The Protagonist Becomes an Entity of Horror and Spreads Fear 主角变成诡异，传播恐惧

1. 1 什 What Do You Mean I Became a World-Ending Urban Legend? 什么叫我成了灭世级怪谈？ Wild, Bold, Cool, and Flashy Shark狂拽酷炫鲨Mystery277k WordsOngoing [No Female Lead] [Mild Horror] [Turns Into a False Person in One Chapter] [The Protagonist Is a Pure Monster] Su Yuan transmigrated to a bizarre world rife with danger. Here, everything from horror legends had become real: false people, vengeful spirits, old gods hidden beneath the ocean... And an official organization lurking in everyday life: the Cleanup Bureau. This was an age of despair. With urban legends becoming reality, ordinary people could hardly fight back, and even the authorities we 280.2kReads8.3Score47.5kShelves

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   I personally think this new book is very good. [Admiration]

2. 2 你 Your Anomaly Has Been Created. Please Set Its Killing Rules 你的诡异已创建，请设置杀人规则 Doesn't Like Sausages不爱吃香肠Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted [Behind the scenes + urban setting + ensemble cast + dark themes + revenge + creating the uncanny + rules for killing] Vengeful spirits, urban legends, and evil ghosts: terrifying beings once confined to supernatural horror films had crossed into reality, shrouding the world in fear. Each had its own rules for killing, and they especially favored the lives of evil people. Once they marked you, if you didn’t know how to break their rules, you were sure to die by their hands. Governments around th 43.2kReads7.0Score5.2kShelves

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   This is a bizarre and fantastical story, featuring extraordinary characters. It may vary from person to person, so please refrain from negative comments if you don't like it.

3. 3 我 I, a Reborn Evil God, Devour the Supernatural Horrors of China 我，重生邪神，吃遍华夏诡异 The Imaginary Writer's Wild Ideas假想作的脑洞Urban744k WordsCompleted [State-sponsored offerings] [Reborn as an indescribable entity] [National Fate] [Cthulhu] [Evil God] [Decisive and ruthless] [No heroine] When Lin Ye woke up, he had become an indescribable, hungry Evil God. He thought his divine life would be bleak from then on, spent counting his tentacles to stave off hunger. Then the Chinese authorities came knocking. “My lord, could we ask a favor? There's something strange we can't deal with. Could you eat it for us?” And so Lin Ye struck a deal with the a 21.3kReads8.1Score2.2kShelves
4. 4 序 Sequence: Sacrifice 序列：祭品 He An Is Simple贺安很简单Urban1.4M WordsOngoing The rating is being suppressed during the new-book period, so feel free to dive in! [Sequence-based growth + He An's new novel + the usual promise: no frustrating setbacks] Sold by his parents to be a human sacrifice, he returns with the Five Ghosts in place of his organs and the Six Demons transformed into his viscera! Mom, Dad, why aren't you smiling anymore? Those people and gods who took my organs, are you ready? I've come to collect what you owe me! 303.2kReads9.1Score32.2kShelves
5. 5 全 Horror Evolves Across the Game, and I Become an Old One Through Shadows 全游怪谈进化，我以暗影成旧日 Lin Youjiu林有酒Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted [Supernatural game] [Evolution and mutation] [Lovecraftian horror] [The bizarre comes to life] [Transforming into monsters] A surreal game called Tales of the Strange descends upon the world. Players transform into bizarre creatures in the game, hunting and evolving. Back in reality, they can spend Inspiration to load their avatars. And so Deep Ones, ghouls, Blood Tai Sui, shoggoths, the Black Goat of the Woods... all begin to manifest in the real world. Chen Xing starts as a beta tester, transf 2kReads8.0Score147Shelves
6. 6 暗 Dark Fairy Tales: Inventing Evil Gods and Slaughtering My Way Through Bear Ridge 暗黑童话：编造邪神，杀穿狗熊岭 Half-City Demoness半城妖倾Anime Fanfiction3.1M WordsOngoing I transmigrated! Speak up for me! The moment Shen Xiu crouched down, he became a tree in a dark fairy-tale multiverse. Here, entire worlds have turned grotesque. In blood-red Bear Ridge, eyeballs hang from the sky, Bald Qiang goes on a chainsaw rampage, trees wail in the blood mist, and the dead wander... In the empty Green Pastures, when the black moon becomes full, a pair of horns tears through the sky, revealing scarlet eyes beyond the void... In Fairy Tale Town, the bloody Little Red Riding 36.1kReads8.8Score3.7kShelves
7. 7 写 I Wrote a Fairy Tale and Forged the Twilight of the Gods 写个童话，铸成诸神黄昏 Milk Tea Cats and Dogs奶茶猫狗Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing One day, countless [Gates] suddenly appeared across the world. At the same time, a power known as [Truth] began to echo through the human realm. Some awakened the Truth of Isaac Newton, father of mechanics, and learned the sky-rending magic of manipulating gravity. Some awakened the Truth of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the nuclear bomb demon, and could turn an entire city to lifeless ruins with a wave of their hand. Some awakened the Truth of Li Bai, the immortal banished from heaven, and could d 63.7kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves
8. 8 诡 The Cursed Abyss Cannot Be Crossed 诡渊不度 Never Eat Sachima绝不吃沙琪玛Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Supernatural resurgence + nonhuman protagonist + no female lead + evil gods] Note: This is not a livestream story, a wish-fulfillment power fantasy, or a brainless invincible-protagonist story. Feel free to ship any pairings, though (doge). It leans a little toward two male leads, but not much, and has an everyone-loves-the-protagonist vibe. If that bothers you, please move along. The worlds of ghosts and humans were once clearly divided, yin and yang keeping each other in balance. But as t 12.3kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves

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   I think these books are all acceptable.

9. 9 靠 You Need Me to Survive? I'm an NPC, Not a Player! 靠我存活？我是NPC不是玩家哦 Sui Sui Er岁岁儿Mystery782k WordsCompleted Wu Le is a murderous NPC in a horror game, rotating through different scenarios to "work"! Wu Le is free-spirited and willful. Deceiving players, playing tricks on them, and terrifying them are all part of her daily routine. Sometimes she likes to disguise herself as a player, getting a close look at the evil in people's hearts. She gives players hope, then crushes it completely, enjoying the look of despair on their faces. Other times, she plays the part of a proper horror NPC, hunting down pla 24.7kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves
10. 10 重 Reborn as a Black Cat: They All Call Me the Lord of the Supernatural 重生黑猫，他们都叫我诡异之主 Grand Preceptor of Immortal Qin仙秦太师Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Beast Evolution] [Never Human] [No Romance] Lin Ye is reborn as a stray black kitten on a university campus. Fortunately, he gains a stat-boosting panel. As long as he eats and accumulates energy, he can evolve and gain all kinds of extraordinary abilities. Shadow Manipulation: Control every shadow in the world. Lord of the Night: Combat power increases by 100% at night. Devourer of Energy and Spirits: A dimensional space forms in his stomach, allowing him to devour anything. Gaze of Fear: Awak 27.7kReads9.1Score3.3kShelves
11. 11 诡 Eerie Revival: From the Start, I Possess a Body and Become a Loli 诡异复苏：开局夺舍变萝莉 Ignorant Recklessness无知妄为Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Genderbender + Two Heroines + Supernatural Revival + Cthulhu Mythos + Urban Supernatural] Li Yin successfully possesses the body of a supreme being whose very existence makes all life tremble! But when she wakes from her dream, all her boundless powers are gone from memory. She looks down at the delicate yet unfamiliar little girl in the mirror and the light lace dress on her body, utterly stunned. The strongest BOSS has turned into a total weakling? This isn't how the script is supposed to 6.1kReads8.9Score823Shelves
12. 12 身 As a Supernatural Rule of Horror, Being Twisted Is Only Natural 身为诡异规则怪谈，变态点很正常 Mingye Biezhi明夜别枝Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing Shen Ye transmigrated, only to discover that he had become a Rule Horror in an eerie world. What's more, a group of people calling themselves survivors had already entered his instance, planning to conquer him. If they conquered the instance, Shen Ye would disappear completely, unable to even remain a horror. What should he do now? Asking online, and it's urgent! Luckily, an eerie-entity-raising System awakened at that moment. As long as Shen Ye gained enough fear points, he could keep growing s 2.3kReads6.9Score236Shelves
