Horror, Absurdity, and the Supernatural: Something Truly Gripping and Chilling 恐怖，荒诞，诡异，要那种特别精彩的，让人发悚

1. 1 骇EN Dread Night: Getting Rich in a Horror Game 骇夜：我在恐怖游戏里暴富 A-One Is Not A-Two阿一不是阿二Mystery710k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out and will rise later. Infinite flow + mild horror + original instances + no female lead) A tower stands in the eternal night, with a group of players trapped inside. They have to keep taking part in bizarre games to earn the food and supplies they need to survive. A killer in red embroidered shoes, a child with no eyes, a haunted mountain where an entire expedition team died... One deadly trap after another, with death around every corner. Players: “We're going to die, w 2.8MReads9.5Score587.2kShelves

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   Just read this one, if you don't like it, come back and yell at me. I initially thought the cover was awful, but after clicking in, I couldn't stop reading all afternoon (Author, please, please redesign the cover!).

2. 2 失 Insomniacs' Forbidden Tales: 444 Midnight Ghost Stories 失眠者禁忌：444个午夜鬼谈 Jun Nanchao峻难超Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A horror anthology with a bonus at the end of every story. I have 444 folk ghost stories guaranteed to keep you awake until midnight, terrify you, make you break out in a cold sweat, and pull the covers over your head! At the end of every chapter, the “Author’s Note” will include an illustration or bonus! But before you open it, brace yourself. The author accepts no responsibility for what happens next! [Supernatural Horror] [Folk Horror] [Rural Ghost Stories] [True Cases] [Urban Oddities] [L 4.1kReads—Score385Shelves

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   These are chilling ghost stories, thought-provoking and highly recommended.

3. 3 零 Contamination Zone Zero 零号污染区 Forgetful Cat健忘的猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.8M WordsCompleted At first, everyone thought it was just an ordinary summer flu. Then a terrifying roar rang out from City Hall, officially ushering in the despairing opening of this disaster. Chen Mo had thought the only danger came from the wandering zombies. But to his horror, he discovered that beneath this terrifying tide of corpses lurked something far more dreadful. Grinning Fiends, Iron Maidens, Throat Rippers, Hunchbacks... one unpredictable aberration after another, each an even more despairing reality. 1.3kReads8.0Score130Shelves

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   In the silent night, a terrifying ghost appeared at the dormitory door... How long will it take to kill you? Just when everyone thought it was a joke, footsteps echoed outside the dormitory door at midnight... One urban legend after another became reality, and the traces of the dead were erased. When the supernatural descends, death is the end.

