So, author Stephanie Wrobel decided why make a run at outdo the master (of suspense)?
And once they arrive, they come to the grim realization that Hitchcock plots also require a body.
EW caught up with Wrobel to get the story behind her inspiration for the novel.
‘The Hitchcock Hotel’ by Stephanie Wrobel.Berkley
Check out the cover and read our interview below.
STEPHANIE WROBEL:I watchedNorth by Northwestduring a film studies class in college sound familiar?
but it wasn’t until I sawPsychoa few years later that I was captivated.
Not an easy feat!
What inspired you to create a mystery built around a Hitchcock-themed hotel?
I was thinking about masters of the craft.
I became particularly interested in the genre switch he pulled off withPsycho.
For the first half of the movie, the viewer thinks she’s watching a crime caper.
With the infamous shower scene, though, she’s pulled into an entirely different film a psychological thriller.
I wanted to attempt a genre switch with this book.
It’s hard to beat the glamour ofTo Catch A Thief.
Otherwise I’d probably choose theRebeccaroom.
The Daphne du Maurier book from which Hitchcock adapted his movie is one of my favorites of all time.
