# The Secret Writers Behind Hitchcock

An episode of [Vigilante Crime and Pulp](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1809034672), 6 Jul 2026, 42 min.

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Alfred Hitchcock didn’t merely have an eye for what worked on camera, he was one of the greatest curators of commercial crime and suspense fiction of the twentieth century. In this episode, we discuss the writers behind the director. From icons like Patricia Highsmith, Daphne Du Maurier, and Cornell Woolrich, to hidden figures like Robert Bloch, Charles Bennett, and John Michael Hayes, Alfred Hitchcock was a brilliant literary talent scout. Get full access to Vigilante Crime & Pulp at vigilantemag.substack.com/subscribe

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