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1. 501 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.

2. 502 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
3. 503 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
4. 504 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
5. 505 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.

6. 506 我 My Yandere Ghost Wife Is Just Too Alluring 我的病娇鬼娘子太撩人 Mr. Deer Runs Really Fast鹿先森跑的贼快Eastern Fantasy222k WordsOngoing Lin Qing stayed up all night and died suddenly, then his soul transmigrated into Qing Yan, a scholar with a yin constitution in a parallel ancient world. From the start, a century-old female ghost had him trapped at his door. His master fell in battle, and with no way out, I kissed the ghost to escape. I never expected that move to attract something even more terrifying. On the night of the blood moon, a century-old wolf demon slaughtered a temple, a beautiful female ghost came to claim their li 4Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 507 只 He Kills, Never Saves: This Taoist Is Wickedly Righteous! 只杀不渡，这个道士正到发邪！ Midsummer Is Coming仲夏将至Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + Mazu + folk customs + deity processions + Guanjian Shou + yin-yang taboos] People in Fujian often say, “If the powers above won't agree, just ask Mazu.” Born with an extremely weighty fate, Lin Haien was conceived on Qingming and born on the Winter Solstice. He has a yin-yang constitution and a spirit-sensitive body. Lost souls and wandering ghosts torment him, all hoping to take over his body and replace him. To give him even the slimmest chance of survival, his midwife grandmot 116.6kReads9.2Score9.7kShelves

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   🙏 A thrilling supernatural story set in Fujian! A young man with a destiny of spirit and ghost, blessed by Mazu, goes on a rampage! 🙏 Lin Hai'en, conceived during Qingming Festival and born on the Winter Solstice, is born with a spiritual constitution. 👶 Wandering ghosts vie to take over his home, and he only survives thanks to Mazu's three blessings. ✅ During a New Year's procession, he encounters the evil spirit, the Great Black Buddha Mother. 😈 Lin Hai'en, now beheaded, suddenly has vertical pupils! He burns incense under the sun, takes three steps in praise, and the two generals of increase and decrease only kill without saving him 🔪 Shaking his head—he begins spirit writing!!! The atmosphere of Fujian folk customs is brimming, and the clash between ghosts and gods is exhilarating. Go for it! 😘

8. 508 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. 509 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
10. 510 民 Folk Feng Shui Taboos: I Can Expose Life-or-Death Traps 民间风水禁忌：我能点破生死局 Qing Xiao Qing Zhi青枭青栀Mystery185k WordsOngoing He can see at a glance the deadly traps hidden in homes and burial grounds, but he never dares speak up. Every taboo he exposes costs someone a life. Until the night he revealed the “blood coffin crushing the pulse” to save an orphan girl. Seven people in the village died violent deaths, and with their dying breath, they all pointed at him: “It was you... You should have died long ago.” The truth was, he wasn’t a feng shui master at all. He was the “Life-Substitution Judge,” chosen by the ancien —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Shen Jiuyuan possessed the ability to see ghosts and dared not reveal the taboo. To save the orphan girl, he broke the blood coffin pressure formation, resulting in the tragic deaths of seven people in the village. Before their deaths, they all pointed out that he should have died long ago, and his identity was completely exposed.

11. 511 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. 512 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.

13. 513 小 A Record of Funerals in a Small Town 小城丧葬录 Keeper of the Mysteries守玄人Mystery800k WordsCompleted In 2020, Rongcheng was battered by torrential rain. At 32, Chen Yan hit rock bottom after falling from a government post. Forced to resign over an air-gun incident, he crashed while hauling freight, went unpaid by an advertising agency, broke his leg at a construction site, and eventually became a food delivery rider, scraping by between his mortgage and daily expenses. One rainy night, he stopped to help someone and stumbled into the Xiao An Funeral Parlor, where he met Old Yang, who secretly c 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I have looked for many books, but I feel that they all have similar routines, but this one is actually based on books of the same type, with new ideas and good reading.

14. 514 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.

15. 515 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 📚✨

16. 516 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.

17. 517 木 The Man in the Wooden Box 木箱人 Nezha Four哪吒四6k WordsCompleted The Wooden Box Man —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    悬疑小说。叫好！

18. 518 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.

