Looking for Horror Novels. The Scarier, the Better, but Suitable for Girls 求恐怖小说，越恐怖越好，适合女孩子看的

1. 201 嘘 Shh, Whatever You Do, Don't Play a Murder Game on a Dating Show 嘘，千万别在恋综里玩杀人游戏 My Cat Went Bald我家猫秃头了Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted Cen Yueyue is a D-list actress who gets incredibly lucky when her agent shoves her onto a dating reality show starring famous actors, where she’s cast as a disposable extra. The director’s script calls for her to make a scene and squeeze every last drop of usefulness out of her supporting role. So on the very first night, the man Cen Yueyue is supposed to fall for gets a short arrow through the head. Night has fallen. Close your eyes. Killer, open your eyes and choose your prey... A mountain vil 7.3kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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   The first book is slightly scary, has a romantic pairing, and is very sweet. The second book has no romantic pairing but has a huge plot twist and is terrifying upon closer inspection; highly recommended. The third book has no female lead; I was so scared reading it at night that I hid under the covers. The fourth book has a romantic pairing and is a live-streaming type; the storylines for each live-streaming task are very vivid. The fifth book features a strong female lead; the female lead is incredibly cool and intelligent, and the male lead only appears later in the story, and he can turn into a cat. The sixth book features a female lead who grows and develops, eventually turning her personal love into a greater love for her country; it's worth reading. The seventh book features a female lead who pursues a male lead; I'm currently reading it, and it's not finished yet. I love Zhizhi; she's a female lead who grows and develops entirely on her own. Huo Xunjing adores her, and every world is terrifying. In one world, the female lead is abandoned and sacrificed; the plot is full of twists and turns. I highly recommend it!

2. 202 恐 Horror Arena: From the Start, a Red-and-White Collision Scares the World to Tears 恐怖擂台：开局红白撞煞吓哭全球 I'm Not the Regiment Commander我不是团长Urban1.6M WordsOngoing A horror arena has descended upon Blue Star. Each nation must summon a terrifying entity to fight for it. The winners will see their national fortunes flourish and endure for all eternity. The losers will see their national fortunes decline, their resources and territory plundered, and their dignity stripped away. To claim victory, nations everywhere summon horrors native to their lands. The Sakura Nation has the Slit-Mouthed Woman, the Red Cape, the Four Great Female Ghosts, and the Hundred Gho 19.1kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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   All of them are pretty good, but my favorite is still the first one! It might also be the first book of this type I've ever read, so it's my top 1! The others are also quite good, some are pretty scary. *Praying for Rain Village*: the coldness of humanity; *Delivering the Letter*: the tragedy of son preference; *Changchun High School*: the chains of family ties; *The Haunted House*: the greatness of self-sacrifice; *The Lady in Black*: a mother's last obsession; *The Man Who Looks Up*: a top-tier intellectual battle between gamblers; *Finding the Murderer*: the confusion of a mental patient; *The Temple of Shadows*: a group of utterly ridiculous "Buddhas"; *Blood Cloud Academy*: the oppression of Chinese education; *Return of the Soul*: trust in Mang; *Mending the Fence After the Sheep Are Lost*: are customers "God"?; *The Grand Wedding*: the tragedy of feudal society; *Keeping Watch*: don't do evil even if it's small.

3. 203 我 My Funeral Clothing Shop Only Takes Orders from Ghosts 我开的寿衣店，只接鬼订单 Snail with a Shell背壳的蜗牛Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted The day Zhang Zaizai took over the funeral clothing shop his grandfather left behind, he discovered it wasn’t an ordinary funeral business at all. The ledger was an order system for the underworld, the paperweight was a soul-pinning nail that kept vicious ghosts at bay, and even the “New Order” alerts from the delivery app came from “Mr. Li in Bed 3 of the morgue.” “Ding! Order accepted. Task: Deliver a peachwood comb to the Midnight Hair-Combing Ghost. Rule: Do not meet her eyes while combing h —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is too eerie! It's too terrifying! The ghost orders at the funeral shop are all dead ends, and the soul-eating spiders and evil spirits in the Mangshan Tomb are about to devour Luoyang City. The more you watch, the more frightened and addicted you become!

