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  1. 601 Calculating Your Fate to the End 算死命 Nine-Rank Game九品一局Mystery5.9M WordsCompleted When I was born, I was nursed by a wolf for a few days. I thought of her as my mother, and believed I'd never see her again. Then one day, a woman came looking for me... 23.3kReads8.9Score2.6k14d adds
  2. 602 The Dead Man's Makeup 死人妆 Luo Xiaoqi罗小琪Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The old folks often say, “Men shouldn’t be born on the first day of the lunar month, and women shouldn’t be born on the fifteenth.” I was born on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, with the fate of an iron broom and a destructive bone marrow. The living despise me, and I bring death to my whole family, yet demons and ghosts have their eyes on me! Because of him, I also broke a taboo and became a woman of yin fate... To save me, my mother-in-law taught me the art of applying makeup to th 2.5kReads9.1Score33014d adds
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  3. 603 The Grand Prince's Wife, Don't Let Your Reputation Collapse: That Fox Is Rolling Its Eyes Again! 大君夫人别塌房：那只狐狸又在转眼睛了！ Zhong Linyu钟林毓21k WordsCompleted Don't let the Grand Duke's wife fall apart: That fox is rolling its eyes again! 135Reads—Score214d adds
  4. 604 Renegade Immortal: I Slept with the White-Haired God of Slaughter, Then Fled with His Child and Drove Him Mad 仙逆：我睡了白发杀神，带球跑路让他发疯 Zhong Linyu钟林毓Female-Channel Fanfiction41k WordsCompleted Renegade Immortal: I Slept with the White-Haired God of Slaughter, Then Ran Off Pregnant and Drove Him Mad 131Reads—Score414d adds
  5. 605 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 11.4kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds
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  6. 606 Naruto: Itachi Picks Up Sakura, and Sasuke Turns and Runs! You Foolish Little Brother! 火影：鼬抱起小樱，佐助转身就跑！愚蠢的欧豆豆！ Zhong Linyu钟林毓Female-Channel Fanfiction24k WordsCompleted Naruto: Itachi picks up little Sakura, and Sasuke turns and runs! You foolish little brother! 117Reads—Score114d adds
  7. 607 Global Zombie Outbreak: The Evil Seeds Descend 全球尸变，恶种降临 Qianjiu Xi千酒夕Sci-Fi & Apocalypse322k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Survival + Zombies + Human Nature + Powerful Male and Female Leads] When he wakes up, the entire world has been struck by a bizarre virus. Everyone infected turns into a highly intelligent killing monster. The once-bustling campus instantly becomes a living hell. Here, honesty, friendship, kindness, and everything else have ceased to exist. He only wanted to lie low and survive, but from the start he is locked in a room full of monsters. He thinks certain death is inevitable, but u 11.1kReads9.1Score93314d adds
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  8. 608 I Work as a Gravekeeper in an Unknown Cemetery 我在无名墓园当守墓人 Yao Yao Wei瑶瑶魏Mystery119k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + Mild Horror + Mild Suspense + Survival + Plot Twists] The protagonist isn’t a do-gooder, the villains aren’t idiots, the plot doesn’t drag, and every mystery gets resolved; An unnamed Taoist temple deep in the Hundred Thousand Mountains; A merchant ship adrift across a vast sea; A mysterious ruin in an ancient forest; An endless desert stretching beyond the horizon; Snow-capped mountains where the snow never melts; A breathtaking woman in red who is a ghost, and an entity that c —Reads—Score—14d adds
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  9. 609 Grand Prince, Mind Your Manners: Your Substitute Only Wants Money and a Carefree Life, Not to Become Your Princess 大君请自重：替身只想捞钱摆烂，不想上位当王妃 Zhong Linyu钟林毓24k WordsCompleted My Lord, Have Some Self-Respect: The Stand-In Only Wants to Make Money and Take It Easy, Not Become Queen 356Reads—Score214d adds
  10. 610 Red Envelopes in the Group Chat, but I Only Get 0.01 Yuan Every Time? 群里发红包，每次都抢0.01元？ Zhong Linyu钟林毓17k WordsCompleted Why do I only ever get 0.01 yuan when I grab a red envelope in the group chat? 15Reads—Score114d adds
  11. 611 The Secret Treasures of Mountains and Seas 山海秘藏 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted I have stood atop mountains and descended into the vast seas. I have ventured into every mysterious corner of China! Could a distant ancient kingdom in the Western Regions really be home to a stunning queen who lives forever? Could the vast mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang really conceal the greatest sword under heaven? Did hundreds of people really witness a legendary dragon on a misty island in the North Sea? In a dark old coffin in western Hunan, the King of the Undead stirs restlessly. I venture i 3.2kReads8.9Score45914d adds
