Marcus Kliewer Books In Order

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Marcus Kliewer is a published author and a stop-motion animator.

He is known for his debut novel We Used to Live Here. The story started out on the site Reddit as a serialized short story, going on to win the Scariest Story of 2021 Award on the 18 million member forum NoSleep.

The film rights were quickly acquired by Netflix and Simon & Schuster likewise rushed to acquire the rights for publication for the story before it had even been extended by Kliewer further into a full length novel.

Marcus resides in Vancouver, Canada. He can be found on Instagram at @marcus_kliewer where readers and fans can find out more about things he has written, discover exclusive book updates, check out his stop motion animation, and browse tons of pet videos.

We Used to Live Here has been nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award in 2024 and was nominated in the categories of Readers’ Favorite Debut and Readers’ Favorite Horror.

Marcus is the director of the video short ‘lot’ and was part of the animation department for Biidaaban (The Dawn Comes) and Spirit Bear and Children Make History.

We Used to Live Here is the debut novel from Marcus Kliewer. If you liked Parasite or Get Out, you may like this horror story which feels like a combination of the two. Horror fans or fans of the supernatural and Stephen King may get a kick out of this Reddit triumph, which is soon to be adapted into an original movie being released on Netflix starring actress Blake Lively.

This is the original story all about two homeowners who find that their lives have been completely upended when the residents who used to live in the home come unexpectedly for a visit.

Charlie and Eve are a couple who are young and queer and make their living flipping houses. As a result, they are not able to believe the amazing deal that they have just been able to get. It’s a pretty old house, but it’s also located in a beautiful neighborhood.

One day they are working on the house when there’s a knock on the door. A man’s standing there along with his family. He says that he has lived there in the years previous and asking if it would be okay if he were able to show his kids about the place a bit.

Eve decides to let them in, her people pleasing skills kicking in. Maybe it is against her better judgment, but it’s too late now. The apparent family are in her home. But from the second that they come in, all types of strange things begin to happen that are difficult to explain.

The youngest child in the family goes missing. A ghostly presence shows up in their basement. The family should be leaving soon, Eve thinks, but they don’t seem to be picking up on any type of hint that the visit that they’re making should be concluded soon and they should be starting to go on their way.

Then Charlie suddenly goes missing and Even finds that her grasp on reality is finally going. She’s worried that something is wrong not only with the family who is visiting them but the house too. Is she imagining things or is she right in her suspicions? Read this incredible debut suspense and horror story from Marcus Kliewer to find out!