Horror Novels: The Scarier, the Better 恐怖小说，越恐怖越好

1. 101 民 Notes from a Folklore Archaeology Team 民俗考古队手记 Chubby Tangyuan胖胖湯圆Mystery238k WordsOngoing The true experiences of Lin Ye, a 24-year-old graduate student in folklore. I went to the countryside with my advisor to survey funeral customs. On my first day in the village, I saw five words carved into the stone tablet at the entrance: “Do not enter the village at dusk.” The village elders taught me: If someone calls your name at night, don’t answer. A funeral basin must be smashed in one blow. When you leave the village, don’t look back. I wrote down each rule in my notebook, treating it as 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I think this one is particularly beautiful. Very novel

2. 102 我 My Fate Is Pure Yin, Even Ghosts Fear Me as I Cultivate the Dao 我命格全阴，鬼都怕我修道 Ten Miles of Windblown Lotus十里风荷Mystery50k WordsOngoing I was born on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when the gates of hell opened. All four pillars of my birth chart were yin, and my fate was full of holes. My grandmother called my soul back three times before I could be born without becoming a ghost. My father kept a butcher's knife under my pillow. With its blade facing outward, it kept ghosts outside away; tucked beneath my pillow, it held my own soul in place. At three, a drowned ghost knelt at the foot of my bed and begged to borrow my —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is really beautiful!

3. 103 恐 Horror Game: Hell Corporation 恐怖游戏：地狱公司 Goose Stewed in a Clay Pot砂锅炖大鹅Mystery502k WordsOngoing (The rating just came in, and it’ll rise over time!!!) [Infinite Flow + mild suspense + horror game + one female lead] "This is a company that can make any wish come true. Do you have a wish you'd like granted? Call our hotline to join our game. If you clear it, we'll make your wish come true." Wang Zhu looked at the ad on his phone and called the number. He didn't notice the pair of deathly pale eyes staring at him from outside the window. 21.2kReads7.7Score2.2kShelves
4. 104 吃 The Temple That Eats People 吃人的庙 The Rainy-Night Postman雨夜邮递员16k WordsCompleted The Man-Eating Temple 1Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 105 经 The Previous Tenant Who Often Came Knocking with a Cat 经常带着猫来敲门的上一任租户 Han Gu汉姑9k WordsCompleted The previous tenant who often knocks on the door with a cat —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Suspense and horror (ghost)

6. 106 慈 Cihang City 慈航市 Mountain-Patrolling Lord God巡山主神Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing At Cihang's grand arena, don't show up without a cheat. Chen Feng transmigrated to another world and discovered that the bosses here were unbelievably sneaky. “Let's go level up in the newbie village first.” “Ha! Got you, transmigrator.” “I'll be reborn and buy a lottery ticket.” “Ha! Got you, regressor.” “Fine, if you're going to play dirty, I don't need to pretend to be a gentleman either.” Chen Feng discovered that every time he died, he could refresh and get a new System. A System's power ha 1.1MReads9.2Score129.2kShelves

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   Looking for a horror novel? This apocalyptic science fiction masterpiece will definitely send chills down your spine! At the beginning, I thought it was an ordinary rebirth and stockpiling story, but it turned out to be a huge story. The main character's IQ is above average, the plot is compact and the foreshadowing is deep, and the writing is solid. It's really enjoyable after reading it!

7. 107 诡 The Demon Gate Puppet 诡门人偶 Yunzhi Qi云枝栖Mystery150k WordsOngoing [Infinite-dungeon horror + dark humor + outrageous antics + daily life + absurdity = the author's a total menace] Xu Zhifan and Chen Yu are just two ordinary office workers. Nine to nine, six days a week; meager pay, endless overtime. Until one day, the two of them are apparently “kidnapped” and taken to an unfamiliar villa. In the villa's courtyard stands a door, silent and still. Beyond it lies a resort where a considerate butler “sees the guests out”; an unsolved case in which they have —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   🌈🌈This horror novel definitely fits the category. It is by no means a trick or a scam. It is one of the best new books in recent times. The author's writing skills are very sophisticated, and the plot and atmosphere are superbly portrayed. It must be highly recommended.

