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. 801 刑 Major Crime Investigation Files 刑侦大案录 A Life Like a Probe探似人生Mystery3.8M WordsCompleted 6.5kReads6.9Score424Shelves
2. 802 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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   [Shocking][Shocking][Shocking][Fear][Shocking]

3. 803 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 76.8kReads9.3Score7.8kShelves
4. 804 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
5. 805 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 107.3kReads8.9Score8.6kShelves
6. 806 恐 Horror Cinema: My Teammate Is Yukino Yukinoshita 恐怖影院：我的队友是雪之下雪乃 fh Black and Whitefh黑白Mystery475k WordsCompleted [The rating has only just come out, and it’ll rise later] [Infinite Flow] + [Mild Horror] + [Horror Dungeons] + [Anime Crossover, Multiple Heroines] “Welcome to the Nightmare Screening Room. Here, you’re not an audience member sitting in the theater. You’re a participant in a real horror movie!” Guan Hong accidentally stumbles into a bizarre horror theater. There’s no popcorn here, only endless survival missions and vengeful evil spirits ready to peel off your skin at any moment. First screeni 1kReads6.2Score104Shelves
7. 807 民 Folk Tales of Ghosts 民间鬼事 Wang Lanzhengjie王兰正杰6k WordsCompleted Tales of the Supernatural 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's a new book, you can check it out.

8. 808 o Office Ghosts: Don't Work Overtime office有鬼之不要加班 Plucking Plum Blossoms, Drunk in Luoyang且插梅花醉洛阳6k WordsCompleted There Are Ghosts in the Office: Don’t Work Overtime 91Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The first two are a collection of short horror stories, and the third is a thrilling and humorous urban fantasy novel. After reading it, I was too scared to turn off the lights and go to sleep at night.

9. 809 午 The Deadly Neighbor at Midnight 午夜凶邻 Plucking Plum Blossoms, Drunk in Luoyang且插梅花醉洛阳7k WordsCompleted The Neighbor from Hell at Midnight 121Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 810 西 The Secrets of Journey to the West 西游记的秘密 Plucking Plum Blossoms, Drunk in Luoyang且插梅花醉洛阳Mystery551k WordsCompleted Abyssal Murder Mystery: I Can See the Death Countdown Each scenario is a standalone horror movie, with cruel rules and a barrage of deadly traps. The protagonist gains the one-of-a-kind hidden talent “Performance Notes,” which lets him glimpse death warnings and hidden rules in the scripts. The scenarios draw on real urban legends and folk taboos, steeped in Chinese-style horror. The central mystery deepens layer by layer: Who created the Abyss Theater? Why did the notebook’s previous owner d 57Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 811 嫁 Married to an Evil Spirit: The Red Veil of Huaian Village 嫁煞：槐安村的红盖头 Call Me A Ling叫我啊凌14k WordsCompleted Married to a Malevolent Spirit: The Red Veil of Huaian Village —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Chinese horror can be savored.

12. 812 开 Strange Tales from the Start? But I’m Yang Jian! 开局聊斋？但我是杨戬啊 Drunk Cat Xiaoxiaosheng醉猫笑笑生Eastern Fantasy769k WordsOngoing [No System + Chinese-Style Horror + Time-Limited Transformation + Yang Jian + Extreme Contrast and Thrills] After transmigrating into the demon-infested world of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, Yang Jian runs straight into a century-old Painted-Skin Ghost that specializes in tearing out human hearts. There is nowhere to run! No System chiming in. No old master living in a ring. His only trump card is the Holy Erlang True Lord sleeping inside him, whose name sounds just like his own: Yang Ji 6.4kReads8.2Score627Shelves

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    What was once an ordinary resting place in the desolate countryside has become a haunt for monsters on a rainy night. As the protagonist enters this world rife with strange tales, danger immediately looms ahead. Relying on his special powers, he must contend with the lurking ghosts and monsters, embarking on a thrilling journey.

13. 813 十 Twelve Ghosts 十二鬼魂 Passing Through October路过十月34k WordsCompleted Twelve Ghosts 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The novel is very good, it's really enjoyable!

