We Used to Live Here : A Novel 📖

We Used to Live Here : A Novel

Marcus Kliewer
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horror supernatural psychological thriller past tense third limited POV ~293 pp high worldbuilding

Vibe

oppressive paranoid cosmic_horror

A dark horror. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 78
sparsedense
Pacing 45
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 92
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 15
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 5%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count73,274
Page count~293 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited