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. 301 规 Rule Horror: Beware Your Roommate's Girlfriend 规则怪谈：请小心你室友的女友 Half a Liang of Salt盐巴半两Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [No heroine + not wish fulfillment + not invincible + unsettling + horror + suspense + plot-driven] [The livestreaming element is only a tiny part of the story. The focus is on horror and suspense, so feel free to dive in] There are only two people left in your school dorm: you and your roommate. Your roommate suddenly brings home an incredibly attractive person they met online, leaves you some money, then hurries off. Now you're alone in the room with your roommate's gorgeous online date... Wou 35.9kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves

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   The first book features a calm, collected, and decisive protagonist, He Gu, who is not overly sentimental but decisive and intelligent. There is no female lead in this book. The second book is not an invincible novel and does not have a system. The protagonist is also intelligent. This novel is in a horror style; those who are easily frightened should not read it.

2. 302 集 The Soul Collection Record 集魂录 Hidalgo伊达尔戈Mystery2.8M WordsCompleted Yao Yinsheng had never seen her grandfather, not even once. But she had been able to see spirits since childhood, and after witnessing the Black and White Impermanence spirits seize a soul when she was eight, she began having strange dreams. In them, an old man would often say to her kindly, “I’m your grandfather!” Regardless of whether Yao Yinsheng wanted him to, the old man taught her all sorts of things in her dreams. Then, when she turned eighteen, he suddenly produced a booklet and asked wi 235Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Pure horror, no cultivation, no saintly protagonists, a satisfying read for the main character to enjoy.

3. 303 循 The Loop 循环 Drunken Seventh Master醉了的七爷Mystery133k WordsCompleted From losing everything to striking it rich overnight, Wang Hao wins at the gambling table for five days straight. But there are no free lunches, and in the end, his greed will make him pay a terrible price! In a single night, Wang Hao vanishes without a trace. Awei, Wang Hao's friend, reports him missing to the police, then secretly investigates his whereabouts. Unexpectedly, one eerie incident after another follows! Someone who died more than twenty years ago reappears! As he digs deeper, he di 246Reads8.3Score—Shelves
4. 304 什 What Do You Mean I Became a World-Ending Urban Legend? 什么叫我成了灭世级怪谈？ Wild, Bold, Cool, and Flashy Shark狂拽酷炫鲨Mystery277k WordsOngoing [No Female Lead] [Mild Horror] [Turns Into a False Person in One Chapter] [The Protagonist Is a Pure Monster] Su Yuan transmigrated to a bizarre world rife with danger. Here, everything from horror legends had become real: false people, vengeful spirits, old gods hidden beneath the ocean... And an official organization lurking in everyday life: the Cleanup Bureau. This was an age of despair. With urban legends becoming reality, ordinary people could hardly fight back, and even the authorities we 270.7kReads8.3Score45.9kShelves
5. 305 诡 Eerie: A Dog from the Start, Gear You Scavenge 诡异：开局一条狗，装备全靠捡 I Love Watching the Show我爱围观Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [The rating just came in, and it will rise later] [Apocalyptic Awakening] [Stat-Allocation Sequence] [Horror Survival] [Extreme Combat Style] Terror descends upon the world, and a Black Tide begins to devour cities. The uncanny, demons, monsters, forbidden artifacts... Human life is as worthless as grass. People struggle to survive by any means. In an apocalypse of endless terror, the only way to stay alive is to awaken and become part of a Transcendent Sequence! Others awaken as doctors, surviv 464.5kReads8.5Score51.3kShelves
6. 306 集 Soul Collection, Volume Two 集魂录二 Hidalgo伊达尔戈Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted A pair of golden eyes, a whip, and a book. Bearing a new mission, Yao Yinsheng sets out to find a secret realm, a place that inspires longing yet no one has ever explored. The Soul-Gathering Record has returned to her hands, more mysterious than ever. Greater challenges and darker sides of human nature begin to emerge. Where, exactly, does hell lie? 24Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 307 致 Deadly Haunted Grounds: The Death Countdown Begins! 致命诡地：现在开始死亡倒计时！ Dong Yu东鱼Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + horror instances + survival + mild scares + no romance] The curse of the Bronze Ghost Mask descends. Those chosen must embark on one deadly journey after another. Time is running out, and death is drawing near. Who will make it out alive this time? [The B&B Butcher] In a creepy old house, ghostly figures appear whenever night falls. Anyone who enc 28.6kReads8.5Score2.9kShelves

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   These two books are quite good. They are definitely worth reading.