13. 13 惊 Thriller: The Little Ancestor’s Grudge Runs Deep, and a Hundred Ghosts Dote on Her 惊悚：小祖宗怨念大，百鬼手心捧 Rein In at the Cliff’s Edge悬崖勒马Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Funny + Dark + Redemption + Strong Heroine] The arrival of the Horror World turns humanity from the top predator into meat for monsters. Everyone fears entering the Horror World and meeting a gruesome death. Then one day, a little girl jumps from a building and enters the Horror World. The terrifying, bloody atmosphere takes a turn... The murderous Death Clown personally makes the little girl the braised chicken drumsticks she loves. The chainsaw-wielding soul butcher, a madman who dismembers p 9.3kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves
14. 14 血 The Blood Moon Hangs in the Sky. As a Monster, Shouldn't I Be Terrifying? 血月临空，作为诡的我应该很凶吗 Seeking Maple Beneath the Moon月下寻枫Eastern Fantasy401k WordsOngoing [Horror Itself] [Comedy] [Dungeons] [Rules] [No Female Lead] [Multiple Elements] [Made Entirely by Hand] (The rating just came in, so help me boost it!) (An animated comic adaptation is in the works.) The normal version: A cerulean palace hangs high in the sky. A young man in blue robes stands smiling behind a "well-behaved" child with scarlet eyes, his doting gaze plain to see. The child looks puzzled, while countless strange beings prostrate themselves below the palace. Anxin: "Is this right? 17.9kReads8.1Score3.3kShelves

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    The main character is a Blood Moon cub, both adorable and fierce. Each of the several Venerable Realms has its own unique characteristics; it's truly a great watch! 🥰

15. 15 加 After Joining the Supernatural, Even My Farts Smell Good to Everyone 加入诡异后的我，放屁别人都说香 Revere All Beings敬畏苍生Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Eerie Revival] [Apocalypse] [Light humor] [Evolution] [Behind the scenes] Eerie Revival began, the Apocalypse arrived, and everyone struggled desperately to survive. Social order collapsed and morality crumbled. People betrayed one another to stay alive, laying bare the worst of human nature. In his previous life, Si Ming was betrayed by a treacherous enemy and died with bitter regret. Reborn, he learned from his painful experience and decided to stop acting human! A woman? Better to find an ee 11.2kReads7.4Score1.1kShelves

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    A bizarre worldview, currently following.

16. 16 灵 Supernatural Revival: Wielding a Mirage from the Start 灵异复苏：开局驾驭海市蜃楼 Origin Demon God起源魔神Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (No female lead, no CP, no morals, no limits, hypocrite, dark and self-serving) The supernatural returns, and vengeful ghosts run rampant. The human world is a living hell, with suffering everywhere. Ghosts cannot be destroyed! Only ghosts can fight ghosts! Order is on the verge of collapse, and truth is about to crumble. Reborn amid taboos, I cast aside my conscience and let my humanity die. “Anyone who makes me unhappy for even a moment will be unhappy for the rest of their life!” “Why stop at 15.2kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves

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    Is that all?

