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1. 501 诡 Eerie Tattoos 诡纹 Daoist of Jiangnan江南道长Mystery3.9M WordsCompleted My grandfather was a tattoo artist, but the things he tattooed were seriously sinister… 7.5kReads9.1Score783Shelves

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   I highly recommend these two books. If you like suspense and supernatural stories, you should definitely read these two. In my opinion, they are tied for the number one supernatural novel.

2. 502 在 I Am a Female Sorcerer 在下女术师 The Girl Who Swallows Ghosts吞鬼的女孩Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted The night Bai Zhou returned home to inherit the funeral-clothing shop, someone tried to murder her... From the moment she came back from the dead, she was swept up in one eerie, chilling case after another. A dead old woman wandering through a funeral hall; vengeful spirits who died violent deaths scrambling to find substitutes; a sinister temple in the mountains where people are killed; evil spirits crying out for justice during a performance of Judge Bao... Watch Bai Zhou learn the Taoist Five 18.1kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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   When folklore collides with the supernatural world, this adventure is absolutely addictive! I recently devoured "The Female Sorcerer" in one go, and as a folklore enthusiast, this novel truly surprised me! The protagonist, Bai Zhou, graduated with a degree in folklore and planned to return home to inherit a funeral shop and live a peaceful life. However, she was murdered that very night, only to be miraculously resurrected and gain the supernatural ability to see and manipulate the health bars of all things. From then on, she plunged headlong into various supernatural events: a dead old woman wandering in a funeral hall, spirits of the violently deceased vying for a substitute, a hidden danger lurking in a dark temple in the deep mountains, an evil spirit crying out for justice during a Bao Gong opera performance… Every plot is chilling, yet utterly captivating. The author's descriptions of the five Taoist arts—"Mountain, Medicine, Physiognomy, Destiny, and Divination"—show considerable effort. It's not just a superficial introduction, but cleverly integrated into the story, allowing readers to gain a deeper understanding of these ancient arts amidst the thrilling adventure. For example, the female protagonist uses divination to predict the course of events. Each divination process and interpretation is full of mystery yet logical, without feeling far-fetched. In terms of character development, Bai Zhou's image is very three-dimensional. She is not the kind of female protagonist who is born strong and omnipotent. When she first encounters supernatural events, she is also afraid and confused, but her inherent stubbornness and persistence in seeking the truth allow her to grow step by step. The romantic relationship between her and the male protagonist is also very interesting. They have been betrothed since childhood but are strangers to each other. In the early stages, the male protagonist's presence is not strong, but as the plot progresses, their interactions gradually increase. The emotional changes from strangers to acquaintances, from mutual testing to fighting side by side, are delicate and moving. Of course, the supporting characters are also very distinct: a selfish and self-serving aristocratic family, a foolish and patriarchal father, a fortune teller with ulterior motives… Each person has their own story and purpose, collectively constructing this rich supernatural world. From a narrative structure perspective, the novel is composed of multiple interconnected supernatural tales. Each story appears independent yet is intricately linked, and as the narrative unfolds, a hidden secret gradually surfaces, compelling the reader to uncover its secrets. The author's imagination is truly remarkable, incorporating not only modern urban supernatural adventures but also elements of the underworld, time travel, parallel worlds, and the Thirty-Three Heavens. These various settings are layered and nested, yet remain logically consistent – ​​truly admirable! However, the novel isn't without its flaws. The romance feels somewhat forced in certain parts, especially after the male and female leads get together; the female lead occasionally exhibits unnatural lapses in intelligence, which can be jarring. Additionally, the pacing becomes slightly slower later on, and some scenes could be more tightly paced. Overall, however, *The Female Sorcerer* is a highly recommended read. If you, like me, are interested in folk culture and supernatural tales, don't miss it! It's like a wondrous adventure, taking you into a mysterious and unpredictable supernatural world, allowing you to experience the unique charm of the collision between folk culture and supernatural elements.

3. 503 阴 The Underworld Calls Me Little Sir 阴司叫我小先生 Jiang Xue'er姜雪儿Mystery137k WordsOngoing From the day he was born, he was unlike ordinary people. He could pass freely between the worlds of the living and the dead. Whenever Hei Bai Wuchang encountered him, they would bow and step aside, respectfully addressing him as Young Master. Others said he was born with the ability to communicate with the underworld and blessed with an extraordinary fate. Only the gods of the underworld knew that behind their respect lay an unmistakable wariness. As the years passed, the events sealed away for 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This new book has immense potential and can be considered a pinnacle of the suspense and supernatural genre. The plot is captivating, the characters are vividly and nuancedly portrayed, and the emotions are rich and genuine, making it an immersive and hard-to-put-down read. Both the narrative pacing and atmosphere creation are of an exceptionally high standard, making it absolutely worth reading carefully. Highly recommended!