4. 204 与 Followed by Ghosts 与鬼随行 Green Wine and Red Lips绿酒朱唇Mystery454k WordsOngoing Immersive, terrifying, and packed with suspenseful mystery and deduction. I have a strange world, and I want to take you there! After the college entrance exams, I took a fatal blow meant for my friend and lost my sight. By chance, I ended up at a bizarre vocational college. My classmates are dying one after another under strange circumstances, and there seems to be a much bigger secret behind it all. This world seems so strange... so strange... I have to solve the mind-bending challenges one by 3kReads—Score303Shelves

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   I highly recommend a mind-bending horror thriller novel called "Walking with Ghosts"! The protagonist arrives at a haunted school where classmates begin to die mysteriously one after another. The story is full of terrifying suspense and mystery, definitely worth reading! [Fear]

5. 205 惊 Horror Arena: A Ghost Wedding From the Start Leaves the World in Tears 惊悚擂台：开局冥婚吓哭全球 Extra-Spicy Crawfish爆辣小龙虾Urban465k WordsCompleted The Horror Arena descends, and every nation must summon an entity to fight. Sakura Nation has its four great female ghosts and the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons. Lighthouse Nation has all kinds of devils. The nations of the West have fallen angels and vampires. Only Huaxia, where Taoist culture has died out, is on the brink of disaster. Lin Ye transmigrates to this world and awakens the "Horror Compendium", which lets him summon every kind of traditional Huaxian supernatural being. Ghost Br 4.1kReads8.8Score438Shelves
6. 206 我 I Keep My Dormmates Fed by Catching Ghosts 我靠捉鬼养活全宿舍 Beautiful and Full of Fury人美有戾气Mystery44k WordsOngoing Do you believe there are ghosts in the world? The truth is, they're everywhere. "Don't look back. Now, slowly count to three. One. It's behind you. Two. It's in your breath. Three... It knows you can see it now. And now it's coming for you!!! 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Welcome to the pit! [Bump][Bump]

7. 207 睡 I Slept In, Then the Campus Zombie Outbreak Began 睡过头后，校园丧尸爆发 Water-Dipped Rice水点饭Sci-Fi & Apocalypse721k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + escape + zombies + wasteland + strong male and female leads] On the day of her exam, Mo Xiao overslept. She woke up after a nap in her dorm to find that all internet and communications had gone down. The messages in the class group chat had stopped two hours earlier. The once bustling campus had fallen into an eerie silence. Just then, a knock came from the door... [No System + no cultivation + character growth. The whole school flees together in the early stages; later, they defen 13.2kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
8. 208 灵 The Funeral Hall [Death Game] 灵堂【死亡游戏】 Call Me Xiao Mo喊我小默吧Mystery346k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + horror game + survival + supernatural invasion + no System + intelligent protagonist] Twelve coffins are laid out in a funeral hall. Inside them lie the cursed people chosen by demons. If they want to escape, there is only one perilous path they can take: enter one of the blood-red coffins. Inside those coffins, unknown and terrifying missions await them, along with countless spine-chilling, thrilling games. Come on! Play a death game with the ghosts. Win and live, lose and 135Reads5.6Score—Shelves

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   The first book is already finished, and the second book is being serialized. Both are terrifying and exciting, and are of the dungeon type.

9. 209 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 30Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 210 诡 The Eerie Case Coroner 诡案女仵作 Qie Qie Isn't Sleepy茄茄不困Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A lazy salted-fish coroner who just wants to lie flat VS a workaholic commander who knows nothing about romance. They crack bizarre cases and fall in love over time. As religious sects rise to prominence, people commit murder in the name of gods and ghosts, and strange cases erupt throughout the Great Qing Dynasty. After dying from overwork, forensic pathologist Jiang Ning joins the Yuning Guard, an organization of imperial investigators, hoping to lie flat and coast along as a low-ranking nobod 1.7kReads9.2Score226Shelves
11. 211 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 36.3kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves
12. 212 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] 1.9kReads8.3Score163Shelves
13. 213 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1kShelves
14. 214 诡 Eerie Revival: My Neighbor Isn't Human 诡异复苏：我的邻居不是人 Offer Flowers, Present Dogs接花献狗Mystery392k WordsCompleted [No female lead, no romance, and the protagonist grows stronger over time. He becomes formidable after death.] Three years ago, the world twisted, and terror returned. As the entire world was shrouded in the shadows of ghosts and monsters, Qi Miao: Thanks for asking. There's the old woman who looks for people to take her place in death, the widowed father raising a daughter, the little kid who likes bouncing a ball, the zombie family that holds spirit-summoning rituals, the ghost in a horse-face 624Reads8.9Score106Shelves
15. 215 死 The Dead Bride 死去的新娘 Sister Corpse尸姐Mystery163k WordsCompleted At the lavish wedding between my boyfriend and me, a strange man pushes open the doors and walks elegantly into the hall. Who is he? What does he want? Is he here to wish me well, or destroy me? When the man smiles and casually pushes me off the rooftop, I finally remember who he is. After destroying my life, fate grants me the chance to be reborn. If that's the case, I've decided never to bow my head and never to give up. Even if I have to fall into the deepest pits of hell, I won't hesitate. 38.4kReads9.5Score6.1kShelves

