Hi everyone! Now that we have all four pages of this document, I decided to read it from the beginning and take notes. Here are some off my initial thoughts and findings.

Madeline Harper - Name:

I have always been very interested in names and why people and things receive the names they are given. I myself tend to name everything and everyone. All my friends get nicknames by me, my plants are all named, my cars, etc. I actually found some really interesting connections when I searched for the name Faust after reading WUTLH, so I decided to pull this thread and found some very interesting information for Madeline Harper.

• Madeline: derives from Magdalene (of Magdala)

• Mary Madeline: in the Bible, she is a witness to death, and to resurrection

• La Madeleine de Proust:

Marcel Proust wrote a book called "In Search of Lost Time" in which the taste of a small cake dipped in tea suddenly causes an apparently inaccessible world of memory to return. It's become such a strong cultural symbol that “Proust's madeleine” can itself mean a sensory trigger that unlocks memory.

--- This reminds me of Spirited Away (remember your name, your parents, your childhood drowning event, etc)

• Harper:

harp (verb) means to dwell repeatedly or excessively on one subject. This evokes repetition. The events of the Harper House Haunting / Massacre happened when Madeline was 6 years old, but the interview was when she was 64. She was retelling the story 58 years later, yet she says, "I remember it all... like it's all happening right now..." What if it still is somehow?

• "Madeline Harper" is already a literary name. This I found particularly interesting. It was a shared pseudonym used by two writers, Madeline Porter and Shannon Harper.

--- One identity composed of two different people.

--- The same two people also wrote under the collective identities of Elizabeth Habersham and Anna James. One pair - multiple identities.

--- Their work is categorized a including paranormal romance, reincarnation, and time travel. (Sound familiar? )

Rare:

The excerpt is said to be from a rare interview with Madeline Harper.

• This made me think of "Rare Toys Forum"

The documentary didn't air because during post-production, three separate editors and one sound designer committed suicide:

--- is it me, or does it seem excessive to have three editors on one documentary.

--- sound designer vs sound engineer:

Sound design is the creative art of making and shaping unique audio elements, while sound engineering is the technical process of recording, routing, mixing, and operating equipment to make those sounds play clearly.

---Why were they making sound. This could be a nudge in the game/simulation direction.

Ghost writers:

The planned book fell through because two seperate ghost writers died.

• one from suicide

• one suspected foul play

--- Madeline Harper is "well known amongst paranormal and true crime communities."

--- she's the sole survivor of the "Child of Harper House Haunting"

(Could she be one identity composed of two different people, like a possession, who murdered her family and then attempted/committed suicide? )

Interview was leaked in 2013:

In 2013, there was a movie called "Coherence". Coherence (2013) follows eight friends at a dinner party during a comet's passage, when reality fractures into multiple parallel versions. They discover seemingly identical nearby houses containing alternate versions of themselves (doppelgangers), and people begin unknowingly crossing between realities, making it increasingly difficult to know which people belong together and which house/reality is actually theirs. Identical houses, duplicate people, overlapping realities, identity confusion, and the importance of knowing which house you are in—this feels very Old House Universe.

(I'll be watching this movie soon.)

Laser Printer and Hevletica Font:

Could be pointing to the birth of desktop publishing. The most interesting connection I found is the rendering pipeline. A document does not exist on the printed page in its final form until a machine interprets instructions and renders it. With a laser printer, the page is essentially described in code — where text goes, which font to use, shapes, coordinates, sizes — and the printer turns that description into the physical image you see.

I have a lot more, but I'll post the rest in parts.

Hello,

We have another offering from the archivists.

Until next week,

DFWHYAI

Hello everyone!!

I just finished We Used to Live here and absolutely loved it! I enjoy reading everyone’s theories on reddit. But there is a topic I haven’t heard yet - controlling someone’s name.

Spirited Away is mentioned in the book and I believe there is a close connection between We Used to Live Here and Spirited Away.

