Looking for Realistic Folk Supernatural Stories 求那种真实的民间灵异小说

1. 1 让 I Asked You to Read the Feng Shui, Not Dig Up Their Ancestral Grave! 让你看风水，你刨人家祖坟？ Unbelievably Proper正经的不得了Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as "The Folk Feng Shui Secrets". [Supernatural + Feng Shui Master + Unmatched Skills + No System + No Saintly Hero] An old man dies full of resentment and is buried in a dangerously inauspicious ancestral grave. Disasters strike one after another on the day of the burial. Wang Nan, a yin-yang master, spots the problem and immediately tells the descendants to dig up the ancestral grave and choose a new feng shui site for a deep burial, only to discover that this was all part of a plot 317Reads8.9Score100Shelves

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   The first book has pictures to prove it, and it goes crazy starting in Chapter 4! The following books are also classics, and I highly recommend adding them to your bookshelf!

2. 2 玄 Adventures of the Mystic Sect 玄门奇遇记 Lloyd the Taoist Disciple道童劳埃德Mystery200k WordsCompleted As for me, I'm someone who really loves telling stories, especially true stories about the people around me. Even if you don't have a drink or anything to snack on, you're still welcome to come listen to my stories. 184Reads6.7Score100Shelves

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   Mainly a real

3. 3 恐 Horror's Edge: 100 Absolutely Terrifying Ghost Stories 恐怖边界：100个绝对惊悚的鬼谈 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery432k WordsCompleted [Standalone Stories + Supernatural Horror + Folk Customs + Feng Shui and Mysticism + Mild Frights + Shocking Twists] Horror tales beyond anything you could imagine. Each story is like a dark door swinging open, drawing you into moments that will make your skin crawl. Listen. A faint whisper, an indescribable shadow creeping closer. Danger by the river, terror in the cemetery, ghost babies in the maternity ward, evil headhunting magic, apparitions at the hot springs, a bloodstained umbrella... On 2.5kReads8.9Score192Shelves

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   This book is great 😨 It's the kind of horror that feels very relatable, the kind of kind that reminds me of things I experienced as a child—it's kind of scary. Plus, it's based on the author's personal experiences. If you're interested, you should check it out; it's very down-to-earth.

4. 4 民 Memoirs of a Folk Taoist 民间道士回忆录 Lu Huazhen陆化真Mystery570k WordsOngoing Everyone has a different path to walk at every stage of life. Just as people have periods of misfortune and prosperity, they also have ten-year cycles of good fortune. When your next cycle begins, it will mark a new starting point in your life. A folk Taoist priest is here with his memoirs, offering you a glimpse into authentic folk Taoism. 3.7kReads9.3Score702Shelves
5. 5 道 Reverend, Stop Pretending. I Know You Can Use Immortal Arts 道长别装了，我知道你会仙术 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery11.7M WordsOngoing At Zhongnan Mountain, people knew only that it was home to the Quanzhen Sect. Few knew that at its foot stood a dilapidated Taoist temple. That day, the people of Gujing Temple burst onto the scene. From then on, their name would resound throughout the land! 186.2kReads9.2Score13.7kShelves
6. 6 我 My Years as a Duangong Taoist Priest 我做端公道士那些年 Yang Jiaozhen杨教真Mystery145k WordsOngoing I was born in 2004 in a remote mountain village. The day my mother gave birth to me happened to be the day of a solar eclipse. I was purple all over and barely breathing when I was born. Everyone in the family said I wouldn’t survive, but my father refused to give up and rushed me to a major hospital in the city that very night. After more than a month of treatment, I miraculously pulled through. I was frail and sickly as a child, too, but I was lucky to survive. I thought I’d spend my life in q 159Reads—Score106Shelves
7. 7 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
8. 8 民 Folk Tales of the Mountain Wilds 民间山野怪谈 Pan Haigen潘海根Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted A lifetime spent roaming the martial world, telling tales of ghosts and strange happenings from the countryside. Stories of spirits and monsters in the wilderness have always been a staple of people's conversations over tea, and folk tales about mountain ghosts and gods come in every variety. There is a kind of extraordinary man who can help people choose burial sites and homes, divine life and death, reveal the secrets of fate, dispel evil spirits, travel to the underworld, save lives, and ward 1.1kReads8.9Score151Shelves
9. 9 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
10. 10 麒 The Divine Qilin 麒麟神相 Daoist of Jiangnan江南道长Rural Life3.8M WordsCompleted I was born with a Qilin by my side. To save me, my grandfather peeled off his own human skin and gave it to a nine-tailed fox. That day, dead trees bloomed again, and all the beasts came to pay their respects! 10.8kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
11. 11 灵 Paranormal Encounters: What I Saw and Heard 灵异事件之所见所闻 Poet Jingxuan敬轩诗人Mystery356k WordsCompleted No System + no transmigration + no power fantasy + no harem + no invincible protagonist + no sweet romance + no clichés + no female lead + no cultivation. Important notice: if this isn’t for you, don’t read it. If this isn’t for you, don’t read it. If this isn’t for you, don’t read it! Do you believe there are things in this world that science cannot explain? Have you ever experienced anything supernatural yourself? Treat the events in this novel as stories, and remember: Fear and respect the sp 130Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Speaking of honesty, I dare say mine is second to none [smirk].