8. 108 诡 Strange Chaotic World: The Great Qian Empire's Number One Night Patrolman 诡异乱世：大乾第一巡夜人 Mr. Doesn't Understand不懂先生Eastern Fantasy561k WordsOngoing The rating just came out and will rise later!!! [Defensive strikes] [Fast-paced] [Cthulhu] [Evil entities] [Playing it safe] [Hand-crafted] [One-punch martial artist] [Certified enjoyable by the author] "I'm a very kind person. I just often use a little too much force while acting in self-defense." "Who knew they would be so fragile?" "What? You say you're a once-in-a-thousand-years genius?" "No, no, I use cheats. Even if you were a once-in-ten-thousand-years genius, it wouldn't matter. We'r 378.5kReads8.2Score51.6kShelves
9. 109 你 Have You Ever Heard a Child Running Around Upstairs in the Middle of the Night? 你半夜听过楼上小孩跑步吗 Yu Points to Yu Ma喻指喻马7k WordsCompleted Have you ever heard a child running around upstairs in the middle of the night? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's a short horror story. The twist in the ending was particularly interesting. There was so much foreshadowing that I actually guessed it wrong.

10. 110 十 Fourteen Years of Hunting Ghosts (Complete in Five Volumes) 十四年猎诡人（全五册） Li Yifan李诣凡Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [The full-cast audio drama is now available. Give it a listen!] Li Yifan’s spine-chilling ghost-hunting chronicles! A contemporary Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio! A spine-chilling record of ghost hunts! First posted on Tieba, it topped 100 million views within three months! The acclaimed mystery writer Li Yifan’s breakthrough work, now with the unpublished continuation added! Every ghost was once a living person. I’m a professional ghost hunter. I turn the compass, circle the place with red 14.2kReads9.6Score3.2kShelves

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    It's really scary. As soon as you close your eyes after watching this, Sadako is right in front of you💔

11. 111 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 66.4kReads9.2Score6.7kShelves

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    The Three Corpses are the best in my heart

12. 112 汉 Terror Engulfs Han Chang'an: Following a Shaman to Find the Pattern 汉长安陷入恐怖，随巫者寻找规律 Solid Black Cat纯色黑猫Mystery151k WordsOngoing A thousand years ago, in the Han dynasty, when witchcraft was widespread. The owner of this tea house, reputed to be the finest in all of Chang'an, is actually a sorcerer! Ancient pre-Qin witchcraft techniques are recorded in bamboo slips as the "Cavity-Curing Formula." They must be used alongside zhuyou incantations and Yu's steps, as well as the long-lost Book of the Southern Tortoise. After Wu Liang and Zhang Yang are inadvertently drawn into a dispute between a Jinwu officer and another man, 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The background of Chang'an in the Western Han Dynasty, the witchcraft and folk customs of the Pre-Qin Dynasty, and the strange rules of a small team are scary and have a high terror index. Everyone kills decisively, fast-paced, and the fighting scenes are exciting and enjoyable.

13. 113 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.8M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 328.3kReads9.4Score30.6kShelves
14. 114 走 The Yin Walker: The Last Stick of Incense 走阴人：最后一炷香 Listening to the City at Midnight夜半听城Mystery345k WordsOngoing Xu Zhaolin makes a living with his ears. He is a sound documentary field recorder, traveling through the countryside with a recorder on his back to document folk crafts on the verge of disappearing and the oral histories of the elderly. Three years ago, his twin brother, Xu Zhaochuan, vanished near the reservoir in Baishi Town. No one had seen him alive, and no body was ever found. Three years later, Xu Zhaolin returns to Baishi Town to record the final oral history of an old man. A stretch of b 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A man who made a living by recording went back to his hometown to record a dictation for an old man, but he heard the voice of his missing brother on an old tape from 18 years ago. He didn't believe in ghosts and gods, but there were always extra breaths in the tape recorder that he couldn't explain. The shoes will turn around on their own, there will be a breath of air in the room that does not belong to anyone, and there will be an extra figure in the mirror that should not exist. The scariest thing is not the ghost, but someone using the ghost's hands to do things for living people. Folk suspense + sound evidence, there is a realistic explanation behind every vision, but there is always a small part left that cannot be explained. The first volume is now finished, welcome to join in.

