Looking for Genuine Chinese-Style Horror, Nothing Too Clichéd 我想看看真正的中式恐怖，不要太俗的，求求各位了

1. 301 天 The Destined Immortal-Boned Female Face Reader 天命仙骨女相师 Two Little Oil Bottles两个小油瓶Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted I was born with the bones of a phoenix. Chen the Half-Immortal, who had spent half his life telling fortunes in the village, said I was the reincarnation of the living Bodhisattva worshipped in the village shrine. That was why I had a natural gift for discerning yin from yang and driving out ghosts and spirits. But before I turned six, I was an idiot, because someone had stolen my spiritual root with a forbidden art that defied heaven. Only after a master who came to ask my adoptive mother for h 254Reads9.3Score205Shelves
2. 302 家 The Household Immortal Said Taoist Cultivation Came with a Government Job, and I Believed Him 家仙说修道有编制，我信了 Salted Fish Who Loves Milk Flower Beans喜欢奶花豆的咸鱼Mystery333k WordsOngoing [Ghost-hunting + lighthearted + comedy + livestreaming + Daoist tradition + mysterious cases + episodic stories + punishing evil and promoting good] Yu Dao'an was just an ordinary office drone when he stumbled into a bizarre car accident that repeated seven times. A headless ghost rolled to a stop, then turned its head out of nowhere and grinned viciously. It laid down an endless ghostly maze, trapping him in the streets and nearly stealing his body and replacing his head. After he escaped, str —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [Top Post][Top Post][Top Post] A great Taoist novel that's been overshadowed by its low readership and poor title! You absolutely must read it!!! [Masterpiece by Que Shi][Added to Bookshelf] [I also highly recommend it] If you're looking for a reliable folk Taoist cultivation novel, look no further! "My Family Immortal Said There's a System for Cultivating Taoism, and I Believe It" [Already hooked] ✅ Solid research into Taoist knowledge, the content is authentic and based on facts, rejecting fabricated metaphysics. [Masterpiece by Que Shi] ✅ Logical plot, no idiotic scenes, and no awkward moments throughout. [Learned it] ✅ Slow-burn setup in the beginning, but once you get past the opening, it's a masterpiece, getting better and better as you read. [Masterpiece by Que Shi]

3. 303 只 He Kills, Never Saves: This Taoist Is Wickedly Righteous! 只杀不渡，这个道士正到发邪！ Midsummer Is Coming仲夏将至Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + Mazu + folk customs + deity processions + Guanjian Shou + yin-yang taboos] People in Fujian often say, “If the powers above won't agree, just ask Mazu.” Born with an extremely weighty fate, Lin Haien was conceived on Qingming and born on the Winter Solstice. He has a yin-yang constitution and a spirit-sensitive body. Lost souls and wandering ghosts torment him, all hoping to take over his body and replace him. To give him even the slimmest chance of survival, his midwife grandmot 116.6kReads9.2Score9.7kShelves

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   🔥🔥The gods' most beloved darling🍎, ① With the ability to see spirits and communicate with psychic beings, harmed by ghosts and monsters, blessed three times with the Holy Grail, protected by Mazu! Holding up incense in the sun, stepping in three steps of praise, adding and subtracting two generals, only killing, not saving! Shaking head, initiating spirit writing!!!

4. 304 咸 The Slacker’s Book of Strange Tales: Seeking a Child in Doll Village 咸鱼诡事录之娃娃村求子 Salted Fish Who Loves Milk Flower Beans喜欢奶花豆的咸鱼10k WordsCompleted The Lazybones’ Record of Strange Tales: Seeking a Child in Doll Village —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 305 我 I'm a God? Don't Spread Rumors! You Might Get Banned! 我是神？别造谣！小心封号！ Writing Is Just Going Crazy写文就是发癫Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [No female lead + no harem + unconventional ensemble cast + high-energy growth] The strongest permission-hog is forced to save the world Spiritual qi revival? Superpower awakenings? The world ending? This world has already been shot full of holes by these cheaters! Gu Xing, an utterly ordinary “G-rank loser,” awakens the ultimate cheat: [Administrator Privileges] Skill One: Warning Skill Two: Ban Passive Trait: Succubus Physique (debuff) [Dog-headed emoji for dear life] When a villain uses chea 15kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
6. 306 4 Coffin Shop No. 44 44号棺材铺 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery2.4M WordsCompleted Everyone knows what a coffin shop is, but would you dare enter one where someone has died? Ever since I took over a coffin shop, strange things have been happening all around me. Only then did I realize that the people who come to buy coffins aren't necessarily alive… 2.2kReads8.0Score253Shelves