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    Three Chinese-style horror books

16. 216 在 Roleplaying in an Escape Game 在逃生游戏里角色扮演 In the Lanshan Mountains岚山里Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Infinite-Flow + Horror and Suspense + Two Powerful Leads + Twists + Ensemble Cast] [When human nature brushes against the narrow gap between death and survival, desire and pain become entangled. Will you tame despair, or enter a cycle that leads to certain doom?] On the verge of death, Bai Zheng was dragged into a horror game that required players to stay in character. She didn't want to die, so she chose to become a player. The game's evaluation of her was: [Player, please be careful not to br 5.8kReads9.2Score829Shelves
17. 217 午 Midnight Fortune-Teller: Humans Keep Away, Ghosts Come Forward 午夜算命师：人回避，鬼上前 West of the Clouds云间之右Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted Everyone knows about fortune-telling, but have you ever heard of telling fortunes for ghosts? Just because you've never heard of something doesn't mean it doesn't exist. If you ever come across a fortune-telling shop with its doors still open in the middle of the night, don't go looking for excitement. Because the people waiting in line might not be people… 35.4kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves
18. 218 黄 The Yellow Springs Pawnshop: No Living Visitors 黄泉典当铺，生人勿近 The Moon Bridge Remains桥月仍在Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [Ghost Hunting + Supernatural Horror + Folk Customs + Strange Tales + Taoist Arts + Maoshan] At the end of a street at midnight stands a Yellow Springs Pawnshop. You have no way of knowing whether those who come and go to trade are human or ghost! Lu Guanshan takes over the pawnshop, and on his very first night, he encounters a stunningly beautiful, cold and aloof Ghost Queen hanging from a beam. She latches onto him and stays by his side as they collect yin objects and subdue a hundred ghosts. 5.4kReads6.5Score492Shelves

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    Girls all said it was great after watching it, but they were too scared to go to the bathroom afterward, haha.

19. 219 诡 The Eerie Spirit Medium: My Doll Can Really Manifest Spirits 诡异降神师：我的娃娃真能显灵 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Ghosts in the Book!] [Dark Tone!] [Villain Protagonist!] [Urban Supernatural!] [Horror Aesthetic!] [Invincible from the Start!] A sinister doll saws someone to pieces, a red-clad vengeful ghost claims lives at the airport, a hundred ghosts hunt people down along a ten-mile street, the dead rise again in a crematorium, and corpses dance wildly in an abandoned hospital... None of these things happened to me. They are all stories I wrote. My name is Yang Ning. I am an heir to the Ling Men, a profe 135.6kReads9.5Score11.8kShelves

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    I've read both of them, and I personally think the second one is better. The first one is also good; I even teared up in the middle. The second one is related to evil spirits, but it's not finished yet. You can give them both a try, haha! [Eating melon][eating melon][exploring]

20. 220 规 Rule Horror: Don't Look Back During 72 Hours in the Dorm 规则怪谈：宿舍72小时不要回头 North Wind, One River北风一川Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A word of warning: this is terrifying, so timid readers beware. (No female lead, no cheats, no romance, game instances, infinite flow, horror, mystery) Eight university students who returned to campus early found a mysterious sheet of rules in their empty dormitory building: Rule One: No matter what strange “person” you see, don’t cry out or scream. Rule Two: No matter who calls you from behind, don’t turn around or answer. Rule Three: One of you is an impostor who will eat people in the middle 4.5kReads6.0Score374Shelves

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    You can take a look, you can take a look here.