12. 12 豫 Strange Tales from Western Henan 豫西诡事 X Half-ImmortalX半仙Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted You may think I’m telling a story, but these are things I’ve experienced firsthand over the past ten-odd years. You don’t have to believe me, but are you sure everyone you’ve met was human? Science can’t explain everything… 28.7kReads8.4Score3.6kShelves

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    The old man's mouth wouldn't close after death? Upon opening the coffin, they found his back riddled with steel needles—the murderer was someone close to him! The old man had passed away, and when they dressed him in his burial clothes, his mouth wouldn't close. The mortician, Brother Wu, struggled to close it, but on the day of the funeral, strange noises came from the coffin. When they opened it—the old man's mouth was open again! And that wasn't all. Just after the seventh day memorial, the entire immediate family had a recurring dream. In the dream, the old man's face was dark and blue, crying out, "My back is being pricked; I can't sleep peacefully!" Was this a ghost attack? Or was the feng shui of the gravesite bad? A master's words awakened the dreamers: "Can't sleep peacefully? It must be a problem with the gravesite; the old man is suffering!" When the coffin was opened again, everyone gasped: seven black steel needles had been secretly stuck into the old man's back! More terrifying than ghosts and spirits is often the human heart. Just how vicious was that seemingly kind neighbor who helped dress him in his burial clothes? 👉Click to read "Tales of Ghosts in Western Henan" and see how a folk master breaks this vicious "soul-nailing trap" and makes that wicked neighbor pay the price!

13. 13 午 The Midnight Gravekeeper 午夜守墓人 Rose蔷薇Mystery802k WordsCompleted A desolate mountain. An ancient tomb. A woman in white. A blood-red moon at midnight. A corpse monk on the move. I’m a high school senior. With the college entrance exam just around the corner, I suddenly came down with a fever that wouldn’t break and missed the test. After recovering at home for more than half a year, I found a job guarding the gate at a cemetery. Seeing how frail I was and how weak my yang energy was, Old Zhang, the gravedigger, found me a protector. But she wasn’t human. She 6.1kReads8.5Score324Shelves

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    🔥🔥Watch with caution if you're easily scared⚠️⚠️Zun Du is very scary. My hair stood on end when I watched it. The chilling feeling made me afraid to even go to the bathroom. You'll know how terrifying it is once you watch it!

14. 14 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
15. 15 民 A Collection of Folk Feng Shui Records 民间风水集录 Idle Clouds and Wild Ducks闲云野鸭Mystery5.3M WordsOngoing Also known as The Dragon-Seeking Secret: The Five Masters of Jingmen. Main characters: Tao Duoyu and Ren Shiyu; The Five Masters of Zhongzhou: Xiong Lei of the Northeast, Zheng Xuan of western Hunan, and Su Mei of Jiangnan; My name is Tao Duoyu. My master is Tao the Blind, the foremost of the Five Masters of Zhongzhou. Twenty-four years ago, he saved me when I was at death’s door, snatching fate from the heavens to extend my life by more than twenty years. Twenty-four years later, my master myst 2.5kReads9.1Score390Shelves

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    Don't watch it when you're alone at night.

16. 16 三 The Language of the Three Corpses 三尸语 Luo Xiaoyang洛小阳Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing You’ve heard of people who died with their eyes open, but have you ever heard of a dead person whose mouth wouldn’t close? His grandfather’s death turns the life of a broke college student upside down. A corpse glares, a soul is hooked; a corpse opens its mouth, and disaster strikes twice. As one bizarre incident after another unfolds, he accidentally discovers that there’s far more to it than ghosts… 69.1kReads9.3Score10.7kShelves
17. 17 恐 Terrifying Folk Customs: Starting with Red Paper Suppressing Spirits 恐怖民俗：从红纸压魂开始 Bitter Melon with Flower Crab苦瓜炒花蟹Mystery533k WordsCompleted Every night at midnight, my wife secretly gets up and makes offerings to a sheet of red paper. Corpse-driving, Gu poison, summoning souls from the underworld, feng shui that destroys families, and dark magic that prolongs life: it all began when I discovered my wife's secret. 2.7kReads8.8Score411Shelves

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    These are all very real folk ghost stories!!!

