Horror Novels That Are Genuinely Frightening to Readers 恐怖小说(真正让读者感到惊悚恐怖的)
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The School of Terror 恐怖艺校
Also known as "The Horror Art School: I Fell in Love with a Taoist Priest" [Supernatural + Romance + Transmigration + Wild Imagination] During those three years at school, many strange and terrifying things happened. At midnight, a sinister atmosphere would descend over the school... The year Ye Xue'er attended art school, she fell in love with him at first sight and decided to follow him, staying by his side as they worked together to spread the art of Taoism far and wide...
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The Students of the Literature Department at Dingxiang University 丁香大学文学院的学生们
This novel tells of the terrifying events experienced by students at Dingxiang University’s School of Literature in different places, as well as the past experiences and memories that set each protagonist on the path to tragedy. I hope you’ll give it a read. Thank you so much.
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- 503 Legends of the Past and Present: Story Edition (Issue 8, 2018) 今古传奇·故事版(2018年第8期) Founded in 2007, Modern and Ancient Legends: Story Edition is a story magazine published by Hubei Modern and Ancient Legends Media Group. It was the first new-story ten-day magazine in China and has more than a million readers. A collection of new stories with a legendary flair, it offers broad popular appeal. —Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 504 The Dragon King's Wife 龙王妻 On the night of the blood moon, the Dragon King takes a bride. Luo Anzhi was born a noblewoman, but fate swept her up and made her the Dragon King's wife. From then on, she set out on a path unlike anyone else's... 1kReads9.1Score36014d adds
- 505 I Came from the Water 我从水中来 When my mother was seven months pregnant with me, she fell into Broken Head Gorge. They didn't find her until three days later, yet somehow I was still alive... 32Reads8.3Score1914d adds
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Rule Horror: From the Start, I Become the Murderer 规则怪谈:开局就成了凶手
Gu Yu runs a detective agency that's on the verge of going under. Just when she finally lands a client at the brink of bankruptcy, she and the client accidentally enter a rules-based horror game. The client dies right beside her, and she's mistaken for the murderer. To top it all off, the client hasn't paid. No one is more unlucky than Gu Yu. Worse still, the capitalist behind the horror game has taken a liking to her and keeps squeezing her for all she's worth. From then on, she's dragged into
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Luring Ghosts 招诡
A lot of the time, there are secrets and things hidden inside you that even you don't know about. For instance, what happens after you fall asleep...
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Horror! Terror! Zombies! Monsters and Maniacs! 恐怖!惊悚!丧尸!怪物和变态!
You think ghosts are frightening, but what you picture is a person turning into a ghost! What about animals? You think biochemistry is just something you think about! But what if it happened by accident? What do you think is the strangest thing of all? Seeing a ghost? No, seeing someone exactly like yourself! Is forbidden love something to pity? Same-sex forbidden love can make you cry just the same!
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- 509 Legends of the Past and Present: Story Edition (Issue 7, 2018) 今古传奇·故事版(2018年第7期) Founded in 2006, Modern and Ancient Legends: Story Edition is a story magazine published by Hubei Modern and Ancient Legends Media Group. It was the first new-story ten-day magazine in China and has more than a million readers. A collection of new stories with a legendary flair, it offers broad popular appeal. —Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 510 Dragon-Suppressing Coffin 镇龙棺 The day Grandpa died, all the beasts paid their respects, and nine dragons carried his coffin... 2.5kReads8.9Score46314d adds
- 511 You Need Me to Survive? I'm an NPC, Not a Player! 靠我存活?我是NPC不是玩家哦 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 24.6kReads9.3Score3.3k14d adds
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The Corpse Collection Files 收尸档案
Since ancient times, the dead have been left with their bodies. But few people know that corpses hold many secrets that remain hidden from the world. Cursed corpses, living corpses, bodies left where they fell, vengeful corpses, bisected corpses... Every corpse has a story of its own! My name is He Yongheng, and I collect bodies for a funeral home.