8. 308 我 I Have a Hypnosis App for Female Ghosts 我有一个女鬼催眠APP As Long as the Green Hills Remain苟得青山在Mystery545k WordsOngoing Qin Ming meant to download a hypnosis game app, but ended up with a female ghost hypnosis app instead. As he gazed at the app’s dazzling array of female ghosts he could romance, then watched one actually appear in the real world, he fell silent. If he wanted to stay alive, he had no choice but to romance the female ghosts! Female Ghost Hypnosis App: Activate! 202kReads8.5Score27.1kShelves
9. 309 身 As a God, I Expose Every Mystery in the World 身为神的我揭露世间一切神秘 It's Lanying, You Know是岚鹰捏Mystery314k WordsOngoing (Mysterious creatures + livestreaming + episodic stories + gore + mild horror) Above countless universes lies the boundless Realm of Void. They say only beings that have broken through the limits of the universe are qualified to enter. Ye Qingchi served as a divine official, maintaining the Realm of Void for 97.14 million years. But disaster struck without warning, and she was wanted by the new city lord. Outmatched, she had no choice but to flee with her best friend Mu Tianrou to a remote unive —Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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   This book brings monsters born from humanity's deepest fears to life. The author's depiction of the monsters' various characteristics is incredibly vivid and detailed. It's a great read and definitely worth following.

10. 310 邪EN The Evil God Is Stunned: Are These Players Even Stranger Than Me? 邪神懵了：这群玩家比我还诡异？ I'm a Pastry Pro我时糕手Eastern Fantasy875k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to a world overrun by the uncanny, Lin En discovers that he has become a backwater fake god, his divine power depleted and his existence about to fade away. Outside the church, indescribable monsters are pounding on the door. The desperate countdown has begun. To save himself, Lin En grits his teeth and fabricates a full-dive VR game called Ancient Gods Awaken, summoning a group of hardcore players from Blue Star to serve as his followers. He thought the players would cower 759kReads9.0Score136.9kShelves
11. 311 恐 Tales of Terror from a Mountain Village 恐怖山村怪谈 Year After Year, Willow Colors in the Wind年年柳色风Mystery245k WordsOngoing Terrifying nightmares, bizarre curses, uncanny deaths. Taoyuan Bay is a beautiful place, but day or night, the moment you are alone, a strange atmosphere quietly closes in around you. Told from the perspectives of the protagonists Tian Yuan, A Yun, Luo Lin, and the little fox, this story unfolds the mysteries of a graveyard curse, bizarre deaths, and uncanny nightmares. Let me tell it to you, slowly. 50Reads—Score125Shelves
12. 312 全 Zombies Descend Across the World, and You Say the Taoist Class Is Useless? 全球僵尸降临，你说道士序列没用 A Lamp for the Bright Moon一盏明月灯Urban1.4M WordsOngoing Purple-hair zombies, white-hair zombies, black-hair zombies, green-hair zombies, fur-covered zombies, flying zombies, wandering zombies, lurking zombies, unrotting-bone zombies, and drought demons… This is a world overrun by zombies across the globe! Xu Yi arrives in this world and awakens the Taoist path. But people accuse him of being inferior to those on the fire-element path. Xu Yi scratches his head and looks at his Dragon-Tiger Evil-Slaying Talismans, Golden Light Incantation, corpse-dr 257.7kReads8.8Score30.4kShelves
13. 313 诡 The Haunted Shroud 诡寿衣 24K Pure Goofball24K纯二Mystery414k WordsCompleted My family sells burial clothes. Every seven days, a woman comes to order a set. Only at the end did I discover she had been ordering burial clothes for all four members of my family. 1.1kReads8.8Score117Shelves

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    Recommended rating: The first one is truly terrifying; the Three Corpse Language and the Taboos of the Living are also quite scary.

