The Man Who Collected Psychos
Critical Essays on Robert Bloch
Edited by
Benjamin
Szumskyj
Foreword by Robert Hood ISBN
978-0-7864-4208-9
notes, bibliography, index
262pp.
softcover
2009
Temporarily out of stock while McFarland awaits the reprint - accepting backorders
Description
The author best known for his fictional cross-dressing serial killer Norman Bates in Psycho has seen little critical review of his work. These 12 essays examine Robert Bloch’s novels, short stories and life, as well as the themes and issues explored in his influential canon. Bloch’s fascination with killers, man’s inhumanity to man, the dichotomy of tragedy and comedy, and his contributions to screen adaptations of his work are here covered by leading scholars of fantastic literature. The volume charts the growth of Robert Bloch from a writer of amateur pastiches to an acclaimed author bridging the gap between H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King.
About the Author
Benjamin Szumskyj, a private high school teacher and qualified library technician, has edited anthologies and essay collections on such authors as Robert E. Howard, Fritz Leiber, Thomas Harris and William Peter Blatty. He is also the editor of Studies in Fantasy Literature and Studies in Australian Weird Fiction. He lives in Melville, Western Australia.
Other Book(s) by Benjamin Szumskyj Available from McFarland:
Fritz Leiber
Dissecting Hannibal Lecter
American Exorcist
Reviews
"another worth endeavor from Szumskyj...a fine collection. I for one hope to see more in the future"--Dead Reckonings
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