We Used to Live Here
我們曾住這裡
內容介紹
#驚悚 #恐怖 #電影改編
★ Reddit 話題爆紅、Netflix 即將改編、由 布蕾克・萊芙莉（Blake Lively） 主演的詭譎驚悚處女作。
★ 最初並非以商業出版形式亮相，而是由作者在 Reddit 上以故事形式發表，在 Reddit 上獲得大量自然閱讀、討論與擴散。
★ 版權已售出18國語言：Transworld (UK), Nocturna (Spain), Editions Leduc (France), Modernista (Sweden), Bookzone (Romania), Biblio (Thai), Porto (Portugal), Destek (Turkey), Intrinseca (Brazil), AST (Russia), Konyvmolykepzo (Hungary), Otwarte (Poland), Goldmann (Germany), Old Lion (Ukraine), Newton Compton (Italy), Euromedia (Czech), Klidarithmos (Greece) and Luitingh-Sijthoff (The Netherlands)
「這是我讀過最毛骨悚然的故事之一！這個扭曲的故事，將會很長時間糾纏我的噩夢。」— 芙蕾達・麥克法登（Freida McFadden），《紐約時報》第一名暢銷書作家
「故事起初像是傑夫・特倫布雷式的張力層層加壓，隨後卻一層層剝開，露出令人腦袋打結的分形恐怖，連丹尼爾・勒夫斯基都會冒汗。《我們曾住這裡》節奏與結構掌控得極為精準，驚喜不斷，是一場令人既興奮又不寒而慄、彷彿邀請讀者共同參與的焦慮發作。」— 奈特・卡西迪（Nat Cassidy）暢銷作家，《Mary》、《Nestlings》作者
「一部惡魔般的精彩處女作……從最初的些微不適，逐步升級為全面失控的恐怖。克萊沃對氛圍的精準掌控將全書貫穿，以及帶著黑色幽默的狠勁。這是部絕對是個成功之作。」— 《出版人週刊》（Publishers Weekly）
這是一則關於「家」如何在不知不覺間吞噬人心的故事。
年輕的情侶 查理（Charlie） 與 伊芙（Eve） 以翻修老屋為業。當他們在一個風景如畫、看似寧靜的社區裡，以不可思議的低價買下一棟老房子時，簡直不敢相信自己的好運。
直到某天，他們在屋內施工時，門鈴響了。
門外站著一名男子，帶著他的家人，自稱多年前曾住過這裡，希望能帶孩子們進屋看看。向來不擅拒絕、過度體貼他人的伊芙，答應了這個請求。
然而，從那一刻起，一切開始失控。
訪客踏入屋內後，怪事接連發生：家中的幼兒神秘失蹤、地下室浮現難以解釋的幽靈般存在；更詭異的是，這家人似乎怎麼也「聽不懂」該離開的暗示。接著，查理突然消失，伊芙也逐漸喪失對現實的掌控。
究竟是房子出了問題？
還是這群來訪者隱藏著不可告人的秘密？
又或者，一切只是伊芙逐步崩解的幻覺？
真相在恐懼與懷疑之間游移，直到為時已晚。
「這本書就像流沙：你越深入閱讀，就越被恐懼的漩渦牢牢困住。即使闔上書頁，《我們曾住這裡》仍會陰魂不散地糾纏著你。」—女性主義恐怖大師 奧古斯汀娜・巴茲特里卡（Agustina Bazterrica）
作者介紹
馬庫斯．克萊沃（Marcus Kliewer）是一位作家兼定格動畫師。他的首部小說《We Used to Live Here》最初是在 Reddit 上連載的短篇故事，並在NoSleep論壇（擁有1800萬會員）贏得了 2021 年最恐怖故事獎。電影版權立即被 Netflix搶下，甚至在延展成長篇小說之前，就被美國 Simon & Schuster 搶先出版。他現居於加拿大溫哥華。
書評
"A simply riveting read from start to finish, WE USED TO LIVE HERE will prove to be a prized pick for community library collections." -- ― John Burroughs, Midwest Book Review
"Kliewer’s debut is an atmospheric nightmare in all the best ways. This is recommended for fans of intricately plotted psychological novels, such as those by Stephen King, Ruth Ware, and Sarah Pinborough." ― ― Booklist
*Most Anticipated Horror and Thriller Books Coming out in June 2024* ― ― Screen Rant Roundup
"This book 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, bestselling author of Tender is the Flesh
“Original and extremely scary . . . A frighteningly good debut.” ― ― Kirkus Reviews
"Full of unease and stomach-churning dread, WE USED TO LIVE HERE creeps up to you like a sly shadow. I wanted to look away. I absolutely could not. Marcus Kliewer is destined to become a titan of the macabre and unsettling. Read this with every single light on." -- ―Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows
“There is a feeling that a small number of books conjure. It can be distilled to: Oh god, something ain’t right here. Their hallmark is a creeping, unaccountable, jangly dread that seeps into their pages until you almost wish you could stop reading—but of course, it’s too late. You’re in its grip. WE USED TO LIVE HERE is one of those rare books.” -- ―Nick Cutter, national bestselling author of The Troop
"WE USED TO LIVE HERE is a gem of contemporary horror that explores the places we call home with deft and terrifying command that will leave you shaken long after turning the final page." -- ― Matt and Harrison Query, authors of Wilderness Reform
"[A] devilish debut...What begins as mildly uncomfortable grows full-tilt terrifying...Stringing the whole thing together is Kliewer's gift for atmosphere and wicked sense of humor. This is a winner." ― ― Publishers Weekly
“Inventive and genuinely scary, WE USED TO LIVE HERE is the most impressive horror debut I've read in a long time. Marcus Kliewer is a talent to watch.” -- ―Alma Katsu, author of The Fervor