How writing horror fiction helps Marcus Kliewer quell his own anxiety

Marcus Kliewer is the author of the speculative novel, We Used to Live Here. (Brian Van Wyk) The Next Chapter21:01How Marcus Kliewer’s horror novel went from Reddit post to Hollywood movie deal Vancouver-based debut author Marcus Kliewer began writing horror on the Reddit forum No Sleep. His stories quickly caught the attention of readers, publishers and Netflix producers alike — and eventually became his breakout novel We Used to Live Here. At some point in your life, you’ve probably encountered the awkward question of what to do when guests overstay their welcome. Now, imagine this is your worst nightmare and a family of strangers shows up on your doorstep with no intention of ever leaving. This is the creepy conundrum that foregrounds Marcus Kliewer’s first horror novel We Used to Live Here . Kliewer is a Vancouver-based writer and stop-motion animator. His first novel, We Used to Live Here originated on the “NoSleep” forum on Reddit and was then acquired by Simon & Schuster as a novel and sought after by Netflix for a film adaptation. The 2025 CBC Short Story Prize is open! (Atria/Emily Bestler Books) We Used to Live Here follows a young couple of house flippers, Charlie and Eve, who have just bought a beautiful old house. When a man stops by randomly with his family, claiming to have lived there when he was younger, he asks if he can show his family around. The moment the mysterious Faust family crosses the threshold, ghostly and odd things begin to happen around the house. As the family refuses to leave and people begin to go missing Eve questions her own imagination in this suspenseful horror novel. Kliewer spoke to The Next Chapter ‘s Antonio Michael Downing about the way anxiety manifested in the characters of We Used to Live Here . The couple, Eve and Charlie, are settling into their new house and they plan to sell it and then the Faust family turns up on their doorstep … They almost seem like a normal family. Tell us a bit about the Faust family. I think when […]

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