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  • Published: 10 September 2024
  • ISBN: 9780593718599
  • Imprint: Putnam
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $39.99

Nightmare of a Trip




This is one family getaway they’ll never forget . . .

Leigh Somerset wants to spend some quality time with her kids before they grow up, and her husband has always fancied himself sort of a Clark Griswold figure. So the Somersets will be spending their family vacation on the road, driving from suburban Milwaukee to Orlando, Florida. Already off to a rocky start, they stumble upon an abandoned, half-burned down farmhouse in Indiana, and the Somersets inadvertently unleash an eerie history that will follow them the rest of their trip.

From creepy indoor waterparks to paranormally plagued Cracker Barrels, it’s one thing after another in the pursuit of the great American summer road trip. Will the Somersets be able to shake these bad vibes and get on with the family bonding? Or will the road less traveled quite literally become the highway to hell?

  • Published: 10 September 2024
  • ISBN: 9780593718599
  • Imprint: Putnam
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $39.99

About the author

Maureen Kilmer

Maureen Kilmer graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and three children. She thankfully has not had to battle the forces of darkness. She is also the author of Suburban Hell, her horror debut, and Hex Education.

Praise for Nightmare of a Trip


Previous Praise for Maureen Kilmer

"Hex Education is a magically spiked pumpkin spice latte of a fall read. I drank it right up!” —KJ Dell’Antonia, author of Playing the Witch Card

"Maureen Kilmer strikes the perfect balance in Suburban Hell. This is a scary, thrilling, and funny ride through a neighborhood nightmare. The pages turn themselves, you can’t stop reading this one." —Samantha Downing, author of For Your Own Good

"A savvy, wildly relatable horror-comedy about suburban angst and the bonds of friendship, that serves chilling scares and genuine laughs. Massively entertaining and fun as hell!" —Rachel Harrison, author of Black Sheep