💀🐀 THE KING OF TERRORS – ROBERT BLOCH 🐀💀
🖤 TALES OF MADNESS AND DEATH 🖤
📚 1977 FIRST EDITION • THE MYSTERIOUS PRESS • VINTAGE HARDBACK
👻 FROM THE LEGENDARY AUTHOR OF PSYCHO!
✨ GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION FOR ITS AGE – ORIGINAL DUST JACKET INCLUDED!
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🐀 SOME FEARS NEVER DIE… THEY JUST WAIT IN THE DARKNESS! 🐀
What is more terrifying than death?
Perhaps the thought of losing your mind…
Or discovering that the greatest horrors aren’t supernatural monsters at all, but the darkness hidden within ordinary human beings! 😱
Welcome to The King of Terrors, a wonderfully sinister collection of psychological horror, murderous mysteries and macabre fiction by one of the genre’s most celebrated masters, Robert Bloch.
First published in 1977 by The Mysterious Press, New York, this vintage hardback brings together Bloch’s chilling explorations of madness, mortality, obsession and humanity’s darkest impulses.
And with that wonderfully creepy original dust jacket featuring shadowy rats with glowing red eyes, this is a particularly striking addition to any specialist horror collection! 🐀👀
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🩸 INSIDE THE KING OF TERRORS – MADNESS, MURDER & THE MACABRE! 🩸
Robert Bloch understood something that few horror writers could capture quite so brilliantly…
The greatest terror doesn’t always come from supernatural creatures, haunted houses or things lurking beneath the bed.
Sometimes the real horror comes from the human mind.
⚰️ The fear of death.
🧠 The terrifying possibility of madness.
🔪 Murderous intentions concealed behind ordinary appearances.
👁️ Obsessions that spiral into nightmare.
🌑 The fragile boundary between sanity and insanity.
Throughout this atmospheric collection, Bloch combines psychological suspense, mystery and dark imagination to explore the fears that haunt us all.
His writing moves effortlessly between the unsettling, the mysterious and the downright disturbing.
These are tales designed to get under your skin, challenge your expectations and occasionally make you think twice about the people around you!
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✍️ ROBERT BLOCH – THE MASTER BEHIND PSYCHO! ✍️
Robert Bloch (1917–1994) remains one of the most important figures in twentieth-century horror, mystery and suspense fiction.
🎬 THE CREATOR OF PSYCHO
Bloch achieved international fame with his novel Psycho, which became the inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock’s legendary 1960 film.
But his contribution to horror extends far beyond that extraordinary achievement!
📚 Beginning his professional writing career as a teenager, Bloch became associated with the iconic pulp magazine Weird Tales.
🌌 He was also a correspondent and protégé of the legendary H. P. Lovecraft, whose influence helped shape his early supernatural writing.
🏆 Throughout his remarkable career, Bloch received major literary recognition, including a Hugo Award and the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement.
His fiction is admired for its sharp psychological observations, unexpected twists, black humour and unsettling understanding of human behaviour.
✨ The King of Terrors is an excellent example of the macabre storytelling that made Bloch such an influential and enduring figure.
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📖 A FASCINATING PIECE OF 1970s HORROR PUBLISHING HISTORY 📖
Published in 1977, this first edition comes from The Mysterious Press, a specialist American publisher particularly associated with crime, suspense and mystery literature.
The book brings together stories that originally appeared in publications including:
🕵️ Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine
🔍 Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine
💀 Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine
📚 The Saint Mystery Magazine
🌑 Arkham House’s Dark Mind, Dark Heart
These publication connections make the collection particularly appealing to readers interested in classic American mystery magazines and the history of twentieth-century horror fiction.
Rather than simply presenting one continuous novel, this collection offers a series of unsettling encounters with the darker side of the human imagination.
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🎨 THAT WONDERFULLY CREEPY ORIGINAL DUST JACKET! 🎨
Let’s talk about the artwork, because this edition certainly knows how to make an entrance! 🐀🖤
The original illustrated dust jacket features:
👀 A gathering of sinister black rats with glowing red eyes.
🐀 Shadowy creatures emerging across an eerie wooden floor.
🩸 Dramatic red lettering displaying the author’s name.
🌑 An atmospheric black, grey and white composition.
💀 A distinctive vintage horror design that perfectly captures the sinister atmosphere of the collection.
The striking artwork gives this edition enormous visual appeal, especially for collectors who appreciate original horror dust jackets and vintage genre illustration.
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💎 COLLECTOR’S HIGHLIGHTS 💎
📅 1977 FIRST EDITION
🏛️ Published by The Mysterious Press, New York.
📚 Original hardback binding.
🐀 Original illustrated dust jacket present.
✍️ Written by Robert Bloch, author of Psycho.
💀 Classic psychological horror and macabre fiction.
🕵️ Connections to vintage mystery and pulp publications.
🎨 Atmospheric period cover artwork.
🖤 A distinctive addition to any horror or crime-fiction collection.
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📋 PUBLICATION DETAILS 📋
Title: The King of Terrors
Subtitle: Tales of Madness and Death
Author: Robert Bloch
Publisher: The Mysterious Press
Publication Year: 1977
Edition: First Edition
Format: Hardback with original illustrated dust jacket
Place of Publication: New York, USA
Genre: Horror / Psychological Thriller / Crime / Mystery / Macabre Fiction
Trade Edition ISBN: 0-89296-029-9
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❤️ CONDITION – GOOD FOR ITS AGE ❤️
This is an original 1977 hardback, now approaching fifty years old, and remains in good vintage condition for its age.
📚 HARDBACK: The black hardback boards and spine appear well preserved, with the original lettering intact.
📖 INTERIOR: The pages appear clean and readable, with some natural age-related toning and evidence of previous handling.
🐀 DUST JACKET: The original illustrated dust jacket is present and intact, displaying the fabulous vintage artwork. There are signs of age-related wear, including some light rubbing, minor marks and wear around the edges.
✨ OVERALL: A well-presented vintage horror collectible with its original character and attractive period appearance.
Please remember that this is an older, previously owned book and should not be expected to have the flawless appearance of a newly published edition.
📸 Please examine all photographs carefully, as they show the actual book you will receive and form an important part of the condition description.
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🎁 PERFECT FOR COLLECTORS OF… 🎁
💀 Robert Bloch first editions
🎬 Psycho and Alfred Hitchcock memorabilia
👻 Classic horror literature
📚 Vintage 1970s hardbacks
🌌 H. P. Lovecraft-associated authors
🐀 Original horror dust jacket artwork
🔪 Psychological thrillers and murder mysteries
🖤 Specialist mystery and horror publishers
🏛️ The Mysterious Press publications
Whether you’re a dedicated Robert Bloch enthusiast, a collector of American horror fiction or simply someone who appreciates the wonderfully sinister artwork of vintage books, The King of Terrors is a fascinating piece of literary history.
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📦 CAREFULLY PACKAGED FOR DELIVERY 📦
Your collectible book will be carefully and securely packaged, with particular attention to protecting the original dust jacket, corners and binding during transit.
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🐀💀 THE KING OF TERRORS – ROBERT BLOCH – 1977 💀🐀
🖤 FIRST EDITION HARDBACK
👻 ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATED DUST JACKET
🔪 BY THE LEGENDARY AUTHOR OF PSYCHO
📚 GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION
🌑 A CHILLING ADDITION TO ANY CLASSIC HORROR COLLECTION!
Because sometimes the most terrifying monster isn’t hiding in the shadows…
It’s hiding inside the human mind. 👁️🖤