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Horror Resurges: I Have a Ghost Bus 恐怖复苏,我有一辆鬼大巴
“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
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Red and White Banquets 红白席面
[Mild thrills] [A clever main cast] [One heroine] [No excessive saintliness] [All manner of evil spirits + mysterious practitioners with their own agendas] A sudden mishap at her father's funeral leads Li Sixian, a wealthy heiress, to be rescued by Gan Xin, a village banquet chef. She discovers the hidden side of the world, and, determined to spare her father the tortures of the City of Wrongful Death, she boldly chooses to become a ghost official while still alive. A rookie ghost official who k
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- 515 The Snake Pregnancy in October 十月蛇胎 A serious illness left me pregnant after ten months, and the child's father was a snake: The Northeast Spirit Medium, the true story of a female spirit medium 342Reads8.7Score11314d adds
- 516 I've Got People Downstairs 我下边有人 “Master, I died so suddenly that my family doesn’t know where I hid some money. Could you pass them a message?” “Sure. I’ll take thirty percent!” “Master, my son is getting married next month. I want to see his wedding. Could you ask the underworld messenger to wait a few days before taking me down?” “No problem, but you’ll have to cover my expenses...” “Kid, you dare mess with me? Do you know I’ve got connections? One word from me and your business will be shut down!” “Heh, you’re finished! Do 861Reads8.0Score10314d adds
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Close Your Eyes, and the Nightmare Begins 闭眼即梦魇
[Infinite-flow + no romance + mild horror + mystery-solving] A bizarre murder case dragged Yan Wei, a psychiatric patient, into a bloody game. As layer after layer of fog lifted, he discovered a grand conspiracy lurking behind it all... A mysteriously vanished psychiatric hospital, otherworldly powers worshipped by the masses, a boy whose face he could never remember from his dreams... Behind ideals that seemed so grand lay a tangled web of human and divine self-interest.
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Curious Tales 奇闻杂记
Have you heard of beds that make you bow your head, ghosts in the mirror, faces hidden by hair, blasting hills apart, ghostly sleep paralysis, coffin shops, casting curses and planting ghosts, glamorous tales of corpse-driving, snake demons appearing, the Eight Diagrams and mystical arts, or physiognomy from the Book of Ma Yi? Traveling far and wide through mountains, rivers, foreign lands, bustling cities, and remote villages, I visit strange places, record my findings, and bring them together.
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- 519 Legends of the Past and Present: Story Edition (Issue 5, 2018) 今古传奇·故事版(2018年第5期) Founded in 2004, Modern and Ancient Legends: Story Edition is a story magazine published by Hubei Modern and Ancient Legends Media Group. It was the first new-story ten-day magazine in China and has more than a million readers. A collection of new stories with a legendary flair, it offers broad popular appeal. 1Reads7.9Score—14d adds
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The Soul-Returning Soup 还魂汤
I was born in a remote village. The day my mother gave birth to me, she died a horrible death! I was born disabled, missing an arm, and with a red birthmark shaped like a coiled snake on my foot. My master said I had been cursed by an evil spirit, and that the curse could only be lifted if I found the one who cast it. Otherwise, I wouldn’t live to see twenty...
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Soul Reaper 收魂人
To stay alive, I had no choice but to marry a two-headed monster. But I never expected her to be a Rakshasa with two souls. My fate was utterly transformed, and I embarked on a perilous path full of thorns, surrounded by demons and spirits...
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The Haunted Old Mansion 恐怖老宅
The living guard the yang, while ghosts hold the yin in check. Yin and yang are inseparable, and nothing is forbidden. In this world, everyone is either human or ghost, yin or yang. But there are people who walk between the two realms all year round, neither human nor ghost. They are the Yin-Yang House Guardians!
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- 523 The Vengeful Spirit Notebook 凶灵笔记 I've slept in a coffin since I was little. It wasn't until the woman in red appeared that I learned the truth. I was born on Ghost Festival. I don't want to die. 1.3kReads8.7Score22314d adds
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Major Crimes Unit Three: The Borrowed Corpse 重案三组之借尸还魂
Three bizarre murder cases, each victim wearing a strange smile. Through deep psychological profiling, forensic pathologist Song Ci discovers that each victim’s final actions imitated a tiny habitual gesture their long-deceased relative used to make. Bai Ye’s technical analysis confirms that traces of brain waves that could not belong to the living, already “formatted,” remain at the crime scenes...
