Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock, The
An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense

When I first picked this book up at my local library, I thought I was picking up an anthology of crime stories similar to what use to be a part of his mystery series on television years ago. So, when I was ready to read it, I was surprised to see that it was actually what was referred to as “an anat......more

Alfred Hitchcock. His name alone can brings chills, fond spooky memories, discomfort, and nostalgia. I was still ten years old in 1963 when I saw The Birds from the back seat of the family car, parked at the local drive-in movie theater. My parents thought I would fall asleep. I didn't. The scene of......more

Recommended. Even if you're a dyed-in-the-wool, thoroughly well-read Hitchcock maven, you may learn a thing or two — White is an excellent miner in the research department. And his assessment generator is a good steady one. He doesn't flinch from the artist's character flaws and bad actions, but app......more

As a young fan of Hitchcock's (my favorites of his films being Rear Window and Psycho), I found this book an extremely fascinating look into the man and the various factors that influenced his most iconic works. I thought the section on his relationship to women (his female collaborators, actors and......more

Edward White unravels the conundrum of filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock — “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma,” as Churchill once said about Russia. His films still mesmerize but his reputation has been tarnished, especially since release of Tippi Hedren’s 2016 memoir, in which she documents h......more