The Scariest Novel Ever, Nothing Less 最恐怖的小说,不能第二恐怖
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Scorpion’s Tail 蝎尾针
[Contains blood, horror, suspense, mystery, and mind-bending twists. Read with caution.] At Binhai City’s May Day Hospital, Ji Xiao is the night watchman in the morgue. To help the Shen family bring a dead relative back to life, he enters the game as a yin-yang master, putting his own life on the line. An old woman visiting a corpse, the Seven Deadly Sins of Extreme Evil turning on one another, a great yin-yang master who has taken over someone’s body... As he investigates a grisly headless mu
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Welcome to My Scripted World 欢迎来到,我的剧本世界
[Transmigrate into a Book + Infinite-Flow + Scripted Games + Survival + One Female Lead] In this era, we're all headed for the end. The blossoming of miracles granted by the gods, the struggle between humanity and the uncanny, extraordinary creatures, forbidden books, a paradise of reincarnation... The price of fate's gifts was marked long ago, hidden from view. “My name is Jiang Qing. I'm sorry, but after tonight, I'll disappear forever.” “When I open the door ahead, there will be no way back b
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Abaddon 亚巴顿
[Post-apocalypse + zombies + ordinary people] The Abaddon zombie virus outbreak came out of nowhere. There are no superpowers or advanced technologies. I'm just an ordinary high school student, and all I want is to survive. Note: Told from the perspective of an ordinary high school student, this story follows his struggle to survive and grow during the zombie outbreak. It stays grounded in reality and aims to give readers a more realistic experience. This is a true post-apocalyptic novel.
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The Bride of the Vengeful Ghost 猛鬼新娘
When I was sixteen, I rescued a woman who had been tricked into coming to our village, simply because I wanted to help. I never imagined that my actions would not only get the poor woman killed, but also lead to the deaths of more than a hundred villagers. And so my strange life began.
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Nightmare Realm 噩梦诡境
[Infinite-flow + horror + survival + one female lead] Liu Xiao woke up in a long-abandoned hospital, with several others beside him who had arrived there just like he had. He thought he had been kidnapped, but never imagined it was the start of an endless nightmare! Once you are chosen by a haunted realm, death is your only possible ending!
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I Only Take on the Most Ominous Cases 我只收大凶之物
[Supernatural] + [Traditional Folk Customs] + [First-Person Narration] + [Chinese-Style Horror] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Not a Do-Gooder] + [One Female Lead] I was born in a rural village in the mountains of Southwest China. I'm a third-year university student, and I'm also a yin-yang master. Calling myself a yin-yang master is really just to make myself sound impressive. Back in my hometown, people in the countryside call someone like me a Daoist ritual master. Most people probably know a l
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Taboo of the Living 活人禁忌
When I was nine, I found myself in mortal danger! To save me, my grandfather made a decision that would change my life forever...
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The Demon Wife at Home 家有妖妻
Grandma arranged a marriage for me. Only after the wedding did I learn that the bride I'd brought home was a fox spirit... Chapter preview: …I stole a glance into the pool. A beautiful older girl was standing by the washing platform, washing her hair. She was gorgeous, with snow-white skin, delicate willow-shaped brows, an oval face, and luscious red lips like ripe cherries. Most striking of all were her captivating, tender eyes, deep as a pool of spring water. She was alluring to the very cor
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Wait for Me, Lady Lingbai 灵柏娘子等等我
That winter night, we sat around the charcoal brazier, the coals crackling as I huddled in a corner and listened to the adults tell a story about the sacred cypress at the village entrance. They said... The person who told me that story has passed away, but the chilling feeling it gave me is still etched in my memory. Now, I’ve adapted the story into a novel.