15. 115 全 As the Whole Village Called Back the Soul of His Missing Son, He Came Home Through the Door 全村替失踪的儿子收魂时，他从门外回来了 Listening to the City at Midnight夜半听城17k WordsCompleted As the whole village performs a soul-summoning ritual for their missing son, he comes home through the front door. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I have recently become obsessed with Chinese folklore horror, and I recommend three books of different genres. Meishan Fangyin: A short story with a fast pace, suitable for reading in one sitting. The setting of Xiangxi Fangyin Technique is very fresh, the atmosphere feels on point, and it is not sloppy. The Lost Man: The Last Incense: This one is the most special. The protagonist is a sound collector who relies on recordings and spectrum analysis to debunk the "confessions of dead souls". Every horrific scene has a realistic explanation, but there is always one piece that cannot be explained. It's not an eye-opening article, it requires some thinking. The first volume has been completed, and the second volume is being updated. Heavenly Tribulation Inspection Department: It's more of an oriental fantasy and follows the line of heavenly order. It's different from the previous two folklore books. You can read it if you want to change your taste. If you like Chinese horror, you can try it.

16. 116 我 I Pretended to Be a Master for Fifteen Years, Then I Really Met a Ghost 我装了十五年大师，真撞鬼了 Are You an Elephant?你是大象吗Mystery126k WordsOngoing [Folklore Mystery + Chinese-Style Horror + Deduction + No Female Lead + A Tight-Knit Trio] My name is Han Ye. I've been pretending to be a master for fifteen years. I read the feng shui of burial sites, exorcise spirits, summon souls, and relay messages from the dead. If the pay is good enough, there's no job I won't take. Everyone says I can communicate with the world of the dead and understand ghosts and spirits. Only I know the truth: I have no idea whether ghosts even exist. I only know 1.8kReads—Score231Shelves

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    This new book is quite interesting to read.

17. 117 麻 The Divine Son-in-Law in Hemp Clothes 麻衣神婿 Rise to Godhood in One Move一举成神Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted The day I was born, strange omens appeared in the sky. To keep me alive, my grandfather came out of retirement and arranged an engagement to prolong my life. Twenty years later, thanks to the great fortune my grandfather bestowed on her family, my fiancée had become the richest woman in the land, yet her family broke off our engagement. They had badly underestimated my grandfather’s power and my background. Then karma came knocking... 11.7kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves

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    Super super super super scary horrifying horrifying

18. 118 天 The Celestial Tribulation Inspection Bureau 天劫巡检司 Listening to the City at Midnight夜半听城Eastern Fantasy375k WordsOngoing Whenever a cultivator in Linchuan City undergoes tribulation, the Heavenly Tribulation Inspection Bureau must survey the area in advance and verify the tribulation order to prevent stray lightning from harming innocent people. On his first solo night patrol, trainee inspector Shen Yan encounters a tribulation that should never have happened. The order calls for three bolts of lightning, but the scene bears seven scorch marks and eight corpses. The dead have no names, the order lists no target, a 3Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 119 当 After Ten Years as a Psychiatrist, I Finally Began to Doubt My Entire Worldview 当了十年精神科医生，第一次彻底怀疑世界观 Picking Teeth扣牙齿13k WordsCompleted After ten years as a psychiatrist, I finally began to seriously doubt my view of the world for the first time. 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book, please support me and give me some suggestions.

20. 120 她 She Waited in the Coffin 她等在棺材里 Facing the Rest of Life Alone独赴余生Two Female Leads640k WordsOngoing [Yandere Ghost Wife + Cursed Ghost Marriage + Chinese-Style Horror] [Two Female Leads | Her love for you is real, and so is her desire to kill you] Ruan Mian was looking for a bargain when she rented the haunted house deep in the mountains. On the very first night, a woman in red lay beside her, brushing her icy fingertips over Ruan Mian’s face. “Don’t be afraid. I won’t hurt you.” The woman cooked for her, combed her hair, and hugged her from behind every night as they fell asleep. She was so 663Reads—Score102Shelves

