Looking for a Horror Novel as Good as Mysterious Revival, With a Haunted Building 求一本能媲美神秘复苏的恐怖小说，恐怖大楼，

1. 1 开 From the Start, I Command the Night Watch Ghost 开局驾驭打更鬼 Ansheng Fairy Tales安生童话Mystery544k WordsOngoing The protagonist is cautious and doesn't act recklessly. This story focuses on evil ghosts. The blurb isn't doing it justice; there's a detailed introduction in the book-search forum. He uses other people to test the ghosts' abilities, so don't read if that's not for you. An Eerie Revival setting with a Wasteland world, an original Tomato novel, not fanfiction. [Eerie Revival] [Wasteland] [Everyone Is a Villain] Over a hundred ghosts, all emotionless, unpredictable killing machines! Bone-Melting 1.8kReads—Score166Shelves

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   [Book Recommendation for Those in a Reading Drought] No Female Lead, All Villains! This is what a Ghost Resurrection Novel should be like! I've been searching through all the Ghost Resurrection novels, and they're either overpowered protagonists who can dominate from the start, or female leads who are love-struck and drag the pacing, or all the supporting characters are overly virtuous and lack common sense—they just don't have the right feel! Until I found this one, I devoured dozens of chapters in one go, and it instantly energized me. It's a pure, hardcore Ghost Resurrection novel, with no female lead, no romantic entanglements, all villains who prioritize self-interest, and the protagonist is cautious to the core. It perfectly hits all the sweet spots! 🔴 Four Core Sweet Spots, Veteran Bookworms Will Find Them Right ✅ [Hardcore Setting] Ghosts cannot be killed; only ghosts can fight ghosts. Strictly adhering to the ironclad rules of ghosts: no independent consciousness, no emotions or thoughts, killing purely through rules, physical weapons are completely ineffective against their defenses. There's no system, no cheat codes; to survive, you can only rely on figuring out the rules, finding loopholes, or controlling ghosts to fight ghosts with ghosts. Every use of a vengeful spirit's power is a life-or-death transaction—the body is gradually assimilated, lifespan is visibly shortened, and the oppressive feeling of a vengeful spirit's resurgence is overwhelming. ✅ [The Protagonist is Perfect] The cautious and self-serving protagonist, Ding Geng, starts as a low-level messenger at the Ghost Post Office, perfectly suited to the aesthetics of seasoned readers: ● He always calculates life and death before acting, always has a backup plan and hides his strength, never acting recklessly or standing out. ● He uses passersby to test the rules of vengeful spirits, collects the vengeful spirits of the dead as resources, and assesses whether it's worth saving teammates in danger. ● He has no saintly heart, no moral blackmail, survival is always his top priority, he doesn't have the problem of being unable to resist women, his intelligence is always on point, he knows when to be cowardly and when to be ruthless. From mastering a single spirit to balancing two spirits, from the first level of the ghost realm to the second level of the ghost realm, every step is a growth path forged on the edge of a knife. ✅ [Everyone's a Wolf] There's not a single one easy to deal with. It truly lives up to the saying "bad people come from poor and remote places," those who survive in the wasteland world are all ruthless and vicious. Whether they are fellow messengers, ghost tamers of giant cities, or wasteland bounty hunters, everyone adheres to the principle of "every man for himself." Temporary alliances are all based on exchanges of interests; backstabbing, abandoning the dying, and stealing vengeful spirits are all basic operations. There is no absolute good or evil, only survival and interests. You can never guess who will betray whom in the next second, creating maximum tension. All supporting characters are intelligent, with no mindless filler characters. ✅ [Expanded Scope] The first volume lays a solid foundation, and the second volume takes off directly with two parallel main storylines, expanding the world-building: ● Ghost Post Office Storyline: From the bottom-level mail delivery missions to unlocking the second-level messengers, encountering deep beings like the Mirror Envoy, Old Ghost Feng Yu, and the Woodcutter, the secrets of the Ghost Post Office are gradually revealed, becoming increasingly explosive as it progresses. ● Giant City Power Storyline: The three giant cities of Penglai, Fangzhang, and Changbai each have their own systems, with multiple factions such as the Imperial Guard, titled captains, and ghost tamer families vying for power, creating a strong sense of power struggles. Volume One lays a solid foundation, firmly establishing the world-building, rules, and characters. Volume Two, with its Red Letter missions, unleashes a barrage of dungeons, strategic maneuvering, battles, and plot twists that keep you hooked. ⚠️ Warning (Caution for those seeking fast-paced, action-packed stories): It's not that the book is bad, but it's genuinely unsuitable for those seeking a quick and satisfying read: 1. Volume One is a slow burn, laying the groundwork for the world-building and rules before really getting going. If you're looking for a straightforward, easy read, beware. 2. There's no female lead or romance throughout; the focus is entirely on building the character's career and surviving. If you're looking for romance, don't bother. 3. The protagonist isn't strong in the early stages, constantly teetering on the edge of life and death. If you're looking for an overpowered, all-powerful protagonist, beware. 4. The entire cast is villainous, with numerous scenes of using others to test the vengeful spirit. If you have high moral standards, beware. Finally, a heartfelt message: If you enjoyed the oppressive, realistic, and meticulously planned feel of the early chapters of *Mysterious Resurgence*, and if you enjoy hardcore rule-based reasoning and human drama, then this is definitely for you. Wasteland survival + ghost post office messenger + fighting ghosts with ghosts + all villains – bookworms looking for something to read should just jump right in! 📖 Title: "Starting by Controlling the Night Watchman" Those who have read it, let's discuss – is this the kind of story you're looking for?

