Horror and Supernatural Stories, The Scarier the Better 恐怖灵异，越恐怖越好

1. 501 江 There's a Little Ghost at the Bottom of the River, and He Calls Me Dad 江底有个小鬼，他喊我爸爸 Meow Isn't Miao Meow喵不是妙喵Mystery565k WordsCompleted Blurb One: The corpse retrievers of Cangjiang have one rule: never look back. That day, I broke the rule and turned to look at the river. A child stood beneath the water, his face deathly pale as he smiled at me. That night, he crouched beside my bed and timidly called me “Uncle.” I didn’t think much of it until he told me, “You look like my dad.” Only later did I learn that this little ghost was the corpse I had pulled from the river with my own hands three years earlier. He called me Dad for t —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 502 一 The Master Diviner 一品神卜 The Original Taurus Fragment金牛断章本尊Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted “Master, my surname is Jiang, and my wife’s surname is Bao. Can you give my son a name people will remember right away?” Zhang Chu: “Jiang Zhe Hu Bao You!” “Master, my husband repairs lights. He’s been sleeping in the kitchen for two days and won’t get up. What should I do?” Zhang Chu: “That’s a good thing! You can start planning the funeral banquet.” “Master, I earn thirty thousand a month and give it all to my wife. My father is sick, but she won’t give me a cent. What should I do?” Zhang 18.3kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves

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   I finished watching the two series last year, and overall I felt they were pretty good.

3. 503 茅 The Maoshan Coffin-Raiser 茅山升棺人 Ninth Master of the Thieves' Sect盗门九当家Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing From the moment I was born, someone secretly plotted against me, making my mother give birth prematurely and changing my birth date. My birth chart clashed with my parents' fates, and they both died on the very day I was born. I vowed to find the culprit, and in time became a Maoshan coffin-raiser! Coffin-raising is the practice of relocating graves. After death, people should be buried in a place with good feng shui to protect their descendants. But some ancestors are buried in malevolent place 1.2kReads9.0Score101Shelves
4. 504 吃 The Temple That Eats People 吃人的庙 The Rainy-Night Postman雨夜邮递员16k WordsCompleted The Man-Eating Temple 1Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 505 穿 Transmigrate to Yunnan Worm Valley: A Survival Guide for the Consort of King Xian 穿越云南虫谷：献王妃求生指南 Like Snow, Remembering the Passing Years似雪忆流年Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Ghost Blows Out the Light] + [yandere] + [King Xian is a straight-up tyrant, no redemption arc] The rating has just been posted, so it’ll go up. Updates are steady, so you can’t go wrong giving this a try! I transmigrated, but instead of getting a comeback story, I landed straight in the palace of King Xian of the ancient Dian Kingdom! All around me, women wailed in agony. Before me stood a mad tyrant with a bronze sword in hand and a sinister look in his eyes. No System! No supernatural abilit 57.3kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves

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   The male lead is a madman who criticizes the tyrant and refuses to be redeemed. He's obsessed with ascending to immortality and kills indiscriminately, while the female lead can only barely survive.

6. 506 让 You Were Told to Guard a Village, So Why Did You Make the City God Cry? 让你守个村儿，你把城隍打哭了？ A Humble Name Keeps You Healthy贱名好养活Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted After the old madman died, I always thought I was the only person left in the village. Then one year, two men showed up carrying a camera and said they wanted to film a documentary about walking marriages... 482Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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   Li Xuantian, the village guardian who became a sensation on Douyin!

7. 507 奇 The Strange Gate Subdues the Eight Wastelands 奇门镇八荒 Lone Boat into a Dream孤舟入梦Mystery151k WordsOngoing My name is Yang Yufan. I was born with a pair of yin-yang eyes, and my grandfather taught me the arts of the Qimen. I thought that becoming an inheritor of the Qimen tradition would make me a fortune-teller... But who could have guessed that I’d end up as one of the saints guarding the Eight Wastelands? I’ll tell you the story of what happened in my own words! 10Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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   ✨✨✨ [Authentic Supernatural Novel! Multi-Element Fusion] Every detail hides a mystery, and every twist is unexpected! Mysterious arts intertwine with a life-and-death enigma, and the foreshadowing is cleverly and captivatingly placed. After finishing one chapter, you can't help but click on the next one; you simply can't stop reading!