4. 4 我 I Have 36,524 Folk Horror Stories 我有36524个民间恐怖故事 Nalan Xi纳兰惜Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted [Standalone stories] [Supernatural suspense] [Folk horror] [Mountain spirits and monsters] [Adapted from real cases] [Rural legends] There is no main storyline. Each chapter is a self-contained story adapted from folk rumors, with eerie, gripping plots. Note: This story discourages superstition and encourages belief in science. It is entirely fictional, so just enjoy it as entertainment. 4.3kReads8.8Score224Shelves
5. 5 3 A Collection of 36,524 Folk Horror Stories 36524个民间恐怖故事合集 Alone Through the Cold Autumn独过寒秋Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Anthology] [Folk horror] [Supernatural horror] [Strange tales from mountain villages] [Chinese-style horror] [Old-time storytelling] There is no overarching plot. Each chapter is a standalone horror story adapted from folk legends, with eerie events that become more terrifying the more you think about them. Note: This story is against superstition and in favor of science. It is entirely fictional, so just enjoy it as entertainment. 18.2kReads7.2Score1.5kShelves
6. 6 凶 Fierce Netherworld: Starting as a Rainy-Night Killer 凶冥空间：从雨夜杀人魔开始 A Tian0阿天0Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + The Weird Arrives, No Heroine] Could the beautiful new neighbor really be a serial killer who strikes on rainy nights? Gu Li sees through her disguise, only to get dragged into an even stranger space. Black fog rolls in and terror descends. To survive, Gu Li searches for a way to clear each instance, solving puzzles like mad and escaping certain death. But after completing a series of missions, he discovers that the weird has already arrived in the real world, and a supernatural 5.4kReads7.1Score383Shelves
7. 7 规 Rule Horror: The Prince Is Always Lusting After Me 规则怪谈：王子总是对我垂涎欲滴 There Will Always Be Youth总有青葱Mystery2.1M WordsOngoing [Volume One of the print edition goes on sale August 7] [Short drama and comic adaptation now available] [No romance + Infinite-flow + Horror game + No national destiny + Dark fairy tales] A young woman weeps softly at midnight. A handsome prince turns into a bloodthirsty “beast” at night. Cinderella dies a gruesome death on the night of the ball. The horror game is wrapped in shiny glassine, disguised as a sweet candy. What lies hidden behind the enchanting fairy-tale world... Weird tales desc 84kReads9.3Score9.9kShelves
8. 8 黑 Black Fairy Tale 黑童话物语 Shi He矢禾Mystery847k WordsCompleted [The new book has a low rating, but it should rise later] Little Red Riding Hood poisons her own family, the gingerbread house devours children, the little match girl sells drugs, the ugly duckling is murdered by her mother, a princess is imprisoned in a crystal tower, a field of lettuce devours people, the Pied Piper spreads the plague, and the bear-skin man is altered while still alive... These are not the fairy tales you know. This is a desperate, dark, suffocating collection of grim fairy ta 3.5kReads8.8Score679Shelves
9. 9 怪 Urban Legends Invade: She Goes on a Rampage by Exploiting Hidden Rules 怪谈入侵：她靠隐藏规则杀疯了 Gorgeous Girl绚丽儿Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Dad is Dad. He’s holding a knife. Mom is Mom. She takes the knife from Dad. Grandma has just reached the doorway, her eyes filled with confusion and worry. The younger sister has only her older sister by her side, the older sister she loves most… And then? What happened? You’ve forgotten…] [Chosen One of the Dragon Kingdom: Welcome to the first rules-based horror scenario.] [Stage cleared! The Chosen One receives a supernatural value reward, while their bound nation receives national fortune an 18kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
10. 10 聊 Strange Tales from Liaozhai: Ghost Stories and Unsolved Mysteries 聊斋秘闻鬼魅传说与未解之谜 Lan Wei蓝薇Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing A collection of suspenseful short stories inspired by Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio and Chinese folk legends! Your follows and support motivate me to write. I’ll do my best to bring you even better stories! Fresh off the press! Leave a review, and I’ll keep improving! 1Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    Of these two books, the second one is even more terrifying.

11. 11 我 I Smell a Ghost! 我嗅到了鬼味！ My Conscience Is Clear我心有无愧Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow]+ [Mild Horror]+ [No Romance]+ [Despairing Tone] One night, Gu Quan walks out of the funeral home carrying two memorial portraits, having just attended a funeral. His father calls to tell him that his mother has been in a car accident and is at death's door. In a panic, Gu Quan heads to the underground garage, hoping to drive over and see his mother one last time. On the way, he unexpectedly catches the scent of his natural enemy! Terrified, he gets into a car without thinking, un 198.1kReads8.6Score14.5kShelves

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    The first book features a bizarre and eerie dungeons, with incredibly cruel ghosts. The protagonist has a special sense of smell, but it's not a complete cheat code. Despair permeates every dungeon; ghosts are humanity's natural enemy, invincible. The second book, "Prison of Despair," is too intense; entering the dungeon feels like a vacation. The third book has a very exciting beginning, well-developed dungeons, and good pacing. However, the new dungeons seem to be dragging on and on, making it feel like the author has lost some direction. But the first 500 chapters are definitely worth reading. The fourth book has a fresh plot and well-developed characters, with a touch of fast-paced action. However, it's not as scary as the others. The fifth book is a classic; clearly, the author isn't good at romance. Personally, I think the romance can be skipped, and you can focus on the dungeons for a more enjoyable experience.

12. 12 末 Apocalypse Snail: A Little Conscience, but Not Much 末世蜗牛：有点良心，但不多 Uncultured, zz有辱斯文zzSci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [No System or Superpowers] [Comedy] [Wild Ideas] [Plot Twists] [Light Novel] [Protagonist Fans, Read at Your Own Risk] [Bizarre and Explosive] [Not for the Straight-Laced] One day, snails poured from the sky in place of rain. Anyone bitten turned into a monster, and resources became scarce… You'll see a protagonist group that is selfish and self-serving, lacking in empathy, hypocritical, vindictive, fake do-gooders, arrogant, two-faced, all pretenses, and downright crazy... Every las 8.9kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
13. 13 五 Fifth Watch 五更 Ming Buyu明卜语Mystery722k WordsOngoing The stories my grandpa used to tell me were probably meant to scare me into staying put, or maybe to lull me to sleep. He always told them with such conviction and vivid detail that I often found myself dreaming of the very scenes he had lived through. I met the old flower-growing woman on Yinshan Mountain, and one villager after another from Sangen Village. Their faces were gloomy and strange, and their deeds served as a warning, reminding us that “the gods are watching from three feet above yo 733Reads7.2Score100Shelves
14. 14 在 Being the Bright and Cheerful Guy in the Rule Horror 在规则怪谈当阳光开朗大男孩儿 Kekekelai'er可可可莱尔Mystery213k WordsCompleted (No female lead + not a wish-fulfillment story + no invincible protagonist + thrills + horror + mystery + plot-driven) If that bothers you, don't read! Completed instances: Death Academy, Train in the Fog, An Unblessed Start to the School Year When eerie instances descend, Zhao Di is chosen as a challenger. Talent draw in progress... Your talent is Sunny, Cheerful Young Man: You're a young man with nothing, but you have a little more luck than everyone else. Would you like to spend one point of 32Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 青 Qingchuan Ghost School 青川鬼校 The Midnight Lantern Bearer午夜提灯人Mystery111k WordsCompleted Ordinary high school student Su Bei takes shelter from the rain one day and discovers he is trapped in the abandoned grounds of Qingchuan Middle School, a place rumored to be haunted. It is no longer an empty ruin, but a living hell where time is warped, space behaves strangely, and real, terrifying ghosts lurk everywhere. There are no superpowers, no talismans or magical artifacts, and no apocalyptic technology. The only things Su Bei can rely on are his cool head, keen powers of observation, a 13Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 规 Rule Horror: Beware Your Roommate's Girlfriend 规则怪谈：请小心你室友的女友 Half a Liang of Salt盐巴半两Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [No heroine + not wish fulfillment + not invincible + unsettling + horror + suspense + plot-driven] [The livestreaming element is only a tiny part of the story. The focus is on horror and suspense, so feel free to dive in] There are only two people left in your school dorm: you and your roommate. Your roommate suddenly brings home an incredibly attractive person they met online, leaves you some money, then hurries off. Now you're alone in the room with your roommate's gorgeous online date... Wou 35.3kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves

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    The first book features a calm, collected, and decisive protagonist, He Gu, who is not overly sentimental but decisive and intelligent. There is no female lead in this book. The second book is not an invincible novel and does not have a system. The protagonist is also intelligent. This novel is in a horror style; those who are easily frightened should not read it.

17. 17 开 Exiled from the Start, I Became the Biggest Menace 开局流放，我成了祸害头子 Bone-Leak Gua Wen骨漏呱闻Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsOngoing [No heroine] Everyone in the Tamor Desert Exile Zone knew that Shi Sun was a miserable, foul-mouthed bastard. His daily routine went like this: When danger struck, Shi Sun: Might as well die. When faced with a problem, Shi Sun: How come I haven't died yet? When someone spoke to him, Shi Sun: Just pretend I'm dead. When someone doubted him, Shi Sun: Believe it or don't. If you don't, go die. When someone asked him for help, Shi Sun: What can I do? Want me to go die? The criminals in the Exile Zon 2.4kReads9.1Score204Shelves
18. 18 驭 Commanding Ghosts to Save the World: I Face Ten Thousand Calamities in the Mortal Realm 驭诡救世：我于人间抗万劫 Autumn Night秋之夜Mystery210k WordsOngoing This world is completely absurd At some point, evil spirits began appearing without warning, and one supernatural incident after another followed. Ordinary people could only hide in terror, while spirit wielders were the only ones capable of standing up to ghosts. Lin Jie only wanted to find a job and pay his rent, but through a twist of fate, he was drawn into a series of events that seemed destined to happen. There are no born heroes, and no fated burdens to bear. Since a ghost has already po 519Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Try this one! A fast-paced urban supernatural ghost-taming novel. The male protagonist was originally a low-income worker who couldn't even afford rent. Due to a fateful "accident," he was able to control shadow spirits and, together with his father, solve the hidden dangers left over from the past, gradually embarking on the path of a ghost tamer. If you like this kind of story, hurry up and read it!

19. 19 午 Midnight Oracle 午夜神谕 Stars in Last Night's Dream昨梦星辰Mystery250k WordsCompleted Shh… It’s late. Turn out the lights. Once you step through this door, the world of lies behind you. Whatever you see there, don’t tell anyone. Don’t scream… Stay alive, and you’ll understand everything. As an “ordinary” residential community security guard, Chen You has endured one midnight after another: the church bells ring out twelve long echoes in succession; in an empty post office, the PA system switches on by itself and mutters ancient prophecies; an estate that sho 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A thriller with a mind-bending, infinite-flow plot; the author likes to write about the bizarre. [Smile]

20. 20 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 711.1kReads9.6Score100.9kShelves

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    Thriller + Infinite Flow plot, mind-bending, the author likes to write about the bizarre 🙂

21. 21 恐 Terrifying Nightmare: Extreme Survival in a Bizarre World 恐怖噩梦：我在诡异世界极限逃生 Young Bear年轻熊Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow, mildly scary, no romance] Wang Yan wearily opened his front door. Inside, he saw the woman next door holding and soothing a baby, staring at him in terror. “Sorry, I’ve got the wrong apartment.” He quickly apologized and backed out, then slammed the door shut. Standing in the pitch-black hallway, he found himself unable to decide what was more terrifying: seeing his female neighbor in his home, or seeing the baby who had died long ago… 409.4kReads9.4Score77.7kShelves

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    Just watch.

22. 22 我 I Learn to Slay Ghosts on a Paranormal Forum 我在怪谈论坛学斩鬼 Young and Unaccomplished, Yet Never Insecure年少无为不自卑Mystery735k WordsCompleted [The printed edition of Strange Tales Forum is in production] [The short drama adaptation of Strange Tales Forum is in production] Gao Shen joined a strange tales forum by chance. The forum often posts eerie stories, describing every detail so vividly that they seem to have really happened. Users who reply seriously analyze the source of each incident and discuss how to deal with it. They even address each other as Heavenly Masters, Soul Tamer 51.4kReads8.7Score6.6kShelves
23. 23 1EN The Last Bus on Route 13 13路末班车 Old Eighty老八零Mystery813k WordsCompleted I'm the driver of the last bus on Route 13. Every night at eleven, I have to make a run to the suburbs. This book is addictive, so don't blame me if you can't put it down! In this novel, even the sharp-tongued readers who always guess the plot right will find themselves repeatedly proven wrong. You might find yourself asking, “What's going on? What's going on?” Don't doubt your sanity. Just keep reading. A story that keeps you on edge, here to save readers suffering from a reading drought! 13.5kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
24. 24 三 The Language of the Three Corpses 三尸语 Luo Xiaoyang洛小阳Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing You’ve heard of people who died with their eyes open, but have you ever heard of a dead person whose mouth wouldn’t close? His grandfather’s death turns the life of a broke college student upside down. A corpse glares, a soul is hooked; a corpse opens its mouth, and disaster strikes twice. As one bizarre incident after another unfolds, he accidentally discovers that there’s far more to it than ghosts… 70.4kReads9.3Score11.1kShelves
25. 25 深 Midnight Nightmare 深夜噩梦 Idiom for the Deaf成语接聋Mystery983k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow] [Hell Difficulty] [Original Dungeons] [Multiple Twists] Note: The dungeons are extremely difficult, so proceed with caution. The first two are only warm-ups. They say that “Ghost Eyes” can see a person’s “good and evil.” Wang Cheng was born with a pair of Ghost Eyes. But he discovered that this claim didn’t tell the whole story. Because Ghost Eyes can see more than people. They can also see cats, dogs, houses, mountains, and rivers… Or perhaps a strangely lifelike doll, or an old 193.6kReads9.4Score32.9kShelves

