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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. What a shame that this book is out of print! A thoroughly enjoyable collection of horror, science fiction, and thriller stories, many of them adapted for television on the great thriller shows of the 60's like Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Twilight Zone. An outstanding mix of stories of different tones and genres, all excellent. The final story, really more of a novella, is a bit long for this collection, especially when one considers how many more various stories could have replaced it, but still an exceptional collection. If you're a fan of short stories writers like Roald Dahl and Shirley Jackson, you will love this collection, most of all because the stories that appear here are not reprinted to death, and you've likely never read them, even if, like me, you're a fan of the genre who despairs that you've read all the good stuff. Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories for Late at Night is one of a number of 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' short story anthologies that came out in the sixties. Like the show they were named after, these books would have stories by then current luminaries in the mystery and weird fiction field. In this book, the focus is more on creating an eerie mood or suspenseful situation than setting up mysteries for the reader to puzzle out. There are suspense stories along with supernatural horror and some that don't fit any other category than Weird Tales. While there were a few duds (unfortunately the very first story is one of them), I get the feeling that some of my favorites would be others' flops and vice-versa. I guess what I'm trying to say is that none of the stories (even ones I didn't care for) felt like filler. Also, at an average of twelve to fifteen pages, they were just long enough to read right before bedtime (though there are two forty-ish page novellas and a one hundred and fifty page novel included in the mix). The book contains no obvious gore. Like the show and Alfred Hitchcock's movies, what violence there is occurs 'off screen' for the most part, so if you do read a story before going to sleep, at least you won't have nightmares. There were a number of 'big names' represented (Ray Bradbury, John Collier, C.L. Moore), but I found a number of my favorite stories were from authors I was unfamiliar with (Jerome Bixby's "It's a Good Life", Will F. Jenkins' "Side Bet" and Philip MacDonald's "Our Feathered Friends"). The stories from famous authors weren't sub-par though. Ray Bradbury's "The Whole Town is Sleeping" is probably the creepiest story in the book and Henry Slesar's "A Cry From the Penthouse" is an excellent little thriller that reminded me of Stephen King's "The Ledge" (though "A Cry From the Penthouse" is the older story). It is an EXCELLENT collection, well worth the read, though I'm not sure of the wisdom of putting the 150 page novel The Iron Gates at the end. After all the shorts, it's weird to cap the book off with the longest tale. However, the novel was enjoyable and though it is the closest to being a traditional mystery, it still fit with the tone of the rest of the book. Many of the books in this series began with an introduction by Alfred himself. This one didn’t. I wish it would have. I loved the collection as it was, but a word from Hitch would have just been the cherry on top. Regardless, I enjoyed this collection immensely and have already ordered Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories That Scared Even Me and Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories Not For The Nervous. The stories in this collection aren't all ghost stories, like one would expect, although some of them are. Some are also science fiction and others are murder mysteries. The common thread is, of course, that they are frightening. They didn't give me nightmares or anything, but I did find myself revisiting the tales in my mind at other times of the day. Along with short stories, the volume also contains two novelettes and one full-length novel. Vintage Season, the first novelette, I enjoyed the most of any other tale in this book. A man rents his home to some very unusual guests, with unexpected consequences. To say any more would be to give it away. I highly recommend it. The novel comes at the end of the book, and after reading through various short stories which can always be set aside and picked up again later, to find something which contains chapters was a bit disconcerting. Also, I thought the novel quite lengthy; the plot of which could probably have been quite a bit condensed. Overall, however, each of the tales has merit and an actual ending. The conclusions to the stories are all very satisfying, which for me is very important. I highly recommend you spend some time checking them out (late at night). nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Appartiene alle SerieContieneVintage Season di C. L. Moore (indirettamente) The Whole Town's Sleeping di Ray Bradbury (indirettamente) Evening Primrose [short story] di John Collier (indirettamente) The Cocoon di John B. L. Goodwin (indirettamente) Side Bet di Will F. Jenkins (indirettamente) "Second Night Out" (in AH Presents 12 Stories for Late at Night) di Frank Belknap Long (indirettamente) "Back There in the Grass" (in AH Presents 12 Stories for Late at Night) di Gouverneur Morris (indirettamente) "D-Day" (in AH Presents 12 Stories for Late at Night) di Robert Trout (indirettamente) The Man Who Liked Dickens [Short story] di Evelyn Waugh (indirettamente) The Ash-Tree [short story] di M. R. James (indirettamente) The Fly [short story] di George Langelaan (indirettamente) The Whistling Room [short story] di William Hope Hodgson (indirettamente) It's A Good Life di Jerome Bixby (indirettamente) The Sound Machine [short story] di Roald Dahl (indirettamente) A Cry from the Penthouse [short story] di Henry Slesar (indirettamente)
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"The Fly" by George Langelaan: The invention of teleportation technology becomes a scientist's nightmare when a wayward insect enters the equation.
"It's a Good Life" by Jerome Bixby: A young boy holds a small town in thrall, cut off from the rest of the world, with his seemingly limitless power to manipulate reality.
"The Whole Town's Sleeping" by Ray Bradbury: A group of lady friends navigates their quiet suburban town where there lurks a killer...who could be anyone.
"Pieces of Silver" by Brett Halliday: A pompous American looking for oil in Mexico treats the locals poorly and receives his comeuppance.
"The Whistling Room" by William Hope Hodgson: Carnacki, the psychic detective, investigates the case of an upstairs room that wails without an occupant.
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