4. 504 恐 Horror Taboo: Returning the Soul Beneath the Coffin 恐怖禁忌，压棺回魂 Half a Jug of Clear Water半壶清水Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing The dead open their eyes, ghosts come to claim souls, the living borrow lifespans, and the dead press down on their coffins... One bizarre, uncanny experience after another keeps resurfacing in my mind like a nightmare. The strange tales in this book are mainly based on Yang Jian’s firsthand experiences... A warning: the actions in this book are for entertainment only. Do not imitate them! There are three kinds of people who read this book: thrill-seekers who aren’t easily scared... those who pu 987Reads6.2Score101Shelves

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   I couldn't sleep, so I read a popular horror novel. It scared me so much I couldn't sleep at all! Enter at your own risk if you're easily frightened!!

5. 505 我 I’m a Descendant of the Zhang Family 我是张家后人 Plain Letter95素书95Mystery340k WordsOngoing [Mysterious Inheritance + Spiritual Qi Revival + Folk Legends + Mr. Vampire + Homage to the Classics + Classic of Mountains and Seas] The world has gone mad. Zhang Su was just trying to unwind with a drink after work when he encountered a supernatural incident in an underground parking garage. A decorative sword he had bought online somehow got him tangled up with the paranormal. The Cat-Faced Granny, monsters from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, village guardians from folk legends, and pre-Q 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [I highly recommend it][I highly recommend it] (A supernatural story whose plot will definitely surprise you) The plot is truly captivating, full of small details, fast-paced, and not at all cliché. You can watch it with confidence.

6. 506 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 1MReads9.9Score162.2kShelves

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   The protagonist has a mental hospital in his mind, and the treatment level of the patients can extract certain abilities from them.

7. 507 旱 The Drought Demon's Bone 旱魃骨 Horse-Herder Immortal出马仙Mystery533k WordsCompleted My name is Yin Jian. I crawled out of my mother’s corpse three days after she died. I was born bearing the bones of Hanba, foremost among evil bones... Where Hanba appears, a thousand miles of land turn barren... But this barren land isn’t dry earth. It’s a blood-soaked wasteland... I inherited the legacy of the Shenxiao Sect, becoming its last disciple and the final disciple of the sect... 488Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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   Drought Demon Bone, don't be misled by the ratings.

8. 508 四 Forty-Eight Thousand Years Old 四万八千岁 Zhu Qinzhe朱沁哲276k WordsCompleted (Mystery + adventure + ensemble cast) (Urban riddles, ancient Shu ciphers, three bound together, talent as a curse) In the ancient city of the wilderness of Shu, a divine stone fell from the sky, unleashing an ancestral curse that would span generations. In the modern city of Haiyao, eye doctor Pei Zhouyong and Qin Zong, matriarch of the Qin family, have their lives entangled with a divine relic because of their Zan clan bloodline. A headless corpse brings them together with Ren Zili, a blind 30Reads7.9Score—Shelves

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   The trio of characters each have their own highlights. They are bound together by a divine object, and their tacit understanding is gradually built up during their adventures, creating a wonderfully diverse group portrait.

9. 509 东 Northeastern Ghost Doctor: I Cure Every Kind of Defiance! 东北鬼医：专治各种不服！ Buddhist-Style Grind King佛系卷王Mystery1.9M WordsOngoing [Mystery and mind-bending twists + hilarious, thrilling tale + folk horror + invincible protagonist + no female lead] (The short drama adaptation, Northeast Ghost Doctor: The Five Ghosts Carry Me on My Journey from the Start, is now streaming on Hongguo App.) Chen Shi'an, a Northeast ghost doctor born under the “Tenfold Peace” fate, descends the mountain on his master's orders to heal the world. With silver needles in his left hand to cure ghostly ailments and fists in his right to shatter consp 27.4kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves

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   [Terrifying and Addictive] The horror atmosphere in this book is perfectly balanced! Especially the chapters about the Xiangxi Corpse Curse and Jiangnan Painted Skin, which gave me goosebumps but also made me want to know what happened next. I just couldn't stop reading!

10. 510 三 Ghost Stories at Three in the Morning 三更讲鬼 Bu Mingyu卜明语Mystery468k WordsOngoing This book recounts some strange events from the 1980s. One place holds far more than a hundred stories. Perhaps it would be more fitting for me to be a bystander, or a listener. I have written down the stories I heard to remember the past. You can simply take the people and events in these pages as a joke, if you like. Or you can read them as stories that invite self-reflection. Who knows... the characters in them might bear a resemblance to you. Or perhaps they reflect someone close to you. Wit 147Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Don't look at the score, just look at how scary it is.

11. 511 我 With My Heart, I Question Heaven’s Heart 我以己心问天心 A Leisurely Cloud Accompanying a Little Snake一只闲云伴小蛇Mystery272k WordsOngoing His master’s soul lamp is about to go out, but the Underworld Division has already come to claim his soul, and the Directorate of Fate has secretly altered his lifespan. The young Daoist Chen Shaowei travels from Yunzhou to the capital, uncovering the secrets of the Temple of Heaven, the black accounts of the Ghost Market, and old entanglements in Fengdu along the way. Only then does he realize that the ones devouring people are not a single person or one department, but an old web spanning both —Reads6.9Score125Shelves

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    The protagonist remains true to himself and is not afraid of the power of Heaven. He says that if Heaven is unjust, he will take the talisman and go to the Yellow Springs. His intention is heart-wrenching.

