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. The students suddenly develop new talents, with Kit waking up one night playing a musical piece she has never heard. After they are told that they have been channeling the spirits of talented historical figures, Kit tries to escape the school before the bond between the spirits and the students becomes permanent. Duncan began working on the novel based on the suggestion of an editor who had never seen a gothic novel written for young adults. One version of the novel that she submitted to the publisher was returned to her for revision because all the victims in the story were female whereas all the spirits they were channeling were male. The publisher was worried that feminists would not like this idea, so after Duncan made one of the spirits a woman the book was accepted for publication.
About Down a Dark Hall
Blackwood Boarding School new student Kit Gordy confronts the institution's supernatural occurrences as well as the dark powers of the headmistress.
Achievement of Down a Dark Hall
The American-Spanish film is based on Lois Duncan's novel of the same name. It is directed by Rodrigo Cortes.
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Latest information about Down a Dark Hall updated on July 28 2021.