2. 2 灵 Supernatural Revival: I Tamed a Cowardly Ghost from the Start 灵异复苏：开局我驾驭了胆小鬼 Yin-Yang Pen Sage阴阳笔神Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing "If you could completely control the first evil spirit you encountered at no cost, then transmigrate to a mysterious world overrun by resurgent evil spirits, would you do it?" yes or no Of course, yes! Sun Lin was lying on his side in bed, scrolling through short videos, when he instinctively tapped yes. He saw choices like this countless times a day, but the next second, a vortex appeared on his phone and pulled him into this bizarre world. Ghosts cannot be killed. Only ghosts can deal with gho 169.6kReads7.0Score18.5kShelves
3. 3 死 Death and Infinite Resets: Uncovering the Rules of Every Vengeful Ghost 死亡无限回档：洞察所有厉鬼规律 Spring Rain South of the Creek溪南春雨Mystery124k WordsOngoing [Death Rewind] [Kill the do-gooders first] [Vicious ghosts return] [Dark story] As the paranormal world awakens and vicious ghosts reappear, all you need to do is call Su Yun's name. I'll lead you back through time to find the perfect timeline. Su Yun had just transmigrated into a world where the paranormal was returning when four vicious ghosts began interrogating him. First interrogation: "What do you mean, you killed me because you didn't know how I died?" He rewound to before his death and s 916Reads—Score104Shelves

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   This book is absolutely amazing. It perfectly utilizes the three laws of vengeful spirits: ghosts cannot be killed; only by controlling vengeful spirits can one fight them and discover their killing patterns.

4. 4 从 Starting at Death School 从死亡学校开始 My Cat Is Up to Something我的猫猫祟祟Mystery261k WordsOngoing [Rule Horror] + [Death Exams] + [Thriller Game] + [Curses Descend] On the day I turned twenty, my life began counting down. “Chu Chen, I heard you want to apply for a room change?” “Yes, teacher.” “Why? Are you having trouble getting along with your roommates?” “No. They keep regular hours and never disturb me.” “Then why do you want to move?” Chu Chen didn’t turn around, but he could clearly feel the three cold gazes fixed on his back the whole time. “Because…” “My three roommates aren’t human 76Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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   This is a really good read. It's not one of those dungeon-crawler novels; it's similar to *Mysterious Resurgence*, where ghosts fight ghosts, but this book is about curses, using curses to fight curses. The protagonist starts off with a disastrous beginning, encountering an all-powerful curse. In the end, his childhood sweetheart doesn't emerge, and he emerges alone. To re-enter the curse and save his sweetheart, the male protagonist keeps getting stronger. He's only just started to have some power, but there's still too little of that.

5. 5 诡 Eerie Infinite: The Death Script of the Starlight Cinema 诡异无限：星光电影院的死亡剧本 Platinum Dagger白金匕首Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite flow + ensemble cast + battle royale + death scenarios + horror + suspense + gore + gritty realism + slow burn + character growth] “Remember, trust is a luxury here, and stupidity... is a deadly poison!” “Enough! I just want to work and live in peace. What did I do wrong? Why do I have to die? Tell me why!” “Because you’re just one of the people at the bottom...” “So people at the bottom deserve to die?” “Yes. Unless you make it to the very last day, you’re a god!” A terrifying movie t 1.5kReads6.1Score160Shelves

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   This is a really good realistic infinite flow novel, it's strange why it's not getting many views, especially the fifth arc that just finished—it's so well-written, why is nobody reading it? What's the point of reading it? I feel sorry for the author! [Smile]

6. 6 我 My Years of Ghost Hunting Among the People 我在民间捉鬼的那些年 Releasing a Hydrogen Balloon放氢气球Mystery275k WordsCompleted Chinese-Style Horror, No Female Lead My name is Xu Jian. I’m 26, and I studied Taoist arts under a Maoshan priest for several years. Over the years, I’ve seen all kinds of things. After doing this long enough, I realized that ghosts aren’t scary. What’s truly frightening are the things people can’t get past in their hearts. All I do is help them say what needs to be said and settle their debts once and for all. People call me a Celestial Master of the Taoist sect, but I’m really just an ordin 4.5kReads—Score304Shelves

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   Extremely terrifying and realistic! [Laughing][laughing][laughing]

7. 7 邪 Evil God Moran! 邪神墨然！ Three Winds 11三风11Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted Why does the headless ghost in the hospital keep praying at midnight? Why does the skin-stealing ghost in the desolate mountain village wail without stopping? And why does the long-haired female ghost in the studio apartment shriek in the middle of the night? None of this is a distortion of human nature, much less a collapse of morality. It’s just that… someone’s having an episode! In an age when horror has returned and vengeful ghosts run rampant, Bai Yuan, dressed in a hospital gown, smiled ca 155.2kReads9.3Score16.3kShelves

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   Hehehehehe, it's terrifying!

