Chinese-Style Horror Novels About Ghostly Incidents in Mountain Villages, No Cultivation, Just Chilling Terror 中式恐怖，山村鬼事，不修仙，后背发凉的恐怖小说

1. 1 诡 The Eerie Spirit Medium: My Doll Can Really Manifest Spirits 诡异降神师：我的娃娃真能显灵 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Ghosts in the Book!] [Dark Tone!] [Villain Protagonist!] [Urban Supernatural!] [Horror Aesthetic!] [Invincible from the Start!] A sinister doll saws someone to pieces, a red-clad vengeful ghost claims lives at the airport, a hundred ghosts hunt people down along a ten-mile street, the dead rise again in a crematorium, and corpses dance wildly in an abandoned hospital... None of these things happened to me. They are all stories I wrote. My name is Yang Ning. I am an heir to the Ling Men, a profe 131.2kReads9.5Score11.5kShelves

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   The first book was quite scary, but I finished the second one and highly recommend it.

2. 2 山 Tales of the Haunted Mountain Village 山村诡事录 Mu Xue牧雪Urban893k WordsCompleted Where the woods are dense, ghosts abound; where the mountains are high, monsters are sure to lurk. After getting drunk, Chen Jianjun of Kaoshan Village encounters a beautiful woman in the mountains. Alone together, the pair spend several days in an intimate embrace. When he returns home, he goes mad for a day and then dies. On the day of his burial, Chen Jianjun suddenly comes back to life... To save his family, Chen Xiaojun becomes the apprentice of Yi, a lame man who was once sent to a work ca 4.5kReads9.1Score428Shelves

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   😨😨😨 I'm numb, completely numb! I'm totally numb after reading these horror novels! That chilling feeling spread from my scalp to the soles of my feet.

3. 3 乡 Rural Ghost Stories 乡村鬼事 Dan Yi单一Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted My name is A Guang. I’m an abandoned child who was adopted. Because of my eye disability, my foster parents sent me to live with Uncle Chai and grow vegetables. Gradually, I realized something was off about Uncle Chai: the vegetables he grew weren’t meant for people to eat! And the fertilizer he used was actually... In this world, whether human or ghost, anyone harboring resentment may give rise to a curse, and a curse can lead to demonic corruption. One is neither alive nor dead, neither dead n 185Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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   🍸Chinese horror, rural ghost stories, village tales... A chronicle of ghost stories from a mountain village, you deserve to have it [smirk]. No cultivation, several books are completed, the kind that will send chills down your spine and make you feel like you're right there.

4. 4 十 Fourteen Years of Hunting Ghosts (Complete in Five Volumes) 十四年猎诡人（全五册） Li Yifan李诣凡Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Li Yifan’s spine-chilling ghost-hunting chronicles! A contemporary Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio! A spine-chilling record of ghost hunts! First posted on Tieba, it topped 100 million views within three months! The acclaimed mystery writer Li Yifan’s breakthrough work, now with the unpublished continuation added! Every ghost was once a living person. I’m a professional ghost hunter. I turn the compass, circle the place with red 11.8kReads9.6Score2.2kShelves

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   I highly recommend the first and second books. The first book teaches you a lot about Feng Shui. The third book is based on the author's true story. The fourth book can be enjoyed as a comedy; the protagonist and his master are hilarious! [Awkward laugh]

5. 5 活 Taboo of the Living 活人禁忌 Ninth Master of the Thieves' Sect盗门九当家Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted When I was nine, I found myself in mortal danger! To save me, my grandfather made a decision that would change my life forever... 16kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
6. 6 荒 Terror in the Desolate Village 荒村惊魂 Tiger Leaping the Ravine跳涧虎Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted I entered a village inhabited entirely by women. I thought I’d found a man’s paradise, but after a series of bizarre events, I realized things weren’t so simple… 168Reads5.8Score—Shelves
7. 7 乡 Tales of Strange Happenings in the Countryside 乡村诡事录 Zhang Xiaohe张小河Mystery156k WordsCompleted The strange happenings in a mountain village. I was born and raised in the countryside. Deep in the mountains, there are always ghosts and spirits, and my village was no exception. Heaven, earth, black, yellow, the cosmos vast: demons and ghosts send shivers down your spine. One year, the start of spring fell on the fifteenth day of the eighth month. That year, so many strange things happened. Just bringing them up is enough to scare people. Meeting the Black and White Impermanence on a night wa 1.9kReads9.0Score137Shelves

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   🔥Watch at your own risk if you're easily scared⚠️⚠️Zun Du is terrifying! My hair stood on end while I was watching it. The chilling feeling made me afraid to even go to the bathroom. You'll know how terrifying it is once you see it!!

