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The Summer Fun Massacre

Craig DiLouie · Horror

39 Pulse Score

Based on recommendations from independent creators

survivaltrauma recoverytwist endinghigh stakes survival
slasher
🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus

#219 All Time

About this book

It’s 1992, and in the heat of Texas, camp Summer Fun rests by a crystalline lake surrounded by a shady forest. The counselors have set out the kayaks, prepped the kitchens, and refurbished the cabins. Now, on the night before camp begins, a bonfire and the teenage counselors’ rites of passage await. But the camp has a horrifying history. In the ’80s, there was a massacre that left a sole survivor. One final girl. The killer never caught. Deputy Tom Bailey is always on edge this time of year. There are rumors that the woods are haunted. That the killer might one day return. Tom has deeply personal ties to the ’80s massacre, and those ties have plagued his dreams. Then Tom gets a call reporting bloodcurdling screams coming from the camp. The real nightmare is just beginning . . . .

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