8. 8 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 82.7kReads8.8Score15.2kShelves
9. 9 恐 Horror Invasion: From the Start, I Ate the Starving Ghost 恐怖入侵，开局吃掉饿死鬼 Please Give Me a Lanzhou请给我一支蘭州Mystery651k WordsOngoing A simple-minded village guardian, yet born with the nature of a ghost. Chen Huang knows who treats him well, but he doesn't understand himself or the world around him. He doesn't realize that, in this world where terror has returned, people can die at any moment. In the little village, man-eating evil spirits feast in the darkness of despair. In the town, layers of ghostly shadows leave almost everyone with no way out. In the psychiatric hospital, eerie human skins wander the halls at night. Aga 94.8kReads8.1Score8.7kShelves
10. 10 血 Blood Cross: No Way Home 血十字：无归途 Pony Wants Mooncakespony要吃月饼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse737k WordsOngoing Blood Cross-esque, inspired by Crazy Disease. No rebirth, pocket dimension, special powers, stockpiling, or System, and no romance either. The apocalypse arrives without warning, and everyone struggles to survive on equal footing. An ensemble story about a team. The female lead is self-serving and self-centered. She doesn't embody the spirit of helping one another through the apocalypse. There is a saintly type among the main cast, but the team's overall moral standards are still below passing. 38.7kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves
11. 11 诡 Eerie Revival: Patrolling the Haunted Domain 诡异复苏：鬼域巡街 Soft-Shelled Turtle Who Loves Meat爱吃肉的甲鱼Mystery64k WordsOngoing A slight System element (the System only appears in Chapter One!!!) In Da’an, daylight never comes. This world abides by three ironclad laws: 1. Ghosts cannot be killed. 2. Only ghosts can fight ghosts. 3. Learn the rules governing ghosts. Reborn at eighteen, Wang Yu arrives in this hopeless, supernatural world. There are no plot spoilers or clues planted in the original story, only endless waves of unknown deaths. Trapped from the start, he holds the one and only trump card for controlling gho 41Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 存 Surviving in a Supernatural World 存活灵异世界 Scroll of Calligraphy and Painting上书画卷Mystery100k WordsOngoing [Vengeful Ghosts Revive + Horror Mysteries + No Female Lead + Supernatural Tales + Decisive and Ruthless + Movie Horrors Made Real] "The Ring," "Ju-On," "Friday the 13th," "Silent Hill," "Tomie," "The House Where Evil Dwells," "One Missed Call," "Mirrors," "A Nightmare on Elm Street" People have long suspected that the spread of urban legends might not be baseless after all, and that the rise of ghost stories was no fabrication either. When Chen Ze returned to the country once again, countless 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A thriller mystery, a hodgepodge of horror movies, the first book in the series similar to Mystery Resurrection. Those who enjoy horror movies from China, the US, and Japan might want to check it out.

13. 13 诡 Tales of the Uncanny: Struggling to Survive in Silent Hill 诡异录：出生寂静岭的挣扎求生 Scroll of Calligraphy and Painting上书画卷Mystery422k WordsCompleted [Supernatural + horror + suspense + mystery-solving + survival + a male lead with a surprising side] “Raccoon City to the left, Silent Hill to the right. You have to pick one. What would you do when you came to a fork in the road like this?” When Chen Lei woke up, he found himself in a supernatural realm called Silent Hill, surrounded by a group of strangers. An unknown force had stripped them all of their freedom. To uncover the truth and solve the mystery, they had no choice but to steel t 39Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 他 While Others Command Ghosts, I Cultivate Immortality; While Others Fear, I Covet 他人驭鬼我修仙，他人恐惧我贪婪 Soda Sea Salt Crackers苏打海盐饼干Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Highly recommend this divine novel: The Strange Resurgence: I Can Transform into a Great Demon] [Not invincible, clever protagonist, focused on leveling up, horror, hilarious, dark worldview, a high-dimensional golden finger crushing a lower-dimensional world] Nightmares erode reality. Cities and skyscrapers that once disappeared return, now filled with terrifying high-level supernatural beings. When the final day arrives, the whole world falls into darkness, and one strange god after another 32.5kReads7.7Score2.7kShelves

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    Wonderful, absolutely top-notch!

