Attempted checklist of 'Alfred Hitchcock' anthologies, 1945-80 Alfred Hitchcock - Stories he said they wouldn't let him do on TV - .... although they usually did. Despite the fact he probably never edited a book in his life, Hitch remains one of the all-time most prolific anthologists!
"The only grass that Alfred Hitchcock gets high on is the kind that grows in the cemetery, and the only acid that blows his mind is the sort that can be thrown in someone's face. Diabolical death is Alfie's special kick, and he wants you to enjoy it, too. For that purpose he's harvested a brand new crop of terror tales, and served them up to you with a grisly relish. Here is the master's personal choice of 15 spine-chilling spellbinders ....."Groovy blurb for
Alfred Hitchcock's Rolling Gravestones (Dell, 1971)
I've given it a ceiling of 1980 as that's the year Mr. Hitchcock passed away. As it's not beyond the realms of possibility that he never edited one of the anthologies attributed to him while he was alive, it's unlikely he had much of a hand in those published after his death, either. Anyway, i suspect this lot is just the tip of the iceberg, which is frightening. The more 'Give me Horror or give me death!' inclined among us needn't bother with too many of these, though those ghost-edited by Robert Arthur are usually worth taking a chance on. Information gathered from several sources with
Alfred's Place proving particularly helpful.
Suspense Stories: Collected by Alfred Hitchcock (Dell, 1945)
Bar The Doors (Dell, 1946)
Fireside Book of Suspense (Simon and Schuster, 1947)
Fear and Trembling: Shivery Stories (Dell, 1948)
A Baker's Dozen of Suspense Stories (Dell, 1949)
Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do On TV (Reinhardt, 1957)
Ghost edited by Robert Arthur The contents were also spread over two paperbacks as:
12 Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do On TV (Dell, 1957)
13 More Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do On TV (Dell, 1957)
My Favorites in Suspense (Max Reinhardt, 1959)
Ghost edited by Patricia O'Connell ?A Bouquet of Clean Crimes and Neat Murders (Avon, 1960)
Haunted Houseful (Random House, 1961)
Ghost edited by Robert ArthurGhostly Gallery (Random House, 1961)
Ghost edited by Robert ArthurStories for Late At Night (Random House, 1961)
Ghost edited by Robert ArthurA Hangman's Dozen (Dell, 1962)
Stories My Mother Never Told Me (Random House, 1963)
Ghost edited by Robert ArthurSixteen Skeletons from My Closet (Dell, 1963)
Once Upon A Dreadful Time (Dell, 1964)
Stories Not For The Nervous (Random House, 1965)
Ghost edited by Robert ArthurMonster Museum (Random House, 1965)
Ghost edited by Robert ArthurAnti-Social Register (Dell, 1965)
Behind the Locked Door (FourSquare, 1966)
Ghost edited by Peter HainingMeet Death At Night (FourSquare, 1966)
Ghost edited by Peter HainingGuarenteed Rest In Peace (FourSquare, 1966)
Ghost edited by Peter HainingThis Days Evil & Other Tales Of Suspense (FourSquare, Jan. 1967)
Ghost edited by Peter HainingAnyone For Murder? (FourSquare, 1967)
Ghost edited by Peter HainingThe Late Unlamented (FourSquare, 1967)
Ghost edited by Peter HainingSpellbinders in Suspense (Random House, 1967)
Ghost edited by Robert ArthurStories That Scared Even Me (Random House, 1967)
Ghost edited by Robert ArthurHard Day At The Scaffold (Dell, 1967)
Games Killers Play (Dell, 1967)
The Graveyard Man (FourSquare, Oct 1968)
Ghost edited by Peter HainingCoffin Corner (Dell, 1968)
Skull Session (Dell, 1968)
Happiness Is A Warm Corpse (Dell, 1969)
Get Me To The Wake On Time (Dell, 1970)
Rolling Gravestones (Dell, 1971)
Down By The Old Bloodstream (Dell, 1971)
Stories To Stay Awake By (Random House, 1971)
Ghost edited by Robert Arthur ?This One Will Kill You (Dell, 1971)
I Am Curious (Bloody) (Dell, 1971)
Terror Time (Dell, 1972)
Ghost edited by Robert Arthur ?The Best Of Fiends (Dell, 1972)
Happy Deathday! (Dell, 1972)
A Hearse Of A Different Color (Dell, 1972)
Death Can Be Beautiful (Dell, 1972)
Stories To Be Read With The Lights On (Random House, 1973)
Death-Mate (Dell, 1973)
Let It All Bleed Out (Dell, 1973)
Behind the Death Ball (Dell, 1974)
Stories To Be Read With The Door Locked (Random House, 1975)
Ghost edited by Robert Arthur I Want My Mummy (Dell, 1975)
Murderers’ Row (Dell, 1975)
Speak Of The Devil (Dell, 1975)
Tales To Take Your Breath Away (Dial Press, 1976)
Ed. Eleanor SullivanTales To Keep You Spellbound (Dial Press, 1976)
Ed. Eleanor SullivanWitch's Brew (Random House, 1977)
Ghost edited by Robert Arthur or 'Henry Veit' ?Stories That Go Bump In The Night (Random House, 1975)
Ghost edited by Robert Arthur Having A Wonderful Crime (Dell, 1977)
Tales To Scare You Stiff (Dial Press, 1978)
Ed. Eleanor SullivanTales To Send Chills Down Your Spine (Dial Press, 1979)
Ed. Eleanor SullivanTales To Be Read With Caution (Dial Press, 1979)
Ed. Eleanor SullivanTales To Make Your Teeth Chatter (Dial Press, 1980)
Ed. Eleanor SullivanTales To Fill You With Fear and Trembling (Dial Press, 1980)
Ed. Eleanor Sullivan More Hitchcock Vault threads:
Was Peter Haining #Alfred Hitchcock?'Witches BrewSpellbinders In SuspenseStories That Scared Even Me'Suspense' MagazinePhew! How boring was that?!!!
