The School — Ed Kelleher

THE SCHOOL

It stood aloof from the surrounding countryside, its cold, stone towers poking through the trees like skeletal fingers. It was a relic of a gracious and occasionally grisly part; a home for girls who were going nowhere and who had nowhere to go.

But to Vanessa, a young, free-spirited Californian suddenly transplanted to New England, there was something wrong about the place -- something palpably sinister. It was as if the school itself were filling her head with insane, revolting ideas, forces her to perform dark acts against her will. That semester, Vanessa would put her soul to the ultimate test -- and learn a lesson in evil…