Strange Pictures - A Novel

The spine-tingling mystery horror bestseller that has taken Japan by storm--an eerie fresh take on horror for fans of Hidden Pictures and Junji Ito, in which a series of seemingly innocent pictures draws you into a disturbing web of unsolved mysteries and shattered psyches. An exploration of the macabre, where the seemingly mundane takes on a terrifying significance. . . . A pregnant woman''s sketches on a seemingly innocuous blog conceal a chilling warning. A child''s picture of his home contains a dark secret message. A sketch made by a murder victim in his final moments leads an amateur sleuth down a rabbithole that will reveal a horrifying reality. Structured around these nine childlike drawings, each holding a disturbing clue, Uketsu invites readers to piece together the mystery behind each and the over-arching backstory that connects them all. Strange Pictures is the internationally bestselling debut from mystery horror YouTube sensation Uketsu--an enigmatic masked figure who has become one of Japan''s most talked about contemporary authors. Translated from the Japanese by Jim Rion

Product details

• Authors: Uketsu
• Assisted by: Jim Rion (Translation)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.01.2025
• EAN: 9780063433090
• ISBN: 978-0-06-343309-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 217 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Short Stories, Thriller / suspense fiction, Narrative theme: Interior life, Psychological thriller, Crime and mystery fiction, Holidays, events and seasonal interest, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, FICTION: Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / International Crime & Mystery, FICTION: Short Stories (single author), FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General, FICTION: Thrillers / Psychological, FICTION: Anthologies (multiple authors), FICTION: Psychological, LITERATURE: LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION, FICTION: Horror / General, Literature / Literature in Translation