15. 15 诡EN Supernatural Awakening: I Can Become a Demon King 诡异复苏：我能化身大妖 Fallen Leaves Return to the Earth叶落归泥Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Ghost Stories + Journey to the West + Hilarious Comedy + Sunny Boy + Mental Illness + Positive-Energy Sayings] As the supernatural revived and the uncanny world fell into chaos, Jiang Chen awakened the Demon Transformation System. By provoking emotional fluctuations in ghosts and monsters, he could absorb ghost energy and use it to draw Demon Transformation Cards, taking on the forms of great demons from Journey to the West. Faced with all kinds of violent, savage, strange, and sinister ghost 173kReads9.5Score17.7kShelves
16. 16 灵 Supernatural Ghost Disaster: I Tamed a Conceptual Ghost 灵异鬼灾【我驾驭了一只概念鬼】 Lord Chancellor卿相大人Mystery150k WordsCompleted [Horror Revival] [Supernatural] [Thriller] [Vicious Ghosts] [Ghost Control] [Not a power fantasy, a story of despair] [Bureau 749] As supernatural disasters surge like a tide, the order of the world crumbles, and goodness becomes a sin... A new age of Supernatural Revival has begun. Can ghosts be killed? No. In this supernatural apocalypse, the ones who can kill ghosts aren’t necessarily ghosts themselves! Remember the three supernatural rules: Cannot be spoken of, cannot be seen, cannot be desc 3.5kReads—Score291Shelves
17. 17 替 Living for the Dead: I Devour the Bizarre in the Human World 替死者而活：我在人间吞噬诡异 Wind Who Loves Reading爱看书的風Mystery243k WordsOngoing [This novel is a serious supernatural mystery] Qi Guang died, and I took his place. An inhuman being, surviving in a borrowed body, without warmth or an understanding of humanity. I can devour every supernatural entity. I carry all of his memories, imitate his life, and learn to understand warmth, the bustle of everyday life, and the bonds between people. The human world meant nothing to me, until I met Mu Chen and gained a family I wanted to protect, along with an ordinary daily life. But the 301Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Book Recommendation/Free] Seeking readers who enjoy pure supernatural dramas and the destined bond between two male protagonists. The book is titled "Living in Place of the Dead: I Devour the Weird in the Human World." [Warnings]: This is not a traditional fast-paced, fast-paced fantasy novel, nor is it a rule-based supernatural mystery. There is no female lead or harem. It's a slow-burn, serious drama focusing on how an outcast learns to be human and maintains his daily life, with a very strong atmosphere. [Highlights]: The protagonist is an outcast who has been reincarnated and can devour the Weird; his childhood friend is a psychic support, making them a perfect match. Currently, it's almost 200,000 words long, and the plot is getting intense! The protagonist just awakened his spatial abilities in the Grand Theater instance, and his nemesis, the villain, lost an arm to survive! Due to platform tag mismatch, there hasn't been much traffic in the early stages, so I'm asking readers who genuinely like this genre to give it a try. If you find the first few chapters slow, please be patient and read a few more; you definitely won't be disappointed.

18. 18 灵 Supernatural Revival: From the Start, I Wielded the Blood Wheel Eye 灵异复苏：开局驾驭血轮眼 Wind Rising in the South南边风起Mystery372k WordsOngoing [Ghost tamers can advance and delay the supernatural resurgence; reaching the peak can make one a god] [Advancement requires meeting specific conditions, which cannot be clearly identified until the protagonist’s Sharingan advances and lets him see all the rules] [Remains left behind when ghosts are killed can be made into ghost artifacts] [People can pay a price to use ghost artifacts against ghosts] Doors connecting two different worlds begin opening one after another. Using the doors as cond 64Reads—Score110Shelves

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    A daily recommendation; I won't say it's amazing, but I promise it won't stop being updated.

19. 19 说 This Was Supposed to Be a Healing Game, So Why Is a Ghost Knocking from the Start? 说好的治愈系游戏，开局鬼敲门？ Wang Yunxi望云晞Mystery236k WordsOngoing "Knock, knock, knock!" "Open up! The neighborhood is here to spread some warmth. Your grandpa Qian Wanhao has arrived." "A cozy, heartwarming game." "Here you'll find Grandpa Qian Wanhao, who loves knocking on doors to greet people; a gloomy JK girl carrying a black umbrella by the roadside; and a mischievous, hungry child who loves eating things they shouldn't." "Come inside, and you'll forget all your troubles..." Late one night, Hai Ge, a game streamer with tens of millions of followers 110.3kReads7.2Score15kShelves

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    Using a healing game as a contrast, the story starts at a fast pace, with a knock on the door immediately setting the stage for a mysterious resurgence. The live-stream narrative combined with live chat creates a layered, progressively escalating pace, resulting in a well-paced reading experience. It's an excellent novel with a mysterious resurgence world view, featuring a fresh and innovative setting that seamlessly blends many elements. Highly recommended!

20. 20 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—Shelves

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    If you're looking for a horror novel set in a towering building, check this one out! It's packed with Chinese folk customs, full of foreshadowing details, unexpected plot twists, and a logically sound storyline.

21. 21 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 707.4kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves
22. 22 从 It Begins with a Figure in the Mirror 从镜中人影开始 Mask's Little TavernMask的小酒馆Mystery362k WordsOngoing [Eerie phenomena descend + no System + escape by following the rules + fighting evil with evil + semi-infinite flow + brotherly bonds] As the Heavenly Dao declines, eerie forces revive. Bai Ren and Bai Jian pray to the gods, but the only ones who answer are their future selves… The terrifying Hell Apartment issues deadly missions, the government’s Anomaly Control Bureau struggles to hold the line, and mysterious forces stir up a storm. The struggle between salvation and destruction has never 65Reads—Score103Shelves

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    This book is the second Buddha.

23. 23 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: Starting to Slay Evil in a Mountain Village 灵气复苏，从山村斩邪开始 Rookie Storyteller菜鸟讲故事Urban162k WordsOngoing As spiritual qi revival swept the world, night grew unnaturally dark and ghostly flames spread across the land. A hundred ghosts roamed at night, and myriad races descended upon the world. Lin Fan happened upon a rusty sword that passed on its power to him. He unearthed ancient cultivation manuals and shared them with his village companions. Wild boars mutated, skeletons crawled from their graves, and ghosts attacked at night. A hundred ghosts slaughtered the village as the myriad races fought f 3.3kReads—Score362Shelves

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    The great era of spiritual revival has suddenly begun, and everything has started anew from the beginning. Demons bar their fangs to prey on humans, and hundreds of ghosts roam the world. The forces of all races have successively broken through the borders and flocked in. I ask you, on this vast land, who can emerge out of nowhere and compete for supremacy?

