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. 51 猛 The Ghosts Come Out at Night Series 猛鬼出更系列 Plucking Plum Blossoms, Drunk in Luoyang且插梅花醉洛阳7k WordsCompleted The Ferocious Ghosts Come Out at Night Series 122Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This author is probably the best horror writer on the entire Tomato website. The first three were a collection of chilling short horror stories, and the fourth was a thrilling, humorous, and slightly risqué suspenseful supernatural novel [fear].

2. 52 诡 Eerie Revival: I Died from the Start and Became the Ghost Boss 诡异复苏：开局死亡，成为诡老板 Illogical Cat没逻辑的猫Mystery321k WordsCompleted [Villain] [Creating Urban Legends] [No Female Lead] After signing a strange contract, Wang Yuan is killed by the “Greedy Ghost.” When he comes back to life, he becomes the owner of the “Haunted Shop.” From then on, countless products are created in the Haunted Shop. “Life-Buying Money,” which can take the life of someone you hate. “Fate-Binding Cord,” which makes someone fall in love with you unconditionally. “Wish Coin,” which can grant any wish. Everything you want can be found in the H 964Reads6.7Score124Shelves
3. 53 午 The Deadly Neighbor at Midnight 午夜凶邻 Plucking Plum Blossoms, Drunk in Luoyang且插梅花醉洛阳7k WordsCompleted The Neighbor from Hell at Midnight 107Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 54 末 Apocalypse Survival: I Open a Shop and Grow Stronger 末日求生：我在末世开店变强 Mountain Rain山rainSports1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + shopkeeping + laid-back + ensemble cast + fun + apocalypse] The apocalypse game arrives, and countless people are bound as players. Chu He is unlucky enough to be selected, but fortunately, he gets a golden finger from the start: a shop System. While everyone else is fighting for their lives, he sets up a street stall and sells things. The whole story takes an increasingly unexpected turn. From then on, a mysterious merchant appears in the apocalyptic world, followed by a whole cro 5kReads8.4Score369Shelves
5. 55 o Office Ghosts: Don't Work Overtime office有鬼之不要加班 Plucking Plum Blossoms, Drunk in Luoyang且插梅花醉洛阳6k WordsCompleted There Are Ghosts in the Office: Don’t Work Overtime 83Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 56 重 Major Crimes Unit Three: The Borrowed Corpse 重案三组之借尸还魂 Plucking Plum Blossoms, Drunk in Luoyang且插梅花醉洛阳Mystery592k WordsOngoing Three bizarre murder cases, each victim wearing a strange smile. Through deep psychological profiling, forensic pathologist Song Ci discovers that each victim’s final actions imitated a tiny habitual gesture their long-deceased relative used to make. Bai Ye’s technical analysis confirms that traces of brain waves that could not belong to the living, already “formatted,” remain at the crime scenes... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 57 诡 Lord of Strange Tales 诡谈之主 Mr. Three Lines三行先生Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted The slit-mouthed woman appears, ready to give people a full makeover with her scissors. A raging fire burns inside the classroom as a pair of hands quietly lock the door. At the crossroads, a curious girl begins to summon spirits. In an abandoned mountain cabin, a head crawls across the floor. In the church, a demon sealed inside an angel statue opens its eyes. A greedy deal draws an extraordinary merchant into the world. In a peaceful and tranquil world, a pair of hands quietly stir 733Reads8.1Score108Shelves
8. 58 替 Living for the Dead: I Devour the Bizarre in the Human World 替死者而活：我在人间吞噬诡异 Wind Who Loves Reading爱看书的風Mystery243k WordsOngoing [This novel is a serious supernatural mystery] Qi Guang died, and I took his place. An inhuman being, surviving in a borrowed body, without warmth or an understanding of humanity. I can devour every supernatural entity. I carry all of his memories, imitate his life, and learn to understand warmth, the bustle of everyday life, and the bonds between people. The human world meant nothing to me, until I met Mu Chen and gained a family I wanted to protect, along with an ordinary daily life. But the 301Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [Book Recommendation/Free] Looking for fans of pure supernatural dramas and the destined bond between two male leads. The book is titled "Living in Place of the Dead: I Devour the Strange in the Human World." [Warnings]: This is not a traditional wish-fulfillment novel, nor is it a rule-based supernatural mystery. There is no female lead or harem. It's a slow-burn, serious drama focusing on how an outcast learns to be human and maintains his daily life, with a very strong atmosphere. [Highlights]: The protagonist is an outcast who possesses a body and can devour strange creatures; his childhood friend is a psychic support, making them a perfect match. It's currently close to 200,000 words, and the plot is getting intense! The protagonist just awakened his spatial abilities in the Grand Theater instance, and his nemesis, the villain, lost an arm to survive! Due to platform tagging issues, there hasn't been much traffic in the early stages, so I'm asking readers who genuinely enjoy this genre to give it a try. If you find the first few chapters slow, please be patient and read a few more; you definitely won't be disappointed.

