# Davis Grubb
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Davis Alexander Grubb (July 23, 1919 – July 24, 1980) was an American novelist and short story writer, best known for his 1953 novel The Night of the Hunter, which was
adapted as a film in 1955 by Charles Laughton.
== Biography ==
Born in Moundsville, West Virginia, Grubb wanted to combine his creative skills as a painter with writing, and attended the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. However, his color blindness was a handicap he could not overcome and he gave up on painting to dedicate himself to writing fiction.
09222025 The Night of the Hunter: Book Four
Listen to Book Four from The Night of The Hunter by Davis Grubb. This is our selection for the September edition of Like A Good Book Club. What a fantastic book we've chosen for this month's book club selection
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09302025 LIKE A GOOD BOOK CLUB - September Meeting Audio
Here we present the audio from our ninth book club meeting discussing the book The Night of the Hunter by Davis Grubb
The Overnightscape 2265 – Ancientighra (10/14/25)
1:44:13 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Card table spaceship, contract bridge, Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon,Sheepshead, the other city, dimensions, Cycling Frog Margarita, other worlds, Ancient Lights by Davis Grubb, Ancientighra, lost Jack Kerouac story found, Worl…
The Overnightscape 2265 – Ancientighra (10/14/25)
1:44:13 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Card table spaceship, contract bridge, Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon,Sheepshead, the other city, dimensions, Cycling Frog Margarita, other worlds, Ancient Lights by Davis Grubb, Ancientighra, lost Jack Kerouac story found, W…
Davis Grubb
Great writers have one ear to the ground for the sounds of how the world is turning and one ear to the voices of those around them. When they merge those two sounds, it becomes the music of literature and Davis Grubb is considered one of the great composers. His fascinating work captured the attent…
Davis Grubb
Great writers have one ear to the ground for the sounds of how the world is turning and one ear to the voices of those around them. When they merge those two sounds, it becomes the music of literature and Davis Grubb is considered one of the great composers. His fascinating work captured the attent…
Case 76. THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955) | Dir Charles Laughton
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1955's THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER. Starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, Billy Chaplin, and Peter Graves. Based on the novel of the same name by Davis Grubb. Written by James Agee. Directed by Charles Laughton.
Mean Streets …
349 The Night of the Hunter (1955)
It may not have been appreciated in its time, but we appreciate it now! We’re talking all about the expressionist, noir inspired, gothic, thriller about a serial killer The Night Of The Hunter. This episode has more singing than you might expect, but we also talk about religious hypocrisy, fairy ta…
NIGHT OF THE HUNTER and the Southern Gothic
The only film that actor Charles Laughton directed is the now-celebrated NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955), a unique, nightmarish, dark fairy tale vision that's part of the "Southern Gothic" series of films currently running on the Criterion Channel.
The film's an adaptation of Davis Grubb's 1953 novel, …
"The Night of the Hunter" with Megan Nolan
Welcome to The Lost Shelf! - the podcast where we invite authors to rescue a neglected work of literature from obscurity.
In Episode 3, Art O'Connor and Megan Nolan discuss Davis Grubb's 1953 thriller "The Night of the Hunter". Their conversation explores the novel's Gothic sensibility, historical …
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