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We Used to Live Here

A Novel

by Marcus Kliewer
Jeremy Carlisle Parker
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From an author "destined to become a titan of the macabre and unsettling" (Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author), a haunting debut—soon to be a Netflix original movie—about two homeowners whose lives are turned upside down when the house's previous residents unexpectedly visit.
As a young, queer couple who flip houses, Charlie and Eve can't believe the killer deal they've just gotten on an old house in a picturesque neighborhood. As they're working in the house one day, there's a knock on the door. A man stands there with his family, claiming to have lived there years before and asking if it would be alright if he showed his kids around. People pleaser to a fault, Eve lets them in.

As soon as the strangers enter their home, inexplicable things start happening, including the family's youngest child going missing and a ghostly presence materializing in the basement. Even more weird, the family can't seem to take the hint that their visit should be over. And when Charlie suddenly vanishes, Eve slowly loses her grip on reality. Something is terribly wrong with the house and with the visiting family—or is Eve just imagining things?

This unputdownable and spine-tingling novel "is like quicksand: the further you delve into its pages, the more immobilized you become by a spiral of terror. We Used to Live Here will haunt you even after you have finished it" (Agustina Bazterrica, author of Tender Is the Flesh).

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  • Release date

    June 18, 2024

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      • ISBN: 9781797181288
      • File size: 284650 KB
      • Duration: 09:53:00

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 1, 2024
      A young couple’s house-flipping hobby turns dangerous in Kliewer’s devilish debut. Eve Palmer is alone in the remote Pacific Northwest mansion she and her girlfriend, Charlie, are renovating, when she hears a knock on the door. She opens it to find the Faust family: patriarch Thomas; his wife, Paige; and their three severe-looking children. Thomas explains to Eve that he used to live in the house and would like to show his family around. Despite her misgivings, Eve invites them in, privately hoping the more forthright Charlie will arrive and interrupt the nostalgia tour. When Charlie does show up, a heavy snowstorm follows her, stranding everyone. What begins as mildly uncomfortable grows full-tilt terrifying as one of the Faust children goes missing, Thomas starts calling Eve “Emma,” and Charlie seems to transform into a different person entirely. Kliewer nods to the book’s origin as a series of Reddit posts by supplementing the main narrative with “documents” examining the paranormal “Old House” phenomenon (which posits certain abandoned buildings connect to a paranormal force), transcripts from subjects who’ve experienced it, and internet conspiracy theories about its legitimacy. Stringing the whole thing together is Kliewer’s gift for atmosphere and wicked sense of humor. This is a winner. Agent: Liz Parker, Verve Talent & Literary.

    • Library Journal

      Starred review from September 13, 2024

      Having just purchased an old house in a quaint neighborhood, Eve and her girlfriend Charlie have embarked on a new renovation project. While working alone in the house, Eve is interrupted by a knock on the door. She is greeted by a man and his family who claim to have once lived in the house. Eve invites them in to look around, but almost immediately, strange things begin happening. Even after Charlie returns home, the family will not leave, and then, their youngest daughter disappears. Soon after, Charlie also goes missing. Eve begins losing her grip on reality. Is the house haunted? Is it the family? Or could the problem be Eve herself? Kliewer's gripping debut is a twisted horror novel that blurs the boundary between reality and delusions. Jeremy Carlisle Parker and Corey Brill provide a tense, claustrophobic narration, ratcheting up the dread and taking the horror to the next level. VERDICT A terrifying tale for fans of Christopher Golden's The House of Last Resort. Listeners will be hooked from the beginning and may find themselves unable to hit pause.--Elyssa Everling

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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