Stories Like Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 聊斋志异类

1. 1 北 Tales of the Netherworld in the Northern Song Dynasty [Book 3] 北宋幽冥录【第3部】 The Little Taoist Nun of the Great Song大宋小道姑Fantastical Romance190k WordsCompleted One scroll of Along the River During the Qingming Festival, filled with the dreams of Bianjing in the Eastern Capital. In Bianjing, the Eastern Capital of the Great Song, at the Li trigram of the Qian Kun Bagua in Jieshen Lane, stands the Qiyun Tower. Within it are a gentle, warm-hearted proprietor, a charming and dainty maid, and a handsome, steady bookkeeper, along with three visitors from the mortal realm who came from the ancient Kunlun Mountains. Why did they come? The seven emotions and si 94Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I highly recommend "The Records of the Northern Song Dynasty's Ghostly Realms." Based on meticulous historical research and delicate descriptions of local customs and traditions, it constructs a narrative world that connects the mortal and the underworld, blending historical fact with philosophical reflection, through a series of independent yet interconnected tales of the supernatural. It weaves a magnificent panorama of the Northern Song Dynasty. Opening the book is like unfolding a three-dimensional scroll painting, with the splendor and mystery of Bianjing (Kaifeng) flowing between the lines.

2. 2 北 Chronicles of the Northern Song’s Underworld, Part 2 北宋幽冥录【第2部】 The Little Taoist Nun of the Great Song大宋小道姑Ancient Romance173k WordsCompleted A scroll of Along the River During the Qingming Festival, every page filled with the splendor of Tokyo in its golden age. In Great Song’s Tokyo, at the Bagua trigram of Li in Jieshen Alley, stands the Qiyun Tower. Inside are a warm and gentle proprietress, a charming and delicate maid, and a handsome, composed bookkeeper. The three are visitors to the mortal world, come from the ancient Kunlun Mountains. Why have they come? The seven emotions and six desires, the affairs of heart and body, the t 475Reads—Score14414d adds
3. 3 开 Strange Tales from the Start? But I’m Yang Jian! 开局聊斋？但我是杨戬啊 Drunk Cat Xiaoxiaosheng醉猫笑笑生Eastern Fantasy769k WordsOngoing [No System + Chinese-Style Horror + Time-Limited Transformation + Yang Jian + Extreme Contrast and Thrills] After transmigrating into the demon-infested world of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, Yang Jian runs straight into a century-old Painted-Skin Ghost that specializes in tearing out human hearts. There is nowhere to run! No System chiming in. No old master living in a ring. His only trump card is the Holy Erlang True Lord sleeping inside him, whose name sounds just like his own: Yang Ji 6.4kReads8.2Score62714d adds

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   Despite the chaos and destruction caused by demons, I became a fan of the male protagonist. All living beings are trapped in despair due to the rampage of demons, and gods have long since vanished. Only the protagonist holds onto a mere three minutes of hope each day. He's just an ordinary, poor scholar struggling to survive, but in times of crisis, he transforms into a god, becoming the only light in the world. The theme and character are very touching, and the plot expands significantly as it progresses.

4. 4 聊 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: I Asked You to Repay Your Debt, Not Paint Skins and Ghosts 聊斋：让你还债，没让你画皮画鬼 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Eastern Fantasy125k WordsOngoing [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio + Bizarre Cultivation + No System + Subverting Expectations + Folk Supernatural Tales + Becoming a God Through Painting + Dark Tone + Lovecraftian Horror + Clever Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Transmigrating into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, I find myself trapped in the deadly predicament of The Painted Skin from the start, and saddled with an unpayable debt to the dead? Don't panic. I have a White Bone Brush tha 817Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Fans of Liaozhai, hurry up! This novel is packed with Chinese horror atmosphere, full of plot twists that will keep you guessing, well-written and detailed, and not a formulaic story.

