The Pinnacle of Supernatural Horror Novels, in My Opinion 灵异文小说中我感觉的天花板

1. 651 凡 The Mortal's Immortal Gourd 凡人仙葫 Ximen Woxue西门卧雪Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing Er Gouzi is an honest, hardworking farmer. His greatest dream is to save up enough to buy a few acres, become a small landowner, and marry a buxom, strong-legged wife. Then his life would be perfect. But after an accident leaves him with a gourd and an old swindler talks him into it, he blunders into the path of immortality and gets dragged into conflict. Even so, he never forgets his original goal: he just wants to farm... 237.8kReads9.0Score16.4k14d adds

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   A breath of fresh air in the post-apocalyptic science fiction genre! Rebirth and revenge combined with high-IQ strategic maneuvering, the plot twists and turns constantly, the world-building is novel with many foreshadowing elements, the protagonist is righteous and doesn't act like a saint, and the writing is solid and refreshing.

2. 652 狩EN Demon Hunter 狩魔手记 Misty Rain Jiangnan烟雨江南Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.2M WordsCompleted After the nuclear war, slaughter began to spread across the entire world. The order of human society completely collapsed, and the law of the jungle became the foremost rule. Once desire was freed from its restraints, there was no road forward, only a choice to turn left or right. Hell lay to the left, and hell lay to the right. 3.3kReads9.2Score62514d adds
3. 653 鬼 Ghost Orchid 鬼兰 Wen Yufeng文雨风Mystery124k WordsCompleted The Ghost Orchid in the Mirror Is His Missing Wife: The academic world regards the Ghost Orchid as an evil thing, but Zhou Chen and his wife, Lin Xiao, swore to protect it, convinced it was a spiritual treasure of heaven and earth. Their steadfastness brought Zhou Chen rejection from the entire internet, while his wife Lin Xiao suddenly vanished during an expedition. Just as he was on the verge of collapse, the arrival of a strange young woman broke the deadlock. In the Ghost Orchid blooming 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   It's highly innovative, creative, tightly paced, has a novel plot, and is cleverly designed; once you start watching, you won't be able to stop!

4. 654 血 The Blood-Soaked Strange Tales of Chang’an 血漫长安诡录 Little Fish Goes Glug Glug小鱼噜咕噜咕Mystery119k WordsOngoing Under the prosperous Tang dynasty, undercurrents swirl through Chang'an. Shen Yan, a Junior Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, and his companions, including Su Qinghuan, an expert in folk rituals and occult arts, and Lu Xingchi, a master of Sichuan dialects, are drawn into a shocking conspiracy orchestrated by the Ghost-Eye Sect. From the bloody blossoms at Blackwind Stronghold to the blood mist over Chang'an, sinister yin energy turns commoners and members of the imperial family into pup —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   It is a suspense novel that tells the story of strange events that occur in Chang'an City.

5. 655 香 Incense Ashes: I'm a Yin-Yang Medium 香灰：我是阴阳女先生 Mushroom Alley蘑菇小巷Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted If someone asks to borrow money from you in a dream, promise me you won’t lend it. Because what you’re lending isn’t money, it’s your life. … Grandma called me a debt-collecting demon, and Mom called me a bringer of bad luck. All because, when I was born, a fire broke out at home for no apparent reason, and the villagers rushed over to help put it out. But no matter what they did, they couldn’t extinguish the flames. The fire only slowly died down after half the village had burned to the ground. 6.9kReads9.1Score82514d adds
6. 656 我 I’m Hu Sheng, and I Dare to Take on the Underworld Bailiff 我虎剩，敢干阴差 Mushroom Alley蘑菇小巷Mystery410k WordsCompleted If you saw money lying on the ground outside a hospital, would you pick it up? Heh. But if you actually did, then congratulations: you've been caught! Once you pick up that money, bad luck will cling to you. At best, you'll come down with a fever or a cold. At worst, it might cost you your life. Don't ask how I know. After I picked up that money, I was plagued by bad luck and nearly lost my life... My name is Shen Yidong, and I'm a bona fide Northeastern guy. As my mom would say, I'm a bit of a 8.9kReads6.7Score20814d adds
7. 657 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 72Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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   A haughty, sharp-tongued exorcist deliveryman × a soft, adorable girl with a pure Yin destiny, 🥰 their mutual devotion, bound by the curse of M1911, is so sweet and exciting! Childhood sweethearts plus urban superpowers—the plot is sweet and thrilling from start to finish, making it increasingly addictive! #SweetRomance #MultipleFemaleLeads #ChildhoodSweethearts #UrbanSuperpowers

8. 658 我 I've Got People Downstairs 我下边有人 Drunken Scholar醉探花Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted “Master, I died so suddenly that my family doesn’t know where I hid some money. Could you pass them a message?” “Sure. I’ll take thirty percent!” “Master, my son is getting married next month. I want to see his wedding. Could you ask the underworld messenger to wait a few days before taking me down?” “No problem, but you’ll have to cover my expenses...” “Kid, you dare mess with me? Do you know I’ve got connections? One word from me and your business will be shut down!” “Heh, you’re finished! Do 861Reads8.0Score10314d adds

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   There are quite a few good-looking ones.