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   A Chinese-style horror novel about folklore. Highly recommended! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Cool][Cool]

7. 307 恐 Horror Arena: The Ghost Army Crossed the Border from the Start, Terrifying the World 恐怖擂台：开局阴兵过境惊骇全球 Rainy Road at Maple Bridge枫桥雨路Urban132k WordsOngoing [Pure adrenaline, steamrolling everyone] [National destiny arena] [Horror] A terrifying arena has appeared, where each nation must send its own horrors to fight. Sakura Country has the Hachishaku-sama, Sadako, and Kayako. Lighthouse Country has vampire counts, werewolves, and demons. Only Dragon Country, whose traditional culture has been severed, is unable to summon powerful horrors. After nine consecutive losses, Dragon Country is on the brink of disaster. Fortunately, Fang Yuan transmigrated 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Chinese Horror 1: A Horror Arena Descends on Earth. Each nation must summon a terrifying creature to duel. The victor's nation prospers and endures forever. The loser's nation declines, resources and territory are plundered, and dignity is lost. To win, all nations summon their native horrors. The Cherry Blossom Kingdom has the Slit-Mouthed Woman, the Red Cloak, the Four Great Female Ghosts, and the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade. The Eagle Kingdom has the Knife-Headed Woman, the Chainsaw Maniac, the Puppet Spider, and the Triangle Iron Head. The Triumphant Empire has Jack the Ripper, the Raven Doctor, the Scarlet Witch, and the Headless Archbishop. The Dragon Kingdom, however, suffers repeated defeats due to the loss of its horror culture caused by historical issues. Zhang Shu transmigrates here, awakening the [Chinese Horror Classic] at the start! Red and White Clash: One red and one white, one joy and one sorrow, one bridal sedan chair and one coffin, a wedding and a funeral clashing, the sun and moon reversed! Xiang River Driving Immortal Corpses: Ten thousand miles of dark clouds, a vast river surface, an old man in a straw raincoat beats a gong and drum, driving thousands of immortal zombies across! Paper wedding gowns, ghostly spirits, mazes of ghosts, double-layered coffin burials… As these familiar horror tales unfolded before their eyes, Zhang Shu's eyes gleamed, surveying the entire room with an air of detached brilliance. "It's time for the world to truly experience the allure of Chinese horror!"

8. 308 洪 Honghuang: The Four Great Tyrants of Journey to the West! 洪荒：西游四大霸王！ Little Jiu小小九Eastern Fantasy613k WordsCompleted [Scheming in the early chapters + becoming bandits in the middle and later chapters + no harem + System-based story!] Shocking! Were all the travelers in the Journey to the West actually transmigrators? And were they all four guys who shared a dorm at the same university in the future? Looks like Mount Ling is in trouble this time! Tang Sanzang: “Amitabha! This monk’s Dharma name is Tang Sanzang! I bury the heavens, bury the earth, and bury the Tathagata!” Sun Xingzhe: “Thirty years east of the 4.6kReads8.2Score387Shelves

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   The Journey to the West quartet are all time travelers?! Even more outrageous, they're from the same dormitory at a university in the future! This is going to be a huge problem for Mount Ling. Tang Sanzang: "Amitabha! My Buddhist name is Tang Sanzang, meaning 'burying heaven, burying earth, burying Buddha.'" [Angry][Angry][Angry] Sun Xingzhe: "Five hundred years east of the river, five hundred years west of the river, the Buddha's position is for the capable, shouldn't I take a seat too?" [Angry] Zhu Bajie: "Kill! Kill! Kill! [Shy] We're going to Mount Ling to kill Buddha and steal Guanyin!" Sha Wujin: "Amitabha, you three big shots, you're too impulsive, this isn't good, not good!" Tang Sanzang, Sun Xingzhe, Zhu Bajie: "You beast, why don't you release Guanyin Sister right now?"

9. 309 民 The Folk Ritual Practitioner 民间行法人 North City Blades北城刀剑Urban100k WordsOngoing A disfigured female ghost, a spirit of an aborted baby, a wandering ritualist, a possessed monster, a love between the yin and yang worlds... This is an autobiography, and every story in it is based on real events. The author experienced these events firsthand, and while dealing with ghosts, came to see through the human heart... 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The truth needs no further explanation.