8. 8 阴 Changing Fate with Yin Lifespan: The Yin-Born Child Raised on Milk by a Fox Immortal 阴寿改命：狐仙喂奶养大的阴生子 Xiao Zikui小子愧Mystery254k WordsOngoing The day I was born, all the ghosts wailed through the night, the locust trees withered, and the setting sun refused to sink! The heavens showed strange signs at my birth, yet I was born without a single day of allotted life! To steal years for me, Grandpa found me a stunning, sickly-obsessive fox immortal wife to nurse me! She even likes to bite me whenever she gets the chance! My parents used a Three-Corpse Coffin to steal years for me. After they died, they left me a shop, and the very first 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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9. 9 山 Strange Tales from a Mountain Village 山村诡怪杂谈 Flowing Clouds流云Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Based on real events, this story is inspired by Zhuangyuan Village, known as the Cursed Village. The government ultimately blamed the incidents on the drinking water, but many questions were left unanswered, and the conclusion felt rather far-fetched. So this book will examine and analyze some of those mysteries in search of the strange forces at work. According to the stories, the real Zhuangyuan Village could never have more than a hundred residents. If the population exceeded that number, a g 243Reads6.5Score—Shelves
10. 10 女 Only One of My Daughters Is Mine. Divorce? Then Child Support Will Be the Minimum! 女儿只有一个是亲生的，离婚？抚养费按最低标准来算！ Xiao Zikui小子愧6k WordsCompleted Only one of the daughters is mine by blood. A divorce? Then the child support will be calculated at the minimum rate! —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 民 Folklore Taboos and Curious Tales 民间禁忌杂谈 Farmer's Divine Fist农夫神拳Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted I was an orphan from childhood. A mysterious person had always sent me money by mail to support me, until I graduated from college and began living on my own. Then the mysterious benefactor told me to go to a place called Qingyan Village and enter the old Bei family residence to find something. A female ghost searching for her husband, spirits sealed in iron coffins, the dead returning, a ghost doctor teasing demons... That was where my life began. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 民 Tales of Folk Taboos 民间禁忌杂谈 Su Wan苏皖Urban2.7M WordsCompleted A pig butcher never slaughters a pig with five toes. The village guardian never guards a village with a temple. A feng shui master never selects a lair of an evil dragon. A midwife must wash her hands in rooster’s blood. There are three hundred and sixty trades in the world, and every one has its rules. Are these ancient, mysterious rules really nothing more than empty formalities? If I told you that some rules must never be broken, because breaking them means death, would you believe me? 9kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves
13. 13 失 Insomniacs' Forbidden Tales: 444 Midnight Ghost Stories 失眠者禁忌：444个午夜鬼谈 Jun Nanchao峻难超Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A horror anthology with a bonus at the end of every story. I have 444 folk ghost stories guaranteed to keep you awake until midnight, terrify you, make you break out in a cold sweat, and pull the covers over your head! At the end of every chapter, the “Author’s Note” will include an illustration or bonus! But before you open it, brace yourself. The author accepts no responsibility for what happens next! [Supernatural Horror] [Folk Horror] [Rural Ghost Stories] [True Cases] [Urban Oddities] [L 4.2kReads—Score366Shelves

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    I had nightmares after watching it.

14. 14 午 The Midnight Ghost Market: Living People Keep Out 午夜鬼市，活人回避 The Drinking Monk吃酒和尚Mystery592k WordsCompleted [Mystery + supernatural + ghost market + narrow escape from death] My name is Tang Chao. I’m a broke young man scraping by in the antiques business, with hundreds of thousands in debt hanging over me. An ordinary porcelain-buying deal led me to pick up a strange Jun ware bowl at an unexpectedly low price. I thought I’d found a bargain. Little did I know, it was the beginning of my nightmare... On a bus, I met a burly man calling himself Jue Mingzi, who warned me that “a calamity is sure to befal 3.5kReads9.1Score217Shelves

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    😱😱😱😱😱These horror novels by Juejuezi are absolutely terrifying, the fear of the deserted village is off the charts. I was too scared to breathe while reading them, and I felt a chill down my spine, as if I was being dragged into an endless abyss. Not for the faint of heart!

15. 15 阴 The One Who Borrows Lives from the Underworld 阴间借命人 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Standalone Stories + Supernatural Horror + Suspense + Folk Customs + Playful Tone + Ensemble Cast + Nonstop Ghost-Hunting Thrills!] Ever since I borrowed a life from the underworld, I’ve known no peace. My name is Quan Ning. I’m a lawyer, and one day I was in a car accident on a mountain road. As I lay dying, I saw a ghostly judge from the underworld come to claim my soul. I struck a deal with him and borrowed a sliver of hope for survival. The price of this life I borrowed was becoming 2.5kReads9.1Score236Shelves
16. 16 黄 No. 81 on the Yellow Springs Road 黄泉路81号 Ye Wusheng夜无声Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted Night blankets the city, and the things lurking in the shadows begin to stir. The raccoon dog granny who eats raw meat, the fitness girl with fish scales growing on her back. The wild foxes who approach people by the roadside, and the little convenience store in the cemetery. I've experienced all of these. And it all began after I witnessed a car accident... 42.1kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves