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    Not scary, just curse.

26. 26 恐 Horror's Edge: 100 Absolutely Terrifying Ghost Stories 恐怖边界：100个绝对惊悚的鬼谈 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery432k WordsCompleted [Standalone Stories + Supernatural Horror + Folk Customs + Feng Shui and Mysticism + Mild Frights + Shocking Twists] Horror tales beyond anything you could imagine. Each story is like a dark door swinging open, drawing you into moments that will make your skin crawl. Listen. A faint whisper, an indescribable shadow creeping closer. Danger by the river, terror in the cemetery, ghost babies in the maternity ward, evil headhunting magic, apparitions at the hot springs, a bloodstained umbrella... On 2.5kReads8.9Score192Shelves

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    😱😱😱This is really scary; those with a weak heart shouldn't try it.

27. 27 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals and The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals: I Have a Temple for Cultivating Immortals [No Angst] [Unhinged] [High Stakes from Start to Finish] There is a rumor of a temple somewhere in the world, with a patch of magical soil inside. Just treat a person as a "seed" and plant them in the soil, and they can become an immortal. Li Shiwu has spent ten years seeking immortality. At last, he finds the temple and plants himself in the soil, but he never expecte 211.3kReads9.0Score20.2kShelves

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    If we're talking about bizarre and outlandish, these three books absolutely have to be on the list. Especially the first one, which I've been following closely lately—the plot is simply incredible! Skinning immortals, the collapse of order, bloodshed and violence, mental breakdown, endless plot twists, a bizarre worldview, and everyone's a villain. The second and third books are insane, breaking with tradition in cultivation novels; they have a slightly darker feel to them, and the plot settings are very novel.

