Horror Novels That Are Genuinely Frightening to Readers 恐怖小说（真正让读者感到惊悚恐怖的）

1. 351 方 Fang Xiaoxiao 方晓晓 Don't Turn Off the Light不关灯Mystery134k WordsCompleted After an impulsive moment, Fang Xiaoxiao, a girl still in eighth grade, accidentally killed a classmate who had bullied her. Terrified, she decided to hide the body. To evade the investigation, Fang Xiaoxiao was forced to cover up the traces of her crime and convince herself that it was all an accident, just a coincidence. People can choose to believe lies, but they can never escape reality. The mind can pretend nothing happened, but the rotting body is real. On the seventh day after the deat 468Reads9.2Score—14d adds
2. 352 每 A Dark, Daring Joke Every Night 每晚一个试胆黑段子 Shadow Three影三人Mystery34k WordsCompleted A reporter learns that a remote Miao village preserves an ancient paper-cutting craft. He tracks down an old woman who knows the technique and offers her a high price for a paper cutout. She agrees to cut out a chicken. Unwilling to demonstrate in front of him, she goes inside carrying a live chicken. A few minutes later, she comes back out holding a blood-red paper cutout. Terrifyingly, a blood-soaked chicken suddenly bursts out of the room. It has no skin... Dozens of bone-chilling horror stor 167Reads8.8Score5414d adds
3. 353 青 The Blue-Faced Corpse Demon: An Exorcist’s Tale from the Mountains of Central Shandong 青面尸魈：鲁中山区降妖记 A Fan Niu阿凡牛28k WordsCompleted The Green-Faced Corpse Demon: Exorcisms in the Mountains of Central Shandong 1Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 354 灵 The Soul Ferry Bus 灵魂摆渡大巴 He Liang Zhu禾良株Mystery177k WordsOngoing My name is Lin Xiaohan. Believe it or not, I transmigrated into the body of another version of myself in a parallel world. It all started with that damned bus. I'd signed up for a tour group at the time... Great. The version of me in this “world” is now a college student, part of the demographic most likely to die in a Chinese horror movie. The good news is, I've lived for over twenty years without seeing a ghost. The bad news is, this “world” has ghosts. Forget it, I can't talk now. I'm about t —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Without a system, the male protagonist transmigrates into the body of his parallel self. Before transmigrating, he was a hoodlum who knew how to fight, while his parallel self was a college student. The two memories merge, and then, due to his special transmigrated identity, he begins to attract the attention of ghosts.

5. 355 宋 Song Dingbo: A New Tale of the Black and White Impermanence 宋定伯新篇之黑白无常 A Fan Niu阿凡牛9k WordsCompleted A New Tale of Song Dingbo: The Black and White Impermanence 1Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 356 宋 A New Tale of Song Dingbo: The Faceless Ghost 宋定伯新篇之无面鬼 A Fan Niu阿凡牛7k WordsCompleted A New Tale of Song Dingbo: The Faceless Ghost 1Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 357 恐 Horror Reincarnation: Death Notice 恐怖轮回：死亡通知单 Sad Bunny忧伤兔子Mystery118k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + Super Terrifying + Survival + Despair] When horror offers you a blood contract, will you sign your name? In an abandoned amusement park, I’m the only one who can see “her.” In the restroom of a dilapidated middle school, a headless corpse counts for me from inside a stall. My name is Su Chen, a participant chosen to enter the “Blood Apartment.” I won’t kill myself, but I’m always hoping an accident will take my life. Here, fear is the currency, and screams are the soundtrack of —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   These two are good, though they're considered niche.

8. 358 离 Let's Divorce! You Really Think I'm Some Kind of Toad? 离婚吧！真当我是癞蛤蟆？ Lu Qiu Feng鹿秋枫Urban949k WordsCompleted Not a power fantasy. Please read with caution if that bothers you. Chu Yuxuan has been married to Xia Zhu for two years. He thought there was no heart in the world that couldn’t be warmed, until her old flame returns and Xia Zhu rushes to him without a second thought… After the divorce, Chu Yuxuan returns to the Chu family and transforms into a wealthy, spoiled playboy. At his family’s arrangement, he marries the icy beauty Zhao Yanan. On the surface, he’s a good-for-nothing wastrel, but behind 48.7kReads9.4Score4.6k14d adds

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   No harem, no clichés, no invincible characters, no mindless plots, no wish-fulfillment stories.

