Looking for Horror Novels, They Have to Be Terrifying Enough to Make You Shut Yourself Away 找恐怖小说，一定要恐怖，恐怖到自闭的那种

1. 551 不 36,036 Terrifying Stories You’ll Regret Not Reading 不看后悔的36036个恐怖故事 The Dashing Eighteen风流倜傥的十八Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Standalone Stories] [Paranormal Events] [Unbelievable] [Forest Spirits] [True Cases] [Rural Ghost Stories] There is no overarching plot. Each chapter tells a self-contained story adapted from the encounters of a shamaness who can see spirits, and the strange, gripping tales surrounding each young friend she meets. 742Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A true supernatural story in one chapter, brain-burning, strong in logic, worth recommending [I also strongly recommend][I also strongly recommend][I also strongly recommend]

2. 552 恐 Horror Taboos 恐怖禁忌 Ancient Moonlit Night古明月夜Mystery865k WordsCompleted He is the Little Prince of Ghost Stories, a funeral bier carrier, a fortune-teller in hemp robes, a feng shui master, a knife-selling prophet, a yin-spirit collector, and a master healer. He is also the Supreme Mage! He is determined to rid the world of ghosts, but there is far too much evil among humanity... 45Reads6.4Score—Shelves
3. 553 金 The Impostor of Jinling 金陵伪人 AMA NarratorAMA旁白Mystery67k WordsCompleted WARNING: If you are home alone, lock all doors and windows. If necessary, pick up a weapon and protect yourself. ...If you notice anyone with strange features, or... unusually long arms, an oversized head, or walking upside down, hide immediately if you see any of these signs... November 30, 2024, Yanjing was sealed off. Wang Manling and I were trapped in the teachers' apartments at Yanda University. Number of survivors: 16. December 1, 2024, Someone ignored the warning and went to pick up his p 59Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 554 进 After Entering an Escape Game, My Archrival Started Flirting with Me 进入逃生游戏后我被死对头撩了 PiscesTwo Male Leads158k WordsCompleted [A bizarre practice-writing project] [One-on-one romance] [Infinite-loop death-escape game, mildly scary] Lu Ye, an upright, ambitious, rebellious boy who's innocent on the outside but calculating within x Jiang Yan, an utterly twisted psychiatrist who's old as dirt. Lu Ye accidentally enters a dimensional escape game and ends up sharing a room with his nemesis, Jiang Yan. Who knew Jiang Yan would get more and more lecherous? [If you don't like it, leave. Don't ruin the guys' mood. You're right 160Reads9.2Score—Shelves
5. 555 十 Eleven Madmen 十一个疯子 Lu Ban Banban鲁班班班Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted My new book, Nine Hells: The Strange Nuo, is now out! It’s a sequel to this one. You can find it on my profile. Come check it out! (Not mindless, no harem, no System, and not a conventional power fantasy. Please read with that in mind.) From the day you were born until now, have you ever had doubts like these? “Do I really exist?” “Does the world really exist?” “Why do I exist?” “And why does the world exist?” “Is my existence inevitable? If I die, will the world keep existing?” “At the moment m 39.2kReads9.4Score6kShelves
6. 556 致 The Fatal Rule 致命法则 Ning Caichen宁采臣Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A rich guy in the group chat sent out a red envelope and said the person who got the most money had to play a game with him. The game turned out to involve the class belle... 321Reads8.9Score—Shelves
7. 557 红 Beware of the Red Envelopes 红包请小心 Cao Xiaoxin曹小心Urban1.4M WordsCompleted We were just a group of ordinary students, but after claiming a red envelope, we were dragged into a terrifying game. As we struggle to survive, we keep searching for a way out and trying to understand why we were chosen. Little do we know that an even deeper mystery is waiting for us, and more horrors are closing in... 702Reads6.6Score—Shelves
8. 558 生 The Death and Life Inn 生死客栈 Xie Kefeng谢客风Mystery453k WordsCompleted (Don’t read this. Go away.)… 334Reads8.7Score—Shelves
9. 559 长 The Long Night’s Journey 长夜行 Ge Zhao格照Mystery299k WordsCompleted The eyes are the angle observers most often scrutinize, so you must learn to disguise your own., Li Mu. From making up his mind to carrying out his plan, he spent a full three years. His first murder, his second, his third... Even when he was teetering on the brink of death, he would take a gamble if it meant he might escape. To everyone else, he was merely a weakling, not even as capable as an ordinary person... 287Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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   I sincerely advise you not to watch it at night, don't ask, just ask because you have experienced it yourself

