Biographical Criticism
While doing some digging, I discovered that Willow Davis Roberts had went to a vacation spot where there was another family they were good friends with.
That is pretty much the exact scenario in Twisted Summer where the protagonist's family travels to a lake every summer where a bunch of friendly families are.
IRL INFLUENCE DETECTED!!!
Oh yeah, here's my source: https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/social-sciences-and-law/political-science-biographies/willo-davis-roberts