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    * **81 Ghost Shop:** A suspenseful supernatural story told from a first-person perspective, featuring ghost-hunting elements. The plot is decent, not mindless wish-fulfillment, the protagonist is loyal and righteous, and the characters are well-developed, growing stronger step by step. ☘︎ Master nodded: "What you vomited was the accumulated Yin Corpse Qi within your body over the years. Now, the old medicine has cleared the Yin Corpse Qi from your body, repairing your life wheel and fixing your life lamp. Now, all we need to do is add oil to this dying lamp, and the problem will be solved at its root." * **Water-Suppressing Beast:** A suspenseful supernatural story with a fantastical premise, starting with the Water-Suppressing Beast of the Mian River and exploring human greed. The author's writing is smooth and well-written. ☘︎ I carried Old Flower into the house and placed her directly on Old Qian's old-fashioned sofa. Old Qian wasn't so particular; he placed Little Flower beside his bed and gently touched her swollen belly. His belly was unusually large at this moment; the capillaries were stretched and deformed, and many parts had turned black because the blood pressure was too high, causing it to clot and prevent blood flow. "My Bones Can Chat: A Forensic Detective's True Case Notes": Documentary + Forensic Notes + Grim Content + Human Nature. Old passageways, green gauze curtains, North Bridge... Cases adapted from true stories reveal not ghosts, but the unfathomable evil of human nature. ☘︎ A married daughter is like water spilled from a cup; Wang Yujuan's parents didn't realize the seriousness of the situation, only comforting her that marriage is about making do and trying not to upset her husband. But Wang Yujuan said that Li Chunjiang had a very strange temper; sometimes she would be beaten even without provoking him. In July 1992, Wang Yujuan's father went to visit Li Chunjiang's older sister in the same village. Upon learning of her father's arrival, Wang Yujuan ran over and burst into tears, saying that Li Chunjiang had abused her. Her aunt led her to the inner room to examine her injuries. Her body was covered in bruises, with numerous new and old wounds on her thighs and perineum, and burn marks on her abdomen and back. *Interview Encounters a Strange Case: The System Makes Me Play the Role of Chu Renmei*: Suspenseful supernatural + time travel + system. Lin Ye, newly graduated and unemployed, suddenly receives a high-paying job offer from a "funeral home for the dead," but it turns out to be a death sentence! Lin Ye is on the verge of death, but unexpectedly receives the [Strange Role-Playing System]... ☘︎ A man in a white coat, standing before a blackboard filled with complex formulas, roars angrily, spitting as he is misunderstood. "These patients' body structures are so imperfect! Full of redundancy and defects! They must be corrected! Yes, those superfluous parts must be cut off!" The perspective shifts; he is looking down at a pitiful creature tied to an operating table, whose wails sound to him as a primal resistance to perfection. *Terrifying Supernatural Events*: A female-oriented suspense story set in a small mountain village, with a deep ravine running through it. Originally a place of birdsong and fragrant flowers, a picturesque landscape, it became a place that the locals feared after the deaths of two forest rangers... ☘︎ The three of them slept there for less than three nights before refusing to sleep there again. Why? They said that as soon as they closed their eyes at night, they heard a sound like a rooster crowing coming from the bottom of the ravine—a "bang bang" sound made by two lips pursing tightly and then suddenly separating. The sound grew louder and louder as it approached, until it reached their window, making the newspapers pasted on the window rustle. "American Horror Story: Defeating Horror with Horror": Suspenseful, imaginative, time-travel, space. Li Dan traveled to the world of American Horror Story with a deck of Ghost Cards. Ghost Cards can contain ghosts, demons, and murderers from American Horror Story... Li Dan said, "Can a small two contain a demon from hell?" [Fatal Bend] [Jennifer's Body] [Darkness Invasion]... ☘︎ At this moment, it was time for get out of class to end. The black-haired beauty sitting in front of Li Dan turned around and asked with a smile. "Li, I heard your father left you a castle in Florida. Would I have the honor of visiting it?" The concept of a school beauty didn't exist in this era, but the sexy woman before him was Jennifer, a prominent figure in Round Clam Town and the school's cheerleading captain. *The Ghostly Teaching Incident*: A suspenseful supernatural tale. The protagonist was originally a teacher at a prestigious high school, but was forced to volunteer as a teacher in a rural area after arguing with the principal. However, to the protagonist's surprise, the school was filled with eeriness: girls singing loudly at night, disturbing the peace, female students committing suicide... ☘︎ After evening self-study, I packed my things and rushed back to the dormitory. The first thing I did was call Fifth Master, but no one answered. Seeing my panicked state, Lei Longsi asked what was wrong. I showed him Luo Peipei's picture and told him that Luo Peipei looked exactly like the girl I saw in the back row by the window. Lei Longsi instantly understood what this meant, his eyes widening in disbelief. He had seen her too. "Healing or Destruction, Choose One": A suspenseful, mind-bending story with a system, supernatural elements, and no female lead. The protagonist, in an abnormally beautiful mental state, enters the world of the ultimate ghost game. At the start, she chooses her family? Her gentle, wifely mother? Her taciturn, incredibly powerful father? Her alluring, beauty-loving older sister? Her petite, playful younger sister? The protagonist chooses to kill them all. ☘︎ Zhao Ping'an, however, walks over, grabs the female ghost's head, and throws her into the pool. The female ghost lets out a horrifying scream, followed by a hissing sound. Her sinful life ends there. Zhao Ping'an looks at the dead female ghost and says, "The rule of death: water." "Enough water will kill her." Boss Yang is stunned. "I'm a Demon, Let Me