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1. 451 戴 I Put on a Mask and Became a God 戴上面具，我成了神 Mu Yu Zhizhi木鱼之之Mystery215k WordsCompleted I woke up with amnesia from the start. Did I kill someone? The security footage shows me brutally slaughtering two burly men all by myself? Yan Zhile: That wasn't me. I put on a mask and got possessed by a god. Do you believe me? Police: Why not say you're Ultraman while you're at it? From an ordinary college student to the Host of a forbidden mask. She takes down scumbag dads, slays heavenly fiends, and tames ancient divine beasts. When she has collected every mask, she stands atop the Ea 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a mystery and supernatural novel. The opening is full of suspense, with the amnesiac protagonist getting caught up in a bizarre murder case and unable to escape, while strange supernatural abilities constantly emerge. Highly recommended!

2. 452 悬 The World of Mystery: Moon Sacrifice 悬疑世界·祭月 Cai Jun蔡骏Mystery81k WordsCompleted The night in the empty valley felt especially vast. Chanting rose again, like a dreamer's murmur. The offering tumbled heavily from the cliff's edge, as if sinking to the bottom of the sea. The rustle of footsteps accompanied a whisper from the priest, and in an instant, the silence grew even emptier. A half moon cast its solemn light from high above. And beyond its radiance, the Moon Goddess, a celestial spirit, gazed down with a luminous expression at something… In this issue of Mystery 240Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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   "Suspense World: Moon Worship" is a suspense novel that creates a mysterious atmosphere, such as the scene of worshipping the moon in an empty valley, which can bring readers a wealth of suspense and reasoning.

3. 453 地 The Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends Transformations 地煞七十二变 Wine Priest祭酒Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing The seventy-two transformations of the Earthly Fiends each grant a supernatural ability. A mysterious book with a yellow cover sent Li Chang'an back to the ancient world. Every demon he killed earned him a new ability. Painted-skin ghosts, zombie kings, spider demons... one after another fell beneath his sword. Communing with the netherworld, swordsmanship, demon-slaying... one supernatural ability after another emerged from the book. After he wiped out a hundred ghosts and looked around with hi 37.7kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves
4. 454 惊 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 73.9kReads9.5Score8.4kShelves
5. 455 尸 The Corpse Bride, the Ghost Emerges from the Coffin 尸娘子，鬼出棺 Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms桃花十里Mystery4.4M WordsCompleted To keep me alive, Grandpa actually made me hold a wedding ceremony with a deserted grave. A bewitchingly beautiful, fox-tailed fox demon with a human face. An ancient jade coffin, suspended upside down by bronze nails beneath the deepest sea of Xichuan. A blood-robed female corpse hanging amid the ancient forests of Cangshan, visible for a hundred miles. A reincarnated demon Buddha in Tibet who specializes in sucking out people's brains... Every step I took felt as if a hand were pushing me forw 677Reads7.7Score110Shelves
6. 456 规 Rule Horror: My Classmate and I Are a Dirty Chain 规则怪谈：我和女同学是脏链子 Grapes That Aren't Sour, They're Sweet葡萄不酸甜Mystery162k WordsCompleted [Mystery and Imaginative Premise] [Supernatural] [Deduction] [Fast-Paced Plot] [One Heroine] [A Touch of Livestreaming] [Werewolf] [Not Invincible, but Grows Stronger Over Time] [Congratulations, Host. Your soul has been linked to a priest.] [Find the person linked to you and complete the mission together to receive your next instructions.] Rules of the Strange: Ye Xiaoxi: “If I have a boyfriend, does that mean I can’t go out with other guys?” Ye Xiaoxi: “Are you calling me dirty?” [Congratulati 51Reads5.6Score—Shelves

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   This is a suspenseful and mind-bending novel that you absolutely cannot miss! It combines supernatural elements, mystery, a single female lead, werewolf gameplay, and a small amount of live streaming. The characters are cleverly portrayed, the plot is tightly woven and reasonable, the content is down-to-earth, the author's writing is excellent, the logic is rigorous, it doesn't feel silly, the plot doesn't drag, the writing style is concise, and there are many settings. Don't be fooled by the fact that the author is a newcomer; the content is unique.