5. 5 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 705.5kReads9.6Score103.9k14d adds
6. 6 民 A Phantom Night in the Republic 民国妖幻夜 Moonlit Shadow, Ink-Stained Sorrow月影墨殇Modern Romance402k WordsOngoing In the turbulent years of the Republic of China, demons lurk among ordinary folk, and human hearts hide beneath their skin. In places beyond mortal sight, all manner of demons and strange beings with supernatural powers lie concealed. Zhuo Yi, a demon hunter of the Whitefeather Clan with the appearance of a boy, wields his brush like a blade and writes talismans to suppress evil. He runs the Cloudside Bookshop, which appears to sell tales of the supernatural but in truth records the demonic di 34Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The Republican-era version of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio features a little monster in each of its individual stories.

7. 7 甲 Sixty Years of Demon Slaying: This Taoist Gets Stronger with Every Kill! 甲子荡魔：这个道士杀怪就变强！ You Have Health Insurance, You Go First你有医保你先上啊Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [Animated adaptation now airing] There are only fake tragic twists, no real ones, so enjoy without worry! [Decisive and ruthless] [Dark cultivation] [Slow burn] [Gender equality] [No female lead] [Sword immortal] War and calamity rage across the land, monsters run rampant. The human world is a furnace, and its people are mere weeds. Shen Hui transmigrates one day and becomes a Taoist priest at Qingfeng Temple on Qilu Mountain. He intends to spend each day meditating and cultivating qi, pursuing 272.9kReads8.5Score34.9k14d adds

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   Aside from these nice and good-looking ones, I didn't find any others that were particularly attractive.

8. 8 天 The Seventy-Two Transformations of Tiangang and Disha 天罡地煞七十二变 Yi Ding易鼎Eastern Fantasy895k WordsOngoing Demons run rampant, and ghosts devour people. Wild dogs dig up graves, fox spirits knock on doors, and eerie spirits wear painted faces! The calamity of heaven and earth has arrived, and all living things are as insignificant as ants. With a manual for slaying demons in hand, Jiang Chen will carve a brighter world out of this dark age! In this life, I ask nothing of the next. I seek only eternal life! 24.5kReads8.8Score1.8k14d adds
9. 9 我 I Was Born an Immortal of Strange Tales 我本聊斋仙 Big Orange Is the One to Watch 96大橘为重96Eastern Fantasy670k WordsCompleted A foolish ruler sits upon the throne, while his ministers attack one another with accusations. Corrupt officials scheme to line their pockets, and powerful clans seize the people’s farmland. The human way wanes, and the people suffer. In the shadows, all manner of demons and monsters gradually emerge, along with countless strange tales and uncanny happenings. Gao Ge finds himself in such a world by accident. True to his carefree nature, he becomes an immortal traveler, wandering the four corners 4.7kReads8.8Score38114d adds

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   It has that ethereal, otherworldly feel to it, and the writing is quite good, making it a very comfortable read.

