Summary
From Marcus Kliewer, a new ‘titan of the macabre and unsettling’ (Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author), comes a spine-tingling 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.
HOLLYWOOD TAKES ON THE CARETAKER! To be adapted by Universal Studios… Horror maestro David Bruckner set to direct… Sydney Sween…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857509635 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0857509632 |
| Author: | Marcus Kliewer |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bantam Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 23 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 510g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 165mm x 242mm |
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Critics Review
Incredibly gripping, and has tension and atmosphere in spades. * SFX *
A no-brakes plummet into madness. – ALMA KATSU * award winning author of Fiend *
Disturbing and propulsive, THE CARETAKER is a gem of visually inspired Gothic storytelling. Marcus Kliewer takes a familiar horror premise and makes it his own, drawing you into a lucid nightmare of a novel. Keep the light on! – SCOTT CARSON * nationally bestselling author of Departure 37 *
The homes Marcus Kliewer haunts aren’t merely filled with phantoms, but cerebral spirits and broken-hearted ghosts. THE CARETAKER is quite possibly the ultimate “don’t go in there” novel, offering up an apocalyptic final girl for the ages. This is a breakneck book, filled with razor-wire tension, where the reader runs the risk of losing their mind with every flip of the page. – CLAY MCLEOD CHAPMAN * author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes *
Absolutely terrifying. Marcus Kliewer’s THE CARETAKER gripped me from the first page and didn’t let go. I couldn’t put it down. – BRANDON ELDRIDGE * author of The Establishment *
Fast-moving dark ride of a book … [a] savage gut punch of an ending. Twisting
and turning but wasting no momentum, this book is for those who like their thriller stories
bowstring taut and their endings pitch black.
Totally up my street, hugely enjoyed. Vivid and compulsive in all its ratcheting dread. Cracking characterisation too. * Benedict Anning, author of Atomic Coffin *
As a huge fan of Marcus’ previous novel, We Used To Live Here, I was excited to read The Caretaker, and it did not disappoint. * MYWEEKLY *
Weird and wonderful psychological horror. * IGN *
Ideal for any horror enthusiast seeking a story that will linger in their mind long after they’ve turned the final page. * THE BUSINESS TIMES *
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, where it won the Scariest Story of 2021 Award on the NoSleep forum (eighteen million members). Film rights were snapped up by Netflix, and it was acquired for publication even before it had been extended into a full-length novel. His second novel, The Caretaker, is coming in Spring 2026. Marcus Kliewer lives in Vancouver, Canada.
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