12. 512 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 35.7kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves

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    The first book features a calm, collected, and decisive protagonist, He Gu, who is not overly sentimental but decisive and intelligent. There is no female lead in this book. The second book is not an invincible novel and does not have a system; the protagonist is also intelligent. This novel is in a horror style; those who are easily frightened should not read it.

13. 513 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 19.4kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves

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    The first book: Jiang Xiao, who was unexpectedly transported to this world, found himself surrounded by demons and monsters, only to discover that his shadow could endlessly devour them, gaining their abilities. The second book: Zhang Shu, who was also transported here, awakened the [Chinese Horror Classic] right from the start! Red and White Clash: A red and a white, a wedding and a funeral, a bridal sedan chair and a coffin, a wedding and a funeral clashing, the sun and moon reversed! Driving Immortal Corpses Across the Xiang River: Ten thousand miles of dark clouds, a vast river, an old man in a straw raincoat beating a gong and drum, driving thousands of immortal zombies across! Paper wedding dresses, ghosts, ghost walls, double-layered coffin burials… When these familiar horrors appeared before his eyes, Zhang Shu's eyes were serene, surveying the entire scene with disdain, "It's time for the world to truly experience the charm of Chinese horror!"

14. 514 我 I’m Meng Po’s Underling 3 我给孟婆当小弟3 Qi Qi七麒Mystery773k WordsOngoing The entanglements of past-life grudges lead to a meeting in this life. The final installment in the Granny Meng series. 2.3kReads7.2Score178Shelves

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    There's no rating simply because it's not under contract; it's super good!

15. 515 张 Zhang Xiaojiu's Adventure Journal 张小酒的冒险笔记 Wuye無夜Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [The animated series is now available] Zhang Xiaojiu has died once. In his original world, the Demon Realm overturned the Human Realm, wiping out humanity across the globe. His soul, carrying regrets, transmigrated into the body of a baby born before the catastrophe. This time, he wanted to hide away and survive in peace, but fate set him on the path to saving the world. A white-clad angel wept for him, a fiery policewoman took a blade for him, and a gentle spirit demon faced death for him witho 6.6kReads9.1Score563Shelves

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    The name is ordinary, but the horror factor is off the charts! You'll want to stay up all night to watch it.

16. 516 无 A Survival Guide to Strange Tales: The Headless Girl's Evolution 【怪谈生存指南】无头少女进化论 Rain in the Color of Begonias棠色雨Fantastical Romance534k WordsOngoing [Main Plot] [Mild Horror] [Eerie Otherworld] [Urban Legends] [Beloved Girl, Everyone's Favorite] [Content Warning: The female lead is an aloof, low-energy type with a gravity-like personality, and this is a reverse harem.] What do you do when you accidentally end up in the Otherworld? This awful place is full of bizarre rules and monsters. One wrong move, and your whole team gets wiped out! There's the woman in red in the stairwell, the headless monster in the classroom, the cat-faced monster th 2kReads—Score276Shelves

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    This one is perfect. The world-building is incredibly novel, the protagonist is a fantastic character with irresistible charm, and the horror atmosphere is exceptionally well-written, creating an immersive experience. Most importantly, the updates are consistent, with two new chapters daily. [Strange Tales Survival Guide] The Evolution of the Headless Girl

17. 517 惊 Horror Script: It Begins in the Baby-Crying Dormitory 惊悚剧本：从婴啼寝室开始 Novel Cake in the Works小说糕制作中Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing (Dark tone) (Escape-room survival) (No System) (Not invincible: the protagonist dies if he is killed) (Not a conventional power fantasy) Chen Xian is pinned against the wall by a female ghost in a bathroom, and finds himself plunged into a terrifying instance! The cries of a baby in the dead of night... Students with eyes as blue as ghostly flames... A wedding dress stained crimson with blood... A mermaid covered in wriggling maggots... And... Teammates dying one after another... To stay alive a 14.1kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
18. 518 住 I Moved into Dorm 404 and Uncovered a Deadly Campus Mystery 住进404宿舍，我看破校园凶局 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery239k WordsOngoing Feng shui, the supernatural, campus life, society: everything you're looking for is here! A story is just a story. Even if someone has experienced something similar in real life, I hope you'll still treat this as just a story! Don't get too caught up in it! Finally, may you, dear reader, stay safe and well! 39Reads—Score104Shelves

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    This is for you.

