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

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  1. 151 Seven Days of the Dead 七日亡魂 Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted My grandfather used to say that whoever a hanged person sees last is the one they’ll come back to claim. When I was twelve, the village hired a troupe to perform ghost opera. I went to play backstage, never realizing that the troupe’s leading performer was hanging from the beam behind me. 1.1kReads8.2Score101Shelves
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  2. 152 The Loop 循环 Mystery133k WordsCompleted From losing everything to striking it rich overnight, Wang Hao wins at the gambling table for five days straight. But there are no free lunches, and in the end, his greed will make him pay a terrible price! In a single night, Wang Hao vanishes without a trace. Awei, Wang Hao's friend, reports him missing to the police, then secretly investigates his whereabouts. Unexpectedly, one eerie incident after another follows! Someone who died more than twenty years ago reappears! As he digs deeper, he di 256Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  3. 153 Folktales of the Mountains and Wilds 民间山野怪谈 Mystery959k WordsCompleted The hidden truths behind ten major unsolved mysteries, revealing a host of terrifying taboos that will send chills down your spine! 16.2kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
  4. 154 Out of Control 失控者 Mystery100k WordsCompleted [Anthology stories + supernatural horror + folk customs + feng shui and mysticism + subtle scares + jaw-dropping twists] Open a paper box sealed away for many years, and one terrifying incident after another begins to surface. The massacre that wiped out an entire family in Nanhua Estate, and the deaths of everyone connected to the case! A bride in a red qipao appearing by your side in the dead of night! Strange legends circulate through a dilapidated high-rise, where hands reach out of the dark 24Reads—Score—Shelves
  5. 155 Midnight Terror 午夜惊魂 Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted It started one morning when I stepped outside and found a yuan at my doorstep. I didn't think much of it. The next morning, I found a ten-yuan bill at the door. I thought I was pretty lucky, finding money two days in a row. But on the third morning, when I opened the door and saw a hundred-yuan bill on the ground, I finally realized something was off. After that, strange things kept happening around me, and I began venturing into one forbidden zone after another, all in the name of staying alive 1.6kReads7.3Score112Shelves
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  6. 156 Midnight Entry: Clear the Dungeon or Die (Season One) 午夜入场,副本通关才能活下去(第一季) 13k WordsCompleted Enter at midnight. Clear the instance to survive (Season One) 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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  7. 157 Doomsday Rebirth: I Build an Army of Apocalypse Heroines! 末日重生:我打造了末世女军团! Sci-Fi & Apocalypse676k WordsCompleted (Don't let the rating go up) [Transmigrate Into a Book + Multiple Female Leads + Everyone Reborn] In apocalypse novels, other people stock up on supplies: A hundred boxed meals, a hundred barrels of bottled water, a hundred bags of rice, a hundred packs of instant noodles... They'd sell their homes and cars to stock up in full! Blah blah blah, that'll feed me for years, right? The protagonist: Let me buy as much as I want, with no limit. I'll pay a deposit first, and settle the balance after 13.2kReads5.2Score1.3kShelves
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  8. 158 The Myanmar Prison: A Blood-Red Hell 缅北囚笼:血色地狱 Mystery355k WordsCompleted Xia Ren and his companions were tricked into a scam compound in the notorious and terrifying region of northern Myanmar. Here, human lives are worth no more than ants, and little of humanity remains... This place is rife with bloodshed, violence, crime, and the destruction of all human decency. How will Xia Ren and the others survive here?! Can they escape this terrifying hell on earth?! Here, there are wicked criminals guilty of countless atrocities, as well as ghosts who return as vengeful spi 655Reads—Score—Shelves
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  9. 159 Sin and Haunting 罪与祟 Mystery381k WordsOngoing [Supernatural Crime Investigation | Classic Taoist Exorcism | Two Powerful Leads, 1v1 | BG | Episodic Cases] West of the Yunnan border, three dried corpses, a ghost wall, cicadas singing in the forest to summon unexpected fortune; Mount Tai moves, heavy rain falls, an old village appears, and an old friend’s sword breaks through mortal flesh; On the high seas, aboard a cruise ship, blood spills from a Gu curse; true essence is spent, yet life is restored; A painting that devours people, a blaze 22Reads—Score—Shelves