Participate in the Horror Game": A suspenseful, mind-bending story with a time-travel element, a system, and supernatural elements. The protagonist is not a player but a boss hunting players in a bizarre game. The concept and setting are novel, and the protagonist has a dark personality. Everyone who has met him genuinely believes he's a good person. But only Shen Hao himself knows he's definitely not a good person; it's all just a facade. If those people knew his deep-seated craving for blood and violence, and his history of torturing small animals, they would be utterly shocked. He even has an urge to kill. If he hadn't entered the horror park as a demon, satisfying his desires, he doesn't know what he would have done. "Starting in a Fake World, Seven is Doomed!": Anime/Tokusatsu Derivative + Ultraman Fanfiction + Transmigration. The horror of this story lies in the fact that [everyone is a fake Ultraman] + [not from the original universe]. The protagonist transmigrates to an Ultraman world that isn't the original universe. The synopsis might suggest a supernatural tale, but it's not. Humanoid Ultraman highly assimilated to the suit, strains that absorb all energy... ☘︎ A…Ultraman stolen from Garage Number Two? Its lower half was stuck in the passageway of garage number two, while its upper half was exposed before my eyes. Orange-yellow oval eyes, a mouth full of cracked teeth opening and closing, viscous liquid dripping wildly, its body with obvious wrinkles, resembling a large leather suit at first glance, but upon closer inspection, those wrinkles were actually composted flesh. *The Mysterious Case Files: Twenty Years of Chasing the Murderer*: Suspenseful supernatural + mystery + rural + crime-solving. The story begins with a headless girl murder case. Ding Zhihua discovers the killer's motive is not so simple. He initially thought he had caught the suspect, but it turns out the killer is someone else! ☘︎ The victim lay supine on the cold, damp ground, head missing, arms in an extremely unnatural position, left leg clearly fractured, right arm bent outward at a 90-degree angle—a posture impossible for a normal person. Her gray sweater and bra had been pulled up above her chest, revealing underdeveloped breasts, with the left nipple missing, leaving a bloody, mangled hole. His lower body was naked, his pinkish-white underwear, gray thermal underwear, and black trousers lying discarded to the side. After a whole night of exposure to the cold wind, the blood from his virginity had long since congealed and dried, streaks of crimson embedded in his pale legs, particularly glaring in the gloomy woods. *Twin Ghostly Revenge: My Brother is a Physical Ghost*: Suspenseful Supernatural + No Female Lead + No Romance. The protagonist had an older brother when he was young, but he has no memory of him, having heard he was abducted by human traffickers. A secret is hidden in the attic of his house; there's a coffin inside. A strange Taoist priest, a deceased grandfather, parents who left the village, a brother who doesn't exist in his memories... ☘︎ This sight was like a bucket of cold water poured over his head, leaving him feeling as if he had fallen into an ice cave. He numbly returned to the yard, chased away the chickens, and when he came to his senses, he sat shivering in the sun. What was in the attic? If it wasn't a hallucination, then he was certain that this time he saw a hand, a human hand. The pale hand and wrist were particularly striking in the darkness. *When the Scroll King Transmigrates into Uncle Nine's World*: Uncle Nine's world + female-oriented + no cheat codes + no romance + episodic format. The protagonist is Uncle Nine's adopted daughter, a character who grows through development. Uncle Nine has a significant role. The original characters' personalities are not out of character. The plot flows smoothly, leaning towards slice-of-life with a touch of humor. ☘︎ The vice-captain had been trying to unravel the mystery for a long time without success. His patience wore thin, and he took out a small knife from his pocket and began sharpening it. He thought that was the end of it. Until he peeled off the talisman from the old man's face, the vice-captain, waiting to sacrifice himself, discovered that the old man was actually sucking on his neck. The old man's teeth and fingernails were gone. *Horror Anime Tales: Starting from Bikini Bottom*: Suspenseful, mind-bending + fanfiction + transmigration rule-based ghost story. The protagonist transmigrates into an anime full of eerie elements. There are no cheat codes or power-ups; it's all about using your brain. It's a brain-teasing type of story. ☘︎ SpongeBob's eye is missing, his signature front tooth is gone, and one corner of the square sponge looks like it's been torn off, revealing his brain. A putrid smell of rotting flesh wafts from the holes in SpongeBob's body, incredibly foul. Yet his eyes remain clear and foolish, and his face still wears a bright smile. It's as if he's unaware of how terrifying his current appearance is. *Midnight Nightmare*: A suspenseful, mind-bending story with an infinite flow plot. The opening is full of suspense, creating a strong atmosphere. The protagonist enters his home as usual, only to find himself transported to another parallel world (?). ☘︎ Upon hearing this, Wang Yan's eye twitched violently. The stern question, mixed with a chilling electric shock, made him feel as if he were having an extremely bizarre nightmare, his entire head buzzing. The deceased… was Wang Yan? Was everything that just happened a hallucination before his death? *The Bizarre Grimm's Fairy Tales*: A Western fantasy + suspenseful fantasy novel. The protagonist is a folklore graduate student. It combines Western fairy tales with the bizarre, and the world-building and setting are very novel. ☘︎ He reached out with trembling hands, pulling out his *Grimm's Fairy Tales* notebook from the cold mud. The pages were already open, and next to the line "[Biopheron Trap]", a fresh line of scarlet ink was slowly gathering and seeping from the depths of the pages. [Target Selection: Highly Intelligent Carbon-Based Lifeforms] Highly intelligent… carbon-based lifeforms. Lynn's pupils suddenly shrank to pinpoints. The target was a human! Rats were just an appetizer; now, the main course was about to begin!

