Psycho House, Robert Bloch
Psycho House, Robert Bloch
6 Rating(s)
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Psycho House

Author: Robert Bloch

Narrator: Richard Powers

Unabridged: 7 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/19/2012


Synopsis

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. To her, the new murders are a golden opportunity; if she can become part of the investigation, perhaps track down the killer herself, then her fame and fortune will be assured. But catching the madman won’t be easy: the town is full of suspects, and Amy’s best informants keep turning up murdered. If she isn’t careful, Amelia Haines may become the next permanent guest at the Bates Motel.

About Robert Bloch

Robert Bloch (1917–1994) was a horror, suspense, and science fiction writer and screenwriter, best known for the novel Psycho. Altogether, he wrote over 220 stories collected in over two dozen collections, two dozen novels, screenplays for a dozen movies, and three Star Trek episodes. His many awards include the Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy awards (including Lifetime Achievement), and five Bram Stoker Awards. His autobiography, Once around the Bloch, was his last major work.

About Richard Powers

Richard Powers has published thirteen novels. He is a MacArthur Fellow and received the National Book Award. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Overstory, and Bewilderment was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Shannon

I'm willing to give this one more than a 3, which may be what it deserves, because the plot was so implausible and I was so convinced at the beginning that it was going to be like a bad horror movie sequel that the pleasant surprise threw me for a loop. This man took what I was completely sure was a......more

Goodreads review by Lana

I loved the first two Psycho novels (particularly the second one) but this was a major disappointment! It has a great opening and one other really scary part but the rest of it is just characters babbling on and on. Suffers from a severe lack of action. Feels like Bloch wrote this one strictly for a......more


Quotes

“Bloch’s superb storytelling skills, combined with his masterful use of tension and suspense, make for excellent reading.” School Library Journal