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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Book 8
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UNCENSORED SHOCK! Some books are meant for childish eyes. Others are tailored for readers with delicate sensibilities and fragile nerves. Still others can be safely scanned before going to sleep at night. This book, however, is not one of them. For when Alfred Hitchcock is the man in charge,... read more
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HITCHCOCK TUNES YOU IN TO TERROR ... with Saki's eerie tale of the evil that lurks in the hearts of children ... with William Sansom's irresistible invitation to an infernal embrace and the kiss of death ... with M. R. James' horror-ridden exploration of the darkest depths of the supernatural... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
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“And who is Mr. Karswell?”
First Sentence edit
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, this is Alfred Hitchcock speaking.
Table of Contents edit
Preface, by Alfred Hitchcock
Being a Murderer Myself, by Arthur Williams
Lukundoo, by Edward Lucas White
A Woman Seldom Found, by William Sansom
The Perfectionist, by Margaret St. Clair
The Price of the Head, by John Russell
Love Comes to Miss Lucy, by Q. Patrick
Sredni Vashtar, by Saki
Love Lies Bleeding, by Philip MacDonald
The Dancing Partner, by Jerome K. Jerome
Casting the Runes, by M. R. James
The Voice in the Night, by William Hope Hodgson
How Love Came to Miss Guildea, by Robert S. Hichens
Series & Lists edit
This is book 8 of 18 in Alfred Hitchcock Presents. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Alfred Hitchcock (Editor) - Also wrote Preface.
Other Contributors:
- Arthur Williams (Contributor) - Being a Murderer Myself (short story)
- Edward Lucas White (Contributor) - Lukundoo (short story)
- William Sansom (Contributor) - A Woman Seldom Found (short story)
- Margaret St. Clair (Contributor) - The Perfectionist (short story)
- John Russell (Contributor) - The Price of the Head (short story)
- Q. Patrick (Contributor) - Love Comes to Miss Lucy (short story)
- Saki (Contributor) - Sredni Vashtar (short story)
- Philip MacDonald (Contributor) - Love Lies Bleeding (short story)
- Jerome K. Jerome (Contributor) - The Dancing Partner (short story)
- M. R. James (Contributor) - Casting the Runes (short story)
- William Hope Hodgson (Contributor) - The Voice in the Night (short story)
- Robert Smythe Hichens (Contributor) - How Love Came to Professor Guildea (short story)
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