9. 359 人 Running a Flower Shop in a Horror Game 人在惊悚开花店 Desire for a Splendid Journey欲华游Mystery507k WordsCompleted [Infinite-loop horror game, with a touch of rule-based horror + no romance + horror] [New book, so the rating and reader count are a little low. Please don't mind. The ratings and readers will come!!] Huh? I transmigrated? Let me see, am I a royal relative or a rich young lady? Oh my god, why am I in a horror dungeon? I want to go home! I don't want to transmigrate! Waaah! At Cachtice Castle, gazing at Lady Bathory, who sleeps forever among the roses: “I am Li Yi, but you need me, so I am Ottili 356Reads7.1Score10314d adds

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10. 360 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 948.8kReads9.6Score117.8k14d adds

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    Of the few I've been hoarding, the first one you should avoid is because it has too many plot twists. You don't need to think critically to read it. The protagonist encounters everyone who isn't normal. It might be scary at first, but it gets boring after a while because of this constant repetition.

11. 361 无 Infinite Horror Instances 无限惊悚副本 A Fish Catching Cats in Troubled Waters浑水摸猫的鱼Mystery223k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] [No Female Lead] [Mild Horror] [Not a Power Fantasy] [Not Invincible] Players tackle horror instances to gain power and wealth. No one who enters this place is kind. Each is the embodiment of one of the Ten Deadly Sins, with unfathomable darkness hidden in their hearts. But what awaits them at the end? What kind of ending could be worthy of all the turmoil and suffering they’ve endured along the way? I don’t know either. Perhaps the answer lies at the end of the book. 117Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's him, trust me!

12. 362 灵 Spirit Village 灵村 Gan Zhen甘臻Mystery502k WordsCompleted Thrills and the supernatural! There's an ancient village called Lingzhuang, also known as Bagua Village. I was born there. Lingzhuang is always shrouded in an atmosphere of terror: Enormous pythons, centipedes, black spiders, strange birds, and ferocious beasts roam about, attacking people... Lingzhuang is also rife with strange tales and bizarre happenings: A female ghost haunts the village; a cave in Longmian Mountain holds an arsenal from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom; a mysterious master live 69Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The horror film "The Haunted Village"!

13. 363 被 After My Ex-Girlfriend Framed Me, I Became a Corpse Hauler 被前女友陷害后，我做起了搬尸工 Uncle Shui from Jinmen津门水叔Mystery224k WordsCompleted My ex-girlfriend’s corpse lay quietly on the bed. She was heavily made up, and her crimson lips looked as if they were dripping blood. Her face was a little pale, but she looked even more beautiful and captivating than when she was alive. But the very next second... She suddenly sat bolt upright, opened her bloodied mouth, and lunged straight at me! I was just trying to do her the kindness of keeping vigil, and I never expected her to come back as a corpse! What am I supposed to do?! Need an ans 296Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I highly recommend these two books, Sleeping in a Haunted House, as they have both extras and sequels and a great sense of immersion. High energy at every turn, if you are timid you can give it a try. PS: The surprise is that several books are linked to each other. After reading one, you will see familiar people appearing again. I love it!

14. 364 猩 The Scarlet Otherworld 猩红异界 Dong Huang Ming Yue东煌明月Historical38k WordsOngoing While playing chess against Li Rui, the chess player Wu Yu is ambushed by him and transmigrates to an ancient otherworld. Just as Wu Yu prepares to put his schemes to use and make a name for himself, he discovers that this place is not as simple as it seems. Nothing is ever more terrifying than the human heart. 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Logic Flow Horror

15. 365 我 I Test-Sleep in Haunted Houses: My True Accounts of Ghostly Encounters! 我做凶宅试睡员，口述撞鬼实录！ Uncle Shui from Jinmen津门水叔Mystery455k WordsCompleted [As long as you’re not afraid of ghosts, you can make money even while you sleep.] My name is Ma Jun. Two friends and I run a real estate agency. We make plenty of money, but we keep running into ghosts because all the properties we sell are haunted houses... 466Reads7.0Score—14d adds
16. 366 致 The Deadly Game 致命游戏 Ning Caichen宁采臣Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A rich guy in the WeChat group is sending out red envelopes, and he wants the luckiest person to play a game with him. It turns out he wants the class beauty to... 2.2kReads9.0Score23014d adds

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    The Deadly Game is okay, the first one is a bit scary.