9. 659 诡 In a Bizarre World, My Whole Family Is Bizarre 诡异世界，我们一家诡异 Lettuce to Those Who See Me见者生菜Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing When Su Mo was eighteen, his older brother died saving someone, and his father was killed in a workplace accident. When Su Mo received his college acceptance letter, his mother passed away from overwhelming grief. On his eighteenth birthday, Su Mo was the only one left in his family of four. He died of illness at twenty-four, only to be reborn as a ghost. That was when he discovered that this world had a realm of ghosts, where his parents and older brother were waiting. His family had become a n 29.1kReads8.6Score1.9k14d adds
10. 660 灵 Supernatural: Starting Work at the Funeral Home 灵异：从殡仪馆上班开始 A Thought, Long as Misty Rain一念烟雨长Mystery425k WordsCompleted A person who received nine years of compulsory education finds themself caught up in a series of utterly bizarre events because of a job posting and a job... The synopsis doesn't do it justice. Read the story and see for yourself. 629Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 661 工 The Best Feng Shui Master on the Construction Site 工地最强建筑风水师 Good Fortune Comes to the Good吉人自有天祥Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing [If this caught your eye, it must be fate. Don't scroll away just yet.] This novel (campus opening + wild imagination + an expansive world) combines feng shui and the supernatural (using feng shui to weave the plot together), fantasy, magic, science fiction, parallel worlds, and time travel to the past. The pace picks up dramatically after Chapter 30, and the story strongly promotes traditional Chinese culture. Also known as From the Start with a Treasure Gourd to Help Me Destroy Demons Also kno 2.3kReads8.3Score26814d adds

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    I'd like to recommend a feng shui and supernatural novel, "The Strongest Feng Shui Master on the Construction Site." It combines elements of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, feng shui battles, historical time travel, reincarnation, fantasy, science fiction, feng shui and supernatural phenomena, Lu Ban's techniques, Mohist mechanical arts, Gu poison, and corpse driving. It is written from the perspective of architecture students and building engineers about feng shui and supernatural events. It is currently being serialized on Tomato Novel Network!

12. 662 西 The Secrets of Journey to the West 西游记的秘密 Plucking Plum Blossoms, Drunk in Luoyang且插梅花醉洛阳Mystery551k WordsCompleted Abyssal Murder Mystery: I Can See the Death Countdown Each scenario is a standalone horror movie, with cruel rules and a barrage of deadly traps. The protagonist gains the one-of-a-kind hidden talent “Performance Notes,” which lets him glimpse death warnings and hidden rules in the scripts. The scenarios draw on real urban legends and folk taboos, steeped in Chinese-style horror. The central mystery deepens layer by layer: Who created the Abyss Theater? Why did the notebook’s previous owner d 57Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The first two are a collection of short horror stories, and the third is a thrilling and humorous urban fantasy novel.

13. 663 7 Bureau 747: Special Affairs Division Nine 747局之特殊事物处理九科 Brother Elbow肘子师兄Urban770k WordsCompleted Do you really know the colleagues around you? What about your classmates and family? The person you've lived with for years, the one you know best, might not even be human! In this world, humans and demons coexist. Demons can live among you in all sorts of ways. “They” might be the man selling jianbing on the street, or they might be your boss! If a top special forces soldier hadn't awakened his family's bloodline in a panic while carrying out a highly classified special mission, and then joined 728Reads7.1Score—14d adds
14. 664 特 Special Affairs Bureau, Division Nine: The Nanhai Monster Uprising 特殊事物处理九科之南海妖乱 Brother Elbow肘子师兄Mystery540k WordsCompleted Do you really know the friends around you? The coworkers around you? Your own family? Do you~ know this world? Maybe the people you know, the ones you've met and fallen in love with, aren't human at all~~~ They're demons~! If it weren't for one extraordinary mission, none of this would ever have come to light. And if it weren't for the people who silently stood guard, the Jiuying Sect might already have severed the dragon veins and destroyed our nation's fortune of ten thousand years... 140Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 665 腹 Belly City 腹城 Watermelon Barbara西瓜芭芭拉Mystery325k WordsCompleted [Thriller, Cthulhu Mythos, mystery, supernatural powers, System, loops, horror, apocalypse, unraveling secrets, no romance] The rating has just been posted, but it will rise later. In the flawless “Sweet Community,” every fear and suspicion Nuxin feels is gently “corrected” by the System. Until he discovers that his playmate A Dai’s “move” was an elaborate lie; until, beneath the old school building in the dead of night, he meets Mo Li, the girl who warns him to “run.” Black cars glide soundl 16Reads8.7Score—14d adds
16. 666 女 Miss, Wait Up, Little Taoist 女施主：小道长留步 Cigarettes and Barbecue香烟配烧烤Urban131k WordsCompleted Witty and humorous + grounded in reality and rich in metaphor + ghost hunting and the supernatural A Taoist priest descends the mountain + an utterly doting big brother + a collection of short stories + long-term foreshadowing + guiding souls to the afterlife In 2026, I hunt ghosts and guide souls in the city. Only later did I realize that human hearts are far scarier than ghosts. I have just two kinds of clients: the living and the dead. The living pay me to solve their problems. The dead pay w 30Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The stories are linked together, similar to the ferryman of souls, with humorous, supernatural, and funny ghost-catching elements, and realistic metaphors and themes.

