The King of Terrors, Bloch, Robert. Published by Mysterious Press, New York, 1977. Second printing. 8vo up to 9½” tall., 212pp. Black boards with gilt spine titles, red endpapers. Volume is in fine, unmarked condition; unclipped jacket is in fine condition with the lightest of fading. Contains fourteen horror stories.
Robert Albert Bloch (1917-1994) was a prolific American writer, primarily of crime, horror, fantasy, and science fiction. He was the recipient of the Hugo Award, the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Psycho and in 1994 he won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement. He is best known as the writer of Psycho, the basis for the film of the same name by Alfred Hitchcock.
