Looking for Horror Novels. The Scarier the Better, Preferably Pure Horror 求恐怖小说，越恐怖越好，纯正恐怖小说最好

202 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 164.3kReads9.8Score18.9kShelves

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The West Mountain Base goes without saying, and the Ghost House is alright too. The first book is amazing, making you want to laugh before you start reading, but leaving you feeling utterly terrified afterward.

203 邪 The Realm of Evil 邪恶之境 Stars Streak Across the Sky繁星划空Mystery199k WordsCompleted Strange and bizarre things keep happening: absurd dreams, bloodthirsty monsters, and baffling mysteries. The world order is in chaos, but that doesn't stop me from being a true god who can move mountains and overturn seas. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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Suspenseful, terrifying, and bloody

204 民 Notes on Strange Folk Tales 民间诡事札记 Ein Shutan爱因舒坦Mystery402k WordsCompleted The countryside hides the strangest legends and lays bare the truest depths of the human heart. A single red embroidered shoe beneath an old pagoda tree holds a grievance and a hatred left unspoken. A strange peddler knocking at the door in the dead of night carries no ordinary goods in his pack, only old stories frosted over with time. A bronze mirror rising from an ancient well can reflect ghosts, but not the depths of the human heart... These curious tales scattered across bustling streets an 63Reads—Score—Shelves

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This is pure horror. If it's not scary, come and chop me up!

206 神 The Divine Mortician 神葬师 Listening to Rain in a Small Tower小楼听雨Mystery506k WordsCompleted I am the peerless Divine Burial Master. I use heaven and earth as my coffin to bury every ghost and god in the world, and feng shui formations to safeguard the nation’s fortune for generations to come. The world honors me as the National Feng Shui Master. Bureau 749 regards me as its pillar of support, and I trounced the Kiku Sect. Yet in the ultimate battle ten years ago, I won but still lost everything. With my cultivation gone, all I could do was return to my hometown and wait to die. Then, o 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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Recommended for all readers who admire the strong but dislike the stupid! The protagonist, at his peak, can orchestrate events spanning centuries; when weak and in dire straits, he uses feng shui, dreams, and psychological warfare to overcome the strong. There are no idiotic villains, only battles between masters. As his life hangs in the balance, every breakthrough he makes is like an elegant, decisive move. He is undoubtedly the pinnacle of intellectual protagonists.

207 诡 The Uncanny Path: Invasion of the Aliens 诡道：异形入侵 Sato Kishi Loves Tea-Scented Tofu爱吃茶香豆腐的佐藤岸Mystery156k WordsOngoing Aliens + ghosts + demons + parasites + lurking horrors. Maximum terror! The protagonist comes down from the mountain to investigate aliens and ghosts, honing his Daoist arts in real combat. Chapters 1–12 focus on aliens. From Chapter 13 onward, the story combines evil ghosts and aliens. Later, certain aliens will transform into demons, but the sense of oppression and the level of danger will stay just as high. The sect is the Hidden Immortal Sect, founded by Laozi’s disciple. Its history can be 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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Psychological and physical discomfort, inner fear, parasitism, and lurking effects; ghosts and zombies will follow.

208 幽 Netherworld Emperor: It All Begins with a Blood Coffin! 幽冥大帝：从血棺开始！ Blood-Colored Splendor血色如华Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Mystery and the supernatural + horror + mind-bending deduction + wild imagination + Sichuan-Chongqing flavor After a flood, a blood-red coffin drifts down the river into our village... A strange song, eerie bloody handprints, a headless corpse, and somehow, I become the Great Emperor of the Netherworld... An accident reveals the secret of the Nine Fiends Blood Coffin and a grand scheme laid by the Great Emperor of the Netherworld. It all begins with the blood coffin, and everything will ultimate 657Reads—Score—Shelves

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This book was so thrilling, it gave me goosebumps! A blood-stained coffin by the river at night, a woman outside the window, a midnight knock on the door, bloody handprints on the door, someone under the bed, a female ghost sharing a pillow, a human face on the roof beam, funeral shoes in front of the bed, a blood-dripping faucet in the toilet… [Added to bookshelf]

209 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 engaging infinite flow novel—a suspenseful, terrifying, gory, and death-themed story—to get their blood pumping! [Bookmark][Bookmark]