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  10. 160 Midnight Entry: Clear the Dungeon or Die (Season Two) 午夜入场,副本通关才能活下去(第二季) 14k WordsCompleted Midnight Entry: You Can Only Survive by Clearing the Dungeon (Season 2) 4Reads—Score—Shelves
  11. 161 The Haunted Memories Estate 诡忆小区 Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted Zhao Jingyue and his girlfriend Lele finally moved into Ping'anli, an apartment complex where rent was only 1,000 yuan a month. Their new, fully furnished two-bedroom apartment even had a sea view. They thought they'd found a bargain, but as soon as they moved in, all kinds of strange things began happening. As everything around him grew stranger by the day, Zhao Jingyue gradually realized that the complex wasn't meant for the living at all. His already bizarre neighbors were hiding unbelievable 3.3kReads8.9Score327Shelves
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  12. 162 The Northern Myanmar Cage 2: The Golden Triangle, a Living Hell 缅北囚笼2:金三角恐怖人间炼狱 Urban223k WordsOngoing Handcrafted, no AI [Deep in Northern Myanmar] [Undercover Agent] [Based on Real Atrocities] [Drugs and Telecom Scams] In 1990, Country H and the Dragon Nation joined forces in a major crackdown, officially launching the cross-border anti-drug operation "Hongtai." Even the United States, far across the ocean, entered the fray with force. Their target: the lawless Golden Triangle. Agents from multiple countries gathered on the Yunnan border. A daring deception, disguised as a drug run through a ch 243Reads—Score102Shelves
  13. 163 The Supernatural Constable Gu Tiandao 灵异捕快古天刀 Mystery343k WordsOngoing The winding smoke of everyday life rises through the city's urban villages, concealing countless human joys and sorrows, while wronged spirits of the dead roam the streets. Gu Tiandao, a food delivery rider, unexpectedly gains the ability to communicate with spirits and ends up moonlighting as a paranormal detective. He has to keep up with the rent, deliver food, and put up with his station manager exploiting him, all while handling one bizarre case after another: unjustly dead spirits, lingeri 153Reads—Score—Shelves
  14. 164 Text-Based Wuxia: From the Start, a Nighttime Meeting with the Gang Leader's Wife at a Ruined Temple 文字武侠:开局破庙夜会帮主夫人 Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Text-based game] [Affects reality] [High Martial] [No female lead, multiple women] Chen Xuan accidentally came across a text-based "game" called Martial Arts. To his surprise, this seemingly unremarkable little game was terrifyingly realistic. Even more astonishing, it could affect reality. He also awakened a special talent: at the cost of reducing his own attributes to zero, he could see the triggers for every hidden encounter quest in the game! [Triggered Mortal-grade hidden encounter: "Years 1.1MReads9.3Score140.5kShelves
  15. 165 Night Tales from the Haunted House: 1,000 Folk Ghost Stories 诡舍夜话:1000个民间鬼故事 Mystery461k WordsCompleted [Changting 9.0 Rating] [A Must-Read for Women Late at Night] [Urban Horror] Don't read this late at night! A thousand standalone tales of the eerie, guaranteed to make you afraid to walk alone after dark! This collection features sinister events passed down through generations in rural lanes and villages, as well as bizarre tales widely shared online. Each chapter is a story of its own, so there's no need to wait for updates. Just open it and start reading! The faint sobbing from a corner of an 6.6kReads—Score249Shelves
  16. 166 The Supernatural Returns? I Rule the World of Black Rain! 诡异复苏?我在黑雨世界当主宰! Mystery320k WordsOngoing [System] + [no female lead] + [not a power fantasy] + [Thriller] + [conflict] + [Eerie Revival] Ye Jingshan grew up amid all kinds of eerie incidents. From the start, he was chased up eighteen floors by something uncanny! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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  17. 167 I Was a Detective in the Republic of China 我在民国当侦探 Urban146k WordsCompleted [Republican-era investigations + Anthology stories + Male leads + Strong leads + Folk customs] Gao Ren has been having an awful run of luck lately. He accidentally offended a rich young master and nearly got thrown in jail! Luckily, while making his escape, he ran into a gullible little Taoist priest. The little priest wasn’t just good-looking, he was also willing to be Gao Ren’s money tree! He could perform rituals and solve baffling cold cases, too! Gao Ren stuck close to the little priest, se 238Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  18. 168 The Living People's Festival of Paper Effigy Town 《纸扎镇的“活”人节》 9k WordsCompleted The "Living" People's Festival of Paper Effigy Town —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  19. 169 After the Divorce, I Became the Artist He Could Never Hope to Win Over 离婚后我成了他高攀不起的画家 29k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, I Became the Painter He Could Only Dream of Marrying 5Reads—Score—Shelves