10. 560 死 Death Train 死亡列车 Dong Shang Zhi东殇卮Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted Alice, Iron Tyrannosaurus, the Living Dead, Bloodcurdling Terror... A black train rolls through the wreckage! It carries passengers, lucky or unlucky, into one blood-soaked world after another. 61Reads8.0Score—Shelves
11. 561 深 The Eerie Coffin in Deep Waters 深水诡棺 Su Zhaodan苏昭丹Mystery803k WordsCompleted When I was ten, I fell into a well. Deep in the water was a coffin. After I saw it, I was plagued by nightmares and fell ill. My grandfather gave me a piece of deadwood to protect my life, and I miraculously recovered! From then on, strange and supernatural events followed one after another, and all kinds of mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas came after me! Even stranger, a mysterious neighbor moved in next door. He was fair-skinned, beautiful, and long-legged, with a mastery 218Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Even though its cover is not scary, its content is really scary. I highly recommend it.

12. 562 死 Death Club 死亡俱乐部 Year's End年末Mystery2.4M WordsCompleted There are bizarre events, horrifying hellscapes, and the ugliness of human nature. People dwell among ghosts; there are hell trains, death academies… One terrifying incident after another, open only to members of the Death Club. The Death Club welcomes you to join! Zhang Chen was slowly growing drowsy. He had no idea how long it had been since night fell. Just as he was about to drift off, a series of thuds suddenly came from upstairs, the sound of wooden clogs striking the stairs. The clacking 4.7kReads8.6Score561Shelves
13. 563 去 I Went on a Blind Date, and My Identity as a Yellow River Corpse Retriever Was Exposed 去相亲，黄河捞尸人身份曝光了 Urban Glory都市荣耀Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing Lin Yan was a corpse retriever. In his previous life, he violated the three taboos of the trade and was consumed by baleful energy, only to be reborn by accident. After binding to the Corpse Retriever System, he returns to his old profession and becomes the last corpse retriever in a parallel world! This time, he swears he won't repeat the mistakes of his past life! But unexpectedly, he ends up trending online. Weibo: “Ancient Yellow River Profession Makes a Comeback!” UC: “Shocking! Celebrity W 2.1kReads7.8Score249Shelves

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    🔥This book gave me chills! I am afraid of more than a dozen people in the class🥶. The protagonist was born as a meat ball. Can you believe it? Grandpa tried his best to make the protagonist normal, but he borrowed them all and now he has to pay them back😨

14. 564 世 A Compendium of the World’s Supernatural Phenomena 世界灵异全汇 He Yun合云Mystery590k WordsOngoing A collection of supernatural incidents from around the world. Netizens share their own experiences. One story in each installment. If you've experienced anything supernatural, you can tell me about it. I'll share it with readers around the world. Come experience these true stories from netizens firsthand. 176Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    They are compiled from real experiences shared by netizens, with two short stories in each chapter.

