From 1955 to 1965, Alfred Hitchcock hosted a very successful television program called Alfred Hitchcock Presents.  In order to capitalize on the popularity of the show, a series of Alfred Hitchcock Presents literary anthologies were also issued.  The covers all featured Hitchcock in some sort of potentially ghastly situation.  Below are just a few of the covers from Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

(I tried to pick a favorite but I couldn’t decide between Death Can Be Beautiful and Once Upon A Dreadful Time!)