210 神 Mysterious Curse 1 神秘诅咒1 Zhaoyangyang昭阳阳Mystery370k WordsCompleted [Supernatural Mystery + Urban Cultivation + Folk Taboos + A Passionate Coming-of-Age Story] Enter a sinister world concealed beneath the bustle of the modern city! I have no control over life or death. My name is Zhang Wen. I thought getting into college would let me escape that bleak village in the southwest. Then my grandfather died suddenly, with these words written in cinnabar on his palm: "Dig three feet down at the southeast corner of the wall." I unearthed a bloodstained notebook. Its fir 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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Who understands the devastating impact of "Super Thriller Livestream"?! The terrifying scenes are incredibly realistic, the streamer is intelligent and not overly sentimental, the plot is fast-paced and engaging, with constant high-energy plot twists. You'll be too scared to turn off the lights and go to sleep after watching—the aftereffects are ridiculously strong!

211 乡 Tales of the Countryside: My Grandma Was a Midwife 乡野怪谈之我的姥姥是稳婆 The Salt Granules Aren't Salty盐粒子不咸Mystery170k WordsOngoing At the foot of Mount Maqi, midwife Zhang Guilan spent her life delivering babies on nighttime roads. Other midwives delivered human babies. The ones she delivered were ghosts, demons, and wronged spirits from the wilderness. Road-blocking skin-sellers, water ghosts demanding souls, Pixihuzi repaying a debt of gratitude, and Li the Bald-Tailed Dragon making his presence known. She didn't believe in the supernatural when she was young. Only after surviving countless dangers did she understand t 137Reads—Score—Shelves

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Highly recommended. The first two books go without saying; everyone knows Lao Jiu's writing skills. The third book is new and hasn't been rated yet, but it has good potential. You should definitely give it a try.

213 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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I found it.

215 天 The Heavenly Coffin 天棺 Youth Evening News青年晚报Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted Because of a joke, my grandmother’s spirit refused to leave after her death and insisted on taking me with her to the grave. Otherwise, my whole family would die. To save my family, I went into the grave with my grandmother... 21.7kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves

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1. I absolutely loved the first book; you'd regret it for life if you didn't read it. A thousand-year-old spirit protecting him, and the question of who the male lead really is... Part 2 is also incredibly captivating. He's reincarnated through countless lifetimes, all for that one goal—will he succeed?

216 爷 Grandpa, I Was Reborn, I Swear I'm Not Possessed 爷爷，我是重生，真不是鬼上身 Bincheng Lao San滨城老三Mystery3.6M WordsOngoing [Traditional Mystery and Supernatural Fiction] [One Female Lead] [Period Novel] [A Funeral Master’s True Accounts] [Northeastern Chinese Funeral Customs] [Rural Life] Adapted into the short drama Eighties Funeral Master (Disclaimer: The folk techniques in this book, including Zhuyou healing rituals, are entirely fictional. Please do not imitate them. The author bears no responsibility for any problems that may arise.) Good grief, I’ve been reborn in 1986, and from the start Grandpa thinks I’m a 62.3kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves

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Beautiful! Highly recommended.

217 规 Rule Horror: I Can Possess the Supernatural 规则怪谈：我能附身诡异 The Little Cat in the Snow雪中的小猫Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Rule-Based Horror + No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Passionate Adventure + National Destiny + Deduction + Original Scenarios] (No characters suddenly becoming stupid. True teammates appear starting with the second scenario, and this really isn't padded! The first four scenarios each have a completely different style.) A year ago, rule-based horror descended on Blue Star in massive numbers, causing countless tragedies and drastically reducing the global population. While everyone else avoided the u 20.5kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves

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If you enjoy suspense, horror, and ghost stories, these are for you. There's bound to be one you'll love! [Kissing emoji]

219 仙 The Immortal Path? The Path of Death! 仙道？死道！ Jue Love ScarJue恋殇Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted [Horror Cultivation] + [Survival at All Costs] You are what you eat, so eating bitterness won't make you a better person. Only eating people will. An immortal once said, “If you're not at the table, you're on the menu.” Humans are the spirit of all things, born with immortal bodies and prized as heavenly medicine. In the cultivation world, the only way to cultivate is to absorb the power and fortune of others! That's why ordinary people are kept as living cauldrons. If you don't consume others, —Reads—Score—Shelves

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I won't go into details, the first book was banned because it was too scary, so it had to be regressed to this terrible state, but it's still acceptable.

