -- La testa del satiro [The satyr's head] / David A. Riley -- Rottami [Junk] / Stephen Laws -- Pastone per maiali [Pig's dinner] / Graham Masterton.

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