10. 310 张 Zhang Xiaojiu's Adventure Journal 张小酒的冒险笔记 Wuye無夜Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [The animated series is now available] Zhang Xiaojiu has died once. In his original world, the Demon Realm overturned the Human Realm, wiping out humanity across the globe. His soul, carrying regrets, transmigrated into the body of a baby born before the catastrophe. This time, he wanted to hide away and survive in peace, but fate set him on the path to saving the world. A white-clad angel wept for him, a fiery policewoman took a blade for him, and a gentle spirit demon faced death for him witho 6.1kReads9.1Score518Shelves

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    The supernatural ceiling of this work, the scene descriptions made even a brave person like me feel a chill down my spine and tremble!

11. 311 从 Starting with a Game, I Slaughter My Way Through Another World 从游戏开始，杀穿异世界 Brickmaker烧砖人Mystery551k WordsOngoing High-octane from the start! Games! Mind games! High martial arts! Plot-driven! Golden finger! Welcome to the world of the Spirit Realm. “Any wish can come true, as long as you can pay the price.” For some reason, Tang Yu gained the power to make his wishes come true. He never looked too closely into where his ability came from, but it had rules of its own: The bigger the wish, the greater the price. When he wished to win ten million in the lottery, the price was... the lives of his parents, his 4Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Enter at your own risk! The dungeon has an office building and a haunted village, which are genuinely scary! The haunted village is pure Chinese horror! Ghost bride, nursery rhymes! It gave me goosebumps at night! You can try watching the office building and haunted village first to see if you're really scared!

12. 312 道 Daoist Guile and the Strange Immortal! 道诡异仙！ E Liang厄凉Eastern Fantasy138k WordsOngoing Lovecraftian cultivation + Cthulhu + mental illness + dark themes + gore + darkness + the Way of Sitting in Oblivion + the bizarre! It’s easy to lose track! Easy to get confused! Read at your own risk! Read at your own risk! Read at your own risk! Don’t keep reading until you’re more and more confused, unable to tell anything apart! In this bizarre cultivation world, Buddha sits holding his own head, the Dao Ancestor grips a bone and forges it into a sword, and Confucian scholars kill people for 84Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Chinese-style Cthulhu, proceed with caution if you have a weak stomach! The beginning is full of wild ideas and countless plot twists. Readers say that babies taste best when they're just born, and kites only fly high when made from freshly plucked human skin (thumbs up).

13. 313 海 Sea God Sacrifice: Embroidered Shoes Claim Lives 海神祭:绣花鞋索命 Qi Qi棋琦10k WordsCompleted Sea God Festival: The Embroidered Shoes Claim Lives —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A series of chilling short stories triggered by a pair of soaking red embroidered shoes; see how Taoism guides the wronged spirit to justice and reveal the truth.

14. 314 黄 The Lady Master of the Yellow Springs Express 黄泉快递的当家女先生 It's Prajna, Yeah是般若吖Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Plot-driven fantasy anthology | Deities undergoing tribulations × ten lifetimes of reincarnation | Spirit communication and fortune-telling | Subverting expectations | The early chapters focus on the heroine's growth. After experiencing supernatural events and schemes, she gradually uncovers more secrets about her past life and origins. Spoiler: the story is told in reverse chronological order. Take your time and enjoy! 63Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book—it's a popular science book on metaphysics and folklore, quite interesting!

15. 315 迷 Lost Mountain Paranormal Society 迷山通灵社 Lidu Bathhouse丽都洗浴Mystery213k WordsCompleted [Traditional Supernatural] My name is Bai Shu, and I’m a medium. I deal with all kinds of spirits in my day-to-day life. A room in a rented apartment that must never be opened. A female ghost who hails a taxi to collect spirit money. A spirit that follows someone home from a car accident... The supernatural cases I take on might be happening right next door to you! 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Folk horror.

16. 316 守 Border Guardians: Where Do We Draw the Line? Vampires and Weasels 守界人：以何为界？吸血鬼与黄皮子 Jasmine Bonbons茉莉糖球15k WordsCompleted Guardians of the Boundary: What Is the Boundary? Vampires and Weasels 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A super popular short story is here! New book, come check it out!

