Strange houses / Uketsu ; translated from the Japanese by Jim Rion.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Uketsu, author.

Contributor:

Rion, Jim, translator.

Standardized Title:

Hen na ie. English http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/79e8a3ee-528e-ac9d-430c-3b4eabfe4a48

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conspiracies--Fiction.

Conspiracies.

Floor plans--Fiction.

Floor plans.

Authors--Fiction.

Authors.

Dwellings--Design and construction--Fiction.

Dwellings.

Tokyo (Japan)--Fiction.

Tokyo (Japan).

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Horror fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Psychological fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

203 pages : illustrations, plans ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First HarperVia edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2025.

Summary:

"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 is 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.

In Strange Houses, a writer drawn to the macabre investigates a Tokyo home with a hidden "dead space" in its floor plan. With help from architect friend Kurihara, he uncovers disturbing design elements and a mystery tied to the former owners' disappearance. As bodies surface and a second house emerges, the duo is pulled into a chilling puzzle. Blending horror and mystery, Uketsu invites readers to unravel the sinister truth through eerie floor plans.

ISBN:

9780063433151

006343315X

9780063468085

0063468085

OCLC:

1493658175

Publisher Number:

90102365287