Robert Bloch
Nascimento : 1917-04-05, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Morte : 1994-09-23
História
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Robert Albert Bloch (April 5, 1917 – September 23, 1994) was a prolific American writer, primarily of crime, horror and science fiction. He is best known as the writer of Psycho, the basis for the film of the same name by Alfred Hitchcock. He was also known as an excellent standup speaker with a wry sense of humour. He many times remarked that he had "the heart of a little boy", quipping "I keep it in a jar on my desk."
Bloch wrote hundreds of short stories and over twenty novels, usually crime fiction, science fiction and, perhaps most influentially, horror fiction (Psycho). He was one of the youngest members of the Lovecraft Circle. H. P. Lovecraft was Bloch's mentor and one of the first to seriously encourage his talent.
Bloch was a contributor to pulp magazines such as Weird Tales in his early career, and was also a prolific screenwriter and a major contributor to science fiction fanzines and fandom in general.
He was the recipient of the Hugo Award (for his story "That Hell-Bound Train"), the Bram Stoker Award, and the World Fantasy Award. He served a term as president of the Mystery Writers of America (1970) and was a member of that organisation and of Science Fiction Writers of America, the Writers' Guild, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Count Dracula Society.In 2008, The Library of America selected Bloch’s story “The Shambles of Ed Gein” for inclusion in its two-century retrospective of American true crime.
His favourites amongst his own novels were The Kidnapper, The Star Stalker, Psycho, Night-World and Strange Eons.
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Self
A look back at the classic 1964 film of horror and suspense starring Joan Crawford as an axe-murderer just released from the mental hospital. Includes footage of the filming and interviews with several of those involved, as well as a look at the movies it was influenced by and those that were in turn influenced by it.
Novel
Marion rouba uma grande quantia de seu patrão e foge da cidade, eventualmente parando em um motel remoto. Lá, ela é servida por Norman Bates, uma pessoa muito estranha, mas dócil, que ela sempre escuta discutindo com sua mãe controladora. Marion é brutalmente assassinada após aquela noite; Norman encontra e esconde o corpo. Quando um detetive e a irmã de Marion visitam o motel para investigar, eles descobrem a terrível verdade.
Self
A short documentary on the history of the horror film narrated by Christopher Lee.
Characters
Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) deixou a clínica mental onde estava internado, após alguns anos no local. Ele se casou com a enfermeira Connie (Donna Mitchell), que espera um filho seu. Entretanto, Norman teme que seu filho tenha os mesmos problemas mentais que ele teve. Um dia, ao ouvir um debate em um programa de rádio, onde o matricídio está em discussão, Norman resolve ligar para lá. Ele passa a contar uma série de fatos ocorridos em sua infância, envolvendo sua mãe Norma (Olivia Hussey).
Self
This horror documentary is not the same as the 1986 TV special Stephen King's World of Horror nor the 1988 VHS release of the same name, which runs 45 minutes, was distributed by Front Row Entertainment and is about King himself. Instead, This Is Horror (copyright 1989) was a TV special which ran in four 60 minute increments. This new special used some framing footage from the original 'World of Horror' but is primarily newer interviews and behind-the-scenes footage about what was hot in horror in the late 80s. Here in the U.S., a condensed 90-minute version made its way onto video courtesy of Goodtimes in 1990. Elsewhere, the entire special was released as 2 different tapes running 90 minutes apiece. In the UK these were titled This is Horror: A Video Encyclopedia of Horror (Volumes 1 and 2) and in Germany they were called Best of Stephen King's World of Horror (Parts 1 & 2).
Himself (uncredited)
An investigation into the reports of houses in Hollywood that are supposedly haunted by the ghosts of dead movie stars.
Story
Jodie and his mum are grief-stricken by the passing away of Jodie's grandfather, but they soon find themselves with a lot more to be upset about when he gets determined not to stay dead.
Characters
Depois de vinte e dois anos internado em um sanatório, Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) é considerado apto para se reintegrar à sociedade. Ele então retorna à velha mansão e ao seu motel, mas algumas pessoas o consideram ainda perigoso e tentam evitar sua reintegração na sociedade.
Himself
A collection of film clips from horror movies and interviews with the actors and directors who made them.