19. 519 死 The Recipient After Death 死后收件人 The Rainy-Night Postman雨夜邮递员Mystery133k WordsCompleted I'm a courier for a residential complex. Since last month, I've been receiving packages addressed to the dead. An empty apartment building, recipients whose accounts were closed long ago, parcels that no one ever claims. The property manager says I'm seeing things. My coworkers say I've been cursed. The police checked every security camera, but say everything looks normal. That is, until I opened the first package for a dead person. Inside was only a note: [You're next.] 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The supernatural novel I'm reading is fantastic.

20. 520 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
21. 521 恐 Horror Invasion: From the Start, I Ate the Starving Ghost 恐怖入侵，开局吃掉饿死鬼 Please Give Me a Lanzhou请给我一支蘭州Mystery647k WordsOngoing A simple-minded village guardian, yet born with the nature of a ghost. Chen Huang knows who treats him well, but he doesn't understand himself or the world around him. He doesn't realize that, in this world where terror has returned, people can die at any moment. In the little village, man-eating evil spirits feast in the darkness of despair. In the town, layers of ghostly shadows leave almost everyone with no way out. In the psychiatric hospital, eerie human skins wander the halls at night. Aga 97.1kReads8.1Score8.8kShelves
22. 522 我 I Just Want to Be a Slacker, but They Keep Making Me Play Horror Games 我只想当咸鱼，偏偏要我玩惊悚 Mu Xi Fanyin沐溪梵音25k WordsCompleted All I Want Is to Be a Couch Potato, but They Keep Making Me Play Horror Games 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Horror and thriller short stories: sleep paralysis, ghost revenge, ghost servants, and the adventure of a small-town girl.

23. 523 忘 Chronicles of Wangchuan City 忘川城记 wang Chuanwang川Mystery155k WordsOngoing Wangchuan City has three iron laws: The living cannot leave, the dead do not decay, and once the faceless statue in the City God's temple calls out a name, someone will die within three days. Shen Du, an eighteen-year-old corpse collector, has to check his arms every morning when he wakes. They are covered in warnings he carved into his own skin. Some have scabbed over, while others look as if they were carved only moments ago. He can't remember what happened the night before, why he can always 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you enjoy Chinese-style supernatural tales, you can check out this book, The Chronicles of Wangchuan City. The protagonist is Shen Du, a young man who collects corpses. His memories disappear when he saves people, and he can protect himself by carving clues on his arms. The book uses a well and paper dolls as double plot threads, creating a solid atmosphere of folklore and suspense that is very immersive.

24. 524 东 The Northeast Spirit Medium 东北出马仙 Zhang Dachui张大锤Mystery134k WordsCompleted [Rural life + folk legends + strange tales + horror + Northeastern China + adventure + crime and deduction + solving cases] [A police officer with a special constitution × a shaman grandmother: an ensemble mystery-solving tale as they team up to uncover the secrets of spirit mediums!] Northeastern China is the birthplace of shamanism and a thriving home to spirit mediums, including the Fox, Weasel, Hedgehog, Snake, and Rat spirits. Since ancient times, it has been full of people with extraordina 3kReads9.3Score150Shelves

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    These two books, one is modern and the other is ancient. The first is set in Northeast China, the birthplace of shamanism and a hub for various spirit mediums like foxes, weasels, white foxes, willows, and ash spirits. From ancient times to the present, it has never lacked extraordinary people and strange tales. The second is about a male protagonist born with double pupils, allowing him to see both the mortal and spiritual realms and hear ghosts' lamentations.

25. 525 诡 King of the Occult Arts: Exorcising Demons in the American Horror Universe 诡术之王：我在美恐世界斩妖除魔 The Moon Shines Bright, Bright Moon, Moon, Moon Shines Bright月明明月月月明Mystery739k WordsCompleted After three years of cultivation, Lin Yan was still at the bottom of the food chain in the American Horror world: kept like livestock by vampires, tormented by vengeful spirits, and ultimately killed on a witch’s sacrificial altar. Then he was reborn and awakened the Lin family’s ancestral legacy of occult arts! In his previous life, he had been ignorant. This time, he wielded talismans as blades, peachwood swords as edges, and soul-subduing bells as his guide, using the thousand-year heritage o 175Reads—Score100Shelves

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    I stumbled upon this book; the combination of Chinese talismans and American supernatural elements is quite novel. The protagonist starts by escaping from an altar after being reborn, relies on a soul-suppressing talisman to establish himself in Blackwater Town, and survives with a group of wanderers. He routinely slays vampires and werewolves. The pacing is tight and it's worth reading carefully.

26. 526 我 I’m a Thief. I Accidentally Broke Into a Murderer’s House and Got Chased for Eight Blocks 我是小偷，不小心偷进杀人犯家里去了，还被追了八条街 The World's Mightiest Little Fox宇宙无敌小狐狸7k WordsCompleted I’m a thief. I accidentally broke into a murderer’s house, and he chased me for eight blocks. 226Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a classic.

