Stories for the incurably curious
Ordinary people.
Extraordinary circumstances.
Arthur Crate writes stories where rooms shift, clocks misbehave, history leaves echoes—and curiosity is always rewarded.
Written & illustrated by Arthur Crate
Published work · Fantasy mystery
Some houses contain rooms.
The Crooked Manor contains secrets.
Sarah and Thomas enter a mysterious manor where paintings come alive, rooms transform, strange voices guide them, and ancient secrets begin to reveal themselves.
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A small curiosity
The door is locked.
The Manor rarely opens for strangers. It does, however, have a weakness for clever answers.
“I have hands but cannot hold you. I have a face but cannot see you. What am I?”
No. 01
The door opens.
There are considerably stranger things waiting inside.
Continue into the Manor →From Arthur’s desk
Other doors are taking shape.
New stories arrive quietly—first as a question, then as a world.
Three outsiders find a clock that can rewind their mistakes.
Naturally, they start making bigger ones.
Working title withheld from time itself.Behind the name
Arthur Crate is a pen name for stories that wander into unexpected places.
Inspired by forgotten corridors, impossible choices, and the notion that every ordinary place holds a secret, Arthur writes for readers who still look twice at a locked door.
Stay curious. The story is rarely where you expect it.
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