The Caretaker

The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer is a gripping supernatural horror novel that explores the high price of desperation.

The story follows Macy Mullins, a young woman drowning in debt and grief while trying to provide for her younger sister. Desperate for money, she accepts a mysterious caretaking job found on Craigslist. The position requires her to stay at Brooksview Heights, an eerie, isolated estate on the Oregon Coast, for three days of work with unusually high pay.

Upon arrival, Macy is given a VHS tape containing a series of bizarre and strict rules. She must perform specific "rites," such as turning on all the lights at exactly 3:00 a.m. and answering calls from mysterious entities known as "The Visitors." What starts as a peculiar assignment quickly descends into a waking nightmare. Macy soon realizes that the house holds terrifying secrets and that the "Visitors" are not merely eccentric guests, but supernatural forces with dangerous intentions. As the boundaries between reality and horror blur, she must fight to survive the sinister consequences of the job she so blindly accepted.