28. 28 噩 The Sound of Nightmares: 60 Horror Stories That Wake You from Your Dreams 噩梦之声：60个做梦吓醒的恐怖故事 Xiao Youqian萧有钱Mystery174k WordsCompleted [Standalone Ghost Stories + Supernatural Horror + Not for the Faint of Heart + Rural Tales] When night falls, terrifying ghostly figures emerge. Step into all kinds of bizarre and unbelievable tales, and spend your nights screaming! Haunted houses, ghostly shadows outside the window, a deadly lipstick, someone beneath the mattress, an umbrella that hunts people... Every corner conceals inexplicable phenomena and secrets that will fill you with dread! Every page will make your hair stand on end, 2.1kReads8.9Score176Shelves
29. 29 重 Reborn in the Hehuan Sect, I Refine My Master into a Slave 重生合欢宗，师尊被我炼化成奴隶 Lone Smoke over the Long River长河孤烟Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [No System + no clichés + villain protagonist + multiple female leads + bizarre + ruthless and decisive, no saintly behavior] “Would you pick the Seven Fairies or the Seven Spider Demons?” “Only kids pick the fairies. Those who know, know.” “What if you really transmigrated to the Joyful Union Sect, where there are only female demons? They're fanatically devoted to the male body and worship you as a god?” “Wouldn't that be heaven on earth?” “Heh.” The young man smiled faintly. “I'm afraid it wou 88.9kReads9.4Score10.3kShelves
30. 30 夜 Ghostly Whispers at Midnight 夜半鬼语 Millennium-Old Monster千年老妖Mystery87k WordsCompleted [Rural + Supernatural + Ghost Stories] Back when my grandfather was young, he learned carpentry. As Old Zhao put it, a sixth-grade carpenter these days was worth half a scholar. But things were different back then. Carpenters belonged to one of the lowest trades. They had to carry their tools around every day, get up before dawn and stay out until the middle of the night, traveling from village to village to find work. And because they went so many places, and made coffins and dealt with the dea 5.4kReads9.0Score229Shelves
31. 31 末 Doomsday: The Road to Ruin 末日绝途 Mayfly Spring and Autumn蜉蝣春秋Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.5M WordsOngoing Blue rain began to fall from the sky. Unknown monsters suddenly descended upon this world. Human society collapsed in an instant. No cheats, no protagonist's halo, no spiritual qi revival! Every step we take leads us closer to despair! To those who died at the very beginning of the apocalypse, I envy you, because you never had to experience a despair more despairing than death. My name is Chen Ge. I will witness the coming of the apocalypse. 60.5kReads8.9Score4kShelves

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    The first book is a masterpiece among tomato-themed works, nothing more to say. The second book has an exceptionally good thriller atmosphere, excellent writing, imaginative plot, and high intelligence. The third book is a post-apocalyptic novel, which is also quite good.

32. 32 全EN Survival for All, Obtaining the D-Class Personnel Simulator 全民求生，获得D级人员模拟器 Dream Tea Turns Cold梦茶凉Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.7M WordsOngoing Everyone transmigrates into an apocalyptic world, where each person starts with a shelter and a unique talent. Lin Ye gains the D-rank Personnel Simulator ability, which lets him enter other worlds and simulate being D-rank personnel. Lin Ye: ??? 146.6kReads8.9Score11.1kShelves

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    The main characters include good guys, bad guys, and neutral parties, and there is no romantic pairing. Most of them are behind-the-scenes big shots. It's super good!

33. 33 先 The Prophet’s Guide to Building a World-Saving Organization 先知的救世组织养成计划 I Can't Do Anything, Ahhh什么都不会啊啊啊Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Slow-paced, no female lead, not invincible, ensemble cast, not a wish-fulfillment story, not action-packed. The author would rather introduce this world. Also, the author is really bad at writing fight scenes, so there are as few as possible. Please go easy on me (screams).] The world as he knew it fell apart, and Chen Zihong unexpectedly arrived in a world both familiar and strange. When he learned he possessed the ability to foresee the future, he concealed his name and called himself the “Pr 135Reads9.0Score—Shelves
34. 34 惊 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域：从精神病院进入诡世界 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 281.1kReads9.5Score47.6kShelves
35. 35 惊EN Horror: I Created the Anomaly Containment Association 惊悚：我打造了异轨收容会 Chi Yisheng赤亦生Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing [Horror + Satisfying Power Fantasy + Director’s Tall-Tale Style] Horror games descended upon Blue Star, turning into one eerie dungeon after another. The monsters inside stepped into the real world, and from then on, the world was overrun with the uncanny. Only by conquering every dungeon could humanity stop the supernatural from consuming the world. Otherwise, the eerie realms would merge with reality and turn the human world into a living hell! Shen Yu bound himself to an Anomaly Containmen 48.3kReads9.1Score4.1kShelves
36. 36 颠 Turning the World Upside Down: Playing the Villain from the Start 颠覆全球：开局扮演反派大佬 Blazing Heavenly Inquiry炽生天问Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Shen Yan transmigrates to a parallel world. As soon as he arrives, he falls into a strange dimension. Everyone who falls in here is slaughtered by alien creatures, dying in despair! Luckily, at this moment, Shen Yan obtains the Super Big Shot Role-Playing System. “Ding! Randomly drawing a big shot template. Big Shot Role-Playing Mode activated. The closer you are to the character, the more abilities you can unlock.” Make people believe the character is real, and you’ll earn Subversion Points. Th 22.6kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
37. 37 午 The Midnight Pawnshop: The Living Must Keep Away 午夜当铺，活人回避 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery4.0M WordsOngoing [Traditional Supernatural Horror] [Chinese Folk Customs] [Unorthodox Trade] [Tales of Evil Objects] [No Romance] This is a strange pawnshop that deals exclusively in sinister objects with special value! When something goes against the natural order, evil must be at work! Some things simply should not exist in this world! Coins stuffed into the mouths of the dead, an executioner's blade, grave mushrooms, flesh lingzhi, Kunlun fetuses... Evil objects can harm people, but they can also help them! T 278.9kReads9.4Score24.4kShelves
38. 38 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.5kReads9.7Score69kShelves
39. 39 陈 Old Haunts 陈年诡事 Bamboo Shoot Bandit夺笋侠Mystery2.8M WordsOngoing There is only one disease in the world, and it's called poverty. There is only one kind of ghost in the world, and it's called a poor ghost. My name is Chen Xiaofei. I'm a high school sophomore who's both afflicted with the disease of poverty and a poor ghost. 30.4kReads8.5Score2.5kShelves

