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The Vampire Archives is the biggest, hungriest, undeadliest collection of vampire stories, as well as the most comprehensive bibliography of vampire fiction ever assembled. Dark, stormy, and delicious, once it sinks its teeth into you there’s no escape.

It was a dark and stormy night when Mary Crane glimpsed the unlit neon sign announcing the vacancy at the Bates Motel. Exhausted, lost, and at the end of her rope, she was eager for a hot shower and a bed for the night. Her room was musty, but clean, and the manager seemed nice, if a little odd.

“Horror author Chet Williamson ably succeeds in the tough task of creating a sequel to Robert Bloch’s masterpiece, Psycho; a prequel to the less effective Psycho II; and a solid story in its own right…The novel shines. Whenever Norman gets the spotlight, the novel feels like a lost Bloch...

From raging ex-cons on the streets of L.A. to cold-blooded crime sprees in Chicago, nail-biting suspense make this classic collection of murder, crime, and horror stories a thrilling audio experience not soon forgotten.

When the Bates Motel looms up out of the storm, Mary Crane thinks it is her salvation. The rooms are musty but clean. The manager, Norman Bates, seems like a nice enough fellow, if a little strange. Then Mary decides to take a shower, and the nightmare begins....

Robert Blochs Roman erschien 1959 und wurde im selben Jahr von Hitchcock verfilmt. Er erzählt die Geschichte von Norman Bates. Ein Jungeselle, 40 Jahre alt, der allein mit seiner Mutter wohnt, die ihn immer noch "Junge" nennt und die genaue Vorstellungen von seinem Leben hat. Ihrer Meinung nach hätte er auch gar nicht den Mumm, ein eigenes zu führen. Die Bates' betreiben ein Motel, in das sich kaum mehr Gäste verirren. Doch eines Nachts steht Mary Crane vor der Tür. Sie ist auf dem Weg zu ihrem Verlobten Sam – mit 40.000 Dollar, die sie eigentlich für ihre Firma zur Bank bringen sollte.

Robert Bloch (1917 – 1994) was a versatile and influential writer whose work spanned multiple genres. Mentored by the iconic H. P. Lovecraft, he formed lasting friendships with notable figures like Stanley G. Weinbaum. Blochs extensive portfolio includes hundreds of short stories and novels, as well as television and film scripts, including contributions to the original Star Trek series. His most famous work, the novel Psycho, was published in 1959 and famously adapted into a film by Alfred Hitchcock the following year. Throughout his career, Bloch earned numerous accolades, including ...

You remember Norman Bates, the shy motel manager with the fatal mother fixation. Now, years after his horrific bout of butchery, Norman is at large again. Breaking free from the psycho ward, he cuts a shocking swath of blood all the way to Hollywood - where, it so happens, they are making a movie about Norman’s life and crimes. A movie that suddenly and terrifyingly becomes a lot like real life.

The new Bates Motel is a tourist attraction, a re-creation of the infamous murder site, and the developers are already counting their profits. But there’s a new exhibit that nobody expected: the bloody corpse of a teenage girl crumpled in the front hall, stabbed to death. Among the avalanche of press and publicity is reporter and true-crime book writer Amelia Haines, who is studying the original Psycho killings.

In one of Mallisons most peculiar assignments, he finds himself at the behest of a quirky professor with a yearning for Egypt. For Mallison, this journey feels like a return to Earth‚Aîbut the professors gaze is fixed on a distant star, leaving Mallison questioning Who moved Egypt? - Summary by Amazing Stories January 1957

A man makes a deal with the devil. The devil can't give him immortality in return for his soul, but he can protect him from being killed as long as he wears his patent leather shoes. Robert Bloch's masterful storytelling shines through in this tale of greed and consequences. Discover the twisted repercussions of a Faustian bargain in "The Shoes," a must-listen audiobook for fans of classic horror fiction.

Il Norman Bets di Psycho è entrato nell’immaginario collettivo grazie al sorriso enigmatico dell’attore Antony Perkins, il primo a donargli un volto sul grande schermo. Sì, perché Psycho approda nei cinema a neppure un anno dall’uscita del romanzo, questo perché il cineasta Alfred Hitchcock, avendo intuito il potenziale del racconto, non tardò ad accaparrarsi i diritti finendo quasi con l’ecclissare il nome di Robert Bloch; tant’è vero che tutt’oggi, se vi dico Psycho, sono pronto a scommettere che è Hitchcock il primo nome a venirvi in mente. Eppure, come spesso accade, il ...

Durante una tempesta, un viaggiatore cerca rifugio in un misterioso monastero abitato da monaci dalle oscure pratiche. Accolto dal cordiale abate Henricus, il viaggiatore si ritrova coinvolto in uno strano banchetto, dove la lussuria e il mistero regnano sovrani. Tuttavia, ben presto scoprirà che la verità celata dietro le mura del monastero è molto più spaventosa di quanto avesse mai potuto immaginare. I classici dell’orrore, riediti in chiave moderna e raccontati con musiche e suoni.

From the author of Psycho, a grim and fascinating tale of a torture-mad Chinese ruler who fed strange food to the feathered songsters in his garden of horror.

From the author of Psycho, a tale of eldritch horror in the mode of H. P. Lovecraft. Evil tomes, unwitting seekers of arcane knowledge, and a horror from beyond the stars!

From the author of Psycho, a Lovecraftian tale of Arkham, town of eldritch horrors and monsters. Gangsters and unspeakable creatures mix in a tale to tell around a campfire - or in a haunted house, if you dare!

Esplora l’ignoto con questa oscura raccolta, che riunisce i racconti più terrificanti dei maestri del genere. Ogni storia, raccontata con musiche suoni e una narrazione da brivido, ti condurrà in un mondo dove l’ordinario si scontra con l’inspiegabile, tra psicosi deliranti, impulsi omicidi e gli orrori della follia.

A chill inducing and masterful collection of vampire tales, culled from the dark recesses of the nefarious and world renowned Vampires Archives. Coffins, the third volume in the mass market series, contains some of the best of the best of vampire fiction. Including Harlan Ellison, Robert Bloch, Edgar Allan Poe, and F. Paul Wilson, it takes its listeners deep inside the crypts of the living dead, in all their supernatural splendor.

X Minus One premiered in April 1955 on NBC and ran until January 1958. Like its predecessor series, Dimension X, X Minus One featured stories by the greatest names in modern science fiction: Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, Clifford Simak, Robert Bloch, and many more.

Learn the truth behind the mask of Hollywood in these 10 bizarre tales of dreams and dream weavers, movies and movie-makers, by some of the most respected fantasy writers of our time.