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 The Man Who Know Too Much [About Suspense]
 A high pitched scream, the sound of stomping coming down stairs, flickering lights, a sinister figure, an ominous road, a stormy night, victims of an ungodly phenomenon- all stereotypes of the classic horror film. Why is this genre so intriguing to society? Why do we enjoy this mélange of terror, apprehensiveness, and thrill? A better follow-up question; why does it seem to satisfy us? This pondering genre of fear has revolutionized the input of fright into our films today. The utmost director of horror, the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, was an innovative individual that changed our perspective of film forever.

Ever since Alfred Hitchcock began his directing career in the early 1920s he, “continually pushed the bounds of his imagination, seeking new techniques to become a cinematic innovator of the first magnitude,” (Kelly Riggs Mysteries). He began this thinking with his first debut film, The Pleasure Garden, in 1925, from there he directed a film called The Lodger in 1927, which was his first big success that got him noticed. Hitchcock’s, “style was one of meticulous planning, from which it is reported that he never improvised or deviated,” (The Biography Channel) inspired many of our horror and suspense directors today such as James Nguyen, Danny DeVito, and Brian DePalma. With cinematographics, including oblique angles, making appearances in his own films, and psychedelic nightmare sequences, Hitchcock proved himself to be one of the most innovative directors of all time. As he always used to say, “ideas come from everything,” which was where the ingenuity of Alfred Hitchcock began.



"Hitchcock //Psycho//" This picture shows Hitchcock beginning one of his most well-know films, //Psycho.//

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Sources: Kelly Riggs Mystery elusive author. “Alfred Hitchcock: Cinematic Innovations.” Kelly Riggs Mysteries. 20 April 2012. Web. 25 September 2013. Biography Channel contributors. “Alfred Hitchcock Biography.” The Biography Channel. Web. 25 September 2013