27. 527 闻 Hearing the Wronged 闻冤 Nan Ming南蓂Mystery335k WordsCompleted [Historical Mystery Solving + Suspense and Deduction + Eccentric Martial World Figures + Feng Shui and the Supernatural + Special Constitution] During the Chenghua era of the Ming dynasty, Qipan Street in the capital was at the height of its prosperity. Strangely, there was a shabby little fortune-telling shop there, hopelessly out of place among its surroundings. A fortune-telling shop naturally made its living telling fortunes. But its owner had another special skill, known as “hearing the wro 2kReads9.3Score229Shelves
28. 528 恐 Horror Cinema: My Teammate Is Yukino Yukinoshita 恐怖影院：我的队友是雪之下雪乃 fh Black and Whitefh黑白Mystery475k WordsCompleted [The rating has only just come out, and it’ll rise later] [Infinite Flow] + [Mild Horror] + [Horror Dungeons] + [Anime Crossover, Multiple Heroines] “Welcome to the Nightmare Screening Room. Here, you’re not an audience member sitting in the theater. You’re a participant in a real horror movie!” Guan Hong accidentally stumbles into a bizarre horror theater. There’s no popcorn here, only endless survival missions and vengeful evil spirits ready to peel off your skin at any moment. First screeni 1kReads6.2Score104Shelves
29. 529 惊 Nightmare of Terror: Entering the Haunted World on the Red-Eyed Bus 惊悚噩梦：从红眼巴士进入诡世界 Happy Hero乐乐侠Mystery298k WordsOngoing [Infinite flow + ghost survival + mild suspense + horror instances + no romance] “Ghosts cannot be killed. Only ghosts can deal with ghosts. Learn their patterns.” Lin Xi unexpectedly boarded a bus with no driver. The passengers here disappeared at regular intervals, and as more and more vanished, the survivors gradually uncovered the secret to escaping... Possessing a Nightmare Invitation means setting foot on a one-way road. At regular intervals, you are forced into the nightmare world to comp 57Reads—Score—Shelves

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30. 530 提 The Clue System: No Criminal Can Escape 提示线索系统之犯罪分子无处可逃 A Life Like a Probe探似人生Mystery370k WordsCompleted (Urban crime investigation + System + mystery and deduction + team investigations.) The protagonist, Song Mozhou, unexpectedly awakens a System that provides clues to criminal cases. Follow along as he solves one baffling case after another with the System’s help. This is a pure crime-solving novel, with no romance, featuring a series of standalone cases. All cases and characters in this book are fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Here’s hoping you’ll enj 242Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Suspenseful crime-solving novels, episodic crime-solving, with many cases.

31. 531 美EN Amerihorror: Defeat Terror with Terror 美恐：用恐怖打败恐怖 Longing for My Wife, Yet She Is Nowhere to Be Seen思妻念妻不见妻Mystery757k WordsOngoing Demons, evil spirits, curses, ghosts, clowns, serial killers, ghost nuns, freaks... The people of North America are living through a nightmare. Li Dan transmigrates into the American Horror Story universe with a deck of Ghost Cards. The Ghost Cards can contain and control the serial killers, evil spirits, and monsters of American Horror Story... Only horror can defeat horror. And so the world of American Horror Story starts to get strange. You might see: A mutant cannibal fighting the Texas Chai 14.2kReads8.0Score1kShelves
32. 532 异 Archive of Anomalous Cases 异常项目档案 The Man in the Well下井人Mystery838k WordsOngoing [Engineering Mystery + Folk Customs and Tomb Raiding + Anomalous Projects] Duan Zhiyuan had spent seven years working on IT projects and had dealt with all kinds of unreasonable clients. Then one day, a client came to him with a bizarre request: Install an access control system at an abandoned well. The well had been sealed for years. There was no passage at its mouth, and nobody went in or out. But every night at 3:03 a.m., the old System generated a card-swipe record. The cardholder was —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I thought it was just a system bug, until I saw the iron gate in the well move with my own eyes. The deceased clocked in on time every day; an ordinary project tore away the dark veil between the project and the ancient tomb.

33. 533 我 I Am a Feng Shui Diviner 我是风水女相师 The Cabbage Bun Isn't Cabbage菜包子不菜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Hilarious supernatural comedy + feel-good power fantasy + no romance + adored by all] My name is Zhao Xin. I was born in 2000, the Year of the Dragon. I've dealt with ghosts since I was little, and strange things are always around me. People think I'm a weirdo. They say I'm a crackpot, call me a fraud, and insist that sooner or later the ghosts will drag me away. But I refuse to believe in bad omens. To stay alive, I wandered from place to place with my family, visited sects and sought out m 5.8kReads8.9Score737Shelves
34. 534 女 A Female Ghost Is Clinging to Me? Better Cling to Her! 女鬼缠身？反抱她大腿！ Tale of the Strange Star奇星记Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [No System, one heroine, ghost wife, yin-yang master, urban, supernatural, lighthearted comedy] A night spent beside a lonely grave, and the tomb’s occupant latches on. After paying respects to my grandfather tonight, I encountered something utterly absurd: I actually saw a ghost! These days, I’m afraid of being poor, and I’m afraid of dying! On a whim, after we couldn’t agree on anything, I got into a fight with the ghost and even slept on a lonely grave for the whole night. After that, one st 3.4kReads8.2Score337Shelves