9. 59 那 That Day, the Moon Swallowed the Entire City 那一天，月亮吞下整座城 Turbid One浊人Mystery2.3M WordsOngoing Illustrations throughout! Illustrations throughout! Illustrations throughout! (An important point, repeated three times: every chapter has gorgeous illustrations.) From the start, I awakened the [Hellwalker] talent and devoured the uncanny across the heavens. Every powerful uncanny becomes one of my organs, transforming me into a monster. My stomach devours heaven and earth: [Black Devour] My brain, a sea of blood and divine consciousness: [Void Sea] My heart, deathless and indestructible: [Lotu 162.2kReads8.2Score21.9kShelves

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   My imagination runs wild!

10. 60 阴 The One Who Borrows Lives from the Underworld 阴间借命人 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Standalone Stories + Supernatural Horror + Suspense + Folk Customs + Playful Tone + Ensemble Cast + Nonstop Ghost-Hunting Thrills!] Ever since I borrowed a life from the underworld, I’ve known no peace. My name is Quan Ning. I’m a lawyer, and one day I was in a car accident on a mountain road. As I lay dying, I saw a ghostly judge from the underworld come to claim my soul. I struck a deal with him and borrowed a sliver of hope for survival. The price of this life I borrowed was becoming 2.6kReads9.1Score230Shelves

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    It was terrifying beyond belief; I was too scared to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. I wish I had watched it during the day.

11. 61 鬼 Ghost Game 鬼游戏 He Ange和安歌Mystery577k WordsCompleted [Infinite-Flow + Horror Mystery + Supernatural + Ensemble Cast + Mild Horror + Strong Female Lead + Plot-Driven] The human heart is more terrifying than the paranormal. Grievances fill the human world, summoning the Grudge God. GQ2026.12.28. After a rain of blood, the Ghost Game appeared out of nowhere and began invading the human 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Nine different stories have been written so far: Xianghe Hospital, Xihe High School, Love 100%, Blood Mist Village, Substitute Bride, The Vanished 24th Floor, Rag Doll, Seven Cats, and Wooden Man. Among them, Rag Doll and Wooden Man are particularly well-written.

12. 62 让 I Asked You to Write a Horror Play, So Why Did You Have to Add a Deity? 让你写诡剧，您非要往里加神人？ Fictional Dimension虚构次元Mystery81k WordsOngoing He Mo has always believed that eerie plays, with their dark, disturbing themes and wall-to-wall negativity, are bound to drive actors to a mental breakdown if they perform in them for too long. So he insists on adding a few absurd characters and comic plotlines to lighten things up. The more the theater objects, the more it proves he's doing the right thing. It shows that he's exposed the theater's intention to torment its actors through eerie plays. The more the actors object, the more it prove 291Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A horror, absurdity, suspense, and mind-bending film with intelligent characters and a tight plot – definitely worth watching!

13. 63 恐 The Horrifying High School 恐怖的高中学校 Striving Mu Ganmu奋斗的木甘木Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Mild Horror + Infinite Flow + No System + Survival + Ensemble Cast + Not Overpowered + Mystery-Solving + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story + Passion] Jiang Xuan was accidentally swept into a terrifying, uncanny dimension. To survive, he had to keep completing missions in the temporal rifts. To stay alive, he had to investigate the many mysteries hidden within each mission. As Jiang Xuan searched for ways to clear each one, he also sought to unravel the mysteries of the world. Thus began his struggle 1.4kReads—Score173Shelves

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    This one is absolutely amazing!!!

