![]() ![]() He went to school in Moundsville and Clarksburg, and then spent some time working for a local radio station. But it is his first published novel, The Night of the Hunter for which he is best known, and for which he received most praise.ĭavis Grubb was born and grew up in Moundsville, West Virginia, where his father was an architect and his mother worked for the Department of Public Assistance. Grubb wrote ten novels, and many crime and horror stories his stories appeared in magazines as diverse as Colliers and Good Housekeeping. Short story writer and novelist, whose bestselling depression era Southern Gothic novel The Night of the Hunter (1953) became one of the most celebrated movies of the film noir period. This piece contains spoilers for Grubb’s best-known thriller The Night of the Hunter. Visit The Venetian Vase for more information. A version of this biographical essay appears in 100 American Crime Writers (Palgrave, 2013), edited by Steven Powell. ![]()
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