a list of bloch's vampire stories

[daniel1976]

is there a specific collection of them, or has anyone compiled a list of bloch's vampire stories?

[dem bones]

Not that I know of. Doubt it's anything like comprehensive, but thought I'd give the listing a go.

The Cloak (Unknown, May 1939/ The Opener of the Way, 1945)

The Bat Is My Brother (Weird Tales, November 1944/ Michel Parry [ed.] Rivals Of Dracula, 1977)

Tooth or Consequences (Amazing Stories, May 1950: Skeleton in the Closet and Other Stories, 2008)

Hungarian Rhapsody (Fantastic, June 1958: Pleasant Dreams—Nightmares, 1960[/i])

The Lighthouse 'With' Edgar Allan Poe (Fantastic, January-February 1953: Pleasant Dreams—Nightmares, 1960)

The Yugoslaves (Night Cry, Spring 1986: Fear and Trembling, 1989)

The Scent Of Vinegar (Dark Destiny, 1994/ Best New Horror 6, 1995)

The Undead (Midnight Pleasures, 1987)

*** Some of the following are perhaps contentious. ***

Fear Planet (Super Science Stories, Feb. 1943). Unread. A blood-drinking plant, apparently.

Death Is A Vampire (Thrilling Mystery, Sept. 1944: Robert E. Weinberg, Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg [eds.] Tough Guys & Dangerous Dames, 1993). Unread.

The Bogeyman Will Get You (Weird Tales, March 1946: The Skull of the Marquis de Sade, 1965). Twist ending. The Skull Of The Marquis De Sade has also been included in vampire bibliographies.

The Girl From Mars (Fantastic Adventures, March 1950: The Living Demons, 1967).

The Hungry House. (Imagination, April 1951: Pleasant Dreams—Nightmares, 1960). Guess what it does?

Dig That Crazy Grave! (Blood Runs Cold, 1961)

Underground [aka The Living Dead] (Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, April 1967: The Living Demons, 1967). A faked 'vampire' haunting takes a nasty turn.

*** Both the Margaret L Carter and Brian J. Frost vampire bibliographies include the following homages to HPL ***

The Shambler From The Stars (Weird Tales, September 1935: The Opener of the Way, 1945)

The Mannikin (Weird Tales, April 1937: The Opener of the Way, 1945)

[daniel1976]

much obliged! 
unless i'm wrong, the penguin book of vampire stories contains the fake vampire story, and the mammoth book of vampire stories contains "hungarian raphsody". i am aware, however, that the entire extent of bloch's short stories is yet to be catalogued, and of course to be printed in a definitive edition.
again my thanks.

[dem bones]

Jul 19, 2016 10:23:19 GMT daniel1976 said:

much obliged! 
unless i'm wrong, the penguin book of vampire stories contains the fake vampire story, and the mammoth book of vampire stories contains "hungarian raphsody". i am aware, however, that the entire extent of bloch's short stories is yet to be catalogued, and of course to be printed in a definitive edition.
again my thanks.

I'm sure others on here can and will improve on the above, though it would be nigh on impossible to compile a "definitive" listing to everyone's satisfaction. For example, Bloch's Black Barter (Weird Tales, Sept. 1943) and Nursemaid To Nightmares (Weird Tales, Nov. 1942) include blink-and-you'll-miss-them vampire cameo's (the stories concern a man who collects rare creatures), which earns them a place in Margaret L. Carter's The Vampire In Literature, along with such dubious entries as The Man Who Collected Poe and The Sleeping Redheads. I guess "vampires" are in the eye of the beholder.

[daniel1976]

true. 

[dem bones]

Available for pre-order.

Stephen Haffner (ed.) - The Vampire Stories of Robert Bloch: Illustrated by Gahan Wilson (Haffner Press, "coming in 2018")

Gahan Wilson (Provisional cover artwork: see below)

The Feast in the Abbey
The Beasts of Barsac
The Shambler from the Stars
The Opener of the Way
The Mannikin
A Question of Identity
The Cloak
Unheavenly Twin
Nursemaid to Nightmares
Fear Planet
Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper
Black Barter
Death Is a Vampire
The Bat Is My Brother
The Skull of the Marquis de Sade
The Bogey Man Will Get You
Tooth or Consequences
The Hungry House
The Man Who Collected Poe
The Light-House
I Kiss Your Shadow
Dig That Crazy Grave
The Sleeping Redheads aka Sleeping Beauty
Hungarian Rhapsody
The Living Dead
A Case of the Stubborns
The Undead
The Yougoslaves
The Bedposts of Life
The Scent of Vinegar

From the press release

While we have secured permission from the rights-handlers for Gahan Wilson‘s artwork for the cover image, we have been unable to locate the original “Parkbench Vampire” painting.
The image originally appeared on the cover of the humor digest, FOR LAUGHING OUT LOUD #33 (Dell Magazines, October, 1964) promising a “Hilarious Monster Issue!”.
As shown above and to the right, someone—somewhere—had access to the original artwork and placed a low-res image on the internet.
We have sent queries to several Gahan Wilson-collectors as well as many collectors of SF-art-in-general asking for the whereabouts of the original artwork, but nothing has surfaced yet.
So, if you, or someone you know, has a lead on where the original artwork resides, or can assist in supplying a high-resolution scan of the painting, please contact us ASAP at infoAThaffnerpress.com.

[dem bones]

Robert Bloch - The Bedposts Of Life: (Weird Tales, Summer 1991). Some horrors never end.

Bob Walters

"He hated what he was doing, but he couldn't help it. None of them could help it, because their need was too great. The great need for great sex."

A kerb crawl through the red light district, eyeing every hooker until he decides it makes no difference which of them he picks up because they all got what he needs. He settles for the one who reminds him of Marlene Dietrich in The Blue Angel, and follows her to a sleazy motel ...

As slaughtered by Peter Enfantino in Scream Factory #10 ("The Worst Horror in the World" issue, Autumn, 1992). Didn't think it was so bad, but can only agree that the kiss off is pretty limp.