8. 508 阴 Shattered Yin-Yang Jade 阴阳玉碎 A Celery一颗芹蔡Mystery55k WordsOngoing [Supernatural + horror + suspense + first person + no idiots in the story + clever protagonist + a touch of angst] "I'm turning eighteen soon. I should die, too." Yu Yue and I are twin sisters, born eighteen years ago on Ghost Festival. A fortune-teller gave us each a jade pendant and said that on our eighteenth birthday, whoever's pendant broke would die. We're seventeen now, and suddenly both pendants have shattered. How can we possibly survive? 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The first book is a masterpiece on the Yin-Yang theme; I read it because I was out of other books to read, and it's definitely a safe bet—highly recommended. The second book is also pretty good, though I personally feel it's slightly inferior to the first.

9. 509 序EN Sequence: God Eater 序列：吃神者 No Brain, Just Cerebellum不要大脑要小脑Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Tomato 2026 Male-Focused Fiction Most Popular Author, Ranked Number One] Published in print, quality guaranteed. An alternate high-martial world, ensemble cast and political intrigue, no nested plot twists, a slow-paced story with a grand setting. Readers all say it gets better the further you read. Giant birds swallow the sun, and all things undergo dramatic change. Strange, immortal gods, and humanity's superpowered sequences. Everyone wants to become a god in this world, but they have no ide 972.9kReads9.3Score119.1kShelves

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   🌈② *There's a Ghost Inside Me*—When your shadow starts "eating ghosts," can you still be considered human? 🔥🔥 Jiang Xiao's transmigration begins with hellish difficulty—he opens his eyes to a chaotic world overrun by vengeful ghosts. Even more absurdly, his shadow can devour ghosts and turn them into his own! Others exorcise ghosts with talismans, he relies on "digestion"; others fear ghosts, he fears overeating them…

10. 510 纸 The Paper Effigy Shop Owner Is a Powerful Occultist 纸扎店老板娘她是玄门大佬 A Xia, Beautiful and Talented阿夏貌美且有才Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The second installment, Gods Cannot Save Themselves 2, is now available! Strong female lead, no CP (a monk with unrequited feelings approaches the heroine with an ulterior motive) + wish fulfillment + plot-driven. The heroine isn't a self-sacrificing saint, so if you like that type of heroine, please look elsewhere. The heroine, Chen Zhaoyuan, owns a paper offerings shop. She's a “person” who has lived for a very, very long time. Some of her memories are missing. She's no good at music, chess, c 31.3kReads9.0Score3.8kShelves

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    The plot is really good, no romantic pairing, it's a female-centric ensemble drama.

11. 511 灵 A Modern Narrative of Supernatural Horror 灵恐现叙事 Otherworldly Wonder空灵奇景Mystery236k WordsOngoing Original horror and paranormal fiction. Horror stories are only meant to help everyone unwind, not to make you more afraid. We welcome discerning readers to come and help answer everyone’s questions... 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I can't believe anyone hasn't read this!! It's a horror novel that you both love and fear. Every story is incredibly fast-paced and exciting, with no dragging at all. From the mysterious mountain village to the human skin drum, it's terrifying even in broad daylight! [Facepalm]

12. 512 噬 Man-Eating Python 噬人蟒 You Hua尤话7k WordsCompleted Man-Eating Python —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My father has spent years hunting wild pythons, extracting their gallbladders, eating their meat, and selling their skins for sustenance. He relies on this one cage of ferocious beasts for his livelihood. One day, a Taoist priest came to beg for alms. I sincerely offered him some coarse grains and food. The priest's gaze immediately locked onto the snake cage, his expression instantly turning grave. A stern warning rang out: "The python's body is filled with boundless resentment; a great calamity is already lurking. If it is not completely eradicated, the lives of the entire village will be in danger!"

