Strange houses

Strange houses

Uketsu

Book - 2025

"From the bestselling author of the wildly inventive Strange Pictures and a phenomenon in Japan-unnatural layouts, trap doors, windowless rooms- a sinister conspiracy is concealed within a house's warped and unsettling floor plans, When a writer fascinated by the macabre is approached by an acquaintance, he finds himself investigating an eerie house for sale in Tokyo. At first, with its bright and spacious interior, it seems the perfect first home. But upon closer inspection, the building's floor plans reveal a mysterious "dead space" hidden between its walls. Seeking a second opinion, the writer shares the floor plans with his friend Kurihara, an architect, only to discover more unnerving details throughout. What i...s the true purpose behind the house's disturbing design? And what happened to the former owners who disappeared without a trace? When a body suddenly appears and a young woman reaches out about a second house, it soon becomes clear that the writer and his friend may be in over their heads. Structured around a series of chilling floorplans, with Strange Houses, mystery-horror YouTube sensation Uketsu casts readers in the role of detective, inviting them to help map out the truth hidden within these puzzling floor plans . . . and the terrifying plot behind it all"-- Provided by publisher.

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Subjects
Conspiracies > Fiction.
Floor plans > Fiction.
Authors > Fiction.
Dwellings > Design and construction > Fiction.
Tokyo (Japan) > Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Horror fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Psychological fiction.
Novels.
Genres
Detective and mystery fiction
Horror fiction
Thrillers (Fiction)
Psychological fiction
Novels
Published
New York, NY : HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2025.
Language
English
Main Author
Uketsu (author)
Other Authors
Jim Rion (translator)
Edition
First HarperVia edition
Physical Description
203 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
ISBN
9780063433151
9780063468085
Contents unavailable.
Review by Booklist Review

As he did with Strange Pictures (2025), Uketsu takes readers into a world of speculation, this time revolving around the meaning behind house floor plans. The unnamed narrator, a freelance writer of articles dealing with macabre topics, relates how he became increasingly involved in investigating a house with an unusual blueprint. He consults with an architectural draughtsman friend, which leads to an outlandish theory of the purpose behind certain unsettling discrepancies in the plans that the writer uses for his next exposé. The article draws the attention of a woman who may know more about the house, prompting the writer to consider the design drawings for two other houses. The houses may be connected, and the writer begins to believe something unsavory has been taking place. What started out as a story based on pure speculation evolves into a generational tale involving murder, curses, revenge, and familial succession. Inclusion of the house-layout drawings as each plot twist is contemplated will draw readers into the increasingly complex horror-mystery.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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