17. 367 大 Ghosts in the High-Rise, Yet You Still Want Me to Go Undercover as a Security Guard 大厦闹鬼，你还让我去做卧底保安 Uncle Shui from Jinmen津门水叔Mystery479k WordsCompleted My name is Ma Rui, and I’m a police cadet. Recently, a series of bizarre cases have taken place inside an office building: a little finger in a food delivery order; hair in a steamed bun filling; bloodstained banknotes; a strange tile cat; and a headless woman’s corpse in a woven sack… To solve the cases as quickly as possible, the police need to send an undercover agent into the building to work as a “night security guard.” So I took on this important assignment! 856Reads7.0Score—14d adds
18. 368 诡 The Book of the Strange: Case Files 诡异之书记录档案 Azure Phoenix, Strange One青凤诡人Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted This book can be read as a collection of stories. Each volume has its own style and a different system, so readers can enjoy them again and again without getting bored. Ah, every chapter in Volume 1 is a little story, while the remaining volumes each tell a different, longer story. I hope you’ll love them! This is my first time writing this kind of novel, so please support me with likes, adding it to your bookshelf, urging me to update, and maybe a little gift~ 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Now enjoy the real horror! Listening to the audiobook will enhance the experience even more!

19. 369 我 My Life Is Yours 我的命，都给你 Three Pine Nuts三只松子Modern Romance48k WordsCompleted Ji Mingshu hated Xu Meiling with all his heart and tormented her until she died. But when she was really gone, Ji Mingshu realized... he had fallen in love with her. 1.7kReads8.1Score20714d adds

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    Don't be fooled by the title or the synopsis; this is a genuine horror novel, both terrifying and hilarious.

20. 370 我 The True Story of a Haunted House Sleep Tester 我，一名凶宅试睡员的真实经历 Uncle Shui from Jinmen津门水叔Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted If there were a job where you didn’t have to do anything, but could charge by the minute and make a fortune just by sleeping, would you be interested in trying it? There’s just one catch: you can’t be afraid of ghosts. If you’re curious about what kind of job this is, I’m a veteran in the field, and I’ll tell you about my own experiences… 3.1kReads8.3Score20414d adds
21. 371 扎 The Paper Effigy Shop: Everyone Around Me Is a Big Shot 扎纸铺，我身边都是大佬 Jie Yu界玉Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted In our ancient land of China, many professions have their own rules and taboos. The older and more mysterious the craft, the more this is true. For example, when “asking the rice,” you must never ask how someone died; a coffin maker must never make their own coffin; a paper effigy maker must never draw eyes on a paper figure; and a spirit medium must never conduct a ceremony without all the members of their altar present... If any of these rules and taboos are broken, something terrifying will h 22.6kReads9.3Score2k14d adds

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    Enter at your own risk if you are easily frightened!

22. 372 白 Selling Clothes by Day, Sewing Corpses by Night 白天卖衣服，晚上缝尸体 Night Shadow夜幽影Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted [Traditional supernatural horror, folk terror, decisive and ruthless] I rented an apartment where someone had died, hoping to save money, only to be plunged into endless darkness... My terrifying girlfriend has a mouth full of sharp teeth and haunts me day and night; A headless vengeful infant on the highway frantically tries to steal people’s heads; A horrifying internet celebrity livestreams herself peeling off people’s faces, while the comments turn eerie; At a Cat Immortal shrine in a strang 51.7kReads9.2Score6.2k14d adds

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    This book is worth reading; it's one of the better ones among newly released books. Although the main theme is a bit clichéd, the descriptions are quite fresh. For example, the opening scene of sharing a columbarium is quite eye-catching. You might need to get used to the author's narrative style.

