Inside Old House

Eve wakes up with a pounding headache and scattered memories of what happened in the attic. The Fausts aren't just overstaying their welcome, they are actively settling in. A phone that changes in her hands, a stained glass window that vanishes, and a basement that knows exactly how to get her downstairs. I dig into a pattern that follows Thomas through five chapters, a reaction from Kai that only makes sense if he already knows who Eve is, and why the scariest thing in this chapter isn't what's hiding in the house, it's what happens when you’re made to doubt yourself. 

This podcast contains spoilers for We Used to Live Here and the Old House Universe. If you haven't finished the book, come back when you have.

Eve comes home to a locked door and a family that still hasn't left. When she heads into the attic to find tire chains, she finds a lot more than she bargained for. There's a dog kennel that tells a story across three different sections of the book, a box of belongings that might rewrite everything we think we know about Charlie, and a cloud of red dust that sent me down a rabbit hole into one of the most obscure and unsettling fungal species in European buildings. I make my case for what's growing in Eve's house, why it parallels Old House in ways that can't be coincidental, and why by the time you notice it, it's already too late. Also, something is in the attic with her, and it's not Jenny.

This podcast contains spoilers for We Used to Live Here and the Old House Universe. If you haven't finished the book, come back when you have.

Picking up right where Part One left off, this time we're getting into biology. A species of ant that shouldn't exist leads me to a real 19th-century scientist who named his home The Ant Colony, experimented on both ants and asylum patients, and has pretty creepy parallels to the Old House Universe. After that, we go through every Old House term and definition from the document, and at the very end, I break down the book codes and the secret message hidden in the text. If you don't want the codes spoiled, I'll warn you before we get there.

This podcast contains spoilers for We Used to Live Here and the Old House Universe. If you haven't finished the book, come back when you have.

Link to the Youtube Video mentioned: https://youtu.be/G3JTzAW1DCQ?si=asBSRFCfC5Rk21eM

In this episode, we're taking a look at one of my favorite documents in the book! There was so much to talk about I had to split it into two parts. In Part One, I nerd out about frame narratives and found document storytelling, peel back the six layers of HOAX, fact-check everything, attempt to date the document three different ways using lynx taxonomy and vintage camera lenses, and take a hard look at our author Lyle H. and the closed logical loop he doesn't seem to know he's trapped in.

This podcast contains spoilers for We Used to Live Here and the Old House Universe. If you haven't finished the book, come back when you have.

Starting with this episode, I'll be flying solo as your guide through Old House. Sandy has stepped back from the podcast for now, but the deep dives and the overthinking aren't going anywhere.

In this episode, I dig into Sergeant Naomi's strange encounter on Kettle Creek Mountain Highway and follow Eve into the fog-covered woods where she discovers an abandoned A-Frame cabin, walls covered in maps and cryptic notes, and a man with a warning she can't ignore. Along the way: book code connections, the difference between a labyrinth and a maze (it matters), the real-world chemistry of a Canadian copper mine, and a biblical reference that might explain a pale blue light in the trees.

This podcast contains spoilers for We Used to Live Here and the Old House Universe.

Eve sits down for tea with Heather to hopefully get some answers. As with everything in Old House, she leaves with even more questions. In Chapter 12, Old Friends, we get a version of the Faust family story that contradicts what Thomas told Eve, a toy with unsettling similarities to Mo, and a hallway that seems to have a life of its own. This episode, we unpack what Heather's memories reveal about how Old House handles identity and names, why the Ring of Eyes band imagery might carry more weight than we first thought, and a pattern we keep seeing...Eve on the verge of discovery, only to be interrupted before the loop can close. Plus: fountain pens, Jolly Chimps, and a phone call Eve wisely doesn't answer.

Important: If you've come here to find answers...you'll be disappointed. If anything, you'll leave with even more questions.

I this episode we break down Chapter 11 3707 Heritage Lane and document C15_Movie, focusing on Heather’s house, possible eras, color symbolism (as always), where are the grandkids, and the parallels between Spirited Away and We Used to Live Here.

Spoiler Warning: Full spoilers for We Used to Live Here, PK-EU short stories, and ARG content throughout.

Important: If you've come here to find answers...you'll be disappointed. If anything, you'll leave with even more questions.

I this episode we break down Chapter 10 Stray and document A05_COLD, focusing on Heather’s introduction, possible shifting geography, color symbolism, stray dogs, and the growing sense that Eve’s reality is slipping.

Spoiler Warning: Full spoilers for We Used to Live Here, PK-EU stories, and ARG content throughout.

Surprise! We're back!

Life got busy, brains got fried, and we may or may not have gotten lost inside the wings of an Old House, but IOH is officially back! Our goal is to be more consistent going forward and hopefully finish We Used to Live Here before The Caretaker releases.

Thank you all so much for your patience with this unplanned break and we look forward to getting lost inside Old House with you again!

Important: If you've come here to find answers... you'll be disappointed. If anything, you'll leave with even more questions.

Bonus Episode - Reading the Deepest Cellar Document

We quote this document a lot on the podcast and I thought it might be handy for everyone to have the ability to at least listen to it. If you would like to see it, here is a picture of my physical copy and here is a post with it written down.

Note: I have always said 'quote unquote' as one word and no one has corrected me until now and I realized I should have said "quote (word) unquote". I just wanted everyone to know that I was aware of my mistake.

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