17. 17 诡 The Supernatural Returns, and I Am the Greatest Fear in the World 诡异复苏，我是世间最大的恐惧 Evil Clown恶魔小丑Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Villain] [Dark] [Invincible] [No female lead] Qin Yu died, and his soul arrived in another world, merging with a haunted house. In this age of supernatural resurgence, he continually grew stronger and evolved, creating his own kingdom of terror. Whether human or supernatural, everyone saw him as their greatest fear. 13.8kReads8.4Score928Shelves
18. 18 你 Your Wish Came True. What Are You Afraid Of? 你许的愿，成真了，你怕什么？ Evil Clown恶魔小丑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Yuan died in an accident and became a ghost, but gained powerful abilities. He can grant humans any wish, but they must trade an equivalent amount of "luck" to make it happen. As long as they can pay the price, every request will be answered. People came to call him the "Wish-Granting Ghost Immortal." Some fell into the abyss because of their wishes, while others rose to great heights. Some called him a merciful Bodhisattva, while others called him an evil demon. But they never realized that 11.2kReads7.1Score872Shelves
19. 19 我 I'm a Supernatural Being, but Humanity Is Even More Sinister 我是诡异，全球人类却比我还阴 Rehab Expert复健达人Mystery271k WordsCompleted [Misunderstandings + Coincidental Mix-Ups + Mistaken Impressions + Truly Eerie Male Lead + A Ghost Playing Human + Humans More Sinister Than Ghosts + No Female Lead] Shen Ming was a ghost. When he discovered that he was the only ghost in the world, he couldn't stay calm... To find the ghosts hiding among the living, he became an actor and learned how to blend naturally into human society. One day, he was delighted to discover that some living people were surrounded by a strange black mist! Ce 5.3kReads8.4Score743Shelves
20. 20 重 Reborn in a World of the Paranormal, and You Want Me to Join Bureau 749? 重生诡异，你让我加入749局？ Fire Beast火暴兽Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Devouring Evolution]+ [Self-Interest]+ [Humanity’s Natural Enemy]+ [Nemesis of Its Own Kind]+ [Kills Men and Women Alike]+ [Plot-Driven]+ [Undercover]+ [Villain]+ [Eerie] "No female lead!!! No harem!!! No romance!!!" (Not Eerie in the traditional sense. The protagonist is undercover in the human camp and kills both humans and Eerie, men and women alike. This story is plot-driven, so readers looking for a feel-good monster-grinding power fantasy should think twice.) (The rating has already been 59.3kReads8.9Score8.6kShelves

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    Absolutely evil and ravenous, extremely gluttonous, eating people, awakened beings, and other strange creatures without any mercy.

21. 21 灾 The Calamity Canticle 灾厄乐章 Braised Green Peppers红焖青椒Urban744k WordsCompleted [Musician + Summons + Mysterious Organization + Villain + No CP + Fun-Seeker] Perhaps, in some corner unknown to you, mysterious rituals are underway. Strange life forms secretly covet the flesh and blood of the living. The colossal entity that maintains order lurks beneath the surface of society. A bloated, foolish god's child rots and stinks in an underground palace. The giant king in the flames silently blesses his people. A fantastically colored giant shark swims through the deep sea. A skel 8.7kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
22. 22 半 I Fought a Female Ghost for Her Shadow at Midnight, and She Got Pissed 半夜和女鬼抢影子，她红温了 Youth Isn't Afraid of Pants Exploding青春不怕裤子爆炸Mystery695k WordsOngoing That day, I became a ghost. I looked down at a mirror and saw a thousand ghostly faces. Windows, tiles, glass doors, even phone screens: wherever there was a reflective surface, there was my shadow. In the dead of night, a line of bright red text flashed across the TV: I am the Immortal in the Mirror. I am everywhere. In his third year of college, Jiang Shi ran into a woman in red who turned out to be a ghost. From the start, she gnawed off his shadow. After designing a trap to kill the evil 83.4kReads8.8Score15.2kShelves

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    A truly excellent book!!!

