Erica Ferencik is an American author and screenwriter. She is best known for her novels The River at Night and Into the Jungle, as well as her screenplay for the horror film The Hunt. Ferencik was born in Boston, Massachusetts and graduated from Harvard University with a degree in English and American Literature. She has written for television shows such as Law & Order: Criminal Intent and The Good Wife. Ferencik is also a contributing writer for The New York Times and The Boston Globe. She is currently working on her third novel, which is set to be released in 2021. Ferencik is passionate about exploring the human experience through her writing and is dedicated to creating stories that are both entertaining and thought-provoking.