7. 457 睡 Short Ghost Stories for Bedtime 睡前短篇鬼故事 Rich Rich Jun富富君Mystery411k WordsOngoing [One ghost story per chapter, short ghost stories, bedtime horror, not for the fainthearted, folk tales of the uncanny, Chinese-style horror, chilling on reflection, no escape from death] One ghost story every night. Hope it helps you sleep. Improve your sleep quality. 5.2kReads—Score287Shelves

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8. 458 7 749 Bureau Paranormal Archives 749局灵异档案 Hengyu Donglin衡玉东林Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Do you know about Bureau 749? Some say it was a secret organization directly overseen by the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, specializing in research on defense technology and the human body. Others say it was actually responsible for all sorts of cutting-edge technology, including alien technology and mysterious powers. Still others say it was a mysterious organization devoted to researching supernatural phenomena. I never knew which of these rumors were tru 2kReads8.0Score226Shelves
9. 459 民 Folk Tales of Ghosts 民间鬼故事会 Rich Rich Jun富富君Mystery233k WordsCompleted Don't blame me if you get scared to tears. Every night, enjoy a folk ghost story or a rules-based horror tale to accompany you to sleep, improve your sleep quality, and give your courage a workout. It's your spiritual sustenance. You have to read one every day. 105Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 460 阴 The Yin-Yang Patrol Judge 阴阳巡判官 Honest Borusica忠厚的波流西卡Urban26k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Niu Erdan was born in Kaoshan Village, a poor little settlement surrounded by mountains. The village roads were dusty on sunny days and muddy whenever it rained. One step was enough to leave your shoes stuck in the muck. Niu Erdan's family lived in a house built from mud bricks and thatch, its walls uneven and full of holes. Whenever it rained, —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 461 惊 Snowfall: A Record of Strange Tales from China 惊雪：中华异事录 Gu Family Lane顾家巷Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing This isn't a traditional ghost-hunting horror novel. It blends Taoist arts, high martial arts, mysteries, and more. I'm writing it for myself, OvO [Ghost Hunting, Taoist Arts, Mysteries, Martial Arts, Ensemble Cast] * The eldest disciple of the head of the Shangqing sect of the Zhengyi school, exceptional in martial arts and profound in Taoist arts... * A master of the Swallow Sect, known in the martial world as Li San the Swallow... * A Nationalist spy, clever and calculating, cold as ice... Du 244Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    I'm only recommending this once. It's a high-quality suspense novel that combines supernatural elements, Taoist magic, ghost hunting, martial arts, the War of Resistance against Japan, and multiple timelines. I sincerely recommend you check it out.

12. 462 1 The Last Bus on Route 114 114路末班车 Rich Rich Jun富富君Mystery714k WordsOngoing At 11:40 p.m., the last No. 114 bus sets off right on schedule. Veteran drivers all say this bus carries the dead, not the living. I took the job as a substitute driver for the high pay, never knowing that I’d been marked from the very first minute behind the wheel. Midnight weeping, passengers who keep boarding over and over, an old stretch of road that never ends, shadows that multiply at every stop... The passengers grew stranger by the minute, and the world outside the bus grew more sinister 5Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 463 诡 The Supernatural Descends! A Female Ghost Teaches Me Maoshan Arts 诡异降临！女鬼教我茅山术 Wicked Big Snow Pear邪恶大雪梨Mystery332k WordsOngoing The uncanny descends, and a hundred ghosts roam the night! Li Qiulin was born with his Yin-Yang Eyes fully open. He can see ghosts and gods filling the sky, yet he has pretended to be blind and kept his head down for twenty whole years! That's because he has the rarest constitution of all: pure yang in a body of pure yin. He's the ultimate Yin bait, coveted by every evil spirit. His lifelong dream is to stay home, lie flat, and eat until he dies. But then a bad friend tricks him into exploring a 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ghost Festival horrors, eerie events in the old auditorium, classic supernatural tropes combined with innovative Maoshan magic.

14. 464 违 Forbidden 违禁 The Brightest Star in the Night Sky夜空中最亮星Mystery146k WordsCompleted When rules become a prison, obeying means death and breaking them means death too. The only way out is to realize that the rules are lying. The protagonist enters a series of sealed spaces bound by uncanny rules and must find a way to survive by obeying some rules, exposing false ones, and uncovering hidden ones. In the end, they reveal the truth and conspiracy behind the rules. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    To uncover the truth behind the disappearance, the protagonist resolutely enters the abandoned zoo, only to find himself trapped as soon as he enters. With an inescapable red bracelet and a vanished exit, the situation is completely out of control.

