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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: 12 Stories for Late at Night

by Alfred Hitchcock (Editor), Robert Arthur (Editor)

Other authors: Robert Arthur (Contributor), Ray Bradbury (Contributor), John B. L. Goodwin (Contributor), M. R. James (Contributor), Will F. Jenkins (Contributor)6 more, Frank Belknap Long (Contributor), Philip MacDonald (Contributor), C. L. Moore (Contributor), Gouverneur Morris (Contributor), Robert Trout (Contributor), Evelyn Waugh (Contributor)

Series: Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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A real mix of stories, some that lean more towards horror, a few that are more suspense. Stand-outs include "Side Bet' by Will F. Jenkins about a shipwreck survivor who finds that a very large and hungry rat is his only company. The most chilling story is "The Cocoon" by John B.L. Goodwin, about a little serial killer in the making who finds that he messed with the wrong moth. ( )
  mstrust | Sep 19, 2017 |
This book was OK. It's dated. What was suspenseful in the 60s is not so much today. It was a good read if you as the reader can take yourself back into a time machine and pretend that you are a late 60s person or early 70s person.

Kind of makes me wonder what Alfred Hitchcock would be producing if he were in today's time.

This book is a series of short stories created to give you the heebee-jeebees. Sort of a horror inflicted twilight zone. A good read but certainly not on the level of a Stephen King where you don't want to turn off the lights at night.

I would recommend it if you had nothing else to read that was of more interest. ( )
  DVerdecia | Jan 4, 2017 |
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Hitchcock, AlfredEditorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Arthur, RobertEditormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Arthur, RobertContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bradbury, RayContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Goodwin, John B. L.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
James, M. R.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Jenkins, Will F.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Long, Frank BelknapContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
MacDonald, PhilipContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Moore, C. L.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Morris, GouverneurContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Trout, RobertContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Contents:

Death is a Dream - Robert Arthur
The Whole Town's Sleeping - Ray Bradbury
Evening Primrose - John Collier
The Cocoon - John B.L. Goodwin
Vintage season - C.L. Moore (as Lawrence O'Donnell)
The Ash-Tree - M.R. James
Side Bet - Will F. Jenkins
Second Night Out (a.k.a. The Black, Dead Thing) - Frank Belnap Long
Our Feathered Friends - Philip MacDonald
Back There in the Grass - Gouverneur Morris
D-Day - Robert Trout
The Man Who Liked Dickens - Evelyn Waugh
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