Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections

Stories, Listed by Author

BLOCH, ROBERT (Albert) (1917-1994); see pseudonym Tarleton Fiske (books) (chron.)

• * Acceptance Speech, (sp) First World Fantasy Awards, ed. Gahan Wilson, Doubleday 1977
• * Afterword, (aw)
  • Mysteries of the Worm, Zebra 1981
• * All in the Family, (ss) The Saint Detective Magazine May 1966
  • Out of the Mouths of Graves, Mysterious Press 1979
• * All on a Golden Afternoon, (nv) F&SF Jun 1956
  • Blood Runs Cold, Simon & Schuster 1961
  • The Best of Robert Bloch, Ballantine 1977
• * Almost Human [as by Tarleton Fiske], (ss) Fantastic Adventures Jun 1943
  • My Best Science Fiction Story, ed. Leo Margulies & Oscar J. Friend, Merlin Press 1949
  • My Best Science Fiction Story, ed. Leo Margulies & Oscar J. Friend, Pocket 1954
  • Invasion of the Robots, ed. Roger Elwood, Paperback Library 1965
  • The History of the Science Fiction Magazine Part 2 1936-1945, ed. Mike Ashley, NEL 1975
  • The Rivals of Frankenstein, ed. Michel Parry, London: Corgi 1977
• * The Animal Fair, (ss) Playboy May 1971
  • The Year’s Best Horror Stories No.2, ed. Richard Davis, London: Sphere Books 1972
  • The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series II, ed. Richard Davis, DAW 1974
  • Cold Chills, Doubleday 1977
• * Author’s Afterword, (aw)
  • Such Stuff As Screams Are Made Of, Ballantine 1979
• * Author’s Afterword: “Will the Real Robert Bloch Please Stand Up?”, (aw)
  • The Best of Robert Bloch, Ballantine 1977
• * Back Word, (aw)
  • Dragons and Nightmares, Belmont 1969
• * The Bald-Headed Mirage, (ss) Amazing Jun 1960
  • Fear Today, Gone Tomorrow, Award 1971
  • The Ancient Mysteries Reader, ed. Peter Haining, Doubleday 1975
  • The Ancient Mysteries Reader Book 2, ed. Peter Haining, Sphere 1978
• * The Bat Is My Brother, (ss) Weird Tales Nov 1944
  • First World Fantasy Awards, ed. Gahan Wilson, Doubleday 1977
• * The Beasts of Barsac, (ss) Weird Tales Jul 1944
  • The Living Demons, Belmont 1967
  • Weird Tales, ed. Peter Haining, Neville Spearman 1976
  • More Weird Tales, ed. Peter Haining, Sphere 1978
• * The Beautiful People [“Skin Deep”], (ss) Bestseller Mystery Magazine Jul 1960
  • Out of the Mouths of Graves, Mysterious Press 1979
• * Beauty’s Beast, (ss) Weird Tales May 1941
  • The Living Demons, Belmont 1967
• * Beelzebub, (ss) Playboy Dec 1963
  • Chamber of Horrors, Award 1966
  • The Playboy Book of Horror and the Supernatural, ed. Anon., Chicago: Playboy 1967
  • The Best of Robert Bloch, Ballantine 1977
• * Beetles, (ss) Weird Tales Dec 1938
  • The Opener of the Way, Arkham House 1945
  • Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper, Belmont 1962
  • The Opener of the Way, Panther 1976
  • First World Fantasy Awards, ed. Gahan Wilson, Doubleday 1977
• * The Big Kick, (ss) Rogue Jul 1959
  • Blood Runs Cold, Simon & Schuster 1961
  • Blood Runs Cold, Corgi 1964
  • Such Stuff As Screams Are Made Of, Ballantine 1979
• * Bill, (sa) Twilight Zone: The Movie, Robert Bloch, Warner 1983; written by John Landis.
• * Black Bargain, (ss) Weird Tales May 1942
  • The Living Demons, Belmont 1967
• * The Black Kiss (with Henry Kuttner) [Michael Leigh], (ss) Weird Tales Jun 1937; originally with Henry Kuttner, who asked that his name be removed from later publication.