24. 24 我 I'm the Only Living Person in This Apartment Building 我住的这栋公寓，只有我是活人 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士9k WordsCompleted I'm the only living person in the apartment building where I live. 4.3kReads—Score—Shelves

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    You won't find a masterpiece like these two novels anywhere else on the internet! These two horror short stories are simply top-tier masterpieces in terms of setting and plot! They're truly masterpieces, worthy of being adapted into movies! The setting and plot are absolutely brilliant!! Unparalleled masterpieces!

25. 25 水 Thirty Meters Underwater, a Bride-Clad Corpse Opened Her Eyes 水下30米，一具女尸穿着嫁衣，睁开了眼 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士6k WordsCompleted Thirty meters underwater, a female corpse in a wedding dress opens her eyes. 3.6kReads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 纸 Tales of a Paper Effigy Maker 纸人扎匠诡事录 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士7k WordsCompleted Tales of the Paper Effigy Artisan's Strange Cases 5.7kReads—Score151Shelves
27. 27 神 Mystery Revival: Speedrunning Evil Ghosts, Starting with the Starving Ghost 神秘复苏：从饿死鬼开始速通厉鬼 The Long Night Stretches On, Dust of Ages长夜漫漫万古尘Mystery744k WordsOngoing Ghosts cannot be killed. The only thing that can deal with a ghost is another ghost. The transmigrator Zhou Yuan awakens in the Knocking Ghost's domain at Linchang No. 11 High School. He is neither an ordinary person nor a ghost handler: he has directly become the consciousness of the Starving Ghost. A ghost infant writhes in his abdomen, and the instinct to devour everything surges like a tide. Outside the door, an A-class calamity-level evil ghost is hunting him down. He has read the original 597Reads6.6Score431Shelves

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    This book is definitely 50% as good as the original! It's a pinnacle of revival fanfiction, incredibly faithful to the original, yet with its own unique ideas and plot. If you find it toxic, feel free to criticize me! Furthermore, all the unresolved issues from the original work have been effectively resolved. Now, it's absolutely top-tier quality; I'm definitely going to give it a try.

28. 28 灵 The Cursed Spirit-Fetus Journal 灵胎诡札 Withered Wood Seeks Sheep朽木寻羊Mystery451k WordsOngoing [Chinese folk customs + supernatural + horror and suspense + historical fantasy + no characters acting stupidly + not an overpowered hero + no System] Before Grandma died, she left these final words: “Burn everything I own. Don’t leave anything behind.” Sixteen-year-old Chu Yi secretly kept a yellowed notebook. He had no idea that this choice would let him see another world. This is a work that “uses the trappings of immortal cultivation to explore the weight of human life, and wraps questions o —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Do you all like reading wish-fulfillment stories? Nobody reads these [laughing emoji].

29. 29 殡 Plenty of Stories at the Funeral Home 殡仪馆里故事多 Rampaging Bear狂暴熊Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since Lin Yu took a job driving a hearse at a funeral home, his life became anything but ordinary. He and his friends went through all kinds of bizarre, inexplicable events together. Vengeful spirits possessing people, a dead infant in a pot, opera singing in a graveyard... No one knew what would happen next. 13kReads8.7Score978Shelves

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    Don't be fooled by the title, this book is absolutely fantastic!

30. 30 驭 Commanding Ghosts to Save the World: I Face Ten Thousand Calamities in the Mortal Realm 驭诡救世：我于人间抗万劫 Autumn Night秋之夜Mystery210k WordsOngoing This world is completely absurd At some point, evil spirits began appearing without warning, and one supernatural incident after another followed. Ordinary people could only hide in terror, while spirit wielders were the only ones capable of standing up to ghosts. Lin Jie only wanted to find a job and pay his rent, but through a twist of fate, he was drawn into a series of events that seemed destined to happen. There are no born heroes, and no fated burdens to bear. Since a ghost has already po 519Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You might enjoy reading supernatural ghost-controlling novels where the main characters are intelligent.

31. 31 影 Shadow Ghosts Clear the Way: I Climb the Ladder to Heaven in a Haunted World 影鬼开道，我在诡异世界登天梯 San Jin Liuying三金流萦Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Slow Burn]+ [Rule Horror]+ [Eerie Revival]+ [Mystery]+ [Not a Power Fantasy]+ [Ghost Control]+ [No System] Zhang Zhuoran transmigrates into the supernatural-revival novel he wrote, only to have his heart pierced by a vengeful ghost from the start and gain control of the Shadow Ghost’s supernatural ability. After escaping Tianting Apartments, Zhang Zhuoran realizes that the world of his novel, “I Only Smoke Red Double Happiness,” has changed. Where is the savior? Everyone is going to die under t 489Reads—Score—Shelves

