The Caretaker

A Novel

Read by Jeremy Carlisle Parker and Corey Brill

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About The Book

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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Appearances

JUL 15
7:00PM
In Person

in conversation with Clay McLeod Chapman

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Twisted Spine
306 Grand St
Brooklyn, NY 11211
AUG 12
12:00AM
In Person

Anderson’s Bookshop
5112 Main St
Downers Grove, IL 60515

About The Author

Photo by Brian Van Wyk
Marcus Kliewer

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. 

About The Readers

Jeremy Carlisle Parker

Corey Brill

Product Details

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio (April 21, 2026)
  • Runtime: 9 hours and 48 minutes
  • ISBN13: 9781797198040

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