15. 465 少 A Young Feng Shui Master Betrothed to a White Tiger at Birth 少年风水师，出生就和白虎定亲 Ye Wusheng夜无声Mystery809k WordsCompleted At the Human Skin Inn, a hundred ghosts carry a coffin. A yin corpse borrows a life. A demon child lies hidden in a Buddhist womb… From the moment I was born, my father pledged his life to arrange my engagement to a White Tiger. Because of that, I embarked on a little-known path… 5.9kReads9.2Score541Shelves

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    😱High-energy suspense and supernatural warning! The Human Skin Inn hides eerie secrets, a hundred ghosts carry a coffin to summon malevolent spirits, a ghostly corpse borrows life to claim survival, a hidden Buddha-demon embryo harbors ominous signs—every setting is designed to tickle your nerves!💀 From birth, my father used his life as a dowry to arrange a marriage between me and a white tiger. This marriage contract unravels a shocking secret, forcing me onto a little-known, eerie path, where every step is fraught with danger and unknown fears follow me like a shadow.⏳ The atmosphere is incredibly intense, sending chills down your spine throughout. Fans of hardcore horror and supernatural genres shouldn't miss this—once you start, you won't be able to put it down! [Shy]

16. 466 规 Rule Horror: I'm an NPC, and I'm Going Crazy Again Today 规则怪谈：我NPC，今天也发疯 April Old Geezer四月老登Mystery184k WordsCompleted Others enter Rule Horror scenarios to survive. I got sucked in as an NPC, and the System even forces me to go crazy. If I don’t, I die. Fine, then I’ll go crazy for everyone to see. —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 467 我 I Have a Book of the Yellow Springs 我有一本黄泉书 A Wisp of Smoke on Paper一纸轻烟Mystery777k WordsCompleted [Decisive and Ruthless + Violent Ghost Exorcism + Kill, Never Save + No Goody-Two-Shoes] The most terrifying thing in this world is often not ghosts, but people, especially ruthless men like me, who kill instead of saving souls. Chanting sutras to send the dead to a better afterlife, saving all sentient beings? None of that exists where I’m concerned. In this age of underworld officials, vengeful ghosts, and supernatural monsters, I seek only one thing: exorcising ghosts. I kill them. I don’t sa 525Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist was born in the early Republic of China, close to the late Qing Dynasty. From a young age, he possessed the ability to see things others couldn't, which led him to become a professional exorcist by chance. He preferred violent exorcisms, killing rather than saving spirits, and his ruthless methods made him a legend. However, a conflict with the underworld resulted in mutual destruction, significantly weakening his own power to less than half its former strength. Whether he can recover remains to be seen.

18. 468 五 Wuniang's Cookbook 五娘食谱 Orange Half-Moon橘月半Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Deep in the neighborhoods of Chang'an, a light from a cooking fire always glows quietly at night. It belongs to Wu Niang's food stall. Sometimes it sits on a street corner; other times, it becomes an unremarkable little shop, as if carried along by the wind. She makes food so delicious that people can't stop thinking about it. She knows her true customers are not just people, but the desires and resentments churning within their hearts. Wherever greed burns brightest, wherever old grudges run de 131Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    In the morning mist, the sesame flatbread oven burned with scorching charcoal, while the bluestone street reflected a bronze-yellow mirror-like light. The Tibetan soldiers marching in the mirror were nowhere to be found, only upside-down black shadows approaching step by step. Wu Niang remained calm and composed, kneading dough and baking flatbreads, thus dispelling the horror in the mirror.

19. 469 阳 Getting Roasted in the Living World, My Fans in the Underworld Help Me Get Even 阳间被喷，阴间粉丝帮我找场子 Rehab Expert复健达人Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Funny and lighthearted + playing a ghost + scaring people and ghosts alike + horror livestream + no female lead + top-tier star of the underworld + reverse brainwashing + misunderstandings + ghostly illusions] Shen Si is an obscure actor who loves performing but has mediocre acting skills. In other people’s eyes, he’s a strange, awkward speaker with stiff limbs who crawls faster than he runs. One day, he receives a script and enters a supernatural film set. Here, his awkwardness is because he’s 14.3kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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    🔥The underworld rise to fame of a washed-up actor, dominating the supernatural genre! 👻 Shen Si's acting is so bad it's gone viral; he's wooden, stiff, and even likes to crawl, yet he's stormed into the supernatural film scene with his "corpse acting" 💀 Woodenness is the nature of a lost soul, stiffness is the norm for a corpse, and his crawling movements are so cool they'll make underworld audiences cry 👏 Dare to be a nasty hater in the living world? A "surprise" will suddenly appear at his bedside in the middle of the night 👹 Haters will immediately back down, delete comments, and beg for mercy; the underworld support is wild and ruthless! Supernatural + entertainment industry, full of thrills, explosive plot twists, and incredibly addictive 📚✨