  20. 170 Something's Wrong with This Game: I Became a God by Mining! 这个游戏不对劲,我挖矿成神! Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsOngoing [The Divine Realm descends upon the entire world] Yang Ling, a professional gold farmer, only wanted to relax in the game Divine Realm, but discovered that the environment was harsh and logging off was impossible. With no other choice, for the sake of his own safety, he could only start mining constantly, grinding levels, assigning stat points, and fighting to stay alive! 1.9MReads9.2Score182.3kShelves
  21. 171 A Collection of Terrifying Tales 恐怖惊魂故事录 Mystery306k WordsCompleted [Traditional supernatural tales] [Strange happenings late at night] [Whispers of the uncanny in your ear] [Based on true events] [Urban horror] [Thrilling and chilling] One ghost story for every chapter, all set in the dead of night. Come and read... 447Reads—Score—Shelves
  22. 172 Conquering the Cold Beauty in the Horror World 我在惊悚世界中征服高岭之花 Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Infinite-level game + horror + heroine pursues hero, but no groveling after a breakup] ❗Warning: This is not a power fantasy with a strong female lead! The heroine is pretty useless at first! Please read the blurb carefully and make sure you’re okay with the heroine’s personality before starting. [Plot] He Zhi’s journey from a rookie in a horror game to a true god of the Purple Star took a very, very long time. [Romance] After being discharged from the hospital, Huo Xunjing mysteriously disap 43kReads9.3Score7.4kShelves
  23. 173 Spirit-Seeking Case Files 3: The Grudge of the Wronged 访灵笔录3:冤亲赋 Mystery195k WordsCompleted [Mystery] [Supernatural] [Strong Duo] [Lighthearted] [Episodic Stories] [Ghostly Tales] [Ensemble Ghost-Hunting] "Love gives rise to sorrow; love gives rise to fear." "An evil spirit lives inside my body. I don't know when it will devour me." A naked woman's corpse is discovered in an underground parking garage, her chest stuffed with weeds and her organs missing. A string of murders throws the entire city into panic! Quan Ning accidentally gets caught up in this bizarre case. As clues gradually 36Reads7.9Score—Shelves
  24. 174 Urban Demon Martial Arts: Where Martial Arts and Monsters Coexist 都市妖武:武道和妖怪共存 28k WordsCompleted Urban Demons and Martial Arts: Martial Arts and Monsters Coexist 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  25. 175 My Years as a Yin-Yang Master 我当阴阳先生那些年 Mystery777k WordsCompleted An entanglement of karma inherited from my ancestors and an ancient, wondrous book made me a Yin-Yang Master. From that day on, burdened by the curse of the Yin-Yang Master, I embarked on a path of slaying demons and suppressing ghosts. 4.4kReads8.2Score481Shelves
  26. 176 A Man-Eating Monster Asked Me to Marry It. Should I Say Yes? 一个吃人的妖怪,它竟然向我求婚了,要不要答应它 9k WordsCompleted A man-eating monster proposed to me. Should I say yes? 206Reads—Score—Shelves
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  27. 177 Spirit-Seeking Case Files 1: The Road to the Yellow Springs 访灵笔录1:黄泉路 Mystery202k WordsCompleted [Mystery] [Supernatural] [A Powerful Duo] [Lighthearted] [Episodic Stories] [Ghostly Tales] [Ensemble Cast Hunting Ghosts] "The road to the Yellow Springs stretches for thousands of miles. The living and the dead are separated, with only fate to reunite them in another life." Quan Ning got into a car accident on a mountain road. As he lay on the brink of death, a man claiming to be a ghost judge from the underworld offered him a chance to live. "I'll lend you ten years. Interest is three percent 108Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  28. 178 Deep Fear: This Taoist Priest Doesn't Believe in Ghosts 深层恐惧,贫道不信鬼 Mystery145k WordsOngoing [Mild Horror | Infinite Flow | Supernatural | Ensemble Cast | No System] Zhou Heng was raised in the Daoist tradition. He knows ritual ceremonies and talismans, and he has also studied applied psychology. After years of driving away evil spirits for people, he is certain of one thing: there are no ghosts in this world. Possession, spirits knocking at the door, and the dead returning are usually illnesses, hoaxes, or worries the living refuse to acknowledge. Those who need a hospital should go to —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  29. 179 The 1970s: My Whole Family Regretted It After I Remarried 七零:改嫁之后全家后悔了 Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted The 1970s: The Whole Family Regrets Her Remarriage 4Reads—Score—Shelves