15. 565 尸 The Corpse-Scented Beauty 尸香美人 Sisyphus西西弗斯Mystery726k WordsCompleted When I was seven, my grandfather carried a dead woman home on his back. I was so scared I nearly wet myself. But my grandfather said he had brought her back for me. 1.2kReads6.2Score101Shelves

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    Family, please help 🆘 A mysterious visitor in the early morning, the identity of the woman in red is a mystery! 📖Family, the opening of this novel is so catchy! Chen Laosi came to Wang Degui's wife early in the morning and said that he met her somewhere last night, which made Wang Degui confused😵‍💫 At this time, the daughter-in-law in red appeared, looking pretty, but when she came out, Wang Degui's eyes went straight. She immediately stared at Maomao hiding behind the door, and Maomao shrank her head in fear. Who is this woman in red? Where did Chen Laosi meet her last night? What hidden secret is hidden behind it? Every suspense is crazy and heartbreaking. The family members rush to catch up and uncover the truth behind this mysterious story together🔍

16. 566 重 Restarting in 2007: From Top Student to Academic Authority 重启2007，从学霸到学阀 Chasing Dreams Toward the Sun朝着阳光追梦Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Have you ever won a scholarship? Have you ever been in an honors class? Have you ever ranked first in your entire school? How many certificates have you earned? How many competitions have you entered? Have you ever made the person you like see you in a new light? Why did you go quiet? But you’re still staring at your phone! Back in 2007, Lu Shixian starts making plans, working hard, changing his style, and moving forward. Lu Shixian: Sorry, but this time, I’m going to win. 26kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
17. 567 无 An Unmarked Lonely Grave 无名孤坟 Mr. Ye叶先生Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted My grandfather buried my mother by our front door. Every night after that, a woman would stand outside our house... 1.1kReads8.8Score101Shelves
18. 568 麻 The Great Master of the Ma Yi School 麻衣大相师 Angry Old Yanke愤怒的佬烟Mystery2.4M WordsOngoing I was born on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month. My grandfather, a feng shui master, never let me go outside after dark when I was little. Then one day, he had to leave the house… 231Reads8.6Score—Shelves
19. 569 阴 Taboos of the Yin Coffin 阴棺禁忌 Ninth Elder of the Wu Clan巫门老九Mystery2.9M WordsCompleted I was only looking for a part-time job keeping watch over a warehouse, but on my very first night, I encountered something utterly baffling. A visitor tricked me into lying in a coffin, and the coworker who stayed up chatting with me that night turned out to have died the day before... 57Reads5.7Score—Shelves
20. 570 送 The Spirit Guide 送灵先生 Three Rivers三江水Mystery774k WordsCompleted A madwoman from the neighboring village died, but even in death her eyes wouldn’t close. No matter how many people tried, they couldn’t lift her coffin. The living face trials in life, and the dead face trials in death. An infant who cannot pass the trial between life and death cannot enter the new world. A dead person who cannot pass the trial of death cannot move on, and remains by their loved ones’ side. A sprig of green bamboo summons the spirits; a three-foot spirit banner sends the souls o 13Reads8.9Score—Shelves
21. 571 僵 Jiangshi: A Wandering Taoist in Uncle Jiu’s World 僵尸：在九叔世界做游方道人 I'm Lying Down, I'm Lying Down躺了躺了Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Coming-of-age + comedy + mild horror + satisfying + scheming + decisive and ruthless] After transmigrating into Uncle Jiu's world, Gu Feng had no idea what was going on when he unexpectedly encountered his first zombie. Thanks to all the Uncle Jiu movies he'd watched, Gu Feng put his long-preserved virginity to use. As the zombie approached, Gu Feng grinned, holding a handful of virgin boy's urine. “Heh heh heh, little zombie, heh heh!” After binding himself to the “Wonderful Sign-in System,” c 9.4kReads7.0Score593Shelves

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    The horror of zombies.

