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Before the ‘blue men’ arrive to take him away, Ben shares a tremendous secret with son John, and exacts a promise from him never to share said secret and for him to watch over little sister Pearl. It is Depression-era 1930’s in West Virginia and father and husband Ben Harper, in an act of desperation, steals $10,000 and kills two others.
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The fact is, a realistic tale such as this gives me more nightmares than a traditional ghost story, despite the thrills those still stir up.
The night of the hunted serial#
Loosely based on the true story of serial killer Harry Powers, The Night of the Hunter is a truly hair-raising, spine-tingling Southern Gothic classic, which was honestly more terrifying than anything else I’ve read during any October for quite some time. Lord, won’t I never settle down? Lord, won’t you never say the word that my work is done? Another one, Lord? All right, Lord!" Lord, won’t I never settle down? Lord, won’t you never say the word that my work is done? Another one, Lord? All right, Lord!" Loosely based on the true story of serial killer Harry Powers, The Night of the Hunter is a truly hair-raising, spine-tingling Southern Gothic classic, which was honestly more terrifying than anything else I "The faces ran together like the years like the long rides in the yellow-lit railroad coaches through the clicking river midnights as he wandered from town to town. "The faces ran together like the years like the long rides in the yellow-lit railroad coaches through the clicking river midnights as he wandered from town to town.