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  12. 612 The Ghost King Is Sealed Inside Me, Yet I’m a Good-for-Nothing 体内封印鬼王，我却是个废柴 Qu Shen去甚Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A rainy night in a cemetery, a man-eating black cat, a man searching for his late daughter, a school guard hanged on the stairs, a wedding coffin sealed with red paper, a grotesque face hiding in a mirror... What secrets lie behind it all? What other mysterious events will Wang Shier, the gravekeeper, have to face? As terror and dread slowly close in, those secrets seem to be steering his fate. (The stories in this book are all adapted from real events. If anything sounds familiar, it is pure co 7Reads6.4Score—14d adds
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  13. 613 Horror Street 恐怖街 Zhao Zhuoying赵琢影Mystery450k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + Mild Horror + Mind Games + Original Worldbuilding + Tight Logic + Ensemble Cast + Cthulhu Mythos + Every Mystery Gets Solved + High-IQ Characters] On Zhongshan Avenue, a dilapidated bus carrying eight passengers drove into a sinister place… The missing passengers’ relatives wept and wailed, but their cries were helplessly swallowed by the tide of the times… As the years passed, the case file eventually lost its validity and became an unsolved cold case. But one passenger was not 1Reads8.9Score—14d adds
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  14. 614 A Noblewoman of the Southern Dynasties Was Imprisoned for Twenty Years; Her Daughter's Betrayal Severed Their Ties 南朝贵女被囚廿年，女儿告密断亲缘 Zhong Linyu钟林毓Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted A noblewoman of the Southern Dynasties was imprisoned for twenty years; her daughter's betrayal severed their family ties —Reads—Score—14d adds
  15. 615 Getting to the Bottom of Mind-Reading 起底观心术 Bao Erri鲍尔日Urban1.5M WordsCompleted When I was five, a fortune-teller said I’d be able to read people’s minds when I grew up. My parents thought I was a genius and spent the whole family’s savings to send me to school. But I failed the college entrance exam and became a fried-noodle vendor. That vendor later became a “Walking Encyclopedia,” all thanks to the saying, “In books, there are houses of gold.” You are not just who you are. You can become a different kind of dazzling light. Read a comment on the first page, and you’ll get 230.7kReads9.6Score66.9k14d adds
  16. 616 I Distilled My Secret Crush, a Female Coworker, into a Skill. Just Before I Died, She Sent Me a Message 我把暗恋的女同事蒸馏成skill，临死前她发来消息 Zhong Linyu钟林毓14k WordsCompleted I Distilled My Female Coworker, Who I Had a Crush On, into a Skill. Then, Just Before I Died, She Sent Me a Message —Reads—Score—14d adds
  17. 617 Ghost Game 鬼游戏 He Ange和安歌Mystery577k WordsCompleted [Infinite-Flow + Horror Mystery + Supernatural + Ensemble Cast + Mild Horror + Strong Female Lead + Plot-Driven] The human heart is more terrifying than the paranormal. Grievances fill the human world, summoning the Grudge God. GQ2026.12.28. After a rain of blood, the Ghost Game appeared out of nowhere and began invading the human 43Reads—Score—14d adds
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  18. 618 The Patriarch of Taoism 道家祖师 Bird of the North北国之鸟Mystery3.2M WordsOngoing As the old saying goes, one person shouldn’t enter a temple, and two people shouldn’t peer into a well. One rainy night, I went into a ruined temple all by myself. —Reads—Score—14d adds
  19. 619 The Ominous Coffin 凶棺 Zero Degrees零度Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted It all started with a coffin that floated up from the river... I thought it was a fortune dropped from the sky, but it turned out to be a disaster. After I pried open the coffin, I began to feel that something unclean had followed me home. My daughter grew stranger by the day. She was only three, yet she had already started developing! 125Reads—Score—14d adds
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  20. 620 Possessed by an Evil Spirit 撞邪 Little Twenty-Three小二十三Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Grandpa spent his whole life doing good deeds. He never imagined that one night, he would ruin a young girl's life... 290Reads8.4Score—14d adds
  21. 621 The Case Files of Shen Rufeng 沈如风探案录 A Life Like a Probe探似人生Mystery408k WordsCompleted There's only one truth. Follow Shen Rufeng and his colleagues as they piece together the clues and solve each case. The stories are mainly standalone cases. This is a new book by a new author, so please show your support. 1.4kReads—Score10014d adds