14. 314 民 Folk Feng Shui Secrets 民间风水秘术 Unbelievably Proper正经的不得了Mystery248k WordsCompleted This story focuses on practical feng shui and fortune-telling. If you're looking for made-up drama, this isn't for you! Feel free to skip the first four chapters and start reading from Chapter Five. The adaptation will also start from Chapter Five, which should make it much easier to adapt. Thank you for understanding! (Traditional, no System, no wild flights of fancy, funny, not saintly! A technical, skill-focused story!) I was born in a poor mountain village. From a young age, I traveled aroun 27.1kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves

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    Come check out my Taoist novels!

15. 315 阴 A Decree from the Underworld 阴司有旨 Horseback Fishing骑马钓鱼Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing Before Grandpa died, he gave me a strange ledger. The first page bore four eerie characters: “Filed with the Underworld.” And the entries weren't sums of money, but “lives.” I used that strange ledger to collect debts and settle accounts on Grandpa's behalf, and it was as if I'd become a living judge of life and death in the human world. Somewhere beyond mortal sight, everything had already been decreed... 22.3kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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    Powerful, unfolding layer by layer, creating a strong atmosphere. The underworld collects debts, awaiting payment—Xu Zhang. Come, let it settle at first glance.

16. 316 轮 Reincarnation's Eerie Station 轮回诡站 The Heartless One忘心人Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing A cursed ticket leading to one horrifying incident site after another... A city shrouded in dense fog, obsessed with eradicating the very existence of "horror"... Passengers who vanish one after another, or are cursed for all eternity... Inside a dilapidated train, an amnesiac burdened by three curses awakens in the dim light, as a voice calling out "curse" sounds in his ears... "Welcome to Reincarnation Station! Passengers aboard the train, please pay attention... The next stop is... Corpse Pai 167.9kReads8.8Score17.9kShelves
17. 317 阴 The Yin-Yang Exorcist 阴阳摸诡人 Mushroom Stewed with French Fries香菇炖薯条Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted I have two mothers, and neither of them is alive. The moment I was born, a heavenly dog swallowed the moon, blood rained from the sky, every beast bowed its head, and ghosts wailed... 812Reads8.7Score101Shelves
18. 318 当 When the Uncanny Descends on the World, Death Is the End 当诡异降临世界，死亡即是终点 Qingyuan Vocational High School Prodigy庆元职高小天才Mystery2.5M WordsOngoing [Supernatural horrors descend + no System + fresh worldbuilding + survival + semi-infinite-flow + no do-gooder protagonist + not dark + supernatural abilities] In the best years of his life, amid the exuberance of youth, Su Yuan thought his days would remain peaceful and beautiful forever. Then a line of bloody text appeared on the blackboard during evening study. [In the silent night, a terrifying ghost appears outside your dorm room... How long will it take to kill you?] Everyone thought it wa 390.6kReads9.3Score43.5kShelves
19. 319 死 The Dead Man's Makeup 死人妆 Luo Xiaoqi罗小琪Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The old folks often say, “Men shouldn’t be born on the first day of the lunar month, and women shouldn’t be born on the fifteenth.” I was born on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, with the fate of an iron broom and a destructive bone marrow. The living despise me, and I bring death to my whole family, yet demons and ghosts have their eyes on me! Because of him, I also broke a taboo and became a woman of yin fate... To save me, my mother-in-law taught me the art of applying makeup to th 2.5kReads9.1Score333Shelves

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    I highly recommend it! The first book is a bit more supernatural, but the second book has more mystery. It's really good, highly recommended! Brothers and sisters, go for it!

