num_pages: 198
description: Inspired by serial killer Harry Powers, "The Bluebeard of Quiet Dell," who was hung in 1932 for his murders of two widows and three children. This best-selling novel, first published in 1953 to wide acclaim by author Grubb, (who like Powers lived in Clarksburg, West Virginia), served as the basis for Charles Laughton's noir classic . Renamed "Harry Powell," the lead character in this book, with LOVE and HATE tattooed on his fingers, is remembered as one of the creepiest men in book and cinema history.
language: English
title: The Night of the Hunter
titlecomplete: The Night of the Hunter
characters: Harry Powell
genres: Crime, Classics, Novels, Southern Gothic, Thriller, Gothic, Noir, Horror, Fiction, Mystery
ratings_count: 2028
awards: awardedAt: -473356800000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Black Mask