1983 PULPCON 12 Program & Photograph GoH ROBERT BLOCH Hugh B Cave Rusty Hevelin

These items came from Mr. Robert Bloch's estate.

Photograph and program are in good vintage condition with light signs of aging and wear. Please see photos.

Robert Bloch (1917-1994) American fiction writer primarily of crime psychological horror and fantasy, much of which has been dramatized for radio, cinema and television. He also wrote a relatively small amount of science fiction. His writing career lasted 60 years, including more than 30 years in television and film. Best known as the writer of Psycho (1959), the basis for the film of the same name by Alfred Hitchcock. Bloch is the author of more than 200 stories, nearly thirty novels, and a large number of non-fiction articles, screenplays, and teleplays, Bloch got his start as a writing professional in the pulp magazines.

Pulpcon, the first convention devoted strictly to the pulp magazines, ran annually from 1972 through 2008, with extra conventions held in 1994 and 1996. In 2009 Pulpcon was renamed PuplFest.
Pulpcon was founded by Ed Kessell, Earl Kussman, Nils Hardin and Rusty Hevelin. The first con was held at the Colony Motor Hotel in Clayton, Mo., on June 9-11, 1972. Around 100 people attended, including SF fictioneer Edmond Hamilton and pulp cover artist Graves Gladney.
Pulpcon began recognizing Guests of Honor in 1976 for Pulpcon 5. The first Guest of Honor was Walter Gibson, the main author of The Shadow. In 1983 The Guest of Honor was Robert Bloch and Hugh Cave.

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