Book cover for Nightmare Burger by Joshua Pruett

Nightmare Burger

2026 Released
Ebook Unavailable
Audiobook Available November 24, 2026
Paperback Available November 24, 2026
Hardback Unavailable
Simon & Schuster AudioISBN 9781668194089

Bring an appetite and your body armor and prepare yourself for Nightmare Burger, the burger that bites you back! Because losing your best friend can feel a lot like fighting a malevolent fast-food franchise from hell. For fans of Five Nights at Freddy's and My Best Friend's Exorcism!

When Gary Fletcher’s BFF disappears from their favorite burger joint, solving the heartbreaking mystery forces him to team up with his older sister and a grade school frenemy. Together, they’ll uncover the gruesome secrets behind their beloved restaurant, learning too late that you can’t outrun this fast food.

For Gary, life doesn’t get much better than watching horror movies with his best friend, Matty, staying up late, and eating Nightmare Burgers from their favorite local fast-food joint, All-Night Burger. But after a brutal brush with unrequited love, Matty heads to the restaurant to drown his sorrows, only to vanish without a trace.

Struggling with the loss of Matty, and the creeping, existential dead end of his own life, Gary takes a job at All-Night Burger to get to the bottom of his friend’s strange disappearance. As he wrestles with the day-to-day horrors of customer service, Gary comes to suspect that there may be deadly creatures, and worse, writhing behind the walls of the restaurant.

Teaming up with his older sister, Rachel, and Matty’s crush, Linda, Gary must face his own grief, the terrible monsters who can impersonate those closest to him, and their French-fried liminal middle manager whose hunger for human flesh has global franchise ambitions. New York Times bestselling author Joshua Pruett (Mystery Science Theater 3000, Phineas and Ferb) delivers his signature wit, heart, and off-the-wall humor to this out-of-this-world horror-coaster ride! Place your order now for Nightmare Burger, and eat it before it eats you.

Joshua Pruett

Joshua Pruett is an Emmy Award-winning writer best known for Mystery Science Theater 3000, The Last Kids on Earth animated series, and the original feature for Disney Plus, Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe. Josh has been a storyboard artist, writer, and creative consultant for LEGO, Warner Animation Group, Pure Imagination Studios, Disney TV, DreamWorks Feature Animation, Nickelodeon, DreamWorks TV, Sprout/NBC Universal, Netflix, and Paramount Feature Animation.

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