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    "I can feel it when you die." Just this sentence, my goosebumps and my aunt's laughter exploded at the same time. Her hands were covered with blood, and she stabbed with her backhand, the tip of the knife being an inch away from her throat. Not killed. She turned around and hugged her, her hands shaking. Later, she stood outside the door all night, raising her hand and placing it on the door without pushing it. There was cold white light under the crack of the door, the smell of rust, and more than one shadow outside the door. But the door didn't push. Ruan Mian doesn't know. She will never know. Later, in the coffin. Yin Gu cut off his own white hair and tied it around Ruan Mian's wrist three times, making a tight knot. He leaned against her ear and said, "This way, I can feel it when you die." Ruan Mian's whole body went cold. Yin Gu felt her shaking and felt his tears falling on her wrist. Warm. Then it gets cold. Finally, Ruan Mian pulled out Yin Gu's hand hidden behind his back. Fingers clasped together. Buttoned very tightly. The two people walked out of the alley and into the city lights. Behind me, the wooden shop is getting smaller and smaller. But the wooden wedge is still suspended. Still waiting. Zhu Liang is still eating. She almost killed her, but stopped just an inch. She tied her in a tight knot but said I can feel you. She hid her hands behind her back, but they were clasped tightly by her fingers. Two female protagonists | yandere and crazy critic | supernatural suspense | sweet pet in the underworld | mixed with knife and sugar. Be careful when entering the pit, it will make your heart numb.

21. 121 规 Rule Horror: I Transmigrated into an F-Rank Aberration 规则怪谈：我穿越成了F级诡异 Smoke in the Left Hand烟留左手Mystery270k WordsOngoing (A bizarre world of visual rules and strange tales, with a subversive twist. The protagonist is a monster, not too scary, full of memes, with a little chat commentary early on but mostly focused on the main plot.) Overworked office drone Zhou Yan dropped dead from working overtime. When he opened his eyes again, he had become an F-rank trainee monster in a world of strange rules. His trainee dungeon: stop the chosen ones from clearing it, or be eliminated for failing to meet the standard. So I'm 40.2kReads7.0Score4.8kShelves

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    Let me give you a brief introduction [thinking] [thinking] [thinking]

22. 122 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 241.7kReads9.6Score30.4kShelves

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    Yes, buddy, some, come and see the concept god's sense of déjà vu, others don't even dare to call him by his name [take a closer look]

23. 123 阴 The Yin-Yang Twin 阴阳双生人 A Mustard Seed Sees Mount Sumeru芥子观须弥Mystery174k WordsOngoing [Mild Horror + The Supernatural] Ming Ye grew up living in a cemetery. Her parents went missing seven years ago and were eventually found dead under bizarre circumstances in the mountains. Seven years later, she became an emergency room doctor. One midnight, she met the Taoist priest Xu Baoyang on a bus as he was out catching ghosts. Later, while tracking clues about his missing master, Xu Baoyang came to the hospital where Ming Ye worked and discovered that a strange hospital orderly had set up 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommend your own supernatural horror genre~·Although it is a female channel, the content is absolutely wonderful [Sending Hearts]

24. 124 开 Strike It Rich by Opening the Coffin 开棺发财 Sharp Little Knife锋利的小刀Mystery54k WordsOngoing [Handcrafted] [Traditional Supernatural Horror] [Terrifying] [Based on Real Experiences] Paper figures carry a coffin, a black dog digs up a grave, and an old man falls in love with a ghost. They bring the opened coffin home, and a beautiful fairy follows them inside. My name is Qin Yang. I was destitute and only hoped to make money by opening coffins. I never expected that coffin-opening would turn out to be such a dangerous profession. 74Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't be scared to cry

25. 125 诸 The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 538.7kReads9.7Score74.7kShelves

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    For horror novels, this is the book list! The Dark Rules genre made my back shiver after reading it, and I dared not turn off the light at night. The setting is very interesting and the plots are intertwined. It's scary but I can't help but keep watching.

26. 126 末 Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂 Mighty Cockroach伟岸蟑螂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the 21.8kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
27. 127 血 Blood Redeemer 血赎者 Enchant a Golden Apple附魔个金苹果Mystery246k WordsOngoing Hardcore and original! "Mystery" "Escape Game" "Infinite Flow" "Deduction" "Thriller" "Supernatural" "Lie Qi" "Fair-Play Mystery" * “Your selfish desires blinded you. You trampled on morality. You deserve to die a hundred times over…” “Compared to dying outright, those unreasonable things may be even more painful…” * After death, those burdened by guilt or resentment receive a numbered tag, with names marked in black or white. The guilty are marked black, and the resentful are marked white. The 3Reads—Score100Shelves

