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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories Not for the Nervous (book)

As was usual with Random House's "Alfred Hitchcock Presents..." series, the initial hardback was then released in paperback as two parts by Dell (USA) and Pan (UK). Subsequent paperback editions tended to include around half of the stories from the hardback.

The book was edited by Robert Arthur.

front cover of the US hardback

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories Not for the Nervous

Contents

  1. A Brief Message from Our Sponsor by Alfred Hitchcock (ghost written)
  2. To the Future by Ray Bradbury (variant of The Fox and the Forest)
  3. River of Riches by Gerald Kersh
  4. Levitation by Joseph Payne Brennan
  5. Miss Winters and the Wind by Christine Noble Govan
  6. View from the Terrace by Mike Marmer
  7. The Man with Copper Fingers by Dorothy L. Sayers
  8. The Twenty Friends of William Shaw by Raymond E. Banks
  9. The Other Hangman by John Dickson Carr (as by Carter Dickson)
  10. Don't Look Behind You by Fredric Brown (as Frederic Brown)
  11. No Bath for the Browns by Margot Bennett (as Margot Bennet)
  12. The Uninvited by Michael Gilbert
  13. Dune Roller by Julian May (novelette)
  14. Something Short of Murder by Henry Slesar
  15. The Golden Girl by Ellis Peters
  16. The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes by Margaret St. Clair
  17. Walking Alone by Miriam Allen deFord
  18. For All the Rude People by Jack Ritchie
  19. The Dog Died First by Bruno Fischer (novelette)
  20. Room with a View by Hal Dresner
  21. Lemmings by Richard Matheson
  22. White Goddess by Margaret St. Clair (as Idris Seabright)
  23. The Substance of Martyrs by William Sambrot
  24. Call for Help by Robert Arthur
  25. Sorry, Wrong Number by Lucille Fletcher & Allan Ullman
front cover of the US paperback

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories Not for the Nervous

Contents

  1. To the Future by Ray Bradbury (variant of The Fox and the Forest)
  2. River of Riches by Gerald Kersh
  3. The Man with Copper Fingers by Dorothy L. Sayers
  4. Levitation by Joseph Payne Brennan
  5. Miss Winters and the Wind by Christine Noble Govan
  6. The Dog Died First by Bruno Fischer (novelette)
  7. The Twenty Friends of William Shaw by Raymond E. Banks
  8. The Other Hangman by John Dickson Carr (as by Carter Dickson)
  9. Dune Roller by Julian May (novelette)
  10. No Bath for the Browns by Margot Bennett (as Margot Bennet)
  11. The Uninvited by Michael Gilbert
  12. The Substance of Martyrs by William Sambrot
  13. Don't Look Behind You by Fredric Brown (as Frederic Brown)
front cover of the US paperback

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: More Stories Not for the Nervous

  • published in 1967 in the USA by Dell Publishing (paperback)
  • Unlike most other anthologies, this did not carry a ghost-written introduction by Hitchcock

Contents

  1. Room with a View by Hal Dresner
  2. Lemmings by Richard Matheson
  3. White Goddess by Margaret St. Clair (as Idris Seabright)
  4. Call for Help by Robert Arthur
  5. View from the Terrace by Mike Marmer
  6. Something Short of Murder by Henry Slesar
  7. The Golden Girl by Ellis Peters
  8. The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes by Margaret St. Clair
  9. Walking Alone by Miriam Allen deFord
  10. For All the Rude People by Jack Ritchie
  11. Sorry, Wrong Number by Lucille Fletcher & Allan Ullman

Inner Page

BORED?

Now the excitement you've dreamed about can be yours with Alfred Hitchcock's very special offerings—tales of bizarre mystery and psychotic cunning guaranteed to turn your nightmares into reality.

Please note: These offerings are limited to enlightened thrill seekers and brave souls only. The nervous, or otherwise high-strung, are not eligible—and are forewarned.

Notes

UK paperback

Alfred Hitchcock: Stories not for the Nervous - Part One

Contents

  1. To the Future by Ray Bradbury (variant of The Fox and the Forest)
  2. River of Riches by Gerald Kersh
  3. The Man with Copper Fingers by Dorothy L. Sayers
  4. Levitation by Joseph Payne Brennan
  5. Miss Winters and the Wind by Christine Noble Govan
  6. The Dog Died First by Bruno Fischer (novelette)
  7. The Twenty Friends of William Shaw by Raymond E. Banks
  8. The Other Hangman by John Dickson Carr (as by Carter Dickson)
  9. Dune Roller by Julian May (novelette)
  10. No Bath for the Browns by Margot Bennett (as Margot Bennet)
  11. The Uninvited by Michael Gilbert
  12. Don't Look Behind You by Fredric Brown (as Frederic Brown)
UK paperback

Alfred Hitchcock: Stories not for the Nervous - Part Two

Contents

  1. Introduction: A brief message from our sponsor by Alfred Hitchcock (ghost written)
  2. Something Short of Murder by Henry Slesar
  3. The Golden Girl by Ellis Peters
  4. The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes by Margaret St. Clair
  5. Walking Alone by Miriam Allen deFord
  6. For All the Rude People by Jack Ritchie
  7. The Dog Died First by Bruno Fischer (novelette)
  8. Room With a View by Hal Dresner
  9. Lemmings by Richard Matheson
  10. White Goddess by Margaret St. Clair (as Idris Seabright)
  11. The Substance of Martyrs by William Sambrot
  12. Call for Help by Robert Arthur
  13. Sorry, Wrong Number by Lucille Fletcher and Allan Ullman (novelette)

Introduction

A Brief Message from our Sponsor

The 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 smorgasbord of stories. There is, I think, something for every taste.

Except, that is, for the nervous.

And now my sixty seconds are up.

ALFRED HITCHCOCK

Back Cover

Alfred Hitchcock speaking —

'I am not a man to cater to the nervous ... 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 soupcon of suspense, then I invite you to join me.'

Stories not for the Nervous

BOOK TWO

Twelve unholy offerings — a complete novl, ten short stories and a novella — to raise strange images within your mind and cause falling shadows to strike a lingering terror ...

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