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    "Walking the Yin and Yang Worlds," featuring a single female lead and a ghost girlfriend, is definitely worth watching. The male lead is initially carried by his ghost girlfriend. Highly recommended! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌸🌸🌸🌸

35. 535 降 From the Moment He Was Born, Fengdu Honored Him as the Ninth Master 降生那一刻，酆都尊他九先生 Jiang Xue'er姜雪儿Mystery46k WordsOngoing The instant a baby's cry rang out in the delivery room, undercurrents began swirling through the entire city of Fengdu. From the moment he was born, his fate had already been sealed. One day, he would walk between the worlds of the living and the dead, and even the Underworld Gods of the Ten Halls would address him as Mr. Jiu. Others only knew he possessed profound magical skills, never understanding why the gods treated him with such reverence. Only when layer upon layer of mist had lifted did 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the delivery room, the moment the infant's cry shattered the silence, the entire city of Fengdu surged with yin energy, and undercurrents roared. From the moment of his birth, his destiny was sealed. Thereafter, he wandered between the realms of yin and yang, wielding the mysteries of life and death. Even the Ten Kings of Hell had to respectfully address him as "Master Jiu." The world only marveled at his profound magical abilities, but no one could fathom the source of the gods' awe. Until the layers of mist dissipated, the ancient story sealed by time finally surfaced—only then did all beings realize that he was no ordinary being, but rather originated from the primordial chaos, bearing a destiny powerful enough to shake the heavens and earth.

36. 536 我 Everything I Write Into the Rules Comes True 我写的规矩都会应验 Zhao Mulin朝暮临Mystery140k WordsOngoing The old city has a street for funeral goods. Half the shops sell wreaths and burial clothes, and the paper crafts shop at the end of the street is the last one still willing to make paper figures by hand. Its rules are older than the shop itself: Never paint a paper figure's eyes. If you do, it will recognize its master. A white horse must not cross a bridge. If it does, it must be burned. Close the shop at sunset. Take no jobs at night. Chen Mo is the grandson of the last paper craftsman. He gr 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm the author, and I dare not boast, but I've written a strange tale about the rules of the paper crafting trade: every rule the protagonist adds to the rulebook will come true in the city—one rule is written, one rule comes true, and the price is a "loss" (ten years of lifespan, a memory, or a skill). No system is needed; all the rules can be solved, and overcoming obstacles relies on understanding the rules and observing the situation. If you're looking for this kind of "rules-based, cost-based, and not mindless" story, flip through a couple of chapters to see if it suits your taste; if not, just skip it.

37. 537 偷 Stealing a Corpse to Borrow a Life 偷尸借命 Fake Cigarettes假烟Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted The year I was born, strange signs appeared in the sky. That day, many people saw hundreds of ragged prisoners in shackles carrying a huge black coffin toward the forbidden ground behind the mountain. Ten years later, a fortune-telling monk came to our village. He said I had been dead for ten years, and that I was borrowing my life from a corpse. He said I wouldn't live much longer. But before I could die, he suddenly dropped dead. The next day, however, his body, already buried, mysteriously ap 7.5kReads7.8Score915Shelves

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    These are the two best novels out of all the books I read.

38. 538 尸 Escape from the Corpse Pile 尸里逃生 Yi Yu亦屿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.3M WordsCompleted The comic adaptation, "Apocalypse Descends: A Delivery Guy's Escape from the Sea of Corpses," is now streaming on Hongguo Theater. Feel free to watch! [The second zombie novel set in the same world is nearly two million words long. Visit the author's page to read it. We hope you'll keep supporting the author!] The zombies erupt, and the apocalypse descends. As an ordinary person, how can you survive in a world crawling with zombies? In the ruined city, rotting corpses lie everywhere. And when th 13.3kReads8.6Score958Shelves

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    A 9.9-Rated suspense masterpiece! Reborn into a post-apocalyptic world only to have the script rewritten, this story is full of high-energy twists and turns, with so many foreshadowing elements it'll send chills down your spine! The protagonist is ruthless and decisive, not a saint, and the more you watch, the more addictive it becomes. You won't be able to stop watching it in one go!

39. 539 阴 Yin-Yang Collector 阴阳收敛师 Never a Moment's Rest终日不得闲Mystery448k WordsOngoing Gu Changan was just an undertaker at a funeral home in Jiangcheng, with the ability to see the deceased’s final day whenever he touched them. He had thought his job was simply to tidy the dead and see them through the last leg of their lives. But a series of old cases made him realize that not every restless spirit was born from resentment. Someone was secretly severing the paths of the dead, altering causes of death, and erasing names, turning the deceased into malevolent ghosts wandering among 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The author's writing is exquisite; the cold, white lights of the funeral home, the smell of disinfectant mixed with dampness, and the humid smell of laundry detergent in the dormitory are all vividly described. The spirits of the dead do not cause chaos; they simply repeat the words of their deepest regrets from their lives. There are no bloody scenes; the oppressive atmosphere is entirely created through meticulous detail. Atmosphere lovers should definitely give this a try.

