For my full review, and reviews of each individual story, please visit Casual Debris. Bar the Doors is Hitchcock's second foray into the anthology field, and in my opinion among his strongest; certainly the strongest of the early books, though he likely had little or no input into this collection,...
wonderfully spooky older horror and supernatural tales by both familiar and less familiar authors. highly recommended.
Many people remember Dorothy Parker, and if you are a Marx Brothers fan you may remember George S. Kaufman, but few remember the likes of Robert Benchley or Heywood Broun. This book does a fine job of reminding readers of the writers and wits who frequented the Algonquin Hotel in the 1920's.
The description doesn't have the right list of authors. This one doesn't have Steinbeck or Wodehouse.
If you never read another horror anthology, if you even hate horror, you should read this one anthology just to make sure you round out your literary background. The one essential classic anthology that has NEVER been bettered since it was first published. Cannot really be compared to anything els...
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