  • The Second Avon Fantasy Reader, ed. Donald A. Wollheim & George Ernsberger, Avon 1969
  • The 3rd Mayflower Book of Black Magic Stories, ed. Michael Parry, Mayflower 1975
  • Weird Legacies, ed. Mike Ashley, Star 1977
• * Black Lotus, (ss) Unusual Stories Win 1935
  • The Fantastic Swordsmen, ed. L. Sprague de Camp, Pyramid 1967
  • Realms of Wizardry, ed. Lin Carter, Doubleday 1976
• * Block That Metaphor, (ss) Galaxy Oct 1958
  • Atoms and Evil, Gold Medal 1962
• * Bloom, (sa) Twilight Zone: The Movie, Robert Bloch, Warner 1983; screenplay by Richard Matheson, based on a story by Richard Matheson.
• * The Bogey Man Will Get You, (ss) Weird Tales Mar 1946
  • The Skull of the Marquis de Sade, Pyramid 1965
• * Broomstick Ride, (ss) Super Science Fiction Dec 1957
  • Bogey Men, Pyramid 1963
  • The Best of Robert Bloch, Ballantine 1977
• * By Way of Introduction, (in)
  • The Opener of the Way, Arkham House 1945
  • The Opener of the Way, Panther 1976
• * A Case of the Stubborns, (ss) F&SF Oct 1976
  • The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, 22nd Series, ed. Edward L. Ferman, Doubleday 1977
  • Such Stuff As Screams Are Made Of, Ballantine 1979
• * Catnip, (ss) Weird Tales Mar 1948
  • Pleasant Dreams, Arkham House 1960
  • Nightmares, Belmont 1961
  • The Best of Robert Bloch, Ballantine 1977
• * Catspaw, (sa) Star Trek #8, Bantam 1972
• * Change of Heart, (ss) Arkham Sampler Fll 1948
  • Atoms and Evil, Gold Medal 1962
• * The Cheaters, (nv) Weird Tales Nov 1947
  • Pleasant Dreams, Arkham House 1960
  • More Nightmares, Belmont 1962
  • The Edge of Never, ed. Robert Hoskins, Fawcett Premier 1973
  • Fantasy: The Literature of the Marvelous, ed. Leo P. Kelley, McGraw-Hill 1974
  • Pleasant Dreams, Jove 1979
• * The Cloak, (ss) Unknown May 1939
  • The Opener of the Way, Arkham House 1945
  • From Unknown Worlds, ed. John W. Campbell, Jr., New York: Street & Smith 1948
  • From Unknown Worlds, ed. John W. Campbell, Jr., London: Atlas Publishing 1952
  • Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper, Belmont 1962
  • Hell Hath Fury, ed. George Hay, Neville Spearman 1963
  • The Opener of the Way, Panther 1976
  • Magic for Sale, ed. Avram Davidson, Ace 1983
• * The Closer of the Way, (ss) Whispers, ed. Stuart David Schiff, Garden City, NY: Doubleday 1977
  • Out of the Mouths of Graves, Mysterious Press 1979
• * Comfort Me, My Robot, (ss) Imagination Jan 1955
  • Atoms and Evil, Gold Medal 1962
• * Constant Reader, (ss) Universe Jun 1953
  • Atoms and Evil, Gold Medal 1962
  • The Space Magicians, ed. Alden H. Norton & Sam Moskowitz, Pyramid 1971
  • Science Fact/Fiction, ed. E. J. Farrell, Scott Foresman 1974
• * Crime in Rhyme, (ss) EQMM Oct 1957; also as “Rhyme Never Pays”.
  • Out of the Mouths of Graves, Mysterious Press 1979
• * Crime Machine, (ss) Galaxy Oct 1961
  • The Seventh Galaxy Reader, ed. Frederik Pohl, Doubleday 1964
  • Fear Today, Gone Tomorrow, Award 1971
  • Tomorrow’s TV, ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh, Raintree 1982
• * The Cure, (ss) Playboy Oct 1957
  • Blood Runs Cold, Simon & Schuster 1961
  • Such Stuff As Screams Are Made Of, Ballantine 1979
• * The Dark Demon, (ss) Weird Tales Nov 1936
  • The Opener of the Way, Arkham House 1945
  • More Nightmares, Belmont 1962
  • The Opener of the Way, Panther 1976
  • Mysteries of the Worm, Zebra 1981
• * Daybroke, (ss) Star Science Fiction Magazine Jan 1958
  • Star of Stars, ed. Frederik Pohl, Doubleday 1960
  • Blood Runs Cold, Simon & Schuster 1961
  • Blood Runs Cold, Corgi 1964
  • The Science Fiction Roll of Honor, ed. Frederik Pohl, Random House 1975
  • The Best of Robert Bloch, Ballantine 1977
• * Dead-End Doctor, (ss) Galaxy Feb 1956
  • Atoms and Evil, Gold Medal 1962
• * The Deadliest Art [“The Ungallant Hunter”], (ss) Bestseller Mystery Magazine Nov 1958
  • EQMM Jun 1959
  • Tales in a Jugular Vein, Pyramid 1965
  • The King of Terrors, Mysterious Press 1977
• * Deadly Joker, (ss) The Saint Detective Magazine Aug 1963; also as “Impractical Joker”.