23. 373 民 A Notebook of Folk Taboos 民间禁忌笔记 Green Pepper and Shrimp青椒肉虾Mystery5.0M WordsOngoing I was born with a pair of snake eyes, and everyone at the forest farm said I was a demon child born of a snake. The night I was born, thunder crashed again and again. The next day, a huge, gold-scaled python was found dead from a lightning strike outside Laolingou. Something was squirming inside its belly. Master Sang sliced open the python with a single stroke and carried out a blood-soaked baby. He named me Lin Shisan. From that moment on, my fate was bound to Master Sang’s for life… 19.5kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds

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    🌿🌿The ceiling of horror novels, you have heard of people who stare at the dead, but you must have never heard of the dead who can't close their mouths, right? Because of the death of his grandfather, the life of the diaosi college student has undergone earth-shaking changes.

24. 374 3 A Collection of 365 Strange Tales and Horror Stories 365个奇闻异事和恐怖故事合集 Wang Xiaobei王骁北Mystery908k WordsCompleted This is a series of short horror stories. The writing isn't the focus; it's all about telling the stories. [Standalone stories + horrors that grow worse the more you think about them + mystery and the supernatural + urban legends + haunted homes + folk tales + strange tales + feng shui and mysticism] Are you ready? When night falls, these terrifying stories will begin crawling into the ears of the living... 731Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 375 借 Borrowed Corpse, Stolen Life 借尸命 Meng Xiaonai萌小乃Mystery4.8M WordsOngoing When a plague swept through my mother’s village, she was the only one who escaped alive and made it to Chen Village. My mother was graceful and beautiful, but after arriving in the village, she went mad. There’s something wrong with this village. Every night, we hear strange noises. My father’s name is Chen Jiu, and mine is Chen Lintian. I suspect he isn’t my real father... 1.8kReads9.0Score13014d adds

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    🌿🌿The pinnacle of horror novels: you've heard of people dying with their eyes wide open, but you've probably never heard of a dead person with their mouth agape, right? Because of his grandfather's death, the life of this ordinary college student has undergone a complete transformation. Staring corpses, soul-stealing corpses, open-mouthed corpses, double misfortune, sleep paralysis...

26. 376 活 Taboo of the Living 2 活人禁忌2 Ninth Master of the Thieves' Sect盗门九当家Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Heaven Official's Blessing, no taboos under heaven. The second installment of Living People’s Taboos! 7.9kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds
27. 377 1 Villa No. 1714 1714号别墅 Jun Qiuping秋萍君Mystery80k WordsOngoing At an unexpected gathering, an evil sorcerer plants a rag doll in the villa where Liu Wang’s family lives. The demon inside the doll possesses Liu Yihua, and the family engages in a desperate fight against it, ultimately defeating the demon. 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The story in this book is terrifying. A demon is hiding in a villa, the wizard dies at the demon's hands, and the protagonist's family discovers the demon's existence and engages in a battle. It's so scary.

28. 378 大 Bro, You're a Cop, Not a Taoist Priest! 大哥，你是警察啊，不是道士！ Mou Zui谋醉Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [If you dislike cutesy, whimpering heroines, read no further] [Also known as: Me, a humble paper effigy maker, and you want me to crack a major case] When Yue Dong went to a telecom service center to cancel his late grandfather’s phone service, the staff gave him a hard time. “Rules are rules. The account holder has to be here in person!” “You have to follow the rules!” Yue Dong laughed in exasperation, then waved his hand and used his paper effigy-making skills to summon his late grandfather. T 73.1kReads9.2Score7.6k14d adds

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    The protagonist cancels his deceased grandfather's phone card, carrying his grandfather's death certificate and cremation certificate. However, the staff only accepts the person in question and does not recognize these documents. So the protagonist has to make a paper effigy on the spot to summon his grandfather.