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  22. 622 A Horror Game Has Arrived? I Hear It's Terrifying! 惊悚游戏降临？听说好可怕啊！ Drunken Wind and Rain风雨神醉Mystery500k WordsCompleted Horror Comedy + Supernatural + Infinite Worlds + No Female Lead + Internship System + Light Power Fantasy While Qin Feng was working diligently, a coworker told him that the horrifying game that had descended a few days earlier actually had a livestream. Was it really that scary? "Have you heard? The game is full of vicious ghosts." "Have you heard? The ghosts are ranked by level." "What levels?" "Scary, terrifying, dangerous, horrifying, nightmare, and hell." "That's all?" "What, there's more?" 2Reads—Score—14d adds
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  23. 623 A Horror Game? I'm Just a Frail Young Woman 惊悚游戏？人家只是个弱女子 Bai Yi柏亦Mystery574k WordsCompleted [Horror + occasional livestreaming + built-in golden finger + powerful lead + no CP] [When you have only 50 HP, you have no choice but to keep boosting your combat power] Yan He had already resigned herself to living an ordinary life. She never expected a horror game to descend on the day of the college entrance exams. The horror game has overtaken the real world. You never know whether the person in front of you is another player, an NPC, or something else entirely. Known in the horror world as 6.9kReads9.0Score90914d adds
  24. 624 Horror and Terror 恐怖惊魂 A Shattered Dream折断的梦Mystery404k WordsCompleted My girlfriend suddenly left me. Heartbroken, I went to a mountain village to teach, where I met a Miao girl who looked exactly like her. We were both plagued by an inexplicable mystery: being haunted by ghosts. With no other choice, we went to the terrifying Coffin Cave... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
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  25. 625 I’ll Salvage Anything, Never Expected to Haul Up… 什么都捞，没想过打捞上来… Yushen Ye雨神夜Mystery8k WordsCompleted I'll salvage anything. I never expected to haul up... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
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  26. 626 Night Watch Rules for the Residential Compound 小区夜守规则 Qingshan Luyao青山路遥15k WordsCompleted Night Watch Rules for the Residential Complex —Reads—Score—14d adds
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  27. 627 Terror Descends: It Begins at the Haunted Hotel 惊悚降临：从恐怖旅馆开始 Ternary三进制Mystery2.6M WordsCompleted Twisted rules, a world thrown out of balance, ancient gods whispering in secret, and indescribable horrors descending upon the world. Some die, some weep, some flee in every direction, while others fight their way upstream! 2.1kReads—Score16614d adds
  28. 628 Stealing Heaven's Heart from the Strange 盗诡天心 Yushen Ye雨神夜Mystery403k WordsCompleted [Tomb-raiding adventure + character growth + male lead with extraordinary abilities + conspiracy] Secrets have been passed down since ancient times, and countless people have followed in one another's footsteps to uncover them. I'm just an ordinary man, working at a bookstore owned by a distant relative, but hidden forces draw me into this game. The arrival of an old man sets everything in motion. It begins with the Cat Ghost of Yunhai, and I follow the script into the world of tomb raiding. Yet 12Reads—Score—14d adds
  29. 629 I Sell Secondhand Mirrors Online, and the Buyer Says Someone in the Mirror Is Watching Her 我在闲鱼卖二手镜子，买家说镜子里有人在看她 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士12k WordsCompleted I sell secondhand mirrors on Xianyu. The buyer says someone is watching her from inside the mirror. 2kReads—Score2114d adds
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  30. 630 The Heavenly Coffin 天棺 Youth Evening News青年晚报Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted Because of a joke, my grandmother’s spirit refused to leave after her death and insisted on taking me with her to the grave. Otherwise, my whole family would die. To save my family, I went into the grave with my grandmother... 21.8kReads9.0Score1.9k14d adds
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  31. 631 Folktales of the Mountains and Wilds 民间山野怪谈 Ma Nanshan马南山Mystery959k WordsCompleted The hidden truths behind ten major unsolved mysteries, revealing a host of terrifying taboos that will send chills down your spine! 14.2kReads9.1Score94114d adds
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  32. 632 There’s Someone on My Back 我的背上有个人 Number One Roadblock绊脚石一号Mystery629k WordsCompleted I always thought I'd slept wrong. I tried medicated plasters and got X-rays, until I met an old man who said, "Young lady, someone has been riding on your back for nearly half a year. You need to send her on her way, right now..." —Reads—Score—14d adds
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  33. 633 The Food I Deliver Has a Recipient Who's Been Dead for Three Years 我送的外卖，收货人死了三年 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士11k WordsCompleted The person who received the food I delivered died three years ago. 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds
  34. 634 Xuanhuan: I Lead Hundreds of Millions of Yin Soldiers to Rebuild the Underworld 玄幻：我率领亿万阴兵，重建地府 Xiao Jiang Next Door隔壁小江Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted Chen Qiye transmigrated into a fantasy world, only to find it crawling with countless vicious ghosts that preyed on people and stole their lives. Fortunately, the most powerful Underworld Emperor System awakened within him. Summon Heibai Wuchang to seize wandering souls and slay evil ghosts! Summon the Yin soldiers and generals, throw open the gates of the underworld, and set a hundred ghosts roaming by night! Summon judges and City Gods to punish evil, uphold good, and keep the mortal realm i 15.7kReads8.5Score1.3k14d adds
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  35. 635 Folk Horror Stories 民间故事恐怖 YY from That There Place那旮瘩的YYMystery669k WordsCompleted Chapter 1 The weather can change in an instant. On the eve of the funeral, a sudden downpour plunged the entire town of Qingshan into chaos. Thunder roared and lightning flashed, as if even heaven and earth were mourning the passing of Old Li. Chapter 2 He often said: “Black, white, and red fiends are neither ghosts nor monsters. They are the shadows of obsessions, born from unfulfilled wishes in the human heart.” Chapter 3 Comments began flying across the livestream at a dizzying 48Reads—Score—14d adds
  36. 636 Leave with Nothing? I Took Back the Company's Lifeline 净身出户？我撤回了公司命脉 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士11k WordsCompleted Leave with Nothing? I Take Back the Company's Lifeline 28Reads—Score—14d adds
  37. 637 A Collection of Horror Stories 恐怖小集 Strawberry Succulent草莓多肉Mystery181k WordsCompleted The gods are watching from three feet above your head, and even the darkest places will eventually see the light! This book collects stories from around us that will make you think twice and send chills down your spine. One short story a day, guaranteed to cure your little bouts of insomnia. This is Horror Shorts. I'm Strawberry Duorou. See you there! 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
  38. 638 The Empty Grave 空坟 Red Phantom红幽灵Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Don't mess with the mirror in the house! After my favorite mirror disappeared, I began to fear the light. The doctor said I was allergic to sunlight, and I thought I was just sick. Until one day... I saw... my own grave! 1.1kReads9.0Score10714d adds
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  39. 639 The Haunted House at No. 13 13号凶宅 Zhang Baorui张宝瑞Mystery116k WordsCompleted Number 13 Qianliang Hutong in Beijing has long been a haunted house. During the Cultural Revolution, several people died mysteriously one after another inside the residence. Long Fei, an investigator with the Public Security Bureau, assumed the alias Li Qiang and moved into the compound as a housing office inspector. After a series of thrilling struggles, Li Qiang finally discovered that Number 13 was an operational base for an enemy spy organization... 959Reads9.4Score—14d adds
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  40. 640 The Tree with a Human Face 长着人脸的树 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士6k WordsCompleted The Tree with a Human Face 21Reads—Score—14d adds
  41. 641 Dorm Survival: I Was Pulled into the Management Chat 宿舍求生，我被拉进了管理群 Rolling Eggs翻滚的蛋蛋Mystery4.8M WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow + no saintly heroine + System + survival + satisfying read] When Chen Bei woke up, he found himself in a dormitory survival game, bound to a dorm room. During the day, players had to venture out to gather supplies, grow stronger, and fortify their dorms. When night fell, all kinds of eerie and dangerous creatures appeared. The only way to survive was to hide inside the dorm. People and their dorms lived or died together! Unlike the others, Chen Bei had gained access to the game's 107.3kReads8.9Score8.6k14d adds
  42. 642 The Snake Marriage 蛇婚 Xiao Huoyan小火炎Rural Life1.9M WordsCompleted Ever since I turned eighteen, I’ve kept having the same dream. Opera songs drift through it, singing, “Snakes bear the palanquin, ghosts escort the bride!” I was born with an ominous fate and a strange destiny, and I have a pair of yin-yang eyes that let me see ghosts from childhood. They say that on the night I was born, snakes swarmed everywhere, pouring into the house from the front and back. Only after I came into the world did they turn toward me, bow their heads three times, and leave. The 7.3kReads9.2Score95014d adds
