Is The Caretaker being made into a movie?

Yes. Universal Pictures is adapting The Caretaker, with Sydney Sweeney attached to star and produce alongside Michael Bay and Brad Fuller's Platinum Dunes. David Bruckner (Hellraiser, The Night House) is set to direct from a script by Karl Gajdusek. As of April 2026 the project was in pre-production.

Where is The Caretaker set?

The novel is set at Brooksview Heights, an isolated estate in the Oregon Coast wilderness, where protagonist Macy Mullins takes a three-day caretaking job watching over the house for its owner, Grace Carnswel.

The Caretaker

Horror Suspense

Pages: 295
Published: 2026
Language: English

Synopsis

Macy Mullins desperately needs a job, so she takes a peculiar caretaking position in a remote house. What seems like an easy way to earn money quickly turns into a terrifying ordeal as she uncovers a sinister secret. Macy soon realizes she might be the only one who can stop an ancient evil from escaping the property and threatening humanity.

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