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32. 32 全 Global Haunting: I Became the Last City God 全球诡异入侵：我成了末代城隍 Mr. Deer Runs Really Fast鹿先森跑的贼快Urban689k WordsCompleted Rifts in the Nether Ruins tear reality apart, and demons from another realm descend. Awakened scientists shoulder guns and cannons, while practitioners of ancient arts emerge from seclusion with swords in hand. And I, Chen Mo, will revive the ancient traditions of western Hunan. At the Sunken Mausoleum's underwater palace, I slay a giant alligator with my sword and seize its water-fiend pearl. At the summit of Huping Mountain, I summon the Tang dynasty's Mountain-Quelling Sword and destroy the 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Tomato Bestseller - Folk Suspense] 📚 --- *Global Bizarre Invasion: I Became the Last City God* — A chilling yet thrilling folk suspense masterpiece that will send chills down your spine and get your blood pumping! --- 🔥 Synopsis: A global invasion by otherworldly beings has unleashed demonic rifts. I, Chen Mo, a 25-year-old temporary worker at a folk archive, wake up to find myself the last "Last City God" of China. With incense offerings extinguished and the divine order collapsed, I wield a scroll of the *Yuan River Tusi Contract*, embarking on a path of revenge for Eastern deities deep in the mountains of western Hunan! --- ✨ Worldview - Double Invasion: · External Invasion: The Netherworld Rift tears through reality, otherworldly demons descend, and scientifically awakened individuals face a bloody battle! · Internal Invasion: The erosion of rules creeps in, folk tales become reality, and only the authority of the divine can break through! The fundamental truth: The ancient contract, broken after the "severing of the connection between heaven and earth," is about to reappear in the mortal realm! --- 👤 Protagonist: Chen Mo, the Last City God: • He starts with only two skills: "distinguishing right from wrong" and "communicating with the spirits of the underworld," and his jurisdiction is limited to a small town. • By repairing the "contract network," he subdues the White Impermanence, the Willow Tree Spirit, the Fox Girl, the Mountain God, the Water God… and builds the most humble yet hardcore "City God's Office." • From a ninth-rank acting City God to a first-rank righteous god, I let the entire Xiangxi hear the bells of the divine revival! --- 📖 Main Storyline - Four Volumes of Epic: Volume 1: The Humble God Resumes His Incense Offerings (Rooted in the Yuan River, Breaking the Dragon Pool Lock) Volume 2: The Contract Reconnects, the Night Parade of Spirits (Dominating Western Hunan, Establishing the City God's Prestige) Volume 3: The Underworld Regains Glory, Touring the Land (Towards the Whole Country, Confronting the Outer Gods) Volume 4: Mountains and Seas Are Peaceful, A New Chapter in Mythology (Reshaping Order, Creating the Future) --- 🎭 Featured Units - Folk Horror: · The Century-Old Curse of the Ghost Bride in the Red Wedding Dress · The "Water Monkey" with Seven Fused Child Souls in the Dry Well · The Paper Dolls' Night Parade on the Old Stage, the Faceless Bride in the Mirror · Behind every strange event lies forgotten folk blood, tears, and warmth--- 🌟 Reading Highlights: ✅ In-depth Cultural Exploration: Authentic Western Hunan Folk Customs + Ancient Mythological Research, a wealth of knowledge to satisfy! ✅ Explosive Pace: Unit-based strange events + main storyline progression, suspense galore, and a constant stream of thrilling moments! ✅ Vivid Characters: The sharp-tongued White Impermanence, the gentle Liu Ling, the shrewd fox spirit… the team's daily life is both heartwarming and exciting! ✅ Broad Scope: From a small town to the whole country, from local deities to the collision of global mythologies! --- 📢 Tomato Reader Exclusive Recommendations: · For suspense lovers who enjoyed "Mysterious Resurgence" and "I Have an Adventure House," this one is even more "folkloric"! · Tired of system-based cultivation novels? Experience the hardcore growth path of "becoming a god through incense offerings + contract repair"! · The episodic structure plus the main storyline makes it easy to jump in anytime, and you won't be able to stop reading even if you stay up all night! --- 💬 Reader Reviews: "I thought it was just a small-scale farming story about a city god, but it expanded to a whole new level of mythology!" "The Ghost Bride episode made me cry. It's supposed to be a horror story, but the ending was incredibly moving." "I could read a hundred chapters of the daily life of Bai Wuchang and the fox girl! The team interactions are so interesting!" --- 📌 Keywords: #FolkSuspense #Shinto #XiangxiSecrets #Episodic #EntireGroupGrowth #KexueChineseStyle #BehindTheScenes--- 🎯 Suitable for: · Suspense enthusiasts with a deep cultural background · Readers who enjoy team growth and daily interactions · Those with imaginative ideas interested in "Chinese deities" · Those who want to read unconventional modern ghost stories + mythological revival themes! --- 🌄 Final Sentence: When otherworldly demons tear the sky apart, when Western gods descend upon the city— Don't forget, in the mountains and rivers of this land, lies the oldest guardian pact of the East. And I, Chen Mo, the last city god, will set the record straight! --- ⬇️ Click to read and enter the shocking world of Xiangxi's strange tales and the resurgence of supernatural forces! (6,000 Words updated daily, quality guaranteed, welcome to the pit!)

