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1. 201 话 There Are Ghosts in These Words 话里有诡 Chen Taiyao陈太瑶Mystery88k WordsCompleted They say everyone has a few little secrets they can't bring themselves to talk about these days. But if you really want to hear something out of the ordinary, go find Old Bu. Old Bu runs a little tavern set inside an abandoned train carriage. From the day it opened, he laid down one rule: One interesting story in exchange for a night's worth of drinks. Sounds like a good deal, doesn't it? Too bad he doesn't give you much to drink, and the stories just keep getting stranger. An intelligent wristb 8Reads7.6Score—Shelves
2. 202 雨 Murder in a Locked Room at Tang House on a Rainy Night 雨夜唐楼密室杀人案 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃11k WordsCompleted Murder in a Locked Room at a Tanglou on a Rainy Night —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 203 退 The Day She Broke Off Our Engagement, Snow Buried My Door. Three Years Later, I Had the Entire Marquis's Household Executed 退婚那日雪满门，三年后我让侯府满门抄斩 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted The Day I Broke Off the Engagement, Snow Blanketed the Door. Three Years Later, I Had the Entire Marquis's Estate Executed 74Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 204 维 White Orchids at Victoria Harbour 维多利亚港的白兰花 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Modern Romance15k WordsCompleted White Orchids in Victoria Harbour 5Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 205 诡 Weird Things, Don't Run! 诡异你别跑！ Dongfang Qing东方晴Urban140k WordsOngoing In a modern world where the paranormal is running rampant, how am I supposed to survive? Wait, the paranormal? Don't run! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Forget about spasms; there aren't any books like that on Tomato Bookstore. I usually listen to horror stories to fall asleep alone late at night; the real reason I'm afraid to go to the bathroom is because I'm too scared to go.

6. 206 甄 Empresses in the Palace: A Concubine's Scheme 甄嬛传-庶女谋 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Female-Channel Fanfiction21k WordsCompleted Empresses in the Palace: The Concubine’s Scheme 15Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 207 阴 The Yin-Yang Hot Pot Restaurant 阴阳火锅店 Yan Huo炎火Mystery806k WordsCompleted I took over a hot pot restaurant from my second uncle. He told me never to serve customers a yuan yang hot pot after midnight! After I took over the place, everything I believed in began to crumble... One night, I wasn't paying attention and served a couple a yuan yang hot pot. The next day, I saw in the newspaper that the couple had died! They'd jumped to their deaths together! After that, every night at midnight, a strange couple would appear in my restaurant and ask me to make them a yuan yan 676Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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   It was high-energy from start to finish; I couldn't resist watching it all in one go 🥹. It was very mind-bending; if I had to give it a perfect score 💯, I'd give it 95 points 👏👏👏

8. 208 赤 The Red Fox Borrows a Life 赤狐借命 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃21k WordsCompleted The Red Fox Borrows a Life 1Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 209 红 A Red-Clad Female Ghost Knocks to Claim My Life. I Open the Door, Thrilled 红衣女鬼敲门索命，开门我兴奋了 Lord Buddha of the Nine Gates九门佛爷Mystery636k WordsCompleted The red moon rises! Ghostly energy returns! In the middle of the night, someone keeps knocking on the door of the campus beauty next door. Ning Chen curses in vain, then opens his door and steps out. To his surprise, a red-clad female ghost is knocking to claim the beauty’s life. Luckily, he activates the Supernatural Choice System. 1. Pretend you didn’t see her, go back inside, and lock the door tight, letting the red-clad female ghost claim the beauty’s life! Reward: a ghost-repelling constitu 7.4kReads8.9Score566Shelves

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   Those with average courage can skip this; definitely don't read it. 🍀The first book: Horror rating four stars, detailed descriptions, reader feedback says they were too scared to read it at night, trembling in bed. 🍀The second book: Horror rating two stars, if you're not too brave, you can give it a try. 🍀The third book: Horror rating three stars, you'll be hooked from the beginning. 🍀The fourth book: An underrated book, still very good. Brother-Killing's book recommendations are serious! [Learned][Please follow][Upvote]