20. 320 走 The Incense of the Underworld 走阴香 Big Cat Has Fish大猫有鱼Mystery908k WordsCompleted [Spirit Medium + Supernatural] The year I turned ten, my grandmother passed away. Not long after, I came down with a strange illness. Days of injections and medicine did no good, and every night I became unusually alert, often babbling incoherently. After five days of continuous fever, my parents had no choice but to take me to the countryside to see a woman they called Auntie, who they said could treat me. Here, “Auntie” didn’t mean a relative on my father’s side. It was the respectful title we 1kReads9.1Score170Shelves

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    I think the first book is great; I've read it three times already. The second book is based on the author's personal experience and true stories.

21. 321 邪 Evil God Moran! 邪神墨然！ Three Winds 11三风11Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted Why does the headless ghost in the hospital keep praying at midnight? Why does the skin-stealing ghost in the desolate mountain village wail without stopping? And why does the long-haired female ghost in the studio apartment shriek in the middle of the night? None of this is a distortion of human nature, much less a collapse of morality. It’s just that… someone’s having an episode! In an age when horror has returned and vengeful ghosts run rampant, Bai Yuan, dressed in a hospital gown, smiled ca 155.2kReads9.3Score16.3kShelves
22. 322 独 I Created Chinese-Style Horror and Ushered in the Age of the Supernatural 独创中式恐怖，我引领了诡异时代 Autumn Wind Enters Dreams秋风入梦Mystery779k WordsCompleted [Chinese-Style Horror] [Horror Designer] [Eerie Revival] A curtain of blood covered the globe, and the highly anticipated horror show Horror Designer went on air. The production team put out a call for horror works across the internet. Anyone whose submission was accepted could become a Level 1 Horror Designer and gain the power to fight the eerie entities of the Black Fog. And if you were lucky enough to make it through round after round and win the ultimate Fear Prize, you could become a god i 6.7kReads7.4Score550Shelves

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    Chinese horror is the best! The highly anticipated horror show, Horror Designer, has started airing and is soliciting works from all over the world. The mysterious oriental horror has scared everyone to death!

23. 323 偷 Stealing Faces 偷脸 Wang Big Hammer王大锤子Mystery785k WordsCompleted One day, a stranger added me on QQ and told me my girlfriend was a man. I called him an idiot. Then my girlfriend died, and when she died, she really did become a man. Her head had been cut off and sewn onto the neck of a male corpse... 225Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    Even in broad daylight, it's terrifying. Having read many horror novels, this one without ghosts is the scariest. Although the ending is a bit of a letdown, it's undeniably captivating and keeps you wanting to keep reading.

24. 324 诡 The Eerie Coffin Bearers 诡抬棺 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼丶Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Nine peaks, a sea of blood, mountains of bones... Murderous danger lurks everywhere. Every step is fraught with peril, and I never know how much longer I'll survive. It wasn't until I deciphered the nursery rhyme I'd heard when I became someone's disciple that I uncovered a shocking secret... 63Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    I'm so reluctant to part with them, they're all such great books.