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    Alternative thriller

28. 128 盗 Tomb Raider's Diary 1: Woling Ridge 盗墓日记1:卧牛岭 Striving争逐6k WordsCompleted Tomb-Raiding Diary 1: Wo Niu Ridge —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 129 短 Short Tales of Terror: A Collection of Strange Stories 短篇微恐：志怪故事集 Time's Gift光阴馈赠Mystery230k WordsCompleted Do you think the footsteps behind you when you walk alone late at night are just the wind? Do you think the unfamiliar object that suddenly appears in an old storage box is just something you forgot about? Do you think the blurry shadow that sometimes flickers across the mirror is just a trick of the light? This collection of strange tales has no blunt, bloody shocks. It is filled only with eerie everyday moments hidden in the folds of ordinary life. Each story stands alone, yet after you close 55Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first is a Chinese-style horror ceiling. The second is a short story. The quality in the early stage is somewhat uneven. You can check out the author's recommendations.

30. 130 盗 Tomb Raiding Diary 3: Soulbreak Ridge 盗墓日记3:断魂岭 Striving争逐25k WordsCompleted Tomb-Raiding Diary 3: Soulbreak Ridge —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 131 每 One True Ghost Story Every Night 每晚一个真实怪谈 Master of the Bone-Picking Studio拾骨斋主Mystery693k WordsOngoing This book features all kinds of short horror stories, from urban legends and rural hauntings to deadly folk customs. There are no drawn-out plotlines, just nonstop high-octane scares, with one bizarre incident after another. Open the book and step into the abyss. The faint of heart should stay away! 9.9kReads—Score467Shelves

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    Horror stories are indispensable without this book

32. 132 亡 The Spectral Express 亡灵专列 Demon Lingyun恶魔灵云Mystery422k WordsOngoing (Classic suspense and supernatural mystery · Fated reincarnation · High-stakes twists · Mild horror) As a railway employee, I was assigned to a special train where every passenger was uncanny! The train was officially listed as out of service, so why was it still running? And why were the female passengers so eager to get close to me? Sealed memories! Missing numbers! Strange rules! Beneath the calm surface lurks one baffling, eerie mystery after another! Board this train and listen to a strange 1.5kReads—Score112Shelves

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    These two new books are both good. It depends on whether you like mild horror or heavy horror.

33. 133 扒 The Skinning Ghost 扒皮鬼 Little Old Steed小老骥Mystery679k WordsOngoing (Traditional supernatural horror + extreme horror + multiple twists + mystery + entirely handcrafted) Lately, I've been having nightmares every night. A fortune-teller said I might have a ghost clinging to me. He told me about a forbidden folk ritual: Put on a pair of worn underwear over your head, and it will block a ghost's sight. That night, I got home and followed his advice, half believing it. My girlfriend came back to the room after washing up and stared blankly at where I was. "Where... 72.6kReads8.2Score8.1kShelves
34. 134 无 The Infinite Haunted House 无限诡异屋 Hao Bu Lie好不咧Mystery202k WordsOngoing [Original eerie instances + infinite-level progression + handcrafted + no female lead + slow burn] Qiao Ze collapses in front of a mirror, where his reflection wears a smile like that of an impostor. Along with a group of people from all over the world, he is dragged into the same sealed, bizarre incident. A deformed child crawling like a beast, A demonic baby still attached to half an umbilical cord, A pregnant woman with two heads, An impostor whose mouth stretches from the corners to the back 863Reads—Score123Shelves

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    I also write this type of writing. Can you help me find out where the writing is bad?

35. 135 我 The Secondhand Goods I Collect Come with Ghosts 我收的旧货里住着鬼 Little Li Goes Fishing小李来捞鱼Mystery116k WordsOngoing [Urban supernatural horror · Hunting ghosts and growing stronger · Folklore and strange tales · Golden finger stat upgrades · No System] Also known as: Don't Go Out at Night People know how terrifying ghosts are, but ghosts know how poisonous human hearts can be. Jiang Ye is an ordinary man who was just fired from his job. All he can do is ride a beat-up motorcycle and listen to people who burn paper money tell ghost stories. Then, beneath the cabinet in his rented room, he found a scroll of Sou 83Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't go out at night: the person knocking on the door late at night may not be a human being, but the more you look at it, the more urban supernatural beings you get!! The protagonist who collects second-hand goods receives a soul-suppressing scroll, which can kill ghosts and swallow evil spirits. The authorities are investigating him, and policewomen are painting him all over the city. He is neither a fool nor a saint. The more ferocious the ghost, the more excited he becomes, because those are all deposits for cultivation. Use the Ghost Head Sword, the Golden Light Mask, and the 81-sword Fierce Sun Sword Technique to fight all the way from the city to Kujing Village in the mountains. The legend of the Ghost Mother in the ancestral hall at the entrance of the village is waiting for you. Don't go in if you are timid, but once you get in you can't get out