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    There is only one disease in the world, called poverty. There is also only one ghost in the world, called the ghost of poverty. My name is Chen Xiaofei, a high school sophomore. I have both the disease of poverty and the ghost of poverty.

40. 40 大EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 538.5kReads9.5Score43.9kShelves
41. 41 诡 Paranormal Detective: I Harvest Fear by Filming Real Horror Movies 诡探：我靠拍真实恐怖片搜刮恐惧 Moon's End Dreamscape月端梦境Mystery2.3M WordsOngoing [Winning people over with “reason” + mockumentary + urban legends + mildly scary power fantasy + no romance] After narrowly surviving a bizarre fire, Chu Han discovered a “Paranormal Investigator” app on his computer. Completing missions to investigate paranormal phenomena earned him items. And gathering fear directed at specific targets could strengthen those items. Chu Han: If I film my paranormal missions as horror movies, wouldn’t I be able to harvest fear from the whole world? And so, a hor 37.2kReads8.2Score6kShelves

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    It's so beautiful! [Thumbs up]

42. 42 异EN Another World: My Life Has Cheat Codes! 异世界：我的人生开了挂！ A Salty Fish c一条咸鱼cEastern Fantasy5.9M WordsCompleted [Vampires, werewolves, technology, potions, ghosts, biohumans, divination, puppets, and every terrifying element you can imagine: this world has them all.] Lin En transmigrated into such a bizarre otherworld and became an apprentice at a potion shop. "Something is wrong with that man! He never uses anesthetic when performing surgery!" "That shop is a scam! The moment you go in, they find a pile of illnesses even if you are perfectly healthy!" "But wait, isn't that shop supposed to be the bes 138.4kReads9.6Score16.9kShelves

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    I highly recommend it. The ending is incredibly sweet and satisfying. The author clearly enjoyed writing it, truly, believe me.

43. 43 倒 The Countdown Begins 倒忌时开始 Do Not Say the Dream Is Far Away莫道梦魂遥Mystery488k WordsCompleted Patient: Li Taiyuan, male, twenty-four years old Diagnosis: Paranoid schizophrenia “Doctor Wang, if someone told you I wasn’t ill, and that what I see is the real world, would you believe me?” [Supernatural infinite flow / no special abilities / no female lead] 4.7kReads9.0Score583Shelves
44. 44 致 Deadly Haunted Grounds: The Death Countdown Begins! 致命诡地：现在开始死亡倒计时！ Dong Yu东鱼Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + horror instances + survival + mild scares + no romance] The curse of the Bronze Ghost Mask descends. Those chosen must embark on one deadly journey after another. Time is running out, and death is drawing near. Who will make it out alive this time? [The B&B Butcher] In a creepy old house, ghostly figures appear whenever night falls. Anyone who enc 29.6kReads8.5Score3.1kShelves

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    These two books are excellent. They are well worth reading.

