Alfred Hitchcock influenced the stories in the book greatly. His unique style of creating suspense was a major factor. He knew how to build tension bit by bit, like in his films, and this was carried over into the stories. For example, he might use ordinary settings but make them seem menacing.
Hitchcock's collection of suspense stories is as follows:
1 The Phone Murder
The Butterfly Effect
Edgar Allan Poe's The Snake and The Tell-Tale Heart
The Rite of Spring
5. Roman Holiday
Dante's The Inferno
Avatar
8 The City of Light
9 The Night The Comet Comes
Mystery stories
The Double
12 Roman Holiday
13 The Psycho
The Shining
The Phone Murder
The City of Light
Dante's The Inferno
The Lost Horizon
Edgar Allan Poe's The Snake and The Tell-Tale Heart
Avatar
Mystery Stories
The Lost Horizon
The Butterfly Effect
The Night The Comet Comes
The City of Light
Avatar
The Phone Murder
The Lost Horizon
29 The Shining
The Phone Murder
Some of the well - known Hitchcock short stories include 'The Birds'. It's a classic that was also made into a famous movie. The sense of unease and the sudden attacks in the story are very gripping.
One of the well - known Hitchcock ghost stories is 'The Birds'. While not a traditional ghost story in the sense of spectral apparitions, the unexplained and menacing behavior of the birds creates a sense of otherworldly horror similar to that in ghost stories. Another could be elements in 'Psycho' where the old - fashioned motel has an eerie, haunted - like atmosphere, especially with the character of Norman Bates and his strange relationship with his mother.
I think 'Rear Window' is also a great short story. It's about a man who spies on his neighbors from his rear window and starts to suspect something sinister is going on. Hitchcock was brilliant in exploring the human psyche through such a simple concept.
In 'The Birds', there are the unnamed family members who are the central characters. They are just ordinary people living their lives until the strange behavior of the birds starts to disrupt everything. We see how they react to the increasing threat from the birds, which shows their different personalities - some are more panicked, while others try to be more rational.
HP Lovecraft is a collection of novels and short stories written by HP Lovecraft, which includes various supernatural, supernatural, and mysterious topics, as well as stories of murder, kidnapping, love, betrayal, and conspiracy. These stories are usually full of suspense and tension that makes the readers feel creepy.
Not all of Hitchcock's films were true stories. Some were purely imaginative, while others incorporated elements from real life to varying degrees to add depth and intrigue to the plot.
The 'Alfred Hitchcock Book of Horror Stories' contains many spine - chilling tales. One of the most terrifying might be 'The Waxwork', where the line between the wax figures and real people becomes dangerously blurred, creating a sense of unease and horror.