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A group of students encounter a supernatural terror while on a road trip through Appalachia in this chilling new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the “unforgettable and scary” (Harlan Coben) Chasing the Boogeyman.

1983: Three students from a small college embark on a week-long road trip to film a documentary on roadside memorials for their American Studies class. The project starts out as a fun adventure with long stretches of empty road and nightly campfires where they begin to open up with one another.

But as they venture deeper into the Appalachian backwoods, the atmosphere begins to darken. They notice more and more of the memorials feature a strange, unsettling symbol hinting at a sinister secret. Paranoia sets in when it appears they are being followed. Their vehicle is tampered with overnight and some of the locals appear to be anything but welcoming. Before long, the students can’t help but wonder if these roadside deaths were really random accidents…or is something terrifying at work here?

Day One

(view spoiler)[ wow, this is a great beginning. I'm sucked in and curious where it goes from here. There's been quite a bit of foreshadowing so it will be interesting to see how quickly it starts going south!

the guy on the bike was horrifying! I don't blame them for being spooked! (hide spoiler)]

Day Two

(view spoiler)[ wow, we learned so much more
interesting about the crash, the town and how they all seemed to come together at the crash site.
interesting we met Naomi too. He used to be so different.

and what is up with the hitchhiker? and dreaming about him?

and what was up with the gun?! Yikes! (hide spoiler)]

Day Three

(view spoiler)[ wow, scary stories while camping? lol no way!!
and then to hear all those people, feel like they are being followed
even the fire being messed with. I wonder who is doing all this?

but also why did Melody trick them with the "lease" and why does she have a gun. she's the one that woke him up. does she know more? (hide spoiler)]

Day Four and Five

(view spoiler)[ I'm not sure what it is but this is dragging a bit for me. going to the sites, then camping, then back to the sites - rinse and repeat. I'm ready for the story to get going.

interesting that they are all now having the same dream but we already knew two of them were. (hide spoiler)]

I'm done

(view spoiler)[I hate that I didn't love this one. I found it long, boring. As we finally got to the reveals - the aunt knowing more, the uncle being involved, I just honestly wanted it to be done

I skimmed the end - just to know that the teacher was in on it. That Naomi was still traumatized. (hide spoiler)]