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"Davis Grubb (1919-1980) was the author of several novels and collections of short stories, beginning with the highly acclaimed Night of the Hunter (1953) and including A Dream of Kings (1955), The Voices of Glory (1962), Fools' Parade (1969), and Ancient Lights (1982). As an adult, Grubb lived a hard and fascinating life among musicians, writers, and artists in New York City, but most of his novels and stories are set in his native West Virginia. A major figure in Appalachian fiction, Grubb has not been given a great deal of critical attention, and this will be the first biography of him"--
'The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouth-watering prospect' Daily Telegraph Two young children hold the key to a secret stash of money - and a relentless psychopath is on their trail... Harry 'Preacher' Powell, his fingers tattooed with LOVE and HATE, is out of prison and doing the Devil's work. He knows his ex-cellmate hid $10,000 somewhere. He knows how to charm his way into unsuspecting lives. And he knows where the man's family lives. As he hunts them down, a terrifying game of cat and mouse begins. One of the great chase novels, The Night of the Hunter is a savage tale of innocence and evil in the Depression-era South.
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Contains original art by Grubb, two volumes of his work, signed, a picture of him in a woolen hat, and the hat. The largest part of the collection deals with correspondence between Plumley and stars of the movie "Night of the Hunter," which was based on a novel by Grubb. Included also are 2 volumes by Grubb,"Twelve tales of suspense and the supernatual," and "Trees full of stars," as well as two volumes by others inscribed to "Bill Plumley." Univ. of Charleston:
In post-Revolutionary War Virginia, young Dan Cresap's dying father sends him a mysterious box containing clues to a hidden treasure that others have sought and died for. Hounded by a monster intent on revenge, Dan chooses to find and claim his inheritance rather than run from the danger in this tale full of foreboding and intrigue.
A modern epic novel about the search for truth in a world gone mad. The founders of an international electronic conspiracy are positioning themselves to take over the world. And there's only one man who can stop them--a country bumpkin from West Virginia named Sweeley Leech.
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This is the ultimate feast of fear by a host of horror writers such as Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Ramsey Campbell, and others. Twenty-four macabre tales include the nerve-twisting novelette The Mist by Stephen King.
Novel of three generations of a Southern family and of the violence and race hatred which twisted its history.