Stories My Mother Never Told Me Part II: Alfred Hitchcock

For those with a developed taste in the macabre, these tales chosen by the master ensure that their haunting horror remains in the mind long after the lights are out...The Idol Of The Flies, Jane Rice: Pruitt is an orphan, who lives with an ageing aunt and Miss Bittner, a mousy tutor deathly afraid of flies. Pruitt experiences an interesting result when he makes an idol of a fly that he asks for favours... Courtesy Of The Road, Mack Morriss; When Carter's young daughter is killed by the car driven by reckless locals, it seems he might not be able to prove who did it - but that doesn't mean justice cannot be served. Remains To Be Seen, Jack Mitchie: A man's wife is murdered...the detective knows he did it...but how can he prove it? The Man Who Sold Rope To The Gnoles, Idris Seabright: A cordage salesman undertakes to sell rope to gnoles - but he should have researched gnole customs first... Lost Dog, Henry Slezar: Mrs Smollett develops a seemingly irrational fear of dogs. Hostage, Don Stanford: A group of students kidnap a respected Mafia figure - but why? And do they have the 'right' man? Natural Selection, Gilbert Thomas: Two men are stranded in the desert when their car breaks down - who will survive? Simone, Joan Vatsaek: Ted has been hired to redecorate Georges' jewellery store and is having trouble resisting the allure of Georges' wife, Simone - but Georges does not seem to mind the flirtation... Smart Sucker, Richard Wormser: A quiet stationery salesman turns the table on a gang of vicious young thieves. Some Of Your Blood, Theodore Sturgeon: A confidential folder belonging to army psychiatrist Philip Outerbridge contains the letters, memos and transcripts for a young soldier named George Smith, a quiet young man with a terrible past and a shocking secret.