Horror Novels: I Want Truly Terrifying Ones! 恐怖小说，我要真正的恐怖！

1. 451 罪 Case Files 罪案集 Ji Nanyi季南一Mystery126k WordsOngoing [No romance, plot-focused + mind-bending suspense + bizarre murder cases + unusual perspective] We do not worship absolute peace. But when no crime is ever brought to justice, crime becomes the norm, and chaos takes the place of order. Ten years ago, Lian Huai watched with his own eyes as the entire building, his parents included, was reduced to rubble by an explosion. The trauma drove him insane. Unable to live a normal life and exhibiting an antisocial personality, he was locked in a psychiatr 883Reads8.1Score149Shelves

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   This is a real horror novel. It made me tremble while reading it. It is interconnected. The protagonist has the most powerful brain and the clues he found are terrifying to think about.

2. 452 诡 Surviving in a Strange World, I Became a Pawnshop Owner 诡异世界求生，我成了典当铺老板 Fairy Pi on the Wings of Kunpeng鲲鹏翅上的皮儿仙Mystery693k WordsCompleted [Rules-Based Horror + Lovecraftian Horror + Business-Building + Progression System] When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you. You there, get in here! I’m an internet-addicted teenager. I was planning to stay up all night and finish a horror novel when I was unexpectedly dragged into a bizarre survival world. There was a mysterious pawnshop, an abacus that could talk, and on my very first deal, I got swindled by a Level One supernatural item: the Ghost Bride... 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Surviving in a strange world, the owner of the restaurant asked the pig's trotters if it was OK to eat it with an acquaintance. It's a weird world all around, so I'm asking you if you're scared?

3. 453 七 On the Night of the Hungry Ghost Festival, a Yin-Born Child 七月半，阴生胎 Wang Caidai王彩带Mystery222k WordsOngoing The day I was born, a monster that came running down from the mountain stole a baby. Strange things kept happening in the village. The villagers listened all night to my mother’s wretched cries and cursed me as an ill-omened child. They blocked the entrance to our home, saying they would burn me alive. My grandfather simply sat by the gate, and not one of them dared come closer. A baby’s piercing wail rang out, and I came into this world. You need some skills to make your way in life. My name is —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I almost peed on the bed after reading it. I dreamed that I was writing a novel in the middle of the night. It was so scary. Moreover, both of them had a great grandfather. It was so beautiful! I'm still chasing the first book, it's a new book

4. 454 坏 Uh-Oh, I've Turned a Creepy Game into Reality 坏了，玩到真的诡异养成游戏了 Strawberry-Flavored Little Butt草莓味的小屁股Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Have you ever played a truly eerie creature-raising game? Have you ever had a heart-pounding life experience? “Red wedding dress, paper shoes for the dead, a ghost in the mirror...” Which of these ghosts would you choose to raise? When Wu Wen clicked the place button and saw the red-clad figure appear before him, only one thought remained in his mind. “Crap, I've actually started playing a real supernatural creature-raising game!” The game Ghost Encounter has been making games for twenty years. 4.9kReads8.6Score459Shelves

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   All three books have very high ratings and are worth reading.

5. 455 人 Running a Flower Shop in a Horror Game 人在惊悚开花店 Desire for a Splendid Journey欲华游Mystery507k WordsCompleted [Infinite-loop horror game, with a touch of rule-based horror + no romance + horror] [New book, so the rating and reader count are a little low. Please don't mind. The ratings and readers will come!!] Huh? I transmigrated? Let me see, am I a royal relative or a rich young lady? Oh my god, why am I in a horror dungeon? I want to go home! I don't want to transmigrate! Waaah! At Cachtice Castle, gazing at Lady Bathory, who sleeps forever among the roses: “I am Li Yi, but you need me, so I am Ottili 460Reads7.1Score103Shelves

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   Scary, probably

6. 456 最 The Most Realistic Mystery and Horror Stories 最真实的悬疑恐怖故事 A Tree Facing the Sun向阳的一棵树Mystery547k WordsCompleted [Mystery] [Thriller] [Supernatural] This book brings together a host of captivating, gripping mystery stories, like a grand door slowly opening onto a world of enigmatic deduction and drawing you ever deeper until you can no longer escape. On this strange journey, shrouded in layers of mystery, every story is like a winding, intricate maze. They wait for you to venture inside, follow each thread, and unravel the shocking truth concealed behind layer upon layer of fog. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Just take a look. . .