18. 18 山 The Yin-Yang Master of the Mountain Village 山村阴阳先生 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery589k WordsCompleted My brother came back from the dead, and I learned funeral rites to uncover the truth My name is Chen Xiaojun, and I live in a place in Northeast China called Kaoshan Village. One year, my older brother died under mysterious circumstances. His death was gruesome. Though he was only in his twenties, his corpse was as thin as a skeleton, with hair turned white! Even more bizarre, my brother came back to life in the funeral hall! To find out what had happened, I learned a few tricks from an old mast 11.6kReads9.2Score877Shelves

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    The terrifying scenes in this book were like an IMAX theater opening in my head! The visual impact is too strong, proceed with caution! 🎬

19. 19 我 My Years Running a Fortune-Telling Shop 我开命理馆的这些年 Lighting a Lamp and Listening to the Rain掌灯听雨Mystery955k WordsOngoing [Metaphysical divination, esoteric arts, thunder formulae, the Four Pillars of Destiny and feng shui, astrology, ghost hunting, folk sorcery, witchcraft...] This is the true story of a yin-yang master. How much do you know about the metaphysical arts? You may have heard of feng shui, the Four Pillars, Qimen Dunjia, and the Six Yao, but you may never have witnessed the true power of these arts of fate and divination. In the early 1990s, as interest in the Book of Changes surged, I formally took u 27.6kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
20. 20 民 Old Tales of Strange Happenings 民间旧诡事 Gray Matter灰白质Mystery399k WordsCompleted The woman in red who knocks on doors late at night, the soul-binding bones beneath the locust tree, the copper-bell curse in an old house in an abandoned village... These old tales of the uncanny, scattered across the countryside, are the idle chatter of old folks and stories sealed away by time... 39Reads—Score—Shelves

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21. 21 来 Come Listen to a Ghost Story! 来听诡故事！ Gray Matter灰白质Mystery270k WordsCompleted The chime of midnight is the switch that starts each story. Hidden here are 365 eerie legends from every corner of the world. Maybe it's the strange sobbing in the night-shift office during overtime, a stranger's long hair beside your pillow in an old residential complex, or a passenger in a white dress who vanishes in front of a cemetery. One short ghost story every night, tearing through the everyday facade to reveal the chilling truth beneath. Do you dare open this collection of midnight tale 34Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 起 Getting to the Bottom of Mind-Reading 起底观心术 Bao Erri鲍尔日Urban1.5M WordsCompleted When I was five, a fortune-teller said I’d be able to read people’s minds when I grew up. My parents thought I was a genius and spent the whole family’s savings to send me to school. But I failed the college entrance exam and became a fried-noodle vendor. That vendor later became a “Walking Encyclopedia,” all thanks to the saying, “In books, there are houses of gold.” You are not just who you are. You can become a different kind of dazzling light. Read a comment on the first page, and you’ll get 229.5kReads9.6Score66.4kShelves
23. 23 祖 The Patriarch Praises Me as a Fine Immortal Seedling 祖师夸我好仙苗 Wu the Half-Immortal吴半仙Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Beyond the Thirty-Six Heavens, above the Nine Skies, dwell the immortals. Immortals were once ordinary people too. The only thing that holds ordinary people back is a lack of resolve. My name is Shen Xing. My life has been full of hardship since childhood. I was destined to have no parents, no wife or children, no official position, and no wealth. I was born to be pitied. People said someone like me might end up a beggar one day. But my master said my fate was one in ten thousand. Even if I beca 15.2kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
24. 24 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

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    It's really scary; those with a weak heart shouldn't try it.