14. 814 雾 The Black Dog of Misty Mountain 雾山黑犬 Passing Through October路过十月13k WordsCompleted Black Dog of Mist Mountain 8Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 815 吃 Eat Mutton, Share the Sheep's Lifespan 吃羊肉，分羊寿 Entering the Inkstone, Emerging from the Mountains入砚出山10k WordsCompleted Eat mutton, share the sheep's years of life —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm back with more recommendations! These are two new books I just read. Everyone, go check them out and see if they have the same feel for yourselves.

16. 816 长 The Immortality Mushroom 长生菇 Lin Wuming林无名Mystery11k WordsCompleted When Mom was pregnant with me, Dad died in the bed of a young widow in the village. After the funeral, Mom wanted to leave the village. Grandma said our family had wronged Mom, and it was only right for her to remarry. She gave Mom all the money in the house. Before Mom left, Grandma stewed her a bowl of meat soup, adding two slices of meat for the first time ever. The meat was pearly white, smooth and tender, and the broth was rich and delicious. Mom asked Grandma what kind of meat it was. Gran 8Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 817 云 Yun Che: The Seven Lamps of the Paper Effigy Maker 云澈：扎纸人的七盏灯 Run Yu888润玉88812k WordsCompleted Yun Che: The Seven Lamps of the Paper Effigy Maker —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Runyu888 recommends "Yun Che: The Seven Lamp of Paper Dolls". The paper lamps hide the secret of ghost marriage. The seven lamps illuminate the eerie truth. Follow Yun Che to explore the terrifying world of paper dolls. Chinese horror is in full swing. Enter at your own risk if you are timid!

18. 818 浓 What Came Back from the Mountains When the Fog Rolled In 浓雾起时，从山里跟回来的东西 Inspired by the Pen, Flowers Bloom望笔生花16k WordsCompleted The Thing That Followed Me Back from the Mountains When the Fog Rose —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a rural setting, don't be fooled by the cover. The cover was assigned by the system, and I don't know why a horror story like this has a cover that looks like a romance novel. 😓 It's absolutely terrifying, making you feel like you're actually there.

19. 819 一 One Trait a Year, and the System Is a Major Villain 一年抽取一词条，系统是个大反派 Green Shoes Are Invincible绿鞋无敌Urban128k WordsCompleted [Entry Host + Villain System] On the surface, this is modern society, but beneath it lies a hidden supernatural world. After an accident activates the “Perfect Wife System,” the protagonist, Su Yan, discovers that he can earn superpowers by helping his wife, Lin Xue, win over other high-quality men. 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My superpower!

20. 820 我 My Superpower Makes People Instantly Need to Use the Bathroom 我的超能力是让人瞬间想上厕所 Green Shoes Are Invincible绿鞋无敌8k WordsCompleted My superpower makes people suddenly need to use the bathroom 121Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 821 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 728Reads7.1Score—Shelves
22. 822 不 36,036 Terrifying Stories You’ll Regret Not Reading 不看后悔的36036个恐怖故事 The Dashing Eighteen风流倜傥的十八Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Standalone Stories] [Paranormal Events] [Unbelievable] [Forest Spirits] [True Cases] [Rural Ghost Stories] There is no overarching plot. Each chapter tells a self-contained story adapted from the encounters of a shamaness who can see spirits, and the strange, gripping tales surrounding each young friend she meets. 314Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Each chapter tells a story—supernatural, horror, mind-bending, and logically challenging. Highly recommended! [Learned][Learned][Learned]

23. 823 天 Tianxuan Paranormal Affairs Office 天玄灵异事务所 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery541k WordsCompleted - [Infinite Flow + Urban Supernatural + Chinese-Style Horror + Folk Legends and Hauntings + Celestial Master Exorcists + Heirs to the Daoist Tradition + Heterochromatic-Eyed Heroine + Haunted House Tales + Episodic Stories + Folk Taboos] - Hidden deep in the bustling streets is an inconspicuous supernatural affairs office called Tianxuan. - No one dares touch the folk taboos of this world. Haunted houses are plagued by unsolved horrors, abandoned villages and ancient mansions seethe with resentm 1.2kReads—Score104Shelves