17. 667 逍 The Carefree Way of the Heavenly Master 逍遥天师道 Autumn Grows on Every Tree树树秋生Male-Channel Fanfiction615k WordsOngoing Born to be a calamity, with a pure Yin body, Qiyue was coveted by evil spirits from the moment he was born, like the fabled monk Tang Sanzang. Fortunately, a Celestial Master from Longhu Mountain used the Golden Light Mantra to seal away a hundred ghosts and defy fate on his behalf. Eighteen years later, he is no longer a baby in need of protection. His mastery of thunder magic is taking shape, and he descends the mountain with a peachwood sword in hand, heir to the Orthodox Celestial Masters. 1Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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    The protagonist possesses a "pure Yin body" and is "born to bring calamity." The celestial realm, where ghost hunters are depicted in the book...

18. 668 凶 House for Rent: Haunted 凶宅出租 Black Night Moon Spirit黑夜月灵Mystery453k WordsCompleted Firsthand experiences and true cases from a real estate agent, adapted supernatural incidents from haunted houses. Each chapter is a standalone paranormal story, uncovering the secrets behind haunted houses and the tangled struggles of human nature. 471Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    Based on a true story of a haunted house and supernatural events! Extremely terrifying.

19. 669 我 My Mockumentary Came True 我的伪纪录片成真了 A Little Rain Yesterday昨天有点雨Mystery107k WordsOngoing Luo Luo thinks he's just one “good ghost” away from becoming famous. As a struggling paranormal content creator, he throws himself into digging up a sealed videotape. Hidden inside is an urban legend called the Mirror Palace Puppet, said to appear only between two mirrors facing each other. His followers skyrocket and his popularity soars. Luo Luo brags to the camera, “Guys, I'm totally cashing in on this wave of traffic!” Then he realizes that all the strange footage is starting to invade reali 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    🎉🎉🎉 [A top-tier new suspense/supernatural novel, highly recommended!] This book is incredibly good. The immersion and plot are both superb. 🌈Fast pacing, no major flaws, and constant foreshadowing and plot twists—a must-read!

20. 670 规 Rule Horror: I Am Above the Rules 规则怪谈：吾即规则之上 Xia Moyan夏墨衍Mystery699k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads] [Both Powerful] [攻 Lead] [Nonhuman] [Mutually Each Other's Only Ones] [Happy Ending] [Lighthearted, Invincible Lead] [Mindless Power Fantasy] [Overflowing Sweetness] [Multiple Side Couples] [Final Boss] [Rules Horror] [Pure-Hearted Wooden-Headed Lead × Cold-Faced, Short-Tempered Love Interest] ⚠️ This novel is currently being revised. The edits have reached Chapter 146. Shi Mo has lived for tens of millions of years and is so bored he is nearly going mad. He created the rules- 28kReads9.5Score5.6k14d adds

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    The protagonist created the strange tales of rules and ruled the Abyss Corridor, then, when he got tired of it, sealed his power and ran off to play in the human world.

21. 671 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 887Reads—Score10414d adds

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    The ultimate supernatural experience, commanding vengeful spirits, infinite rewind timeline: Ghosts cannot be killed.

22. 672 婴 Baby Lantern 婴儿灯 Old He Baba老河灞灞Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted When I was five, I fell into the water and my soul left my body. With my own eyes, I saw the legendary baby lantern said to lure away souls. I initially thought it had come to harm me, but that wasn’t the case. As I continued to investigate, a sinister layout targeting me slowly came to light... 208Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Let's see the legend of the baby lamp monster.

23. 673 女 The Female Teacher’s Yin Fetus 女先生之阴胎 Wei Luoning卫洛柠Mystery353k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.6kReads—Score10414d adds

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