20. 470 阴 Shattered Yin-Yang Jade 阴阳玉碎 A Celery一颗芹蔡Mystery55k WordsOngoing [Supernatural + horror + suspense + first person + no idiots in the story + clever protagonist + a touch of angst] "I'm turning eighteen soon. I should die, too." Yu Yue and I are twin sisters, born eighteen years ago on Ghost Festival. A fortune-teller gave us each a jade pendant and said that on our eighteenth birthday, whoever's pendant broke would die. We're seventeen now, and suddenly both pendants have shattered. How can we possibly survive? 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The most terrifying new book, bar none.

21. 471 我 Even Ghost Messengers Say the Hotpot at My Restaurant Is Delicious 我开的火锅店，鬼差吃了都说好 Lone Lord孤爷Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Low-key version She dropped out of school at thirteen and worked as a chef until she was nineteen. With the savings Lin Ye had scraped together over those six years, he opened a hot pot restaurant. Who could have guessed his venture would get off to such a poor start, with business so slow the place was about to close? Just as he was wondering what to do next, two customers showed up on the restaurant's final night and changed his life... Grim Reaper: “Boss Lin, your hot pot is so spicy. It 31.8kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves

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    Lin Ye dropped out of school at thirteen to become a chef. He saved up for six years to open a hot pot restaurant, but it was a flop from the start and was on the verge of closing. On his last night, as he was feeling lost about the future, a group of special guests suddenly arrived at the restaurant—ghosts praised the hot pot for being spicy and satisfying, the Black and White Impermanence invited him to "protect" them in the underworld, and Ox-Head and Horse-Face were eager to take him to see King Yama, wanting to appoint him as their personal chef. Looking at the packed restaurant, Lin Ye was both amused and exasperated: business was finally booming, but these "guests" had absolutely no yang energy!

22. 472 狐 Friends with Demons: The Monsters Are Here to Help 狐朋狗友：妖怪帮帮忙 The Villain Dies from Talking Too Much反派他死于话多Mystery435k WordsOngoing Towering buildings line the streets, neon lights blaze, and the city is spreading at an astonishing pace. “They” were forced to leave their original homes. They blended into our society, disguising themselves so we would hardly notice them. Some mean well, others do not. They cultivate, hunt, and evolve in silence... Perhaps “it” is right beside you, or maybe it’s someone you know well. 2Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    I only recommend it after I've seen and read it.

23. 473 民 Republican-Era Detective Tales 民国侦探诡事录 Liu Gang刘港Mystery317k WordsCompleted [Standalone cases + Republican-era investigations + criminal investigation and deduction + paranormal mysteries + powerful partners] In the chaotic Republican era, the land is shattered and strange events abound. One bizarre case follows another, but the truth remains as elusive as a mist... In a village at midnight, residents die one after another. Rumors say the “Stinking-Mouth Ghost” has returned to exact revenge, leaving everyone terrified. A haunted house by the lake conceals an old massacr 372Reads9.1Score100Shelves

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    An episodic format, each story is chilling! Highly recommended! 😈😈😈😰

24. 474 活 No Living People Allowed 活人勿近 Lang Jiuxin朗九心Rural Life2.3M WordsCompleted [Inspired by real events, but the setting is entirely fictional] [No cultivation] [Supernatural horror only] The countryside is different from the city. Rural areas are vast and sparsely populated, with too little human presence to suppress what lurks beneath the ground. That's why ghost stories and strange legends keep cropping up. Ask anyone from a village in Sichuan, and they'll have plenty to tell you about supernatural happenings in the mountains and fields in years gone by. Some people 96.7kReads9.3Score8.8kShelves