45. 45 我 I Can Grant Superpowers 我能赋予超能力 Poor Jerry可怜的杰瑞Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [A new novel in the same genre, “You Asked Me to Grant Wishes, So Why Are They All Dark?” is now out. Interested readers are welcome to check it out] [Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Global Setting + Supernatural Abilities + Saving the World + Readers Are the Handsomest and Most Beautiful] [Also known as The Wheel of Fate] [The main storyline is complete. Extras are being updated, so read without worry] The protagonist is a supporting character and barely appears early on. If that bothers yo 7.1kReads8.1Score412Shelves
46. 46 什EN What?! Our Family Descends from an Eldritch God? 什么！我们家居然是邪神后裔？ Yu Tao i予桃iEastern Fantasy4.3M WordsOngoing [Western fantasy + multiple heroines + the uncanny + Lovecraftian horror + elves + reborn in the womb] The darkness and distortion lurking beneath the civilized world, and the eerie whispers heard only in the dead of night! The day the sea mists rose, the world became an isolated island. At first, I thought I had been reborn into an era of backward technology. There were no phones, computers, Wi-Fi, or anything like that. Fortunately, I was exceptionally handsome and easy to get along with, so 125.7kReads9.2Score11.6kShelves

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    Weird/Odd-type with multiple female protagonists

47. 47 诡 The Eerie Town: From the Start, I Became a Plague Doctor 诡异小镇：开局成为瘟疫医生 Buddha's Son of Loulan楼兰佛子Mystery500k WordsCompleted [No romance + infinite flow + paranormal horror + not a power fantasy + character growth + forced to become an all-round doctor] [Evernight Town] The dead disguise themselves as living people, a doctor who knows nothing, and a fishman who appears out of nowhere all vie for control of the town. [Spring Blossom Middle School] Thirteen eerie urban legends, a troublemaker who gets toyed with, and a doctor who never gets a moment's rest. [The Never-Ending Train] The nine carriages are all different. 2.7kReads9.2Score329Shelves
48. 48 我 I Made the Game Descend into Reality 我让游戏降临现实 No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Sports1.2M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes / Players / Gaming / No Female Lead] That day, the epoch-making full-dive VR game Land of Seals burst onto the scene, setting off a gaming craze across the world. Its average number of players online topped three billion at one point! But no one knew that one day in the future, everything in the game would descend upon reality! The Tower of Seals, the Legions of the Old Ones, the Doomsday Church… Only Ye Qiu, a reborn person, knew what was coming. But I don’t care, because… “I 22.2kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
49. 49 民 Folk Tales: One Chapter, One Horror Story 民间怪谈一章一个恐怖故事 Alone Through the Cold Autumn独过寒秋Mystery845k WordsCompleted [Anthology of stories] [Folklore horror] [Supernatural horror] [Village legends] [Chinese-style horror] [Old-time storytelling] There is no overarching plot. Each chapter is a standalone horror story adapted from folk tales, with eerie, unsettling plots that grow more terrifying the more you think about them. Note: This story discourages superstition and encourages belief in science. It is entirely fictional, so just enjoy it as a bit of fun. 27.5kReads7.5Score1.2kShelves

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    Horror Folk Tales Five

50. 50 我EN The Monsters I Created! 我创造的怪物！ No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Cosmic Horror + No System + No Romance] Also known as: Dark Revelation Gods and demons, dragons, and the apocalypse were once fairy tales. The mysteries of this world have faded from sight, yet someone has brought those long-lost things back into the public eye. And every clue, every lead, points to a man named Chen Ye. “Friends, would you cast off this flesh and join us in embracing evolution?” Extended blurb: Sequence 001: The Mimic Sequence 002: The Deep O 67.9kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves

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