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Down a Dark Hall
Down a Dark Hall | Lois Duncan
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 settles into a routine, trying to ignore the rumors that (…more)
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booklover3258
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My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/13NRukqAMhI

Enjoy!

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Sleepswithbooks
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“A group of five emotionally sensitive teenagers are committed to a strange school meant for gifted girls that has a sinister true nature behind it.” This is a new one for me.

#TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon

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MaleficentBookDragon
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This 1990 copy of the 1974 book is actually falling to pieces as I read it. I hope it stays intact for 40 more pages.😬
Then I get to watch the movie on HBO.

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Jess_Franzino
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WOW! When I saw a preview for the recent movie adaptation last night and decided to read the book before watching it, I was not expecting THIS. How have I never heard of this book until now? Despite how it was written for teen readers, it was more chilling, thoughtful, beautiful, and inventive than a lot of the adult ghost novels I‘ve read. This was such a great ghost story, that I can now say I‘m officially ready for Fall.

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toofondofbooks
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One of my fave authors when I was a pre-teen. Just saw online that Down A Dark Hall will be a movie later this year starring Uma Thurman.

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shadowspeak17
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#dark #NoteworthyNovember

I read the tagged book a long time ago and the other is still on my TBR.

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DebinHawaii
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Day 30 #UncannyOctober #Spooky I've posted about all of these before but here are three books that while not flat-out scary, have provided me with some good spooky chills and fun. I picked the audiobook of Coraline because Gaiman reads it & the singing rats 🐭🐭🐭😱 are extra spooky. You could include many Lois Duncan books here, but this is one of my YA favorites from her. We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a good classic spooky tale. 😱👻💀

BookishJess02 Love Coraline & We Have Always Lived in the Castle! Happy to see a Lois Duncan title I never read before. 7y
DebinHawaii @JessJFarias It's a fun and spooky Lois Duncan! 📚👍 7y
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RevizeKevinXiong
Down a Dark Hall | Lois Duncan

"I'll never be at home here!" Kit cried. "Can't you feel it, Mom? There's something about this place-something-"(10). #san_35

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RevizeKevinXiong
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Never ever read or seen this book before but it look pretty interesting and and scary. I'm a person who like to read scary book and this book seen kind of scary. 😆 #san_35

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DebinHawaii
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#LyricalApril #UmaThurman I googled 'Uma Thurman movies from books' & found out she's in an upcoming movie of a childhood favorite; Lois Duncan's Down a Dark Hall. It shot partially in the Spanish Canary Islands in December. Interestingly, Stephenie Meyer (yes that one) optioned the book & her company is producing it. I also learned that Meyer produced Austenland--a fun Austen-inspired movie from a book that I love. Very bookish all around! 📚👍💜

DebinHawaii BTW: The Uma photo on the right is supposed to be from when she was in Spain filming. 😀 (edited) 8y
Cinfhen Look at you @DebinHawaii 😃😃😃🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻all full of bookish knowledge and movie trivia ❤️❤️❤️great post...and look at those legs on #Uma 🙀no wonder Fall Out Boy chose to dedicate a song to her 💖 (edited) 8y
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Cinfhen This book should make for a great movie!!! 8y
DebinHawaii @Cinfhen Well thank you for the photo prompt that led me to the info! 🤓 And yes, those legs are amazing! 👍😆 8y
MaleficentBookDragon Lois Duncan really messed up my tween years. Can't waIt to see the movie. (edited) 8y
batsy I really enjoyed Austenland and didn't know there was a movie! I should check it out. Also, I only discovered Lois Duncan after her death and read Down a Dark Hall recently because all the writeups about her made her books sound like just the thing I would have loved when I was younger ... And it terrified me as an adult, lol. Yay for the movie! 8y
DebinHawaii @MaleficentBookDragon Hah! I like to think she prepared me for loving thrillers & horror at a very early age! 😆👍 8y
DebinHawaii @batsy The movie is cute and fun with Keri Russell. 💜 I reread all of Lous Duncan's books from my childhood a few years ago then reread my favorites after she died last year. She definitely influenced (and scared) me growing up! ❤️📚 8y
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DebinHawaii
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Day14 #booktober #setinaschool Lois Duncan had several books set or mostly set in a school & these are two of my favorites. Bonus, they're perfect for #spookyoctober w/ their respective gothic/paranormal & witchcraft themes. And since I was teaching a workshop all morning & it's a crazy day, I'm ticking all the boxes-besides my Trixie Belden series & assorted Judy Blume's, Duncan is who I read in grade & middle school for my #funfridayphoto 😱📚

AWahle Lois Duncan's books were some of my favorites in high school. I still keep an eye out for the cheesy 80's covers I love so much. 8y
Suetara I loved her books! 8y
RealLifeReading Great multitasking post! 8y
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LisaJo
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#funfridayphoto Lois Duncan was the first author I read where I specifically decided to read all of her books. Who knew that junior high is where I would begin "backlisting". The first one I read was, of course, Summer of Fear. But, Down a Dark Hall, was my favorite. I I know it's Gothic feel is the reason I continue to like Gothic novels to this day.

Merethebookgal Oh, man, I loved Louis Duncan! 9y
LisaJo I think a lot of us are readers due to her. @Merethebookgal 9y
Alisnazzy Yes to Lois Duncan!!! Loved her books 9y
megt I devoured this one in junior high! I think I ended up checking it out of the library more than once. 9y
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strikingthirteen
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Gothic thriller for teenagers. Definitely a great nostalgia trip and still holds up pretty well after all this time.

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elkeOriginal
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Well, Lois did it again - kept me up past my bedtime so I could finish this paranormal darkly Gothic thriller. I should just pick another book to start because after that ghostly excitement I won't be falling asleep any time soon...

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Jlokdhorses
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Gutted that the woman who would keep me up at night passed away. So many sick spent in bed reading her stories. RIP

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misswendyd
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Still some of my favorite gothics/paranormals/thrillers. RIP Lois Duncan--you gave me so many feverish summer reads as a teenager, and I'll always be grateful.

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled I hadn't heard. 😢 9y
misswendyd @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled.com Yes, apparently last night. 😔 9y
ObsessiveBookNerdLauren Oh no. This is terrible news. I loved her books as a teen reader. 9y
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Imagineannie Oh no. I loved her books growing up. I suspect I'd love them still. 9y
Jenryland So sorry to hear that. She was my one of my very favorite authors when I was YA age. 9y
misswendyd @ObsessiveBookNerdLauren @Imagineannie @Jenryland So did I--they hold up pretty well for adult readers, too. She went through so much with her daughter, I hope she's finally at peace. 9y
ReadingRover So sad. Down a Dark Hall was a favorite of mine as a child. 9y
misswendyd @ReadingRover That one was my favorite as well. It's very sad, though I'm glad she was appreciated in her time. 9y
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