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There’s a Ghost Inside Me 我的体内有只鬼
Vengeful ghosts awaken, and a hundred ghosts roam the night. Jiang Xiao transmigrates into this world for no apparent reason and finds himself surrounded by demons and monsters. But then he discovers that his shadow can devour ghosts without limit and gain their abilities. [Successfully devoured the White Mist Ghost. Ability acquired: Mist Form] [Successfully devoured the Hanging Ghost. Ability acquired: Shackles] [Successfully devoured the Bronze Ghost. Ability acquired: Copper Skin] [Successfu
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Destined Across Three Lifetimes: A Romantic Legacy of Young Love and Marriage 缘定三生,青春婚约的浪漫传承
A sweet promise spanning their youth, sealed by an engagement. Surrounded by the warmth of family and the passion of youth, they keep their vows and write a romantic story together, full of amusing moments from school and everyday life. From Lin Shimin's admiration for Luo Yimo, to their wondrous chance encounters at all kinds of events, and the hilarious, heartwarming episodes that follow, their story is sure to make you smile. The novel has playful banter between best friends, the warm support
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What the Hell, I’m the Ghost King’s Bride 见鬼,我居然是鬼王的新娘
[A tsundere Ghost King and his two timid little brides, a sugary-sweet romance] The son of Youdu Mountain, a Ghost King born of heaven and earth, was chosen by the Book of Matrimony to serve as the God of Joy and matchmaker. Nearly a century into the job, he still wore black from head to toe, liked to wander at night, and was steeped in deathly aura. With the Ghost King serving as the God of Joy, birth rates were low, marriage rates were low, and divorce rates were high. The Book of Matrimony sa
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One Hundred Ways to Encounter a Ghost 见诡一百法
The day my eldest uncle died, all our relatives and friends went to his funeral. My cousins wailed as they finished burning the joss paper. When it was my turn, I just couldn't cry. I could have faked it, but no tears would come, and my aunt's family looked displeased. That wasn't really a big deal. The problem was that when I tossed paper money into the brazier, the flames, which had been burning fiercely, went out in an instant! I tried several times, and it happened every time. It was creepy,
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The Ghost Way, Midway Through Life 半路鬼道
Smart male lead + one heroine On the night of the Ghost Festival, the living send off the dead, burn incense, make offerings, and burn joss paper. But that night, I heard a ghost calling for a soul… The gong sounds, the night grows dark, and the road to the Yellow Springs is hard to travel… With talismans to guide the way and the departed to show the path, summon the gods and command the ghosts: only then can one master the Ghost Path between Yin and Yang!
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The Mysteriously Disappearing Pen 神秘消失的书写笔
The Mysteriously Vanished Writing Brush
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Corpse Shroud 尸衣
I bought a dead person’s clothes online because they were cheap, and strange things began happening around me one after another. Everyone who wears them acts a little strange...
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Maitreya Heavenly Emperor 弥勒天帝
[Mortal cultivation + creation of the heavens and myriad worlds + fantasy + beauties galore] Citi Tianxing has already reached the peak of the Heavenly Emperor realm, yet he resolutely gives up his position as sovereign over all worlds and ventures toward an even higher, unknown realm. He seeks to question the heavens: What is the meaning of cultivation? What is the purpose of creation? Follow him as he battles across the Myriad Worlds, comprehending the great mysteries of darkness, light, life,
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Strange Tales of Southeast Asia 东南亚诡事
(The author has opened a coffee shop in the ancient city of Dali and is busy with renovations. Please wait a little while for updates.) My name is Ning. During college, I went alone to Thailand to intern at a hotel, where a series of bizarre and inexplicable things happened. Why was there a temple built inside the hotel? What secrets did this temple hide?
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Cat Sacrifice: She Lives in a Cat’s Eyes 猫祭:她住在猫的眼睛里
Three collections of horror stories: "Cat Sacrifice: She Lives in the Cat’s Eyes", "Snake Curse: The Evil of Qingshi Town", and "The Dying Magic Cube: An Embrace That Never Arrives". Each story is 80,000 to 100,000 characters long. I hope you enjoy them! Thank you all for your support!
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The Maoshan Taoist-Buddhist Master 茅山道释
[Maoshan] + [Supernatural] + [Urban Cultivation] + [Stunning Beauties] The mighty Heavenly Emperor is reborn, only to be driven to the brink by a predatory loan contract?! In my previous life, I was Shiti Huan Yindiluo, the Heavenly Emperor. My merits complete, I should have ascended beyond the heavens, but I was ambushed by petty villains, and my divine soul fell into the mortal world! Fortunately, the power of the Sumeru Realm protected me, and I was reborn alongside a Maoshan Celestial Maste
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The Corpse Leaps Over the Wall 尸跳墙
I’ve been blind since childhood, so I work as a massage therapist for the blind. Then one day, I met a terrifying woman who said she could restore my sight. The price was...
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Terror in the Desolate Village 荒村惊魂
I entered a village inhabited entirely by women. I thought I’d found a man’s paradise, but after a series of bizarre events, I realized things weren’t so simple…
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Tales of Demons and Ghosts at Night 妖鬼夜话
My new book, I Get Awesome with Technology, is now being serialized. My short ghost stories The Water Ghost, The Seventh Night, The Departure That Year, and The Soul-Calling Lantern are available on Tomato Short Stories.