33. 33 诡 Eerie Revival: I Became Invincible by Making a Pact with a Ghost Bride 诡异复苏：我与鬼新娘契约无敌 Mr. Deer Runs Really Fast鹿先森跑的贼快Mystery341k WordsCompleted [Urban legends] [Mystery] [Ghost-wife ally] [Reborn] [Transmigration] [Urban fantasy] [Another World] [Traditional cultivation] I transmigrated to the Northern Song Dynasty as a sickly young Taoist, only to find a thousand-year-old tree demon blocking my door from the start. My master bound me to a spiritual soulmate in a desperate attempt to save us both. The result? A temperamental, absurdly powerful, tsundere and yandere Red Fiend Ghost Queen. Jia Tianzhen was livestreaming his own death-def 11Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 活 Survived Eighteen Times: The Third Real Horror Movie 活过十八次：第三度真实恐怖电影 Undying Glow 2熠不灭2Mystery207k WordsOngoing (Starring in Real Horror Movies) + (Infinite-Flow Supernatural Instances) If you happen to scroll through videos, Weibo, or Tieba and come across an invitation to the Third Degree Horror Movie, you will find yourself thrown into a horror movie, playing one of its characters. As the plot unfolds, bizarre, spine-chilling curses and eerie ghosts lurking everywhere will descend one by one. A village shrouded in a blood spring, a strange building, thirteen flights of stairs, a dark corridor, a silent 3.3kReads—Score398Shelves

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35. 35 噩 Nightmare Game: I Can Rewind Time by Dying 噩梦游戏：我能死亡回档 fh Black and Whitefh黑白Mystery163k WordsOngoing [Nightmare Game + Infinite Worlds + Mild Horror + Death Rewind] Ye Feng moved into the Xingfu Huayuan residential complex. The scenery was nice, and the neighbors were friendly enough. The only fly in the ointment was that the person living upstairs kept making noise in the middle of the night. He once tried going over to talk, but they never opened the door. Then, one day, just as he was about to put on his headphones as usual to block out the annoying noise, two people showed up at his door, c 1Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 平 Ordinary World: I’m Creating a Horror Game 平凡世界：我来创造惊悚游戏 fh Black and Whitefh黑白Mystery227k WordsCompleted (Infinite flow + horror game + mild horror + dungeon escape + no female lead + supernatural resurgence + Cthulhu) Li Yan has run into the biggest crisis of his life: he's been framed! Unwilling to fall into the trap of having to prove his innocence, he hurries away from the scene. He can't do anything about the baseless accusations, but fortunately, a System drops from the sky, and now he can create terrifying horror games. Oh, so you're framing me? Then go repent in the horror game I create! (N 29Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 山 Tales of the Shocking Shan Hai Tomb 山海惊墓录 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Mystery118k WordsCompleted I was born in Northeast China, at the western foot of Changbai Mountain. From there, my journey began, crossing rivers and enduring hardship. Everything started there. The strange and uncanny things I encountered in those years, I wanted to bury deep in my heart and let time wear them away. But nightmares came again and again, disturbing my sleep. Whenever I woke with a start, I often felt I could barely breathe, and the pain cut to the bone. Thinking it over, I finally decided to put pen to pap 7.8kReads7.0Score924Shelves

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    Finally, another book has given me that feeling of staying up all night reading tomb raiding novels again.

38. 38 山 Tomb of Mountains and Seas 2 山海惊墓录2 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Rural Life138k WordsCompleted Where will we end up if we keep going down? At the Earth's core? The darkness seems to cling to our skin and seep into our bones. Aren't we underground? Then why is there an endless river of stars above us? 761Reads—Score260Shelves
39. 39 山 Records of the Shocking Tombs of Shan Hai 3 山海惊墓录3 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Mystery203k WordsCompleted Some hear breathing but cannot find its source; some see a shadow but cannot tell whether it is their own or some being from the sea. It feels neither anger nor joy. The moment you step inside, it remembers you, and you will never be able to leave. 484Reads—Score249Shelves
40. 40 山 Tales of the Shanhai Tomb 4 山海惊墓录4 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Mystery194k WordsOngoing A low, eerie chuckle drifted from deep within the desolate woods. The red cloth that had been offered in worship swayed from a branch. Ancient paper ash and dying incense lay scattered on the ground, and faded red cords hung deep in the forest. It looked up at me, its mouth splitting into a grin. 413Reads—Score229Shelves
41. 41 恐 Horror Resurgence: I Can Avoid Danger and Command Evil Spirits 恐怖复苏，我能趋吉避凶驾驭厉鬼 Even Cats Love China猫也爱华夏Mystery287k WordsOngoing The rating just came out. It'll go up later (bows to the big shots.jpg) [Ghosts Resurrecting + The Human World Is Hell + Avoiding Misfortune and Seeking Good Fortune + Mysterious Revival Setting + Not a Saint] Lin Chuan transmigrates to a parallel world. His parents are the same as they were before he transmigrated, except he has a long-lived grandfather. At first, he thinks this is just an ordinary parallel world. That is, until evening study one night... A line of scarlet writing appears on th 828Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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42. 42 我 I Deliver Takeout to the Underworld, From the Start I Earn Billions 我给阴间送外卖，开局奖励亿万 Ale Who Can't Write Books不会写书的啊乐Mystery135k WordsCompleted Humiliated in public by his ex-girlfriend while delivering takeout, with his seriously ill mother in the hospital and urgently needing money, Jiang Chen hits rock bottom. Just as he reaches the brink of despair, his phone chimes, and an app called Yin-Yang Delivery mysteriously installs itself! “Order from: a girl who drowned; item: a letter that was never sent; reward: underwater breathing (10 minutes).” “Order from: a chef who died in a car accident; item: a family recipe; reward: god-tier coo 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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43. 43 恐 Terrifying Nightmare: Extreme Survival in a Bizarre World 恐怖噩梦：我在诡异世界极限逃生 Young Bear年轻熊Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow, mildly scary, no romance] Wang Yan wearily opened his front door. Inside, he saw the woman next door holding and soothing a baby, staring at him in terror. “Sorry, I’ve got the wrong apartment.” He quickly apologized and backed out, then slammed the door shut. Standing in the pitch-black hallway, he found himself unable to decide what was more terrifying: seeing his female neighbor in his home, or seeing the baby who had died long ago… 410.7kReads9.4Score78kShelves

