Hitchcockian

English

From Hitchcock +‎ -ian.

Hitchcockian (comparative more Hitchcockian, superlative most Hitchcockian)

Of or pertaining to Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980), British filmmaker and producer, or his works, especially noted for suspense and psychothrillers.
- 2006, The Pervert's Guide to Cinema, Slavoj Žižek (actor):
  What is this tree? I think it's another in the series of Hitchcockian big things, like the Mount Rushmore statues, or to take another example, like Moby Dick. This tree is not simply a natural object. It is within our mental space what in psychoanalysis is called “the thing”.

of or pertaining to Alfred Hitchcock or his works

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