10. 10 开 From the Start, I Come Ashore as the Iron Ox Who Guards the River, Devour Evil Spirits and Become a God! 开局镇河铁牛上岸，我噬诡成神！ One Sword Gathers the Starry River一剑揽星河Eastern Fantasy624k WordsCompleted [Fantasy with a twist] [Eerie] [Cultivation] [Longevity] [Immortals] [Transmigration] [Cultivation] [Decisive and ruthless] [Multiple female leads] [Devouring] [Grow stronger by killing enemies] [Tales of the strange] [Overpowered] [Historical] [Supernatural] Shen An transmigrated to a world resembling the Song and Ming dynasties, where Eerie beings and cultivators existed. Fortunately, Shen An had a golden finger: whenever he killed an Eerie being, he could gain one of its abilities! He searche 2.7kReads6.1Score24514d adds
11. 11 星 Starfate Bestows a Technique: The Complete Earthly Fiend Sword Art Carved into My Soul 星命赐术：完整地煞剑术刻我神魂 The Song Family Member Who Likes Ba Ben喜欢拔奔的宋家人Eastern Fantasy169k WordsOngoing In a ruined mountain god temple, Xiao Yanzhi fights to the death and slays a white fox demon that feeds on human essence. At the moment the demon dies, a Star Mandate decree enters his soul, and the complete swordsmanship tradition of the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends is imprinted upon it. This art encompasses three complete levels of swordsmanship: tempering one’s energy in close combat with a sword, controlling a sword from afar to strike down foes, and condensing a mindless sword to cleave souls 6Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 12 别 While Others Cultivate Immortality, I Wander at Leisure; Roaming the Three Realms, I Attain Eternal Life 别人修仙我闲逛，游历三界终长生 I'm Not a Giraffe我不是长颈鹿Eastern Fantasy947k WordsOngoing [Traveling through the cultivation world] [Not a traditional level-up story] [A Laanke-style beginning] [No heroine] [No angst] [Not brainless] The protagonist transmigrates into the Three Realms, hoping to cling to a powerful patron and seek immortality, only to discover a book called the Record of All Spirits of the Mountains and Seas deep in his mind. The book has one flaw: meditating and cultivating doesn’t increase his progress, and secluding himself to cultivate is guaranteed to get him no 80kReads8.5Score7.4k14d adds
13. 13 7 Bureau 749: I'm the Only One in the World Who's Read the Classic of Mountains and Seas! 749：全世界就我看过山海经！ Bai ZeMax白泽MaxMystery609k WordsOngoing (The rating will climb as soon as it opens.) [749, investigating the paranormal, the power to extract abilities, your name, stories from ancient mythological texts...] After transmigrating to Blue Star, Zhao Xiang thought he was destined to amount to nothing once again, until he saw the other side of the world. When he read the classified files at 749: [Headless Man: Headless, with eyes on his chest and a mouth at his navel, wielding a shield and an axe, possessing immense strength...] [Many-Tai 17.9kReads7.4Score1.7k14d adds
14. 14 我 I Have a Book of Strange Tales 我有一卷志怪书 What Is There to Gain?得之为何Xianxia782k WordsCompleted (Strange Tales + Classic Immortal Heroic Fantasy + Slow Pace) There are two heavens in this world: one shines upon the face, and the other lies hidden in the heart. Ordinary people look up and see the sun and moon, a heaven that is exactly as it appears. Cultivators observe the myriad things below and behold an entirely different world. 1.2kReads6.1Score10314d adds
15. 15 别 Don’t Panic, Every Spirit I’ve Enlightened Is Respectable 别慌，我点化的都是正经精怪 Crazy Mustard Greens疯狂芥菜Eastern Fantasy306k WordsCompleted [Misunderstanding-driven + Invincible] With a touch, I breathe life into all things; though I have no strength, I borrow the power of Heaven. Demons, Buddhas, immortals, and mortals all seek my guidance; I cultivate quietly, and the mountains and rivers are with me. Jiang Bai transmigrates into an ancient world and takes over the body of a refugee who has just died in a ruined temple. In this desperate situation, he unexpectedly discovers that he can “enlighten all things.” Touch a stone statue, 170Reads5.5Score—14d adds
