![]() "Sorry, Wrong Number" by Lucille Fletcher and Allan UllmanĪnother collection of stories "presented" by Alfred Hitchcock (with an intro from Hitch and everything.). "The Substance of Martyrs" by William Sambrot ![]() "For All the Rude People" by Jack Ritchie "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes" by Margaret St. "Something Short of Murder" by Henry Slesar "No Bath for the Browns" by Margot Bennet "The Twenty Friends of William Shaw" by Raymond E. "The Man with Copper Fingers" by Dorothy L. "Miss Winters and the Wind" by Christine Noble Govan There is, I think, something for every taste. Informality rules in your enjoyment of this smörgåsbord of stories. Break for an intermission whenever you choose and return when you are ready. Take a seat, any seat, and start wherever you wish. If, however, you have nerves which are under good control, nerves which are pleasantly tickled by a touch of terror or agreeably stimulated by a soupçon of suspense, then I invite you to join me. If you are in the habit of chewing your fingernails, jumping from your chair when a door slams, or swooning when someone playfully shouts "Boo!" in your ear, I have only two words of advice-pass on. And indeed the point is well taken.įor I am not a man to cater to the nervous. There are those who will argue that this title could apply to any of the various tomes of terror, sagas of suspense, or groupings of grue which I have, from time to time, gathered together for the delectation of my readers. Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Chase (1993) : Shot in the chest with a phaser (off-screen) by the alien Yridians after they board his shuttlecraft he dies while talking to Patrick Stewart, after he is beamed aboard the Enterprise.The title of this volume is Stories Not for the Nervous.(Note: the end of the episode reveals that the entire series, including Norman's death, was all part of Chad Allen's imagination, as Norman appears as a different character in reality) Elsewhere: The Last One (1988) : Dies of a stroke (off-screen) his body is seen in his office when Eric Laneuville discovers him. Elsewhere: Not My Type (1986) : Dies in several fantasy segments: when he dies of a heart attack in his office, when he is smothered with a pillow by Ed Flanders, and when he collapses and dies while talking to William Daniels, all shown while William is writing a book. We learn of his death in John Newland's closing monologue. One Step Beyond: Delusion (1959) : Dies (off-screen) in a mental institution, a few months after the story ends.Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Maria (1961) : Shot in the chest by Kreg Martin.Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Design for Loving (1958) : Playing a dual role, his human character is still alive at the end but has been forcibly pushed into a large tool chest by his 'marionette' clone, so will suffocate.He Ran All the Way (1951) : Shot in the back by Dale Van Sickel, when he tries to escape from a robbery he dies of his wound offscreen shortly afterwards we learn of his death when Wallace Ford informs John Garfield.Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949) : Shot in the chest by one of Howard Duff's gang when he set up a trap at the bank.Saboteur (1942) : Falls to his death from the torch of the Statue of Liberty when his sleeve rips apart while Robert Cummings is trying to pull him up, after Norman goes over the edge.
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