The original stories are well-written and compelling enough to stand on their own apart from their associations with the great auteur.
Alfred Hitchcock had a deep connection to literature. The authors whose novels and short stories served as the bases of his films include literary hall of famers such as Daphne Du Maurier, Cornell Woolrich, Patricia Highsmith, and Robert Bloch, et al. My personal favorite work of fiction that Hitch adapted for film is the 1954 novel D’ents les Morts by the writing team of Boileau-Narcejac, which was made into the 1958 classic Vertigo.
This collection of 12 short stories from Black Beacon Books connects Hitchcock’s movies to the written word by way of different kinds of tributes to the esteemed director by the various writers. Just exactly how the tales link up with Hitch’s films is explored below….
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Brian Greene writes short stories, personal essays and critical pieces on books, music, film and visual art. His features on noir fiction and films have been published online by Criminal Element, Crime Reads, Literary Hub, The Strand, Crime Time, Crimeculture, Mulholland Books, and others, and in print by Stark House Press, PM Press and Paperback Parade. He lives in Durham, North Carolina. briangreenewriter.blogspot.com/Twitter: greenes_circles
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