Davis Grubb (1919-1980) was an American short-story writer and novelist. Born in Moundsville, West Virginia, he moved to New York City in 1940 to be a writer. His stories were published in magazines such as Collier's, Cosmopolitan, and Woman's Home Companion, and in three collections. The Night of the Hunter, the first of his ten novels, was an instant bestseller and finalist for the National Book Award. Some of his short stories were adapted for television on The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and Rod Serling's Night Gallery; his novel Fools' Parade was the basis for a 1971 film starring James Stewart.