21. 221 恐 Horror Descends: The Ghost Gate 恐怖降临【鬼门】 Ten-Mile Mad Lad十里狂少Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Horror + supernatural + suspense + survival + infinite worlds + twists A world of horror descends, and countless Gates of the Dead suddenly appear. Those selected must enter the gates and make a desperate escape. Some gates are formed from horror novels. Some are formed from horror movies. Some are formed from tales of evil spirits. Some are formed from bizarre imaginings. Entering a Gate of the Dead means your life has started counting down. Who can make it out alive? “If you're curious abo 1.8kReads6.3Score126Shelves

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    That's great! It looks so good!

22. 222 散 Even a Ragtag Squad Can Beat the Horror Game 散装小队也能打穿惊悚游戏 The Little Cat in the Snow雪中的小猫Mystery588k WordsCompleted [New Rating Just In] [Horror Game with Rule-Based Horror + Ensemble Cast + No National Fortune System + No Livestreaming + Lighthearted Humor] The eerie, terrifying school lies silent. The mannequins in the mall weep bloody tears, and sobbing echoes through the empty kindergarten... An isolated world, and a group of people with their own agendas. Is a game that can grant wishes a chance at redemption, or a descent into ruin? Li Xingluo says nothing. She just keeps clearing stages. Looking back, 180Reads8.8Score—Shelves
23. 223 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 140Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first three were a collection of chilling short horror stories, and the third was a thrilling, funny, and slightly risqué suspenseful supernatural novel 😅😅

24. 224 惊 Thriller Game: I Can See the Hints 惊悚游戏：我能看到提示 Master Mouse in Sunglasses戴墨镜的鼠爷Mystery951k WordsCompleted [Ridiculous comedy + power fantasy. Not scary. If that's not your thing, move along!] A mysterious dimension descends upon Earth, randomly selecting humans to take part in a horror game. Uncensorable horror livestreams spread across the internet, allowing all of humanity to witness one terrifying spectacle after another. Gu Yi is unlucky enough to be chosen as an adventurer. Fortunately, he can see mysterious hints. Following the hints, Gu Yi gradually seeks out the truth, only to discover that 6.9kReads8.9Score660Shelves

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    🔥🔥🔥 "The Night I Entered the Dungeon, a Gloomy and Eerie Guy Coaxed Me to Call Him Husband" After entering a horror game, the protagonist Yun Fu discovers that her online boyfriend is actually the terrifying boss in the dungeon! "Survival on My Own? I'm an NPC, Not a Player" The protagonist Wu Le, as an NPC with independent consciousness, can both scare players and flirt with other NPC colleagues.

25. 225 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 121Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 226 真 The Real-Life Escape Club 真实逃杀俱乐部 Making Tea on Tong Mountain彤山煮茶Mystery4.5M WordsCompleted This world is dead. But I want to live. This is an age where the supernatural is paradise, and humanity is in hell. I saw the club as the only [Beacon of Hope], blind to the schemes and betrayal behind it. Resurrected supernatural creatures, blood-soaked death zones, slaughter experiments that defy human understanding. The boundary between life and death began to blur, until people and the supernatural could no longer be told apart. Standing atop a mountain of corpses, I faced the weeping, despa 19.2kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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    Hehehe, this is the king of horror books! Who else can compare? Who else can compare?

27. 227 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 91Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 228 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—Shelves
29. 229 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 948.8kReads9.6Score117.8kShelves

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    This author writes very logically. I often get bored halfway through a book, but I've been reading this one for a long time without giving up. There are many unexpected endings. The book is the author's autobiography, which is quite interesting.

30. 230 长 A Letter Sent Through the Long Night 长夜寄 He Buzui贺不醉Fantastical Romance2.2M WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast + No Male Lead] She is a solitary jiangshi who crawled out of a mass grave. With no memories and no emotions, she follows her whims and wanders wherever she pleases. Everything she hears is remembered; everything she sees remains forever. She gets a name and learns that she is a jiangshi. She encounters many, many living beings, not just humans. She wanders on, stopping here and there, as people gather around her and drift away… 24.7kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves

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    Each one is highly recommended; the writing is excellent, the plot is engaging, it's horror, it's for female audiences, and it's especially scary.