22. 572 熊 Escape from the Bear’s Jaws 熊口逃生 Ithaca伊萨卡10k WordsCompleted Escape from the Bear’s Jaws 749Reads—Score—Shelves

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    👀A horror novel that can scare people to the point of peeing, 💢I won't say anything once I read it🫵

23. 573 独 The Girl Who Lives Alone 独居女孩 Qi Qiqi奇七七12k WordsCompleted On a rainy night, I suddenly received a call from a stranger. The caller said I’d left my car window open, then urged me to come downstairs again ten minutes later. I didn’t act rashly. Instead, I called the property management office, only to discover that even they were fake. 49Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 574 狱 Visitor from Hell 狱下来客 Cola Jia Burger可乐贾汉堡Mystery502k WordsCompleted A modern supernatural mystery. Not wish fulfillment, not brainless, and no System. In this life, you pass countless people on the street. What makes you so sure they're all human? I never believed in this stuff either, until my landlord tricked me into moving to a place called Happy Community. The people around me didn't seem to be people at all. Footprints on the ceiling, dolls made of human skin, bloated drowned giants, people raising zombies, mother-and-child ghosts... Just how many secrets l 889Reads8.0Score100Shelves

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    I just read a new book recently. It becomes more interesting as I read it. I highly recommend it.

25. 575 行 Walking Between Yin and Yang, I Took Two Vengeful Ghosts as Aunts 行走阴阳，我认了两个厉鬼作姑姑 Lin Xiaowu林小五Mystery160k WordsOngoing [Supernatural + Horror + Ghost Stories + Urban + Ghost Hunting + Taoist Magic] He was punching ghost dolls and kicking fox spirits at the age of three, and you tell me that's reasonable? He's a yin-yang master who took two vengeful ghosts as his aunts, and you tell me that's perfectly normal? You can already fly on a sword, and now you're telling me to believe in science and reject superstition? Beating up evil spirits at the funeral home, making a water ghost copy out the Tao Te Ching, and sicc 94Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    Characteristics: Bold and cautious, not a virgin, hates evil but has a dark underbelly. Theme categories: supernatural, ghost hunting, Taoism. Recommended star rating: 3 stars first, after all, there are too few words. Story summary: It tells the story of a child who came out of a small mountain village and battled wits and courage with various monsters, evil people, and the underworld.

26. 576 一 I Opened My Eyes to Find Meng Po at the River of Forgetfulness 一睁眼，我在忘川见孟婆 Adorably Lovable, But Brainless可可爱爱莫得脑袋Urban129k WordsOngoing From ancient times to the present, people with special abilities have always existed in the world. Dreamwalkers, musicians, military officers, and others possess different yet powerful abilities. Zhang Shuyuan. Dreaming his way into the River of Forgetfulness, he meets Lady Meng and encounters the ferryman! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The last book is a new one

27. 577 老 The Sixth Man's Strange Tales 老六诡事 Liu the Old Fellow from Changchun长春老六Mystery171k WordsCompleted A collection of true stories about all kinds of inexplicable, supernatural events personally experienced by people around me. Just think of it as my attempt to pass off some tales as Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio! Not for the faint of heart! Not for the faint of heart! Not for the faint of heart! I’m repeating it three times because it’s important! I don’t make up stories. I’m simply passing them along! 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Others basically rely on their imagination and made-up stories when writing books. But this Lao Liu is really Lao Liu. The stories are all true and it doesn't look like they were made up. It's scary to think about it carefully. If you just ask around in life, you can find similar things [almost crying] [almost crying] [almost crying]

28. 578 春 Spring Banquet 春日宴 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 16kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves

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    I recommend books casually. I read Xiao Seng's "A Letter from Home" and it never talks about how scary ghosts are from beginning to end. But after reading it, it will give you chills on your back. It is the ceiling of horror novels in my heart! Absolutely amazing! It's not even a little bit higher than those novels that just write about no eyeballs and faces full of blood!