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    [Petrified][Fear][Fear][Fear] 😫😫

44. 44 糟 Oh No! The Horror Boss Is Both Fierce and Clingy 糟糕！惊悚boss又凶又黏人 Wandering Burdock流浪苍耳Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The print edition has been published under the title Beneath the Mask, Lost Without End [Infinite Flow + Multiple Instances + Mystery + Devoted Couple + Rivals-to-Lovers] [The male lead is a horror boss disguised as a player. At first, both leads want to kill each other. The story mainly follows the infinite-flow instances.] Jiang Lian is dragged into a horror game. While everyone else avoids it at all costs, she has spent three years painstakingly searching for it. On her first instance, she l 69.4kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves
45. 45 毕 No More Wage Slavery After Graduation: I'm Becoming a Bounty Hunter 毕业后不做牛马，去当赏金猎人 What Kind of Trash Did I Write?写的什么垃圾Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Comedy + Alternate setting + A touch of mystery + Adventure + Urban + No female lead] Investigating a murder from more than a decade ago, he pits his wits against a deranged serial killer. He transmigrates into a primeval jungle no one dares enter, searching for the bodies of people lost in a sinkhole. He enters a mysterious village deep in the Hundred Thousand Mountains to find a little girl... What drove a recent college graduate to embark on this one-way journey? It all began with a haunted 77.8kReads9.3Score7.9kShelves
46. 46 宿 Dorm Survival: I Was Pulled into the Management Chat 宿舍求生，我被拉进了管理群 Rolling Eggs翻滚的蛋蛋Mystery4.8M WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow + no saintly heroine + System + survival + satisfying read] When Chen Bei woke up, he found himself in a dormitory survival game, bound to a dorm room. During the day, players had to venture out to gather supplies, grow stronger, and fortify their dorms. When night fell, all kinds of eerie and dangerous creatures appeared. The only way to survive was to hide inside the dorm. People and their dorms lived or died together! Unlike the others, Chen Bei had gained access to the game's 107.1kReads8.9Score8.7kShelves
47. 47 守 The Village Guardian, the Wife in the Coffin 守村人，棺中妻 Big Brother Xuanyi玄一哥哥Rural Life3.2M WordsCompleted [Fox Wife] + [Traditional Supernatural Horror] + [Mystery and Twists] + [Funny Ensemble Cast] + [Interlocking Plotlines] + [First-Ever Nine-Tailed Fox with Nine Clones] I’m the village’s famous idiot. Of course, that’s what people who don’t know any better call me. Those in the know call me… the village guardian! But my half-baked fortune-teller of a grandfather has a very different opinion from everyone else. He says I’m a kept man who lives off women! Still, I never imagined the woman I’d have 19.4kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves
48. 48 阳 Notes of a Taoist Priest in the World of the Living 阳间道士笔记 Pan Dejiang潘的江Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted A recent college graduate ends up working odd jobs at Fuyuantang after an accident. He becomes an apprentice, learns the craft, kills ghosts, and subdues demons. From the locust tree spirit in Xiangcheng to the Mountain Goddess of Jinling, from evil Taoist cultivators in western Hunan to master Gu-raisers in Miaojiang, the Taoist sects under heaven are in turmoil. Watch Li Yang take up his sword and roam the world! 7.6kReads8.3Score731Shelves
49. 49 惊 Thriller: Paranormal Events Happening Around Me 惊悚：发生在我身边的灵异事件 All Honors, One Suit杠上亲一色Mystery131k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] + [Horror and Thrills] + [Not for the Fainthearted] Ever since I was a child, I’ve had three moles on my forehead. The old folks say three moles mean a person is spiritually attuned, which means strange things are always bound to happen to me. Sure enough, paranormal incidents have always happened around me. Today, I’ll tell you about them one by one. 2.4kReads—Score108Shelves
50. 50 民 The Folk Ghost Hunter 民间捉鬼人 Bai Youxuan白幽轩Mystery212k WordsCompleted This novel tells the true story of an old man from our village. His name was Li Zhengyu, and he was an extraordinary practitioner of the occult. Born in a small village in the mountains of Lingnan, he became tainted by yin energy after being haunted by the ghosts of a mother and daughter, and repeatedly encountered supernatural beings. By chance, he met a master of Daoist arts and began his journey of cultivation, changing the course of his life. Evil Maoshan curses, poison and witchcraft, treas 1.2kReads9.0Score—Shelves

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