31. 231 筑 The Secret Record of the Between-Realm 筑间秘录 Lion Mound狮子墩Modern Romance260k WordsOngoing Jiang Ziwen, a renowned designer, was playing a game when someone lured his soul into a dream. He suddenly died... When he was judged in the underworld, the King of Hell took note of his sense of justice and the injustice he had suffered. Since they shared the same name, the King of Hell bestowed upon him secret Feng Shui techniques. After returning to the living world, he fell in love at first sight with Ye Ling, a night patrol envoy of the underworld... 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Suspense, Mind-Bending, Feng Shui, Supernatural, Fantasy, Romance

32. 232 我 I Scared a Ghost to Death Again 我又把鬼吓死了 Read a Little, Xu Bai读点叙白Mystery222k WordsCompleted [No romance + Chinese-style horror + folk beliefs and the occult + first-person narration + ghost-catching prodigy] My great-grandfather, Zhang Tiansheng, was a taboo subject in the Zhang family. He had once been a highly respected exorcist throughout the surrounding villages, able to speak with ghosts and spirits and dispel evil influences. Then, for reasons no one knew, he suddenly went mad. Before he died, he even tried to kill his entire family. After my great-grandfather died, his body was 568Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    The novel "I Scared the Ghost to Death Again" has no romantic pairing, Chinese horror elements, folklore and metaphysics, and revolves around the narrator's involvement in strange events related to his great-grandfather after he participates in a procession of gods in place of his landlord.

33. 233 恐 Horror Mobile Games Descend on Reality 恐怖手游降临现实 Wei Beibei韦贝贝Mystery139k WordsCompleted [Fast-Paced] [Instance-Based] [Smart, Satisfying Read] [Cold-Blooded Lone Wolf] [No Female Lead] [Mind Games] [Twists] [Mild Horror] Why is the Tomato Novel app icon bleeding? And the four characters underneath aren’t “Tomato Novel” anymore. Instead, they say... “You’ll die if you don’t tap.” “Did I get a virus? Why did it change both the icon and the text underneath?” “And that new name is way over the top! It’s called You’ll Die If You Don’t Tap. Does that mean I have to open it?” Yang Dong sh 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The third dungeon, "When Darkness Falls, Please Close Your Eyes," was terrifying; it almost scared the soul out of me.

34. 234 大EN The Tang Dynasty's Pearl-Dispelling Record (Original Novel of the TV Adaptation Starring Tian Xiwei and Song Weilong) 大唐辟珠记（田曦薇、宋威龙主演同名影视原著） Meal Card饭卡Martial Arts810k WordsCompleted [All-New Bonus Edition] [A Screen Adaptation with the Same Title Has Been Officially Announced, Starring Tian Xiwei and Song Weilong] [Beloved Princess Reborn: Looks Like a Delicate Crybaby, Actually a Well-Rounded Warrior] ✖ [Defiant, Doomed, Devoted, Pure-Hearted Top Jianghu Big Shot] [Their Romance Is So Sweet It Makes You Cry] Princess Wanshou, blessed with the Tang emperor's favor and love, died of an illness at just seventeen. A thief secretly opened the eerie underground palace, only to d 203.8kReads9.7Score25.2kShelves
35. 235 民 A Notebook of Folk Taboos 民间禁忌笔记 Green Pepper and Shrimp青椒肉虾Mystery5.0M WordsOngoing I was born with a pair of snake eyes, and everyone at the forest farm said I was a demon child born of a snake. The night I was born, thunder crashed again and again. The next day, a huge, gold-scaled python was found dead from a lightning strike outside Laolingou. Something was squirming inside its belly. Master Sang sliced open the python with a single stroke and carried out a blood-soaked baby. He named me Lin Shisan. From that moment on, my fate was bound to Master Sang’s for life… 19.5kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
36. 236 罪 A Mountain of Sin: My Memoir 罪恶滔天：我的备忘录 Full Name: Thirteen Episodes全名十三话Mystery121k WordsOngoing (Written entirely by hand, not AI, and adapted from real events.) If you can't sleep, why not read a short story based on a real case? I pushed open the bedroom in our newlywed home, expecting to hear my wife laughing as she played with our month-old son. But the laughter never came. Instead... instead... No romance, no idiot characters, and no female lead. Solving the case is the whole point. The book is divided into sections. The first volume is told in first person, while the second is simila 19Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 237 堕 Fallen 堕 Sister Corpse尸姐Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted That year, I was twenty-nine, and Mo Huai was thirteen. When I, someone who no longer wanted to live, met him, someone else who no longer wanted to live, we somehow found the strength to keep going, at least for a little while. So we decided to rely on each other and make it through together. 45.5kReads9.6Score5.3kShelves
38. 238 烟 Ashtray 烟灰缸 Little Sister-in-Law Huahua花花小嫂子Mystery323k WordsCompleted [Mild horror + affair + twists] A stunning woman from the south, a knock at midnight, a silent delivery guy, someone crouching beneath the bed... Qin Song’s life is plunged into a living hell by an affair. 102.8kReads9.5Score18.9kShelves

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    If you like plot twists, you should check this out. I was quite on the edge of my seat several times while reading it.