25. 25 不 Not a Daoist Priest, but a Mage 不是道士是法师 Little Fox, First Intentions小狐初心Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing Beat the drum and swing the whip. With a shiver, I emerge from the mountains. I open my mouth and speak like a human: I'm the half-mad Li Xiaoxian! Ever since I was born, bad luck has followed me everywhere. I've nearly died time and again. To fight against the fate laid out for me, I believed in the Lord, recited Buddhist scriptures, and even worked at a wholesale market. But Heaven played a cruel joke on me. Misfortune kept piling up until I became completely dazed and unhinged. Desperate to g 406Reads9.5Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book; it meets your requirements. It's based on true folk ghost stories, and the content is not only factual but can also be read as an encyclopedia of shamanistic practices. I guarantee you won't be able to put it down once you start reading.

26. 26 命 Destiny Opens the Door to Wisdom 命运开启智慧之门 Clear Current of the Ocean海洋清流Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Miner Lin Haiyang has a chance encounter that introduces him to the divination arts of the Book of Changes. Through persistence and selfless, tireless study, he unravels one age-old mystery after another, opens the door to wisdom, and embarks on a life enlightened by it. 15.4kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
27. 27 我 My Twenty Years as a Spirit Medium 我出马的二十年 Xiao Xiao Zhao Zhao萧萧曌曌Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing He cultivated his character deep in the mountains, then left his secluded cave to make a name for himself across the land. Over twenty years, he broke through countless barriers and witnessed countless things. This is the true story of those twenty years, meant both to introduce this industry to those unfamiliar with it and to share experience with fellow professionals. 9kReads9.4Score519Shelves

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    It's a real case, look at what I wrote!

28. 28 修 The Cultivation Investiture of the Gods 修仙封神榜 Light of the Dao道之光Fantastical Romance602k WordsCompleted In the Age of Declining Dharma, immortals and demons wage a great war. The Way of Heaven is the way of humanity. The survival of the Dharma realm rests in the hands of every one of us. This book is tagged as fantasy romance. The love in this story is the Way of Heaven's care for all living beings, and the righteous love that inspires them to work together to uphold its order. Cultivating immortality means cultivating humanity. The righteous path in this world is a rough one. 14.2kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves
29. 29 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 novels take horror to the extreme. When I read them, I felt short of breath and cold all over, as if I were being haunted by an evil spirit. It was so terrifying that I didn't even dare to go to the toilet. Anyone who reads them knows how terrifying they are.

30. 30 出 The Spirit Medium's Revelation 出马仙启示录 Great Immortal Huang, Who Loves Chicken爱吃鸡的黄大仙儿Mystery94k WordsCompleted I’m a shamanic practitioner from Northeast China, also known as a great immortal. These days, so many people get scammed and end up buried in debt, then go mad. It really worries me, though I also think they’re foolish. I’ll share my own experiences and stories from fellow practitioners to talk about Northeast China’s shamanic tradition, and warn people not to get scammed. (For special reasons, I can’t be too direct with ordinary readers, so I’ll express things obliquely.) 6Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Looks great, definitely worth watching!

