Bøger af Robert Bloch

This Crowded Earth, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and redesigned. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work, and hence their text is clear and readable. This remarkable book falls within the genres of Language and Literatures, American and Canadian literature

Armchair Fiction presents extra large paperback collections of the best in classic horror short stories. "Horror Gems, Vol. Fifteen" has more fright night fodder. If you're one of those people who like to sit around and read scary stories on a dark, dreary, windy, stormy night, then this collection is definitely for you. It's filled with a variety of different terrors-all succulent and done to a turn. For those with a taste for lovely little pets, try Robert Bloch's "The Mandarin Canaries," which will show that cute little birds aren't always as lovable as they seem. Allison V. Harding's "Night of Impossible Shadows" will give new meaning to the old adage, "scared of the dark." If you like a good, toe-tapping tune, you might try listening to Emil Petaja's "Music-Box from Hell," just don't listen too long-or you'll be sorry! Looking for a good horror movie? You need go no further than Henry Kuttner's "Shadow on the Screen," where the horror is more real than you think. Then there's Carl Jacobi's evil deck of cards in "The Devil Deals," which gives new meaning to going "all in." All these and more are waiting for you in this terrific new edition in Armchair Fiction's Horror Gems series. Here's the lineup: THE MANDARIN'S CANARIES By Robert Bloch THE MUSIC-BOX FROM HELL By Emil Petaja NIGHT OF IMPOSSIBLE SHADOWS By Allison V. Harding THE THING IN THE TRUNK By Paul Ernst THE DEVIL DEALS By Carl Jacobi THE BLACK STONE STATUE By Mary Elizabeth Counselman THE SHADOW ON THE SCREEN By Henry Kuttner SIX FLIGHTS TO TERROR By Manly Banister SHONOKIN TOWN By Manly Wade Wellman DUST IN THE HOUSE By David H. Keller COILS OF THE SILVER SERPENT By Forbes Parkhill

FIFTEEN STORIES ABOUT THE MOST HEINOUS CRIME OF ALL...Of all the crimes humankind can commit, the act of murder-of cold-bloodedly taking another human life-is often the most shocking, and can tear couples, families, and even entire towns apart.Mystery Writers of America is proud to present this volume in the Classics series, featuring fourteen stories by acclaimed writers, all exploring the terrible crime of murder. From chill-master Robert Bloch comes a story of outwardly domestic bliss, but with rotten secrets at its core. Mystery master Dorothy Salisbury Davis takes us to a small town where the killing of a mean-spirited landscaper makes the local sheriff question everything he knows in his pursuit of justice. Joe Gores visits the harsh, unforgiving land of South Africa, where a farmer is forever chased by the sins of his past. Patricia McGerr invites us to the White House, where a foreign dignitary's gift to the First Lady may have deadly consequences. And Ellery Queen solves a curious conundrum of a murdered boxer...and also how his own jacket got stolen while at the match.Fifteen stories of plots, plans, and perfidy-all in pursuit of the perfect murder...Featuring stories by: Robert BlochDorothy Salisbury DavisStanley EllinRobert L. FishJoe GoresAllen Kim LangPatricia McGerrRoss MacdonaldWilliam P. McGivernWilliam F. NolanCharles NormanEllery QueenLawrence TreatHillary WaughDonald A. Wollheim

THE WORLD GONE PSYCHOHarry Collins is an ad-executive in a future Chicago on an Earth whose population has exploded beyond imagining. Crazed by the pressures of overcrowding, he seeks escape with a suicidal leap from a skyscraper. Stopped, he is hustled off for psychiatric treatment in a odd encampment where he meets an falls in love with an accommodating nurse named Sue. But who is the strange Dr. Leffingwell, performing experiments on the premises? Harry's horrific discoveries in the secret lab cause him to flee into the outside world -- flee into the forces that would help change and shape this tortured world. But then, years later, when his assassin's rifle is trained on Dr. Leffingwell himself, he is halted by the mutant product of that fateful lab. His own son. Here is an exciting work of science fiction by an acknowledged master of suspense and horror, Robert Bloch.

Frontmatter -- Praefatio -- Conspectus Libelli -- Index Notarum -- Caput I. De Dialogi Argumento -- Caput II. De Dialogi Quaestione -- Caput III. De Dialogi Prooemio -- Caput IV. De Dialogi Auctore -- Appendix -- Indices

This is a classic science fiction novel by Robert Bloch. It tells the story of an overpopulated Earth and its perilous problem of diminished resources. However, the government have a plan. Will it work? Find out in this wonderful example of prophetical science fiction.This work is part of our Vintage Sci-Fi Classics Series, a series in which we are republishing some of the best stories in the genre by some of its most acclaimed authors, such as Isaac Asimov, Harry Harrison, and Robert Sheckley. Each publication is complete with a short introduction to the history of science fiction.

The special 300th issue of Weird Tales honors grandmaster Robert Bloch with a special issue dedicated to him. Includes a previously unpublished collaboration between Bloch and Henry Kuttner, plus contributions from Ray Bradbury, Lawrence Watt-Evans. All artwork is by Featured Artist Gahan Wilson.

A reissue of the thriller that inspired Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.