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Review Quotes:
"Disturbing and propulsive,
THE CARETAKER is a gem of visually inspired Gothic storytelling. Marcus Kliewer takes a familiar horror premise and makes it his own, drawing you into a lucid nightmare of a novel. Keep the light on!"--
Scott Carson, nationally bestselling author of DEPARTURE 37
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"A no-brakes plummet into madness." --
Alma Katsu, award winning author of
FIEND
Review Quotes:
"The homes Marcus Kliewer haunts aren't merely filled with phantoms, but cerebral spirits and broken-hearted ghosts. THE CARETAKER is quite possibly the ultimate "don't go in there" novel, offering up an apocalyptic final girl for the ages. This is a breakneck book, filled with razor-wire tension, where the reader runs the risk of losing their mind with every flip of the page."--
Clay McLeod Chapman, author of WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES
Biographical Note:
Marcus Kliewer is a writer and stop-motion animator. His debut novel
We Used to Live Here began life as a serialized short story on Reddit. Film rights were snapped up by Netflix, and it was acquired by Simon & Schuster in the US for publication even before it had been extended into a full-length novel. He lives in Vancouver, Canada.
Review Quotes:
"With
THE CARETAKER, Marcus Kliewer proves he's our new master of uncanny slippage. This book is as full of dread as the sound of footsteps rushing towards you in a dark woods."--
Nat Cassidy, USA Today bestselling author of When the Wolf Comes Home and Mary
Review Quotes:
"Absolutely terrifying. Marcus Kliewer's THE CARETAKER gripped me from the first page and didn't let go. I couldn't put it down." --
Brandon Eldridge, author of THE ESTABLISHMENT
Review Quotes:
"Marcus Kliewer's Caretaker is an example of taking a quiet idea and making it truly haunting. A book written for horror fans that have always thought they were smarter than the main characters in a story... truly one of my favorite novels I've read in years."--
Mike Salt, author of YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE
Publisher Marketing:
Instant New York Times Bestseller
Follow the Rites...
Nothing less than the survival of humanity is at stake.
From Marcus Kliewer, a new "titan of the macabre and unsettling" (Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author), comes an eerie supernatural horror about a young woman who accepts a caretaking job from Craigslist, only to discover the position has consequences far greater--and more dangerous--than she ever could have imagined.
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY:
Caretaker urgently needed. Three days of work. Competitive pay. Serious applicants ONLY.
Macy Mullins can't say why the job posting grabbed her attention--it had the pull of a fisherman's lure, barbed hook and all--vaguely ominous. But after an endless string of failed job interviews, she's not exactly in the position to be picky. She has rent to pay, groceries to buy, and a younger sister to provide for.
Besides, it's only three days' work...
Three days, cooped up in a stranger's house, surrounded by Oregon Coast wilderness.
What starts as a peculiar side gig soon becomes a waking nightmare. An incomprehensible evil may dwell on this property--and Macy Mullins might just be the only thing standing between it, and the rest of humanity.
Follow the Rites...
Follow the Rites...
Follow the Rites...
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Review Citations:
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Booklist 02/01/2026 (EAN 9781982198817, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
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Publishers Weekly 02/23/2026 (EAN 9781982198817, Hardcover)
Contributor Bio:Kliewer, Marcus
Marcus Kliewer is a writer and stop-motion animator. His debut novel
We Used to Live Here began life as a serialized short story on Reddit. Film rights were snapped up by Netflix, and it was acquired by Simon & Schuster in the US for publication even before it had been extended into a full-length novel. He lives in Vancouver, Canada.
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