17. 317 神 The Strange Way of the Divine Firmament 神霄诡道 The General Who Leaves No Name来将不留姓名Rural Life137k WordsOngoing (Folkloric horror) (No female lead) (Taoist priest) (Artisan) (Yin and yang) A bride who hangs herself on her wedding night, an eighteen-story hell built beneath a hospital morgue, rats holding a wedding in a mass grave. My once-peaceful life was shattered by the arrival of a girl. I lit three sticks of incense before my master's statue. But when I placed them in the incense burner, a gust of cold wind snapped two of them. 3.3kReads—Score335Shelves

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    Folk horror

18. 318 大 The Grand Feng Shui Master 大相师 Feiyi匪夷Mystery2.4M WordsCompleted Ten years ago, nine snakes crawled into my bed. Grandpa said someone was trying to steal my life. To keep me alive, he arranged an engagement for me to extend my lifespan... 8kReads9.3Score984Shelves

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    🍀I recently started reading the first book, listening to it and watching it during the day. It's quite interesting; the protagonist's main theme is being poor to the core... 🍀The following three books can be considered a trilogy. 👍👍👍

19. 319 算EN Fortune-Telling? My Life Is Yours! The Aloof, Alluring Best Actor's Sweet Pampering and Clinging Coaxing 算命？命给你！冷欲影帝甜宠缠哄 The Actual Demoness妖精本妖Two Male Leads427k WordsCompleted [Two Powerful Leads + Male-Male Romance + Yandere + Metaphysics + Showbiz + Comedy + Sweet Romance] After dying in a car accident, the deranged top-tier star and metaphysics master Jian Ran is bound to a System, and transmigrates into a melodramatic romance novel as a disposable stand-in. So... CEO A: “He's back. I suggest you pack your bags and leave tonight. Fill in whatever amount you want on the check.” Jian Ran: “?” I've been catching ghosts and protecting houses for ages. Is he finally pay 8.2kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves

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    Dual Male Protagonist Metaphysics/Infinite Flow Live Stream

20. 320 至 The Demon in the Coffin 至棺重妖 Ye Wei页危Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The new novel, The Fragrance of the Living Dead: Handling Ghostly Affairs Among the Living, is now being serialized. The excitement never stops, with new chapters every day. If you enjoy it, please support the author, Ye Wei. Thank you all! [Mystery + Horror + Supernatural + Folk Tales of the Strange + Female Ghosts + Monsters + Mountain Spirits + Corpses] This is a strange little village hidden deep in the mountains... Ever since he was nine and encountered the dead rabbit crouched on his windo 1.6kReads9.2Score113Shelves

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    A masterpiece, utterly terrifying!

21. 321 活 Taboo for the Living 活人禁忌 Jiu Feng九锋Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted Life is full of taboos. Three meals a day, going out, sitting or lying down, buying or renting, in short, there are taboos for everything from eating and drinking to answering nature’s call... If you accidentally break certain taboos in your daily life, the consequences may be mild, with bad luck dogging your steps, or severe, with your family torn apart and your life destroyed! Have you ever had a stretch of particularly bad luck? You can’t get a good hand at cards and keep losing, you step in 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book was okay at the beginning, but the middle part was really good. I've read the second book several times. The third book is my top pick.

22. 322 失 I Finally Slept Well in a Horror Live-Stream Game 失眠的我在恐怖直播游戏里睡饱了 Shanque Dian山阙点Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Infinite flow + two male leads + livestreaming + powerful duo + little lunatic and sweet on the outside, dark within + happy ending] (The other male lead won’t appear until the third instance, and it gets a little angsty.) Also known as: "Bound to an Achievement System in a Horror Game" When He Feng, who suffers from insomnia, was dragged into a horror game and forced to livestream, he was surprised to discover that his insomnia seemed to be cured. Hey! He Feng, who normally had to rely on luck 3.1kReads9.4Score557Shelves
23. 323 规 Rule Horror: My Family Isn't Normal 规则怪谈：我的家人不正常 White Beard白胡子Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror + mystery + livestream + national fate + System] The supernatural returns, and rule-based horror games invade countries around the world. As one chosen by fate, Zhou Bai represents the Great Xia Kingdom in a horror game. The first scenario is a family of four. [You live with your wife and your parents. But remember, there are only three people in your home.] [You can trust your wife, unless she takes off her red hair clip.] [You and your wife have never had a child. If you hear a baby cr 46.1kReads9.4Score5.7kShelves

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    The ratings are quite high; I haven't finished watching it yet, but many people have recommended it.

