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The title of this volume is Stories Not for 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. And indeed the point is well taken.
For I am not a man to cater to the nervous. 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.
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.
Take a seat, any seat, and start wherever you wish. Break for an intermission whenever you choose and return when you are ready. Informality rules in your enjoyment of this smörgåsbord of stories. There is, I think, something for every taste.
Except, that is, for the nervous.
And now my sixty seconds are up.
—Alfred Hitchcock
In this collection:
Stories:
- To the Future by Ray Bradbury
- River of Riches by Gerald Kersh
- Levitation by Joseph Payne Brennan
- Miss Winters and the Wind by Christine Noble Govan
- View from the Terrace by Mike Marmer
Novelette:
- The Man with Copper Fingers by Dorothy L. Sayers
Stories:
- The Twenty Friends of William Shaw by Raymond E. Banks
- The Other Hangman by Carter Dickson
- Don't Look Behind You by Fredric Brown
- No Bath for the Browns by Margot Bennet
- The Uninvited by Michael Gilbert
Novelette:
- Dune Roller by Julian May
Stories:
- Something Short of Murder by Henry Slesar
- The Golden Girl by Ellis Peters
- The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes by Margaret St. Clair
- Walking Alone by Miriam Allen deFord
- For All the Rude People by Jack Ritchie
Novelette:
- The Dog Died First by Bruno Fischer
Stories:
- Room with a View by Hal Dresner
- Lemmings by Richard Matheson
- White Goddess by Idris Seabright
- The Substance of Martyrs by William Sambrot
- Call for Help by Robert Arthur
Novel:
- Sorry, Wrong Number by Lucille Fletcher and Allan Ullman
And... a companion volume exists!
More Stories Not for the Nervous at Internet Archive.
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