13. 513 我 There’s a Ghost Inside Me 我的体内有只鬼 A Black-Inked Blade一柄墨刀Mystery3.5M WordsCompleted 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 20.7kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
14. 514 腹 Belly City 腹城 Watermelon Barbara西瓜芭芭拉Mystery325k WordsCompleted [Thriller, Cthulhu Mythos, mystery, supernatural powers, System, loops, horror, apocalypse, unraveling secrets, no romance] The rating has just been posted, but it will rise later. In the flawless “Sweet Community,” every fear and suspicion Nuxin feels is gently “corrected” by the System. Until he discovers that his playmate A Dai’s “move” was an elaborate lie; until, beneath the old school building in the dead of night, he meets Mo Li, the girl who warns him to “run.” Black cars glide soundl 18Reads8.7Score—Shelves
15. 515 破 Financial Ruin 破財 A Lowly, Taciturn Scholar鲰生寡言Xianxia154k WordsOngoing Dead... They're dead. The day the secret sealed away for nine years was revealed, everyone in Yunshui Town died! In the past, Cen Ziyu always thought the mountain demon that ate children was just a bizarre tale the adults had made up to scare them. Until one day, he uneasily remembered something. When he was little... he had eaten a person! Cen Ziyu and his grandmother depend on each other. Their life is hard, but the uncles and aunties in Yunshui Town have always been kind to them, ofte 286Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The secret, sealed for nine years, was revealed, and on the day it was unveiled, everyone in Yunshui Town died! Before, Cen Ziyu had always thought that the mountain demon eating children was just a bizarre story made up by adults to scare kids, until that day he remembered something. When he was a child… he had eaten people.

16. 516 惊 Thriller Game: From the Start, I Helped Monsters Make Choices 惊悚游戏：开局帮鬼怪做选择 Delicious Shimeji Mushroom美味的口蘑Mystery2.6M WordsOngoing [Horror game dungeons + career-based progression + NPCs caught in a rat race + livestreaming + everyday-life style] Jiang Ye’s daily routine consists of working, studying, working... Then one day, he’s pulled into a horror game during class and awakens an all-career talent. He discovers that all his career skills are a little strange. From the start, he unlocks the career “Small-Town Exam Machine,” with an added skill that lets him make choices for ghosts and monsters. [A difficult choice has ap 67kReads9.4Score7.8kShelves

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    The first book was terrifying; it almost killed me. Everyone was completely silent after reading it! Now it's quite a scene, dozens of heads are staring at you: "Class is about to start... Why aren't you coming in?"

17. 517 小 The Little Ancestor Is Banished to the Mortal Realm, and Even Wild Ghosts Tremble at Her Name 小祖宗被贬下凡，野鬼闻风丧胆 Xue Mengmeng薛蒙蒙Modern Romance613k WordsOngoing [Fortune-telling livestreams + ghost hunting + episodic stories + powerful female lead] Several thousand years ago, the Great Emperor Ziwei of the Central Heaven and North Pole manifested an independent avatar to rule over the underworld. What he didn't expect was that it would be a little girl with the sweetest baby face. She was so adorable that the gods all doted on her. Goddess Houtu: “You're really willing to send a little girl to manage all those unruly ghosts?” With no other choice, the G 146Reads7.9Score157Shelves

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    Thousands of years ago, Taoism emerged, giving rise to the saying that "the body returns to dust, and the soul returns to the underworld." The Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole, revered as the head of the "Four Emperors of Taoism," created the Netherworld, thus giving rise to countless souls. The Great Emperor Ziwei manifested a divine form to govern Fengdu. This form was born a primordial deity, but no one expected that this form would be a beautifully crafted little girl. She was granted the title of Daughter of the Northern Supreme Emperor by the divine realm.

18. 518 民 Republican-Era Detective Tales 民国侦探诡事录 Liu Gang刘港Mystery317k WordsCompleted [Standalone cases + Republican-era investigations + criminal investigation and deduction + paranormal mysteries + powerful partners] In the chaotic Republican era, the land is shattered and strange events abound. One bizarre case follows another, but the truth remains as elusive as a mist... In a village at midnight, residents die one after another. Rumors say the “Stinking-Mouth Ghost” has returned to exact revenge, leaving everyone terrified. A haunted house by the lake conceals an old massacr 372Reads9.1Score100Shelves

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    An episodic format, each story is chilling! Highly recommended! 😈😈😈