14. 64 7 749 Bureau: From the Start, I Became a Zombie 749局：开局变成僵尸 I'm Not a Madam, Am I?我不是太太吧？Mystery1.6M WordsOngoing "Ruthless and decisive" "All monsters deserve to die" "I’m a monster? Then I deserve to die too!" "No female lead" "A slightly slow start" "Takes off later" Li Buguo is an online absurdist streamer who makes a career out of wild antics. On the Ghost Festival, just as he was making his comeback, a strange beast being hunted by Bureau 749 happened to pass by and pierced his chest. It sent him straight through the open Gates of Hell, only for a ghost to kick him back out. He became an exceptionally 71.4kReads8.9Score8kShelves

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    This zombie boss is incredibly reliable. The relocation of Mang Village was carried out smoothly from start to finish, with compensation and resettlement all in place and no one causing trouble. The development of Yushan Mountain is progressing steadily. Tang Bohu has been loyal and incredibly capable throughout. However, hidden evils and hidden dangers are quietly emerging. With both political intrigue and suspenseful foreshadowing, it's impossible to stop watching.

15. 65 诡 Eerie Infinite: The Death Script of the Starlight Cinema 诡异无限：星光电影院的死亡剧本 Platinum Dagger白金匕首Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite flow + ensemble cast + battle royale + death scenarios + horror + suspense + gore + gritty realism + slow burn + character growth] “Remember, trust is a luxury here, and stupidity... is a deadly poison!” “Enough! I just want to work and live in peace. What did I do wrong? Why do I have to die? Tell me why!” “Because you’re just one of the people at the bottom...” “So people at the bottom deserve to die?” “Yes. Unless you make it to the very last day, you’re a god!” A terrifying movie t 1.6kReads6.1Score165Shelves

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    During the Chinese New Year holiday, who wouldn't love to read a thrilling and exciting infinite flow novel—a suspenseful, terrifying, gory, and death-themed story—to get their blood pumping! [Thumbs up][Heart]

16. 66 午 The Midnight Ghost Market: Living People Keep Out 午夜鬼市，活人回避 The Drinking Monk吃酒和尚Mystery592k WordsCompleted [Mystery + supernatural + ghost market + narrow escape from death] My name is Tang Chao. I’m a broke young man scraping by in the antiques business, with hundreds of thousands in debt hanging over me. An ordinary porcelain-buying deal led me to pick up a strange Jun ware bowl at an unexpectedly low price. I thought I’d found a bargain. Little did I know, it was the beginning of my nightmare... On a bus, I met a burly man calling himself Jue Mingzi, who warned me that “a calamity is sure to befal 3.5kReads9.1Score217Shelves

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    🔥🔥Watch at your own risk if you're easily scared⚠️⚠️Zun Du is terrifying! My hair stood on end while watching it. The chilling feeling was so intense that I didn't even dare to go to the bathroom. You'll know how terrifying it is once you see it.

17. 67 欢 Welcome Back to the Nightmare's Beginning 欢迎回到噩梦起点 Si Jingzhi思净植Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted (Infinite survival, puzzle-solving, mild horror) Late at night, Shao Jie stumbled sleepily toward the bathroom. The instant he opened the door, the whole world spun upside down! When he came to, he found himself in a gloomy, terrifying otherworld. There, he was forced to take part in a horrifying survival game: eerie footsteps sounded outside the door during the midnight room inspections, villagers mysteriously vanished from a remote village every night, and worst of all... the woman who had onc 15.5kReads7.8Score1.7kShelves

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    Enough talk, let's watch.

18. 68 新 New Utopia 新，乌托邦 Broken Strings in the Rain雨中断弦Urban379k WordsOngoing [Political Thriller] [Montage Style] [Psychologically Oppressive] [Dystopian] (The plot moves slowly at first. Please be patient and read to the end.) After the catastrophe, a city-state rose from the ground. People called it New Utopia. Beneath its gleaming order, those in power had long since ceased to be human. Monsters wore human skin and occupied the highest offices. Their eyes were connected, and everything was under surveillance. A colossal beast hung in the sky, while monsters roamed t 2.4kReads—Score204Shelves

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    It seems like nobody reads my book recommendations.

19. 69 死 Death and Infinite Resets: Uncovering the Rules of Every Vengeful Ghost 死亡无限回档：洞察所有厉鬼规律 Spring Rain South of the Creek溪南春雨Mystery124k WordsOngoing [Death Rewind] [Kill the do-gooders first] [Vicious ghosts return] [Dark story] As the paranormal world awakens and vicious ghosts reappear, all you need to do is call Su Yun's name. I'll lead you back through time to find the perfect timeline. Su Yun had just transmigrated into a world where the paranormal was returning when four vicious ghosts began interrogating him. First interrogation: "What do you mean, you killed me because you didn't know how I died?" He rewound to before his death and s 936Reads—Score104Shelves

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    Supernatural phenomena are resurfacing, the human world is like hell, vengeful spirits are being commanded, and time travel is endless. After the world is divided into three kingdoms, the supernatural era will come to an end.

