Maureen Kilmer is a bestselling horror fiction author best known for her debut novel, "Suburban Hell," released in 2022. She has also written "Hex Education," a forthcoming horror novel set for publication in September 2023. Under the name Maureen Leurck, she authored "Cicada Summer" and "Monarch Manor," both set in the Lake Geneva, Wisconsin area. Her works blend humor with supernatural elements, often exploring suburban life through a darkly comedic lens.
A graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, Kilmer resides in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and three children. Her writing often draws from her own experiences, infusing mundane settings with eerie twists. While she humorously denies battling supernatural forces in real life, her novels revel in the absurdity of suburban horrors—both literal and figurative. Kilmer's ability to balance wit with chills has established her as a distinctive voice in contemporary horror fiction.