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Lost Mountain Paranormal Society 迷山通灵社
[Traditional Supernatural] My name is Bai Shu, and I’m a medium. I deal with all kinds of spirits in my day-to-day life. A room in a rented apartment that must never be opened. A female ghost who hails a taxi to collect spirit money. A spirit that follows someone home from a car accident... The supernatural cases I take on might be happening right next door to you!
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Terrifying Supernatural Events I Experienced Myself 亲身经历的恐怖灵异事件
Terrifying supernatural encounters I experienced firsthand
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Weeping Evil 哭邪
People watch over a temple for ten years; the temple watches over them for a lifetime.
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The Struggle for Supremacy at the End of the Han: Winners Become Kings, Losers Become Outlaws 汉末争霸之成王败寇
The protagonist is Zhang Jiao. He sweeps across the realm, vying for supremacy through warfare and battles between generals. A village bully’s soul travels back to the late Eastern Han and takes over Zhang Jiao’s body. At a moment of crisis, he turns the tide and leads the Yellow Turbans in a sweeping conquest of the realm, winning through strategy.
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The Sobbing Maitreya 哽咽的弥勒
A truly thrilling horror fantasy, with a master like Lin Zhenying guiding you through terrifying adventures, slaying demons and monsters, exploring forbidden arts, and cultivating as a demon immortal. Once you start reading, you won't be able to stop. It's pure exhilaration from beginning to end!
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The Pawnshop 典当
[Urban + supernatural + mystery] My name is Mo Linyuan. I run my family’s ancestral pawnshop. Other pawnshops deal in dirty money; mine trades in lives! Grandpa says our family has always had three storerooms: one for Heaven, one for Earth, and one for mortals! Rules: No strange item is ever refused; the redemption price is a hundredfold. Advertisement: Pawn ghosts, take immortals as collateral. We do not pawn past lives or future ones. Deceive Earth and Heaven, and you can redeem a life as old
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I Cultivate Through Bloodsucking 我靠吸血修仙
The new novel, I Get Awesome Through Technology, is currently being serialized and has already reached one million words. The ghost story collection, Tales of Demons and Ghosts at Night, is complete. If you like ghost stories, go check it out.
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The Woman in the Closet 柜子里的女人
The Woman in the Cabinet
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The Boarding School Deep in the Mountains 大山深处的寄宿学校
This is a fully enclosed school built deep in the mountains. Strange things began happening as soon as she arrived. Just how many secrets is she hiding? And why is the school tucked away in the mountains? It all began the day she transferred.
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I Became Awesome Through Technology 我靠科技开始牛掰
[No System] [Villain in the Later Chapters] [Immortal-Sucking Technique] [Soul Devouring] [Fast Leveling] A scientist transmigrates to the cultivation world and gradually transforms from a good person into a demonic cultivator.
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The Last Paper-Cutting Artist 最后一位剪纸人
My name is Song Xiaohan. I’m a living corpse with no heartbeat, and a paper-cutting artist of the underworld. On the surface, I cut paper decorations for a funeral shop, but behind closed doors, I trade with humans and ghosts. My master passed away two months ago and left me the family craft, along with this modest little shop and my tools of the trade: a pair of scissors and a carving knife. “You want to make a deal with me? But all I want is your shadow!” Song Xiaohan grinned.
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Rules of the Uncanny: Livestreaming My Death Countdown 诡异守则:我在直播死亡倒计时
Welcome to Little Gu’s fun livestream! Double-tap the screen to keep me alive, but every time you light up a little heart, your phone will download one death rule. Get ready for a thrilling, exciting good time.
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Meng Po's Brothless Soup 孟婆无汤
[Supernatural + Coming of Age + Guiding Ghosts to the Afterlife + Mild Horror + Romance as a Supporting Plot] "A coming-of-age story! Not a power fantasy! Slow-paced!" "The heroine is a teenage girl from the countryside. She has little education and no one to teach or guide her. She grows from weak to strong, and is kind at heart. Please keep this in mind before reading. If that sounds good to you, welcome!" She is a netherworld official who has come to the mortal world. Before she was born, evi
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Yin-Yang Eye Realtor: Selling Haunted Houses in Chongqing 阴阳眼中介:我在重庆卖凶宅
A novel inspired by local Chongqing legends and historical anecdotes. This story is entirely fictional. As a child, the protagonist gained the ability to see yin and yang from a Qing dynasty skeleton. His family’s ancestral ledger is filled with secrets of old Chongqing. The folklore is meticulously researched, with traceable details ranging from place names and historical anecdotes to traditional remedies and feng shui formations. Each haunted house seems like a self-contained case, but in trut
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False Words, Village Tales 假语村言
I live in a small mountain village, and I’ve been a story lover since I was little. Most of the tales I heard from the village elders were strange stories about encountering ghosts in the countryside or seeing monsters in the middle of the night. I was always half-convinced, but whenever they told them, they swore they were “true stories,” not made-up tales!