16. 16 穿 Transmigrated to Great Xia: I Became a Sage of Letters and a God of Martial Arts 穿越大夏：我文道成圣，武道成神 Eastern Lone Dragon东方孤龙Eastern Fantasy409k WordsCompleted [Fresh premise, multiple cultivation systems, no System, a growth-focused story] After transmigrating to the Xuanwu Continent, Zhao Chen becomes the spoiled son of a county magistrate. He joins the Heavenly Mandate Guard, slays demons, battles corrupt officials, and climbs to the pinnacle of imperial power, helping his father claim the throne. In this world, Confucian scholars are anything but weak, bookish men who couldn’t hurt a fly. Armed with the poetry and literary works he remembers from h 30.2kReads8.3Score3k14d adds
17. 17 聊 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: I Get the Record of Demon-Slaying from the Start 聊斋：开局获得降妖除魔录 Old Wei Who Loves Stir-Fried Garlic Scapes爱吃炒蒜薹的魏老头Xianxia403k WordsOngoing Zhang Qinghe, a modern-day Daoist priest, unexpectedly transmigrated to the Daqian Strange Tales world, where monsters ran rampant and society had collapsed. He possessed the body of a fifteen-year-old novice at Qingxuan Temple on Qingyun Mountain, a dull-witted boy who had spent three years unable to draw qi into his body. The original owner had died after being invaded by baleful yin energy, allowing Zhang Qinghe to return to life in his body. The ancient book of his previous life, Record of S 55Reads—Score11614d adds
18. 18 从 From Felling Gods in a Ruined Temple to Becoming a True Immortal 从破庙伐神开始，修成真仙 I Should Have a Pen Name我应该有个笔名才对Eastern Fantasy135k WordsOngoing [Eastern Folklore] [Daoist Cultivation] [Tiangang and Disha Divine Powers] [Fairly Lighthearted] [Everyday Cultivation] [A Veteran Author with a Proven Track Record] When Qin An woke up, he realized he had transmigrated to a bizarre yet romantic world. Here, fox spirits danced, divine words mingled with ghostly tales, and haunted souls ran amok in bookstores, while the dead appeared in dreams to deliver messages. It all seemed absurd, yet real, and everything was so wondrously beyond words. He 8Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 19 神 The Supernatural Ming Dynasty: Starting with Erlang Shen 神鬼大明：从二郎神开始 Rain That Washes Away the Troops洗兵雨Xianxia646k WordsOngoing In the fortieth year of the Jiajing reign, the Tartars invaded the borderlands and firewood and rice prices soared. Yet a strange tale spread through the capital: Light three sticks of incense in front of your stove, and even a poor household will be warm for one night. Some said the Kitchen God had answered their prayers. Others claimed the Great Emperor Huaguang had descended to earth. Still others said it was the work of evil sorcery. Only Gu Wen knew that this so-called miracle was nothing 19kReads8.1Score2.1k14d adds
20. 20 山 The True Lord Who Manifested in the Mountains and Seas 山海显圣真君 Pei Bald Dog裴秃狗Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing Protagonist: Lu Chen [Feng shui and folk customs + unorthodox jianghu + cultivation of destiny] A humble herb gatherer glimpses mountains and seas in a dream, and from then on discovers a world unlike any he has known. From a herb gatherer on Dragonback Ridge to Chief Lu of the Tea-Horse Road; from a feng shui master who commands the unorthodox sects to a dragon-slayer of Great Qian whose destiny reaches sainthood… With his heavenly eye, he reads the flow of qi; leads goats to seize treasures; e 53.9kReads7.8Score4.6k14d adds