29. 379 借 Borrowing the Dragon's Life 借龙命 Xiao Xingzun潇星尊Mystery565k WordsCompleted Fortune-telling and divination, reading the wind and assessing the land: these arts inevitably bring three flaws and five shortcomings, drawing Heaven’s punishment. That is why the Chen family’s line could only last nine generations. But Grandfather defied fate and kept our family line alive. The day I was born, lightning flashed, thunder roared, fierce winds howled, and rain poured without end. All living things bowed before me. My name is Chen Ping’an, and I am the reincarnation of the Dragon 181Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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    Hahaha, I'll make you panic when you hear the doorbell ring at night.

30. 380 十 Fourteen Years of Hunting Ghosts (Complete in Five Volumes) 十四年猎诡人（全五册） Li Yifan李诣凡Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Li Yifan’s spine-chilling ghost-hunting chronicles! A contemporary Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio! A spine-chilling record of ghost hunts! First posted on Tieba, it topped 100 million views within three months! The acclaimed mystery writer Li Yifan’s breakthrough work, now with the unpublished continuation added! Every ghost was once a living person. I’m a professional ghost hunter. I turn the compass, circle the place with red 11.4kReads9.6Score2.1k14d adds

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    I think all three words are acceptable, especially the dark web. Personally, I feel a little scared to look at it alone. As a ghost hunter with fourteen years of experience, I guarantee its authenticity—it's undeniably real.

31. 381 身 As a God, I Expose Every Mystery in the World 身为神的我揭露世间一切神秘 It's Lanying, You Know是岚鹰捏Mystery314k WordsOngoing (Mysterious creatures + livestreaming + episodic stories + gore + mild horror) Above countless universes lies the boundless Realm of Void. They say only beings that have broken through the limits of the universe are qualified to enter. Ye Qingchi served as a divine official, maintaining the Realm of Void for 97.14 million years. But disaster struck without warning, and she was wanted by the new city lord. Outmatched, she had no choice but to flee with her best friend Mu Tianrou to a remote unive —Reads7.2Score—14d adds

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    This is so well-written! The monsters are even scarier than those in Ultraman. I've only read a few chapters, and I'm already too scared to sleep alone at night. Although I'm still young, I'm sure older brothers will love reading it.

32. 382 恐 The Terrifying Rich Lady 恐怖富婆 So Handsome They Buried Me帅到被人埋Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Everyone knows how great it feels to live off someone else, but sometimes you shouldn’t accept a free ride, especially from a rich woman with unusual tastes. You might regret it for the rest of your life... 103Reads7.5Score—14d adds
33. 383 荒 Tales of a Haunted Village 荒村怪谈录 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery304k WordsCompleted [Rural Mysteries + Folk Customs + Chinese-Style Horror + Feng Shui and the Supernatural + Anthology + Shocking Twists] There is an old well in Jiulitun that has been sealed for thirty years, and one eerie incident after another keeps occurring. Why has a little girl become unbelievably strong and deranged? Why do villagers keep drowning, and why is the village taboo so difficult to speak of? It all goes back thirty years... 262Reads8.7Score1914d adds

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    This is so shocking, I'm even afraid to go to the bathroom! [Petrified][Petrified][Petrified]

34. 384 九 Nine Dragons Carry the Coffin 九龙抬棺 Ninth Master九当家Mystery3.5M WordsOngoing The night of my grandfather's funeral, I carried a stone tablet at the front of the procession to lead the way. I didn't dare look back, because the eight evil spirits carrying the coffin were behind me... 9.5kReads9.2Score2.6k14d adds

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    The first book is yyds, highly recommended. It's the most engaging book I've ever read. The second book is similar in its latter half, and the third one is also good.