29. 579 开 Eight Supreme Skills from the Start: I Drained Kui's Yin Energy 开局八奇技，我把傀的阴气吸干了 He Du Wo Zhi何度我执Mystery462k WordsCompleted Sun Liancheng dies in an expedition and transmigrates into the world of The Lost Tomb, where he gains the Eight Extraordinary Skills. Six Treasury Immortal Thief: A cultivation art for longevity, mandatory study for Wu Xie. Spirit Summoning and Command: Summon the heroic souls sleeping beneath this land. Both Hands: Sculpt yourself a new face and extract your enemies’ memories while you’re at it. Divine Machine, Hundred Refinements: Xiao Ge’s favorite. Heaven-Connecting Talisman: Demons and ghos 817Reads6.5Score100Shelves

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    The things in the tomb robbing novel are really terrifying. The explorer traveled into the world of tomb robbing and experienced horrors he had never seen before... The writing is good, recommended.

30. 580 恐 Horror Survival: Witnessing the Final Chapter of Guiyuan 恐怖求生，见证归元终章 Black Raven黑爵鸦Mystery234k WordsOngoing [Smart Protagonist] [Horror Mystery] [Desperate Escape] [No Saintly Protagonist] [Heart-Wrenching Drama] "On the fifteenth night of the seventh month, ghosts run amok..." That night, Xu Sheng went to burn paper offerings for his ancestors and almost got hit by a paper car meant to be burned for the dead. Chen Hai shoved him out of the way and saved his life, but by sheer coincidence, Xu Sheng was sent down a terrifying path to a place called Guiyuan. Embroidered shoes that walk on their own; Pap —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's all quite scary, I dare not go out in the middle of the night series

31. 581 极 Tales of the Longest Night 极夜怪谈 The Twin-Finned One比目人Mystery224k WordsOngoing Beside the flickering candlelight, an old man tells a rambling tale of days gone by... A tram that inexplicably stops in the middle of the night. A strange figure wandering through a foggy, rainy night. The mystery behind a demon-exorcising family's misfortunes. A horrifying recording of a true event. Hello, everyone. This is Strange Tales of the Polar Night, devoted to collecting curious tales, ghost stories, and supernatural legends from China and around the world, past and present. Believe me 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's very scary to think about when you read this. It's short, novel, imaginative, and purely original. It mainly focuses on short and medium-length independent stories. The story themes involve ancient and modern times and all over the country. It's worth reading.

32. 582 高 The Zombie Apocalypse Erupts During My Senior Year, and I Fight My Way Out of the City 高三爆末日尸潮从考场一路杀出城 Shh7嘘7Sci-Fi & Apocalypse485k WordsOngoing [No System] [Survival] [Apocalypse] [No Romance] [Smart Protagonist] [Mild Horror] [Realistic Survival] [Zombie Apocalypse] [Post-Apocalyptic] [Ordinary People] [Not a Saint] On the day of the joint college entrance exams, the first scream rang out from an exam room. A student bit through the invigilator's throat. The school building descended into chaos, the gates were locked, and the loudspeakers kept repeating, "Stay where you are and wait for rescue." Lu Fei didn't wait. He knew that in a re 24Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 583 全 Global Concept Containment: I Enchant My Teammates with Calamities 全球概念收容：我为队友附魔天灾 Shh7嘘7Urban413k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast] [High Martial Arts] [Natural Disasters] [Concepts] [No CP] [Awakening] [Smart Protagonists] [Ensemble Cast in the Spotlight] [Power Progression] Still reading novels where only the protagonist gets to shine? Now it's the ensemble cast's turn. Commoner martial artists can only pay a blood-and-qi tax and awaken useless traits. But on a stormy night, Lin Zu awakens the one and only golden finger: [Heavenly Principle Assembly Platform]! Strip concepts from enemies, forge invincible t 12Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 584 规 Rule Horror: Infinite Instances, A Grimoire of the Eerie 规则怪谈：无限副本，诡异图鉴 Shh7嘘7Mystery421k WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow + instances + no romance + eerie + suspense + mind-bending + horror + supernatural + imaginative suspense] Worried there aren't enough instances to keep you reading? This book will satisfy you. At three in the morning, the eighth rule at the convenience store is written in blood. Wu Yan only wants to earn eight hundred yuan for a night shift, but he receives an illustrated book that turns its own pages. Rules-based horrors, urban legends, Nanyang curse magic, memetic contamination 50Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 585 扎 The Paper Effigy Shop: Everyone Around Me Is a Big Shot 扎纸铺，我身边都是大佬 Jie Yu界玉Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted In our ancient land of China, many professions have their own rules and taboos. The older and more mysterious the craft, the more this is true. For example, when “asking the rice,” you must never ask how someone died; a coffin maker must never make their own coffin; a paper effigy maker must never draw eyes on a paper figure; and a spirit medium must never conduct a ceremony without all the members of their altar present... If any of these rules and taboos are broken, something terrifying will h 24.4kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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    These novels are all very good to read. The protagonist of the first one is Wuxingui who was raised by the Zhang family and used him to seal the Three Wuguis; the second one is a new book by Mr. Jieyu, which is connected with "The Underworld Calls Me Mr. Little"; the third one's protagonist is a spiritual master who returns from the underworld and is equipped with thousands of red-clothed fierce ghosts. He is invincible when he appears.

