''The Harrowing'' is a horror novel by

Alexandra Sokoloff Alexandra Sokoloff is an American novelist and screenwriter, and the author of the Thriller award-nominated Huntress/FBI series, following a haunted FBI agent on the hunt for a female serial killer (''Huntress Moon'', ''Blood Moon'', ''Cold Moon' ...

. It was first published in 2006 by

St. Martin's Press St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under si ...

, and is the author's debut book, following a screenwriting career. According to Sokoloff's website, she was inspired to write the novel because of her experiences teaching to troubled teenagers in the Los Angeles County prison system. ''The Harrowing'' was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel. The story follows a group of five troubled teenagers, all college students, who decide to stay behind in their creepy dorm rather than go to their dysfunctional homes for the Thanksgiving holiday. But after playing around with a Ouija board they realize that there is a presence lurking in the house with them.

References

https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Harrowing.html?id=Fo7XZ27cEp8C&redir_esc=y https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/alexandra-sokoloff/

External links

Author's website
American horror novels 2006 American novels St. Martin's Press books 2006 debut novels {{2000s-horror-novel-stub