20. 70 出 True Tales of the Spirit Mediums: My Ten Years Serving at a Ghost Hall 出马仙纪实：我供奉鬼堂的那十年 Four Happiness Pavilion四喜阁Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing My name is Zhou Tie. In this book, I'll tell the true story of my ten years running a spirit hall and serving ghosts. You've heard of spirit mediums... but have you heard of a ghost spirit hall? At eighteen, I established a ghost spirit hall and served ghost immortals! The presiding master was the sister my grandfather said had gone mad and died! This book has no female lead. It's not fantasy, and it's definitely not a cultivation novel! It's the true story of how I, born with an ominous yin con 82.8kReads9.6Score7.8kShelves

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    Check out my brother Tie's daily divination routine from the Northeast Shamanic divination series, thank you! [Sparrow's Divine Work][Sparrow's Divine Work][Sparrow's Divine Work][Sparrow's Divine Work]

21. 71 东 Northeastern China's Forbidden Secrets 东北禁忌手札 Jun Lan君阑Mystery122k WordsCompleted [Extreme horror + a folk-horror story set in the countryside] In a remote mountain village, deep within the forest, countless taboos remain unknown to outsiders. The people here follow ancient rules of life and death: pregnant women must never encounter a coffin, and anyone who dies of old age at a hundred years old is destined to become an evil spirit. But in a single day, the old Yu family breaks both taboos, drawing every kind of demon and ghost to their door! At midnight, someone hears the s 916Reads8.8Score108Shelves

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    🔥🔥Watch with caution if you're easily scared⚠️⚠️Zun Du is very scary. My hair stood on end when I watched it. The chilling feeling made me afraid to even go to the bathroom. You'll know how terrifying it is once you watch it!

22. 72 入 I Became a Skinner After Moving Into the Apartment 入住公寓后成了剥皮匠 Wu Yutian无宇灬天Mystery237k WordsCompleted On the day I moved in, the building manager handed me a rusty key and a yellowed set of house rules. “Light the red lantern in the living room every night. If it goes out, hide under the bed immediately.” Next door lived a qipao-clad female ghost who loved to sing. Downstairs was a doctor with a peculiar taste for blood. To stay alive, I lit the lantern on time every day, until the power went out on the seventh night. The instant the lantern went dark, I saw the dried corpses of the previous ten 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is quite good; the author's writing is excellent. [Read it carefully][Thumbs up] To save on rent, he moved into an abandoned apartment, only to fall into a cycle of death! Are the red lanterns lit every day a lifesaver or a death warrant? A mummified corpse under the bed clutches incomplete rules, the singing of the cheongsam-clad ghost next door hides clues, and the doctor downstairs's scalpel awaits its next prey. Can he break through the trap of rules?

23. 73 乡 Tales of Strange Happenings in the Countryside 乡村诡事录 Zhang Xiaohe张小河Mystery156k WordsCompleted The strange happenings in a mountain village. I was born and raised in the countryside. Deep in the mountains, there are always ghosts and spirits, and my village was no exception. Heaven, earth, black, yellow, the cosmos vast: demons and ghosts send shivers down your spine. One year, the start of spring fell on the fifteenth day of the eighth month. That year, so many strange things happened. Just bringing them up is enough to scare people. Meeting the Black and White Impermanence on a night wa 1.9kReads9.0Score137Shelves
24. 74 夜 The Night Fog Puppeteer 夜雾人偶师 Love for Jin Dui喜欢金兑上的爱Mystery601k WordsCompleted In the late autumn of 2020, a string of bizarre murders rocks Wucheng. Each victim has had the skin precisely peeled from their face, and at every crime scene sits a burlap doll dressed in the victim's clothes. As Jiang Xia digs deeper, she discovers that all the cases bear a startling resemblance to the infamous “Dollmaker Serial Murders” from twenty years ago. The sole survivor of that case was her younger sister, who disappeared ten years ago. When the sixth body appears in the old house wher 9Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 75 全 I’m the Only One in the World Who Can’t See the Supernatural 全世界只有我看不见诡异 Editable Polygon可编辑多边形Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted That day, the heavens showed strange signs, and terrifying entities beyond human understanding descended upon the world en masse. They took all sorts of forms and each followed different rules for killing. They were collectively known as the Strange Entities. “You all keep telling me the strange things have invaded, but where are the ghosts?” “Isn't this just an ordinary Barbie doll?” “What? It attacks anyone who brushes its hair?” “I plucked out every strand and nothing happened. How do you exp 11.2kReads8.0Score896Shelves
26. 76 把 Give Me Back My Soul 把老子的魂魄还给我 The Key Bearer神持钥Mystery644k WordsCompleted My name is Lin Zhou, and I'm a security guard. After I lost my job, my childhood friend Erwa found me a high-paying security job at a hotel. I soon discovered that everything about the place was strange. There wasn't a soul around during the day, but at night it was bustling, sending chills down my spine. I tried desperately to escape the hotel, but no matter how far I ran, I couldn't get away... 101Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    This is so shocking, I'm even afraid to go to the bathroom! [Petrified][Petrified][Petrified]