36. 136 我 I'm a Fugitive Mental Patient, Chosen by a Rules Horror Game 我，在逃精神病，被规则怪谈选中 Xu Moqing徐墨卿Mystery542k WordsCompleted [No female lead + supernatural horror + mental illness + comedy + national destiny] My name is Su Ming, and I'm a transmigrator. I currently work at Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital, where I'm in charge of the important project of “being studied.” They keep saying I'm sick, but I know I'm fine. It's the world that's sick. After I escaped from the psychiatric hospital, I was chosen by Rule Horror to become Longguo's chosen participant, representing Longguo in the upcoming horror games. [Ding! The Ho 56kReads9.6Score7.5kShelves

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    Highly recommend this first book, super invincible and explosive!!!!

37. 137 阴 The Yin-Yang Artisan 阴阳诡匠 West of Yangguan Pass西出阳关Mystery313k WordsCompleted [Author's note: This book has no System and isn't mindless. Most of the events… really happened. Do not try any of the customs or taboos described here! Any consequences are your own responsibility!] It's better to offend the King of Hell than a poor carpenter. When you've worked as a carpenter long enough, you'll inevitably encounter all sorts of terrifying, bizarre accidents and stories. Sometimes, we're part of them ourselves. I used to think my grandfather was just an eccentric old carpenter 1.4kReads6.3Score102Shelves

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    The plot is very real

38. 138 所 Everyone Is Following the Fake Rules 所有人都在遵守假规则 Willow Catkins Drifting with the Wind随风飘柳絮Mystery98k WordsOngoing Endless rule-based instances descend upon the world, and every public rule they announce is a trap meant to lure players to their deaths. Shen Yan awakens the [Hidden Adjudication System], which lets him see through the true survival rules concealed within each instance. While others follow the rules and walk to their deaths, he breaks them and finds a way to survive. In one perilous instance after another, he meets all kinds of women and, amid deceit and betrayal, leads his companions through l 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't miss it if you're passing by. Dear friends, take a seat. I'll make you a pot of tea and listen slowly.

39. 139 都 A Record of Strange Sightings in the City 都市诡异见闻录 User51942782用户5194278273k WordsCompleted Tales of the Strange in the City 51Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is quite scary, it depends on whether you dare to watch it.

40. 140 都 Tales of the City's Strange and Unusual, Part Two 都市诡异见闻录第二部 User51942782用户5194278244k WordsCompleted Urban Supernatural Encounters, Book Two 31Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 141 1 Apartment 18 18号公寓 Mo Wangchuan莫辋川Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Lin Shen has no idea why he’s in an unfamiliar apartment building. Outside, nothing but endless thick fog surrounds it. The building doesn’t appear on any map, and no one has ever heard of it. Inside are countless rooms. The place is eerily quiet most of the time, though strange sounds can occasionally be heard. The management office, with no one in sight, continues to operate normally day after day. Lin Shen wants to escape and return to his ordinary, boring life. But there is only one way out. 14.6kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves

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    Is there anyone as neutral and kind-hearted as the protagonists in these novels? Don't be the kind who risk the lives of teammates to find clues. Don't push back on teammates who are plotting against each other. I don't like them.

42. 142 午 Midnight Ghost Stories 午夜鬼话 My Name Is Xiaobai我名字叫小白Mystery253k WordsCompleted Can't sleep alone at night? The kind of story that makes you more hooked the more scared you get? I've prepared a bedtime companion for you. Pick one according to your courage. New updates every night at ten, see you there. “Turn off the lights and put on your headphones. You hear breathing behind you, but you're supposed to be home alone. Don't turn around. Just listen while I finish this story…” Which story would you like to wander into tonight? I'll do my best to tell each one well! 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A good ghost story to listen to at night

43. 143 规 Rule Horror: Every Rule Is Waiting for Me to Break It 规则怪谈：所有规则都在等我违规 Shh7嘘799k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: Every Rule Is Waiting for Me to Break It 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This terrifying