  30. 180 The Lone Tower in the Apocalypse 末世孤楼 Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsCompleted [Sci-fi apocalypse + survival + no System + no pocket dimension + no heroine + no saintly protagonist + no showboating] In a global apocalypse, a towering building is both the survivors' refuge and their entire world. But ordinary people aren't the only ones inside. There are also power brokers, researchers, intelligent robots, mutated creatures, and... Chi Yu, a maintenance worker on one of the lower floors, struggles to climb higher in the building to survive. What secrets are hidden in the up 4.5kReads8.7Score564Shelves
  31. 181 Captain of the Faqiu Order: The Lost Coffin of Mount Mang 发丘中郎将·邙山遗棺 19k WordsCompleted The Tomb Raider General: The Ancient Coffin of Mount Mang 9Reads—Score—Shelves
  32. 182 I Won’t Survive the Night 活不过今夜 Mystery624k WordsCompleted At some point, a strange old beggar showed up in our neighborhood. The strange thing was, he never spent the money people gave him. He’d burn it or destroy it instead. Then one day, the woman downstairs was burned to death, and the butcher was brutally murdered. That was when I finally realized the truth. He wasn’t begging for money. He was begging for lives! 1.2kReads8.2Score102Shelves
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  33. 183 Dark Tales 5: The Power Game 恶谭5:权势局 Mystery243k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Criminal investigation + Deduction + Case-by-case mysteries + The depths of human nature + No romance + Focused on solving cases] [Beneath the power, there is nothing but desire] A dismembered body is found in an alley, its bones and flesh mixed with pork. The brutal method of killing is appalling, and the victim’s wife has vanished without a trace! A popular young star dies mysteriously in a luxury hotel. The crime scene is covered in blood, but a malfunctioning surveillance system l 110Reads9.2Score100Shelves
  34. 184 My Healing Game Heals Only Vengeful Ghosts 我的治愈系游戏,治愈的全是厉鬼​ Male-Channel Fanfiction11k WordsCompleted My Healing Game Heals Nothing but Vengeful Ghosts 300Reads—Score—Shelves
  35. 185 Awakened to Martial Arts, I Can Copy Other People's Combat Instincts 觉醒武道,我能复制别人的战斗本能 16k WordsCompleted Awakening the Martial Way, I Can Copy Other People's Combat Instincts 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  36. 186 Infinite Eerie Domains: Starting with a Haunted Classroom 无限诡域:从诡异教室开始 Mystery493k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow]+ [Fake terror]+ [Ghosts kill people]+ [Emotionless]+ [Mild horror] Late at night, Su Wang receives a strange black letter that appears out of nowhere in his home. Its four blood-red survival rules reveal a terrifying, unknown realm. In the blink of an eye, he is forcibly dragged into a strange study hall at Chenfeng High School, where he and six strangers are trapped together. The one unbreakable rule is carved into the blackboard: Keep quiet. One survivor loses control, makes a 21.3kReads8.0Score2.7kShelves
  37. 187 Dark Tales 4: Tides of the Sea of Hate 恶谭4:恨海潮 Urban175k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Criminal investigation + Deduction + Case-by-case mysteries + The depths of human nature + No romance + Focused on solving cases] [Love and hate are poison. In excess, they consume flesh and blood and devour the soul.] A student at a foreign studies university carries explosives into a classroom, causing a tragedy that shocks the entire city! A wealthy boy vanishes on a rainy night, and his body surfaces in the river the next day. But the circumstances of his drowning are riddled with 191Reads9.3Score103Shelves
  38. 188 Wrongfully Imprisoned for Five Years, the Business World's Disowned Son Returns in Triumph 蒙冤五载,商界弃子强势归来 22k WordsCompleted Falsely Accused for Five Years, the Business World's Castoff Returns in Force 22Reads—Score—Shelves
  39. 189 Rule-Based Survival: I Can Foresee Death 规则求生:我能预知死亡 Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow, mild horror, terrifying dungeons, no romance, survival, not a saintly protagonist] One night, Chen Feng was walking through an abandoned park after finishing his shift at the crematorium when something strange happened. There was clearly no one behind him, yet he heard faint footsteps. At first, he thought he was imagining things, but when he listened closely, the footsteps were still there, gradually drawing nearer. They sounded as though they were deliberately mimicking his own 30.2kReads7.6Score3.3kShelves
  40. 190 Dark Tales 3: The Abyss of Desire 恶谭3:欲望渊 Mystery209k WordsCompleted [Mystery + criminal investigation + deduction + episodic cases + the depths of human nature + no romance + solving cases] [Desire is a wildfire, hard to contain once it spreads. It burns away reason, leaving only ashes behind.] Young Jiang Tingxu was presumed to have died by suicide, but years later he suddenly reappears and mercilessly kills the family members he once knew. A bizarre family history begins to come to light... The shocking discovery of several skeletons brings Longxue Village, a 178Reads9.2Score109Shelves