27. 77 诡 The Haunted Garden 诡园 Zuo Fei左绯Mystery5.4M WordsCompleted Xi Chen felt that he had already done everything he wanted to do. The world was so boring that he wanted to end it. But even he thought this boring world didn't deserve to be dragged down with him, so he let it be. He didn't just fail to die, though. He was forced to join a game. Impossible to solve? Impossible! Maybe life wasn't quite so dull after all. No CP 22kReads8.4Score2.3kShelves
28. 78 人 A World Out of Balance 人间失衡 Xiao Youqian萧有钱Mystery94k WordsCompleted [Mind-bending suspense + short stories + no overarching plot + crime + criminal investigation + shocking twists + stories of ordinary people] The deepest wounds are often inflicted by those closest to us. A bloody case at an old family home, shrouded in mystery. Who is the real killer? After her father dies of illness, her sister-in-law sells her to northern Myanmar! The body of a baby girl is found in the woods. A kidnapping case turns into a murder investigation. Who would target an innocent i 203Reads8.3Score—Shelves
29. 79 异 The Otherworldly Phantom Guest 异乡诡客 Pumpkin and Millet Congee南瓜小米粥Mystery654k WordsCompleted [Eastern fantasy] + [Horror and the supernatural] + [One heroine] + [A small ensemble cast] + [Light novel] + [No System] (This story is entirely fictional. Permission has been obtained for the content. Please do not plagiarize any character descriptions or events. Trust science and reject feudal superstition.) “Darling, do you have faith?” After rising from the dead, I find myself in a world that’s not the least bit cutthroat and has no smoke of war. To survive, I become a priest and coast 7.8kReads8.9Score935Shelves
30. 80 循 The Loop 循环 Drunken Seventh Master醉了的七爷Mystery133k WordsCompleted From losing everything to striking it rich overnight, Wang Hao wins at the gambling table for five days straight. But there are no free lunches, and in the end, his greed will make him pay a terrible price! In a single night, Wang Hao vanishes without a trace. Awei, Wang Hao's friend, reports him missing to the police, then secretly investigates his whereabouts. Unexpectedly, one eerie incident after another follows! Someone who died more than twenty years ago reappears! As he digs deeper, he di 246Reads8.3Score—Shelves
31. 81 失 Out of Control 失控者 lookMystery100k WordsCompleted [Anthology stories + supernatural horror + folk customs + feng shui and mysticism + subtle scares + jaw-dropping twists] Open a paper box sealed away for many years, and one terrifying incident after another begins to surface. The massacre that wiped out an entire family in Nanhua Estate, and the deaths of everyone connected to the case! A bride in a red qipao appearing by your side in the dead of night! Strange legends circulate through a dilapidated high-rise, where hands reach out of the dark 35Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 82 人 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 118.9kReads9.5Score16.6kShelves
33. 83 谁 Who Can Put an End to the Supernatural? 谁能终结灵异 After the Revival复苏之后Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted [Mysterious Worldbuilding]++ [Evil Spirits Resurface]+ [Ghost Tamer]+ [No Female Lead]+ [No Cultivation] A quick plug for my new novel, “Terminal Cancer: To Stay Alive, I Borrow Lifespans from Ghosts Like Crazy.” I hope you’ll show it some support, folks. The evil spirits in this book have consciousness and thoughts, so their danger levels are adjusted accordingly. Please don’t compare them with the spirit rankings in Mysterious. My name is Jiang Gan... I’m a sophomore at Provincial University. 4.7kReads7.7Score309Shelves
34. 84 诡 A Strange, Chilling Wind Blows, and the Taoist Priest Swings a Sledgehammer 诡异阴风吹，道长抡大锤 A Quarter Past Three in the Morning寅时三刻Mystery339k WordsOngoing (Urban + Supernatural Resurgence + Chinese Horror + No Clichés + No Mindless Protagonist + No Harem) The supernatural has returned, and malevolent ghosts run rampant. As the faith in evil gods spreads across the world! As towering pagodas rise from the ground! To gather believers, they wiped out the Daoist tradition. But they overlooked one person with a Pure Yang Daoist physique: Ji Ling! He is a Daoist priest, a once-in-a-millennium genius of the Daoist sect! He is also a madman, walking alone 12Reads6.9Score—Shelves
35. 85 噩 The Nightmare Staircase 噩梦阶梯 A Tian阿天Mystery806k WordsOngoing It all began with a staircase leading down into darkness. Lu Yu climbed the steps and entered the world of his nightmares. And so the bizarre tale began. Twisted human figures crawled beneath the moon, while rows of dark shadows drifted through the black fog... There are no ghosts in this world... but there are in dreams! [Supernatural Horror Infinite Flow × Suspense and Mystery] 1.9kReads8.3Score171Shelves
36. 86 我 I Was a Detective in the Republic of China 我在民国当侦探 Sun Mingyuan孙铭苑Urban146k WordsCompleted [Republican-era investigations + Anthology stories + Male leads + Strong leads + Folk customs] Gao Ren has been having an awful run of luck lately. He accidentally offended a rich young master and nearly got thrown in jail! Luckily, while making his escape, he ran into a gullible little Taoist priest. The little priest wasn’t just good-looking, he was also willing to be Gao Ren’s money tree! He could perform rituals and solve baffling cold cases, too! Gao Ren stuck close to the little priest, se 242Reads8.9Score—Shelves