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    Who says the countryside is just a place where you can only hear the sounds of chickens and dogs? Deep in the mountains of Sichuan, too many secrets lie hidden! 🌿 In these sparsely populated villages, the human presence can't suppress the spirits beneath the earth. The elders can easily recount the eerie tales of the mountains and fields—crying at graves in the dead of night, shadowy figures on the field ridges, strange noises from ancient tombs…😱 Some believe it wholeheartedly, others dismiss it as superstition, but the truth has long been buried deep in the mountains by time! And I, during those turbulent years, personally experienced these strange occurrences: encountering evil spirits and demons in remote mountain villages, escaping the resurrected dead, stumbling upon monsters in the primeval forest, and venturing into the ancient tomb of a Qing Dynasty landlord…👻 Chinese metaphysics is etched into my very being; these personal experiences are not legends, but the supernatural truths I've reconstructed with my literary pen! From the perspective of those who experienced it firsthand, this story peels back the veil of mystery surrounding the supernatural world. Every tale is so real it'll send chills down your spine! Fans of hardcore metaphysics and rural eerie tales, hurry and check it out! Get ready to stay up all night and be captivated by the eerie atmosphere of the deep mountains of Sichuan! [Cool]

25. 475 民 Notes on Folk Spirit Mediums 民间出马仙笔记 Sun Mingyuan孙铭苑Mystery95k WordsCompleted [Spirit Mediums + Chinese-Style Horror + Episodic Stories + Supernatural Mystery + Karma + Mind-Blowing Twists + Feng Shui and the Occult] "Unraveling one strange and unpredictable tale of karmic retribution after another" In a remote suburb of the city lies a cemetery. Few people know that a shop dealing in the supernatural stands there, run by a spirit medium who can communicate with the dead and the living. The owner specializes in paranormal cases beyond ordinary people's understanding, but 467Reads9.3Score—Shelves
26. 476 断 Severing the Dragon Vein 断命龙脉 You Mortals Don’t Understand你们凡人不懂Mystery221k WordsOngoing The men of the Gu family never live past forty. After his father, Gu Mingyuan, dies, Gu Chenchuan follows a train ticket to Baihe, a bloodstained compass, and a few unfinished last words into the old trails of the Changbai Mountains. But the deeper he digs, the more he realizes that the Gu family has not simply been haunted or cursed. They have been caught in a living account, buried for many years, that refuses to let go. From Baihe to Tamen Peak, from the Changbai Mountains to an old well in t 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The world only knows of the Gu family's short and mysterious demise, unaware that the family is already inextricably linked to a long-standing, unsolved debt. Gu Chenchuan follows the perilous path his ancestors left unfinished, defying fate to rewrite the family's destiny!

27. 477 克 Cthulhu Investigation Leaked Files: The Frigid Depths of Guixu 克苏鲁调查泄密档案：归墟深寒 Sui Xin Luo Chen随昕落尘43k WordsCompleted Cthulhu Investigation Leaked Files: The Frozen Depths —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this short story, please give it a good review.

28. 478 穿 I Transmigrated into the World of the Taoist Priest of Zombie 穿越僵尸道长世界 Lychee Congee LZ荔枝粥LZMystery228k WordsOngoing I, Li Zhizhou, transmigrated and became a junior disciple under Uncle Jiu. After awakening the Daoist Cultivation System, I carried all of Maoshan to greatness. Grand Martial Uncle Shi Jian, Martial Uncle Qianhe, and Martial Uncle Simu look at me as if they're about to steal me away as their disciple! Complete all kinds of missions, and you can learn supreme Daoist arts. There are also divine-grade pills, top-tier magic artifacts, and the finest talismans. And so, I became the most gifted discip 1.3kReads—Score110Shelves

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    This is an incredibly good fantasy novel, so exciting I'm afraid to read it alone at night. The pacing is tight, and the zombie and ghost battles are fantastic! A must-read for fans of 80s Hong Kong horror films. Uncle Nine, Shih Kien, Si Mu, and Qian He are all so handsome! [A masterpiece!][Full]

29. 479 阴 Fate of the Yin Realm 阴缘逆命 Ziqingzi自清子Mystery668k WordsOngoing I was born with an extremely yin fate, making me the fattest piece of meat in the eyes of yin creatures. When I was thirteen, Li Xiaopang’s father, who lived next door, suddenly died away from home. On the night his body was brought back, someone knocked on our front door… A hand covered in livor mortis reached for my throat. Grandpa traded half his life to keep me alive. Before he left, he gave me a note telling me to go to Haizhou City, a hundred li away, and find a female master surnamed Shen 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Supernatural + Single female lead + Female master and male apprentice!! The female lead is very good to the male lead, who has an extremely yin constitution and is plagued by bad luck. The female lead protects him and teaches him magic with great patience. They go from master and apprentice to lovers step by step, which is very interesting!