24. 324 我 There’s a Ghost Inside Me 我的体内有只鬼 A Black-Inked Blade一柄墨刀Mystery3.5M WordsCompleted Vengeful ghosts awaken, and a hundred ghosts roam the night. Jiang Xiao transmigrates into this world for no apparent reason and finds himself surrounded by demons and monsters. But then he discovers that his shadow can devour ghosts without limit and gain their abilities. [Successfully devoured the White Mist Ghost. Ability acquired: Mist Form] [Successfully devoured the Hanging Ghost. Ability acquired: Shackles] [Successfully devoured the Bronze Ghost. Ability acquired: Copper Skin] [Successfu 20.7kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves

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    The first book is a lighthearted read, but it's also terrifying. The beginning really kept readers sweating in bed. The protagonist, Wang Ye, is intelligent; his intelligence isn't artificially lowered. Zhang Ziliang, on the other hand, certainly earned a lot of tears from readers. I literally cried my eyes out when I read his part. Okay, the last three are also very good, realistic, and terrifying.

25. 325 御 Beast Taming: In the Urban Legend Dungeon, I'm the Lazy King from the Start 御兽：怪谈副本，开局我是懒大王 Chaos Without a Thought混沌无念Anime Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted [Rules-based horror + beast taming + comedy + System + no romance] The protagonist isn't a bleeding heart! (This isn't traditional beast taming or a national-fate rules horror story, so feel free to dive in.) After waking from a night's sleep, Lin Yu found himself transmigrated into a parallel world where people mainly made contracts with the supernatural. He was also a soon-to-be senior in high school, training to become a supernatural beast tamer?! "All I did was stay up late watching Blue Fox 10.7kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    This should count, right? [Thinking] The first dungeon at the start is Sheep Village [Sending Hearts].

26. 326 惊 Thriller: The Little Ancestor’s Grudge Runs Deep, and a Hundred Ghosts Dote on Her 惊悚：小祖宗怨念大，百鬼手心捧 Rein In at the Cliff’s Edge悬崖勒马Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Funny + Dark + Redemption + Strong Heroine] The arrival of the Horror World turns humanity from the top predator into meat for monsters. Everyone fears entering the Horror World and meeting a gruesome death. Then one day, a little girl jumps from a building and enters the Horror World. The terrifying, bloody atmosphere takes a turn... The murderous Death Clown personally makes the little girl the braised chicken drumsticks she loves. The chainsaw-wielding soul butcher, a madman who dismembers p 9.3kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves

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    I personally think these are acceptable.

27. 327 玄 Mysticism: An Evil Cultivator Poses as a God and Earns Boundless Merit 玄学：邪修扮神明，功德无量了 Get Rich Quick Pear暴富梨Mystery344k WordsCompleted [Occult mysteries, feel-good and satisfying, strong heroine, male lead, no devoted lapdog] Qin Yu is the most wicked of gods, with a particular fondness for corrupted souls. By accident, she passed through a crack in a secret realm and ended up in another world, inside the body of a young woman. Then she became an impersonator of the Goddess of Fertility. Heh, an actual evil god pretending to be a fake deity? How interesting. There’s a vicious stepmother, a scheming stepsister, and an unfeeli 193Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    Chinese ghost stories: the unpredictability of the human heart.

28. 328 让 I Asked You to Dress Up as a Ghost and Scare People, Not Bring Hell Here! 让你装鬼吓人，你把地狱搬来了？ I've Been Crazy Since I Was Little打小我就疯Mystery407k WordsCompleted Su Yu transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes the owner of a haunted house. The paranormal entertainment market here is flooded with Western horror. Chainsaw killers, zombies, vampires, werewolves, and the like dominate horror films… Yet the vast land of Daxia has no ghost culture of its own, and can only keep copying the West? Su Yu grins. “Heh heh heh. We’re all descendants of Yan and Huang. How could I let you grow up without childhood nightmares?” With the help of a Horror System, Su Y 31Reads7.5Score—Shelves
29. 329 长 Longevity: Days of Splendor in the Ye You Court 长生：我在掖幽庭风华日月 The Breeze Comes Quietly清风静来Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Xing Bang transmigrates into the palace as a fake eunuch. From the start, he is sent to the Cold Palace, where he finds not only deposed consorts but also the families of disgraced officials. Even the stunningly beautiful birth mother of the Crown Prince has been imprisoned there. Xing Bang’s eyes light up, and he activates the System... (The synopsis doesn’t do it justice. Please read the story.) 37.7kReads8.8Score4kShelves

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    🌻🌻This is an absolute masterpiece! Every chapter is illustrated, making the scenes even more immersive. 💐Xing Bang transmigrates into the body of a fake eunuch in the imperial palace. He starts in the Cold Palace, where he encounters not only deposed concubines but also numerous family members of disgraced officials and wicked women. ?? Three thousand deposed concubines and disgraced women, and you call this the Cold Palace??

