Nightmare of a Trip, Maureen Kilmer
Nightmare of a Trip, Maureen Kilmer
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Nightmare of a Trip

Author: Maureen Kilmer

Narrator: Khristine Hvam

Unabridged: 7 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 09/10/2024


Synopsis

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?

About The Author

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by PamG on September 03, 2024

Maureen Kilmer has combined horror and comedy with a road trip vacation in Nightmare of a Trip. Leigh Somerset, her husband Nick, their teenage daughter Piper, and their pre-teen son Leo are driving from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Orlando, Florida. This is an opportunity for Leigh and Nick to spend......more

Goodreads review by Pooja on April 01, 2024

When the Somerset family heads out on a road trip from Wisconsin to Florida, mom Leigh expects plenty of bumps along the way – but even she doesn’t expect to be haunted by ghosts after a strange incident at an abandoned house. My family has always been big on road trips, and consequently I have spent......more

Goodreads review by Deanna on August 20, 2024

Wellp! Loved it! As I knew I would! Again real quick I will express my absolute love for all things Midwest, I’m a Midwest girlie through and through! But this was such an exciting story all the family summer vacation feels with a whole bunch of everything going wrong in the mix! But this story has......more

Goodreads review by Cassie on October 30, 2024

Nightmare of a Trip begins with, “If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, then Satan himself planned our family trip.” What a great opening line, right? And it totally sets the tone for the rest of the novel, which follows the Somerset family on a road trip from their home in Wisconsin to......more

Goodreads review by Alicia on July 05, 2024

Nightmare of a Trip follows the Somerset family as they go on a vacation from the Midwest to Orlando, Florida but what starts out as family fun quickly turns into a vacation from hell when things start going awry. Will they be able to make the most of it or will their haunted vacation be the best of......more


Quotes

One of Best Life’s Most Anticipated Fall Books

"This whole book is one big ball of nostalgia for those of us who grew up in the Midwest, whose vacations and holidays were spent on the road—navigating all the road work, wrong turns, family squabbles, numerous gas station stops, and unending queries of ‘are we there yet?’” —Check It Out, KWIT (NPR)

"[A] hilarious supernatural spin on National Lampoon’s Vacation. . . Amid the paranormal chills and thrills, Kilmer captures the quintessential road trip experience, from cranky kids and sketchy roadside motels to car troubles and germ-infested indoor water parks." —BookBub

"[A] wild and spooky ride full of family and heart, genuine characters and family willing to be there no matter how difficult the trip becomes. The ending is beautiful and comes full circle." —The Nameless Zine

"The perfect spooky read for October!" —Best Life

"Buckle up for this wild and spooky ride, you won’t want to miss it!" —Kenosha.com

"Kilmer’s account of the exasperating parental headaches Leigh and her husband endure trying to rein in their rambunctious kids is sure to elicit smiles." —Publishers Weekly