37. 87 爷 Grandpa, You Sewed the Skin Wrong. That's Not My Dad's. 爷爷，皮缝错了，那不是我爸的 Black YaoYao黑耀YaoMystery341k WordsCompleted Legend has it that those who are skinned alive die consumed by boundless hatred. After death, they wear a layer of ghost skin and wander between the worlds of the living and the dead in Skinless Village. Neither Yin nor Yang, it looks like a fortress, but is actually hell. To save his son, my grandfather was manipulated into entering Skinless Village. He peeled off ten sheets of ghost skin: nine were made into a ghost-skin coffin, and the last was sewn onto my father… Author’s note: I put my hea 899Reads—Score277Shelves
38. 88 访 Spirit-Seeking Case Files 3: The Grudge of the Wronged 访灵笔录3：冤亲赋 Mr. Tipsy酩酊和先生Mystery195k WordsCompleted [Mystery] [Supernatural] [Strong Duo] [Lighthearted] [Episodic Stories] [Ghostly Tales] [Ensemble Ghost-Hunting] "Love gives rise to sorrow; love gives rise to fear." "An evil spirit lives inside my body. I don't know when it will devour me." A naked woman's corpse is discovered in an underground parking garage, her chest stuffed with weeds and her organs missing. A string of murders throws the entire city into panic! Quan Ning accidentally gets caught up in this bizarre case. As clues gradually 40Reads7.9Score—Shelves
39. 89 访 Spirit-Seeking Case Files 1: The Road to the Yellow Springs 访灵笔录1：黄泉路 Mr. Tipsy酩酊和先生Mystery202k WordsCompleted [Mystery] [Supernatural] [A Powerful Duo] [Lighthearted] [Episodic Stories] [Ghostly Tales] [Ensemble Cast Hunting Ghosts] "The road to the Yellow Springs stretches for thousands of miles. The living and the dead are separated, with only fate to reunite them in another life." Quan Ning got into a car accident on a mountain road. As he lay on the brink of death, a man claiming to be a ghost judge from the underworld offered him a chance to live. "I'll lend you ten years. Interest is three percent 102Reads8.6Score—Shelves
40. 90 恶 Dark Tales 5: The Power Game 恶谭5：权势局 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery243k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Criminal investigation + Deduction + Case-by-case mysteries + The depths of human nature + No romance + Focused on solving cases] [Beneath the power, there is nothing but desire] A dismembered body is found in an alley, its bones and flesh mixed with pork. The brutal method of killing is appalling, and the victim’s wife has vanished without a trace! A popular young star dies mysteriously in a luxury hotel. The crime scene is covered in blood, but a malfunctioning surveillance system l 131Reads9.2Score100Shelves
41. 91 恶 Dark Tales 4: Tides of the Sea of Hate 恶谭4：恨海潮 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Urban175k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Criminal investigation + Deduction + Case-by-case mysteries + The depths of human nature + No romance + Focused on solving cases] [Love and hate are poison. In excess, they consume flesh and blood and devour the soul.] A student at a foreign studies university carries explosives into a classroom, causing a tragedy that shocks the entire city! A wealthy boy vanishes on a rainy night, and his body surfaces in the river the next day. But the circumstances of his drowning are riddled with 246Reads9.3Score103Shelves
42. 92 恶 Dark Tales 3: The Abyss of Desire 恶谭3：欲望渊 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery209k WordsCompleted [Mystery + criminal investigation + deduction + episodic cases + the depths of human nature + no romance + solving cases] [Desire is a wildfire, hard to contain once it spreads. It burns away reason, leaving only ashes behind.] Young Jiang Tingxu was presumed to have died by suicide, but years later he suddenly reappears and mercilessly kills the family members he once knew. A bizarre family history begins to come to light... The shocking discovery of several skeletons brings Longxue Village, a 184Reads9.2Score109Shelves
43. 93 恶 Dark Tales 2: The Fame and Fortune Circuit 恶谭2：名利场 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery267k WordsCompleted [Mind-bending mystery + criminal investigation + deduction + episodic stories + the depths of human nature + stunning twists + hard-core sleuthing] “Where fame and fortune reign, disputes are sure to arise.” A woman's corpse hidden inside a Buddha statue in an ancient temple, a mysterious online celebrity, and a group of suspects with tangled connections: Tan Zheng takes on a baffling murder case. As the investigation deepens, he discovers that the case is far more complicated than it first appe 257Reads9.3Score104Shelves
44. 94 灵 Spiritwalking Through Time and Space 灵行时空 Silence Has Lasted Long Enough沉默够钟Mystery867k WordsOngoing The Red Moon's invasion tore through space and time, and supernatural horrors descended across the globe! From the start, the protagonist takes control of a useless C-rank ghost, only to discover that it's a universal puzzle piece. But before he can grow strong, A-rank and S-rank paranormal incidents come one after another: Murderous illusion, evil ghost doppelganger (Split Ghost Persona, A) A gluttonous feast on a bridge in the rain (Hanging Ghost Incident, S) A terrifying haunting, the living 6.5kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves

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    The Three Laws of Ghostly Encounters: A Mind-Bending Plot with No Nonsense!

45. 95 访 Record of the Spirit Seekers 2: Farewell to the Mortal World 访灵笔录2：入世辞 Mr. Tipsy酩酊和先生Mystery196k WordsCompleted [Mystery + supernatural + powerful partners + lively humor + episodic stories + ghostly tales + an ensemble cast hunting ghosts] “Nothing brings greater joy than meeting a new friend; nothing brings greater sorrow than parting from a loved one.” A chance encounter with a beauty on Ghost Wasteland Mountain turns out to be a deadly ghost's attempt to claim a soul! Karmic ties from a past life and entanglements in this one: whose mistake is it, and whose fate? Quan Ning and Yin Cangyi are accidenta 45Reads8.6Score—Shelves
46. 96 森 A Thousand Forms: Strange and Uncanny Tales 森罗万象诡异奇谭 Ningbo Qilin Attendant宁波麒麟侍Mystery592k WordsOngoing A strange collection of stories made up of different characters, times, and places, each relatively independent yet connected to the others. Its subject matter is complex, ranging from science fiction, magic, and fantasy to Lovecraftian horror and wuxia, all mixed together in a chaotic blend. A bus made of bones, wasteland silicon beings, cancerous mutations, ghostly Buddhas and immortal lovers, multiple universes and multiple personalities: clues are scattered across the chapters, allusions lie 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The author himself pitifully recommends his own book.

