Marcus Kliewer at The Twisted Spine!

Wed Jul 15 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm UTC-04:00

The Twisted Spine | Brooklyn

The Twisted Spine
Publisher/HostThe Twisted Spine
Marcus Kliewer at The Twisted Spine!
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Join us as we welcome the author of WE USED TO LIVE HERE to The Twisted Spine!
About this Event

We're thrilled to welcome Marcus Kliewer to the shop for the first time! Fresh of the release of his latest novel, THE CARETAKER, this is one of Kliewer's few in-person East Coast appearances. Joining Marcus Kliewer in conversation is author Clay McLeod Chapman (DEVIL INSIDE). A signing line and opportunity to meet the author will follow the conversation.


ABOUT THE CARETAKER

Follow the Rites...
Nothing less than the survival of humanity is at stake.


From Marcus Kliewer, a new “titan of the macabre and unsettling” (Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author), comes an eerie 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.


EXCITING OPPORTUNITY:
Caretaker urgently needed. Three days of work. Competitive pay. Serious applicants ONLY.
Macy Mullins can’t say why the job posting grabbed her attention—it had the pull of a fisherman’s lure, barbed hook and all—vaguely ominous. But after an endless string of failed job interviews, she's not exactly in the position to be picky. She has rent to pay, groceries to buy, and a younger sister to provide for.
Besides, it’s only three days’ work…
Three days, cooped up in a stranger’s house, surrounded by Oregon Coast wilderness.
What starts as a peculiar side gig soon becomes a waking nightmare. An incomprehensible evil may dwell on this property—and Macy Mullins might just be the only thing standing between it, and the rest of humanity.
Follow the Rites...
Follow the Rites...
Follow the Rites...
..--- / ..... / ---..


ABOUT THE AUTHORS


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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.


Clay McLeod Chapman is the author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes, K*ll Your Darling, Stay on the Line, What Kind of Mother, Ghost Eaters, Whisper Down the Lane, The Remaking, and miss corpus, story collections nothing untoward, commencement and rest area, as well as The Tribe middlegrade series: Homeroom Headhunters, Camp Cannibal and Academic Assassins.


Event Guidelines:

Each ticket includes either a copy of THE CARETAKER or a $15 Twisted Spine gift card.

Additional copies of the authors' books will be available for purchase at the event.

A signing will follow the discussion.

If you have any questions about the guidelines or need to request accessibility accommodations, please contact [email protected].

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Twisted Spine, 306 Grand Street, Brooklyn, United States

Tickets

USD 17.85 to USD 32.78

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