220 无 Endless Devouring: The Unseen Laws 无尽残噬：未见的法则 Warm Skeleton温暖的骷髅Mystery399k WordsOngoing [Trapped-room opening + survival adventure + graphic gore + unknown creatures + mechanical engineering + contamination + mutation] ~When Zhang Huan wakes up, he finds himself with several strangers in a sealed apartment with no doors. They have all lost their memories. Also trapped with them is a mysterious female corpse in the basement. They decide to find a way out of the carefully designed apartment. The red fog outside the windows grows thicker, and the corpse’s eyes are slowly opening...~ ( 172Reads—Score—Shelves

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[Suspense + Thriller + Mind-Bending + Disaster] The style leans towards realism, without a systematic structure, and not idiotic. The story has a complete structure, not a rambling, disjointed narrative, suitable for serious readers. Those who mind this should not click.

225 开EN A God-Tier Hidden Skill from the Start! I've Seen Through Everything 开局神级隐藏技能！我已看透一切 Thin Porridge Shizhou稀粥世洲Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] [Lighthearted and Funny] [No Female Lead] [Livestream] [Feel-Good] Left Cheng'an was pulled into a world survival game and awakened the game's only god-tier skill, "True Sight"! From then on, he could see the other side of the game! A branch lay by the roadside. Ordinary players: "What's this thing underfoot? Get it out of the way!" What Left Cheng'an saw: [A locust branch loved by the imprisoned Eight-Legged Countess. Give it to her and you can get the quest item, "Secret Room K 69.4kReads8.7Score7.5kShelves

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These are not mindless articles, so feel free to read them.

226 极 The Ultimate Ghost-Raising Master 极品养鬼师 Nangong Baiyi南宫白衣Mystery38k WordsOngoing [Adult] + [Adorable Pets] + [Sharp Tongue] + [Making Money] + [Secret Arts] Do you know how to raise ghosts? No worries, I do! Do you know how to catch ghosts? No worries, I do that too! Do you know where to find ghosts? No worries, I’ll take you there! Watch your step. Get in! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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Take it, you're welcome.

229 殡 Plenty of Stories at the Funeral Home 殡仪馆里故事多 Rampaging Bear狂暴熊Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since Lin Yu took a job driving a hearse at a funeral home, his life became anything but ordinary. He and his friends went through all kinds of bizarre, inexplicable events together. Vengeful spirits possessing people, a dead infant in a pot, opera singing in a graveyard... No one knew what would happen next. 13.2kReads8.7Score985Shelves

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I'll only recommend one, because it's excellent enough.

230 恐 Folk Horror [The Fake Master Who Shocks a Hundred Demons] 恐怖民俗【冒牌大师震百妖】 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The thing Liu Buyi, a fake master, regrets most in his life is learning how to “draw talismans with soy sauce” from a short video. Because the corpse that should be lying quietly in front of him is now using a soy-sauce-dipped finger to write his name on the coffin lid. Meanwhile, his half-baked beauty of a partner, An Xun, is munching on sunflower seeds and enjoying the show. “Didn't you say you had Yin-Yang Eyes?!” Liu Buyi's voice trembles. Seeing how unconcerned she looks, he almost passes o 832Reads—Score109Shelves

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"Horror Folklore [The Imposter Master Shakes the Hundred Demons]" is a novel combining elements of infinite flow, horror folklore, light comedy, survival, episodic storytelling, a single female lead, and a high density of exciting moments! It's not choppy! Worth reading! The stories are highly independent! Almost as good as the completed series! 🦞

231 山 The Corpse of a Mountain Village Woman 山村女尸 Please Read My Book请看我书Mystery657k WordsOngoing [Feel-Good Read + Urban + Suspense + Supernatural] He Xi is an ordinary security guard. One day, the west gate of Chaoxi Psychiatric Hospital desperately needs a guard. The pay is 30,000 yuan a month, but nobody dares take the job! Nobody else dares, but He Xi does! Only after arriving does he realize something is wrong. The west gate isn’t meant for people to pass through at all. It’s a gate for ghosts! 7kReads7.7Score331Shelves

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The first book is the scariest.