36. 586 我 I'm a Fortune-Teller (The Original Novel of I'm No Master, Starring Li Xian and Li Yitong) 我是个算命先生（李现、李一桐主演《我不是大师》原著） Yi Zhi易之Mystery547k WordsCompleted The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Li Xian and Li Yitong, I'm No Master The highest level of fortune-telling isn't predicting the heavens. It's reading people. During the Republican era, a secretive group called the Jiangxiang Sect operated in the underworld. They called themselves fortune-tellers, but made their living through fraud. From secret agents of the Military Statistics Bureau and bandit chiefs to scholarly households, sheltered women, and children, no one could escap 34.5kReads9.6Score6kShelves
37. 587 缝 Sewing Yin Corpses, Suppressing Ghostly Calamities 缝阴尸，镇鬼祸 Fake Cigarettes假烟Mystery4.3M WordsCompleted [Six Lines and Eight Trigrams, Soul Banners and Sacrificial Rites] Humans have three souls and seven spirits; ghosts have obsessions from the Nine Hells and the karmic flames of the Five Aggregates. But ever since I was born, I have been missing my [Earth Soul]. I’ve dealt with corpses since I was little. Other children played with colorful building blocks, fluffy stuffed animals, and little tin cars that could run. My toys were one battered corpse after another. Qimen Dunjia, puppetry that mani 1.1kReads6.7Score115Shelves

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    There are so many novels, there is always one that will win your heart. The contents of these novels are well described in detail, and the depictions are very vivid. They are absolutely beautiful, exciting and terrifying.

38. 588 民 Strange Tales from the Civil Affairs Bureau (Complete in 8 Volumes) 民调局异闻录（全8册） Er Dong Shuishou耳东水寿Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted The Strange Tales of the Bureau of Investigation series creates an entirely new world of suspense: a mysterious organization dedicated to uncovering the truth behind bizarre, uncanny, and supernatural events, and the world it faces. The stories are wildly strange and utterly captivating, with a witty, playful style and one suspenseful twist after another. Once you start reading, you won't be able to put them down. Throughout history, strange cases and evil monsters have always been dealt with by 41.1kReads9.6Score6.4kShelves
39. 589 万 The Ten Thousand Souls Tribulation 万魂劫 Chen Jiexi晨杰希Mystery113k WordsOngoing In a lively school, paranormal incidents break out without warning: crying in the middle of the night, a terrifying ordeal in the boys’ dormitory, and the mysterious disappearance of a veteran student council member... As time passes, the terrifying memories sealed away for years gradually come to light... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend this book, Dormitory Terror, Midnight Ghost Driver, Evil Spirit Reappears!