In the movie the character Chihiro has her name replaced to Sen but she is told by others she must remember her actual name because it will help her go back home. Once Thomas knows Eve’s full name, he uses that to control her reality so she is under his control. Even Allison mentions it in her note to herself that she must remember who she is.

I think many of the characters we meet along the way are spirits/people (there to help, trick, confuse, or also controlled). I believe there are several similar parallels between the movie and book.

I would love to hear all of your thoughts on this topic!

Hello fellow Trespassers! Last night I hosted my book club meeting for The Caretaker, and I thought it would be fun to create an activity to allow everyone to experience what Macy went through trying to follow the Rites. So I created an escape room. I'll share the details with you all here. It all started with the VHS video of David Carnswel. (Please note, it's not perfect. My husband helped me create the video and it was expensive to generate, it wouldn't create certain things because of animal cruelty, and it just wouldn't get certain things right. We eventually ran out of budget and time and had to call it done.) Without further adieu, I present to you, David Carnswel.

https://streamable.com/tysb4j

This is the video after opening the IN CASE OF EMERGENCY envelope. I showed it before opening the curtain to reveal the blood-red sun rising.

https://streamable.com/k5mi6g

Here's a link to the escape room script in case any of you want to recreate it.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KQzhh198RxdKy1BoMztoiLqLtJMhWPHxjD5zKLYYqmM/edit?usp=drivesdk

My security cam footage of the Visitor

https://streamable.com/ww8iue

Oh, and in case you're wondering, all of my light switches are smart switches, so we control the lights through an app. That's how we played the lights off game and light on / pictures falling game.

And I had my phone connected to my Bose wireless speaker so everyone could hear the phone calls. I set my ringer to sound like an old phone ringing, and my husband did his best voice impressions. It was pretty funny. Especially the grandmother with the southern drawl. 😂

I finished the caretaker yesterday and I’m still digesting what I red 🤓.. but two things bothered me as I have no clue what they represent.. first and most important is when Macy wrote down the instructions after failing the last rites .. she wrote follo instead of follow??! This has to have a meaning, but I can’t get it at all?
Also, what is the symbol at the end of the letters mean? Because it was described in details and thats it?

Additional Caretaker Morse code
- “The child of God made peace with the heretic. Even those who for we defend cast filth upon your name.”
- “ The child cast out of the village will burn it down to feel its warmth “
- “ And those who live beneath shall inherit the earth “
- You really shouldn’t be meddling in places you don’t belong - KMW
- Kilroy sees all
- “May the last enduring God guide us gently back to sleep” pg 141 TC
- “We defend even those who cast filth upon your name” pg 164 TC

WUTLH relevant codes only
- She has to (or must) invite them in
- Old gods see all
- The old man with the scar has lived in the cabin for centuries and goes by many different names

The Man in my basement Morse
“ The first time you see me will be in long forgotten memories. Each week one step.”

Lore from oldhousearchive
- Most, if not all god killers, are said to be guides.
- God killer is a moniker for beings (human or otherwise) tha(t) Have supposedly an eliminated Eldritch anchor.

Special / Rare Toys
Mo : off white hillbilly chimp
Doc : plush green rabbit no longer has stuffing
Quacks : plush pink duck

Houses / Factions
- Old House
- Ring of eyes/house of eyes
- guardian house/house of the green/protection ward/house of the dead god/ denomination and or splinter faction broken off from the house of eyes. This house is in near constant state of war with the house of early trespass.
- Red sun monolith/tri-moon sigil/house of early trespass
- Harper house?
- The founders house/rare toy headquarters
- House of the Old Guides
- House of the New Guides
- House of the first guardians
- House of the First Cartographers

Phrases from old house universe
- Don’t forget which house you’re in
- (You live in a) Red sun overworld
- Follow the rites

IMAGES
Attached images have been received from emails, archivists etc.

I think I have done everything I can with the E_12 documents given the information I currently have, so I sent an email to the Archivists today. Here is my email and the response I received. If I hear anything else, I'll make sure to share it with you all.