23. 23 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 6.1kReads—Score360Shelves

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    How about trying this one? It's absolutely divine! The more you read, the more exciting it gets! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai novel to everyone—it's incredibly good, with a thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

24. 24 恐 Horror Game: From the Start, the Skin Bride's Bones Terrified the World! 恐怖游戏：开局皮嫁骨吓哭全球！ Cheese Spade芝士黑桃Mystery376k WordsOngoing [Handcrafted with Traditional Techniques, No AI] [No Female Lead] [Mild Horror] The horror game has arrived! Lin Ye transmigrated here and was selected to take part in designing a global horror game. He had planned to bring out the "Ghost Bride" to save Daxia, only to discover that its culture hadn't been lost at all! Traditional Daxia ghost stories had been used to death, and the whole nation was in despair! Daxia had suffered ten straight losses. The supernatural was invading, and the land was 1MReads8.7Score216.8kShelves

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    How about this one? Absolutely divine! It gets more and more exciting as you read on! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai novel to everyone—it's one of my absolute favorites. The plot is thrilling, the logic is impeccable, and the aesthetics are superb. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

25. 25 邪EN The Evil God Is Stunned: Are These Players Even Stranger Than Me? 邪神懵了：这群玩家比我还诡异？ I'm a Pastry Pro我时糕手Eastern Fantasy880k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to a world overrun by the uncanny, Lin En discovers that he has become a backwater fake god, his divine power depleted and his existence about to fade away. Outside the church, indescribable monsters are pounding on the door. The desperate countdown has begun. To save himself, Lin En grits his teeth and fabricates a full-dive VR game called Ancient Gods Awaken, summoning a group of hardcore players from Blue Star to serve as his followers. He thought the players would cower 762.2kReads9.0Score136.8kShelves
26. 26 骇EN Dread Night: Getting Rich in a Horror Game 骇夜：我在恐怖游戏里暴富 A-One Is Not A-Two阿一不是阿二Mystery718k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out and will rise later. Infinite flow + mild horror + original instances + no female lead) A tower stands in the eternal night, with a group of players trapped inside. They have to keep taking part in bizarre games to earn the food and supplies they need to survive. A killer in red embroidered shoes, a child with no eyes, a haunted mountain where an entire expedition team died... One deadly trap after another, with death around every corner. Players: “We're going to die, w 2.8MReads9.5Score590.8kShelves
27. 27 序 Fate Sequence, Yet They Call Me the Primordial Calamity 序列命运，可他们叫我最初灾厄 Cyberpunk Old Spring赛博朋克老泉水Urban904k WordsOngoing [Creating Monsters] [Creating the Supernatural] [No female lead] They all say I am calamity itself. My name is Zhao Jin. What I love most is rummaging through the piles of discarded history for strange, forgotten legends, then bringing them to life. An age without the supernatural? Then I'll create it myself. When the first monster burst from the ground, the world thought it was a natural disaster. When the second arrived, they began to panic. By the time the seventh and eighth swept across t 142.6kReads8.6Score19.5kShelves
28. 28 妖 Demons and Evil Spirits? They’re Clearly All Auspicious Omens! 妖魔邪祟？明明都是祥瑞！ Someone's Coming, Run!有人来了快跑Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Evil spirit from the start] [Eerie cultivation] [Recruiting demons] [Sheltering humanity] [Believers’ delusions] [No female lead] Chen Zhou transmigrated to a bizarre world teeming with demons and rampant evil spirits. Demons slaughtered humans, specters preyed on them, immortals devoured them. Monsters ran amok, evil spirits wreaked havoc, gods and Buddhas had fallen, and humanity was in decline. Fortunately, Chen Zhou hadn’t transmigrated as a human either. He started out as an evil spirit 88.8kReads8.8Score9.7kShelves
