The name is synonymous with suspense—that is to say, masterful, spine-tingling, thrilling, shocking, excruciating, eye-boggling suspense. With triumphs such as , , and , Hitchcock (1899–1980) fashioned through careful pacing, subtlety, and suggestiveness. This traces Hitchcock’s life and career from his earliest silent films right through to his last picture in 1976, . Updated with fresh images, the book combines , an that sheds light on his fear-inducing devices, , and an illustrated , together adding up to a movie buff’s dream.