WHO ASKED YOU TO STAY UP?
“I have a perfect cure for a sore throat: cut it.” Alfred Hitchcock O ne of the things, that would always make me curious and delighted, was while young ones, even little ones, talking openly about their interest in horror films. I would always encourage them to talk about some of their hobbies. And, trust me, many of them would come up on stage and share with us the thrill of watching horror films! “Don’t you feel tense and scared?” I would ask them. “That’s why we watch them,” would be their answer. “Don’t you feel scared to be alone in the house?” I would ask them. “Yes, we do; but, that’s great fun!” that’s how they would justify. “What? To be scared to death – ‘great fun’? “YESSSSIR!!!” the answers would be unanimous… and the excitement of sharing this ‘Dracula experience’ would be pulpable! T here is something in all of us, that prompts us to go for the nail-biting and pants-wetting experiences in life. I was, generally, a scared-kitten w...