L'anesse qui se pavanait

Histoires diablement habiles

A Brief Message From Our SponsorThe title of this volume is Stories Not for the Nervous. There are those who will argue that this title could apply to any of the various tomes of terror, sagas of suspense, or groupings of grue which I have, from time to time, gathered together for the delectation of my readers. And indeed the point is well taken.For I am not a man to cater to the nervous. If you are in the habit of chewing your fingernails, jumping from your chair when a door slams, or swooning when someone playfully shouts "Boo!" in your ear, I have only two words of advice--pass on.If, however, you have nerves which are under good control, nerves which are pleasantly tickled by a touch of terror or agreeably stimulated by a soupçon of suspense, then I invite you to join me.Take a seat, any seat, and start wherever you wish. Break for an intermission whenever you choose and return when you are ready. Informality rules in your enjoyment of this smörgåsbord of stories. There is, I think, something for every taste.Except, that is, or the nervous.And now my sixty seconds are up.-Alfred HitchcockIn this collection:"To the Future" by Ray Bradbury"River of Riches" by Gerald Kersh"Levitation" by Joseph Payne Brennan"Miss Winters and the Wind" by Christine Noble Govan"View from the Terrace" by Mike Marmer

Histoires à déconseiller aux grands nerveux

On ne peut plus angoissantes, oui, car au fil de cette vingtaine d'histoires choisies avec soin par le Maître, la mort change sans cesse de visage. Pathétique avec La petite fille qui voulait mourir, elle se fait terriblement féminine dans Le thé de l'inimitié, acharnée à la recherche du Meilleur endroit pour mourir, impitoyable pour Tous les coupables, horrifiante dans Pire qu'un cauchemar, perverse dans Je t'aime un peu, trompeuse dans L'auto stoppeur, paraît sans détour dans Profession : tueur, se fait annoncer dans Science ou fiction, et devient expiatoire à La fin de la bataille, mais elle desserre aussi les dents du Piège et s'efface Dans le noir !

Histoires Angoissantes

Par Conscience professionnelle, Le vendeur de pulque crie: « Attention, homme dangereux! » et Un shérif pas comme les autres déclenche une Chasse au sorcier, en Pseudo-nègre, entrainant des Déménagements sans ménagements. Mais connaissant La couleur du crime et L'indice chiffré, Janie intervient avec assurance. Du coup, Culbutes et Tel est pris... Ah! Pleurez pour les coupables !

Histoires a sang pour sang

Contains the following:Preface by Alfred HitchcockBeing a Murderer Myself by Arthur WilliamsLukundoo by Edward Lucas WhiteA Woman Seldom Found by William SansomThe Perfectionist by Margaret St ClairThe Price of the Head by John RussellLove Comes to Miss Lucy Q. PatrickSredni Vashtar by Saki (H.H. Munro)Love Lies Bleeding by Philip MacDonaldThe Dancing Partner by Jerome K. JeromeCasting the Runes by M.R. JamesThe Voice in the Night by William Hope HodgsonHow Love Came to Professor Guildea by Robert S. HichensThe Moment of Decision by Stanley EllinA Jungle Graduate by James Francis DwyerRecipe for Murder by C.P. Donnel, JrNunc Dimittis by Roald DahlThe Most Dangerous Game by Richard ConnellThe Lady on the Grey by John CollierThe Waxwork by A.M. BurrageThe Dumb Wife by Thomas BurkeCouching at the Door by D.K. BrosterThe October Game by Ray BradburyWater's Edge by Robert BlockThe Jokester by Robert ArthurThe Abyss by Leonid Andreyev

Histoires Abominables

Histoires qui virent au noir

Le vendredi 26 avril 1974, Andy Warhol retrouve Alfred Hitchcock au Park Lane Hotel, à New York. S'ensuit un échange éclairé, que l'on peut résumer ainsi : c'est l'histoire de deux artistes qui cherchent à parler.

Warhol / Hitchcock

A collection of suspense stories.Contents:Introduction: Speaking of Terror by Alfred HitchcockPollock and the Porroh Man by H. G. WellsThe Storm by McKnight MalmarMoonlight Sonata by Alexander WoollcottThe Half-Pint Flask by DuBose HeywardThe Kill by Peter FlemingThe Upper Berth by F. Marion CrawfordMidnight Express by Alfred NoyesThe Damned Thing by Ambrose BierceThe Metronome by August DerlethThe Pipe-Smoker by Martin ArmstrongThe Corpse at the Table by Samuel Hopkins AdamsThe Woman at Seven Brothers by Wilbur Daniel SteeleThe Book by Margaret Irwin

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