30. 480 散 Ghosts in Pieces 散装见鬼 Tian Yucao田雨草Mystery174k WordsCompleted Do you believe there are ghosts in this world? I think that question is as impossible to answer as whether there are dragons in this world. The answer you hear most often is: Believe in them, and they exist. Don’t believe in them, and they don’t. But if you ask me, my answer is simple: Yes! Not because I believe, but because I can see them. Of course, I wasn’t able to see them from birth. It all goes back to the strange experience I had when I was six... 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend real ghost stories!!!

31. 481 行 Strange Tales from the Road 行路诡闻 Mars and Earth火星和地球Mystery631k WordsCompleted [Folk customs and suspense | Episodic stories | Immersive accounts] There's an old saying: Walk the night road three times, and ghosts and gods will follow you. Writer Lin Sui travels around gathering material, recording the rural ghost stories he hears along the way in the old notebook he carries with him. He has no spirit-seeing eyes and can't draw talismans or chant incantations. Faced with those indescribable horrors, his only weapons are the pen in his hand and his instinct for survival. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Tales of the Strange Road" is a folk suspense anthology series! Written by Lin Sui, who records rural ghost stories, he survives with his pen, lacking any special abilities. From the Village of Longevity to the empty house with a lamp still burning… each strange tale hides a desperate past, creating a highly immersive experience. Read at your own risk after dark!

32. 482 恐 Horror: Death Comes at Midnight 恐怖：夜半索命 I'll Light a Candle Tomorrow Night明晚点蜡烛Mystery215k WordsCompleted I lived a routine life until the death of Old Chen changed everything. Beside his body lay a pile of handmade paper figures. One had been painted blood red and clutched in his stiff, dead hand. Blood-red words began appearing in the mirror: “Get out.” “He’s still in the building.” Then I received an ultimatum: his daughter needed a living substitute. Paper figures weren’t enough. Neither were his belongings. She wanted a living person in the building, someone warm and breathing. Tomorrow, at mid 17Reads—Score110Shelves

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    Let's take these two then. We'll see if they're good or not once we start reading.

33. 483 东 Northeast Spirit Medium: From the Start, the Hu Family Town Is Haunted by a Hundred Ghosts 东北弟马：开局胡家镇百诡 American-Style Ice Flying美式飞冰Rural Life791k WordsOngoing [Spirit-medium tradition + Northeastern Chinese customs + folk supernatural tales + feng shui secrets] My name is Chen Mo. I had just graduated from college when my grandpa passed away. On the day he died, the portrait in the mourning hall stared at me, someone spoke from inside the coffin, and his corpse even sat up on the day of the funeral. That's when I learned my grandpa hadn't died of an illness. He'd left me a whole spirit retinue: the Hu, Huang, Bai, Liu, and Hui spirits, each with formi 8.5kReads6.3Score458Shelves

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    The legendary story of a shaman from Northeast China is about to begin! The protagonist has just graduated from university when his grandfather suddenly and mysteriously passed away. Strange things keep happening in the mourning hall. After that, he takes over a group of extremely powerful spirits and becomes the youngest disciple in Northeast China. He is willing to risk his life to help others.

34. 484 阴 The Empty Lot in the Haunted House: I’m the Landlord of the Ghost Market 阴宅空盘：我在鬼市当楼霸 User44143732用户44143732Mystery21k WordsCompleted Empty Feng Shui Plot: I Run the Haunted Market’s Most Popular Building —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A female author experienced a paranormal hallucination while rushing to meet a deadline. She heard a terrifying scream coming from her old family home, which terrified her. Let's see how she explores the old house.