17. 17 鬼 Ghostly Eyes 鬼灵瞳 Little Master小师傅Mystery931k WordsCompleted A reclusive man known as Little Master, along with several strange people brought together by coincidence but united by their shared interests, gradually uncovers a history buried for many years: the five great clans of the ancient world and the Yin-Yang adepts who could do anything. It seems that fate has long been leading them into one thrilling fantasy adventure after another... 1kReads9.1Score103Shelves
18. 18 镇 The Water-Taming Beast 镇水兽 Pi Huang皮簧Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted They say a fish couldn't possibly survive for seventy years, yet this one has been wreaking havoc for just as long! What lies beneath the waters of the Mian River, so shocking that it has dragged so many people down to their deaths? The surface of the rivers you see may seem calm, but you might not know that in those terrifying, eerie depths, a water guardian beast could be lurking, striking at lives as fragile as moths before they even know it's there, like a demon on the hunt... 719Reads8.8Score102Shelves
19. 19 东 Northeastern China's Forbidden Secrets 东北禁忌手札 Jun Lan君阑Mystery122k WordsCompleted [Extreme horror + a folk-horror story set in the countryside] In a remote mountain village, deep within the forest, countless taboos remain unknown to outsiders. The people here follow ancient rules of life and death: pregnant women must never encounter a coffin, and anyone who dies of old age at a hundred years old is destined to become an evil spirit. But in a single day, the old Yu family breaks both taboos, drawing every kind of demon and ghost to their door! At midnight, someone hears the s 912Reads8.8Score108Shelves
20. 20 面 A Ghost at the Interview: The System Makes Me Play Chu Renmei 面试撞诡，系统让我扮演楚人美 The Great Slacker Zhong大摆烂钟Mystery245k WordsOngoing [Supernatural resurgence + no female lead + System + role-playing + horror + decisive and ruthless + urban] Fresh out of college and already unemployed, Lin Ye receives a high-paying job offer from the Afterlife Funeral Home. It turns out to be a death warrant leading straight to hell! The interviewer is a faceless ghost, and HR is a painted-skin demon! The moment a ghostly claw pierces his heart, Lin Ye thinks he’s done for! [Ding! Host’s life is in imminent danger. Critical condition at 100% c 3Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 0 A Feng Shui Master with a Bachelor's Degree, Class of 2000 00后本科风水师 Yesterday's Chang'an i昨日长安iMystery675k WordsOngoing [The rating has just come out and will rise later. Updates are steady, so you can read with confidence, friends!] [Small-town supernatural tales + true experiences + folk legends + ensemble cast + thrilling adventures] I'm Fang Kai, a feng shui practitioner with a bachelor's degree, born in the 2000s. I never dreamed that after graduating from college, I'd end up on the path of catching ghosts. Think ghost-catching is all about fighting and killing? Wrong. It's just as much about dealing with pe 5.1kReads8.6Score377Shelves