21. 21 斩 Slay Demons, Devour Sins, Drive Out Evil in the North! 斩妖吞孽，北极驱邪！ Aged Little Cabbage陈年小白菜Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing “The Great Emperor of the North Pole, Ziwei Yuxu, commands the stars above, governs the myriad laws in the middle, and rules Fengdu below. He is the lord of all the stars in the heavens, and the Northern Pole Exorcism Office is his duly appointed authority.” “Isn’t the Exorcism Office an internal Celestial Court department that judges matters involving ghosts and gods? Why call it a military bureau?” “Do you know what a ghost is?” “Isn’t a ghost just a ghost?” “The Taishang Tiantan Yuge says: ‘A 96.4kReads9.1Score10k14d adds
22. 22 诡 Seeking Immortality in the Strange Realm: I Have a Divine Ability Tree 诡界求仙：我有一棵神通树 Calm Waters of the Xiang River湘水无波Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Masterful survivalist cultivation + eerie cultivation + Tiangang divine powers + ruthless and decisive + no harem + not a bleeding heart] Born as the master of divine powers, I am the Dao Lord of the cosmos! The eerie invaded, the Heavenly Dao collapsed, and the cosmos was left in ruins… The gods and Buddhas of the heavens, the great powers of the Immortal Dao, all vanished overnight. The path to immortality was severed, the divine path fell silent, and demons and monsters ran rampant. Where ar 72kReads8.3Score6.6k14d adds
23. 23 斩 Slaying Demons and Exorcising Evil: My Divine Powers Are Unmatched 斩妖除魔，我的神通无敌 Fruit Planet水果地球Eastern Fantasy723k WordsOngoing Ling Yan transmigrates into a chaotic, eerie age and becomes the proprietor of an old shop in Anhe County, where he awakens a golden finger that can appraise anything and extract secret techniques. The sinister antiques no one else dares touch become astonishing opportunities in his hands. A blue-patterned old fan yields a sword technique; a broken ancient statue conceals a fist art. The Gu residence is haunted, a cult is plotting, and a grand ritual is about to begin... While everyone else fear 5kReads5.4Score58014d adds
24. 24 妖 Demons Run Amok? I’m a Taoist Priest, This Is My Specialty 妖魔横行？贫道专业对口 Drunken and Carefree神醉逍遥Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Chen You'an opened his eyes and realized he had transmigrated. The good news: he had transmigrated with a System. The bad news: this was an ancient world torn apart by war and filled with starving corpses. There were no immortals or gods, only life-snatching demons, harmful devils, wandering ghosts, man-eating monsters, and hopping zombies. 2.4kReads5.4Score16114d adds
25. 25 灵 Two Paranormal Dungeons: I Cultivate Liaozhai with My Brother and Pacify Yin and Yang 灵异双副本：我修聊斋兄弟镇阴阳 Hermit Anshi安时居士Eastern Fantasy51k WordsCompleted While others barely survive their adventures in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, my best friend and I fight side by side! Wang You’an practices the Seventy-Two Earthly Transformations, crushing countless ghosts with his physical might; Black Dragon has Yin-Yang Eyes and sees through every illusion. Every instance transforms completely, and together we rewrite every tragedy. It’s only when we discover the ancient twelve Zodiac emblems that we realize: Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio is on 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The classic Liaozhai (Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio) dungeons unfold one by one, with the storyline revolving around classic Liaozhai tales. The dungeons for "Corpse Transformation," "Haunted Well," and "Nightmare Biting Ghost" have already been completed, and more classic stories such as "Painted Skin," "House Demon," "Mountain Demon," and "Fox Clan Secret Realm" will be added later. All dungeons follow the basic framework of the original works while triggering dimensional anomalies, resulting in progressively stronger monsters, preventing a one-sided, easy victory. The tragic endings of the original stories have been completely rewritten, rescuing the down-on-his-luck scholar and suffering mortals, upholding the theme of a happy ending and redemption, without any agonizing scenes, providing a pleasant viewing experience.