232 天 Heaven's Secrets Forbidden: A Metaphysics Master's Art of Feng Shui and Yin-Yang 天机禁忌：玄门风水相师镇阴阳 Yun Zewu云泽梧Mystery165k WordsOngoing Xu Daoyi was born with a pure Yang constitution, a once-in-a-century rarity. The Yang energy within him was so strong it could burn vengeful ghosts to ash. But this gift was also a death sentence. His master told him that unless he found a woman with a pure Yin birth chart before the Summer Solstice and united their Yin and Yang, he would explode and die seven days later. The seven-day deadline drew closer, and the Yang energy in his body surged higher every day. Xu Daoyi had saved countless liv 107Reads—Score155Shelves

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Xu Daoyi possesses a pure Yang destiny, a rare occurrence even in a century, his internal Yang energy so abundant it can incinerate even vengeful ghosts. However, this talent is also a death knell—if he cannot find a woman with a purely Yin destiny before the summer solstice to unite with him, he will explode and die seven days later. The seven-day deadline is fast approaching, and his internal Yang energy surges daily. Xu Daoyi has saved countless lives, but he cannot save himself. And the "master" who tore off his human skin mask before the Xuanbing coffin is waiting for the moment he explodes and dies… Fate is like…

234 压 The Calamity Wardens' Apocalypse 压祟默示录 Spring Brings All Things万事开春Mystery219k WordsOngoing [Mystery and the supernatural + ensemble cast + first-person narration + Eastern mythology + Daoism] The copper coin a strange Daoist casually gave me turned out to be the legendary evil-repelling coin? Are the haunted mansion and the attacks by the walking corpses really because an evil fiend has emerged from seclusion? Or is there some other hidden truth? Is there more to the familiar New Year's Eve story than we know? Can some of the inexplicable things in modern life actually be explained? D 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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235 我 My Years of Ghost Hunting Among the People 我在民间捉鬼的那些年 Releasing a Hydrogen Balloon放氢气球Mystery275k WordsCompleted Chinese-Style Horror, No Female Lead My name is Xu Jian. I’m 26, and I studied Taoist arts under a Maoshan priest for several years. Over the years, I’ve seen all kinds of things. After doing this long enough, I realized that ghosts aren’t scary. What’s truly frightening are the things people can’t get past in their hearts. All I do is help them say what needs to be said and settle their debts once and for all. People call me a Celestial Master of the Taoist sect, but I’m really just an ordin 4.4kReads—Score295Shelves

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That was terrifying! I was so scared I cried. I'm too afraid to go to the bathroom.

238 误 I Blundered into a Horror World, Only to Find That All the Bosses Were Lamps 误入恐怖世界，没想到BOSS全是灯 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻17k WordsCompleted I stumbled into a world of horror, only to find that every BOSS was a lamp. 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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It feels okay 🤦 You should try it [bump post]

245 最 The Last Knife Seller 最后一个赊刀人 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery4.9M WordsCompleted They are wandering prophets who travel the four corners of the world. Skilled in feng shui, they roam the mortal realm with a bundle of cleavers and scissors on their backs, and wherever they go, they leave behind a prophecy about what they have seen. “Keep this cleaver. If an elder in your family dies of consumption within five years, I'll come back to collect payment.” They are heirs to an ancient Daoist tradition from a distant place, able to pronounce life and death with ironclad certainty a 53.1kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves

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After reading the first book, I immediately went out and set up a fortune-telling stall. It had pictures and explanations. The following books are also classics, and I highly recommend reading them.

246 黄 Weasel Spirit! Do I Look Like a Human or a God to You? 黄皮子！你看我像人还是像神？ China's Famous Double Standard中国驰名双标Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted No specialist knowledge here, just a story. [A little horror + a whole lot of comedy + no female lead, no romance] When I was a kid, I took a nighttime shortcut and saw a weasel worshipping the moon. Remembering a story my grandma had told me, I worried it might ask me to grant it a title, so, on a whim, I shouted at it first: “Weasel! Do I look more like a person or a god to you?” The weasel froze for a moment, then said I looked like a dumbass! But from that day on, I really did become an idio 30.3kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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The male lead is a bit goofy, but the overall style is good. Recommended!

248 诡 Terror in the Haunted Dorm 诡寝惊魂 Chen Zidong辰子栋Mystery3.6M WordsCompleted I got a job as a dorm supervisor in a university women’s residence, but the girls there were a little too friendly… Crying in the middle of the night, dorm rooms catching fire, rooms that don’t exist. Hidden in the deepest corners of memory is a bizarre and fantastical world… The night is deep, the dream unfinished. A mountain spirit blows out the lamp. Where can a lonely soul return? 10.8kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves

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Personally, I feel the steamed bun shop is the scariest, and the mental patient is the most suffocating. After watching it, I'm going to have a nervous breakdown [fear][fear]. Horror experience, horror reading.