Alfred Hitchcock, The Graveyard Man

Alfred Hitchcock, The Graveyard Man - Released way back in 1968 by The New English Library, 'The Graveyard Man' is a collection of ten short stories presented by Alfred Hitchcock. The cover proudly announces that the book includes "dark tales unearthed by the master of the macabre". Each short included offers up an eerie and haunting tale by some of horrors grandfathers.

The short stories included are:

(1) The Cemetery Man - C.B. Gilford

(2) Spook House - Clark Howard

(3) Poltergeist - W. Sherwood Hartman

(4) A Killing In The Market - Robert Bloch

(5) Never Marry A Witch - C.B. Gilford

(6) A Shot From The Dark Night - Avram Davidson

(7) Murder Delayed - Henry Slesar

(8) Shoot A Friendly Bullet - Lawrence Treat

(9) The Man In The Lobby - William Link and Richard Levinson

(10) The Shunned House - Robert Edmon Alter

The shorts are all reasonably simple stories, with classic-style horror twists and plots. Each short deals with setting an eerie atmosphere rather than setting out a detailed plot. This works well, as none of the shorts are particularly long. The book runs for a total of 95 pages, with reasonably small print.

The book is worth picking up for a couple of quid, but it may be quite difficult to find these days.