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22. 22 夜 Ghostly Whispers at Midnight 夜半鬼语 Millennium-Old Monster千年老妖Mystery87k WordsCompleted [Rural + Supernatural + Ghost Stories] Back when my grandfather was young, he learned carpentry. As Old Zhao put it, a sixth-grade carpenter these days was worth half a scholar. But things were different back then. Carpenters belonged to one of the lowest trades. They had to carry their tools around every day, get up before dawn and stay out until the middle of the night, traveling from village to village to find work. And because they went so many places, and made coffins and dealt with the dea 5kReads9.0Score204Shelves
23. 23 美EN Amerihorror: Defeat Terror with Terror 美恐：用恐怖打败恐怖 Longing for My Wife, Yet She Is Nowhere to Be Seen思妻念妻不见妻Mystery757k WordsOngoing Demons, evil spirits, curses, ghosts, clowns, serial killers, ghost nuns, freaks... The people of North America are living through a nightmare. Li Dan transmigrates into the American Horror Story universe with a deck of Ghost Cards. The Ghost Cards can contain and control the serial killers, evil spirits, and monsters of American Horror Story... Only horror can defeat horror. And so the world of American Horror Story starts to get strange. You might see: A mutant cannibal fighting the Texas Chai 13.4kReads8.0Score954Shelves
24. 24 惊 Horrifying! The Haunted House That Claims Lives 惊悚！索命凶宅 Sun Mingyuan孙铭苑Mystery905k WordsCompleted After moving into a haunted house, I discovered the secret behind a murder. I'm a suspense writer. After moving into my new home, I discovered it was a murder house! I stumbled upon some hidden clues that seemed to point to rumors of a murder from years ago! At night, beneath the bright moonlight, I stared in shock at a horribly disfigured face! A woman's rotting corpse was hanging from a tree outside the window! A little boy in a black-and-white photograph, a dried corpse sealed inside a wall, 6.1kReads9.1Score453Shelves
25. 25 阴 Yin-Yang Headhunter: I Find Jobs for Ghosts, and They Ask Me Out 阴阳猎头：我给诡找工作，诡问我处不处对象 Dongfang Goudan东方狗蛋Mystery307k WordsOngoing On the day he was laid off, Jiang Ye received a death notice: in thirty days, someone would throw him off a rooftop. To stay alive, he was forced to take a job at Yin-Yang Headhunting Co., Ltd., a company that specializes in finding jobs for ghosts. Every time he finds a job for a ghost, he unlocks part of the truth behind his own death. Every time he fails, another corpse spot appears on his body. Once they cover him from head to toe, the company will devour his soul. Every high-level order com 2.4kReads8.4Score369Shelves
26. 26 支 Strange Tales from the Teaching Mission 支教诡事 Shining Big Tangerine闪耀大柑橘Mystery329k WordsCompleted I'm an ordinary teacher at a key secondary school, but after I talked back to the principal, I was “volunteered” for a long-term teaching assignment at a middle school in the countryside. I was furious, but to keep my job, I had no choice but to accept being “volunteered.” What I never expected was that this school would be anything but ordinary. (Note: This book is set in a parallel world. Any resemblance between its place names, characters, or events and those in real life is purely coincident 3.6kReads8.2Score353Shelves
27. 27 夜 Ghost Sightings at the Nightclub 夜场见鬼录 Yu Long玉龙Mystery278k WordsCompleted A Long is a DJ at a bar with a legendary “Stage of Death.” Many people have died there under mysterious circumstances. The cause of death could never be determined, and some bodies were never even found! The strange incidents stopped only after the bar was shut down. As the legend of the deaths gradually faded from memory, someone opened the stage once more! After that, disaster struck again and again! A terrifying ghostly figure appears in the girls’ dormitory, a faceless baby clings to a chand 201Reads8.8Score—Shelves
28. 28 你 You Want Me to Catch Ghosts? 你让我去抓鬼？ Xiao Luo肖罗Mystery302k WordsOngoing My name is Lin Fan. I'm twenty-two, and I graduated with a college diploma in marketing. While other graduates had job offers in hand and were charging ahead, I graduated straight into a pit of misery. I was two months behind on rent, my pockets were emptier than my face was clean, and my only possession was a beat-up electric scooter that clanked at the slightest touch and looked ready to fall apart at any moment. Five yuan per delivery. I raced around in the wind and sun, but I couldn't plug t 41Reads—Score215Shelves
29. 29 终 Endless Haunting: Reading Minds from the Start, My Whole Family Wants Me Dead 终诡游戏：开局读心，全家想杀我 My Name Is Wang Tugou我叫王土狗Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing [Warning!!! Not traditional horror! Unconventional! Emotion-driven, plot-focused, not a power fantasy!] [Horror game + lighthearted comedy? + ultra-healing + not a mindless power fantasy + male lead starts out normal, then turns unhinged and inhuman + no romance + intelligent System + author is in a good state of mind = ???] [Welcome to the Ultimate Horror Game!!!] Zhao Ping'an became a player in the [Ultimate Horror Game] and entered its world. From the start, he had to choose his family. Who s 2.7kReads9.1Score319Shelves
30. 30 噩 The Sound of Nightmares: 60 Horror Stories That Wake You from Your Dreams 噩梦之声：60个做梦吓醒的恐怖故事 Xiao Youqian萧有钱Mystery174k WordsCompleted [Standalone Ghost Stories + Supernatural Horror + Not for the Faint of Heart + Rural Tales] When night falls, terrifying ghostly figures emerge. Step into all kinds of bizarre and unbelievable tales, and spend your nights screaming! Haunted houses, ghostly shadows outside the window, a deadly lipstick, someone beneath the mattress, an umbrella that hunts people... Every corner conceals inexplicable phenomena and secrets that will fill you with dread! Every page will make your hair stand on end, 2.1kReads8.9Score176Shelves
31. 31 无 Infinite Eerie Domains: Starting with a Haunted Classroom 无限诡域：从诡异教室开始 White Pigeon Bai Xiaobai白鸽子白小白Mystery534k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow]+ [Fake terror]+ [Ghosts kill people]+ [Emotionless]+ [Mild horror] Late at night, Su Wang receives a strange black letter that appears out of nowhere in his home. Its four blood-red survival rules reveal a terrifying, unknown realm. In the blink of an eye, he is forcibly dragged into a strange study hall at Chenfeng High School, where he and six strangers are trapped together. The one unbreakable rule is carved into the blackboard: Keep quiet. One survivor loses control, makes a 31.9kReads8.0Score4.3kShelves