29. 29 创 Creating a Monster Association? I'm Building a New Humanity 创造怪人协会？我这是缔造新人类 Cyberpunk Old Spring赛博朋克老泉水Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Villain] [Human Evolution Path] [Monster Creation] [Also Known As: The Monster-Making Association] [No Heroine] [Ruthless and Decisive] [Fantasy Supernatural World] A car accident shattered Jiang Yan’s life. His mother’s and younger sister’s mangled bodies lay beside him. Humanity took away his light through an accident. Now he will reshape the rules in the darkest way possible. “How many lives will it take to bring them back? A hundred million? A billion?” In the laboratory at midnight, the s 29.2kReads7.8Score4kShelves
30. 30 我EN The Monsters I Created! 我创造的怪物！ No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Cosmic Horror + No System + No Romance] Also known as: Dark Revelation Gods and demons, dragons, and the apocalypse were once fairy tales. The mysteries of this world have faded from sight, yet someone has brought those long-lost things back into the public eye. And every clue, every lead, points to a man named Chen Ye. “Friends, would you cast off this flesh and join us in embracing evolution?” Extended blurb: Sequence 001: The Mimic Sequence 002: The Deep O 64.6kReads9.2Score5.9kShelves
31. 31 我 I'm Really, Really Terrifying After I Die 我死后真的真的巨凶 One in a Million此人万里挑一Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [The protagonist is a ghost] [Slightly dark] Chen Xi confessed his feelings to the class beauty and was rejected. Then someone murdered him, but she assumed he had killed himself over her. Fortunately, the supernatural revival had just begun, and Chen Xi transformed straight into a vengeful ghost. Who could have guessed that the class beauty would come to his home, take his things without permission, and even damage his mother's keepsake? At last, Chen Xi couldn't hold back any longer and struck 13.6kReads7.9Score1.2kShelves
32. 32 诡EN The Supernatural: Turned Into a Little Girl, and the Ghost King Is My Dad? 诡异：变身萝莉，诡王是我老爹？ A Dream of Qingqiu一梦青秋Mystery742k WordsOngoing 63.8kReads8.2Score8.2kShelves
33. 33 起 I Must Be Seeing Things: My Best Friend Turned into a Vengeful Ghost 起猛了，看到闺蜜变厉鬼了 Zhou Guifeng周圭寸Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted [Just started, so the rating will rise. Feel free to dive in!] [Strong female lead + comedy + modern fantasy + multiple versions of the male lead] When she woke up, Yun Jian Yue discovered that her best friend had croaked and become a headless vengeful ghost. Yun Jian Yue: I must've woken up too early. I'll go back to sleep. Best friend: … Yun Jian Yue took her friend to get revenge on the scumbag, but a more powerful vengeful ghost showed up halfway through and stole the target. Yun Jian Yue ra 28.7kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves
34. 34 7 749 Bureau: From the Start, I Became a Zombie 749局：开局变成僵尸 I'm Not a Madam, Am I?我不是太太吧？Mystery1.6M WordsOngoing "Ruthless and decisive" "All monsters deserve to die" "I’m a monster? Then I deserve to die too!" "No female lead" "A slightly slow start" "Takes off later" Li Buguo is an online absurdist streamer who makes a career out of wild antics. On the Ghost Festival, just as he was making his comeback, a strange beast being hunted by Bureau 749 happened to pass by and pierced his chest. It sent him straight through the open Gates of Hell, only for a ghost to kick him back out. He became an exceptionally 71kReads8.9Score7.8kShelves
35. 35 垂 On My Deathbed, I Sat Bolt Upright: The Old Ones Were Me All Along 垂死病中惊坐起，旧日竟是我自己 Ten Tons in Three Days三天吃十吨Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Not an invincible protagonist + progression novel + no System + Lovecraftian horror + not fast-paced wish fulfillment + follows the official route] Lu Ning wandered through the fog for two thousand years. When he finally emerged, he found that the world seemed to be sick. The sun was covered in tentacles, planets were blanketed in flesh, the moon had sprouted countless eyes, and even Earth was groaning and crying for help. The diseased, disaster beasts, and followers of evil gods ran rampant, w 47.7kReads9.1Score5.7kShelves

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    The protagonist of this book was originally a very good person, but for some reason he became a monster, which is equivalent to becoming the villain.