10. 210 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 5.8kReads—Score325Shelves

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    How about this one? Absolutely divine! It gets more and more exciting as you read on! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai (another world) novel to everyone—it's incredibly good, with a thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

11. 211 我 I Feed on Resentment to Save the Mortal World 我食怨气渡人间 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃8k WordsCompleted I Feed on Resentment to Guide Souls Through the Mortal World 2Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 212 真 The Truth Is, Mind Your Own Business and Live to a Hundred 真理啊，少管闲事，长命百岁 Er Gua Loves Eating Melons二瓜爱吃瓜7k WordsCompleted Here’s the Truth: Mind Your Own Business and Live to a Hundred 1Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 213 诡 Eerie: A Dog from the Start, Gear You Scavenge 诡异：开局一条狗，装备全靠捡 I Love Watching the Show我爱围观Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [The rating just came in, and it will rise later] [Apocalyptic Awakening] [Stat-Allocation Sequence] [Horror Survival] [Extreme Combat Style] Terror descends upon the world, and a Black Tide begins to devour cities. The uncanny, demons, monsters, forbidden artifacts... Human life is as worthless as grass. People struggle to survive by any means. In an apocalypse of endless terror, the only way to stay alive is to awaken and become part of a Transcendent Sequence! Others awaken as doctors, surviv 466.4kReads8.5Score52kShelves

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    How about this one? Absolutely immortal! The further back you look, the more exciting it becomes! Every starting story and character appearance are interconnected by ultimate cause and effect. I would like to recommend to my family what I consider to be one of the most beautiful novels about another world. It has a high-octane plot, logical and harmonious ingenuity, and ultimate aesthetic skills. It is definitely the most worth-read novel this year.

14. 214 她 After She Died, Spring Never Returned to My Empire 她死后，朕的江山再无春风 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃13k WordsCompleted After She Died, Spring Winds Never Again Swept Through My Empire 14Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 215 凶 The Haunted House Case Files 凶宅灵异档案 Chen Shiba辰十八Mystery422k WordsCompleted I flip haunted houses for a living, and I’ve come across all kinds of them. Let me tell you about what goes on inside... 10.8kReads—Score478Shelves
16. 216 放 The Life-Buying Money Left by the Roadside 放在路边的买命钱 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃6k WordsCompleted The money left by the roadside to buy a life 16Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 217 我 I Have a Hypnosis App for Female Ghosts 我有一个女鬼催眠APP As Long as the Green Hills Remain苟得青山在Mystery540k WordsOngoing Qin Ming meant to download a hypnosis game app, but ended up with a female ghost hypnosis app instead. As he gazed at the app’s dazzling array of female ghosts he could romance, then watched one actually appear in the real world, he fell silent. If he wanted to stay alive, he had no choice but to romance the female ghosts! Female Ghost Hypnosis App: Activate! 201.2kReads8.5Score26.9kShelves
18. 218 循 Following the Scent 循着气味而来 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃9k WordsCompleted Following the scent —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 219 快 Run! It's the Concubine Who's Calm and Unruffled 快跑，是人淡如菊的娘娘 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted Run! The consort is as indifferent as a chrysanthemum. —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 220 血 The Scarlet Fountain Pen 血色钢笔 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃6k WordsCompleted The Blood-Red Fountain Pen —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 221 花 The Flowers Have Yet to Fade, My Perfect Lover 花事未了，完美恋人 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted The Flowers Have Yet to Fade, My Perfect Lover —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 222 在 Becoming the Most Popular One in a Horror Game 在惊悚游戏里成为最强万人迷 Cloudscorch Wanderer灼云客Mystery975k WordsOngoing (Content warnings at the end of the blurb. This story rejects writing advice.) [Infinite-Flow + Wish Fulfillment + Passionate Team Ensemble + Light Mystery and Combat + Horror Escape] [Top-Tier Talent, Brains and Brawn, a Cold-Humored, Protective Female Lead, and Teammates Who Each Shine in Their Own Way] At first, the twisted viewers thought that some poor woman in a hospital gown was going to die horribly on the very first night of the first round. That was until they saw her with their own ey 111.4kReads9.4Score12.1kShelves
23. 223 死 Death Photo 死亡照片 Moonlit Gatekeeper月下门童Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Suspense + Mystery + Mind Games + Puzzle-Solving + Imagination + Superpowers] Lin Yi goes to attend his high school reunion. At first, everything seems normal. His long-unseen classmates chat away happily. Then someone finds a photograph on the floor! At first, no one pays it any attention. But soon, the classmate in the photograph dies unexpectedly. Then one classmate after another dies in a series of bizarre accidents! Everyone is terrified. What's really going on? Will anyone else die? Who's 13.9kReads7.4Score1.1kShelves