  41. 191 Stealing Faces 偷脸 Mystery785k WordsCompleted One day, a stranger added me on QQ and told me my girlfriend was a man. I called him an idiot. Then my girlfriend died, and when she died, she really did become a man. Her head had been cut off and sewn onto the neck of a male corpse... 251Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  42. 192 The Nanyang Feng Shui Master 南洋风水师 Mystery96k WordsOngoing Feng shui, qi cultivation, and Southeast Asian sorcery collide to create an incredible spark! Set in Malaysia, the story is filled with one strange supernatural incident after another. Come explore the mysteries of Southeast Asian culture and discover the tale of a handsome Malaysian man and a Southeast Asian sorcerer that simply has to be told! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  43. 193 Mount Mang Beneath the Mirror 镜下邙山 16k WordsCompleted Mount Mangshan Beneath the Mirror 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  44. 194 Thriller Game: I Can Eavesdrop on Ghosts 惊悚游戏:我能偷听鬼话 Mystery739k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow] [No Female Lead] [Light Horror] [Multiple Twists] Six months ago, a blood mist sealed off Nandu City, trapping its ten million residents inside. Strange beings invaded the fog, and one abnormal incident after another unfolded. Lin Xu has no idea why he appeared in this city. A strange game appeared at the same time, forcing him to enter a horror instance every seven days, where death was all but certain. But the items he obtained in the game could be used against the strange enti 24.1kReads7.0Score2.7kShelves
  45. 195 Major Crime Investigation Files 刑侦大案录 Mystery3.8M WordsCompleted (Criminal Investigation + Deduction + Suspense + Murder + Case-of-the-Week) Serial rape and murder, mass family killings, haunted-house murders, the butcher on a rainy night, a pregnant woman disemboweled for her baby... One bizarre, terrifying case after another unfolds. Follow Shen Ruchen, captain of the criminal investigation squad, and his fellow detectives as they solve horrifying murders, bizarre cases, and brutal killings. The novel focuses on standalone cases, with hundreds of major crim 12.1kReads6.8Score886Shelves
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  46. 196 Dark Tales 2: The Fame and Fortune Circuit 恶谭2:名利场 Mystery267k WordsCompleted [Mind-bending mystery + criminal investigation + deduction + episodic stories + the depths of human nature + stunning twists + hard-core sleuthing] “Where fame and fortune reign, disputes are sure to arise.” A woman's corpse hidden inside a Buddha statue in an ancient temple, a mysterious online celebrity, and a group of suspects with tangled connections: Tan Zheng takes on a baffling murder case. As the investigation deepens, he discovers that the case is far more complicated than it first appe 252Reads9.3Score104Shelves
  47. 197 In 1998, I Saw the Future at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 1998年,我在供销社看见未来 Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted In 1998, I Saw the Future at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 12Reads—Score—Shelves
  48. 198 My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客 Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem. 123.9kReads9.7Score13.7kShelves
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  49. 199 Xiao Zhen's Ghost Stories 小甄鬼故事 Mystery432k WordsOngoing Read ghost stories by lamplight, spot shadows in the city; hear old tales in the countryside, ask the mountain god at the temple. Footsteps echo through the dormitory at midnight, hospital night-shift lights never go out; wind circles the corridors of an old house, and a half-open door to the underworld chills the soul. True cases expose the human heart, folk customs conceal taboos; ethics reveal their dark side, strange tales surface at school. Turn this page, and you won’t just get goosebumps 39Reads—Score—Shelves
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  50. 200 Xue Family Paper Effigy Shop 薛记纸扎铺 Mystery761k WordsOngoing On the surface, this world is an ordinary modern city. But hidden from sight is something called “Filth.” A person’s obsessions, resentment, fear, regrets, and other powerful negative emotions can coalesce under certain conditions, attaching themselves to objects, places, or even people, where they can influence or even devour the living. Most people don’t know Filth exists, but certain specialized trades can deal with it. Paper effigy crafting is one of them. As the name suggests, paper effigy 43Reads—Score—Shelves
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