25. 325 邪 The Uncanny One 邪门儿 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼丶Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted In the old days, bandit gangs had four pillars and eight posts. The foremost pillar was called the Heaven-Supporting Pillar, and its holder served as the gang's strategist. Since strategists tattooed goshawks on their chests, they were also known as Mountain-Circling Eagles. A Mountain-Circling Eagle is neither monk nor Daoist, yet can discern yin and yang, communicate with spirits, and foretell fortune and misfortune. Neither immortal nor shaman, yet can cast talismans, drive out evil spirits, 1.4kReads8.6Score154Shelves
26. 326 生 The Coffin of Life and Death 生死棺材 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted In our line of work, there’s a type known as the miscellaneous school. They follow unorthodox paths, dabbling in everything but mastering nothing. They have no sect above them and no helpers below them, and nobody takes them seriously. I’m an heir to the miscellaneous school, yet I turned their world upside down and left them in chaos. Only when I decided to retire did I discover a shocking mystery hidden within me... 486Reads8.7Score100Shelves
27. 327 韩 The Legend of Han the Blind Man 韩瞎子传奇 Tea Talk, Fan Hou茶语范厚Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted He was known as Han the Blind, a master of the secrets of feng shui and yin-yang arts. For decades, he roamed the lands beyond the Great Wall, known to everyone. He could read the heavens, the earth, people, and ghosts, yet could never predict his own fate. His life was beset by misfortune: orphaned by his father at a young age, he bore the burden of his sect’s rise and fall. Cursed with the Five Abuses and Three Deficiencies, he had love in his heart, yet was destined to die alone. This book re 2.5kReads7.2Score448Shelves
28. 328 白 Selling Clothes by Day, Sewing Corpses by Night 白天卖衣服，晚上缝尸体 Night Shadow夜幽影Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted [Traditional supernatural horror, folk terror, decisive and ruthless] I rented an apartment where someone had died, hoping to save money, only to be plunged into endless darkness... My terrifying girlfriend has a mouth full of sharp teeth and haunts me day and night; A headless vengeful infant on the highway frantically tries to steal people’s heads; A horrifying internet celebrity livestreams herself peeling off people’s faces, while the comments turn eerie; At a Cat Immortal shrine in a strang 51.9kReads9.2Score6.2kShelves

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    On the highway, a headless boy can never find his family. A female internet celebrity who, in her quest for eternal youth, will tear off her own face. Inside an unfinished building, a stern-faced contractor brandishes a knife every night, pushing for completion. And then there's the treacherous, wormhole-like place, teeming with glamorous women, where nightly revelry reigns. To survive, I have no choice but to venture into one bizarre place after another…

29. 329 无 Infinite Flow: Surviving the Game by Eating Fetal Dumplings 无限流：从吃胎婴饺开始求生游戏 Zhang Yu章余Two Male Leads110k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + horror + hilarious comedy + mind-bending puzzles + lots of sweetness] My name is Jiang Yunyin, and I'm an apprentice mortician. I never thought I'd die one day by “freezing to death in a bathroom.” After I died, I came to the Horror World. To be reborn, I began taking on the horror trials the System told me about. It was supposed to be just a survival game, but it was far more difficult than I imagined. A maternal and child health hospital where women's wails and babies' cries 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Two male leads, no female lead. (Please do not click if you mind.) Novel horror scenes, I guarantee you've never read anything like it before. And tons of laughs! I bet you'll be trembling under the covers one second, and laughing so hard you're pounding the bed the next. While this novel follows the infinite flow genre, it also incorporates elements of supernatural mystery and deduction. The sweetness is plentiful, the car is… ahem. (Blushing) The plot twists endlessly, a mind-bending experience from start to finish. Every sentence in the text is a clue. Join the protagonist in deducing the story behind the horror trials. Share your guesses in the comments section. Note: There's a prize for guessing! Character traits: A cold, handsome man who doesn't know how to express love VS a quirky, sarcastic king of words. If you don't like it, please be gentle with your comments; if you're not… please close your windows, especially your toilet seat, because I don't follow the usual path. [Almost crying] Honestly, I sincerely hope everyone will like this book. I will continue to update. If you like it, please give it a five-star review. The little octopus leaped into the air in a 360-degree arc, bowed deeply, and expressed its immense gratitude. [Makes a face][Sends a heart]

30. 330 人 Living in America, I Start with a Chinese-Style Haunted House 人在老美，开局中式鬼屋 Gongzi Qi公子奇Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted American Horror: Five people recklessly enter a haunted house, and none make it out alive; Chinese Horror: Five people recklessly enter a haunted house, and six people make it out; I’ll prove that all Americans are cowards! 616Reads—Score—Shelves

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    National Day Live Broadcast + Chinese Horror + Chinese Haunted House 👻👻👻👻 American Horror: Five people recklessly enter a haunted house, none survive; Chinese Horror [Adoration]: Five people recklessly enter a haunted house, six escape;