30. 330 出 The Life of a Spirit Medium’s Disciple 出马弟子的人生 The Number One Horse Who Writes Books写书的第马Mystery229k WordsCompleted A novel about real experiences and nothing but facts, centered on the real practice of spirit-mediumship! I hope you enjoy it! No fantasy power trips or immortal cultivation: every bit of it is based on real experiences! 271Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This article is about a real horse riding disciple from the North. From the perspective of horse riding, the author takes you into the real horse riding world. There is no fantasy or fiction, but only solid horse riding skills under the simple words!

31. 331 我 I'm a Tailor Who Can Sew Anything 我是个裁缝，什么都缝 A Black Cat Is Still a Cat黑猫也是猫Mystery277k WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + expansive worldbuilding + mind-bending twists + folk customs + breaking the fourth wall] Have you ever doubted, even for a moment, whether this world is real? If one day you discovered the truth about this world, what would you choose to do? Qin Yu made his choice. Once a Yin Courier who spent his days sewing clothes and his nights stitching corpses in a small two-story house, he embarked on a one-way journey bearing the fate of humanity on his shoulders. It all began with the T 2Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 332 扎 The Paper Effigy Maker: At the Stroke of Midnight, I Paint the Eyes; The Living Must Keep Them Shut 扎纸匠：子时点的睛，活人别睁眼 Senior Security Guard of Doushuai Palace兜率宫资深保安12k WordsCompleted Paper Effigy Maker: The Eyes I Dotted at Midnight. Living People, Keep Yours Shut —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional professions are about as scary as they seem...

33. 333 恐 Horror Tavern: I Only Raise the Most Ferocious Creatures 恐怖酒馆：我只养大凶之物 Lord Salted Fish咸鱼君Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted Tucked away in a quiet alley is a strange tavern that can grant your wishes, as long as you’re willing to set up a terrifying idol in your home... 6kReads9.4Score804Shelves

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    Chinese Horror Novel 😱 1. A thrilling read!!! The protagonist defeats all the countries that look down on China. The plot is logically sound, with twists and turns one after another. It contains various Chinese elements and is described in detail. A super good Chinese horror novel [sending heart] 2. The protagonist is a transmigrator, also a thrilling read!!! The plot is rigorous and contains various Chinese horror elements. The protagonist awakens the [Chinese Horror Classic] at the beginning! Red and White Clash: One red and one white, one joy and one sorrow, one bridal sedan chair and one coffin, wedding and funeral clashing, sun and moon reversed! Xiangjiang River Driving Immortal Corpses: Ten thousand miles of dark clouds, a vast river surface, an old man in a straw raincoat beats a gong and drum, driving thousands of immortal corpses across! Paper wedding dress, ghosts, ghost walls, double-layered coffin burial... When familiar horror objects appear before your eyes. [Send Heart] 3. Live Stream + Thriller & Horror: When the national horror arena descends, see how the protagonist conquers the world with Chinese-style horror… America: "Those paper figures, why do they all seem to be staring at me? It's giving me the creeps!" Japan: "What's with this red wedding dress? It just appeared on me out of nowhere!" Korea: "There were only 4 people in the room, but when I counted, there were 5! Who are the extra ghosts?!" [Send Heart] 4. In a quiet alley, there's a strange tavern that can grant your wishes, as long as you're willing to place a terrifying statue in your home… The protagonist isn't stupid or a saint, the plot is logically sound, the content is exciting, and some foreshadowing elements will surprise you when discovered later. [Send Heart]

34. 334 我 I'm Still Alive, Yet the Funeral Home Called Me to Be Cremated in Furnace No. 3 我还活着，殡仪馆却叫我去三号炉火化 Senior Security Guard of Doushuai Palace兜率宫资深保安9k WordsCompleted I'm Still Alive, But the Funeral Home Told Me to Go to Furnace No. 3 for Cremation —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 335 邪 The Diviner with the Evil Bone 邪骨相师 Ji Sijiu姬四九Mystery676k WordsCompleted My name is Xiang Yin. According to my adoptive father, he took me in from a snake immortal. My adoptive father runs a funeral shop in a northern town. He foresaw that I was born with a gift for serving the immortals and would one day become the finest spirit medium. Everyone else says I'm a corpse-born child, steeped in darkness. Only my adoptive father treasures me, teaching me spells and skills. When I was seven, something strange happened. I sold a woman a pair of burial shoes in the midd 6.1kReads9.3Score676Shelves

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    Speaking of suspense, I have to say, I felt they were all very good!