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    By day, they receive ordinary people plagued by supernatural phenomena; by night, they venture into the mountains, break into haunted houses, and slay vengeful spirits. The terrifying scenes are chilling, but the banter between master and apprentice provides a welcome respite. The plot is packed with engaging storylines, unfolding a series of interconnected bizarre cases. Thunder magic, talismans, and corpse-suppressing techniques take center stage, sweeping away various urban mysteries. A must-read for those looking for something to read and staying up all night!

24. 824 百 I Inherited a Funeral Shop During the Hundred Ghosts' Night Parade 百鬼夜行时，我继承了一家冥铺 Spring Breeze Through Willow Leaves柳叶春风Urban1.2M WordsOngoing Lu Ci thought all his grandfather had left him was an old shop on the verge of closing. Then, one rainy night, the first customer walked through the door and bought a stack of spirit money. The next day, that very “ghost currency” appeared in someone else’s account. From then on, the shop, open only at night, began receiving one unusual customer after another: some sought wealth, some wanted to buy a life, and some only wished to exchange something for a long-overdue truth. At the end of the lon 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you're currently experiencing a reading slump, you could try "During the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, I Inherited a Funeral Shop." The opening is quite captivating; the protagonist inexplicably takes over a "funeral shop," initially thinking it's just about selling paper money and performing funeral rites. However, the more jobs he takes on, the more suspicious it becomes—this shop deals specifically with "the afterlife." What's most interesting is that this book isn't a typical "leveling up" story; it emphasizes rules and the profession. Every job feels like walking a tightrope; many seemingly insignificant actions have hidden intricacies, and breaking the rules can lead to disaster. The overall atmosphere is also top-notch, not relying on sudden frights, but rather a chilling effect that seeps in gradually through the details, becoming increasingly unsettling as you read on. If you enjoy urban supernatural or folklore stories with a realistic feel, this book is truly addictive. However, I suggest not reading it alone at night. It's quite scary!

25. 825 义 Apprentice at the Funeral House: Records of the Dead 义庄学徒：问尸录 Li Zilin李紫嶙Mystery574k WordsOngoing In the twenty-sixth year of the Guangxu reign, corpse disasters erupt one after another. Chen Sanwen is born with the gift of “questioning the dead”: he can hear the last words of departed souls, yet is treated with contempt wherever he goes. The Maoshan Daoist priest Mao Xiaofang takes him to Guangdong, where he hopes to have him accepted as a disciple by his senior fellow, Lin Jiu, a legendary priest who bears the “Three Corpse Veins” and can suppress outbreaks of the undead across the land, —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's pretty good, the storyline is great, and I'd recommend it.

26. 826 诸 The Myriad Heavens Film Worlds: I Become a Sage Through the Unorthodox Path 诸天电影世界：我以邪道成圣 Mei Wuyong眉无慵Mystery333k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out, but it'll go up later!!] [Dark-path sorcerer + films from the heavens + fast-paced + scheming + ruthless] In the world of Mr. Vampire, kill Uncle Nine! Seize his Daoist arts! Subdue the zombie Ren Weiyong! In the world of The Seventh Day, Rebirth, subdue twin ferocious spirits and vengeful ghosts, and obtain the method for crafting the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls and the Five Elements Compass, a magical artifact… In A Chinese Ghost Story: The Eternal Love and The Devi 344Reads6.6Score—Shelves
27. 827 羽 The Feathered Deep 羽化深渊 Mr. Yezi D叶子先生DSci-Fi & Apocalypse869k WordsOngoing The story takes place in the modern East Asian coastal city of Linyuan. Linyuan is a port city plagued by year-round rain, industrial decline, and a mix of religions. It is home to: * Abandoned Taoist temples * An underground black market * A seaside altar * A sealed-off mountainous region * Folk villages * An old, quarantined psychiatric hospital * A secret religious sect left over from the Republican era Ordinary people believe the world is normal. But in truth, the world has been infiltrated 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story takes place in Lin Yuan City, a modern coastal city in East Asia. Lin Yuan City is a port city plagued by perpetual rain, industrial decay, and a mix of religions. Here you'll find: *abandoned Taoist temples*, underground black markets*, seaside altars*, secluded mountain villages*, a sealed-off old mental hospital*, and a secret cult remnant from the Republican era. Ordinary people believe the world is normal. But the true world is actually permeated by an ancient will from "beyond the deep sea and starry sky." [What?]