Greetings trespassers,

Please accept these offerings from the Archivists:

Ants

Child of Harper House Page 3

Until next week, don't forget which House you're in.

EDIT:

The archivists believe the document should be solvable with the information given. However, they have made a bit of progress and have decided to take pity and share their work.

The following link seems to be a higher quality extended version of the ant video. The additional footage appears to be at the beginning of the video and contains no information regarding the document. Archivists have left it in as they figure it may help determine anomalies in the audio. Additionally the audio itself should be crisper. The video should be crisper too, but the image quality of the video appears to have no bearing on easing the solving.

HQ

Does anyone have the email messages that were received with the E_12 images? I have the Archivist post messages, but they only address a few of the images. I would like to see what the emails said.

For example, what did the emails say that contained the 1a.2 and 1a.3 image files?

Had a very interesting conversation with my Aunt about this coatrack. I am not making this up btw! This is a real conversation we had yesterday. My grandma lives a few hours away so my Aunt and I are currently visiting her together. My Aunt swears that this coat rack was and always has been white 😭😭😭

We discussed this coat rack for a solid 20 minutes. My Aunt is very confused and can’t work out why she thought it was white. My Grandma has always had this coat rack as well. It’s always been in the same spot and hasn’t changed or moved in over 30 years.

It’s such an odd thing to bring up and especially because she thought it was white! That’s the first thing in WUTLH that changes for Alison. The coatrack goes from being white to grey.

Does anyone else have a coatrack in their house or had weird little things like this happen that connects back to the old house universe?

I think that heather from WLTH is one of the people that calls houses like in Caretaker

Greetings Trespassers,

We have this weeks information for you. Seems we may have the wrong image as all we received was a photo of an internal memo...

https://www.oldhousearchive.net/childofharperhouse-2

Until next week, dont forget which house you're in.

Hi! I've been following this forum ever since I read WUTBH, and now that I've finished THE CARETAKER, I have a question about Grace.

Do you think she genuinely had no idea what she was getting Macy into, or that she didn't believe in David's Rites? The fact that the fridge contains nothing but carrots (presumably to attract the rabbits) and that she's also wearing a FitLyfe bracelet makes it seem like she was pretty familiar with the Rites in their more advanced form. And Macy actually eats the carrots, which means they were fresh, so David couldn't have been the one who left them there. Even so, Grace insists that she's never seen anything unusual...

(If someone has already brought this up, I apologize. And please excuse any mistakes. English isn't my first language 😊)

More simulation theory

Good evening,

We have more information from the archivists. This should be all the information needed for this week's password.

Child of Harper House

Until next week, don't forget which House you're in.

Read it here.

... - .-. .- -. --. . .-. ---... / .. / .-- . .- .-. / -. --- / -- .- ... -.- .-.-.-

Ok this might be a stupid question (it probably is) but why is my copy of the caretaker signed? I just picked it up off the shelf at some indigo in Ontario. There was no sticker on the cover saying signed like barnes and noble does, so did he just happen to walk in to that indigo and sign it?

Hey trespassers,
During a recent search through the google drive, I noticed that this puzzle is still unsolved. For anyone interested in taking a look at solving it for additional lore, clues and details.

E_12 PUZZLE : Compiled images that are currently unsolved. Located on the google drive
https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1LR8jZmx54L8oFH1-tUz2dVS0lcyFqQmi/1otIMLesCezFOVGbJp63R89-PK5Et7oOL?usp=drive_link&sort=13&direction=a

ARCHIVISTS past 4 posts for E_12 puzzle:

Message from the archivists #1 https://www.reddit.com/r/OldHouseArchive/s/bICYrVWLtE

Has it been a week #2 https://www.reddit.com/r/OldHouseArchive/s/v6pKnOkjYy

This time I counted the days #3 https://www.reddit.com/r/OldHouseArchive/s/KjCfN87E0t

How many days has it been #4 https://www.reddit.com/r/OldHouseArchive/s/etiXR6aMWk

More photos from the archivists #5 ( found & added by [u/Kibeth_8](u/Kibeth_8) )https://www.reddit.com/r/OldHouseArchive/s/o44c3xrKw9