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Rule Horror: Zhen Huan’s Reminder, Never Look into the Bronze Mirror 规则怪谈:甄嬛谨记勿照铜镜
Rule Horror: Zhen Huan, Remember Never to Look in the Bronze Mirror
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Entering the Dao with Immortal Guidance 带着仙家入道
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!
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Eerie Tattoos 诡纹
My grandfather was a tattoo artist, but the things he tattooed were seriously sinister…
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- 528 The Horrific Murder Scene 恐怖的凶杀现场 This book is based on real cases. Every case in it, from the bride who knelt on the ground, the body hidden in a roadside greenbelt, and the corpse that fell from a building, to the headless male body, human-meat buns, and the game of death, caused a sensation at the time. They were tightly sealed away and shrouded in secrecy, yet they really happened right here among us... What force lurks in the shadows? When the fog is lifted, will the truth emerge, or will it be the top-secret files that hav 256Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 529 The Corpse Leaps Over the Wall 尸跳墙 I’ve been blind since childhood, so I work as a massage therapist for the blind. Then one day, I met a terrifying woman who said she could restore my sight. The price was... 140Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 530 The Midnight Mantou Shop 午夜馒头铺 Have you ever noticed that some breakfast shops serve food that's delicious most of the time, but for a couple of days each month, it suddenly tastes dry and is hard to swallow? Have you ever wondered if perhaps that breakfast food was never meant for people to eat...? 377Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 531 Forbidden Zone Livestream: That Invitation Is Made of Human Skin 直播禁地:那封请柬,是人皮做的 Livestreaming in the Forbidden Zone: That Invitation Was Made of Human Skin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 532 Rule Horror: No One at That School Is Allowed to Open Their Eyes at Midnight 规则怪谈:那所学校禁止在午夜睁眼 Rule Horror: That School Forbids You to Open Your Eyes at Midnight —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 533 Chronicles of the Supernatural 异灵实录 At three in the morning, check the list of the dead; let the ferryman guide your soul. Chinese horror stories, spirit-summoning, death notes. Some things can be explained, while other feelings defy description. A terror that makes you shudder as you think it over rises from the depths of your heart. After reading these 99 stories, you'll find yourself questioning your own life. There's a rumor that you should never stay in the last room on the ground floor of a hotel. The author once traveled ou 24Reads9.2Score—14d adds
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Something Wicked Lurks Behind Me 背后有诡
A game I played because I couldn’t sleep late at night somehow led me to experience paranormal events. Were these incidents one by one the work of people, or something supernatural? From then on, the paranormal seemed bound to me. Wherever I went, strange events followed. Survive.
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- 535 Special Incident Investigation Bureau 特殊事件调查局 Heaven has its yin and yang, and the earth has two sides. Our society is no different. Joining the Special Investigations Bureau means living alongside the dark side of this world. Murderous curses, midnight phone calls, Meng Po’s soup... Behind these chilling cases, are we dealing with supernatural forces, or is there a mastermind pulling the strings? The Special Investigations Bureau exists to stir up the turbulent currents of this shadowy world and uncover the black hand reaching out beneath 11Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 536 Legends of the Past and Present: Story Edition (Issue 2, 2018) 今古传奇·故事版(2018年第2期) Founded in 2001, Modern and Ancient Legends: Story Edition is a story magazine published by Hubei Modern and Ancient Legends Media Group. It was the first new-story ten-day magazine in China and has more than a million readers. A collection of new stories with a legendary flair, it offers broad popular appeal. 3Reads7.9Score—14d adds
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Shh, Whatever You Do, Don't Play a Murder Game on a Dating Show 嘘,千万别在恋综里玩杀人游戏
Cen Yueyue is a D-list actress who gets incredibly lucky when her agent shoves her onto a dating reality show starring famous actors, where she’s cast as a disposable extra. The director’s script calls for her to make a scene and squeeze every last drop of usefulness out of her supporting role. So on the very first night, the man Cen Yueyue is supposed to fall for gets a short arrow through the head. Night has fallen. Close your eyes. Killer, open your eyes and choose your prey... A mountain vil