28. 828 我 My Sister Went on a Trip to Nanyang and Disappeared! 我妹妹去南洋旅游，就失踪了！ Meow Feng喵凤27k WordsCompleted My Younger Sister Went on a Trip to Nanyang and Disappeared! 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This story makes me feel like the surrounding small countries are actually a kind of Chinese horror 🧐🧐 There's a twist at the end, it's scary [shocked][shocked] Who would dare to travel to Southeast Asia now? Those places already have many strange and unusual folk cultures! [Fear][fear] A suspenseful horror story, [already added to my wishlist] I finished it in 28 minutes! 😎 The male protagonist picked up a red envelope on the roadside in Southeast Asia, [adding another book to my bookshelf] and was kidnapped and forced into a ghost marriage [fear][fear] He was searching for his missing sister. The twist at the end was so unexpected! [Fear][fear] I feel the author incorporated a lot of real Southeast Asian folk customs into this story. If you like this type of story, you can check it out. I started reading it while waiting for the bus or when I was bored, and I couldn't stop! It's really a bit scary! It's a bit like a true story [fear][fear][fear] 🧐🧐

29. 829 民 Notes from a Folklore Archaeology Team 民俗考古队手记 Chubby Tangyuan胖胖湯圆Mystery238k WordsOngoing The true experiences of Lin Ye, a 24-year-old graduate student in folklore. I went to the countryside with my advisor to survey funeral customs. On my first day in the village, I saw five words carved into the stone tablet at the entrance: “Do not enter the village at dusk.” The village elders taught me: If someone calls your name at night, don’t answer. A funeral basin must be smashed in one blow. When you leave the village, don’t look back. I wrote down each rule in my notebook, treating it as 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book can

30. 830 夜 Night Wanderer: Never Look Back at Three in the Morning 夜游神：凌晨三点千万别回头 Tsunami Loves Donuts海啸爱吃甜甜圈Mystery163k WordsOngoing [Urban supernatural + underworld ranks + survival in two realms + System binding] At three in the morning, never look back. Lu Chen picks up a [Night Patrol God Seal] and accidentally becomes bound to a divine office in the underworld! While everyone else sleeps, he traverses the netherworld, patrols the night, and hunts down ghosts. When the hundred ghosts roam, they bow before him; when dark forces run rampant, he suppresses them with a single gesture! Unsolved cases in the mortal world, secre —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Two pretty good horror novels.

31. 831 祸 The Cursed Car and Its Ghostly Road 祸车诡途 Kong Ming's Moon Lamp孔明的月亮灯Mystery445k WordsOngoing [Mystery and the Supernatural] [A Deadly Trial] [Truck Driver’s Weird Tales] [749 Bureau] [Chinese-Style Swordsmanship] [Folk Horror] [Fate] “Uncle Shi, hit the brakes! There’s something in front of the truck...” Screeeech! “What?” “Uncle Shi, you just hit someone!” “There’s nobody there. You’re seeing things.” “It was a kid! The truck bounced when we ran over him. We should get out and check.” “Wasn’t that just a speed bump?” Though Shi Guang was sure of himself, better safe than sorry. So he h 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Born with a cursed fate, destined not to live past 21, he sought to seduce a car involved in a fatal accident, hoping to break free from this curse. However, he unexpectedly fell into a new trap.

