The Caretaker: The next mind-bending, twisty horror story from the author of We Used to Live Here
Marcus Kliewer, whose previous novel *We Used to Live Here* earned him a reputation as a serious force in horror fiction, returns with another deeply unsettling story. This one begins with a Craigslist job posting. Three days of work, competitive pay, serious applicants only. Simple enough. Except, of course, it isn't. Macy Mullins is skint, stretched thin, and responsible for her younger sister. When the listing catches her eye, she can't quite explain why. It feels off, somehow, like a sound just below hearing. But beggars and choosers, and all that. She takes the job. What follows is a slow, creeping horror set against the Oregon Coast wilderness, the kind of isolated, fog-soaked backdrop that makes every sound feel like a threat. What begins as an odd little house-sitting arrangement curdles into something genuinely frightening. The evil lurking on the property isn't just dangerous to Macy. The stakes, it turns out, extend far beyond one young woman in a stranger's house. Kliewer writes with a quiet, unsettling confidence. He doesn't rush the dread; he lets it gather. The premise is simple, almost mundane, which makes the horror land harder when it arrives. Fans of slow-burn supernatural fiction will find plenty to keep them up at night. Just three days' work. What could go wrong?
- Author: Marcus Kliewer
- Publisher: Bantam
- Genre: Horror
- ISBN: 978-0857509642
- Pages: 320 pages