Summer camp means bonfires and s’mores, paddling kayaks on the river… and murder. THE SUMMER FUN MASSACRE (Run For It; June 2026) is a summer-camp slasher with a bloody twist from horror master Craig DiLouie.
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.
THE SUMMER FUN MASSACRE by Craig DiLouie
On-Sale Date: June 16, 2026
Hachette Book Group: Run For It
ISBN: 9780316578240
$19.99 Trade Paperback