31. 331 怂 A Timid Beauty Is Doted on by Vengeful Ghosts in Horror Movies 怂包美人在恐怖片被厉鬼宠爱 Li lili Li里lili里Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Infinite Horror Sets + Growing Heroine + Thrills and Chills + Sweet Romance + Multiple Versions of the Male Lead] Shen Biezhi is chosen to be a paranormal actor and must continually enter horror films to play different roles. [The Haunted Hotel] In the 1920s or 1930s, a speculator brings his newly married concubine home to visit his family. Their car breaks down on the way, leaving them stranded at a terrifying hotel… Shen Biezhi plays the beautiful young concubine. She knows that before she wa 10.6kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    Since the birth of the game "Welcome to the Nightmare 👿 World," a new type of person has appeared in interstellar space. They have to constantly observe their surroundings when going to the toilet, dare not close their eyes while washing their hair or showering, and dare not stick their feet out of the covers while sleeping, for fear of 👻👻...🖤🌚😱😱🍀🌸🍀

32. 332 恐 The Horror Livestreamer 恐怖女主播 The Girl Who Swallows Ghosts吞鬼的女孩Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted My name is Yuan Junyao, a name that doesn't suit me at all. I've had a chronic illness since birth, and I'm so hideously deformed that tumors started growing on my face when I was little. My father left me when I was just three months old. At fifteen, I was blamed for my mother's death. Only my grandmother raised me and my stepbrother, who shared neither parent with me. But after an accident, I was offered up to a man who should never have crossed my path. To get revenge and see justice done, I 18.3kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves
33. 333 童 A Childhood-Nightmare Haunted House That Randomly Scares Foreigners to Death 童年阴影恐怖屋，随机吓死外国人 Chocolate-Covered Watermelon巧克力脆西瓜Mystery278k WordsCompleted Su Chen transmigrated to a parallel world and inherited a haunted house that was on the verge of closing down. The Horror System bound itself to him, allowing him to upgrade the haunted house. Ding! The Haunted Village of the Dead has been upgraded successfully. Ding! The Embroidered Shoes has been upgraded successfully. Ding! ... All those horror movies that had haunted people throughout their childhood were brought to life inside the haunted house. Just then, a group of foreigners with their p 122Reads5.5Score—Shelves
34. 334 无 Infinite Flow: I’m a Bug in a Horrifying Dreamscape 无限流：我在惊悚梦境当bug Zhang Yu章余Two Male Leads172k WordsCompleted [Mutual Redemption + Horror + Short Stories] A series you’ll regret missing. This book lets you witness the rotting depths of human nature. A chance to cleanse yourself of terrifying nightmares. Qing Huai embraces a legless, rotting corpse, strokes the skull of a mutant dog, and even kisses a zombie bride in a church… High-octane from the start, this story takes you into a very different world of fiction. 27Reads8.9Score—Shelves
35. 335 最 The Last Paper Effigy Maker 最后一个扎纸人 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted The art of paper effigies can bridge the worlds of yin and yang, perform rites for the dead, and summon the King of Hell. Cut yellow paper, weave bamboo strips: paper horses travel a thousand miles, and paper figures summon spirits. With one stroke to paint their eyes, the King of Hell appears, striking terror into all directions and sending ten thousand ghosts into hiding! By the time the art of paper effigies reaches Chen Mo, he is its last practitioner. He assumes this ancient, mysterious cra 16.7kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves

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    This author's books are all incredibly good, and the writing is exceptionally delicate.

