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“The truth is powerless against the media.”

Strange Buildings: The Chilling Japanese Mystery Sensation by Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion

August 1, 2026 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

After the events in Strange Houses, a writer fascinated by the occult is bombarded with letters from people with tales of mysterious architecture in their own lives. He picks eleven to investigate, little knowing these eleven are strangely intertwined. Odd layouts, useless hallways, apartments with no escape: all leading to an underlying mystery and a revelation so horrifying you won’t want to acknowledge it. People are often irrational. They make stupid decisions for the sake of unquestioned beliefs, particularly where religion is concerned. This was […]

Filed Under: Horror, Mystery Tagged With: horror, Japanese mystery, religious cults are bad, Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion

bjornsnipe's CBR18 Review No:37 · Genres: Horror, Mystery · Tags: horror, Japanese mystery, religious cults are bad, Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion ·
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“When faced with true sorrow, people lose even the strength to shed tears.”

Strange Pictures: The Japaense Mystery-Horror Sensation by Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion

August 23, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

Nine childlike drawings: a series of five pictures drawn by a pregnant woman, uploaded on a seemingly innocuous blog a child’s sketch of his home a drawing done by a young girl in therapy and two different drawings by two different murder victims One over-arching and terrifying mystery that connects them all. Can you solve it?   I probably should have read this book before Strange Houses; not only was it published first, but (I believe) two characters appear here that also appear in Strange […]

Filed Under: Horror, Mystery Tagged With: Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:116 · Genres: Horror, Mystery · Tags: Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion ·
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“Every house hides secrets. But some secrets are far darker than others.”

Strange Houses: The Chilling Japanese Mystery Sensation by Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion

July 26, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

Strange Houses is the story of an unnamed newspaper reporter who is fascinated by the macabre , being approached by an acquaintance about an eerie house for sale in Tokyo which the acquaintance is thinking of purchasing. It is unclear, is Uketsu writing like he is the reporter, and the book is the article about the events? This is part of what makes this book interesting (also, the fact that Uketsu has never shown his face, and using a voice distorter in all his Youtube […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: house plans, Japanese mystery, open endings, Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:95 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: house plans, Japanese mystery, open endings, Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion ·
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