7. 457 棺 The Fragrance of the Coffin's Beauty 棺香美人 Rivet铆钉Mystery6.1M WordsOngoing When I was born, the river swelled and washed a coffin right into my home. Fifteen years later, the coffin opened, and inside was a woman... Feng shui, fate and destiny... There are endless folk legends to tell, and more bizarre wonders than words can describe. 33.4kReads9.4Score882Shelves

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   These horror novels are very good...%

8. 458 子 True Accounts of Spirit Crossing at Midnight 子时渡灵实录 Xu Hankong须涵空Mystery379k WordsCompleted "A spine-chilling memoir of spirit deliverance by Xu Hanko!" I am an inheritor of Taoist arts. This book records the cases I have handled over the years, helping spirits pass on. Chanting incantations, forming hand seals, stepping the astral patterns, and setting up ritual arrays, I have unraveled the obsessions of countless wronged souls. Every detail of every case is etched in my memory, and behind each one lies the full range of life’s suffering: birth, aging, sickness, death, meeting those w 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The author is a serious Taoist priest, the content is true, the writing style is very humorous, and the more you read, the more terrifying it becomes [fear][fear]

9. 459 暗 Strings of Terror in the Dark: A Collection of Folk Mystery and Horror Stories 暗夜惊弦：民间悬疑恐怖故事集 A Tree Facing the Sun向阳的一棵树Mystery369k WordsCompleted [Mystery] [Supernatural] In the shadowy corners of the folk world lurk countless chilling tales of mystery and horror. This collection is an invitation to the unknown, ready to lead you into dark worlds few have ever seen. Here, every story is a window into the mysterious and the terrifying. You’ll hear midnight sobbing in an ancient mansion, the sound seemingly coming from another world, filled with endless sorrow and resentment. You’ll also encounter vengeful spirits wandering through an aband 4Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 460 夜 Midnight Death Bell: A Collection of Horror Stories 夜半凶铃：恐怖故事汇 A Tree Facing the Sun向阳的一棵树Mystery152k WordsOngoing [Mystery] [Horror] [Supernatural] In the stillness of the dead of night, when all is quiet and everyone is fast asleep, a shrill telephone rings out without warning, shattering the silence. Midnight's Cursed Ring: A Collection of Horror Stories will take you into one terrifying world after another. This book contains a series of bone-chilling horror stories, each like a claw reaching out from the abyss of darkness to clutch at your heart. From ancient, mysterious curses to eerie urban legends, f —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 461 系 The System Arrived a Year Early, but the Paranormal Never Actually Happened 系统提前一年，可诡异真没降临 Young Master Yanque燕雀大公子Urban609k WordsCompleted [Host narrowly escaped the Cat-Faced Granny's pursuit. Host, you're awesome!] [Reward: 20 survival points!] Walking past the elderly neighbor's door, Xiang Nan looks utterly bewildered. [Host successfully escaped the Death Bus. Host, what courage!] [Reward: 30 survival points!] After getting on the bus and then getting off again, Xiang Nan is still utterly bewildered. [Host successfully killed a Corpse Demon for the first time since the supernatural descended. Host, you're like a god!] After cre 4.7kReads7.9Score640Shelves

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    The fourth part of Prince Yan's tetralogy has not yet been written. The four great gods are the year, month, day and hour. It is the first part of [Learned], a story about the advent of strangeness. Nian Shen is more funny and interesting. [Learned] In the second part, the difficulty begins. The moon god is very oppressive, and you will die at every turn. Fortunately, the protagonist can communicate with the past and change the current situation of death. [Learned] The third part, the pressure and high-pressure environment, should be Tokigami Sekino, he is a ruthless person, it is interesting to open up an impure future, and return to the starting point after death.

12. 462 红 The Bride in the Red Coffin 红棺里的新娘 A Dandelion一颗蒲公英Mystery512k WordsCompleted (New book out now, please show your support!) The first book: horror, terror, and the uncanny. The sequel: comedy and humor! Two stories: The Bride in the Red Coffin + its sequel, also known as My Ghost Wife Keeps Trying to Scare Me to Tears. When crimson ripples spread across the deep pool, I finally saw the bone comb in the hands of the bride in the sunken coffin. Carved into it were my birth details, even though I had been missing for three years. Xu Xiaomo was drawn home by tales of the Sunk 106Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Horror, ghost bride

