From the bestselling author of the wildly inventive Strange Pictures and phenomenon in Japan\u2014unnatural layouts, trap doors, windowless rooms\u2014 a sinister conspiracy is concealed within a house\u2019s warped and unsettling floor plans<\/p>\n
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What is the true purpose behind the house\u2019s 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.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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