Alfred Hitchcock's Haunted Houseful presents scary stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Twain, and other writers to spook young readers.
Written by Alfred Hitchcock. Illustrated by Fred Banbury. 1961, first edition. Random House, Inc.
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to my gaunted hourseful. Vistors are always welcome.
"I suppose you are wondering why, when the fashion is to put an "Adults Only" sign on books and movies, I am editing a book for younger people. The answer is quite simple. I have previously edited two books of mystery and suspense stories for the older set and the poor dears were frightened silly. In fact, one senior citizen reportedly went completely ape. ...I don't intend to waste a volume of perfectly exquisit ghost stories on people such as that. They just don't have the stomach for it. (Obviously I do.) Of course there may be a few adult delinquents who hold up under experiences with the supernatural, but, let's face it: most of your elders are just plain chicken."
CONTENTS
Let's Haunt a House - Manly Wade Wellman
The Wastwych Secret - Constance Savery
Jimmy Takes Vanishing Lessons - Walter R. Brooks
The Mystery of Rabbit Run - Jack Bechdolt
The Forgotten Island - Elizabeth Coatsworth
The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall - John Kendrick Bangs
The Red-Headed League - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Treasure In The Cave - Mark Twaain
The Mystery in Four-and-a-Half Street - Donald and Louise Peattie
The Charmed Bookshop also carries Alfred Hitchcock's Sinister Spies, Solve-Them-Yourself Mysteries, and Monster Museum.
Learn more about "The Master of Suspense".
https://www.biography.com/people/alfred-hitchcock-9340006
Artist Fred Banbery (1913 - 1999) captures the spookiness of the hauntings, and the graphic sense of the 1960s, in delightful contrast to the artwork he's best known for - the six Paddington Bear books he illustrated for Michael Bond.
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Apr 25, 2018
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