Strange Pictures by Uketsu, translated from the Japanese by Jim Rion (HarperVia, January 14).

The 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.

“Beyond Everything” by Wang Yanzhong, translated from the Chinese by Stella Jiayue Zhu (Clarkesworld, January 1).