19. 519 怂 A Timid Beauty Is Doted on by Vengeful Ghosts in Horror Movies 怂包美人在恐怖片被厉鬼宠爱 Li lili Li里lili里Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Infinite Horror Sets + Growing Heroine + Thrills and Chills + Sweet Romance + Multiple Versions of the Male Lead] Shen Biezhi is chosen to be a paranormal actor and must continually enter horror films to play different roles. [The Haunted Hotel] In the 1920s or 1930s, a speculator brings his newly married concubine home to visit his family. Their car breaks down on the way, leaving them stranded at a terrifying hotel… Shen Biezhi plays the beautiful young concubine. She knows that before she wa 10.6kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    Since the game "Welcome to the Nightmare World" was created, there have been some new people in interstellar space. They have to constantly observe their surroundings when going to the toilet, they dare not close their eyes when washing their hair or taking a shower, and they dare not stick their feet out of the covers while sleeping, for fear of a ghost...🖤🖤🌚🌚😱😱

20. 520 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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    Purely lighthearted fiction! Those looking for fun might want to check it out!

21. 521 十 One Hundred Thousand and One Folk Horror Stories 十万零一个民间恐怖故事 Wolf Fang Potato狼牙土豆啊Rural Life1.8M WordsOngoing A collection of short horror stories in an episodic format, with a new story every chapter. No dragging things out! Haunted houses in the countryside, mountain spirits, urban legends, old customs and taboos... Every kind of Chinese-style horror is covered, with nonstop thrills and no filler. Anti-superstition disclaimer: This story is entirely fictional. Believe in science and read rationally. Please don’t apply it to real life~ 304Reads—Score101Shelves

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    Horror Story Novel

22. 522 我 I'm a Horror Game Creator in the Interstellar Era 我在星际当恐游制作人 Xi, Who Doesn't Eat Seafood不吃海鲜的夕Sci-Fi & Apocalypse746k WordsCompleted [No romance, lots of game instances] Naili never needed much sleep in life, and even in death she couldn't find lasting rest, because she transmigrated to the interstellar age. The overdeveloped technology brought with it an incurable condition: emotional numbness. To save the growing number of patients suffering from emotional numbness, the Interstellar Federation strongly encourages the entertainment industry, hoping entertainment can awaken people's emotions across the stars. With Naili's arr 3.6kReads8.3Score392Shelves
23. 523 缚 Traces of Bound Spirits 缚灵迹 Five-Flower Fat Kidney五花大腰子Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted Mystery + supernatural + no harem. This is NOT a wish-fulfillment novel!!! The protagonist has no sect or powerful backer. He's just an ordinary man who sells animal feed. He thought driving a hearse would guarantee him a comfortable life, but he never imagined that everything had been arranged by someone else. Who deserves more trust, humans or ghosts? This is a question the protagonist must think through carefully. The villains aren't idiots who simply throw themselves to their deaths, and the 5.2kReads8.1Score463Shelves

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    Don't let the funny title of the first book fool you; it's incredibly entertaining. I stayed up late reading it and couldn't stop, it was so scary I had to read it under the covers. The third book is hilarious with plot twists, and the eighth book is absolutely terrifying! [Fear]

24. 524 坏 Uh-Oh, I've Turned a Creepy Game into Reality 坏了，玩到真的诡异养成游戏了 Strawberry-Flavored Little Butt草莓味的小屁股Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Have you ever played a truly eerie creature-raising game? Have you ever had a heart-pounding life experience? “Red wedding dress, paper shoes for the dead, a ghost in the mirror...” Which of these ghosts would you choose to raise? When Wu Wen clicked the place button and saw the red-clad figure appear before him, only one thought remained in his mind. “Crap, I've actually started playing a real supernatural creature-raising game!” The game Ghost Encounter has been making games for twenty years. 3.7kReads8.6Score314Shelves

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    A bizarre raising game where you raise a bizarre creature and raise yourself to be bizarre!

