“The most terrifying thing I ever saw in a cinema, thanks to the carefully built-up drama, was in the ancient black-and-white film 'The Innocents,' based on Henry James's 'The Turn Of The Screw.' My skin actually crawled with horror.”

English author, broadcaster, journalist, and commentator

Peter Jonathan Hitchens is an English author, broadcaster, journalist, and commentator. He writes for The Mail on Sunday and has 105 quotes on this site. He worked as a foreign correspondent in both Moscow and Washington, D.C., and has also contributed to The Spectator, The American Conservative, The Guardian, First Things, Prospect, The Critic, and the New Statesman. His writing and commentary appear across politics and public affairs.