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    I became obsessed with the infinite flow genre after reading "Ghost House," so I have high standards for this type of book. These are the ones I find particularly chilling upon closer inspection, and they are all very good to read with many plot twists. Don't be fooled by the titles at the beginning and think that the protagonist has some kind of superhuman skill, because they can still be seen through and used by ghosts. You guys definitely have to read them.

32. 32 我 I’m the Boss in a Horror Game 我在惊悚游戏当BOSS Evil Clown恶魔小丑Mystery526k WordsCompleted Name: Shen Hao. Occupation: Demon (You are the most evil, most cruel, and most terrifying great, great, great Demon King!) Innate Talents: 1. Calamity from the Heavens (When you enter an instance, you will take the place of the original boss in that world, inheriting all their attributes, abilities, and items. When the mission ends, you will permanently gain their attributes, one of their abilities, or an item.) 2. The Demon’s Legend (Demons may leave survivors, but never out of mercy. Those you 5.2kReads8.3Score529Shelves
33. 33 我 I Smell a Ghost! 我嗅到了鬼味！ My Conscience Is Clear我心有无愧Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow]+ [Mild Horror]+ [No Romance]+ [Despairing Tone] One night, Gu Quan walks out of the funeral home carrying two memorial portraits, having just attended a funeral. His father calls to tell him that his mother has been in a car accident and is at death's door. In a panic, Gu Quan heads to the underground garage, hoping to drive over and see his mother one last time. On the way, he unexpectedly catches the scent of his natural enemy! Terrified, he gets into a car without thinking, un 195.3kReads8.6Score13.8kShelves
34. 34 奥 Ultraman? Are You Really Ultraman? 奥特曼？你，真的是奥特曼？ Old Fengmo老逢魔Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone is a fake Ultraman] [Not the original universe] [Horror] [After endless despair, light will always bring hope] One: [I] am Ultraseven, one of the Ultra Brothers. Two: [I] am not Stellar Observer No. 340. I am Cosmic Observer No. 340, responsible for patrolling the various universes where Ultraman exist. Three: As far as [I] know, the Ultraman universes currently monitored by the Land of Light end with Ultraman Blazar. Ultraman Arc does not exist. Forget [his] existence. Four: As 45.5kReads9.6Score3.9kShelves
35. 35 无 Infinite Nightmares: I Have a Pair of Ghost Ears 无限噩梦：我有一对鬼耳 Ka Tun卡豚Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow], [Mild Horror], [No Female Lead], [Survive by the Skin of Your Teeth], [Unconventional Turtle Soup Riddles], [Nontraditional Rule-Based Horror], [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story, Not Invincible] [Slow-paced, packed with details, and full of complex plot twists!] [Read at your own risk if that's not your thing!!!] I sat on a deserted street in the dead of night, listening to them whisper. I was a little confused. Wasn't I the only one here? (Instance 1: Prolonging Life) A bit lon 27kReads7.9Score3.3kShelves
36. 36 暗 Hunting Killers in the Dark River: The 1998 Mystery Reopens 暗河追凶：1998谜案重启 Dawn and Gentle Breeze熹微和风Mystery547k WordsCompleted 6.9kReads8.9Score714Shelves
37. 37 无 Infinite Haunting Realms: I Can See Through Lies 无限诡域：我能堪破谎言 The Civil and Polite Mr. Xue文明礼貌雪某Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow]+ [No Romance]+ [Original Instances]+ [Mild Horror]+ [Ghosts Kill People]+ [Ghosts in Every Real-World Instance] “Ghosts cannot be killed.” “Humans cannot fight ghosts.” “Ghosts each have their own rules for killing.” A mysterious letter. A door that leads to the unknown. When Li Yu opened the door, one eerie instance after another awaited him. This is the [Ghostly Domain], a world of vengeful ghosts! Will you die in confusion, or be reborn from a nightmare? 155.1kReads8.3Score24.8kShelves
38. 38 双 Twin Haunting: My Brother Is Actually a Corporeal Ghost 双生诡怨：我哥竟是实体鬼 Crossing Snowy Cold Mountain at Night夜渡寒山雪Mystery589k WordsOngoing [No romance] [No female lead] [Mystery and supernatural] [Mild horror] [Traditional setting, no cultivation] P.S. Younger brother: Chen Xing. Older brother: Chen Yan. The older brother is a ghost. He has long hair early on, so if that bothers you, please don’t read... The twins were born fifteen minutes apart, yet their fates turned out to be worlds apart. One of them was... an omen of great misfortune. A secret lies hidden in the attic. Inside, there’s a coffin. Who is lying in it? Is it me? Wh 988Reads8.8Score163Shelves
39. 39 规 Rule-Based Survival: I Can Foresee Death 规则求生：我能预知死亡 Love Drinking Lattes爱喝拿铁Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow, mild horror, terrifying dungeons, no romance, survival, not a saintly protagonist] One night, Chen Feng was walking through an abandoned park after finishing his shift at the crematorium when something strange happened. There was clearly no one behind him, yet he heard faint footsteps. At first, he thought he was imagining things, but when he listened closely, the footsteps were still there, gradually drawing nearer. They sounded as though they were deliberately mimicking his own 22.3kReads7.6Score2.2kShelves
40. 40 当 When a Workaholic Transmigrates into Uncle Nine's World 当卷王穿进九叔世界 Strawberry-Flavored Orange Peel橘子皮草莓味Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing (Reborn in the womb + no golden finger + no romance + episodic stories) The only addition is a protagonist, Ninth Uncle’s adopted daughter. Ninth Uncle gets plenty of scenes, and every character has a part to play. The protagonist isn’t invincible and has no cheats. Mostly everyday life, with little coverage of feng shui. This is my first time writing, so the prose may not be very good. 6.6kReads9.4Score545Shelves
41. 41 灵 Hearse 灵车 Wild Goose Before the Hall堂前雁Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted A hearse is a vehicle used to transport coffins or urns. You could also call it a vehicle exclusively for the dead. I was a bus driver for four years, and for all four years I kept a secret bottled up inside. Now I'll tell you firsthand about the terrifying things that happen on trains, things you don't know about. Maybe you've never heard of hearses being converted into buses, but the buses you've ridden may not have carried only the living... 1.5kReads8.0Score131Shelves