25. 525 靠 You Need Me to Survive? I'm an NPC, Not a Player! 靠我存活？我是NPC不是玩家哦 Sui Sui Er岁岁儿Mystery782k WordsCompleted Wu Le is a murderous NPC in a horror game, rotating through different scenarios to "work"! Wu Le is free-spirited and willful. Deceiving players, playing tricks on them, and terrifying them are all part of her daily routine. Sometimes she likes to disguise herself as a player, getting a close look at the evil in people's hearts. She gives players hope, then crushes it completely, enjoying the look of despair on their faces. Other times, she plays the part of a proper horror NPC, hunting down pla 24.9kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves
26. 526 北 Tales from the Northern Horsemen 北马见闻录 Traveling Through the Dark黑灯瞎火去赶路Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted I’m a spirit medium. What do I need brains for? As long as I’m stubborn enough, those weasels can’t get the better of me. This is a story full of blood and heart, and the legend of a spirit medium’s life. Whether it’s life or human nature, the wise will eventually find the answers meant for them. A record of strange encounters, and half the history of the Ma family. Folk legends, chilling mysteries, and uncanny wonders, all within... 3.5kReads8.9Score280Shelves
27. 527 我 I'm a Bar Owner, Forced to Catch Ghosts 我，酒吧老板，被迫营业捉鬼 Beiluo Today北落今天Mystery1.9M WordsOngoing [Horror + supernatural + semi-invincible + no System + not brainless + ruthless decisiveness] I’m Heibai, an utterly ordinary bar owner. I only wanted to live a quiet life, but one commission and one problem after another keep landing on my doorstep. Curse magic, a drug-induced dreamless sleep, a yin-yang wedding, a deadly text message... As the Underworld descends, little Jiangcheng becomes a den of danger, and one strange incident after another unfolds. Well, looks like I can’t hide my abiliti 1.2kReads8.8Score110Shelves

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    Urban suspense + semi-invincible + pretending to be weak to deceive others, no system, this novel contains thriller, supernatural and horror plots, diverse settings and imaginative ideas, recommended five stars, the plot is not simplistic, the pacing is not dragging, the characters are intelligent and the personalities are well-developed.

28. 528 诡EN Supernatural Awakening: I Can Become a Demon King 诡异复苏：我能化身大妖 Fallen Leaves Return to the Earth叶落归泥Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Ghost Stories + Journey to the West + Hilarious Comedy + Sunny Boy + Mental Illness + Positive-Energy Sayings] As the supernatural revived and the uncanny world fell into chaos, Jiang Chen awakened the Demon Transformation System. By provoking emotional fluctuations in ghosts and monsters, he could absorb ghost energy and use it to draw Demon Transformation Cards, taking on the forms of great demons from Journey to the West. Faced with all kinds of violent, savage, strange, and sinister ghost 177.1kReads9.5Score18.3kShelves

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    **🔥 "Demon Transformation System: Starting as General Yin, Making the Door-Knocking Ghost Cry"🔥** Reborn in another world with cancer, Jiang Chen stumbles upon a supernatural resurgence! 💀 Murders are rampant in Jiangbei City, and eerie shadows lurk at night. Inside a rented apartment, a terrifying knocking sound suddenly rings out—outside the door stands a pale, blood-stained female ghost seeking death! 😱 On the brink of life and death, the [Demon Transformation System] activates! 🎮 Starting with 100 ghostly energy, he draws powerful demon cards from Journey to the West! General Yin, Red Python Spirit, Mischievous Demon King... Demonic power abounds, and supernatural abilities awaken! 💪 Watch how the calm yet eccentric Jiang Chen pulls off a stunning comeback: * **"Want to come? Take a dump together?"** A toilet invitation, and the female ghost's CPU goes completely overheated! 🤯 * A passionate kiss on the 12th floor: "Wenwen, live on!"... He then throws the female ghost off the building like a hammer! 🔨 * **"The Azure Tiger Roars!"** General Yin, transformed into a demon, roars, and evil spirits vanish into thin air! 🐯💥 Exterminate ghosts and replenish ghost energy, draw cards to become even stronger! 🏆 The wealthy landlady, Sister Hong, is overjoyed: "Xiao Chen, you can choose any building in this house!" (Enough property deeds! 📜) The icy school beauty, Lin Youwei, harbors hidden secrets, bestowing mysterious talismans; her world seems far from simple...❄️ **When ghosts roam the city, he transforms into a great demon from Journey to the West, dealing with all who dare to defy him!** **The craziest exorcist is online, his eccentric tactics and raw power flying high, an explosively satisfying experience! 💥** **Click to read and see how Jiang Chen carves a path to the heavens in this world where ghost energy is reviving!** #SupernaturalRevival #SystemFlow #JourneyToTheWestMonsters #SatisfyingRead #Anti-Routine #DecisiveKilling