36. 336 我 My Years as a Duangong: The Living Must Not Step Forward, the Dead Must Be Shown the Way 《我当端公那些年：活人禁步，死人开路》 Senior Security Guard of Doushuai Palace兜率宫资深保安7k WordsCompleted My Years as a Duangong: The Living Must Not Step Forward, the Dead Need the Road Cleared —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 337 从EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 160.1kReads9.6Score18.1kShelves
38. 338 萤 A World of Fireflies 萤萤众生 Xiao Xu小叙Rural Life3.8M WordsCompleted When I was thirteen, I had an accident and nearly died. Everything I saw and felt was horrifying, and I could only keep company with bad luck. But I swore a solemn oath: I would not fail Heaven and Earth or my parents, nor harm my friends and family. I would hurt only myself, devote myself to goodness, and hold fast to sincerity! From then on, I walked between the realms of yin and yang, sought a master and learned the Dao, awakened my spiritual senses, and slew demons and evil spirits... I fear 8.1kReads9.2Score779Shelves
39. 339 黄 The Weasel Asked If I Looked Like an Immortal. I Said I Looked Like an Unlicensed Mascot! 黄皮子问我像不像仙，我说像没办证的吉祥物！ Senior Security Guard of Doushuai Palace兜率宫资深保安13k WordsCompleted A weasel spirit asked if I thought it looked like an immortal. I said it looked like a mascot without a permit! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 340 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 475.8kReads9.7Score67.4kShelves
41. 341 蛇 The Snake Marriage 蛇婚 Xiao Huoyan小火炎Rural Life1.9M WordsCompleted Ever since I turned eighteen, I’ve kept having the same dream. Opera songs drift through it, singing, “Snakes bear the palanquin, ghosts escort the bride!” I was born with an ominous fate and a strange destiny, and I have a pair of yin-yang eyes that let me see ghosts from childhood. They say that on the night I was born, snakes swarmed everywhere, pouring into the house from the front and back. Only after I came into the world did they turn toward me, bow their heads three times, and leave. The 7.4kReads9.2Score983Shelves
42. 342 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

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    These are all pretty good-looking.

43. 343 短 Daily Short Videos: The Ancestors Are Online, Demanding Updates 短视频日常，老祖宗们在线催更 Pale Moon, Light Smoke月白烟轻Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Jiang Jinyue is an utterly ordinary college student. After an accident, a high-dimensional System split in two. With insufficient energy, it can't travel through time and space. But there's always a way around a problem: short videos make a better option. [So, what exactly are history's regrets?] [Confucius, born in the wrong era; Han Fei, abandoned by his country like a worn-out shoe; an undefeated general killed in a war he never even took part in; the Qin dynasty, built through five hundred y 5kReads8.0Score215Shelves

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    Rejecting the humiliating education of the Chinese school of thought, parents are the backbone. [Parent: "He looks so handsome when he's serious! I saw my son, haha!" Teacher: "These are the students who were mostly late between 6:20 and 6:50 because they were playing ball. Parent: "My son is handsome too."] "This is really something, does this parent not understand the teacher's teachings?"

44. 344 死 Old Tales of the Dead Village 死人村旧事 An Old Lamp一盏老灯Mystery557k WordsOngoing Chen Ergou holds a stalk of grass and gently pokes at the paper money still smoldering in front of him. Behind him, a dense crowd of “people” from the village and beyond stands packed together... Hanwa, his belly slit open and his tongue hanging down to his chest; Sufen, naked, with raw flesh exposed; the Fat Taoist, whose limbs and head are covered with tightly packed stitches at the joints; Tian Da, his body stiff, a walking stick jutting from his wide-open mouth; Xiao Zhao, pale-faced and dri 185Reads8.4Score109Shelves

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    It's the Ghost Festival again, the seventh month of the lunar calendar, a day when the gates of hell are wide open. The full moon shines its bright light on a large rock by the river, where Chen Ergou, holding a straw stick, gently stirs the still-burning paper money. Behind him, a crowd of "people" from the village and beyond have gathered… There's the chubby boy with his disemboweled belly and long tongue; Su Fen, naked with her flesh exposed; the fat Taoist priest with his limbs and head covered in stitches; Tian Da, his body stiff and mouth agape, leaning on a cane; Xiao Zhao, pale and soaking wet; and Shi Dazhi, carrying a head covered in ghostly figures… The "people" on the rock are indistinct, each face familiar to Chen Ergou. Now, they are all staring intently at the pile of paper money about to burn before him…

