Mystery horrors aren’t that easy to master, but if done properly, they can be great (“The Haunting of Hill House” is the first that comes to mind). This one below sounds amusing.

Uketsu’s YouTube videos are less absurdist, but just as creepy. Using a voice modifier to make his pitch high and childlike, he plays detective, inviting the viewer to solve mysteries with him. He wears a black bodysuit and a white papier-mâché mask, with poked holes for the eyes and mouth. He presents pictures and interviews “witnesses” over a landline. “Do you understand what’s wrong with this house?” he asks at the beginning of Hen na le (The Strange House). “Look again.” ©