26. 26 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 11.8kReads9.6Score2.2k14d adds
27. 27 下 After Work, I Somehow Got Sucked Into a Book of Strange Tales 下班后我竟被吸入聊斋这本书了 Doesn't Like Tangerines, Even While Eating Them吃橘不爱橘Xianxia1.1M WordsOngoing Synopsis: Overworked office drone Su Ci works himself to death from overtime (not really) and wakes up inside an old copy of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. Here, Daoist venerables attain sainthood and the demon clans lurk in wait. This is a high-risk, fortune-driven version of Strange Tales. Su Ci wakes up outside Lanruo Temple with no spiritual roots or aptitude, only a silver tongue that can spin any tale. While others are scared witless by ghosts, he trades group calisthenics for tr 165Reads5.2Score—14d adds

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    I highly recommend this novel, a hodgepodge of multiple cultivation systems from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio.

28. 28 道 Taoist Master, You Really Can Exorcise Demons, Can't You? 道爷，你还真会降妖伏魔呀？ Daoist Long Yuan龙渊道人Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (Detailed Version) An old yellowed book dredged up while fishing turns out to be a key connecting two worlds. When Yuan Qiong is first sent to another world, what he sees completely overturns everything he thought he knew: This is a cultivation world where sword immortals soar through the skies and righteous gods manifest in the mortal realm, yet it is also a chaotic age overrun by demons. A bone woman combing her hair by moonlight, a fox demon taking human form, a River Lord demanding boys and 2.6kReads7.7Score25714d adds

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    This book is neither good nor bad, but it's readable.

29. 29 怪 The Bizarre Art of Cultivation 怪诞修仙学 Snail Goes to Heaven蜗牛上天Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (No heroine, Eastern cosmic horror, no System, not invincible, grotesque aesthetics, not a rules-based horror, science and cultivation) The old man once said that cultivators, demons, and evil spirits turn into a pile of ash when they die. This is called tainted ash. Tainted ash contains all the energy they accumulated in life. Eat it, and you can kindle your life lamp and extend your lifespan. Leave it alone, and it will give rise to a tainted-soil resurrection! But there is one exception: bein 45.7kReads9.1Score6.9k14d adds

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    Chinese horror, a Cthulhu-esque upgrade

30. 30 仙 Immortal’s Hand on My Crown: I Break Through Even While Lying Down 仙人抚顶：我躺着都能突破 Jumping Clown Dark Soy Sauce跳梁老抽Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Does the path to immortality mean you have to sever all attachments and give up love? Does cultivation mean you have to let the whole world down? After Lin Feiyu was hit by a dump truck, a mysterious stroke of fortune chose him and sent him to the final era of the cultivation world. He didn’t need to cultivate: simply staying alive raised his realm, though the time required to break through doubled with each advancement. He thought fate had granted him a priceless opportunity, but he had no idea 179Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 31 聊 Liaozhai Sequence: Yaoniang 聊斋序列之杳娘 A Little Tipsy有点醉了Historical18k WordsCompleted Liao Zhai Sequence: Yao Niang 13Reads—Score—14d adds

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    New stories from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, you can check them out.

32. 32 开 From the Start, I Thought It Was a Strange Tales Story, but After Breaking Through, I Found Out It Was Journey to the West 开局以为是聊斋打穿后发现是西游 Catch an Ant to Tide Me Over捉个蚂蚁来充饥Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted What? You’re fighting the Bull Demon King over a woman? Whoa! Princess Iron Fan wants to have your child? Huh! You actually stole the heavenly treasures of Princess Jade Face? Good grief! You even swindled Princess Wansheng out of her treasures? What? Chang’e and Yang Chan, the closest of sisters, fell out because they were fighting over you as their man? Pfft!” The broken half of the Snow-Night Saber plunged deep into Madam White Bone’s chest. Its blade pierced her demon core and sank in all th 1.3kReads—Score13914d adds

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    Sigh! Take a look if you're interested.

33. 33 阴 Yin-Yang Eye Realtor: Selling Haunted Houses in Chongqing 阴阳眼中介：我在重庆卖凶宅 Listening to the Wind in the Wilds山野聆风Mystery632k WordsCompleted A novel inspired by local Chongqing legends and historical anecdotes. This story is entirely fictional. As a child, the protagonist gained the ability to see yin and yang from a Qing dynasty skeleton. His family’s ancestral ledger is filled with secrets of old Chongqing. The folklore is meticulously researched, with traceable details ranging from place names and historical anecdotes to traditional remedies and feng shui formations. Each haunted house seems like a self-contained case, but in trut 194Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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    That's interesting.