29. 529 龙 The Dragon King's Bride 龙王聘 Wangquan Yuechu王权月初Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted That year, I came down with a strange illness that nothing could cure. Then, on the night the blood moon hung high in the sky, my family decorated the house with lanterns and streamers. From that day on, I had a husband no one could see. Around that time, my mother warned me gravely that I must remain faithful to my husband and keep my distance from other men, or disaster would befall me! When I was nineteen, I broke the taboo, and he... appeared. 39.9kReads9.5Score5.8kShelves

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    Go read these books, they're guaranteed to be great, the content is absolutely amazing, I'm afraid to turn off the lights to sleep after reading them.

30. 530 活 A Living Person's Yin Fate 活人阴命 Moonlight on a Dying Candle月照残烛Mystery624k WordsOngoing There are two great taboos when it comes to burning spirit money: never pick it up, and never buy it. But I was tempted by a small bargain and brought all the paper money I’d scattered back home... 6Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 531 最 The Last Soul-Quelling Master 最后一个镇魂师 The One in Charge话事人Mystery813k WordsCompleted I grew up at my grandfather's house in the countryside. He was the most respected suona player in our village. One day, Li Dashan, a fellow villager, beat his pregnant wife to death and came to ask my grandfather for help. My grandfather tried everything he could, but still couldn't calm the resentment of Li Dashan's wife. In the end, he had no choice but to play a suona dirge to forcibly pacify her soul. On the night of the Lantern Festival, Li Dashan and his family turned into vengeful ghosts 117Reads8.5Score—Shelves
32. 532 带 Entering the Dao with Immortal Guidance 带着仙家入道 The Number One Horse Who Writes Books写书的第马121k WordsOngoing I started out as a disciple of a top incense master, then met a wise teacher and became a young Taoist disciple. This book consists entirely of popular science and real-life experiences, and it also contains plenty of tips on how to avoid scams! Nothing is made up, and this is not a power fantasy about cultivating immortality. Your support is greatly appreciated! 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book, written by a genuine shamanic practitioner, focuses primarily on popular science. Those interested in or familiar with shamanic practices will gain a completely new understanding of the practice after reading it. Importantly, it contains numerous practical tips for preventing scams.

33. 533 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
34. 534 活 I Won’t Survive the Night 活不过今夜 Soul Returns Home魂归故里Mystery624k WordsCompleted At some point, a strange old beggar showed up in our neighborhood. The strange thing was, he never spent the money people gave him. He’d burn it or destroy it instead. Then one day, the woman downstairs was burned to death, and the butcher was brutally murdered. That was when I finally realized the truth. He wasn’t begging for money. He was begging for lives! 1.1kReads8.2Score102Shelves
35. 535 地 Underworld Agent 地府经纪人 Stars星辰Mystery810k WordsCompleted I was hit by a basketball at school and fell into a lake, but I survived and became an official employee of the Underworld. I also gained a Ghost Hunter System that helps the Underworld recruit talented ghosts, setting me on the path to turning my life around. 49Reads6.8Score—Shelves
36. 536 终 The Delusion of the Final Sequence 终序之妄 Treading Snow on a Secluded Mountain幽山踏雪Mystery276k WordsCompleted [Dual heroines + mental illness + supernatural] Mo Shanshan has a pair of unusual crimson eyes. She can see ghosts, yet she’s been sent to a psychiatric hospital and diagnosed with delusional disorder. Ringing in your ears? That’s because people can’t understand what ghosts are saying! The Heavenly God Path, the Water Corpse Curse, corpse infants, a haunted lake, the collapse of the Six Paths of Reincarnation: is it all the plot of the Entropy God? No. This time, Luo Shisan absolutely will not d 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Crimson Eyes Peeping into the Netherworld × High-Energy Dual Female Leads] Mo Shanshan is imprisoned in a mental hospital. Her crimson eyes allow her to see strange creatures, yet she is diagnosed with "delusional disorder." A ghostly lake with a corpse infant, the collapsing Six Paths of Reincarnation, the God of Entropy's world-destroying conspiracy… When the sole deity descends upon the final order, her bond with Luo Shisan becomes the key to breaking the deadlock! Reality and the Netherworld intertwine, madness and truth are separated by a fine line!!