44. 144 住 I Moved into Dorm 404 and Uncovered a Deadly Campus Mystery 住进404宿舍，我看破校园凶局 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery211k WordsOngoing Feng shui, the supernatural, campus life, society: everything you're looking for is here! A story is just a story. Even if someone has experienced something similar in real life, I hope you'll still treat this as just a story! Don't get too caught up in it! Finally, may you, dear reader, stay safe and well! 59Reads—Score104Shelves

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    Scared to the point where you dare not sleep

45. 145 把 Give Me Back My Soul 把老子的魂魄还给我 The Key Bearer神持钥Mystery644k WordsCompleted My name is Lin Zhou, and I'm a security guard. After I lost my job, my childhood friend Erwa found me a high-paying security job at a hotel. I soon discovered that everything about the place was strange. There wasn't a soul around during the day, but at night it was bustling, sending chills down my spine. I tried desperately to escape the hotel, but no matter how far I ran, I couldn't get away... 152Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    Blame me for not having a strong heart [Petrochemical][Petrochemical][Petrochemical]

46. 146 失 After Losing My Memory, One Terrifying Ghostly Incident After Another 失忆后恐怖鬼事接连不断 The Silent Ink Scholar无言墨客Mystery138k WordsOngoing (An alternate world. No tired tropes, no invincible protagonist, no plagiarism, entirely original. Any similarities will be changed immediately. Comedy, deadpan humor, no official pairing, a touch of horror, and characters with sound values.) Accidentally drawn into a paranormal incident: a girl whose mouth has been sealed shut, the walking dead with no eyes to see, monsters covered in tumors that crawl along the ground... Is the world turned upside down, or is this an elaborate hoax carefully s 81Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 147 荒 The Funeral Bearer of the Desolate Village 荒村送葬人 A856阿856Mystery357k WordsOngoing When the suona sounds, it sends off neither ghosts nor gods. It only buries the player. Nineteen years old, a severed finger, a lonely tower, and a deadly Three Corpses Seal in his belly. Behind him, a skin-flaying demon. Before him, red coffins and mist. Not a single person beside him could be trusted. Driven to the brink, he blew the battered suona he’d found. The tune was off-key, yet it shook the underworld. Since this world insists on making me a sacrifice, I’ll be the corpse-piper who send 8.7kReads8.2Score778Shelves
48. 148 我 My Years in the Funeral Business 我干殡葬的那些年 Dongfang Goudan东方狗蛋Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted People light candles, ghosts blow out the lamps. The dead return at midnight, corpses rise in funeral halls, and ancient relics lie buried for thousands of years. In my years working in the funeral business, I’ve encountered plenty of strange and uncanny things. The living walk the roads of the living world, and the dead walk the roads of the underworld. But sometimes, not everyone on the underworld’s roads is a ghost, and not everyone on the living world’s roads is human… 43.2kReads9.2Score4.4kShelves

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    Nicholas Goudan's new book is already fat! Kill him

49. 149 人 A World Out of Balance 人间失衡 Xiao Youqian萧有钱Mystery94k WordsCompleted [Mind-bending suspense + short stories + no overarching plot + crime + criminal investigation + shocking twists + stories of ordinary people] The deepest wounds are often inflicted by those closest to us. A bloody case at an old family home, shrouded in mystery. Who is the real killer? After her father dies of illness, her sister-in-law sells her to northern Myanmar! The body of a baby girl is found in the woods. A kidnapping case turns into a murder investigation. Who would target an innocent i 232Reads8.3Score—Shelves
50. 150 亘 The Nightmare Kingdom, Where the Flesh Mutates 亘梦诡国，肉身畸变 Allergic to Bitter Coffee苦咖啡过敏原Mystery427k WordsOngoing [Supernatural]+ [Sanity Plummets]+ [Fantasy What-If]+ [Cthulhu]+ [Horror Folklore]+ [Transmigration]+ [Feel-Good Power Fantasy]+ [Fresh and Original] I hope more people will stop by and give me the motivation to update with 4,000+ words every day. The first instance may not be that interesting, so I recommend skipping ahead a dozen or so chapters before reading. Give the author a little patience and keep reading. The story won't disappoint you. You may find yourself wondering whether fate really 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    What else can I say, this book is good, folklore, horror, blood, distortion, mental pollution, crazy sanity value, novel setting, not cliché plot, the author has a lot of imagination, there is a lot to see, if the first copy is not very attractive, you can skip to more than ten chapters to read again

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