32. 832 重 Reborn Daoist: I Sweep the City Clean by Catching Ghosts 重生道士：我靠捉鬼横扫都市 Tsunami Loves Donuts海啸爱吃甜甜圈Urban183k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + suspense]+ [mysticism and the supernatural]+ [revenge and comeback] In my previous life, I devoted myself to Taoist cultivation, only to be betrayed by my lover and die at the hands of a vengeful ghost. Reborn at twenty, I awaken the memories of a Celestial Master, with Taoist arts powerful enough to reach the heavens! Malevolent spirits in apartment hallways, vengeful ghosts in old houses, urban hauntings, plots from the netherworld... Every evil spirit in the world bows before me! W —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 833 我 I'm Just a Photographer, So Why Do I Keep Seeing Ghosts?! 我就是个摄影师，为什么总见鬼！ Carefree Little Idler逍遥小闲人Mystery296k WordsOngoing [Original Work, First Release] [Supernatural Horror] [Mystery and Puzzles] [Chinese-Style Horror] [Folk Supernatural Tales] [Light Transmigration] Photographer Lin Shen set off alone for an abandoned old house in the wilderness, hoping to capture a supernatural series that could turn his career around. But he never made it out of the ravine. When he opened his eyes again, he had transmigrated into the body of another freelance photographer, He Xun. He made a living with a camera just the same, a 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist, who makes a living by taking photos, prefers to travel to remote ancient villages to find inspiration. One day, he accidentally comes to Wayaocun Village, and his peaceful life is completely shattered. The village hides human-faced evil tiles that have been fired for generations. The sound of the shutter will awaken the trapped ghosts. He is marked with a curse, and from then on, one supernatural event after another cannot be avoided on his photography trip.

34. 834 颠 I Turned the Classics Upside Down and Exposed a Plot to Hide Corpses Across the Three Realms 颠覆名著我揭露了三界藏尸大局 Snowflake Princess雪花公主124k WordsCompleted Stop letting the Four Great Classical Novels fool you. This is the real truth about the buried corpses of the underworld! Was the Three Kingdoms really a contest for supremacy? Wei, Shu, and Wu were clearly a burial ground for the souls of three talents, and all the heroes were tomb-guarding priests! Was Water Margin really an uprising at Liangshan? The 108 heroes were evil spirits who escaped from prison, and Liangshan Marsh was a holding ground for imprisoned souls! Was Journey to the West —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book doesn't feature ghost stories from mountain villages; it's Chinese-style horror.

35. 835 纸 The Paper Effigy Yama 纸扎阎罗 Headmaster of the Jianghu江湖校长Mystery231k WordsCompleted Before Grandpa died, he left me with a warning: a paper effigy maker must never make three kinds of figures. On my very first day taking over the shop, I broke every rule. I made a wedding dress for a girl who died violently, a filial son for a childless widow, and finally... a stand-in for a living person. Now all the paper figures I made come alive at night and gather around me, calling me “Master.” Outside the window, the girl who should have been dead for three years is knocking on the door. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Very good horror story

36. 836 我 My Neighbor Knocks on the Wall at 3 A.M. Every Day 我的邻居每天准时在凌晨3点敲墙 Ribbit Hahahaha蛙哈哈哈哈11k WordsCompleted My neighbor knocks on the wall at exactly 3 a.m. every day 7Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 837 戏 Playing With the Mortal World, Paying Homage to Ghosts and Gods 戏红尘，拜鬼神 Auspicious Day, Congratulations and Get Rich黄道吉日恭囍发财Mystery964k WordsOngoing ♦Deranged, erotic corpse fiction [Miaojiang-born eunuch opera performer] [Porcelain doll, Guanyin's face and a viper's heart] [Two protagonists, no CP and no female lead] [Everyone's here for a good time] [Folk horror] [Everyone is wicked] ♦The concise version [Opera Performer] is an actor who sings ghost operas and the head of an ancient clan. He's also a narcissist who believes in chastity above all and refuses to leave descendants. The ghost god worshipped by the performer is a porcelain doll 2.1kReads8.1Score419Shelves

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    Very bizarre? No romantic pairing, Chinese horror, Miao ethnic opera singers performing ghost plays, featuring a beautiful ghost who is inherently evil and only interested in doing bad things. Warning: Very bizarre.