• * The Devil’s Ticket, (ss) Weird Tales Sep 1944
  • The Skull of the Marquis de Sade, Pyramid 1965
• * Dig That Crazy Grave!, (ss) EQMM Jun 1957
  • Blood Runs Cold, Simon & Schuster 1961
• * Double Tragedy, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1959; also as “Double-Cross”.
• * Double Whammy, (ss) Fantastic Feb 1970
  • The Year’s Best Horror Stories, ed. Richard Davis, Sphere 1971
  • Cold Chills, Doubleday 1977
• * Double-Cross [“Double Tragedy”], (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1959
  • Tales in a Jugular Vein, Pyramid 1965
  • Out of the Mouths of Graves, Mysterious Press 1979
• * The Dream Makers, (nv) Beyond Fantasy Fiction Sep 1953
  • Terror in the Modern Vein, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, Garden City, NY: Hanover House 1955
  • Pleasant Dreams, Arkham House 1960
  • More Terror in the Modern Vein, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, Digit 1961
  • Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper, Belmont 1962
  • Pleasant Dreams, Jove 1979
• * The Druidic Doom, (ss) Weird Tales Apr 1936
  • Bloch and Bradbury, ed. Kurt Singer, Tower 1969
  • Whispers from Beyond #1 1972
• * The Eager Dragon, (nv) Weird Tales Jan 1943
  • Dragons and Nightmares, Belmont 1969
• * Edifice Complex, (ss) Escapade Feb 1958
  • Atoms and Evil, Gold Medal 1962
• * Egghead, (ss) Fantastic Universe Jul 1958
  • Atoms and Evil, Gold Medal 1962
• * The Egghead Plays It Straight, (ss) Argosy Sep 1957; also as “The Professor Plays It Square”.
• * Ego Trip, (ss) Penthouse Mar 1972
  • Cold Chills, Doubleday 1977
• * Enoch, (ss) Weird Tales Sep 1946
  • The Night Side, ed. August Derleth, Rinehart 1947
  • Pleasant Dreams, Arkham House 1960
  • Alone By Night, ed. Michael & Don Congdon, Ballantine 1962
  • Horror-7, Belmont 1963
  • The Night Side, ed. August Derleth, London: Four Square Books 1966
  • The Devil’s Children, ed. Michel Parry, Futura 1974
  • Fiends and Creatures, ed. Marvin Kaye, Popular Library 1975
  • The Best of Robert Bloch, Ballantine 1977
• * The Eyes of the Mummy [Sebek (unnamed narrator)], (ss) Weird Tales Apr 1938
  • The Opener of the Way, Arkham House 1945
  • Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper, Belmont 1962
  • The Mummy Walks Among Us, ed. Vic Ghidalia, Xerox 1971
  • The House of the Hatchet, Panther 1976
  • Mummy!, ed. Bill Pronzini, Arbor House 1980
  • The Arbor House Necropolis, ed. Bill Pronzini 1981
• * The Eyrie, (lt) Weird Tales Jul 1945
  • Weird Tales, ed. Peter Haining, Neville Spearman 1976
  • More Weird Tales, ed. Peter Haining, Sphere 1978
• * F.O.B. Venus, (ss) Fantastic Nov 1958
  • Fear Today, Gone Tomorrow, Award 1971
• * The Faceless God, (ss) Weird Tales May 1936
  • The Opener of the Way, Arkham House 1945
  • Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper, Belmont 1962
  • The Opener of the Way, Panther 1976
  • Mysteries of the Worm, Zebra 1981
• * Fane of the Black Pharaoh, (ss) Weird Tales Dec 1937
  • Mysteries of the Worm, Zebra 1981
• * Fat Chance, (ss) Keyhole Mystery Magazine Aug 1960
  • Chamber of Horrors, Award 1966
  • The King of Terrors, Mysterious Press 1977
• * The Fear Planet, (ss) Super Science Stories Feb 1943
  • Far Boundaries, ed. August Derleth, Pellegrini Cudahy 1951
  • Alien Worlds, ed. Roger Elwood, Paperback Library 1964
• * The Feast in the Abbey, (ss) Weird Tales Jan 1935