40. 590 道 Reverend, Stop Pretending. I Know You Can Use Immortal Arts 道长别装了，我知道你会仙术 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery11.7M WordsOngoing At Zhongnan Mountain, people knew only that it was home to the Quanzhen Sect. Few knew that at its foot stood a dilapidated Taoist temple. That day, the people of Gujing Temple burst onto the scene. From then on, their name would resound throughout the land! 190.8kReads9.2Score15.3kShelves
41. 591 最 The Last Knife Seller 最后一个赊刀人 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery4.9M WordsCompleted They are wandering prophets who travel the four corners of the world. Skilled in feng shui, they roam the mortal realm with a bundle of cleavers and scissors on their backs, and wherever they go, they leave behind a prophecy about what they have seen. “Keep this cleaver. If an elder in your family dies of consumption within five years, I'll come back to collect payment.” They are heirs to an ancient Daoist tradition from a distant place, able to pronounce life and death with ironclad certainty a 66.6kReads9.2Score6.7kShelves
42. 592 异 City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [The new book The Maze of Inversion has begun serialization. Updates come at 9 p.m. every evening. Please continue to support it.] Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 471.9kReads9.7Score74.9kShelves
43. 593 从 Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 194.5kReads9.6Score23.3kShelves
44. 594 谁 Who Let Him Cultivate to Immortality?! 谁让他修仙！ Hunk from HUT湖工美男子Eastern Fantasy116k WordsOngoing [Comedy] + [System] + [Cultivation] + [Ensemble cast] Who let him cultivate?! Song Shuhang: I'm Tyrant Blade Song Yi. Don't call me the Great Demon Song. To be honest, I've never killed anyone in my life! I haven't even stepped on an ant while walking. How can you call me that? Demonic cultivators: I think you're more demonic than we are. We just kill people, but you torture them. Cultivators: Who let this guy cultivate? He's led the whole cultivation world astray! The day Song Shuhang becomes a 20Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 595 烟 Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.4M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 886.9kReads9.6Score211.6kShelves
46. 596 神 God-Tier Choices: This Beast Tamer Is a Little Too Fierce 神级选择：这个御兽师有亿点生猛 Three Winds 11三风11Urban3.4M WordsCompleted [Beast taming + choices + comedy + nonsense + one female lead (no female lead) = ?] When Chen Shu wakes up, he finds that he has transmigrated to a parallel world where beast taming reigns supreme, and he has bound himself to a Divine-Level Choice System! Every choice he makes earns him all kinds of rewards! With the System’s help, his pets grow increasingly monstrous: a slime that can sit on a dragon and crush it to death, a husky that can blast a phoenix to tears with elemental skills, and a.. 182.8kReads9.7Score22.4kShelves
47. 597 开 Starting with a Street Stall Selling Super Strength Potions 开局地摊卖大力 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban8.9M WordsCompleted [Qingfeng's new novel, This Player Has a Problem in the Head, is currently serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival, and humanity begins awakening supernatural abilities! Jiang Nan awakens the strongest street-stall System from the start. Potions of Strength? Detoxifying Yellow Beans? Lucky Cherries? They're flying off the shelves! The world's top tycoons, richest man, popular streamers, and peak powerhouses all come to buy them. Jiang Na 343.7kReads9.7Score50.8kShelves
48. 598 别 Don't Call Me a Demon 别叫我恶魔 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban5.7M WordsCompleted [Qing Feng's new novel, This Player Has Something Wrong with His Head, is now serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] The sacred heavenly gates stand across the sky, while the demonic abyss of time and space lays waste to the human world. When twelve spirit springs burst from the earth, when the moon no longer belongs to humanity... Where will we go from here? A world of gods? A world of demons? No. This is a world that belongs to humanity! I will take up the crown no one else wou 201.8kReads9.4Score19.8kShelves
49. 599 开 From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 792.5kReads9.7Score93.8kShelves

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