“A labyrinthine and multilayered horror mystery, full of cryptic images . . . wonderfully complex and carefully crafted . . . This is a story where revelations and new questions wait around every corner, and Uketsu keeps readers guessing until the very end.” - New York Times Book Review“Delightfully macabre and fiendishly clever. Seemingly unconnected stories tie themselves into a complicated knot, which Uketsu masterfully unravels.”—

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“I'm hooked on these chilling and twisted mysteries. Give me everything Uketsu writes - I'll read it in a single day, and I will not be accepting interruptions.” —Samantha Shannon, New York Times bestselling author of Among the Burning Flowers and The Priory of the Orange Tree"Uketsu is a disrupter, the master of quiet horror.” —Janice Hallett, internationally b...

“Deliciously unsettling and refreshingly unique, Strange Houses will lure you in and keep you captive with every clever twist.” —Kristen Perrin, New York Times bestselling author of How to Solve Your Own Murder“Uketsu’s strange riddles are chilling and addictive – I couldn’t put it down.” —R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and YellowfaceFrom the N...

I've always had a fascination with the occult; you might even call it my specialty. I've been brought in as a consultant on many supernatural and strange mysteries. But nothing could have prepared me for this house. It seemed so ordinary at first, except for that one room. It had no doors, no windows, and was tucked away, leaving anyone to think it was just a wall. I knew that there was something more to it. It shouldn't be there, it shouldn't exist, and yet... Just what is this house, and...

The deeper I dig into the mystery of these strange houses, the more disturbing things get. Miyae-san's theories about the Saitama House were plenty chilling on their own, but with Kurihara's help, I've come to realize she's only scratched the surface of its secrets--literally. Why did it have a secret basement? And was it really used--as Kurihara suspects--as a morgue?Also adapted into a horror film called The Floor Plan!

Two years after the Katabuchi family incident, I find myself back at Kurihara's, eleven new floor plans in hand. At first glance, the houses seem completely unrelated, yet we can't deny that something uncanny connects them. One thing in particular stands out--a hallway that leads to nowhere. Could this be the key that unlocks the mystery of these eleven new strange houses?

As Yuzuki and I investigate the Katabuchi family home, our unease grows. What dark secrets has her family been hiding? The mysteries deepen, but at least one has been solved: the identity of You-chan's murderer. Yet that is only the beginning of the strange, disturbing truth...

A SPOTIFY BEST MYSTERY AUDIOBOOK OF 2025“Uketsu is a disrupter, the master of quiet horror.”—Janice Hallett, internationally bestselling author of The Appeal“Delightfully macabre and fiendishly clever. Seemingly unconnected stories tie themselves into a complicated knot, which Uketsu masterfully unravels.”—G. T. Karber, author of the national bestseller Murdle

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 plansWhen 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 c...

From the bestselling author of Strange Houses and Strange Pictures comes a mesmerizing novel of eleven strange buildings and one terrible secret.A lonely hut in the woods.A murder house.A hidden chamber.A mysterious shrine.A home in flames.A nightmarish prison. . . .Each of the buildings in this book tells a chilling story. Each one is part of a puzzle. Look closely . . . and you'll see that everythi...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Strange Buildings comes another infernal puzzle involving a deserted coastal village, an inexplicable fatal accident, a tunnel steeped in ill fortune, and the tragic truth hidden within a map. Can you solve the “mystery” of this ancient map?A demonic map hidden for years.A confession from beyond the grave.A cold tunnel beneath a mountain.A train smear...