When Robert Arthur passed away in 1969, Alfred Hitchcock's connection to the series remained. Furthermore, Hitchcock's character would also introduce each book, though the words were written by Arthur and later authors, not Hitchcock himself. Along with having his name in the title, Hitchcock also appeared as a supporting character in the books, who would often offer the trio of boys advice or watch their exploits from afar. In the end though, Alfred Hitchcock's involvement with the series came down to nothing more than just the use of his name and his likeness within the series. Related: 10 Most Rewatchable Alfred Hitchcock Movies Prior to his work on "The Three Investigators," Arthur worked on a variety of mystery writings, including several "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" short story collections and one or two episodes of the television series "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." This gave him supreme knowledge of the director and the type of stories he created. Surprisingly, this wasn't completely out of the blue for the author either. Bryce Walton wrote an excellent voodoo story, The Devil Doll, for Dime Mystery which Bill Pronzini happily revived for his Tales Of The Dead monsterpiece (Book Club, 1987).Ultimately, the reason why Alfred Hitchcock's name is attached to "The Three Investigators" is because the author, Robert Arthur Jr., believed that using the director's name would bring attention to the series. (19091969), actually conceived and wrote the first nine and number 11 in the Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators. ![]() Sheckley, Porges and the staggeringly prolific Slesar are all accomplished genre hoppers, equally at home with each, so if they're writing for something called Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine it's a fair bet they'll take the 'Mystery' bit as their guideline. Well, there are other books that didn't inspire me with confidence but turned out OK so who's to say? The Deleth's one of his Solar Pons outings and made the Oriental Tales Of Terror anthology but that could well be it for the horror content. Ĭoming soon: Was the Elephant Man the Loch Ness Monster?Īugust Derleth - The Story Of The Intarsia Box There was also 4-Square edition of the young adult Haunted Houseful (1965) but, as this was a reprint of a 1961 selection for Random House, PH has a water-tight alibi and we will not be pursuing him in connection with this book.Īlso I suspect Robert Arthur knows more than he's letting on about who really selected the contents for such Hitchcock anthologies as Tales They Wouldn't Let Me Do On TV, Stories That Scared Even Me and similar Max Reinhardt/ Pan titles. This Days Evil & Other Tales Of Suspense (Jan. I'd guess that the majority are crime fiction but it would be nice to know if any are mostly horror & supernatural? There may be more than this: ![]() 'Hitchcock' presented several paperbacks for Four Square/ NEL. "This selection was edited by Peter Haining from issues of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine published during the last five years in the United States Of America." Three young sleuths uncover a mystery buried since World War II when they come to the aid of trouble-plagued environmentalist who is protesting the drilling of off-shore oil wells Notes. If you were a kid during the early 60s, this may bring back some. Alfred Hitchcock and the three investigators in The secret of Shark Reef Bookreader Item Preview. Originally recorded in 1962, the album features 11 ghost stories introduced by Hitchcock himself and then read by actor John Allen. Sure enough, in tiny print on the on the acknowledgements page: Get ready for Alfred Hitchcock Presents Ghost Stories for Young People. Got home, read the contents, saw it looked worryingly crime orientated, shook head, thought "I must have been pissed", put it away and forgot about it until now. Recently picked up This Days Evil at Zardoz. Yes, he sometimes was, as nightreader brought to our attention in his review of The Late Unlamented on the old board.
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