36. 36 恐 Horror Revival: I Evolve from an Evil Buddha 恐怖复苏：我从诡佛开始进化 Brilliant Three Thousand Provinces璀璨三千州Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted [Horror revival, the protagonist is a supernatural entity, an evolution story, a dark world, chaos and order, decisive killing, a semi-ensemble cast, and an expansive worldbuilding.] Lin Chuan transmigrates into a world where horror is returning and becomes a shattered Buddha statue. By absorbing the power of worship and fear, he can grow stronger without limit. And so, an utterly bizarre being is born. Some call him the “Dark Buddha” and fear him deeply. Others revere him as the “Most Holy True 10.4kReads6.9Score1.1kShelves

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    They all involve the main character turning into a ghost, spreading fear.

37. 37 恐 Horror: From Puppet to Demon God of Fear! 恐怖：从木偶到恐惧魔神！ Wenzhi Tianya文之天涯Mystery379k WordsCompleted When Lin Qi opened his eyes, he had become a puppet of the “paranormal” type. All he had to do was earn fear points to grow stronger and stronger. “When you see me, it means fear has arrived!” “Struggle! Scream!” “I am the Demon God of Fear!” An era of resurgent terror, an era when ghosts roam the night. Lin Qi commands fear! 1.8kReads8.5Score192Shelves
38. 38 诡 Weird Tales: From the Start, I Beat the Eight-Foot-Tall Woman to a Pulp 诡异，开局锤爆八尺夫人 Xu Moqing徐墨卿Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted The world of the uncanny was chaotic and lawless. Mountain demons, evil ghosts, phantoms, jiangshi, zombies, slit-mouthed women, Sadako, eight-foot-tall women, Bloody Mary… Every uncanny being once thought to exist only in the imagination was real in this world. Xu Changqing, a martial arts enthusiast, had ended up here by accident. He’d only wanted to scrape by and wait for death, but from the start, he was attacked by an F-rank entity from Sakura Country: the Eight-Foot-Tall Woman. To stay ali 11.4kReads8.7Score1kShelves
39. 39 恐 Horror Revival: From Clown Doll to Lord of Fear! 恐怖复苏：从小丑人偶到恐惧之主！ Puppets Always Love Putting on Makeup人偶总是爱化妆Mystery243k WordsCompleted [Horror Revival] + [Wild Imagination] + [Horror] + [No Goody-Two-Shoes] + [No Female Lead] + [Manipulating Hearts] Gu De transmigrates into a world where Horror Revival is underway and becomes a creepy clown doll. “Hee hee hee, this is fun...” [Fear +5] As the fear he inspires takes root in people’s hearts, he can continuously grow stronger and gain more bizarre abilities. He can even take on different terrifying forms. Clown Doll: A shrill laugh that spreads terror! Bloodied Butcher: Crushes al 227Reads8.1Score—Shelves
40. 40 开 Contained from the Start, I Become a God Through Possession! 开局被收容，靠寄生成神！ Even Druids Go Crazy德鲁伊也疯狂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse271k WordsOngoing [Before you read] ◆ Please leave your brain at the door. ◆ A food story, with Lovecraftian horror on the tip of your tongue! ◆ The male lead is single by choice. He only cares about eating, but that doesn’t stop romance from finding him. ◆ The Foundation: We contain, we secure, we protect... Wait! You there! Put down that frying pan! That’s a contained object! 323Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look at this! It matches perfectly.

41. 41 我 I Am Uncontainable 我，无法收容 May Season五月时期Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted] [Everyday life] [Managing containment facilities] (Peaked at 600,000 active readers and has updated steadily for over a year.) The sun burned beneath the deep sea, while roots spread across the sky. Gears grew from people’s bodies, and upside-down cities fell like meteorites. Fang Jiu once thought that these things, which existed only in fantasy, had nothing to do with an ordinary man like him. That was until his head was chopped off one night... (The pace is slower from the start 181.9kReads9.3Score27.1kShelves

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    Looking at my strange appearance and then at this eerie environment, everyone else is leveling up by fighting monsters, but I've become a monster?