35. 485 往 The Rebirth Shop: I Handle Paranormal Cases at the Funeral Home 往生铺：我在殡仪馆处理灵异事件 I'll Light a Candle Tomorrow Night明晚点蜡烛Mystery301k WordsCompleted My name is Chen Yang, and I run a funeral shop called Passing On in the outskirts of the city. By day, I sell wreaths and make paper effigies. My business is with the dead. At midnight, I burn incense and light candles, dealing with the “unclean things” that the living would rather avoid. 350Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 486 我 My Hopeless Life Became Even More Desperate 我无望的人生更加绝望 Jiu Ai玖哎Mystery199k WordsOngoing After something happened to her family, Mu Xia could never move on from that day. She went through life in a daze. Until one day, she accidentally entered a world of horror. And so began a fantastical journey. She made new friends, faced all kinds of events, and lived a new life. 1Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    When the old woman referred to the two as a couple, and when the young girl openly admitted it, Mu Xia's life spiraled completely out of control. Behind this seemingly absurd relationship lay a shocking truth.

37. 487 枪 My Gunplay Is the Way: I Use an M1911 to Exorcise Ghosts 枪法即道法，我用M1911驱鬼 It's Spicy Hot Pot是麻辣火锅Mystery393k WordsCompleted (Just got a rating) (harem) (urban high martial arts, supernatural mysteries, Taoist priest, multiple heroines, daily life, ghost-hunting with firearms, urban supernatural abilities, SCP-like, no System, solving cases, tomboy, childhood friends, tsundere) “Have you made up your mind?” “I have.” Wu Kui picks up the document and signs his name. “A true hero, and so young!” “No. I just don’t want to be kept in the dark.” To protect Wen Wan, an innocent girl with a rare Yin fate who is repeatedly ta 68Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    A seamless fusion of Taoist magic and firearms! A cool, tomboyish Taoist master wields an M1911 to blast away evil spirits, 💥and cures all kinds of malevolent forces! Vivid characters and a fast-paced plot—this is the ultimate thrill that urban supernatural novels should offer! #StrongFemaleLegend #DailySupernatural #TsundereCharacter #UrbanTales

38. 488 无 Infinite Rebirth: Conquering Another World from Scratch 无限重生：从零开始的异世界攻略 Old Gentleman of the Tavern酒馆老绅Mystery450k WordsOngoing [Brain-Burning + Mind-Blowing Ideas + A Fresh New Genre + Wild and Unrestrained + Utterly Rebellious] Psionic ascension, mechanical ascension, genetic ascension: which is the strongest? Bah! Only kids have to choose. I want them all! What a disaster! Heaven gave Zhang Haoran the ability to reload infinitely, but who could have guessed that transmigrating would be set to hellish difficulty? Even worse, he had absolutely no control over his save points. Every reload was a new opportunity. His main 237Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    We recommend this suspenseful mystery novel with a deep plot. A favorite among readers of genres like *Edge of Tomorrow*, *The Butterfly Effect*, *Inception*, *The Mist*, and *Source Code*, this novel is full of suspense, twists, and turns, intricately linked plots, and cleverly foreshadowed events. The protagonist, supporting characters, and antagonists are all intelligent, and the protagonist often relies on information asymmetry to win, resulting in thrilling battles of wits. The protagonist, Zhang Haoran, is incredibly funny, and he often solves problems through intellectual means. The plot is ingenious, with significant time reversals that rewrite the future, allowing the reader to see him grow with each event – ​​a truly relatable and developing protagonist.

39. 489 我 I Just Want to Be a Slacker, but They Keep Making Me Play Horror Games 我只想当咸鱼，偏偏要我玩惊悚 Mu Xi Fanyin沐溪梵音25k WordsCompleted All I Want Is to Be a Couch Potato, but They Keep Making Me Play Horror Games 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Horror and thriller short stories: sleep paralysis, ghost revenge, ghost servants—exciting!

40. 490 邪 A Guide to Raising an Evil God 邪神养成指南 Zero-Sum Game和零博弈Mystery146k WordsOngoing The professor is passionately lecturing in class when, in the next moment, the floor caves in and black water floods the classroom. When she opens her eyes again, everything in the classroom is as it was. A ring of purplish bruises has appeared around her wrist. One campus ghost story after another begins to surface: A baby crying by the lake at midnight, bruises crawling across her roommate's body, and a pregnant senior student mysteriously falling to her death. Is it all coincidence, or reveng —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The infant spirit at the bottom of the cold lake cannot distinguish who its mother is, and only seeks warmth by relying on the remaining breath. It first clings to Zheng Min, who is staying by the lake, and is then attracted by the life breath on Song Feiyu. It has no ill intentions, it just wants to return to the "womb", but this desire brings a series of nightmares and physical abnormalities to its roommates.

