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We Used to Live Here

Written by: Marcus Kliewer
Narrated by: Corey Brill, Jeremy Carlisle Parker
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Brought to you by Penguin.

You let them back in.
You shouldn't have...

Young couple Charlie and Eve can’t believe the killer deal they got on an old house deep in the mountains. One day, a man knocks on the door. He says he lived there years before and asks if he can show his family around.

As soon as they enter, strange things start to happen, and Eve is desperate for them to leave and never come back. But they can’t – or won’t – take the hint that they are no longer welcome.

Then, Charlie vanishes, and Eve begins to lose her grip on reality. She’s convinced there’s something terribly wrong with the house and its past inhabitants . . . or is it all in her head?

The Turn of the Key meets Parasite in this gripping, eerily haunting debut and Reddit hit – soon to be a Netflix original movie starring Blake Lively – that will keep you up into the early hours. Perfect for fans of Stephen King and Leave the World Behind.


© Marcus Kliewer 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

 Domestic Thrillers Genre Fiction Horror Literature & Fiction Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense

Critic Reviews

One of the creepiest stories I've ever read! This twisted tale will haunt my nightmares for a long time to come!
Inventive and genuinely scary, We Used to Live Here is the most impressive horror debut I've read in a long time. Marcus Kliewer is a talent to watch.
There is a feeling that a small number of books conjure. It can be distilled to: Oh god, something ain’t right here. Their hallmark is a creeping, unaccountable, jangly dread that seeps into their pages until you almost wish you could stop reading—but of course, it’s too late. You’re in its grip. We Used to Live Here is one of those rare books.
Full of unease and stomach-churning dread, We Used to Live Here creeps up to you like a sly shadow. I wanted to look away. I absolutely could not. Marcus Kliewer is destined to become a titan of the macabre and unsettling. Read this with every single light on.
This book is like quicksand: the further you delve into its pages, the more immobilized you become by the spiral of terror that takes over you when you know nothing seems what it is... Is a family really a family? Can a house be something else? We Used to Live Here is going to haunt you even after you have finished it. This is what I call a great book.
Chilling and filled with a permeating sense of dread from the very first chapter... This is the kind of story that leaves your head spinning for days.
We Used to Live Here is a gem of contemporary horror that explores the places we call home with deft and terrifying command that will leave you shaken long after turning the final page.
Kliewer’s debut is an atmospheric nightmare in all the best ways. The pace is pulse-pounding, but the horror aspects are deliciously dragged out. This is recommended for fans of intricately plotted psychological novels, such as those by Stephen King, Ruth Ware and Sarah Pinborough.
A devilish debut. What begins as mildly uncomfortable grows full-tilt terrifying. Stringing the whole thing together is Kliewer’s gift for atmosphere and wicked sense of humor. This is a winner.
Mysterious guests overstay their welcome in this fresh take on the haunted house trope. Fans of the surging horror genre will think twice about opening the door when somebody knocks. Original and extremely scary… A frighteningly good debut.
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The story was really well written and the audiobook did the justice. I loved the voice and the expressions. Kudos to the author and the narrators

omg! It was a spooky story

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This was such an engrossing book. Yes, it did have some of the cliched horror tropes, but overall it was so unique and exciting. I felt my skin crawl in certain sections of the book , and in others I listened with bated breath, on edge to see how things pan out. Definitely a must listen. It is low on the horror side - with the horror elements coming up only in the final section of the book. For the largest chunk, the author gaslights the reader, by making his characters intriguing and unreliable. Narration was excellent - although the narrator did not have a very large range.

Engrossing, creepy thriller-horror

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The ending could have been more impactful..
The Book kept me guessing what was real and what wasn’t .. definitely creepy.

Eerie Story!

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Loved the narration. It was quite fast paced . I loved the characters but the ending was surprising .

Breathtaking supernatural thriller.

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the narration particularly stood out, would like more titles from this narrator...loved the story and the narration equally

the sound effects made it perfectly creepy , loved it

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