The Playground — E. Denise Billups

A woman struggling for survival after the death of her husband leaves her hometown to make a fresh start for her family and stumble upon Willows Grove, a town with an evil past and steeped in folklore. Unable to find work, she and her daughter take shelter in an old church, and adjacent playground believed haunted by townspeople and meet an inescapable horror.

Seventeen years later, Jillian and a group of friends head out to the playground aiming to disprove townspeople superstitious beliefs. But what they find may challenge everything they've ever believed.