Resumen
How long he fought with them in the darkness he could not tell, but at last the beating of the wings about him lessened and then withdrew ... A classic of alienation and horror, The Birds was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film. The five other chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock mans sense of dominance over the natural world. The mountain paradise of Monte Verita promises immortality, but at a terrible price; a neglected wife haunts her husband in the form of an apple tree; a professional photographer steps out from behind the camera and into his subjects life; a date with a cinema usherette leads to a walk in the cemetery; and a jealous father finds a remedy when threes a crowd ...<