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No Hope of Survival 生还无期
[No CP, No Female Lead] + [Infinite Deaths and Resurrections] + [Superpower Awakening] + [Mind Games and Strategy] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Life in Review] The keywords of this book are “human nature,” “death games,” and “setting traps.” The thirteen characters who appear from the start all play important roles! Each has a distinct personality, and every one of them will have a major part to play later in the story. This book also features endless deaths, so if that’s not your thing, please read wit
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- 539 The Water-Taming Beast 镇水兽 They say a fish couldn't possibly survive for seventy years, yet this one has been wreaking havoc for just as long! What lies beneath the waters of the Mian River, so shocking that it has dragged so many people down to their deaths? The surface of the rivers you see may seem calm, but you might not know that in those terrifying, eerie depths, a water guardian beast could be lurking, striking at lives as fragile as moths before they even know it's there, like a demon on the hunt... 701Reads8.8Score10214d adds
- 540 The Pocket Watch Murder Game: I Killed Myself 怀表杀局:我杀了我 The Pocket Watch Murder Plot: I Killed Myself —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 541 Legends of the Past and Present: Story Edition (Issue 1, 2018) 今古传奇·故事版(2018年第1期) Founded in 2000, Modern and Ancient Legends: Story Edition is a story magazine published by Hubei Modern and Ancient Legends Media Group. It was the first new-story ten-day magazine in China and has more than a million readers. A collection of new stories with a legendary flair, it offers broad popular appeal. 6Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 542 The Ninth Secret Bureau 第九守秘局 “If we want the people of this world to live in the sunlight and keep their sanity, then we must keep secret the things they were never meant to know.” “Because the moment they see those terrifying beings that defy all known science and truly discover how horrifying this world is... believe me, Earth will become the biggest asylum in the universe.” Chen Xian, Ninth Secret Bureau 3.2kReads9.2Score47014d adds
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Horror Movie NPC Goes on a Killing Spree in a Terror Game 恐怖片NPC在惊悚游戏杀疯了
[Horror + comedy + power fantasy + no female lead (male protagonist has no romantic pairing)] A horror game swept across the world. Fu Yan, an NPC from a horror movie in a higher plane of existence, was accidentally dragged into the game. Fu Yan: Since you've all gone to the trouble of inviting me, I won't hold back. From then on, the “horror game” was plunged into the shadow of someone named “Fu Yan”... Horror NPCs: Please, don't come any closer! Livestream viewers: Can someone do something abo
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Ghost Stories of the Southwest 西南鬼事
This is a collection of ghost stories from southwest China, made up of a series of medium-length tales. Some may be part of your childhood, some may be stories you've told yourself, and others may be stories you've never heard. Today, let Xiao An tell you these strange and wondrous tales, one by one.
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- 545 When the Red Light Turns On, Please Die 红灯亮,请去死 The light is red. Go die. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 546 Transmigrated Woman, Stop Causing Trouble 穿越女,别作妖 Transmigrated Woman, Stop Making Trouble —Reads—Score—14d adds
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Death’s Homework 死亡作业
After our homeroom teacher left us a bizarre assignment, news of her death came the very next day... That was when we remembered the terror of being ruled by homework... Once school starts, there will be two updates every day. A jade pendant gift earns one extra chapter, and every 300 gold diamonds earns another!
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- 548 Shocking! I'm the Only Human in the Class 震惊!全班只有我是人 Shocking! I’m the Only Human in the Whole Class 1Reads—Score—14d adds
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Stay Away, Spirits 阴人勿扰
Someone dug up our family grave and put the newlywed daughter-in-law who’d just died in their family in there. My uncle told me to go get her out in the middle of the night...
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The Fox’s Allure 狐色魅人
[A new book from Zaizai: Nine Yin Girl is now live. We hope you'll show it lots of support. Thank you!] To save my parents' lives, I made a deal with a fox immortal. From then on, I opened a shrine and did good deeds. I devoted myself to worshipping the fox immortal and helping him achieve immortality as soon as possible, never expecting that he had other plans for me...
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