40. 540 恐 Terror Era: Starting as a Tomb Keeper 恐怖时代，从成为守墓人开始 Ghost God Yama鬼神阎罗Mystery3.2M WordsOngoing [Reborn] + [Eerie] + [Underworld Official Ranks] + [Ghost Control] + [A Little Farming] + [Tomb Construction] An era of terror descended, and a death game began. This was a world where ghost controllers and the eerie coexisted. In his previous life, Chu Qing had been on the verge of becoming the First-Rank Underworld Official, King Chujiang. He was reborn in the future, back to the very beginning of the eerie era. The old rules were on the verge of collapse. Who would rule the dark dawn? Chu Qin 89.5kReads8.9Score7.9kShelves

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    In a terrifying era, a death game begins, and ghost tamers coexist with the bizarre. Chu Qing, who was about to become the first-rank underworld official "King Chujiang" in his previous life, is reborn at the beginning of this bizarre era. With rules broken and darkness approaching, Chu Qing awakens from the long night. In this precarious world, he is determined to build his own kingdom. He declares: "I am Chu Qing. You may call me King Chujiang, or the Son of the Underworld."

41. 541 末 Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世：全公司否认18楼存在 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse783k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn 3.4kReads8.7Score284Shelves
42. 542 快 Quick Transmigration: Passing Through a World of Cliches 快穿：在狗血的全世界路过 Shen Lei沈儡Two Male Leads857k WordsCompleted [The completed audiobook adaptation, featuring a real-life cast, has the same title] [Top! Top!! TOP!!!] Pei Yu was on the verge of death when he was bound to a System belonging to an organization called “Dog-Blood Drama.” He had to take the place of the original characters in various melodramatic stories, live out their lives peacefully, and save a particular person. Pei Yu: “...” A small matter. In the body-double romance, he is the frail, unattainable white moonlight the protagonist gong can 30.1kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves

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    * **Dual Male Lead Quick Transmigration: Passing Through a World of Dog Blood:** The protagonist hooks his chin on his sugar daddy's arm: "Brother, I want..." * **The Haunted House:** A bus without a driver carries a group of cursed people to a dark dormitory, where they are forcibly dragged into a terrifying world beyond a blood gate... * **Reborn, Time to Enjoy Life:** Despite being a hero, he is framed for murder by the school beauty, serving ten years in prison. Reborn with numerous criminal secrets... * **The Female CEO's Super Soldier King:** Imprisoned for rapism, eight years later, he returns as a military god of war. Upon learning that the daughter he wronged, born to him, is being bullied, his rage engulfs the city...

43. 543 女 The Female CEO’s Super Soldier King 女总裁的超级兵王 Dream-Drunk and Lonely梦醉孤新Urban4.1M WordsCompleted A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 165.4kReads9.2Score16.9kShelves
44. 544 邪 The Wicked Husband’s Seduction 邪夫撩人 Xia Bamu夏八木Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted I was born on the night of the Hungry Ghost Festival. From that day on, strange things kept happening in my village, and the people around me died one after another. To stay alive, I fled into the Dragon King Temple. When I came out, I found myself haunted by an invisible man... (Traditional supernatural horror + mind-bending mystery + realism) 155Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    As a seasoned fan of supernatural novels, I treasure every single one of them. I also love supernatural stories, and another particularly great romance-supernatural novel is "The Abstinent Uncle's Unparalleled Pampering."

45. 545 逃 Escape from the Cube World 逃离魔方世界 Potato Pooch土豆狗子Mystery288k WordsOngoing An otherworldly tale, a transmigration story, an imaginative adventure, a Backrooms story, and a fantasy epic, with an enormous setting and a sweeping world. The author promises to flesh out every detail and fill in every plot hole. The male lead is neither a self-sacrificing saint nor cold-blooded. He’s an ordinary person who can tell right from wrong and good from evil, but he’s also steadfast and strong-willed. His golden finger is hardly overpowered; in fact, for much of the early story, he 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Who would understand?! On his way to the internet cafe after school, Sun Li was dragged into the Rubik's Cube-like world. A 1 hour and 18 minute death loop was hidden in the off-white corridor. Only when he kicked his discarded textbook did he understand what "inescapable rules" meant. Fortunately, a blood-stained note brought a turning point. Could Li Xue'er's clues help him find the black box to break the deadlock?