38. 838 学 Don't Look Back During Evening Study at School 学校晚自习别回头 Ribbit Hahahaha蛙哈哈哈哈14k WordsCompleted Don’t Look Back During Evening Study at School 6Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 839 城 A Diary of Renting in an Urban Village 城中村租房日记 Fellow Daoist, Wait Up, I'm Broke道友留步我没钱Urban324k WordsCompleted Goofy comedy + Buddhist and Taoist teammates + episodic mysteries + an overarching mystery. Eat, sleep, and save the world on the side. Shen Wuyou moved from a shabby little apartment with 1,200 yuan rent to an even shabbier, tinier place that cost 600 yuan. He only cared about one thing: it was cheap. People online said the place was unlucky and anyone who moved in would have bad luck. He didn't care. Unemployment, a breakup, and illness? He didn't have a job, a partner, or a weak constitution, 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's well-written, especially the characters' personalities and thoughts are clearly presented, and the human nature is vividly portrayed. The more you read, the more you want to read on.

40. 840 暴 Rules of the Rest Stop on a Stormy Night 暴雨夜服务区规则怪谈 Ribbit Hahahaha蛙哈哈哈哈15k WordsCompleted Rules of the Rest Stop on a Stormy Night 5Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 841 我 I Came from the Underworld to Deal with Those Who Defy the Rules 我从地府来，专治规则不服 Ribbit Hahahaha蛙哈哈哈哈33k WordsCompleted I Came from the Underworld to Make the Rules Behave 1Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 842 鬼 The Ghost Sedan Comes Calling: I Use the Record of All Spirits to Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 鬼轿迎门：我靠万灵录镇百诡 I Am the Knife-Peddler吾名赊刀人Urban326k WordsOngoing Passionate + ensemble cast + episodic arcs + thrilling + heartbreaking + twists + playing the fool to catch the tiger off guard I transmigrated into a high-martial world! On my eighteenth birthday, I wished that I would never dream again. Just after midnight, a blood-red ghost sedan burst through the door. Paper figures led the way, paper money paved the road, and pallbearers in burial shrouds forced me into a ghost-marriage realm. My neck was broken, my heart torn out, and my hair turned white 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist, who was born with a special constitution that combines Yin and Yang, was just an ordinary college student. However, due to his special fate, he was relentlessly entangled by a vengeful spirit from a ghost marriage. He was almost killed by having his heart ripped out. He relied on the ancient book, the Record of Ten Thousand Spirits, to resolve the deadly situation and gradually subdue the spirit to stabilize his own soul.

43. 843 总 The CEO's Wife Can Catch Ghosts 总裁夫人会捉鬼 Tang Yazhen唐娅真Modern Romance363k WordsOngoing Today is the Guihai day of the Jiazi month, when the Snake clashes and the west is inauspicious. Nothing should be attempted. Yin energy is at its strongest, and the living would do well to stay away. Yet on this day of ghostly sacrifice, I am about to marry a man who won’t live past twenty-five: Gu Tingzhi. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Whether I'll dare to go to the bathroom after watching it is hard to say, but it's quite scary. It's fast-paced, which I quite like.

44. 844 民 Folklore and the Supernatural: My Campus Crush Is a Fox Demon 民俗灵异：我的校花学姐是狐妖 Mr. Eight Apertures八窍先生Mystery184k WordsCompleted [First-person narration + talking to myself + pure romance + supernatural + beast-girl] My name is Lin Mu, an utterly ordinary sophomore in high school. My only hobby is studying folk legends, and I dream of becoming a novelist. I thought my life would consist of skipping class to play video games and documenting weird internet stories, until one day, at an internet cafe, I saw Su Yu Jue, the aloof upperclasswoman who had everyone at school talking, with a pair of fluffy fox ears sprouting from 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I wrote this myself. It's the beginning, without a system or cultivation theme; it's based on my own personal experiences.