37. 537 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
38. 538 我 I'm the Sixth Immortal in the Northeast 我在东北当第六仙儿 Little Fist Champion拳小将Mystery527k WordsCompleted The Hu family is the foremost among the Earth Immortals. White fur is revered, red is second-best, and black is considered an anomaly. The eldest son of the Hu family patriarch, Hu San Taiye, was born with black fur. On the eve of his succession as clan leader, his second younger brother conspired against him and caused him to fall into the Heavenly Pool. He became a spiritual aperture and entered the body of Liu Xiaomu, an orphan. If Liu Xiaomu fails to form a golden core by the age of twenty, 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is highly recommended. It's a writing style you've never seen before. It turns out the Sixth Immortal of Northeast China is actually a camera. From chapter 36 onwards, the protagonist disappears, remaining an observer the entire time – incredibly cool!

39. 539 东 Northeast China Spirit Medium: My Fox Lord Is So Fierce 东北出马仙：我家的胡爷太凶狠 Rabbit Lord Changxi兔爷长喜Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted My name is Liu Jin. I'm a boy from an ordinary small town in Northeast China. The only unusual thing about me was that when I was six, my mother suddenly became a spirit medium. As a child, I never understood it. But when I grew up, I started to think it might actually be a pretty good job. For some reason, though, my mother seemed particularly wary of it and never gave me a chance to get involved. Little by little, I learned the secret behind it. 20kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
40. 540 怪 The Bizarre Art of Cultivation 怪诞修仙学 Snail Goes to Heaven蜗牛上天Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (No heroine, Eastern cosmic horror, no System, not invincible, grotesque aesthetics, not a rules-based horror, science and cultivation) The old man once said that cultivators, demons, and evil spirits turn into a pile of ash when they die. This is called tainted ash. Tainted ash contains all the energy they accumulated in life. Eat it, and you can kindle your life lamp and extend your lifespan. Leave it alone, and it will give rise to a tainted-soil resurrection! But there is one exception: bein 49.5kReads9.1Score7.7kShelves

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    When horror and supernatural things happen, check out these two books first.

41. 541 诡 The Mysterious Returns 诡秘复苏 Mighty Pig强大的猪Mystery889k WordsCompleted Night falls, and the supernatural returns. In the city, eerie creatures whisper among themselves. In the darkness, evil spirits stir restlessly. A ghostly race car hurtles through the night, causing countless bizarre crashes. A midnight songstress whose songs plunge the whole city into nightmares. The White Reaper, an angel by day and a demonic butcher by night. And the Evil God Night Infant, who looks harmless but grows fat by devouring ghosts. Xu Wen was an ordinary detective until he acci 1.2kReads5.7Score112Shelves

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    To be honest, it wasn't scary at all; it was all wrapped in blue silver.

42. 542 我 I’m Using My Golden Finger to Slay My Way Through a Cursed World 我在诡异世界，用金手指杀疯了 Shi Duoya诗朵雅Mystery305k WordsCompleted [Reborn + sharp-tongued heroine + golden finger from the start + eerie world + delightfully unhinged mindset + unconventional style] Chu Ningtong is reborn, returning to the day she entered the eerie world at eighteen. In her previous life, the Chu family used her, and Chu Mingzhu caused her death. This time, she decisively leaves the Chu family and cuts ties with them of her own accord. After awakening an SR golden finger, she sets out to live a different kind of life. Chu Mingzhu: “Big Sis, I 375Reads8.9Score102Shelves

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    ❤️❤️Wow! This is so addictive! The story unfolds logically, I love the characters, there are all sorts of plot twists and unexpected turns, and the subject matter is incredibly fresh. I've been suffering from a reading slump for so long, and this is finally a book that suits my taste. Highly recommended!

