The Harrowing by Alexandra Sokoloff (2006)


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1122023.The_Harrowing?from_search=true
My bar for horror novels is pretty low.  But I can't resist a good ghost story/haunted house novel, so when this crossed by desk, I gave it a try.

Five students are left alone in their college dorm over the holidays, they get in touch with some scary spirits, and mysterious and spooky things begin to occur.

I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked it. Sokoloff created rich and complex characters, and I like that the backstory and mythology was quite in-depth.  I have the attention span of a distracted gnat, but even after reading it six months ago, I can still picture some of the characters and settings.  

Must check out more of her work!  Yay, excellent horror novels by female authors!