Suburban Hell

Name: Suburban Hell
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Maureen Kilmer
ISBN: 9780593630228

Author: Maureen Kilmer

Narrator: Jaime Lamchick

Unabridged: 8 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 08/30/2022

Categories: Fiction, Humorous, Horror, Women

Synopsis

A Chicago cul-de-sac is about to get a new neighbor...of the demonic kind.

    Amy Foster considers herself lucky. After she left the city and moved to the suburbs, she found her place quickly with neighbors Liz, Jess, and Melissa, snarking together from the outskirts of the PTA crowd. One night during their monthly wine get-together, the crew concoct a plan for a clubhouse She Shed in Liz’s backyard—a space for just them, no spouses or kids allowed.

    But the night after they christen the She Shed, things start to feel . . . off. They didn’t expect Liz’s little home-improvement project to release a demonic force that turns their quiet enclave into something out of a nightmare. And that’s before the homeowners’ association gets wind of it.

    Even the calmest moms can’t justify the strange burn marks, self-moving dolls, and horrible smells surrounding their possessed friend, Liz. Together, Amy, Jess, and Melissa must fight the evil spirit to save Liz and the neighborhood . . . before the suburbs go completely 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 does not have a She Shed, and thankfully has not had to battle the forces of darkness (unless going to Costco on a Saturday counts). Suburban Hell is her horror debut.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael on February 22, 2022

Being a mom in the suburbs has got to be tough. You’ve got temperamental children, minivans, the PTA…and now a demon on the loose?! Amy and her best friends, Liz, Jess, and Melissa, all live in a Chicago suburb, in a mostly quiet and neighborly subdivision where everyone knows everyone and all of the......more

Goodreads review by Nilufer on August 28, 2022

This was so much fun and also extra creepy, disturbing read reminds you of Desperate Housewives waltzes with Conjuring which earned my 3.5 stars to round up to bizarre, surprising, haunted suburban stars! Amy-Liz-Melissa and Jess are close friends a.k. a suburban wives who love mocking PTA moms, wa......more

Goodreads review by PamG on August 18, 2022

Maureen Kilmer’s debut horror novel was a winner for me. While I don’t read many horror novels, this one is lite horror with plenty of suspense, some humor, and relatable main characters. When Amy Foster and her family left Chicago for the suburb of Winchester, Illinois, she soon found friends in ne......more

Goodreads review by JanB on October 17, 2022

3.5 stars I found this to be a fun mash-up of women’s fiction and “horror lite”. Amy and her neighborhood friends, Liz, Melissa, and Jess, meet monthly for a Girls Night Out, when Liz decides to build a She Shed in her backyard for their get-togethers. When ground is broken for the construction, a......more

Goodreads review by Debra on April 20, 2022

Living in the 'burbs should be relaxing. What's not to love - a nice home, a nice yard, good schools, good friends, and Mom's nights out. Let's have a She Shed they said! Wouldn't that be fun? Like a man cave but better! Throw in a not so friendly demonic force and you have yourself one fun and slig......more

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One of Bustle's Most Anticipated Books of August 2022
One of Buzzfeed's Summer Thriller Recommendations
One of NY Post's Best New Books This Week
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"A cheerfully campy take on the usual concerns—conformity, boredom, demonic possession." —Chicago Tribune

"This delightful fiction debut is the hell-arious Desperate Housewives-esque novel that dreams are made of." —Buzzfeed

"A delightful, fun, spooky, scary story. At it’s core it’s about friendship and the bonds of love for these four women. Maureen has hit a home-run with her first novel." —Red Carpet Crash

"This novel about the horrors of suburbia—both supernatural and terrestrial in origin—has plenty of genuinely funny moments. . . . A good fit for fans of Grady Hendrix's My Best Friend's Exorcism, Rachel Harrison's The Return, or Junji Ito's horror manga Uzumaki." —Booklist

"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 Such Sharp Teeth