41. 491 民 Folk Tales: A Daily Dose of Horror 民间怪谈：每日恐怖奇说 Hongjun, Who Loves Sweet Potato Porridge from Liangying爱吃两英番薯粥的鸿钧Mystery233k WordsCompleted Which is more terrifying, humans or ghosts, or perhaps something unseen and even more frightening? With its distinctive narrative style, this book brings readers a series of spine-chilling horror stories. In this book, you will follow different protagonists into worlds filled with terror and eerie unease. From mysterious ancient buildings to remote, desolate places, and from ordinary everyday life to bizarre supernatural phenomena, every story is packed with unexpected twists and horrifying mome 338Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Horror, supernatural, ghost, suspense

42. 492 雾 The Black Dog of Misty Mountain 雾山黑犬 Passing Through October路过十月13k WordsCompleted Black Dog of Mist Mountain 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here's a short recommendation.

43. 493 十 Twelve Ghosts 十二鬼魂 Passing Through October路过十月34k WordsCompleted Twelve Ghosts 14Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 494 下 Going to the Countryside to Collect Ghosts: A Feng Shui Master for Just 9.9 Yuan, Shipping Included 下乡收诡：九块九包邮的风水师 Yi Wuyu一唔于Rural Life296k WordsCompleted A supernatural resurgence? No, feng shui has gone wrong. A forty-year-old fat man will help you deal with ghosts for just 9.9 yuan. He contains them; while others talk about karma, he talks about money. With his compass and geomancy, he examines the water outlets of burial sites and the baleful energy in the earth’s veins: the ancient well in Tonghua Village, the old house in Huang Village, the looping ghostly shadows at the old ferry, the mountain range where a grave was relocated, the yin ener 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The deserted village dungeon has a rich atmosphere. The old house halfway up the mountain is covered by layers of tree roots. Slowly digging out, you uncover a long-buried plan. The plot progresses step by step. If you like detective stories in closed settings, you can check out this book.

45. 495 七 Building 704: The Haunted Tower 七零四凶楼 White Horse Fermat白马费马Mystery146k WordsOngoing Protagonist: Chen Mo, 28, a restorer of antiques and old objects. Quiet and reserved, with exceptional powers of observation, he is forced into a series of supernatural incidents while handling his ancestors’ belongings. Main setting: Building 704, a tenement in the old district of Jiangcheng. Abandoned for thirty years, the building is said to be filled with countless dead and overflowing with sinister energy. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book recommendation: Pure supernatural, no rules or national destiny, featuring a child coffin suppressing a dragon vein, a man-eating mirror, tomb raiding, and a fast-paced story.

46. 496 玄 The Mystic Carpenter 玄门木匠 Murong Yuanhong慕容渊虹Mystery204k WordsOngoing A new work is out! Welcome to read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support is what inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Want a horror novel? Here, take it. Don't blame me if you can't sleep after reading it.

47. 497 被 After a Rich Girl Set Me Up, I Revealed My True Identity 被富家女算计后，我亮出真身份 Passing Through October路过十月17k WordsCompleted After a rich heiress set me up, I revealed my true identity 1Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 498 0 Free Rent, Landlord Pays Me 10,000, All I Have to Do Is Feed the “Pet” 0元租房，房东倒贴一万，只需喂“宠物” Man Qingci漫清辞10k WordsCompleted Free rent! The landlord will even pay you 10,000 yuan. All you have to do is feed the “pet.” —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's really good. The landlord even paid me money for the rental. I never expected him to write such a short story.

49. 499 阴 I'm Xie, a Yin-Yang Guide, Not a Taoist Priest 阴阳开路人谢邀，不是道士 Jing Lin景麟Mystery134k WordsCompleted I've seen too many lonely spirits trapped in corners, unable to move on, and too many people hell-bent on harming others. Sometimes I can't tell whether I'm imagining it in the throes of a psychotic episode or witnessing something real. The truth is far darker than fiction. “Absurd” is the only word for it. 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fast-paced, not drawn out, and visually appealing.

50. 500 南 Strange Tales from the South 南方灵异事 Murong Yuanhong慕容渊虹Mystery202k WordsOngoing 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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