39. 239 我 The Villain in My Story Is Carrying Out a Forced Happy Ending 我笔下的反派正在执行强制HE The Snail Is Very Lazy蜗牛很懒Modern Romance450k WordsCompleted [Dark healing + mild horror and thrills + suspenseful romance that's easy to follow + chaste male lead] Lu Zhaozhao, a suspense novelist, created an extraordinarily cruel villain with her own hands. He's handsome and elegant, exceptionally intelligent, and obsessed with cruelly hunting his victims and turning them into specimens that will last forever. She used to complain that the scenes she wrote weren't bloody or terrifying enough. Until... The dark, damp basement, hundreds of jars filled wit 5.8kReads9.1Score833Shelves
40. 240 模EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 214.3kReads9.6Score36kShelves

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    These are all pretty good, suitable for girls. Except for the first one, "Survival Hotel," which has a male lead, the others are all without a romantic pairing. The protagonists are all intelligent, not overly virtuous, and more like powerful figures. I got into this genre with "Survival Hotel," which is a bit scary but still manageable. The female lead is kind and principled, gradually growing into a powerful figure.

41. 241 规 Rule Horror: I Identify Ghosts and Gods at the Haunted House 规则怪谈：我在诡舍鉴鬼神 Room 306's Tenant306号房客Mystery195k WordsOngoing “Rule number one: humans can’t kill ghosts. Only ghosts can kill ghosts...” Shen Xingcheng inherits his family’s antique shop, unaware that it is actually an entrance to “Ghost Island.” On his twentieth birthday, he is forced to become an [Appraiser] and enter one deadly dungeon after another, each built from haunted antiques and the vengeful spirits bound to them: A tormented soul trapped in a killing blade, a wailing infant spirit inside a bloodstained longevity lock, an unknown presence roari 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Although the recommendation was for girls, I'm still going to recommend these two books. They're incredibly good, both terrifying and intellectually stimulating!

42. 242 人 I'm in an Infinite Flow World, Yet I'm Bound to a Romance System 人在无限流，我却绑定了恋爱系统 Qingyu Case, Maybe Not青玉案否Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [No CP] + [Infinite Flow] + [Goofy Drama Queen] + [Strong Female Lead] + [Everyone's Favorite] + [System] + [Livestream] Qin Fufeng accidentally binds herself to a romance System. It claims it will take her to the interstellar age to experience all kinds of love, but instead, it drags her into an escape game. Romance System: This [Bite Toast and Turn a Corner into Love] card will help you get close to your target. Qin Fufeng simply uses the item card on two ghosts. Ghost One: Xiao Shu, I think I 3.2kReads9.5Score558Shelves
43. 243 阴 Underworld: Codename 阴司：代号 Escaping Spring逃椿Mystery202k WordsOngoing Whose hand is reaching out of freezer 073? Chen Ye, a funeral home clerk, has no idea. After that night shift, his life goes completely off the rails: forced to bind himself to the Underworld System, he gets swept up in a century-spanning murder mystery. Fifty-two members of the Hongluan Opera Troupe vanished without a trace, leaving behind only a paper effigy that can sing opera. Seven ancient wells are arranged like the Big Dipper, with a child's bones buried beneath each one. Deep in the Heif 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not bad, not bad, not bad