Screenplay
Mergulhadores do exército descobrem uma câmara em que a um homem envolto em nitrogênio líquido. Inspirado na obra de Júlio Verne.
Story
Three unrelated horror shorts from 1975 UK horror anthology series "Classics Dark and Dangerous" edited together into one horror film anthology with three segments. Each story features a woman who willingly or unwillingly spreads evil.
Screenplay
In the 1930s, a sailor trying to prove that his brother was wrongly executed for murder finds himself becoming drawn into the occult world.
Teleplay
When a rich man dies, some items from a collection of his are stolen- an ancient Egyptian gold amulet and the mummy that was wearing it. The police consult scholars from the local University to help with the investigation, which is taking a more serious turn as people connected with the case are killed by wounds that seem to be from a housecat.
Writer
When a rich man dies, some items from a collection of his are stolen- an ancient Egyptian gold amulet and the mummy that was wearing it. The police consult scholars from the local University to help with the investigation, which is taking a more serious turn as people connected with the case are killed by wounds that seem to be from a housecat.
Writer
A young psychiatrist applies for a job at a mental asylum, and must pass a test by interviewing four patients. He must figure out which of the patients, is in fact, the doctor that he would be replacing if hired.
Story
A young psychiatrist applies for a job at a mental asylum, and must pass a test by interviewing four patients. He must figure out which of the patients, is in fact, the doctor that he would be replacing if hired.
Writer
Um investigador da Scotland Yard investiga quatro casos misteriosos envolvendo uma casa abandonada.
Writer
Five people visit a fairground sideshow run by the sinister Dr. Diabolo. Having shown them a handful of haunted-house-style attractions, he promises them a genuinely scary experience if they will pay extra.
Screenplay
Trouble strikes when an exhausted pop singer, sent on a vacation to a farm, realizes that the farm's owner grows deadly bees.
Writer
Inspector Holloway is investigating a series of brutal murders in which a doll of each victim is found at the scene. The dolls, as it turns out,were purchased by the crippled Mrs. Von Sturm, whose home is overcrowded with a doll collection. Her pale, wide-eyed, neurotic son is the prime suspect and the daughter of one of the victims discovers the shocking truth.
Story
An occult investigator buys the 150-year-old skull of the Marquis de Sade, which turns out to be possessed by evil spirits.
Screenplay
A woman is haunted by recurring nightmares, which seem to be instigated by her late husband who supposedly was killed in a fire.
Screenplay
Numa noite de sábado Lucy Harbin (Joan Crawford), que estava viajando, volta antes do previsto e vê que Frank Harbin (Lee Majors), seu marido, tinha sido infiel. Desta forma ela mata o marido e sua amante, Stella Fulton (Patricia Crest), com violentos golpes de machado. Lucy não é condenada, pois foi considerada legalmente louca. Após passar 20 anos num sanatório, Lucy é libertada e volta para casa para tentar reatar os laços com Carol Harbin (Diane Baker), a filha que na época era uma garotinha. Carol testemunhou os crimes e foi criada pelos tios, Bill Cutler (Leif Erickson) e Emily Cutler (Rochelle Hudson), tornando-se uma escultora ao crescer. Ela pensa em se casar com Michael Fields (John Anthony Hayes), que pertence a uma rica família e que não se importa que a mãe de Carol seja uma assassina. Ao voltar para casa Lucy acha tudo muito estranho, inclusive Carol, que durante toda a internação foi proibida de visitá-la.
Self
The writer, director and star of the 1964 horror film Strait-Jacket in a humorous featurette in which they plan "the perfect murder."
Writer
A delirious young woman feels trapped in a remote mansion at the mercy of a madman.
Screenplay
A psychopath (Grant Williams) calls the police before he kills, in between sessions with his father-figure analyst (Onslow Stevens).
Novel
Marion Crane é uma secretária que rouba 40 mil dólares da imobiliária onde trabalha para se casar e começar uma nova vida. Durante a fuga à carro, ela enfrenta uma forte tempestade, erra o caminho e chega em um velho hotel. O estabelecimento é administrado por um sujeito atencioso chamado Norman Bates, que nutre um forte respeito e temor por sua mãe. Marion decide passar a noite no local, sem saber o perigo que a cerca.
