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We Used to Live Here

A Novel

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 From an author “destined to become a titan of the macabre and unsettling” (Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author), a haunting debut—soon to be a Netflix original movie—about two homeowners whose lives are turned upside down when the house’s previous residents unexpectedly visit.

As a young, queer couple who flip houses, Charlie and Eve can’t believe the killer deal they’ve just gotten on an old house in a picturesque neighborhood. As they’re working in the house one day, there’s a knock on the door. A man stands there with his family, claiming to have lived there years before and asking if it would be alright if he showed his kids around. People pleaser to a fault, Eve lets them in.

As soon as the strangers enter their home, inexplicable things start happening, including the family’s youngest child going missing and a ghostly presence materializing in the basement. Even more weird, the family can’t seem to take the hint that their visit should be over. And when Charlie suddenly vanishes, Eve slowly loses her grip on reality. Something is terribly wrong with the house and with the visiting family—or is Eve just imagining things?

This unputdownable and spine-tingling novel “is like quicksand: the further you delve into its pages, the more immobilized you become by a spiral of terror. We Used to Live Here will haunt you even after you have finished it” (Agustina Bazterrica, author of Tender Is the Flesh). Horror Supernatural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary

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"Parker is the versatile primary narrator, effortlessly distinguishing the sizable cast of inhabitants at a remote Pacific Northwest haunted house—present, past, returned. Brill efficiently, skillfully interrupts Parker’s reveals with message board-esque outside voices that discuss, report, and analyze what might have really happened on Heritage Lane...With thrillingly ominous pacing, Parker expertly commands Eve’s growing desperation, Charlie’s exhausted impatience, Thomas’ cloying earnestness, and youngest Jenny’s sly precocity. The horror multiplies, electrifyingly balanced between Parker’s drama and Brill’s control." (Terry Hong)
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Great narration/performance, story not as interesting as it seems at first. Thought it'd be more creepy and twisty but it's not. I very much could tell the author has 'RELIGION IS BAD' thoughts through the story lol. Very unrealistic at points and the main character Eve becomes unbearable- she's a drip and the story doesn't make me care about her at all.

Starts off interesting but loses it's way

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One of the best horror books I've listened to lately, holds you hostage from the very start until the last page.

Chilling

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Enjoyed the story and the twist, there were times which got me spooked. If you love stories about haunted houses you won’t be dissatisfied.

Enjoyable and scary

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I loved the originality of this book. However it was a bit confusing in places. Was good to look at the Mandela Effect. I may need to relisten. Worth a read but you need to concentrate.

Very unusual story

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I loved this book. As soon as I finished I restarted it to listen through a different lens and paid more attention to all the docs inserted between chapters. I had a totally different take on the end the second time around. I have a feeling it’s not the last time I’ll read/listen to this one.

Brilliant! I re-listened immediately

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