35. 385 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 3.4kReads8.2Score32314d adds

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    Here it is! I'm recommending a book that you won't regret reading. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

36. 386 哭 Weeping Evil 哭邪 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery821k WordsCompleted People watch over a temple for ten years; the temple watches over them for a lifetime. 107Reads6.9Score—14d adds

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    You may not believe me, but!!! You absolutely cannot disbelieve Uncle Miao!!! Uncle Miao! You! Are! My God!!! These books are all super good!!! (✪▽✪) The main characters are not brainless, they are all like foxes, and there are so many plot twists that your brain can't keep up. The early parts were incredibly stimulating; I was so scared I wouldn't even go to the bathroom at night ┻┻⁞=༎ຶ༎ຶ=⁞┻┻. Sometimes he'd even give you a real-life example that made you just want to stay under the covers (ฅ••ฅ). I highly recommend the last book; the two male leads are so adorable ( ˃̶̤́ ꒳ ˂̶̤̀ ). The comments section is going crazy over them. When I first started shipping them, I even thought I was shipping the wrong characters (#ﾟДﾟ). But! How could our Brother Po possibly be the one from the later ones?!!!! But later on, they even have a child, and the two male leads become fathers without any pain (*•̀ᴗ•́*)و ̑̑. It's a pity that Uncle Miao doesn't write BL (ಥ_ಥ), and this book doesn't have a female lead yet. As for the first book, be careful! Ugh, it has a terrible ending!!! If you really want to read the first book, I suggest only reading the first half and skipping the rest—it's a disaster (ಥ_ಥ)!!! However, putting the ending aside, the first half is still very exciting! Also, I recommend reading the last three books together—it's Uncle Miao's trilogy. Trust me, you won't regret it!

37. 387 绝 The Desperate Haunted School 绝望诡校 Northern Sea, No Kun北冥没鲲Mystery696k WordsOngoing [First person] (If you don't like it, don't read it. This book has plenty of logical inconsistencies, but it's not here for people to flame or nitpick. Kunzi won't put up with that!) A cursed, eerie night school. A deadly escape game in an abandoned building. Yellowed liquid oozing from the walls. Classrooms sealed off long ago. What could have caused all this? “Welcome to Your Moon and Me, your listening pleasure... Uh... wrong script.” Once you enter this mysterious death school, you can say g 30Reads6.2Score—14d adds
38. 388 猎 Sin Hunter Detective 猎罪神探 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted What's the most terrifying case you've ever heard of? The Corpse Immortal Madam, the Medical University's Sex Fiend, the Human-Head Planters, the Zombie Baby in Building Seven... There are no ghosts in this world, only wrongs waiting to be righted by a master hand. The legendary coroner Song Yang returns to the scene with his disciples, piercing through layer upon layer of mystery to hunt down the killers lurking in this world. Come face-to-face with the bloodiest, most baffling, and most hair-r 5.8kReads9.4Score81914d adds

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    The first and second books are by the same author. The second one is a sequel, with the protagonist being a coroner (a forensic doctor in ancient times). The case-solving is fast-paced and not dragging at all, making it one of my favorite novels! The third book, *Three Corpses' Tales*, needs no introduction; I highly recommend it. I absolutely love it; it's my number one horror novel. The fourth book isn't finished yet, but it's also quite good. The protagonist, as the title suggests, is a corpse-born child—a lighthearted horror story, awesome! Go go go!