45. 845 七 I Became a Yin-Yang Master's Disciple at Seven and Read the Signs in Northeast China 七岁拜师阴阳先生，我在东北看事 Night Sea, What a Sigh夜海可叹Mystery139k WordsOngoing When I was seven, my fate was rewritten. Something evil had entered our home, so I became a disciple of Liu Ye, a folk master. From the start, I ran into a rat spirit, and my mother was cursed with a Gu from the Miao borderlands. At seven, I became his apprentice and braved the supernatural dangers of Northeast China. From then on, I went from village to village, reading fortunes, dispelling curses, guiding souls, and capturing ghosts. Haunted houses in mountain villages, strange happenings in g 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a new work by an artist. Please be kind and offer your comments and suggestions. Thank you!

46. 846 缺 The Ruthless Female Sect Leader: Hunting Ghosts in the City 缺德女掌门：都市捉鬼杀疯了 Xu Jin, Who Loves Sweet Potato Dessert Soup爱吃红薯糖水的徐津Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted Zhong Yunxi is a first-year student at Longhua University on the surface, but in secret, she is the 336th leader of the Maoshan sect! She inherited all the secret arts of Maoshan. Her compass can locate evil spirits and track food deliveries, while her talismans can drive out ghosts and boost Wi-Fi. With her shameless Taoist tricks, evil spirits wail for their mothers and scumbags fall to their knees! She starts livestreaming fortune-telling to earn tuition, only for haters to mock her as a “fir —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Zhong Yunxi leads her team in a live ghost-catching operation, battling a black-clad Ajarn and the source of all evil. Relying on Maoshan magic and the Xuanyuan Mirror, they break through the barriers across realms, making the battle between good and evil high-energy from start to finish!

47. 847 梦 The Strange Records of the Dream Mirror 梦镜诡录 Xu Jin, Who Loves Sweet Potato Dessert Soup爱吃红薯糖水的徐津Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted The lingering dread of waking from a nightmare becomes a chilling feast of suspense! Inspired by fragments of the author’s own dreams, this collection expands those haunting, inexplicable scenes and connections into a series of distinct yet subtly interconnected horror stories. Dreams are the starting point for every story, from the eerie bond of two souls sharing one body and the horror of a mirror ghost stealing someone’s body, to the lethal gaze of a giant deep-sea phantom jellyfish, the cur —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 848 镇 Exorcism Records: The Supreme Judge of Yin and Yang 镇鬼实录：阴阳第一执宰人 Three-Year Fish三年鱼Mystery181k WordsOngoing [Traditional supernatural horror + ghost hunting + no romance] The city is full of tricks. I want to go back to the countryside. After losing his job, Jiang Bai returns to his rural hometown, only to find that a wicked spirit has begun tearing out people’s hearts. More and more villagers are being killed, and the whole village is helpless. Ignoring his late grandfather’s prohibition, he inherits his grandfather’s legacy and enters the world of the mystic arts. In a once-quiet town, accidents kee 80Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Supernatural horror, ghosts and monsters, recommended viewing.

49. 849 城 A Village of Fog, a Tomb in the City 城里雾村中墓 Beneath the Plane Tree悬铃木下Mystery157k WordsOngoing Hello, everyone. These are strange, uncanny stories told in a first-person style, each one a standalone tale. Have you ever heard that certain corners of a city are actually the boundary between two dimensions? One accidental wrong turn lets an ordinary person catch a glimpse of another world. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This collection of horror and supernatural stories is quite enjoyable.

50. 850 道 In Taoist Robes: I Counsel Students, Then Spirits 道袍加身：劝完学生劝鬼神 An Zai Xiaozi安仔小子Mystery155k WordsCompleted An art teacher unexpectedly becomes a Taoist exorcist. The colors in the classroom give way to the cinnabar of talismans, and one supernatural incident after another, once dismissed as impossible, begins to unfold. All the ghost stories he had heard were never mere fabrications. Beyond the mist where yin and yang meet lies a truth far more terrifying than anything on canvas. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Isn't it just this book?

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