44. 244 规 Rule Horror: I Can See Hidden Clues 规则怪谈：我能看到隐藏提示 Xing Wuchen星无辰Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted The world of supernatural tales has arrived, and everyone must follow the rules! After hundreds of years, the world of supernatural tales has appeared once more. Sun Kai accidentally transmigrates into it, becoming one of the first contestants representing his nation’s fate. They carry the fate of Xia Nation on their shoulders! If they win, they survive, Xia Nation’s fortunes rise, and its people all benefit. If they lose, they die, the nation’s fortunes fall, and supernatural tales invade the 4kReads9.0Score518Shelves
45. 245 抱 Sorry, I’m Crazy. Keep Your Weirdness Away 抱歉，我有疯病，诡异勿扰 Hot Pot Tripe火锅涮毛肚Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Dark Fairy Tales + Horror Game + Livestream + Hilarious + No Romance + Unconventional Ending] My name is Shi Yu, and I'm mentally ill. One moment I was asleep, and the next I had been transported into a horror game called “Little Red Riding Hood.” Black smoke was rising from Mom's head, and the cake meant for Grandma had been mixed with an unidentified kind of minced meat... The game was being livestreamed to the entire world in real time. People watched in astonishment as, while the other p 21.1kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves

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    It's really super beautiful.

46. 246 一 Painting Yin and Yang with a Single Stroke 一笔绘阴阳 The Waves Are a Whale's Tears海浪是鲸鱼的眼泪Mystery664k WordsOngoing As I gazed down the shadowy corridor and across the empty hall, the strange order of light and darkness stirred a fear of the unknown deep inside me. The elders always said, “The ancestral hall is home to spirits that have yet to depart.” “Don’t step on the threshold, don’t touch the ancestral tablets, and don’t whistle in the ancestral hall.” “The names on the tablets weren’t carved there. They moved in.” When the wind blew past the row of wooden windows, the latticework let out a mournful wail 209Reads—Score101Shelves

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    Based on a true story. Original content, no AI, the plot will only get more terrifying, closely following reality. I'll take you—to "see ghosts".

47. 247 规 Rule Horror: They Say I Have Multiple Personalities 规则怪谈：他们说我有多重人格 Eating Pomegranates Without Spitting Out the Seeds吃石榴不吐籽Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Comedy, lighthearted, invincible, bizarre, ever-changing personality] This is the second year of the showdown between humanity and bizarre creatures, and the situation is growing increasingly tense... Bi Yi transmigrates into the body of a man who had jumped to his death. The moment he opens his eyes, he is chosen as a contestant. But his head was damaged in the fall, so he is always getting into trouble. Every day, he loses his memory, goes crazy, then turns around and becomes incredibly obedi 30.7kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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    This book is amazing! No romance, a strange tale of rules.

48. 248 规 Rule Horror: The Slacker Turns the Nation’s Fate Around 规则怪谈：摆烂人扭转国运 Rose Planet玫瑰星球Mystery737k WordsCompleted [Mystery, Supernatural, Suspense, National Fortune, Female-Oriented, No Romance] The world of the uncanny descends upon Blue Star. Over three years, national fortune scores rise and fall. After the previous genius chosen player died, Huaguo's score plummeted to 30. No one can bear the consequences of a national fortune score reaching zero. As the score continues to fall, many people start accepting that the world of the uncanny will soon destroy Blue Star, and give up trying. Seventeen-year-old 9.8kReads7.8Score880Shelves
49. 249 她 She Can Suppress a Hundred Ghosts on Her Own, and You Still Dare to Act Arrogant? 她一人便镇压百鬼，你还敢猖狂？ Tangerine Fox橘子藏狐Mystery257k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Horror Mystery + Paranormal + Ghost Hunting + Yin-Yang Eyes + No Saintly Heroine + Always Gets Revenge] [Hundred Ghosts Hotel] [Death Amusement Park] [Mother-and-Son Evil Spirits] [Human-Faced Spider] [Snake Head, Human Body] [Blood Coffin Maze] Late at night, in a pitch-black dormitory, the sound of a ball repeatedly bouncing against the door came from outside. It was sticky and distinct, making everyone’s scalp prickle. Everyone in the room trembled with fear. Li Youqing told Fu 213Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a thrilling and terrifying read. Although it's a horror novel, the female lead is incredibly strong and provides a strong sense of security.

50. 250 别 Terror at the Villa: Everyone Who Heard the Weeping Died 别墅惊魂：听见哭声的人都死了 Jiang Xiaoyu江晓屿Mystery10k WordsCompleted I'm a feng shui master. One day, I was hired by the tycoon Jia Qing, who said something strange was happening at his villa on Lingzhou Island. Every night, the sounds of a woman and a baby crying could be heard inside the villa. The reward he offered was so generous that I couldn't refuse. Who knew that a string of terrifying events would unfold on the very night I moved in? 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    For those who want to test their courage, look here; the truly brave can jump straight in [petrified][petrified][petrified]

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