Davis Grubb (1919–1980)
Auteur van The Night of the Hunter
Over de Auteur
Fotografie: Photo by Merle Moore, found at Mountainlit.com
Werken van Davis Grubb
Fools’ Parade [1971 film] — Auteur — 3 exemplaren
The Horsehair Trunk [short story] 3 exemplaren
The Crest of Thirty-Six 3 exemplaren
The Baby-Sitter [short story] 3 exemplaren
yön pahat silmät 2 exemplaren
Where the Woodbine Twineth 1 exemplaar
Cry Havoc 1 exemplaar
The Brown Recluse 1 exemplaar
Capolavori del brivido e del mistero 1 exemplaar
The Night of the Hunter | The Executioners | What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (2004) — Auteur — 1 exemplaar
Een stad belaagt een vrouw 1 exemplaar
Twelve Tales of Suspense and Supernatural 1 exemplaar
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- Gangbare naam
- Grubb, Davis
- Officiële naam
- Grubb, Davis Alexander
- Geboortedatum
- 1919-07-23
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1980-07-24
- Graflocatie
- Mount Rose Cemetery, Moundsville, West Virginia, USA
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Moundsville, West Virginia, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- New York, New York, USA
- Opleiding
- Carnegie Institute of Technology
- Organisaties
- NBC
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Read These Too (1)
Movies wishlist (1)
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Statistieken
- Werken
- 28
- Ook door
- 27
- Leden
- 863
- Populariteit
- #29,664
- Waardering
- 3.9
- Besprekingen
- 14
- ISBNs
- 63
- Talen
- 7
- Favoriet
- 5
I’ve seen the movie, which was adapted from this book, starring Robert Mitcham, who did an incredible job with the role of “Preacher”. It is yet another situation in which I’d seen the movie, but somehow never got around to reading the book, despite considering it countless times.
Naturally, I’m already familiar with the plot. A con man/ serial killer is stalking John and his little sister Pearl, because they know where a nice stash of stolen money is hidden. The Preacher insinuates himself into the children’s lives by marrying their mother, who accepts his proposal under the guise of providing a father to her children. From there a terrifying game of cat and mouse ensues, as the Preacher menacingly pressures poor John relentlessly, while his mother remains clueless about her new husband’s true motives….
It seems the book was well represented on the big screen as it appears, to the best of my recollection, it remained faithful to the book, with only a few differences. Was the book better than the movie? Well, in this case I’d say they were both very good, which is rare. I did think I got more insight into some of the characters’ actions and attitudes, like the way John behaved in Rachel’s care- which was a bit of a mystery to me- but made more sense after reading this book.
Overall, this a very chilling story of serial killer moving amongst people under the guise of being a man of God. It is also a story of hope for John and Pearl who are freed from the evil and danger that lurked around every corner, and land in a wonderful, stable, loving environment.
4.5 stars… (meer)