19. 519 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! 😈😈😈😰

20. 520 一 A Strange Diary Raises the Question: Who Is Zhou Wei? 一本诡异日记引发，到底谁是周为？ Nezha Four哪吒四Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted A strange diary sets everything in motion. Who exactly is Zhou Wei? —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 521 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
22. 522 碎 The Floral Dress 碎花裙 Nezha Four哪吒四Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Floral Dress —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 523 叠 The Dreamstack Era 叠梦纪元 Roy Loves Braised SnacksRoy爱吃卤煮Urban175k WordsOngoing [Suspense]+ [Eerie] Darkspring drinks are ravaging the refugee district, turning everyone who drinks them into soulless puppets. Behind the gray mist lies a terrifying plot: the Furnace of Ten Thousand Dreams burns soul-breath as fuel. It is all connected to his mother’s disappearance and the destruction of the Dreamwatch Bureau. Lin Ye inherits his mother’s mission to guard the Dream, awakening the power of rules through the original pocket watch and tearing through the layers of deception conc —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    这个感觉诡异气氛拉满，而且设定很清晰。以梦境为媒，灰屋袭扰民众失魂。感觉有点意思

24. 524 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.

25. 525 末 Doomsday Makeup Class: Surviving Among Zombies with Stinky Tofu 末日化妆班，靠臭豆腐混丧尸堆 Prajna Xiaoguo般若小果Sci-Fi & Apocalypse150k WordsCompleted The apocalypse has arrived, and zombies are surrounding the city. Zhang Yu, a makeup instructor, hasn’t even had time to finish her class when she’s swept into this fight for survival. Looking at her trembling students, Zhang Yu slaps her thigh. “Machetes and guns? We don’t have any! But makeup brushes, foundation, and half a box of stinky tofu? Those are the ultimate survival weapons!” Smear some gray-black paint on your face, add a few lifelike streaks of blood, then slather on a secret “zombi —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 526 载 Carrying the Living and the Dead 载人也载鬼 Prajna Xiaoguo般若小果Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted After losing his job, the protagonist plans to buy a car and drive for a rideshare service. Instead, he ends up buying a Soul-Ring Car and helps a female ghost solve the mystery of her death. He then becomes a rideshare driver who transports ghosts. 11.3kReads8.4Score767Shelves
27. 527 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!

28. 528 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!!!

29. 529 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!

30. 530 拜 Thanks to Worshipping Demons, I Have to Spend 200 Million in a Month or Die 拜鬼所赐一个月花完两亿否则死 Prajna Xiaoguo般若小果Mystery139k WordsCompleted Two million appears in my bank account every day, and I have to spend it all before midnight. At first, I think it's a windfall, and I splash the cash on a life of luxury and excess. But little by little, I realize that spending money has become a carefully designed death game. Something's wrong! This isn't luck, it's a curse. The ghost said that if I don't spend it all, it'll take my organs as payment. Today, there's only one minute left before the transfer, and the drink in my hand keeps winni 2kReads6.1Score111Shelves
31. 531 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.

32. 532 修 Cultivating Immortality Begins as a Laborer 修仙从奴工开始 Prajna Xiaoguo般若小果Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted The path to immortality depends on resources and chance encounters. Liu Yang is a lone cultivator who starts out as a formation slave. How will he fight his way through one difficulty after another, carve out a path to survival, and stand at the pinnacle of cultivation? 800Reads8.4Score—Shelves
33. 533 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

34. 534 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.

35. 535 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!

36. 536 度 Guiding Spirits 1 度灵1 Fireworks on Chang'an Street烟火长安街Mystery285k WordsCompleted When Jiang Xingchen was eight, his friend drowned while saving him, and from that moment on, the world split in two. He became a “freak,” someone who could see ghosts. Fear and avoidance nearly consumed him, until he met Mo Yuan, a mysterious spirit guide. With Mo Yuan’s guidance and the influence of Ling Yan, another spirit guide with a forceful style, Xingchen gradually learned to listen to the voices behind the “horror.” From city apartments to ancient wells in mountain villages, from solving 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Perfectly matched, the most suspenseful of the supernatural, and the most supernatural of the suspenseful.