34. 34 惊 Horrifying! The Eighth One 惊悚！第八个 Listening to the Wind in the Wilds山野聆风6k WordsCompleted Horrifying! The Eighth One 40Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 35 他 He Was Eating Noodles at a Roadside Restaurant, When He Found a Human Eyeball in His Bowl! 他在路边餐馆吃面，竟然吃出了人眼珠子！ Listening to the Wind in the Wilds山野聆风12k WordsCompleted He was eating noodles at a roadside restaurant when he found a human eyeball in his bowl! 38Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 36 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds
37. 37 绣 Tales of the Embroidered Shoe's Spirit 绣鞋魂记 A Pot of Spinach Soup一锅菠菜汤Ancient Romance51k WordsCompleted The Embroidered Shoe's Spirit 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Super good, highly recommended, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio

38. 38 清 The Hardship of Taking It Easy 清闲难享 A Pot of Spinach Soup一锅菠菜汤11k WordsCompleted No Peace in Leisure —Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 39 骷 The Skeleton's Revenge 骷髅的复仇 A Pot of Spinach Soup一锅菠菜汤6k WordsCompleted The Skeleton’s Revenge —Reads—Score—14d adds
40. 40 关 Lord Guan's Descent to Exorcise Demons 关帝君降魔 A Pot of Spinach Soup一锅菠菜汤10k WordsCompleted Lord Guan Subdues Demons 2Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 41 借 Reborn in Another's Body: Dalang, Let's Go Home 借尸还魂之大郎，我们回家吧 A Pot of Spinach Soup一锅菠菜汤9k WordsCompleted Reborn in Another's Body: Dalang, Let's Go Home 2Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 42 穿 After I Transmigrated into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, My Teammates Were Harder to Handle Than Ghosts 穿越聊斋后，我的队友比鬼还难带 Red-Haired Sister红毛妹妹Ancient Romance224k WordsCompleted [Liaozhai Fanfiction + Hilarious Nonsense + Healing Each Other + Bound to the Original Author + A Wild Rewrite of Liaozhai] Yuan Man never imagined that ranting could make her transmigrate. Even more absurdly, she landed in Liaozhai, a book world overrun with demons and monsters. “Damn System, what's with this Pu Songling?” “I brought him along on a whim. He has superpowers!” “And what about this Xi Fangping? A tank immune to all damage? Is this really what they mean by having an iron backbone?” 17Reads—Score14814d adds

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    Who understands?! This is ridiculous! The female protagonist transmigrates directly into the world of *Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio*, which is teeming with demons and ghosts, and even drags the original author, Pu Songling, into the book. Xi Fangping becomes an invincible tank, while the young swordsman Yan Chixia keeps goji berries in his gourd for health and wellness. It's a hilarious reimagining of the original plot, with the female protagonist healing and redeeming the characters from the book. Packed with laughs and incredibly imaginative, this is a must-read for fans of *Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio* fanfiction!

43. 43 瓜 The Little Fool’s Demon-Hunting Chronicles 瓜娃儿捉妖记 A Parasol on a Sunny Day天晴打把伞Mystery348k WordsCompleted [Mystery and Supernatural] + [Folk Customs] + [Legends] + [Strange Tales] This really is a mystery and supernatural novel about catching demons and ghosts. The author begs the officials who review the categories to show mercy and stop changing this book’s category at random. Could you please? During the Xianfeng era, Gua Wa’er is sent to learn magic from Taoist Li at the Wengong Shrine, having incurred a debt of gratitude for changing his father Niu Yuansheng’s fate. He joins the wondrous Yunmen 35Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A Taoist priest in the late Qing Dynasty, exorcising ghosts, demons, and zombies; background from *Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio* and *The Three Sui Suppressing Demons*.

44. 44 画 Painted Calamity 画劫 The 21st Wave第21朵浪8k WordsCompleted Painting Calamity 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A story in the style of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, about ordinary people and supernatural beings. There's a plot twist, and the writing is decent.