36. 336 我 I'm a Horror Game Creator in the Interstellar Era 我在星际当恐游制作人 Xi, Who Doesn't Eat Seafood不吃海鲜的夕Sci-Fi & Apocalypse746k WordsCompleted [No romance, lots of game instances] Naili never needed much sleep in life, and even in death she couldn't find lasting rest, because she transmigrated to the interstellar age. The overdeveloped technology brought with it an incurable condition: emotional numbness. To save the growing number of patients suffering from emotional numbness, the Interstellar Federation strongly encourages the entertainment industry, hoping entertainment can awaken people's emotions across the stars. With Naili's arr 3.5kReads8.3Score393Shelves
37. 337 驾 Taming Ghost Pets: Chinese-Style Horror Scares the World! 驾驭鬼宠：中式恐怖吓哭世界！ Waterfall Xiaochuan瀑布小川Urban441k WordsCompleted [Ghost Control + System + Comedy + Passionate Battles + Pure Satisfaction + Overpowered + Absolutely Invincible!] No female lead, though there’ll be just a tiny bit of romance during his time at the academy... After a bizarre transmigration, Zhang Yang obtains the Ghost Control System! In this age of ghost tamers, Zhang Yang has the complete collection of Chinese horror at his fingertips, turning his life into a game with cheats enabled! Mother-and-child evil spirits, and deadly collisions betw 429Reads7.3Score100Shelves
38. 338 恐 The Haunted Teahouse: I Only Sell Objects of Ill Omen 恐怖茶馆：我只卖大凶之物 Lord Salted Fish咸鱼君Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted The world is divided between yin and yang. Some people do business with the living, while others trade with the dead. I deal in the business of the dead, but I don’t sell coffins, paper money, funeral clothes, or paper effigies. What I sell are things you’ve never seen before, things far stranger still… 31kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves

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    Who understands the value of these horror novels on Tomato Book? ① In an ancient and remote place, strange and terrifying events occur constantly. These bizarre events revolve around Hua Jiunan, and he is the focus of the horror—as the legendary, chilling Corpse Child.

39. 339 靠 You Need Me to Survive? I'm an NPC, Not a Player! 靠我存活？我是NPC不是玩家哦 Sui Sui Er岁岁儿Mystery782k WordsCompleted Wu Le is a murderous NPC in a horror game, rotating through different scenarios to "work"! Wu Le is free-spirited and willful. Deceiving players, playing tricks on them, and terrifying them are all part of her daily routine. Sometimes she likes to disguise herself as a player, getting a close look at the evil in people's hearts. She gives players hope, then crushes it completely, enjoying the look of despair on their faces. Other times, she plays the part of a proper horror NPC, hunting down pla 24.7kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves
40. 340 陈 Old Haunts 陈年诡事 Bamboo Shoot Bandit夺笋侠Mystery2.8M WordsOngoing There is only one disease in the world, and it's called poverty. There is only one kind of ghost in the world, and it's called a poor ghost. My name is Chen Xiaofei. I'm a high school sophomore who's both afflicted with the disease of poverty and a poor ghost. 31.5kReads8.5Score2.6kShelves

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    They're all pretty scary. To put it bluntly, the first one is about a poor ghost, the second is about a half-ghost, and the third is about a ghost. [Smirk]

41. 341 黑 Notes from Blackwind Pass 黑风口札记 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEEMystery705k WordsCompleted An aged, yellowed scroll of sheepskin and half of a broken meteorite jade entwine the fates of Lin Yan, a university history student, and Su Qing, a restorer of ancient jade. The mystery of their ancestors dying together at Heifeng Pass sends the pair into the deserts of the Western Regions, unaware that they are caught in a cycle of fate spanning three generations. Does the bronze compass point to the treacherous mechanisms of a prehistoric ruin, or to a secret their ancestors gave their lives 23Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    Calling all fans of positive energy and adventure stories, especially those who enjoy Tomb Raider Chronicles and Ghost Blows Out the Light! The captivating new novel, *Notes from Black Wind Pass*, and the related short story series, *Silk Road Jade Mirror*, are here! These are high-quality male-oriented novels that Chinese readers should enjoy, exploring the truth of the folk world. The suspense, supernatural elements, and mystery are incredibly engaging. You won't be able to put it down from beginning to end, and the imagery is vivid. Feel free to debate! If you have any complaints about the plot, please leave a comment—we're waiting for your feedback!