42. 42 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 705.5kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves
43. 43 地 Laugh at Any Dark Joke You Like, I'll Pay the Merit Penalty 地狱笑话随便笑，扣功德算我的 Xia Shiqi夏士奇Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Wei Lai, who loves telling dark jokes, is slapped straight into a wasteland apocalypse 300 years in the future. The Four Pillar Evil Gods from the Chaos Universe are constantly corrupting the entire world. All the technology and knowledge of the old era have been tainted, and only those who hold fast to their sacred faith can weather the storm. Do a good deed each day and earn Merit Points, unlocking an angel's blessing. Commit an evil deed and earn Depravity Points, receiving a demon's blessing 12.5kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
44. 44 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 948.8kReads9.6Score117.8kShelves
45. 45 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8kShelves
46. 46 诡 The Supernatural Is Hard to Kill? This Trickster Plays by No Rules 诡异难杀？这个老六不按套路出牌 Kaiwu开物Urban1.8M WordsOngoing He is the most dashing fishmonger in the eyes of the aunties. In the eyes of his psychiatrist, he is a completely unhinged schizophrenic. To the police, he is the unparalleled thug who chased a dog for seven blocks, wielding two knives. And in the world of the bizarre, he is the master of outrageous tricks, a name that makes everyone tremble. What? This bizarre thing is too hard to kill? Move aside and let me play with it first! 5.8kReads8.2Score482Shelves
47. 47 九 After Maxing Out the Nine Suns Divine Skill, I Became a Living Forbidden Spell 九阳神功满级后，我成了人形禁咒 Drinking Water Won't Make You Gain Weight喝水不长肉Urban3.4M WordsOngoing [Ghosts’ Worst Nightmare] [Ghost King Slayer] [Demon Meat Grinder] [Human-Shaped Forbidden Spell] Su Mo transmigrates to an era where the supernatural has returned, and from the start receives a love letter written by a female ghost! It’s unexpected, touching, and potentially deadly! Luckily, his Super Enhancement System awakens. A knockoff Nine Suns Divine Art? Enhance it! Nine Suns Devouring Heaven Art! Turn your body into a furnace, condense your blood and qi into a sun, and refine the evil g 108.2kReads8.6Score7.2kShelves
48. 48 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5kShelves
49. 49 开 From the Start, I Was Divided Up for Food, So I Swallowed the Evil Spirit Whole 开局被分食，我直接生吞邪崇 Bi Huo彼火Urban1.3M WordsOngoing "A Must-Read in 2026" [Eerie Revival]+ [Revenge before the day is out]+ [Saintly do-gooders must die]+ [The protagonist is crazy, not stupid]+ [No female lead]+ [This is actually a food story] The red moon rises, and the eerie returns. After transmigrating to a world where the eerie has returned and evil spirits roam the earth, Ye Kui opens his eyes to see himself being devoured by monsters! But if monsters can eat people, there’s no reason people can’t eat monsters! After three years of plottin 8.6kReads8.9Score848Shelves
50. 50 恐 Terrifying Supernatural Happenings 恐怖灵异怪事 Golden Jade Bangle金钰镯Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing A terrifying paranormal ghost story. There is a Zhao Family Village in the Funiu Mountains, where many terrifying supernatural incidents have taken place in the ravine west of the village. Several people have been frightened to death, and many nearby residents shudder at the very mention of the ravine. Even the villages around it have experienced many inexplicable events. I used to be afraid. I wanted to write about them but didn't dare. Whenever I thought about putting them into words, terror w 670Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    This book contains many terrifying and supernatural ghost stories with incredibly vivid imagery, like watching a horror movie, making you terrified and afraid to even go to the bathroom.

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