Horror-7: Tales of Shock and Terror

by Robert Bloch, Robert Maguire (Illustrator)

Sisä

Enok (Enoch, 1946)
Kuolleista paluu (Return to the Sabbath, 1938)
Mandariinin kanarialinnut (The Mandarin's Canaries, 1938)
Richard Claytonin kummallinen lento (The Strange Flight of Richard Clayton, 1939)
Sebek'in salaisuus (The Secret of Sebek, 1937)
Teurastaja tähtien takaa (The Shambler from the Stars, 1935)
Tosi ystävä (The Real Bad Friend, 1957)

Genres: Horror

125 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1964

About the author

Robert Albert Bloch was a prolific American writer. He was the son of Raphael "Ray" Bloch (1884, Chicago-1952, Chicago), a bank cashier, and his wife Stella Loeb (1880, Attica, Indiana-1944, Milwaukee, WI), a social worker, both of German-Jewish descent.

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; Lovecraft was Bloch's mentor and one of the first to seriously encourage his talent.

He was a contributor to pulp magazines such as Weird Tales in his early career, and was also a prolific screenwriter. 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.

Robert Bloch was also a major contributor to science fiction fanzines and fandom in general. In the 1940s, he created the humorous character Lefty Feep in a story for Fantastic Adventures. He also worked for a time in local vaudeville, and tried to break into writing for nationally-known performers. He was a good friend of the science fiction writer Stanley G. Weinbaum. In the 1960's, he wrote 3 stories for Star Trek.

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a collection of seven Lovecraftian horror short stories by Bloch, all dating from the 1930s, most having been originally published in Weird Tales magazine. Most of the titles sound like they were products of H.P.L., such as The Shambler from the Stars, The Opener of the Way, The Strange Flight of Richard Clayton, etc. This 1963 Belmont edition has a cover from Robert Maguire that makes it look like a dark mystery/crime book, and the type on the cover that says "Author of Psycho" is larger than the author's name. They thought Norman Bates would outdraw Cthulhu, apparently. Grand old horror fare for Arkham fans!

[Sharanya Mukherji · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first 4 stories were great...

[Timo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vähän kuin Shokkeja tai muita vastaavia klassikoita olisi lukenut. Ei kauhun tunteita, mutta sujuvasti ja nokkelasti kirjoitettu.

[Kayo Blackmoore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who doesnt love Robert Block