43. 543 我 The Years I Spent as a Funeral Mourner 我当哭丧人的那些年 Luo San罗三Mystery302k WordsCompleted Some people must be mourned loudly when they are laid to rest. Otherwise, according to old folk customs, it is considered an act of filial impiety. After I was born, everyone in my family except my grandfather died because of me. My grandfather fell gravely ill, and to earn money for his treatment, I had no choice but to join Zhang the Elder, a man from my village, as a professional funeral mourner. From then on, I set out on a path of mourning with no return! 116Reads8.5Score—Shelves
44. 544 地 The Underworld Calls Me Little Sir 地府叫我小先生 HelinEastern Fantasy803k WordsCompleted [Supernatural + mystery + power progression] Getting hit by a basketball and falling into a lake was bad enough. Even worse, I got killed by a basketball!! The Black and White Impermanence told me I still had seventy years left to live. To make it up to me, they offered me a job in the underworld. So I became an HR officer on the underworld’s permanent staff and even got a ghost recruitment System! As long as I help the underworld recruit talented ghosts, I can earn all kinds of abilities: talis 396Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 545 血 Blood Wedding 血嫁 Gu Bingqian古冰倩Mystery442k WordsCompleted Ever since I received a strange hundred-yuan bill, every wedding I attend ends in bloodshed. The grooms have their throats slit, their blood splattering across the brides’ white gowns. Ten couples have died for no apparent reason, and I’m the only one who has seen the killer: the Grim Reaper, holding a scythe... A cold and aloof fiancé appears out of nowhere. A mysterious exorcist hides in a coffee shop. Strange supernatural incidents pull me into a terrifying, thrilling spiral. At last, the da 973Reads8.6Score120Shelves
46. 546 这 This Taoist Priest Is a Little Too Cool 这个道士不太冷 Ghost Hunter, Big Brother抓鬼大师兄Mystery802k WordsCompleted My name is Niu Dabao, and I’m the only college graduate in Niu Village. I thought that after graduation, I’d get promoted, earn a bigger salary, marry a beautiful, rich woman, and reach the pinnacle of life. Who knew the company would go under and the boss would kill himself? I didn’t get a single penny of my wages, couldn’t even afford rent, and had to sleep at the train station every night! Then a ragged Taoist priest told me I was dogged by bad luck and possessed by a host of ghosts, and that 798Reads7.8Score—Shelves
47. 547 恐 Horror Resurges: I Have a Ghost Bus 恐怖复苏，我有一辆鬼大巴 This Wang Is Tired本汪困了Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted “My name is Jiang Yan. If you don’t want to die, get in my car.” On the way back to his village for a holiday, Jiang Yan successfully took control of a ghost bus and became a ghost-handler. What secrets lie hidden in the eerie village? What terror is sealed inside the pitch-black coffin? In a torrential downpour, ghosts roam the amusement park. Is this the beginning of everything, or the end? As a blood mist invades and the entire city is sealed off, despair closes in. Face death and fight t 6.8kReads7.5Score508Shelves

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    It's a horror story; imagine yourself in that situation, you'd be too scared to go to the bathroom at night. [Upvote][Upvote][Upvote]

48. 548 死 Death Club 死亡俱乐部 Year's End年末Mystery2.4M WordsCompleted There are bizarre events, horrifying hellscapes, and the ugliness of human nature. People dwell among ghosts; there are hell trains, death academies… One terrifying incident after another, open only to members of the Death Club. The Death Club welcomes you to join! Zhang Chen was slowly growing drowsy. He had no idea how long it had been since night fell. Just as he was about to drift off, a series of thuds suddenly came from upstairs, the sound of wooden clogs striking the stairs. The clacking 3.9kReads8.6Score460Shelves

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    Tormented by insomnia? Don't even open this highly-rated horror novel! A gloomy old house, a midnight death knell, a mysterious curse—a series of high-octane plot twists unfold. The protagonist is haunted by the supernatural, struggling to survive in dire straits, gradually uncovering a terrifying truth. The atmosphere is superb, the suspense is off the charts, and you'll be chilled to the bone after reading it. You won't believe how scared you won't be!

49. 549 我 I Live in Fengmen Village 我住在封门村 Naughty Leopard顽皮豹Mystery807k WordsCompleted My hometown shares its name with the legendary number-one haunted village in China: Fengmen Village. What’s more, our village also has a grandmaster’s chair. Whoever sits in it is doomed to die! It was 1997, and I had been accepted into the high school in town. Once summer vacation was over, I would finally be able to leave the place where I’d spent sixteen years. But what I never expected was for one terrifying incident after another to strike the village! Rats that ate human flesh, five-colore 712Reads6.1Score—Shelves
50. 550 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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