39. 389 邪 The Uncanny One 邪门儿 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼丶Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted In the old days, bandit gangs had four pillars and eight posts. The foremost pillar was called the Heaven-Supporting Pillar, and its holder served as the gang's strategist. Since strategists tattooed goshawks on their chests, they were also known as Mountain-Circling Eagles. A Mountain-Circling Eagle is neither monk nor Daoist, yet can discern yin and yang, communicate with spirits, and foretell fortune and misfortune. Neither immortal nor shaman, yet can cast talismans, drive out evil spirits, 1.5kReads8.6Score15414d adds
40. 390 午 Midnight Terror: Human Nature Stories That Will Haunt You 午夜惊魂：让人细思极恐的人性故事 Gold Is Money金子就是钞票Mystery142k WordsCompleted At midnight, let's listen together to the little stories that circulate all around us. Maybe they're true. Maybe you've heard them too, or even experienced them yourself. Those moments that grow more terrifying the more you think about them go perfectly with the pitch-black night beyond the window. Red brick walls are common in many places. But we've never stopped to wonder: why are those bricks so red, so vivid? Rideshares at night aren't necessarily safe. Passengers have their concerns, and dr 537Reads8.8Score—14d adds
41. 391 地 The Earth Master 地先生 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼丶Mystery742k WordsCompleted Every title in the occult arts has a special meaning: tomb raiders are called grave diggers, those without a school or sect are called Mr. Bai, and those who sew heads onto corpses are called Old Madam Butian... Our trade calls us Earth Masters. Ghostly incense, the flayed-skin curse, the pecking-eye gu, the Cave of Nine... Every job I take on is full of twists and hidden dangers. Fight your way through, and the spirits and ghosts will fear you, and you’ll reign supreme in the occult world. Fail 84Reads7.0Score—14d adds
42. 392 民 Tales of the Supernatural 民间怪谈录 Qu Gaofeng曲高峰Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Rural Horror Stories + Anthology + Folk Horror Tales + Chinese Supernatural] Supernatural happenings are most likely to occur in mountain villages, and the stories we've heard may well have really happened. In the eerie night wind, Granny Hao, the midwife who receives the dead, is like a messenger from the underworld, guiding the spirits of helpless mothers and children home. Locust trees commune with spirits, and poplars attract yin energy. Beneath the village's ancient trees lie secrets that 810Reads8.9Score6014d adds
43. 393 东 The Strange Immortals of Northeast China 东北诡仙录 Ding Sanpang丁三胖Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted In the bitterly cold lands of Northeast China, an ancient faith has been passed down since time immemorial. It combines the ancient Chan sect’s traditions with shamanic worship of animal spirits. The animals that cultivate there are known as “Old Immortals,” and their human representatives are called spirit mediums. Among them are a brother and sister who travel the mortal world, punishing evil and upholding justice. Along the way, they encounter a female ghost seeking a husband, a drought demon 2.3kReads9.2Score23114d adds

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    Highly recommend these sixteen highly-rated traditional Chinese horror and supernatural novels. They're incredibly scary, guaranteed to be terrifying. Don't believe me? Just read a few chapters. "Special reminder: reading them late at night is even better! [Evil laugh][Evil laugh]" I especially recommend the ninth novel for the following reasons: 1. The writing is as brilliant as the moon and stars, with a profound and evocative atmosphere. Like Zhang Ruoxu's "Spring River Flower Moon Night," which blends cosmic philosophy with the sorrow of travelers and their wives with the clear, pristine beauty of "the river and sky are one color, without a speck of dust," it's a masterpiece that surpasses all other Tang dynasty works. 2. The plot flows seamlessly, like an arrow released from a bow, with no dragging from beginning to end. The tight montage editing and dense information output allow the audience to experience the compressed aesthetics of time and space in an "immersive experience," similar to the multi-narrative structure of "Crazy Stone." 3. The characters' obsession is like the Qingfu repaying its debts; even at the cost of their lives, they will reclaim lost time. With a touch of magical realism, the author personifies memories as bloodstained copper coins, allowing characters to traverse the rift between reality and illusion, writing a soul contract that transcends life and death with blood and tears, creating a poignant existential elegy. Secondly, the fifteenth novel is worth mentioning for the following reasons: 1. The writing and imagery blend seamlessly, without any trace of artifice. Like Tao Yuanming's "Picking chrysanthemums by the eastern fence, I leisurely gaze at the Southern Mountains," it perfectly unifies the tranquility of pastoral life with the poet's state of mind, becoming an aesthetic symbol of the unity of man and nature. 2. The narrative is dramatically altered, like a meteorite striking the earth's core, instantly reconstructing the narrative landscape. One moment it's depicting spring cherry blossoms, the next a blood-red sunset; newly established cognitive paradigms are instantly crushed by new clues, as seen in the intricately plotted multiple reversals in *The Invisible Guest*. 3. The fates of the characters in *Xuanji Weaving Dreams* are as intricate and complex as the Xuanji diagram. The author uses a narrative technique that interweaves warp and weft, weaving the threads of destiny into a bizarre and fantastical dreamscape. Every choice is a key to unlocking the mystery, every foreshadowing a star illuminating the path ahead, ultimately blossoming into a dazzling flower of truth at the end of the textual labyrinth. The rest are also highly-rated traditional Chinese horror and supernatural novels, extremely terrifying, guaranteed to be terrifying. Don't believe me? Click in and read a few chapters. [Eating melon][Eating melon] "Special reminder: reading it late at night is even better. [Smirking][Smirking]"