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    It's good-looking and I love watching it.

24. 224 订 After the Engagement Banquet 订婚宴之后 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted After the Engagement Banquet 4Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 225 我 I Learn to Slay Ghosts on a Paranormal Forum 我在怪谈论坛学斩鬼 Young and Unaccomplished, Yet Never Insecure年少无为不自卑Mystery735k WordsCompleted [The printed edition of Strange Tales Forum is in production] [The short drama adaptation of Strange Tales Forum is in production] Gao Shen joined a strange tales forum by chance. The forum often posts eerie stories, describing every detail so vividly that they seem to have really happened. Users who reply seriously analyze the source of each incident and discuss how to deal with it. They even address each other as Heavenly Masters, Soul Tamer 50.8kReads8.7Score6.5kShelves
26. 226 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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    The second book starts off really scary, just like the first book.

27. 227 无 Infinite Eerie Domains: Starting with a Haunted Classroom 无限诡域：从诡异教室开始 White Pigeon Bai Xiaobai白鸽子白小白Mystery530k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow]+ [Fake terror]+ [Ghosts kill people]+ [Emotionless]+ [Mild horror] Late at night, Su Wang receives a strange black letter that appears out of nowhere in his home. Its four blood-red survival rules reveal a terrifying, unknown realm. In the blink of an eye, he is forcibly dragged into a strange study hall at Chenfeng High School, where he and six strangers are trapped together. The one unbreakable rule is carved into the blackboard: Keep quiet. One survivor loses control, makes a 33.2kReads8.0Score4.5kShelves
28. 228 我 I Became a Zombie in the Modern World 我在现代当僵尸 Talkative言多语Mystery101k WordsCompleted According to folk legends, after humans die, their corpses become zombies because they contain too much yin energy. This explanation isn't entirely accurate. In fact, zombies existed long before humanity was born. In the modern era, zombies look no different from humans, yet they possess immortal bodies. 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Modern zombies, just thinking about it is thrilling!

29. 229 惊EN Terror: I Only Sell Haunted Houses 惊悚：我只卖凶宅 Nicholas Goudan尼古拉斯狗蛋Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Rooms where unnatural deaths have occurred are collectively known as haunted houses. There are two kinds: “blue houses” and “red houses.” Living people can stay in blue houses without harm, but anyone who lives in a red house is doomed to die. I work as a real estate agent. One day, I accidentally sold a red house, and afterward, I began encountering terrifying things… 26.5kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves
30. 230 副 No Hints in the Instance 副本无提示 Sharks Don't Sleep鲨鱼不会睡觉Mystery489k WordsOngoing [The rating just came in, and it will rise later] [Mild horror + varied horror styles + original scenarios + fresh, unconventional scenarios + intelligent characters + no female lead or romantic subplots] Have any of you watching heard of the elevator ghost game? They say that if you follow the instructions, you can reach another world. Chen Feng is a video creator whose content is playing all kinds of horror games found online. He occasionally livestreams, too. During a livestream of the elevat 66.5kReads7.8Score10.4kShelves
31. 231 恐 Infinite Horror: I Can Sense Ghosts 恐怖无限：我能感知到鬼 Xiao Xie, Who Loves Watering Flowers喜欢浇花的小谢Mystery753k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow, Not a Power Fantasy] [Slight Horror] [No CP] [Survival] [Escape] [Deduction] [Mystery] "Shh..." "There are ghosts in this world!" Those contaminated by the aura of Another World can only keep clearing one instance after another. They say that after clearing 13 instances, you can make a wish? Lu Ming discovers that ghosts aren't the only things he can sense. There's also... In this game of pursuit between humans and ghosts, he is forced into Another World, a realm teeming with evi 11.7kReads6.9Score1.1kShelves
32. 232 黄 The Yellow River Demon Suppression Bureau 黄河镇妖司 Long-Eared Rabbit长耳朵的兔子Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted The mighty Yellow River rolls on without end, nurturing countless civilizations and burying countless secrets. Iron oxen that hold back the river, nine tortoises carrying a snake, corpse bristles from the Yellow River, ghost-bride processions... Beneath the mysterious ancient waterways of the Yellow River, there is so much you don’t know. The legendary Nine Gates of the Yellow River, the vanished Jiuli of Chiyou, the thirty-six sects of Huaxia: a different Yellow River, a different world of mart 2.6kReads8.2Score179Shelves