37. 537 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

38. 538 风 Feng Shui Mystery: I'm a Haunted House Sleep Tester 风水迷局：我是凶宅试睡师 Mi Xiaomo米小沫Mystery300k WordsCompleted [Haunted-house sleep tester + feng shui + episodic stories + suspense and the supernatural + powerful figures + two male leads] My name is Wang Xiaobai. My eight characters are all yang. To find my missing girlfriend, Yanyan, I became a professional haunted-house sleep tester. Other people bring a stack of protective charms when they test a house. I bring only my half-trained feng shui buddy, Yu Yang. I thought it was just a high-risk, high-reward job, until we realized that every haunted hou —Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    Feng shui + suspense and the supernatural.

39. 539 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.

40. 540 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.

41. 541 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.

42. 542 十 Twelve Ghosts 十二鬼魂 Passing Through October路过十月34k WordsCompleted Twelve Ghosts 14Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 543 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.

44. 544 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
45. 545 南 Strange Tales from the South 南方灵异事 Murong Yuanhong慕容渊虹Mystery202k WordsOngoing 4Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 546 笼 The God in the Cage 笼中之神 North and South Aren't Things, Are They?南北不是东西吧Mystery155k WordsOngoing This is a requiem for prisoners, echoing between the abyss of reality and illusion. When the prison of consciousness is exposed, will you choose to sink into a sweet lie, or awaken to a cruel truth and be destroyed? The answer was already decided from the very start of the search. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a lament for prisoners, echoing between the abyss of truth and falsehood. When they realize the cage has been opened, will they choose to wallow in sweet lies or face a conscious destruction in the face of cruel truth? The answer was already decided at the very beginning of the search. 😁✨👍😴

47. 547 史 The Only Man in History Killed by a Glance 史上唯一被看杀的男人 Tian Yi v天一vMystery220k WordsCompleted [No System] [The Most Handsome Man] [Sickly but Strong and Tragic] [Livestream Fortune-Telling] [Karmic Debts Repaid] [Criminal Investigations and Strange Cases] [Chinese-Style Horror] [Black Cat Xuanzhu] [Underworld Enforcer] Wei Jie, a famous beauty of the Wei and Jin dynasties, died after being stared to death by admirers. Seventeen hundred years later, he woke up in a hospital, penniless and coughing up blood without end, with only a black cat whose eyes could see both worlds for company. 10Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    Please recommend one.

48. 548 女 After the Goddess Died Tragically, I Drew My Sword and Slayed Ghosts! 女神惨死后，我拔剑斩鬼！ Sunlight on the Mountain Forest日照山林Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing That day, I received a strange food delivery order. A goddess who had died a tragic death was begging me for help. After that, I became a spirit courier. I clear the way for wronged souls and guide the dead on their final journey! 40.5kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves

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    These are quite good.

49. 549 顶 The Life of a Spirit Medium's Disciple 顶香出马弟子的人生 The Number One Horse Who Writes Books写书的第马Urban87k WordsOngoing The life of a spirit-medium disciple, recounting how I established my altar and became a spirit medium, as well as how I took a Taoist priest as my master! Everything is based on real experiences and factual explanations, with no fantasy or cultivation elements whatsoever! 39Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Reading it felt like peeking into someone's diary. The author is so honest, revealing every detail of his apprenticeship as a Taoist priest.

50. 550 探 The Echoing Path of Adventure 探险回响之路 Wood Spirit Loves Water木灵乐水Mystery111k WordsCompleted With no one to keep me in check, I had to take risks to make ends meet, plunging headfirst into the unknown world of exploration. Along the way, I faced the daily grind and its bumps and bruises, as well as bizarre, unbelievable encounters. Every step was perilous, yet every step brought new people into my life. Gradually, I met a band of fellow travelers, and with passion and courage, we searched for a way to survive in a desolate, uncanny world, as well as a touch of human warmth. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The protagonist embarks on an unknown adventure to make a living, encountering both the mundane struggles of daily life and bizarre, unbelievable experiences. Every step is fraught with danger, yet also filled with unexpected encounters, leading to the formation of a group of like-minded companions. In the desolate and perilous landscape, they rely on their passion and courage to find a way to survive, and even amidst the coldness of adventure, they capture the warmth of human connection. The plot is well-paced and engaging, becoming increasingly captivating with each reading!

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