47. 97 红 The Red Moon Descends: I Can't Tell Them Apart, I Really Can't 红月降临：分不清，我真分不清啊 Illusion and Mirror幻与镜Mystery260k WordsCompleted [Mystery and mind games + eerie cultivation + Cthulhu + Infinite Flow + not a power fantasy + monsters + mythology + horror] The brain doesn’t know the eyes exist, so why did “eyes” come into being? Why are our eyes on the front of our heads instead of the top? Is it because we’re afraid of seeing something? Is humanity a complete organism, or are we just the part of the brain that develops consciousness while parasitizing a body? Could Earth be a stage built for us by a higher civilization? Do 63Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Suspenseful Mind-Bending + Eerie Cultivation + Cthulhu + Infinite Flow + Not a Satisfying Novel + Monsters + Mythology + Thriller] The brain is unaware of the existence of eyes, so why were "eyes" created? Why are eyes located directly in front of the head instead of on top? Is it because they're worried about what we might see? Is humanity a complete entity, or merely a part of the brain parasitically residing within the body to generate consciousness? Could Earth be a stage built for us by an advanced civilization? Do these advanced civilizations view us like we view characters in a novel? Is fate already predetermined, and we are simply in the play, unable to see the future "script"? ... An actor with an animal head and human body, dressed in a red robe, sings strange tunes on stage, while the blood-red moon watches everything from above. Listening, one doesn't understand the meaning of the song; turning back, one is already on stage. On stage and off stage, in the play and out, who is real and who is fake? Is it Zhuangzi dreaming of a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi? I can't tell, I really can't tell! "He" is watching me, always watching me. Look at me, this... Freak who crawled out of my eyeball.

48. 98 规 Rule Horror: All My Teammates Are Crazy 规则怪谈：我的队友全是神经病 Fishing on the River of Forgetfulness忘川河上捕鱼Mystery589k WordsCompleted [The main CP is a male-male couple] [Romance] [Supernatural horror] [Social satire] [Mystery and deduction] [CPs include both men and women] The God-Sealing Game has descended on this planet for the second time. No one knows who will succeed in becoming a god this time and become a legend for future generations. The mysterious Andrew Card seems like a divine gift, yet something about it feels sinister. Zzzzt A sudden burst of static swept through everyone's minds. [Humanity's God-Sealing Plan in 85Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two books are quite different. The first one is a new book recommendation; it's an absurdist realism novel written in the style of an infinite flow novel, which is quite ironic. The second one is a horror/supernatural novel.

49. 99 向 Making a Wish to a Ghost 向鬼许愿 Young and Unaccomplished, Yet Never Insecure年少无为不自卑Mystery425k WordsCompleted A school where everyone has vanished. A company that serves ghosts. A city crawling with vengeful spirits. A mountain of weeping where yin and yang are turned upside down. … In an age when paranormal phenomena run rampant, Gu Shan possesses a terrifying wish-granting machine that can crush any supernatural incident. But each wish also carves an even deeper despair. “After you make your tenth wish, we’ll meet again in a world without pain.” (The original title of this book was The Tenth Wish.) 5.1kReads7.9Score483Shelves
50. 100 神 Mysterious Revival: My Memories Bury Vengeful Ghosts 神秘复苏我的记忆埋葬着厉鬼 Don't Speak, Shut Up不言闭Mystery737k WordsOngoing Warning: It gets more and more brain-bending as you read! Extremely high intelligence and logical reasoning as the characters solve paranormal mysteries! Don't read if you dislike mind games! Everyone gradually awakens to their powers or takes the abilities of ghosts! High intelligence + aesthetics of despair Scenarios: Dreams, zombies, myths and legends, Cthulhu, and more Difficulty: “Despair!” (No harem, no System, no invincible protagonist, no formulas, no power fantasy, no brainless characte 927Reads—Score103Shelves

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    I honestly can't resist this book! Just a heads-up: if you're looking for a quick, easy read, I suggest you skip this one. The excitement builds gradually, as you have to find clues and rules to survive in the supernatural world – it's thrilling and exciting! Every little part is packed with satisfying moments. The main theme is the resurgence of the supernatural, proving that the supernatural cannot be eradicated! The writing is strong, and the pacing is excellent. Finally, another word of caution: I really don't recommend this book to people expecting a completely immersive, fast-paced read.

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