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    ✨ Book 1: On the day of a corpse-born child's birth, a hundred ghosts appeared, all wanting to devour him, but he was fortunately saved by the descendant of the guardian spirit and a snow corpse. ✨ Book 2: People forget each other in the world of Taoism, fish forget each other in the world of rivers and lakes. Born with the destiny of collecting debts, he was protected by a thousand-year-old female ghost and became a Taoist priest after becoming her apprentice. ✨ Book 3: His family had been in the antique business for generations, but because of an antique, he was forced to take a different path and could only become a spirit medium. ✨ Book 4: The Yellow River, the mother river that has witnessed thousands of years of vicissitudes, how many untold stories does it hold? What legends lie hidden in the mysterious ancient Yellow River channel?

33. 233 我 I'm a Haunted House Sleep Tester 我在凶宅当试睡员 Nicholas Goudan尼古拉斯狗蛋Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted I worked for a real estate company, but later I was transferred to another department. I never expected to encounter something terrifying on my very first day... 5.7kReads8.8Score600Shelves
34. 234 七 Seven Days of the Dead 七日亡魂 Ma Nanshan马南山Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted My grandfather used to say that whoever a hanged person sees last is the one they’ll come back to claim. When I was twelve, the village hired a troupe to perform ghost opera. I went to play backstage, never realizing that the troupe’s leading performer was hanging from the beam behind me. 1.1kReads8.2Score113Shelves
35. 235 我 My Years Selling Buddhist Amulets in Thailand 我在泰国卖佛牌的那几年 Ghost Shopkeeper鬼店主Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted A lot of people believe in ghosts, and a lot of people don't. Before I went to Thailand, I was just a broke nobody. But then I somehow started selling Buddhist amulets... You didn't know there were ghosts inside them? 10.8kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
36. 236 民 Folktales of the Mountains and Wilds 民间山野怪谈 Ma Nanshan马南山Mystery959k WordsCompleted The hidden truths behind ten major unsolved mysteries, revealing a host of terrifying taboos that will send chills down your spine! 14.4kReads9.1Score977Shelves
37. 237 猛 The Bride of the Vengeful Ghost 猛鬼新娘 Lampwick灯草Mystery417k WordsCompleted 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. 4.7kReads9.0Score333Shelves
38. 238 山 Tales of the Haunted Mountain Village 山村诡事录 Mu Xue牧雪Urban893k WordsCompleted Where the woods are dense, ghosts abound; where the mountains are high, monsters are sure to lurk. After getting drunk, Chen Jianjun of Kaoshan Village encounters a beautiful woman in the mountains. Alone together, the pair spend several days in an intimate embrace. When he returns home, he goes mad for a day and then dies. On the day of his burial, Chen Jianjun suddenly comes back to life... To save his family, Chen Xiaojun becomes the apprentice of Yi, a lame man who was once sent to a work ca 4.5kReads9.1Score428Shelves

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    After reading this book, I'm too scared to stay home alone anymore; it's simply a masterpiece of horror fiction! 💕

39. 239 诡 The Haunted Playground 诡蜮乐园 Rafting on a Pig骑猪去漂流Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Not a power fantasy + light supernatural elements + infinite worlds + comedy] A world beyond reality, the secrets of higher dimensions laid bare, the sails of miracles unfurled. A mysterious letter opens the way to a strange new world. Heartbeats, blood, fear... They spread out from the Paradise World, sending ripples through the peaceful main world. Welcome to the Strange Realm Paradise! [This is a long story... Be patient and read on, everyone. Let's wait and see.] 7.7kReads8.8Score680Shelves

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    🏃‍♀️ In each cycle, the protagonist must fight desperately to find a way to survive, outwitting and outfighting various terrifying creatures. It kept my heart racing; I couldn't stop watching!