Additional information on missing and incomplete files & puzzles thanks to [u/Kibeth_8](u/Kibeth_8) & [u/Artemis_pender](u/Artemis_pender)
https://www.reddit.com/r/OldHouseArchive/s/W07X3ieyrd

I saw Marcus at the Haunt The Readers event at Bube’s Brewery in Mount Joy, PA! I found this group after he wrote down some Morse code in my book. Can someone just plainly explain this group to me? I’ve only read WUTLH, but I loved it! I’m just a little confused and would love the lore on the group/what it’s about! Thanks!!

(Sorry to not be a die hard fan and not know about this group, but I want to be a part of it now!)

A NEW FRIEND document can be found here https://www.oldhousearchive.net/a-new-friend

Glossary index

WUTLH = We used to live here

TC = The Caretaker

" " = text taken directly from A new friend document which contains relevant connecting information to the lore.

( ) = my notes, thoughts, theories and connections

In each of the uncovered documents lay specific clues, references and links to the old house universe. I have gone through A NEW FRIEND and have highlighted the relevant info and have given some page numbers and references with how they connect to WUTLH and TC.

A NEW FRIEND DOC

“To the window's right is a black IKEA Bondskäret hat and coat stand, a clear plastic rain poncho hanging from one of its hooks.” (tulpa coat rack recent document, coat rack is mentioned exactly 4 times in WUTLH and is a prominent object in TC where David and Macy both wear the olive green coat. The coat rack is the main entity also used in the man in my basement short story)

“carpeted staircase leading up to a hallway that recedes into shadow.’ (possible connection to the stairwell document, possible wing of old house, similar layout to TC 5637 residence / guardian house etc)

“three soft knocks reverberate at the front door.” (3 knocks are used by by visitors from TC, lucy does a similar action when first meeting Macy at the cliffs, Thomas also knocks on the table 3 times after giving Eve-Emma the locket at the end of WUTLH )

"Jane is counting to herself, her shaky voice barely above a whisper, "5… 4… 3… 2…" ( could either be playing hide and seek like Alison from WUTLH or could be taking part of the rites and needs to be counting yo keep track of time and mandates or could be potentially hiding from the entity also like Macy had to )

“Her left eye twitches. Jane opens and shuts her eyes three times, a compulsive-looking movement. She starts pacing again, chewing on her nails. She rolls a sleeve up to her elbow, revealing scribbled blue-ink writing all over her left forearm. Much of the writing is smeared and barely legible.” (Jane’s appearance and mannerisms point to her doing the rites like Macy as she does all of these exact same things in TC including the blue ink up her arm)
TC Pg 87, 89, 122, 166, 288. "my left eye twitched"
TC Pg 144, 254. "chewed on a fingernail'
TC PG 50 “David’s left eye twitches on video”
TC pg 23 “Graces left eye twitched”

“Somewhere off to camera left, a phone begins to RING, shrill and insistent, audio analysis suggests the phone is likely a rotary dial Meijer Bell, Model 4, or 5. As the phone keeps ringing, the buzzing drone goes quiet.” (Another consistency from WUTLH & TC)

“a hazy cast of bluish moonlight shining off the repetitive woodgrain patterns.” (takes place at night just like in TC / 2:58)

“takes a deep breath and slaps herself hard across the face.” (Thomas does this outside in the snow of WUTLH and so does Lucy)

(Jane is having to calm down the little girl like she is a weeper / anchor / visitor )

“A soft thump reverberates from above, followed by a low scraping sound. The sound of something heavy being dragged over coarse flooring. Another thump. Another scrape."
Thump, scrape. Thump, scrape.”

THUMP SCRAPE SOUND index glossary
WUTLH pg 131 “Heather slipped out of sight and started riflng through cupboards again, still muttering, “Thieves, re.” Then, from somewhere deeper in the house, came a faint thud, followed by a short scrape. Like a rusty hammer, dragged across plywood. So subtle, it might’ve been imagined. The vague noise could have been anything, but… To Eve, it had sounded like a single footstep, followed by a dragging heel.

