Down a Dark Hall is a 1974 young adult gothic novel by Lois Duncan. The book follows Kit Gordy, who is sent to a boarding school where only four students are admitted including herself. Amazon.com: Down a Dark Hall (Lois Duncan Thrillers): 9780316098984: Duncan, Lois: BooksA paranormal rollercoaster ride with goosebumps at every turn--now a motion picture starring Uma Thurman and Anna Sophia Robb! Kit Gordy sees Blackwood Hall towering over black iron gates, and she can't help thinking, This place is evil.
The imposing mansion sends a shiver of fear through her. But Kit. Lois Duncan (born Lois Duncan Steinmetz) was an American writer and novelist, known primarily for her books for children and young adults, in particular (and some times controversially considering her young readership) crime thrillers.
Duncan's parents were the noted magazine photographers Lois Steinmetz and Joseph Janney Steinmetz. Thanks for exploring this SuperSummary Plot Summary of "Down a Dark Hall" by Lois Duncan. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Book Details Title: Down A Dark Hall Author: Lois Duncan Pages: 188 Publish Date: September 1, 1974 Genres: Young Adult, Horror, Mystery, Paranormal, Gothic Rating: 3.7 (based on 4,959 ratings) Synopsis of Down A Dark Hall Introduction to Blackwood School It all begins with Kit Gordy, a sixteen. Lois Duncan About the Author Lois Duncan was an acclaimed suspense author for young adults. She published nearly fifty books for children, including I Know What You Did Last Summer and Down a Dark Hall, which were both adapted into movies, and Who Killed My Daughter?, a non-fiction book about the harrowing experience of her daughter's murder.
Duncan knew she wanted to be a writer from an early age. At the age of 10 she submitted her first story to a magazine and at 13, her first story was published. Throughout high-school, she wrote regularly for young people's publications, particularly Seventeen Magazine.
She writes popular suspense stories for young people. DOWN A DARK HALL by Lois Duncan ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 26, 1974 When Kit and the other three high ESP-quotient pupils who have been chosen for Mme.
Duret's new boarding school get their first sight of isolated Blackwood manor only one word comes to their minds. Down a Dark Hall by Lois Duncan, 1974, Little, Brown edition, in English - [1st ed.]. What's Down a Dark Hall About Publisher Summary A paranormal rollercoaster ride with goosebumps at every turn-now a motion picture starring Uma Thurman and Anna Sophia Robb! Kit Gordy sees Blackwood Hall towering over black iron gates, and she can't help thinking, This place is evil.
The imposing mansion sends a shiver of fear through her.