Robert Bloch
Awards & Honours
15
Awards Won
2
Honours
2
Records
Bloch's achievements in horror and crime fiction are remarkable. He won the Hugo Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the World Fantasy Award, putting him in a rare group of writers honored by both science fiction and horror communities. His novel Psycho changed the horror landscape, inspiring one of the most famous films ever made. He served as president of the Mystery Writers of America, a sign of his peers' respect. The Library of America, which typically canonizes only the most significant American writers, included his true crime essay in a 2008 retrospective. These honors reflect a career that shaped modern horror.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
President of the Mystery Writers of America
Served as president of the leading organization for mystery and crime writers.
Library of America Inclusion
His essay 'The Shambles of Ed Gein' was included in a retrospective of American true crime.
Records & Feats
First writer to have a novel adapted into a film that defined the modern horror genre
Bloch's novel Psycho was adapted by Alfred Hitchcock into the 1960 film that set the template for psychological horror.
Hugo Award for Best Short Story
Bloch won the Hugo Award for his short story 'That Hell-Bound Train' in 1959.