​Robert Bloch: Appreciations of the Master
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​First Published: 1995
Publisher: Tor Books
​​Format: Hardcover 
Note: A collection of essays, personal reminiscences, and reflections on the work of the horror writer by Bradbury, Ramsey Campbell, Arthur C. Clarke, Harlan Ellison, Stephen King, Christopher Lee, Gahan Wilson, and many others whom he influenced; includes selections of Bloch's own work. Edited by Richard Matheson and Ricia Mainhardt.
 
​Contents: 
  • Introduction - essay by Ricia Mainhardt
  • Tribute - essay by Douglas E. Winter
  • Our Bob - essay by Frederik Pohl
  • Introduction to "The Cloak" - essay by Peter Straub
  • The Cloak (1939)
  • Introduction to "Beetles" - essay by Gahan Wilson
  • Beetles (1938)
  • Tribute - essay by Andre Norton
  • Tribute - essay by Christopher Lee
  • Introduction to "I Do Not Love Thee, Dr. Fell" - essay by William F. Nolan
  • I Do Not Love Thee, Dr. Fell (1955)
  • Introduction to "Enoch" - essay by Richard Matheson
  • Enoch (1946)
  • Introduction to "Sweets to the Sweet" - essay by Hugh B. Cave
  • Sweets to the Sweet (1947)
  • On Robert Bloch - essay by William Tenn
  • That Hell-Bound Train (1958)
  • Introduction to "The Final Performance" - essay by David J. Schow
  • The Final Performance (1960)
  • Robert Bloch - A Personal Appreciation - essay by Randall D. Larson
  • The Pin (1953)
  • Introduction to "The Animal Fair" - essay by Joe R. Lansdale
  • The Animal Fair (1971)
  • Bob, We Bearly Knew Ye...The Hokas, Hollywood, and Development Hell - essay by Jeff Walker
  • Scenes from a Screenplay: Earthman's Burden (1995) - by Robert Bloch
  • Introduction to "The Plot is the Thing" - essay by Jeff Walker
  • The Plot is the Thing (1966)
  • Introduction to “Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper” - essay by Harlan Ellison
  • Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper (1943)
  • The Good Old Days - essay by Julius Schwartz
  • Lessons/Introduction to “A Toy for Juliette” - essay by Melissa Ann Singer
  • A Toy for Juliette (1967)
  • Tribute - essay by Arthur C. Clarke
  • More than Most/Introduction to “All on a Golden Afternoon” - essay by Philip José Farmer
  • All on a Golden Afternoon (1956)
  • Tribute - essay by Brian Lumley
  • Introduction to "Notebook Found in a Deserted House"  - essay by Ramsey Campbell
  • Notebook Found in a Deserted House (1951)
  • Introduction to "The Clown at Midnight" - essay by Bill Warren
  • The Clown at Midnight (Non-fiction; 1960)
  • Four in the Back - essay by Mick Garris
  • Introduction to "A Good Knight's Work" - essay by William Peter Blatty
  • A Good Knight's Work (1941)
  • A Chip Off the Old Bloch/Introduction to “The Yougoslaves” - essay by Sheldon Jaffery
  • The Yougoslaves (1986)
  • Robert Bloch: An Appreciation - essay by Stephen King
  • Introduction to "The Dead Don't Die!" - essay by Stephen Jones
  • The Dead Don't Die! (1951)
  • Tribute - essay by Neil Gaiman
  • Introduction to "Warning: Death May Be Injurious to Your Health" - essay by Neil Gaiman and Stephen Jones
  • Warning: Death May Be Injurious to Your Health (1991)
  • Remembering Bob Bloch - essay by Ray Bradbury
  • Introduction to "The Pied Piper Fights the Gestapo" - essay by Richard Matheson and Ricia Mainhardt
  • The Pied Piper Fights the Gestapo (1942)