edwin heathcote @edwinheathcote Mar 6 This is the best photo of anything I've seen in days. Historyland @HistorylandHQ Mar 6 The author of Psycho, Robert Bloch, writes at his desk in the 1950s. The image shows Robert Bloch, author of Psycho, intently typing on a typewriter at his desk, surrounded by bookshelves filled with books.