  43. 643 Midnight Terror: Tales of the Supernatural 午夜惊魂：民间鬼事录 Feng Heng, Who Loves Ginger and Jujube Winter Tea爱吃姜枣暖冬茶的凤横Mystery562k WordsOngoing [Folk Taboos + Rural Ghost Stories + Episodic Tales + Chilling on Second Thought] The village elders say that some things are better believed than dismissed. Liu Er, a bachelor, picked up a red wedding dress. That very night, he heard the sound of a suona, and a faceless bride knocked on his door and said, “Liu Er, I’ve come to marry you.” Before a dead person is buried, the guiding candle at the head of the coffin must never go out. Old Liu Guang died, the candle went out, and a crack appeared 4kReads—Score16814d adds
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  44. 644 I Entered a Horror Story 我进入了恐怖故事 Dragon-Slaying Girl屠龙少女Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted When Shen Yu opens his eyes, a villa shrouded in darkness comes into view. This is where the game begins. When staying up late becomes forbidden, going to the bathroom alone brings misfortune, and your roommate turns into a monster, the unknown conditions for death have yet to be unlocked. What will you choose? 431Reads6.6Score10614d adds
  45. 645 EN Horror: I Created the Anomaly Containment Association 惊悚：我打造了异轨收容会 Chi Yisheng赤亦生Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing [Horror + Satisfying Power Fantasy + Director’s Tall-Tale Style] Horror games descended upon Blue Star, turning into one eerie dungeon after another. The monsters inside stepped into the real world, and from then on, the world was overrun with the uncanny. Only by conquering every dungeon could humanity stop the supernatural from consuming the world. Otherwise, the eerie realms would merge with reality and turn the human world into a living hell! Shen Yu bound himself to an Anomaly Containmen 48.7kReads9.1Score4.2k14d adds
  46. 646 One Chilling Story Every Night 每晚一个惊魂故事 Feng Heng, Who Loves Ginger and Jujube Winter Tea爱吃姜枣暖冬茶的凤横Mystery732k WordsOngoing [One story per chapter] [Chinese-style horror] [Folk tales] [Urban vengeful spirits] [Haunted houses] [No main plot] Collected and adapted fictional tales of terror from all over, one story per chapter, each one different. No grand lectures, just bone-chilling tales rooted in everyday life. All adapted from strange folk tales passed down for years. They sound true, and the more you think about them, the more unsettling they get. Great for unwinding, but don't try to “unwind” alone in the dead of 1.1kReads—Score10314d adds
  47. 647 Infinite Escape: The Museum Curator Rules the Livestream 无限逃生：馆主飒爆直播间 Ling Yu令鱼Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + mostly imaginative horror + romance + ensemble cast] Lu Yu is a little-known actress who has spent three years in the entertainment industry. TV director: “What is this garbage acting? Get out of my production!” Variety show director: “You have no sense of variety-show humor. How could someone as mediocre as you think you can make it in entertainment?” Agent: “You’re good for nothing but your face.” But after Lu Yu becomes the owner of a game arcade and enters an escape game... 10.2kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds
  48. 648 Horror and Terror 恐怖，惊悚 Treading on the Princess's Snow踩着公主的白雪Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted A classmate by the bed calls out softly. A cat's cries echo through the woods. Shadows flicker at the edge of the street. A piercing scream comes from inside the restroom. Are all the things you see and hear real? And are they all human? 696Reads—Score—14d adds
  49. 649 A Brief History of Human Torture 人类酷刑简史 Mark P. Donnelly马克·P.唐纳利Historical151k WordsCompleted For thousands of years, humanity has devised many ingenious and cruel ways to inflict pain on its own kind. This tragic yet seemingly universal trait has corroded the civilization humanity strives to achieve. Though we now seem to detest torture, for more than 3,000 years it was part of the laws of all Europe and much of the Far East. A Brief History of Human Torture explores the many forms of punishment, torture, coercion, and torment. It takes readers into the arenas of ancient Rome, medieval 7.2kReads9.6Score1.1k14d adds
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  50. 650 Super Scary Livestream 超级惊悚直播 Yuwen Chang Gong宇文长弓Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted "Welcome, everyone, to the Supernatural Scary Live Stream. Before we start today's broadcast, I have to tell you that only three kinds of people can watch this stream: those with a heavy aura of yin energy, those who will die within seven days, and the third kind, which I can't discuss in detail. I can only give you one warning: watch your back!" 25.3kReads9.2Score3.3k14d adds
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