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42. 42 规 Rule Horror: Starting in Bikini Bottom 规则怪谈：从比奇堡开始 The Trapped Minion被困住的吗喽Mystery862k WordsOngoing [Entirely Original Story + Supernatural Invasion of Childhood Cartoons + No System, No Cheats] In this book, the rules are absolutely correct. There are no false rules. Love is the only weapon against “corruption.” The moment Wu Nao wakes up, he sees a piece of paper covered in crookedly written rules: 1. From now on, remember that you are Patrick Star. Don't forget… 2. Do not go jellyfishing with SpongeBob unless absolutely necessary. 3. Gary the Snail cannot talk. 4. Squidward is always gloomy 2.8kReads8.9Score342Shelves
43. 43 惊 Thriller Game: I Can Eavesdrop on Ghosts 惊悚游戏：我能偷听鬼话 A-Tian, Have You Updated Yet?阿天你更新了吗Mystery793k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow] [No Female Lead] [Light Horror] [Multiple Twists] Six months ago, a blood mist sealed off Nandu City, trapping its ten million residents inside. Strange beings invaded the fog, and one abnormal incident after another unfolded. Lin Xu has no idea why he appeared in this city. A strange game appeared at the same time, forcing him to enter a horror instance every seven days, where death was all but certain. But the items he obtained in the game could be used against the strange enti 21.4kReads7.0Score2.2kShelves
44. 44 4 Route 44 Ticket Seller 44路售票员 Wild Goose Before the Hall堂前雁Mystery997k WordsCompleted In 2005, an 18-year-old bus conductor mysteriously dropped dead on the bus. The cause of death was unknown. In 2009, a last bus hit and killed a pregnant woman at an intersection, even though its brakes had not failed. In 2014, a woman suddenly pulled out a sanitary pad on the bus and slapped the driver in the face with it, despite showing no signs of mental illness. On the last Route 44 bus, I've seen far too many strange and bizarre things, and heard all kinds of spine-chilling rumors. Unless 60Reads6.3Score—Shelves
45. 45 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
46. 46 灵 The Haunted Hearse 灵车诡事 Er San二三Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted I'm an ambulance driver for the dead. When I first started the job, Third Master told me a few rules every hearse driver must follow. Then one day, to pay off my loan, I transported a bizarre corpse... 316Reads6.6Score—Shelves
47. 47 午 The Midnight Pawnshop: The Living Must Keep Away 午夜当铺，活人回避 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery4.0M WordsOngoing [Traditional Supernatural Horror] [Chinese Folk Customs] [Unorthodox Trade] [Tales of Evil Objects] [No Romance] This is a strange pawnshop that deals exclusively in sinister objects with special value! When something goes against the natural order, evil must be at work! Some things simply should not exist in this world! Coins stuffed into the mouths of the dead, an executioner's blade, grave mushrooms, flesh lingzhi, Kunlun fetuses... Evil objects can harm people, but they can also help them! T 277kReads9.4Score23.7kShelves

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48. 48 恐 Horror Survival: It Begins When I Move Into a Hotel for the Dead 恐怖求生：从住进死人旅馆开始 Man Shisan蛮十三Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted My inn caters to the dead! Want a room as a living person? That depends on whether your life is tough enough! I don't want money. I want haunted objects, and the more vicious, the better! And no matter what kind of deity you are, take my advice: don't go near Room 207! Otherwise... you'll have to deal with the consequences! 45Reads6.7Score—Shelves
49. 49 诡 Grimm's Fairy Tales, Reimagined as Horror 诡异格林童话 Uncle Demonic Aura妖气蜀黍Eastern Fantasy433k WordsCompleted Lin En, a folklore graduate student, wakes up in another world only to be swallowed by a tide of rats from the start! At the brink of despair, his research notes on Grimm’s Fairy Tales, which he’d brought along, transform into a golden finger: the [Book of Truth]! [Warning! The fairy-tale incident “The Pied Piper” is about to occur!] [Truth erosion initiated... “Piper” erased! New entries revealed: “Astral Worm,” “Sonic Neural Control”!] When the whole town hails the Pied Piper as their savior, 20Reads8.2Score—Shelves
50. 50 阴 The Underworld Detective 阴间神探 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 73.7kReads9.4Score8.8kShelves

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