  • The Opener of the Way, Arkham House 1945
  • More Nightmares, Belmont 1962
  • The Unspeakable People, ed. Peter Haining, London: Leslie Frewin 1969
  • The House of the Hatchet, Panther 1976
  • Weird Tales #2, ed. Lin Carter, DAW 1981
• * The Fiddler’s Fee, (ss) Weird Tales Jul 1940
  • The Opener of the Way, Arkham House 1945
  • More Nightmares, Belmont 1962
  • The Opener of the Way, Panther 1976
• * Fifty Words by Robert Bloch, (in)
  • Fifty Extremely SF* Stories, ed. Michael Bastraw, Niekas 1982
• * Final Performance, (ss) Shock Sep 1960
  • Blood Runs Cold, Simon & Schuster 1961
  • Blood Runs Cold, Corgi 1964
  • Such Stuff As Screams Are Made Of, Ballantine 1979
• * Floral Tribute, (ss) Weird Tales Jul 1949
  • Legends for the Dark, ed. Peter Haining, Four Square 1968
  • The Devil’s Generation, ed. Vic Ghidalia, Lancer 1973
• * Forever and Amen, (ss) And Walk Now Gently Through the Fire, ed. Roger Elwood, Chilton 1972
  • Best Science Fiction for 1973, ed. Forrest J Ackerman, Ace 1973
  • The Gifts of Asti and Other Stories of Science Fiction, ed. Roger Elwood, Follett 1975
  • Cold Chills, Doubleday 1977
• * Founding Fathers, (ss) Fantastic Universe Jul 1956
  • Tales in a Jugular Vein, Pyramid 1965
• * Frozen Fear, (ss) Weird Tales May 1946
  • Chamber of Horrors, Award 1966
• * The Funnel of God, (nv) Fantastic Jan 1960
  • Fear Today, Gone Tomorrow, Award 1971
  • Strange Glory, ed. Gerry Goldberg, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart 1975
  • The Best of Robert Bloch, Ballantine 1977
• * The Funny Farm, (ss) Dark Things, ed. August Derleth, Arkham 1971
  • Night Chills, ed. Kirby McCauley, Avon 1975
• * The Ghost-Writer, (ss) Weird Tales May 1940
  • Bogey Men, Pyramid 1963
• * Girl from Mars, (ss) Fantastic Adventures Mar 1950
  • The Living Demons, Belmont 1967
  • Tales of Terror from Outer Space, ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Fontana 1975
  • Such Stuff As Screams Are Made Of, Ballantine 1979
• * The Gloating Place, (ss) Rogue Jun 1959
  • Blood Runs Cold, Simon & Schuster 1961
  • Blood Runs Cold, Corgi 1964
• * The Goddess of Wisdom, (ss) Fantastic Universe May 1954
  • Fear Today, Gone Tomorrow, Award 1971
• * The Gods Are Not Mocked, (ss) EQMM Aug 1968
  • Fear Today, Gone Tomorrow, Award 1971
  • Cold Chills, Doubleday 1977
• * A Good Imagination, (ss) Suspect Detective Stories Jan 1956
  • Terror in the Night and Other Stories, Robert Bloch, Ace 1958
  • Terror!, ed. Larry T. Shaw, Lancer 1966
  • The King of Terrors, Mysterious Press 1977
• * A Good Knight’s Work, (nv) Unknown Oct 1941
  • Dragons and Nightmares, Belmont 1969
• * The Grinning Ghoul, (ss) Weird Tales Jun 1936
  • Weird Tales of the Supernatural, ed. Kurt Singer, W.H. London: Allen 1966
  • Bloch and Bradbury, ed. Kurt Singer, Tower 1969
  • Whispers from Beyond #1 1972
  • Mysteries of the Worm, Zebra 1981
• * The Head, (ss) The Ides of Tomorrow, ed. Terry Carr, Little & Brown 1976
  • Such Stuff As Screams Are Made Of, Ballantine 1979
• * The Head Hunter [“Head Man”], (ss) 15 Mystery Stories Jun 1950
  • Chamber of Horrors, Award 1966
  • The Nightmare Reader, ed. Peter Haining, London: Gollancz 1973
  • The Nightmare Reader: Volume Two, ed. Peter Haining, London: Pan 1976
  • Such Stuff As Screams Are Made Of, Ballantine 1979
• * Head Man, (ss) 15 Mystery Stories Jun 1950; also as “The Head Hunter”.