40. 240 姐 My Sister Didn’t Kill Me Today, So She Must Agree to Marry Me 姐姐今天没杀我一定是同意结婚了 A Face in the Mortal World浮世颜兮Mystery351k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow] + [Strong Female Lead] | Elegant, unhinged player × self-deluding, dramatic god Psychologist Li Wei is drawn into a horror game, where she casually solves a buried cold case. A god pretends to be a traitor and infiltrates the players' ranks? If he wants to play, she'll play along. While other players are being hunted by monsters, she's already become the only “salvation” for one. But Chi Yu, a dangerous and unhinged man, keeps trying to torture her to death. Li Wei openly taunts 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Li Wei is calm and rational, yet she wavers each time he protects her. Chi Yu is both quirky and adorable, turning his pursuit of Li Wei into an epic, endless-flowing movie.

41. 241 逐 Code of the Killer 逐凶密码 Little Master小师傅Mystery263k WordsCompleted 136Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    Your Excellency, I've brought out these books, and they'll kill the game instantly 🥇 Each one has its own terrifying atmosphere, and some even have endings with a touch of human warmth. They're truly both frightening and captivating.

42. 242 开 Open the Door, I'm Human 开门，我是人类 Outrageous to the Extreme今人发指Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast] [Exceptional Atmosphere] [Perfect for Late Nights] [Not Fast-Paced Mindless Wish Fulfillment] [No Impostors Allowed] In 2024, the “Impostor Disaster” sweeps across North America. In a small city near the U.S.-Canada border, Chinese exchange student Leng Jing gradually enters the twilight of human civilization. A deranged family, A sinister hospital, A city at the end of the world... When the long night falls, who can hold on to the last flicker of human warmth? 850Reads8.8Score103Shelves

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    It's a pseudo-apocalyptic story, not a rules-based game, not a ghost story, just pure pseudo-humanity! 😨 The male lead's stubbornness at the beginning is a bit off-putting, but it gets really good after they enter the manor! 🌈🌈 The analysis and handling of human nature are excellent; every character comes alive. Even I, with my terrible memory, could connect each name with their vivid image. 🌈🌈 It's very good! Later, the male lead is seriously injured and hospitalized, and his girlfriend is the one who supports him. She has fighting skills and isn't brainless.

43. 243 欢 Welcome Back to the Nightmare's Beginning 欢迎回到噩梦起点 Si Jingzhi思净植Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted (Infinite survival, puzzle-solving, mild horror) Late at night, Shao Jie stumbled sleepily toward the bathroom. The instant he opened the door, the whole world spun upside down! When he came to, he found himself in a gloomy, terrifying otherworld. There, he was forced to take part in a horrifying survival game: eerie footsteps sounded outside the door during the midnight room inspections, villagers mysteriously vanished from a remote village every night, and worst of all... the woman who had onc 15.5kReads7.8Score1.7kShelves

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    Besides novels about air conditioning, I like this one.

44. 244 病 The Yandere Heroine Goes on a Killing Spree in a Horror Game 病娇女主在恐怖游戏里杀疯了 Soft White Steamed Bun白嫩嫩的白馒头Mystery566k WordsCompleted No romance + infinite-flow + horror games + unhinged powerhouse + invincible + comedy + face-slapping + Jin Bao is crazy and cool Jin Jiu seemed perfectly normal on the surface, but her mental state was a thing of beauty. While rescuing someone, she was pulled into a beginner's instance. Jin Jiu, facing a monster: “I've been so polite. What are you still unhappy about?” The beginner's instance ended. Everyone else cleared it, but Jin Jiu got trapped in instances that kept growing more difficult, 281Reads8.2Score101Shelves

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    The dungeon monster, seeing the approaching female protagonist, screamed in despair, "Don't come any closer!"