31. 31 出 Tales of a Spirit Medium 出马仙往事 Cloud Road Faraway云路遥Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted “First, invite Hu; second, invite Huang. Third, invite Mang; fourth, invite Chang. Offer incense in the hall, and let all the immortals come forth.” With an entirely yin birth chart, I suddenly became the village's most despised madman when I was eight years old. Ten years later, I recovered from my madness and took charge of the Hu family's altar, one of the five great immortal clans of Northeast China. From then on, the Five Evils and Three Deficiencies followed me everywhere. I thought I had 32.4kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves
32. 32 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.2kReads9.6Score68.1kShelves
33. 33 一 A ’70s Housewife Unexpectedly Becomes a Spirit Medium! 一个70后家庭妇女竟然出马了！ Taro Milk Tea With Coconut芋泥波波椰奶Mystery216k WordsCompleted An ordinary housewife steps out of her chaotic life with her child and into the mystical world of spirit mediumship. She opens the door to a whole new world. The author draws on her own experiences, sharing knowledge of spirit mediumship that she has understood and compiled herself. Some events in the story are fictionalized or exaggerated as needed. Part of the material is drawn from the internet. Please do not imitate anything in the story in real life. All names are pseudonyms. I hope we can 157Reads6.8Score—Shelves
34. 34 我 I Read People's Fortunes 我是一个看事的 Xuan Xiao Hermit玄枵居士Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted (No harem, not a power fantasy, slow-paced, fighting monsters and leveling up) My name is Yu Xuanxiao. I was an ordinary person, but I was inexplicably drawn into a conspiracy and had no choice but to enter the Daoist sect and learn the art of talismans. By chance, I discovered that the source of it all was connected to a black fox from a hundred years ago. For the sake of my future, I can only fight alongside a group of like-minded companions, battling demons and monsters to the death time an 11Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 这 This Spirit Medium Is Pretty Powerful! 这个出马仙有点强！ Wu the Half-Immortal吴半仙Mystery3.8M WordsOngoing A piece of red cloth, three feet and three inches long. The old hall's people, the old hall's immortals. One day, when they emerge from the depths of the mountains, their names will spread far and wide! I was born in a rural village in Northeast China in the 1980s. When I was seven, a spirit medium said I was fated to suffer three calamities and eight misfortunes, and would one day become a horse-riding shaman. I didn't believe it, but hardship kept finding me. To make a living, I worked as a wa 148.7kReads9.7Score13.6kShelves
36. 36 我 I Work as a Test Sleeper in a Haunted House 我在凶宅当试睡员 How Can I Sleep Tonight?夜怎眠Mystery429k WordsCompleted [Supernatural horror only, one female lead (though I personally think there's no female lead), rule-based horror] There's a residential complex where every room contains a rule, and every rule represents a vengeful ghost. Never break the rules, because the ghosts will kill you. Never trust the rules, because the rules will deceive you. 143Reads8.1Score—Shelves
37. 37 不 The Unorthodox Horse-Riding Immortal 不正经的出马仙 Xu Gou'er许狗儿Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing Nine out of ten shamanic practitioners are frauds, and the other one is still cultivating. It’s both lucky and unlucky that I’m a shamanic practitioner who doesn’t cultivate immortality. I only like hanging out with my fox spirit companion, and I absolutely refuse to cultivate. 15.6kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
38. 38 活 No Living People Allowed 活人勿近 Lang Jiuxin朗九心Rural Life2.3M WordsCompleted [Inspired by real events, but the setting is entirely fictional] [No cultivation] [Supernatural horror only] The countryside is different from the city. Rural areas are vast and sparsely populated, with too little human presence to suppress what lurks beneath the ground. That's why ghost stories and strange legends keep cropping up. Ask anyone from a village in Sichuan, and they'll have plenty to tell you about supernatural happenings in the mountains and fields in years gone by. Some people 96.7kReads9.3Score8.8kShelves

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    I still prefer these short ghost stories; I'm easily scared, so I only read them during the day [facepalm]

39. 39 道 The Daoist Descends the Mountain: The Revival of Eerie Energy 道爷下山之诡气复苏 Xuan Mo Zi玄墨紫Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted The uncanny returns, throwing yin and yang out of balance. Ghosts and monsters roam by night, slaughtering people until the human world becomes a living hell. Everyone lives in constant fear. Only I emerge from a mountain Taoist temple. I cultivate the Great Way of Yin and Yang, wield the art of slaying the uncanny, and shatter all illusions and evil spirits. Evil spirits wreaking havoc? I will suppress them with Taoist arts. The uncanny tide spreading? I will cut it down with a single sword. De 9.6kReads8.3Score694Shelves
40. 40 民 Strange Tales from the Civil Affairs Bureau (Complete in 8 Volumes) 民调局异闻录（全8册） Er Dong Shuishou耳东水寿Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted The Strange Tales of the Bureau of Investigation series creates an entirely new world of suspense: a mysterious organization dedicated to uncovering the truth behind bizarre, uncanny, and supernatural events, and the world it faces. The stories are wildly strange and utterly captivating, with a witty, playful style and one suspenseful twist after another. Once you start reading, you won't be able to put them down. Throughout history, strange cases and evil monsters have always been dealt with by 37.4kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves
41. 41 湘 Tales of the Strange in Western Hunan 湘西异闻录 Qia Ling Little Taoist恰灵小道Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted [A friendly warning: This book has no System. It's funny and terrifying, with suspense and clever twists throughout, plus plenty of passion and brains. The more you read, the better it gets.] When I was four, I was kidnapped and taken to a cursed village to be sacrificed alive. A fox spirit risked her life to save me, and secretly pledged herself to me for life. To marry my fox bride, I venture deep into the Miao Valley, tread the Nether River Gorge, and walk the boundary between Yin and Yang. I 6.1kReads9.1Score593Shelves
42. 42 鬼 Ghost Messenger, Don't Run 鬼差你别跑 Jie Yu界玉Mystery877k WordsCompleted The sequel to "The Underworld Calls Me Little Mister", picking up perfectly from the final chapter of the first book. Hilarious ghost-hunting power fantasy! Every member of the main cast is an overpowered carry, and they won’t put up with even the slightest injustice! An invincible protagonist, with payback served the very same day! Packed with all kinds of superstitious trivia from Taoist classics, along with knowledge from the other Hundred Schools of Thought. 18.7kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
43. 43 民 A Notebook of Folk Taboos 民间禁忌笔记 Green Pepper and Shrimp青椒肉虾Mystery5.0M WordsOngoing I was born with a pair of snake eyes, and everyone at the forest farm said I was a demon child born of a snake. The night I was born, thunder crashed again and again. The next day, a huge, gold-scaled python was found dead from a lightning strike outside Laolingou. Something was squirming inside its belly. Master Sang sliced open the python with a single stroke and carried out a blood-soaked baby. He named me Lin Shisan. From that moment on, my fate was bound to Master Sang’s for life… 19.9kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    Have you ever watched "Raising a Ghost Child"?