  • Hauntings and Horrors, ed. Alden H. Norton, Berkley 1969
  • Mysterious, Menacing & Macabre, ed. Helen Hoke, Elsvier 1981
• * Helen, (sa) Twilight Zone: The Movie, Robert Bloch, Warner 1983; screenplay by Richard Matheson, based on the story “It’s a Good Life” by Jerome Bixby.
• * Hell Is My Legacy, (ss) New Detective Magazine Jul 1948; also as “The Tunnel of Love”.
• * His and Hearse [“I Never Had a Christmas Tree”], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1972
  • Out of the Mouths of Graves, Mysterious Press 1979
• * Hobo, (ss) Ed McBain’s Mystery Book #2 1960
  • Out of the Mouths of Graves, Mysterious Press 1979
  • The Gruesome Book, ed. Ramsey Campbell, Piccolo 1983
• * A Home Away from Home, (ss) AHMM Jun 1961
  • Tales in a Jugular Vein, Pyramid 1965
  • The King of Terrors, Mysterious Press 1977
• * The Hound of Pedro, (ss) Weird Tales Nov 1938
  • The Hounds of Hell, ed. Michel Parry, London: Gollancz 1974
• * House of the Hatchet, (ss) Weird Tales Jan 1941
  • The Opener of the Way, Arkham House 1945
  • Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper, Belmont 1962
  • The House of the Hatchet, Panther 1976
• * How I Get My Inspiration, (ar) The Phantagraph Nov 1935
  • Operation: Phantasy, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, Rego Park: Phantagraph Press 1967
• * How Like a God, (ss) Galaxy Apr 1969
  • Cold Chills, Doubleday 1977
  • The Best of Robert Bloch, Ballantine 1977
• * Hungarian Rhapsody [as by Wilson Kane], (ss) Fantastic Jun 1958
  • Pleasant Dreams, Arkham House 1960
  • Nightmares, Belmont 1961
  • Pleasant Dreams, Jove 1979
• * The Hungry Eye, (nv) Fantastic May 1959
  • Time Untamed, ed. Anon., Belmont 1967
  • Fear Today, Gone Tomorrow, Award 1971
• * The Hungry House, (ss) Imagination Apr 1951
  • Pleasant Dreams, Arkham House 1960
  • Nightmares, Belmont 1961
  • The Best of Robert Bloch, Ballantine 1977
  • Pleasant Dreams, Jove 1979
• * I Do Not Love Thee, Doctor Fell, (ss) F&SF Mar 1955
  • The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1956, ed. T. E. Dikty, Fell 1956
  • 6 from Worlds Beyond, ed. T. E. Dikty, Crest 1958
  • Blood Runs Cold, Simon & Schuster 1961
  • Blood Runs Cold, Corgi 1964
  • Such Stuff As Screams Are Made Of, Ballantine 1979
• * I Kiss Your Shadow, (ss) F&SF Apr 1956
  • Pleasant Dreams, Arkham House 1960
  • Nightmares, Belmont 1961
  • Pleasant Dreams, Jove 1979
• * I Like Blondes, (ss) Playboy Jan 1956
  • Blood Runs Cold, Simon & Schuster 1961
  • Blood Runs Cold, Corgi 1964
  • The Fiend, ed. Editors of Playboy, Playboy 1971
  • The Best of Robert Bloch, Ballantine 1977
• * I Never Had a Christmas Tree, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1972; also as “His and Hearse”.
• * Impractical Joker [“Deadly Joker”], (ss) The Saint Detective Magazine Aug 1963
  • Chamber of Horrors, Award 1966