45. 45 半 Listening to Ghost Stories Over Half a Cup of Tea 半盏清茶听鬼话 Liuming琉暝Eastern Fantasy208k WordsOngoing With positions in the Celestial Court in short supply, Ji Xuan is sent to a City God temple that has stood abandoned for two hundred years. His partner is a five-hundred-year-old weasel. He cannot exorcise demons or banish evil. All he can do is brew tea. But once the tea is finished, the ghosts stop making trouble. The solar terms form the chapters, and the four seasons make up the volumes. A small-town City God who cannot remember his past life slowly begins to recall a few things amid the —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    If you prefer *Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio* to *Battle Through the Heavens*, if you're looking for something quiet to read on the subway, if you find the taste of a bowl of noodles more moving than the sharpness of a sword—this book is ready. Come have a drink.

46. 46 聊 Strange Tales from Liaozhai 聊斋奇谭 Bai Ze白泽Eastern Fantasy653k WordsCompleted Pu Liuxian's greatest wish was once to explore the world's most wondrous and mysterious places and phenomena. Then one day, he found himself in a world overrun by ghosts and monsters. Here there were immortals, demons, ghosts, and monsters. At first, he traveled everywhere in search of the world's ghost stories, hoping to make a fortune from them. Later, he met more people and more ghosts, and glimpsed hidden truths about the world through his own stories. It turned out that the ghost realm was 260Reads9.1Score—14d adds

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    Suspenseful and supernatural! A soul is transported to a world of strange tales from *Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio*! Absolutely fantastic!

47. 47 朵 Duoqu Gebu 朵曲格布 Wu Zhongwen Xuan武衷文宣Eastern Fantasy155k WordsCompleted 20Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    Subtle details in everyday life foreshadow events, weaving together the plot of the entire six-volume set: "Exquisite Details," "Cross-Book Foreshadowing," and "Long-Term Development." Many seemingly insignificant details in the text correspond to the development of subsequent stories. Each book has a complete and independent plot, while the entire set offers a grand and expansive reading experience. #DetailResearch# Series Collaboration

48. 48 人 I'm in Malaysia, and I'm Going to Slay Ghosts and Demons 人在大马，我要斩鬼除魔 Tiger Who Eats Apples吃苹果的老虎Mystery427k WordsOngoing Moonlight flows like water, while daylight cuts like a blade. On the path to immortality, I slay the heavens' chosen ones. Clad in black, I grip the Tiger Soul blade, scale the heights of Cangwu, and stride across emerald waves. On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, the gates of the underworld open. When migrant workers venture abroad, they discover how dangerous the outside world can be. They encounter ghosts at ten thousand meters in the air, while the hot lands of Southeast Asia conceal 520Reads—Score—14d adds

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    All the horror elements you can imagine are here.

49. 49 恐 Folk Horror [The Fake Master Who Shocks a Hundred Demons] 恐怖民俗【冒牌大师震百妖】 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The thing Liu Buyi, a fake master, regrets most in his life is learning how to “draw talismans with soy sauce” from a short video. Because the corpse that should be lying quietly in front of him is now using a soy-sauce-dipped finger to write his name on the coffin lid. Meanwhile, his half-baked beauty of a partner, An Xun, is munching on sunflower seeds and enjoying the show. “Didn't you say you had Yin-Yang Eyes?!” Liu Buyi's voice trembles. Seeing how unconcerned she looks, he almost passes o 839Reads—Score10914d adds

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    One second my back was tingling, the next I burst out laughing! The evil spirit never expected its opponent to be such a fraud!

50. 50 天 Tianxuan Paranormal Affairs Office 天玄灵异事务所 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery541k WordsCompleted - [Infinite Flow + Urban Supernatural + Chinese-Style Horror + Folk Legends and Hauntings + Celestial Master Exorcists + Heirs to the Daoist Tradition + Heterochromatic-Eyed Heroine + Haunted House Tales + Episodic Stories + Folk Taboos] - Hidden deep in the bustling streets is an inconspicuous supernatural affairs office called Tianxuan. - No one dares touch the folk taboos of this world. Haunted houses are plagued by unsolved horrors, abandoned villages and ancient mansions seethe with resentm 1.2kReads—Score10414d adds

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