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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Robert Bloch Letter (1978)


ROBERT BLOCH LETTER TO ANDY PORTER OF "SCIENCE FICTION CHRONICLE"
January, 1978
Autograph letter signed from Robert Bloch with some interesting commentary..."(Marion Zimmer Bradley) the more I read her recent articles on the state of the genre the more impressed I become with her insight-and as for personal reminiscences like thie one, they're a sheer delight........" and on Hugo Gernsback..."I must say I agree that he doesn't deserve to have an award named after him, but then, who does?" // Robert Bloch was one of the legends in the genre his "Psycho", "Yours Truly Jack the Ripper", and "The Hell-Bound Train" are classics. A wonderful addition to your collection. // Nice example of Robert Bloch signature.

1 comment:

lartronics said...

I do not understand why Hugo Gernsback keeps getting beaten up. He did, after all, make science fiction into a respected form of literature. He did publish the first magazines featuring storys in that Genre. He was a major force in the business of sci-fi. I know, because I was hired by him for his publication Radio-Electronics in the 50's.

I’ve recently published a new 900-page biography about the life and times of Hugo Gernsback. It is available on Amazon. Just follow this link:

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The manuscript was found while I was in the process of closing down Gernsback Publications Inc. in 2003. It was apparently written some time in the 1950’s. It covers all the areas that Hugo found interesting: wireless communications, science fiction, publishing, patents, foretelling the future, and much more.

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