Uketsu is an enigmatic Youtuber and author, specializing in horror and mystery. He always appear in videos wearing a white mask and black body stocking, with his voice digitally distorted. His true identity is unknown. Strange Pictures has already sold more than 600,000 copies in Japan and the foreign translation rights are being quickly bought up across the world. Strange Houses is now available from Pushkin Vertigo, and Strange Buildings is forthcoming.Jim Rion is an American translator and writer living in the beautiful western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi with his wife, son, and cats of unusual size. His translations for Pushkin Vertigo include Strange Pictures by Uketsu and The Devil's Flute Murders by Seishi Yokomizo.

This Japanese sensation explores a series of nine mysteries through eerie images