45. 345 我 I Am Intersex 我是阴阳人 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted My mother said that when I was born, her first reaction was to strangle me, because it was impossible to tell whether I was male or female. My grandmother called me a freak and a jinx, saying I would only bring shame on the family. It was then that my maternal grandmother, who had traveled all the way from the countryside to visit my mother, adopted me. So, by chance, I got to enjoy a pure childhood, free from scornful looks. Following my half-immortal grandmother, I unexpectedly discovered how 8.5kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
46. 346 七 At Seven Years Old, I Was Chosen to Take Part in the Rules Horror Game 七岁的我，被选中参加规则怪谈 One-Sixth六分之一Mystery522k WordsCompleted No female lead + national fate + eerie mysteries + comedy + unconventional ideas Lin Yuan transmigrates to Blue Star, a parallel world, and is chosen to take part in a rules-based horror game. From the start, he activates an SSS-rank talent. [SSS-Rank Talent: Ghostbane] [Talent Effect 1: Rules are completely useless against you. When you break the rules of a horror scenario, the corruption of its world has no effect on you.] [Talent Effect 2: When a creature in a horror scenario feels negative e 58kReads9.6Score6.4kShelves

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    I recommend the novel *Hell Apartment*, but it's not available on Tomato Bookstore. It's a pure Chinese horror novel, the first horror novel I ever read, and it's still terrifying even after several readings. It's definitely worth reading. The two books below are also very good.

47. 347 恐 The Horror Heir: My Queen, It's Time to Go Live 恐怖继承人：我的女王，该直播了 Painted Skin Lady画皮娘娘Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The main story is complete. [One-on-one romance + strong female lead, even stronger male lead + absurd comedy + hilarious read that even timid readers can enjoy] They thought she was weak and easy to bully. Only a few people knew she had inherited a terrifying garden. The garden’s horrifying man-eating flowers, bewitching mandrakes, and corpse-scented voodoo lilies were all at her command. In short, she was not someone to mess with. Anyone who crossed her would find her inheriting their estate. 541Reads8.9Score105Shelves
48. 348 穿 After Reincarnating as a Wretched Old Woman, I Just Want to Live a Laid-Back Life 穿成极品老妇之后只想当咸鱼 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The old woman was a real piece of work. She drove her eldest daughter-in-law to her death, then doted on her second son, who passed the highest imperial exam and married the daughter of the prime minister. She even encouraged him to favor his concubine and neglect his wife. In the end, the prime minister had the whole family killed. The old woman suddenly came back reborn, only to be scared to death by what she had experienced in her previous life. Manxing, a promising 25-year-old woman, transmi 31.1kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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    "I Only Sell Haunted Houses" is truly a wonderful and captivating read. The author's writing is excellent, closely reflecting real-life events, drawing the reader in effortlessly with its numerous plot twists. There's also a book called "Haunted House Tester," but compared to "I Only Sell Haunted Houses," its writing isn't as mature; it's considered a precursor to "I Only Sell Haunted Houses." "Full of Blessings" is set in ancient times, depicting a life of quiet contentment. It's a heartwarming story, worth checking out if you're looking for something to read. These two are truly two excellent books I found on Tomato Bookstore. Enjoy reading them!

49. 349 北 The Little Prodigy of the Northern Ma Clan 北马小神童 Northeastern Old Snow Beer东北老雪花Mystery344k WordsCompleted A strange story set in a small town ninety years later. The heroine begins her shamanic calling at thirteen. On the day she was born, all the fox, yellow weasel, white weasel, willow, and rat spirits within a ten-kilometer radius knelt to welcome her. Then came a series of miraculous experiences. 10.6kReads9.5Score947Shelves

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    🦋🦋🦋Every book has a touch of Chinese horror, especially the first two!!! 🦋The first book is full of eerie scenes. Why is "my" uncle called a "drama maniac"? What is the Rabbit-Killing Immortal? Why am "I" the next Rabbit-Killing Immortal?

50. 350 北 Legends of the Strange in Beiling 北岭怪谈 Gavel惊堂木Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Legend has it that deep in the Greater Khingan Range lies a tomb for the living. Every year, people venture into the remote, treacherous mountains under the pretext of digging for ginseng: knife fighters from Hebei, bandits from the Northeast, treasure seekers from Shanxi... But I know they all have just one goal: the Immortal Tai Sui. 1.5kReads8.0Score193Shelves

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    It's really great. If you can accept a live narrator, I recommend listening to the audiobook with headphones; the immersive experience is incredible. Highly recommended! [Kissing emoji]

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