13. 463 诡 Eerie Revival: I Can Contact the Past 诡异复苏：我能联系过去 Young Master Yanque燕雀大公子Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The Hungry Ghost Festival of 2025. A super red moon appeared, and as it lingered in the sky, the supernatural returned. Left Yang was shocked to discover that he could use his phone to contact himself in the past. In the stairwell, the Knock-at-the-Door Ghost killed anyone who opened the door. But someone discovered that it skipped the first floor and started knocking there. So Left Yang contacted his past self. [Please have your one-month-younger self rent an apartment on the first floor!] The 44.6kReads9.1Score4.8kShelves
14. 464 诡 Eerie Revival: I Can Observe the Future 诡异复苏：我能观测未来 Young Master Yanque燕雀大公子Mystery561k WordsCompleted [Supernatural resurgence + observing supernatural traits + extracting ability traits + upgrading traits + observing the future + observing other people's past] [Seventh day of the supernatural resurgence] [Big-Headed Ghost Infant: The size of a baby, its entire body bluish-purple. It moves by crawling, but can scuttle up walls as fast as a gecko. It attacks by stabbing with its tongue. What triggers it to start following someone is still unknown!] [High-Heel Footsteps: Footsteps that always soun 3.9kReads8.7Score482Shelves
15. 465 一 One Floor, One Ghost 一层一鬼 Yu Sifan羽思凡Mystery16k WordsCompleted I'm a columnist. After my career hit rock bottom, I ended up renting a place in the suburbs. I never expected to find myself trapped in a fire-ravaged building, where one terrifying incident after another unfolded, eventually revealing the full truth behind the blaze... The building's unspeakable secret. 153Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    Horror!!! The Horrifying Record of Exploration in a Dangerous Building The protagonist, a down-and-out columnist, falls into a whirlpool of endless fear after entering a dangerous building in a suburban area. Mysterious black shadows follow like ghosts, and shrill cries sound like howling ghosts. Every layer lurks unknown and terrifying. In this gloomy space, the protagonist relies on his tenacious will to peel off the cocoons and uncover the truth of the fire that has been sealed for many years, letting the secrets hidden in the darkness come to light. With your heart pounding and sweating, follow the protagonist deep into the dangerous building to explore the terrifying and mysterious past. Recommended star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

16. 466 阴 The Yin Messenger's Wife 阴差夫人 Three Sichuan Immortal Rabbits蜀三仙兔Mystery834k WordsCompleted Twin sisters, one human and one ghost. My parents were brutally murdered before my eyes. I sought help from a ghost-catching official to avenge them, but he demanded I catch three thousand ghosts for him. I never imagined I would end up becoming a ghost-catching official myself... 3.8kReads9.0Score439Shelves

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    It has to be these three books. I have to read them secretly during class. I can hardly finish the book, but I have read all three of them. Bird Food is very interesting. Recommended [laughing][laughing]

17. 467 7 Bureau 747: Special Affairs Division Nine 747局之特殊事物处理九科 Brother Elbow肘子师兄Urban770k WordsCompleted Do you really know the colleagues around you? What about your classmates and family? The person you've lived with for years, the one you know best, might not even be human! In this world, humans and demons coexist. Demons can live among you in all sorts of ways. “They” might be the man selling jianbing on the street, or they might be your boss! If a top special forces soldier hadn't awakened his family's bloodline in a panic while carrying out a highly classified special mission, and then joined 618Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    Do you know the colleagues around you? Do you know your classmates and relatives? Maybe, the person you are most familiar with who has lived with you for many years may not be a human! In this world, humans and demons coexist! Demons will live around you in various ways! 'They' may be the pie filling uncle, or they may be your boss! If it weren't for an ace special forces soldier who awakened his family bloodline in a panic while performing a special and extremely confidential mission, and then joined the national special organization, I'm afraid all this would not have been known to the world...

18. 468 乡 A Rural Guide to the Supernatural 乡野灵异手册 Pigs Are Beautiful猪好美Mystery560k WordsCompleted I was born in a remote village, with a faint red, triangular birthmark on my forehead. On the day I was born, every fish in the village pond died. After my birth, one strange event after another began happening in the village: cooked chunks of a corpse in an abandoned well, a neighbor's grandmother coming back from the dead, a doll that wept bloody tears. The villagers started calling me a harbinger of disaster, and everyone avoided me. 118Reads8.7Score—Shelves
19. 469 特 Special Affairs Bureau, Division Nine: The Nanhai Monster Uprising 特殊事物处理九科之南海妖乱 Brother Elbow肘子师兄Mystery540k WordsCompleted Do you really know the friends around you? The coworkers around you? Your own family? Do you~ know this world? Maybe the people you know, the ones you've met and fallen in love with, aren't human at all~~~ They're demons~! If it weren't for one extraordinary mission, none of this would ever have come to light. And if it weren't for the people who silently stood guard, the Jiuying Sect might already have severed the dragon veins and destroyed our nation's fortune of ten thousand years... 135Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 470 上 The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong 上官昭容诡事录 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Strong female lead, no romance, Chinese-style horror, transmigration through history, numerous foreshadowed clues, coherent plot, no System, not a power fantasy] [The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong] [Also known as: Old Tales from the Yellow Springs] [Reader’s guide: The main plot and the individual arcs are interconnected, with plenty of clues and foreshadowing. Almost every character who appears has a role to play, though each arc can also be read as a standalone story.] Th 1.7kReads9.3Score272Shelves

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    "The Strange Stories of Shangguan Zhaorong" is also known as "Old Stories of Huangquan"

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