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Grandma’s New Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 奶奶口中的新聊斋志异
From my grandmother, I’ve heard all kinds of strange tales about things that happened around us. Some are true, some are false, and some are impossible to explain or make sense of. I want to collect them and share them with everyone, so we can discuss them together. Have you ever heard stories like these? In this vast world, there must be similar things. Don’t try to match them to real people or events. Just enjoy the spectacle.
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The Night of Sacrifice 献祭之夜
The Night of the Sacrifice
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Strange Tales of Min Mountain 岷山异事
In the 1980s, businessman Mo Wenshan traveled to the Min Mountains to survey the market. By a twist of fate, he became entangled in a tomb-robbing case, setting off a series of strange and perilous ancient tomb expeditions. In the process, the secrets of the ancient Shu civilization, hidden for a thousand years, came to light…
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Ghost Stories at the Third Watch 三更说鬼
This book, Tales of Ghosts at Three in the Morning, is part of a series with another book, Five in the Morning. Five in the Morning tells of strange events from my grandfather’s time, while Three in the Morning recounts things I’ve experienced in my own era. I hope you’ll give them a read. These are all short stories, but I hope you can experience the unease I felt, too… I’m from the countryside, born in 1989. I’m not highly educated, and my writing isn’t especially sophisticated. I’m the second
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It's 2:30 A.M. Let Me Tell You a Story! 凌晨两点半,我来给你讲故事!
Before I knew it, this book had passed 200 chapters. Time flies, and now the story is nearing its conclusion. It will end after just one million words. We’re currently in the rapid-update phase, with three chapters posted every day at 9 a.m. This book is a collection of folk horror stories set in the countryside. Each chapter is a standalone story, and every plot has been carefully crafted by the author. Comments from fellow readers are welcome. If you like it, add it to your bookshelf.
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Wet Footprints 水脚印
Have you ever heard the legends of water ghosts? Strings of wet footprints beneath the moonlight are proof that they exist... A group of young people, hoping to strike it rich by studying abroad, believed they could cash in on their overseas degrees and build brighter futures. But while attending university abroad, they ran into a series of inexplicable events. The fear of the unknown loomed over them like a dark cloud, and their original reasons for going had long since changed amid frantic esc
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The Blood-Binding Corpse Scripture 血引尸经
The world of Changbai’s demons, home to the northern immortals. I was just an ordinary village boy from Changbai Mountain until I accidentally obtained the strange books Blood Guide to the Corpse and Soul-Eating Blood Eyes. I wanted to save people, yet somehow I was always killing them. My father’s bizarre sect legacy, the thousand-year secrets of the Twelve Strange Sects, the shadowy depths of the Tomb That Moves Mountains. Just how many plots and mysteries are hidden all around me? The bronze
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Old Tales of the Dead Village 死人村旧事
Chen Ergou holds a stalk of grass and gently pokes at the paper money still smoldering in front of him. Behind him, a dense crowd of “people” from the village and beyond stands packed together... Hanwa, his belly slit open and his tongue hanging down to his chest; Sufen, naked, with raw flesh exposed; the Fat Taoist, whose limbs and head are covered with tightly packed stitches at the joints; Tian Da, his body stiff, a walking stick jutting from his wide-open mouth; Xiao Zhao, pale-faced and dri
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The Soul-Calming Banquet 安魂席
Soul-Calming Banquet
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The Haunting One 诡缠人
Demons and monsters, uncanny forces and strange happenings, in a world where the living and the dead are indistinguishable and good and evil are hard to tell apart. No one can save anyone else, and no one can be saved... An epic tale of humans and ghosts: are they evil spirits wearing human skins, or is the human heart itself wicked? The conflict between humans and ghosts begins here. It will stir everything most real deep within you...
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Horror Game 恐怖游戏
Xiao Yan joined a public account, and it sent him a message: “This is where horror and death begin. This is where your life takes a new turn. Are you ready?” He thought it was a scam, but from that moment on, his life really did change beyond recognition...
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True Tales of Terror 恐怖实录
When people get old, they grow frail, and the older they get, the more they want to look back on the past. There's no blessing a person can't enjoy, and no hardship they can't endure. I've lived through two dynasties. They say seeing is believing, but that doesn't mean everything you hear is false. There are plenty of things in this world that can't be explained.
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