Hitchcock Annual Vol. 16 is the first issue edition of the Hitchcock Annual to be published in book format. It continues our tradition of publishing cutting edge essays on Hitchcock from a wide-range of critical perspectives. These essays examine in detail individual films, Hitchcock's broader idioms, and the nature of his influence upon film-maker's worldwide. They also reflect more broadly the variety, vivacity and far-ranging relevance and importance of Hitchcock studies.