We need to have a talk about this Hitchcock obsession.

“A hobby's supposed to pass the time, not fill it.”
—Norman Bates

It’s easy to get sucked in.

For me, Hitchcock studies are no mere hobby. Each year, I host HitchCon—the Alfred Hitchcock Conference—and each week, I run the MacGuffin Film Club, where brilliant film nerds gather online to watch Hitchcock films and other classics. Drop me a line below and I’ll get you a free pass. I’ve also produced hundreds of articles and lectures, along witha growing collection of filmed essays under my belt. Clearly, I'm committed—or I should be. (Rimshot!) Alfred Hitchcock is the Shakespeare of the 20th Century. There’s a lot to talk about.

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“You know how it is. You take up a hobby, and the more you get to know it, the more fascinating it becomes.”
—Tony Wendice, Dial M for Murder

My story and I’m sticking to it.

It started when I was twelve.

A simple interview on PBS—only this and nothing more. But Hitch had me, well, spellbound. Using clips from his movies, he lucidly explained the mechanics of cinematic terror. I recorded that show on audiocassette. I wore that tape out. Later, I saw my first Hitchcock film—Rebecca. I caught the bug. I snatched up his biography at a garage sale. The infection spread from my eyes to my brain.

That was just in the first six months.

By the time I was 17, I was a full-on geek. Eventually, I saw all 54 of his movies, except one. At some point, I started taking notes during the brighter-lit scenes. Watching them in slow motion was the obvious next step. I gradually filled an entire bookcase with Hitch-themed volumes. Since his friends and colleagues called him “Hitch,” I began calling him that too. Inevitably, I fell among film philosophers, and the slippery slope got steeper.

Then I got busy.

At first it was mostly writing: a chapter in Critical Insights: Alfred Hitchcock here, articles in The Oregonian, The Outtake and Cinematic VR there. You can get lost in my massive blog, which scholars say “pulls together the pieces in a way that provokes one "aha!" moment after another.”

Then came the public speaking and filmmaking. Turns out, I’m not alone. My Facebook page now has nearly 200,000 fans!

You geek your way, I’ll geek mine.

I believe that the search for meaning is life’s most noble pursuit—and Hitchcock’s films are a launching pad into a universe of thought. If I’ve done my job, maybe others will feel inspired to find their unique path. That’s why, with a tip of the bowler to Joseph Campbell, my motto is:

FOLLOW YOUR GEEK.

Let’s geek out together.

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  • Weekly, online movie nights and events at MacGuffin Film Club.

  • Announcements about HitchCon—the annual Alfred Hitchcock Conference.

  • Access to The Hitchcockian Quarterly.