45. 245 山 A Country Bumpkin Comes to the City, Nothing Is Off-Limits 山炮进城，百无禁忌 Misty Rain and Gentle Breeze烟雨轻风Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Dapao guards the village. Evil spirits stay away, and a hundred ghosts give it a wide berth! Chen Dapao was born and his parents died. At four, he sent off all twenty-four members of his clan. Raised on meals provided by the villagers, he leaves for the city after guarding his village for eighteen years... His motto in life: Make money, make money, and make more money; chase women, chase women, and chase more women... Now, please join us in enjoying this rare and refreshingly unconventional nove 10.6kReads8.8Score958Shelves

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    Funny, scary, super addictive, full of surprises, you won't be able to stop watching! I think you'll like it [smirk]

46. 246 请 Please Don’t Be Afraid 请不要害怕 Trembling Legs脚震震Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [Subverting Tropes + Infinite Flow + No Female Lead + Mild Horror] “Captain Wang, I clearly buried her, but… but I saw her in the backyard again!” “How did she die?” “It had nothing to do with me. She… she killed herself!” “She… she just didn’t want to be cremated…” “Then… what is that thing in the backyard?” “I… I don’t know.” “Can she see us? Can she hear our voices?” “And is she dangerous?” … “As for ghosts, I have only one piece of advice for everyone…” “If you happen to run into one, pleas 30.3kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves

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    These are all excellent horror novels; you can check them out. A school where everyone has disappeared. A company that serves ghosts. A city filled with vengeful spirits. A weeping mountain where life and death are reversed. In an era rife with supernatural occurrences, Gu Shan possesses a terrifying wish-granting machine that can crush any supernatural event. Yet, it also etches deeper despair. "When you make your tenth wish, we will meet again in a world without pain."

47. 247 开 An S-Rank Horror from the Start, but They Give Me a C-Rank Talent? 开局S级怪谈，但给我C级天赋？ Pale Era苍白纪元Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Endless Twists + Wild Ideas and Clever Logic + Mild Horror + Protagonist and Villains Are Both Smart] [This is absolutely not a mindless power fantasy. If you don't like the first instance, go ahead and curse me out.] [This isn't a traditional rule-based horror story. The horrors can think and are intelligent, so readers who prefer traditional rule-based horror should steer clear.] Horrors run rampant, and strange tales are everywhere. Beneath every shadow may lurk an unknown t 141.1kReads8.9Score14.1kShelves

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    These three are my favorites.

48. 248 我 I’m Trapped in a Strange World 我陷入了诡异世界 Water Goods 66水货66Mystery838k WordsCompleted (There are many clues planted early on, so please be patient as you read.) Someone asked me: Could it be that humans are actually being eaten by certain creatures when they die, and that it’s merely disguised as illness or some other cause? I answered: Of course. I can see it all, including the real way they die. Sometimes I can’t help thinking that humans aren’t all that different from the chickens on a farm. 962Reads8.0Score111Shelves
49. 249 太 Great! It's a System, Now I'm Definitely Dead 太棒了！是系统，这下我死定了 Zhong Wen Yi钟文艺Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] [No heroine] [No CP] [Original instances] [The System is useless] [Rules] [Deduction] [Wits and strategy] [Survival missions] Borrowing a setting from a great author: ghosts cannot be killed... You must discern their patterns... The Haunted Spirit Tower has descended. Please make sure to complete your survival mission! Little-girl System and all that: “Host, clear each instance in one life, one every seven days! Bring the Haunted Tower era to an end!” Chen Zichu: “Damn it... Othe 2.5kReads7.6Score222Shelves
50. 250 诡 The Haunted Shroud 诡寿衣 24K Pure Goofball24K纯二Mystery414k WordsCompleted My family sells burial clothes. Every seven days, a woman comes to order a set. Only at the end did I discover she had been ordering burial clothes for all four members of my family. 1.1kReads8.8Score117Shelves

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