44. 44 午 Midnight Fortune-Teller: Humans Keep Away, Ghosts Come Forward 午夜算命师：人回避，鬼上前 West of the Clouds云间之右Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted Everyone knows about fortune-telling, but have you ever heard of telling fortunes for ghosts? Just because you've never heard of something doesn't mean it doesn't exist. If you ever come across a fortune-telling shop with its doors still open in the middle of the night, don't go looking for excitement. Because the people waiting in line might not be people… 35.4kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves

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    This storybook is good.

45. 45 出 The Spirit Medium Qing Xuan 出马仙清玄 Beima Qingxuan北马清玄Urban2.3M WordsOngoing A strip of red cloth, three feet and three inches long. The old hall's people and horses, the old hall's immortal. Whip the horse down the mountain, and make your name known throughout the land. I was born in 1990 in an ordinary village in a northeastern province. When I was three, a great deity said I would one day take up the incense and become a spirit medium. I didn't believe in fate, but in the end, I did become one. Over the years, I've worked as a chef, served as a leader, and entered the 1.1kReads7.2Score103Shelves
46. 46 出 True Tales of the Spirit Mediums: My Ten Years Serving at a Ghost Hall 出马仙纪实：我供奉鬼堂的那十年 Four Happiness Pavilion四喜阁Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing My name is Zhou Tie. In this book, I'll tell the true story of my ten years running a spirit hall and serving ghosts. You've heard of spirit mediums... but have you heard of a ghost spirit hall? At eighteen, I established a ghost spirit hall and served ghost immortals! The presiding master was the sister my grandfather said had gone mad and died! This book has no female lead. It's not fantasy, and it's definitely not a cultivation novel! It's the true story of how I, born with an ominous yin con 84.7kReads9.6Score8kShelves

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    No female lead, real people involved, pictures included.

47. 47 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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    Absolutely gorgeous! [Shy]

48. 48 黄 Weasel Spirit! Do I Look Like a Human or a God to You? 黄皮子！你看我像人还是像神？ China's Famous Double Standard中国驰名双标Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted No specialist knowledge here, just a story. [A little horror + a whole lot of comedy + no female lead, no romance] When I was a kid, I took a nighttime shortcut and saw a weasel worshipping the moon. Remembering a story my grandma had told me, I worried it might ask me to grant it a title, so, on a whim, I shouted at it first: “Weasel! Do I look more like a person or a god to you?” The weasel froze for a moment, then said I looked like a dumbass! But from that day on, I really did become an idio 30.6kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

    Reader note

    I highly recommend a few stories that make up an acceptable level of horror; I also highly recommend several of Nicholas Tse's books—he's quite humorous.

49. 49 人 I'm in Malaysia, and I'm Going to Slay Ghosts and Demons 人在大马，我要斩鬼除魔 Tiger Who Eats Apples吃苹果的老虎Mystery422k WordsOngoing Moonlight flows like water, while daylight cuts like a blade. On the path to immortality, I slay the heavens' chosen ones. Clad in black, I grip the Tiger Soul blade, scale the heights of Cangwu, and stride across emerald waves. On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, the gates of the underworld open. When migrant workers venture abroad, they discover how dangerous the outside world can be. They encounter ghosts at ten thousand meters in the air, while the hot lands of Southeast Asia conceal 514Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A true horror story from Malaysia, the protagonist is incredibly intelligent!

50. 50 死 The House of Deadly Peril 死亡凶间 Nicholas Goudan尼古拉斯狗蛋Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted I work as a specialist crime-scene cleaner, tasked with cleaning up after murders, suicides, and accidental deaths. I’ve seen more than my share of partings and grief, as well as the other side of death. Then, on the Ghost Festival, I encountered something terrifying... 18.2kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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