Leave old job off resume? Old boss lying/bad-mouthing me.

Do I keep it off my resume? What should I do?

I moved to a new area and getting a job proved to be difficult. After several months of unemployment, I ended up landing a job. My manager had it out for me on day 1, although I was liked and respected by my other co-workers. (She may have been jealous of me because I was much more educated and experienced than her). I stayed for several miserable months, and finally quit recently.

I’m on the job hunt again and don’t know if I should keep that job off my resume or not. My former manager has been making up lies and saying terrible things about me. I worry that if I have that job on my resume, in addition to questions about why my stay was so short, they’ll contact my former employer and end up talking with her.

What should I do?