Marcus Kliewer (THE CARETAKER) EP 109

New York Times bestselling author, Marcus Kliewer, discusses his chilling new release, THE CARETAKER. A young woman and her teenaged sister are about to be evicted when she lands an easy caretaking gig that will solve all their financial problems. The list of duties is small but specific, and the penalty for failure is an ever deepening descent into horror. "For those who like their thrillers bowstring taut and their endings pitch black."—Booklist, (starred review) Listen in as we chat about the pros and cons of rituals, unexpected forms of privilege, and find out how Marcus spooked me so much that I chickened out of doing something really cool! https://www.mariesutro.com/twisted-passages-podcast ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 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. Film rights were snapped up by Netflix, and it was acquired by Simon & Schuster in the US for publication even before it had been extended into a full-length novel. He lives in Vancouver, Canada.