42. 342 伪 Strange Tales of the Impostors 伪人诡录 A Plastic Person一只塑料人Mystery720k WordsCompleted [Uncanny Horror + Lovecraftian Terror + Impostors + A Ghost Wife to Raise + Madness + Exorcism Through Materialism. No cultivation, no System. One heroine, but female supporting characters too. Read with caution if that's not your thing.] Think carefully about everyone you saw today. Can you be sure that “they” were all human? Don't panic. There's no need to answer too quickly. First, take a deep breath and try to recall the unnatural details. For example, someone repeatedly greeting you with th 4.8kReads8.9Score396Shelves
43. 343 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. 32.2kReads9.4Score761Shelves

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    These are all classic Chinese horror stories [fear][fear][fear]. I suggest you don't read them alone at night, you might get scared to death [shock][shock][shock]. A truly excellent book, worth reading [thinking][thinking][thinking][thumbs up][thumbs up][thumbs up]

44. 344 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Tale of Li Chongan, Jade Keeper 丝路玉鉴：守玉丞李崇安传 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE38k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Story of Li Chong'an, Keeper of the Jade 31Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 345 黄 The Golden Bait Project 黄金鱼饵计划 Ink Shadow's Return Journey墨影归途18k WordsCompleted [Modern mystery, dark crime, twist-filled power fantasy] Cornered with no way out, he came up with a plan: the Golden Fish Bait scheme. He deliberately posted huge amounts of fake gold online, posing as a wealthy recluse to lure greedy thieves to his door. He set up layers of mechanisms, surveillance cameras, and traps in advance, hoping to take the thieves down and get the money he needed to save his life. But once the hunters took the bait, everything spiraled out of control. The intruders wer 4Reads8.2Score—Shelves
46. 346 上 I Went to the Wrong Grave and Mistook a Female Ghost for One of My Own 上错坟，不小心把女鬼当成自己人 I'm Drifting Deep in the Sea我在深飘飘Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [One female lead, the male lead isn't invincible, not a wish-fulfillment story, supernatural, metaphysics. If it's not your cup of tea, please don't flame. This story is entirely fictional. The leads practice both Buddhism and Taoism. If you're the type to nitpick, read with caution!] “Year after year, I come to pay respects to my ancestors, yet year after year I'm still stuck working. I'm not happy over here, and you might be going hungry over there. Bless your grandson with a prosperous year, 18.9kReads9.2Score2kShelves
47. 347 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Lin Clan's Joinery Art and the Soul-Hanging Staircase 丝路玉鉴：林氏榫卯诀之悬魂梯 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE16k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Lin Clan's Mortise-and-Tenon Technique and the Soul-Hanging Ladder 7Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 348 马 The Maltese Falcon 马耳他之鹰 Dashiell Hammett达希尔·哈米特120k WordsCompleted One job, two murders, three groups on his trail, four factions. On a foggy night in San Francisco, private detective Sam Spade is drawn into a deadly con revolving around a priceless black falcon statuette. A beautiful woman, swindlers, hitmen, wealthy businessmen: everyone has an agenda, and danger lurks at every turn. When the truth strips away the disguises, and love collides with principle, he must make the most ruthless choice. No warmth, no redemption, just the truth, hard-boiled to the en 35Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Does nobody understand that part of horror novels? It's the feeling of being scared while reading, yet simultaneously wanting to read, peeking through one eye.

49. 349 劫EN Heavenly Calamity 劫天运 Dreams Adrift Through the Years浮梦流年Mystery21.6M WordsOngoing I was schemed against before I was even born. I was born with all five yin traits and naturally attracted vicious ghosts. A knowledgeable fortune-teller said I wouldn’t live past seven, and that after I died, someone would turn me into a blood-clothed child ghost to harm others. To save me, my grandmother arranged for me to marry a child bride, and I was able to live in peace... I’d been scraping by since childhood, and had long since grown used to enduring whatever came my way. But my grandmoth 12.3kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
50. 350 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The He Clan's Hydrology and the Shule River Valley 丝路玉鉴：河氏水文之疏勒河谷 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE15k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The He Clan's Hydrology and the Shule River Valley 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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