Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock

"Absolutely compulsory reading." The New York Times Book Review No one but a tortured genius could have created such brooding, suspenseful, and utterly original films as SPELLBOUND, PSYCHO, and THE BIRDS. Now Alfred Hitchcock, the intensely private and often bizarre creator of these masterpieces, is fully revealed in a masterful biography that traces the roots of his obsessions back to a childhood in which the seeds of his future films were sown.Spoto, Donald is the author of 'Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock' with ISBN 9780316807234 and ISBN 0316807230.