44. 394 我 My Years as a Feng Shui Consultant in the Entertainment Industry 我在娱乐圈当风水顾问的那些年 Bitter Melon with Flower Crab苦瓜炒花蟹Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted Corpse-oil lipstick, raising little ghosts, summoning fox spirits, tattooed talismans: some celebrities will stop at nothing to get famous and go viral. My name is Chen Tian. I'm a feng shui consultant who moves in entertainment circles, specializing in handling the aftermath for celebrities who rose to fame through supernatural means. 141.9kReads9.0Score27.5k14d adds
45. 395 鬼 The Ghost Emerges from the Coffin 鬼出棺 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Xie Bangui is secretly recruited into the Ghost Yamen and, on his master's orders, serves there, making a living by hunting demons and ghosts. Yet he has no idea that he carries a world-shaking secret. Leading the Ghost Yamen's warriors, Xie Bangui launches a night raid on a prison for evil spirits, fights a bloody battle on the execution platform against a demon, encounters a soul-snatching carriage, and cleverly breaks a skeleton lock. He survives evil spirits' attempts to claim his life, outw 1.6kReads9.1Score14414d adds
46. 396 夜 Ghost Sightings at the Nightclub 夜场见鬼录 Yu Long玉龙Mystery278k WordsCompleted A Long is a DJ at a bar with a legendary “Stage of Death.” Many people have died there under mysterious circumstances. The cause of death could never be determined, and some bodies were never even found! The strange incidents stopped only after the bar was shut down. As the legend of the deaths gradually faded from memory, someone opened the stage once more! After that, disaster struck again and again! A terrifying ghostly figure appears in the girls’ dormitory, a faceless baby clings to a chand 242Reads8.8Score—14d adds
47. 397 道 The Supreme Taoist: Subduing Ten Thousand Ghosts 道门太上：万鬼伏藏 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery482k WordsCompleted Offer blood to Heaven and slaughter every evil. The Daoist arts are the strongest of all. The protagonist, Li Changsheng, masters the supreme arts of the Daoist sect and makes a solemn vow: he will not ascend until he has eliminated every demon and evil spirit under Heaven. He willingly seals his cultivation between Heaven and Earth, remaining in the mortal realm for thousands of years! 22.4kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds
48. 398 诡 The Eerie Coffin Bearers 诡抬棺 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼丶Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Nine peaks, a sea of blood, mountains of bones... Murderous danger lurks everywhere. Every step is fraught with peril, and I never know how much longer I'll survive. It wasn't until I deciphered the nursery rhyme I'd heard when I became someone's disciple that I uncovered a shocking secret... 63Reads9.0Score—14d adds
49. 399 控 Sole Master of Dream Control: All Things in the Universe Are My Manifestations 控梦独尊：宇宙万物皆是我法身 The 300-Million-Rich Lady Is Here 4133亿富婆来了413Urban266k WordsCompleted Don't Worry About the Rating! It Just Opened, and It'll Go Up! Ordinary People Repay Their Karmic Debts in Dreams. Urban Dream Control + Ordinary Protagonist + Little Romance + Slow Pace, Invincible Protagonist + Male-Oriented + No System + Urban High Martial Arts + Fantasy. If you like it, please support it with a comment. If it's not for you, quietly leaving is already the greatest kindness. Bai Fan, a shy 26-year-old internet company office worker and corporate drone, catches a cold in a torr 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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50. 400 苗 The Miaojiang Gu Chronicles 苗疆蛊事 Namo Kasaya Science Buddha南无袈裟理科佛Mystery4.3M WordsCompleted The calamity of witchcraft and poison is spoken of only by people in the countryside. Many people who are unknowingly caught up in it have no idea it exists. Friends, do you really think there are no extraordinary people in this vast land of China? You do? No! No! No! Do you want me to tell you that I’m a poison-raising practitioner from the Miao borderlands? All right, come on in and let’s dish… 13.8kReads9.3Score2k14d adds

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