46. 546 走 The Yin Walker: The Last Stick of Incense 走阴人：最后一炷香 Listening to the City at Midnight夜半听城Mystery345k WordsOngoing Xu Zhaolin makes a living with his ears. He is a sound documentary field recorder, traveling through the countryside with a recorder on his back to document folk crafts on the verge of disappearing and the oral histories of the elderly. Three years ago, his twin brother, Xu Zhaochuan, vanished near the reservoir in Baishi Town. No one had seen him alive, and no body was ever found. Three years later, Xu Zhaolin returns to Baishi Town to record the final oral history of an old man. A stretch of b 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recently read four novels related to "Yin and Yang" and "releasing the spirits," with very different styles, but each with its own unique appeal. I recommend them to you: ① *The Spirit Walker: The Last Incense* - A classic in the genre. The protagonist is born with a Yin destiny, communicating with the dead for the living, and experiencing various supernatural events along the way. Fast-paced and suspenseful, a top choice for readers who enjoy supernatural adventures. ② *The Heavenly Tribulation Patrol Division* - A Xianxia fantasy novel where the protagonist controls heavenly tribulations and patrols on behalf of Heaven. A grand world-building and exciting fight scenes, suitable for readers who enjoy action-packed, level-up stories. Completely different from the other three in terms of folk style, but equally captivating. ③ *Releasing the Spirits in Meishan* - This one is quite special. It doesn't depict ghosts and gods claiming lives, nor does it describe the protagonist descending to the underworld. It only tells the story of a real releasing the spirits ceremony in the mountains of Hunan in 1998. The master slept soundly all night, waking up to utter only five incoherent sentences. His son, who had been missing for two years, returned on his own after half a month, but one small thing remained unexplained. I couldn't put it down after reading it, because the story isn't about whether magic works, but about a mother who, through a ritual, finally said what she hadn't dared to say for two years. ④ *My Mother-in-Law Uses a Ghostly Ritual to Force Me to Give Up My House, I Make the Whole Village Hear My Deceased Husband's Last Words* is a combination of a female-oriented, fast-paced novel and folk elements. The mother-in-law uses a ghostly ritual to force her daughter-in-law to give up her house, but the daughter-in-law retaliates by making the whole village hear her deceased husband's last words, completely turning the tables. Fast-paced and full of satisfying moments, it's suitable for readers who enjoy the "evil mother-in-law + counterattack" trope. Four books, four styles: supernatural adventure, fantasy action, folk documentary, and female-oriented fast-paced novel. Which one do you prefer?

47. 547 入 After Ten Years in Prison, Who'd Still Risk Their Neck to Help a Stranger? 入狱十年，谁还见义勇为啊 Nine-Flower Evaporated Milk九花淡奶Urban3.1M WordsCompleted He’d done the right thing by standing up for someone, yet the school beauty’s family framed him for murder. After ten years in prison, Cao Kun returned to the night that had changed his fate, carrying with him countless secrets about their crimes. When he saw the school beauty’s mother being dragged into an alley again by three thugs, Cao Kun didn’t pick up a brick this time. He quietly pulled out his phone and started recording. “Madam, I wanted to be a good person too. You forced me into this… 107.8kReads8.9Score10.9kShelves
48. 548 十 The Ten Gods Fall to the Mortal Realm 十神坠凡 YuMingCMystery636k WordsOngoing [The ratings just opened and are still climbing! Volume One has just concluded~] In ancient times, the Yin and Yang Gods established order in heaven and earth. They governed life and death, maintaining the balance of all things. Beneath them were the Ten Gods: Companion, Rob Wealth, Eating God, Hurting Officer, Indirect Wealth, Direct Wealth, Seven Killings, Direct Officer, Indirect Seal, and Direct Seal. Each had a role to play, governing the laws that set the world in motion. Beneath the Ten G —Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    An ordinary freshman frequently encounters unknown forces in his campus life, achieving phenomenal success in basketball and dominating in video games. While striving to maintain a normal student lifestyle, he gradually awakens under the guidance of a divine destiny. Torn between ordinariness and extraordinary circumstances, he constantly explores, gradually clarifying his own mission and slowly transforming from a naive youth into a rule-bearer. 🏮

49. 549 婆 My Mother-in-Law Used Dark Tricks to Force Me Out of the House, So I Let the Whole Village Hear My Late Husband's Last Words 婆婆放阴逼我让房，我让全村听见亡夫遗言 Listening to the City at Midnight夜半听城17k WordsCompleted My mother-in-law used shady tricks to force me out of the house. I made the whole village hear my late husband's final words 1Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 550 鬼 The Ghost King’s Self-Cultivation 鬼王的自我修养 Bitter Days Are Short苦昼短Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted “I'm Li Jiong. I'm still alive.” “I have no memories. I know nothing about this world.” “Something seems wrong here. How strange.” “I remember a little now. This world really is wrong.” “It's me. How could the world be wrong?” “I'm the one who's wrong.” Li Jiong sways his head and hums an unknown tune as he tears through layers of unfamiliar fog in the game. He witnesses the strange things around him and records them in his diary. As he investigates, his memories slowly begin to unfold, and he s 5.2kReads8.3Score578Shelves

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    A masterpiece of suspense and horror! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up] Mind-bending, with a grand scale, it's both scary and addictive. I was too scared to go to the bathroom while watching it at night! [Fear] The immersion is incredible.

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