Strange Pictures, Uketsu
Strange Pictures, Uketsu
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Strange Pictures
A Novel

Author: Uketsu

Narrator: Andrew Grace

Unabridged: 5 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 01/14/2025

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

“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 MurdleThe spine-tingling ""triumphant international debut"" (Publishers Weekly starred review) that has taken Japan by storm—an eerie fresh take on mystery-horror 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.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

About Uketsu

Uketsu is an enigmatic presence on YouTube and an author specializing in horror and mystery. He always appears in videos wearing a white mask and black body stocking, with his voice digitally distorted. His true identity is unknown. Both his novels Strange Pictures and Strange Houses (forthcoming from HarperVia ) were massive hits in Japan, where he lives.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Flo on January 16, 2025

A quirky, minimalist mystery novel that at times feels more like a logical demonstration than fiction. It is a book that invites you to be a detective. The innovative use of pictures is surprisingly more than a gimmick. It makes you feel like you have the entire body of evidence in your hands. "Adult......more

Goodreads review by Justin on May 01, 2025

3.75 stars Creepy image galore, Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak is a comparable novel to Strange Pictures, where a collection of drawings becoming an integral part of the narrative. Strange Pictures goes one steps further with observation and deduction, uncovering hidden meanings through manipulatio......more

Goodreads review by Blair on January 15, 2025

(3.5) Strange Pictures comes with ready-made lore surrounding the author, who is (apparently, I haven’t looked too deep into this so don’t take my word for it) an anonymous YouTuber whose face and voice are always disguised. Each chapter features a separate story accompanied by a drawing which, if s......more

Goodreads review by Gina on October 30, 2024

I was on board with the concept of this, with all the pictures included but there is a lot of repetition which I felt was just used to make the book longer. Everything is over explained. The logic was really bothering me too at times. When they figured out what happened to the teacher that was murde......more

Goodreads review by JaymeO on February 01, 2025

Have you been looking for the next Hidden Pictures? Move over Jason Rekulak, Uketsu’s bestselling Japanese novel Strange Pictures has made its way to the United States! This book is brilliant! Puzzle your way through a series of murder mysteries/stories all connected by a series of drawings. Through p......more

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