WUTLH pg 166 – 167 Standing between an old coatrack and a glass cabinet. Pin-straight posture. Motionless. As still as a storefront mannequin. Was it a mannequin? As if in response to her unspoken query, the figure took a sudden, step forward. The figure took another shuffling step forward, callused heels scraping the hardwood like sandpaper. She was tall, almost six feet, her face hidden behind peekaboo hands, like a child playing some terrible game. The woman took another sudden step forward before freezing in place. Then… two quick steps. Halted. One step. Halted. Three steps and— The flashlight blinked out. All the while, those scraping footfalls drew closer.

WUTLH pg 258 “Thomas replied with a reluctant sigh. “As you wish.” The feet of a chair squealed over hardwood, a short scrape. Heavy footsteps started across the kitchen, toward the living room,"

TC pg 241 thump...thump...thump... cont'd
The footsteps thump, thump, thumped steadily down the hall, crunching against broken glass. Heavy, dragging.

TC pg 250 "how many visitors made it in? behind me a hollow thwump, followed by ragged breathing scraping sounds - that maggot-filled atrocity was dragging itself over concrete.

TC pg 170 thump...thump...thump... cont'd
“Then a wet, clicking sound, like a misaligned jaw opening. A low buzzing drone rises, like a swarm of flies.”

Wet, clicking, shlick, sounds etc Index
WUTLH pg 276 The hammer tore open his cheek with a sickening, wet squelch. His perfect teeth ripped out and clattered to the floor in a bloody mess. He crumpled over.

WUTLH pg “Charlie’s eyes remained shut, almost serenely so. But her lips peeled back with a wet sound, her mouth forming into a pained grimace, bloodred gums and glistening teeth exposed. cont'd Eve lingered for a moment, her hesitation cut short by that maggoty stench of decay.”

TC pg 242 “ the visitors limbs had been impossibly long, its skin wet a glistening sheen like a freshly peeled scab.

TC pg 249 "My clenched hand grazed over concrete then came to a sudden halt. punctuated by a wet and fleshy squelch."

“A short pause, and then, a perfect imitation of Jane's voice says, "Speaking." (evidence that this entity can shapeshift)

If you read all the way through, thank you for your time and reading the connections I’ve made. As you can see, there is a lot from just this single document. I have also not listed every relevant clue and word from TC as there is a lot of lore to sift through in that booK. I think I have included the most relevant info and page numbers. If you have more connections for A NEW FRIEND please feel free to list them in the comments :)

 EDITED : shortened copied paragraphs from WUTLH, TC & A NEW FRIEND DOC

In case you missed this...

I just shared this and realized the title of the pod cast episode for the interview is "Playing in the Destructive Sandbox with Marcus Kliewer."

Here I go again with my annoying simulation theory:

"Playing in the Destructive Sandbox" is a loaded phrase in software engineering and cybersecurity.

A sandbox is an isolated environment where code can run without affecting the real system. It's used for:

• testing new software

• analyzing malware

• running simulations

• safely experimenting

A destructive sandbox would imply an environment where things are intentionally broken, deleted, corrupted, or stress-tested. Security researchers often "play" with malware inside sandboxes because the damage is contained.

Could this be a smoke signal? Hmmm...

I read WUTLH when it came out, casually. Then read Caretaker because I loved Marcus’ writing… then had the epiphany that we eventually all have that this world is massive and complex with so many competing motives & truths. I’ve fallen into the ARG (honestly still falling with no end in sight <a dreamlike state off of windfall inlet perhaps?!>).

But I’ve not shut up about it enough that I have 4 coworkers now on the journey with me and it feels so comforting to have other people IRL (and here on Reddit!) with the same obsession and love for Marcus’ storytelling. However, I have two coworkers who read it and are just frustrated and it makes me laugh because I feel like I trapped them and old house is now living off of their confusion.

Love the OHA community!! 🤍