Books Like Cthulhu Mythos, Mutations, the Great Old One, and Lord of the Mysteries 克苏鲁神话，畸变，旧日，诡秘之主之类的书

1. 1 旧 Fragments of the Old Days: What Is a Lovecraftian Worldview? 旧日残章：什么叫克系世界观 Archive Keeper档案记录官Urban678k WordsCompleted [Cthulhu] [Tabletop RPG Style] [Investigators] [Infinite Flow] [Not an Overpowered Lead] Luo Chen is a self-taught mage who learned a few incantations from occult texts. He assumed he was in a fantasy world and tried to find a society or government agency that regulated magic so he could get a proper position. That is, until one day, a strange notebook called the Investigator's Handbook suddenly appeared beside him, inviting (or rather, forcing) him to investigate bizarre cases deep in the mount 31.5kReads9.2Score7.1kShelves

   Reader note

   I've read all of these myself, and I think they're all good. I highly recommend The Terrifying Journey (The Journey to the Ghostly Sea).

2. 2 全EN High Seas Survival: I Start with a Ghost Ship 全民大航海，我开局一条幽灵船 Newly Bought Peaches新买的桃子Sports2.6M WordsCompleted The print edition has been signed with a publisher. [Seafaring] [Survival] [Disasters] [Shipbuilding] [Talents] [Cthulhu] [One Female Lead] Everyone transmigrates, and Yang Yi, as a player, is forced to join a game where everyone must survive at sea. Some lucky players get special ships. Like the Iron Will, armed to the teeth. Like the Gale, which rides the wind and waves so fast it's never in sight. Like the Head-On, with its massive ram, charging fearlessly ahead. But Yang Yi's ship is called 272.1kReads9.4Score27.8kShelves
3. 3 我 I'm Such a Proper Evil God! 我这个邪神可太正了！ Sleep Until I'm Well Rested睡个饱觉觉Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [This is a deranged world!] [Cthulhu-inspired] [Careful: this story contains extremely intense psychological corruption. Read at your own risk.] One day, the world underwent a cataclysmic change! Every living thing was affected by an unknown force and mutated. And it wasn’t just living things... Human civilization was forced to retreat into the last nineteen fortress cities. People prayed to all kinds of gods for protection and blessings, struggling to survive in this hopeless world. Meng Yi arr 64kReads9.0Score6.6kShelves
4. 4 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals and The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals: I Have a Temple for Cultivating Immortals [No Angst] [Unhinged] [High Stakes from Start to Finish] There is a rumor of a temple somewhere in the world, with a patch of magical soil inside. Just treat a person as a "seed" and plant them in the soil, and they can become an immortal. Li Shiwu has spent ten years seeking immortality. At last, he finds the temple and plants himself in the soil, but he never expecte 207.6kReads9.0Score19.6kShelves
5. 5 开 From the Start, I Was Divided Up for Food, So I Swallowed the Evil Spirit Whole 开局被分食，我直接生吞邪崇 Bi Huo彼火Urban1.3M WordsOngoing "A Must-Read in 2026" [Eerie Revival]+ [Revenge before the day is out]+ [Saintly do-gooders must die]+ [The protagonist is crazy, not stupid]+ [No female lead]+ [This is actually a food story] The red moon rises, and the eerie returns. After transmigrating to a world where the eerie has returned and evil spirits roam the earth, Ye Kui opens his eyes to see himself being devoured by monsters! But if monsters can eat people, there’s no reason people can’t eat monsters! After three years of plottin 8.7kReads8.9Score851Shelves
6. 6 开 An S-Rank Horror from the Start, but They Give Me a C-Rank Talent? 开局S级怪谈，但给我C级天赋？ Pale Era苍白纪元Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Endless Twists + Wild Ideas and Clever Logic + Mild Horror + Protagonist and Villains Are Both Smart] [This is absolutely not a mindless power fantasy. If you don't like the first instance, go ahead and curse me out.] [This isn't a traditional rule-based horror story. The horrors can think and are intelligent, so readers who prefer traditional rule-based horror should steer clear.] Horrors run rampant, and strange tales are everywhere. Beneath every shadow may lurk an unknown t 142.2kReads8.9Score14.3kShelves

   Reader note

   These few [kissing] books

7. 7 我 The Girl I Control Is Becoming an Old One 我操作的少女正在成为旧日之主 Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [This novel has been contracted for print publication: cosmic horror + amber-style cultivation + villain protagonist + no System + decisive killing + black humor + deranged + single female lead + sequence containment] Xu Fei: “In the twenty-second century, all you need is a helmet with a brain-computer interface to experience a fully immersive game with realistic physical sensations.” “You ask why I chose this starting character? Naturally, because she’s a beautiful girl... Oh, no, naturally, be 763.1kReads9.5Score75.3kShelves

   Reader note

   His seniority speaks for itself.

8. 8 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves

   Reader note

   See? These two books tell you that the world is a colossal lie, and the protagonist will slowly unravel the truth. The protagonist is incredibly clever!

9. 9 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 707.4kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves
10. 10 全 Everyone's a Hero, but This World Isn't Magical at All 全民勇者，但这世界一点都不魔法 Newly Bought Peaches新买的桃子Sports291k WordsOngoing [Everyone Is a Hero] [System] [Kingdom's End] [Soulslike] [Cthulhu Mythos] [Ragnarok] [One Female Lead] Wu Shuang wakes up to be told that he is a hero, and his mission is to save the kingdom. The problem is... he is the 42,782,408,421st hero. The previous hero is lying beside him, and has been dead for a while. The System's first quest for him is to take out the goblins in town. That shouldn't be hard... except the leader of the goblins is a little on the huge side... almost twice Wu Shuang's s 61kReads8.5Score9.5kShelves

    Reader note

    The first one is Peach's new book, which is highly reliable. In terms of the level of despair in its setting, it even surpasses her previous work, and the imagination is incredibly vast. Most importantly, it still features a single female lead, and it seems Peach will be giving us some sweet moments! Guys, no need to wait for the romance anymore, just go for it! I wonder if anyone hasn't read the second book yet? If you like Cthulhu mythos and a despairing worldview, just go for it!

11. 11 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 5.8kReads—Score334Shelves

    Reader note

    How about trying this one? It's absolutely divine! The more you read, the more exciting it gets! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai (another world) novel to my family—a truly amazing read. The plot is thrilling, the logic is impeccable, and the aesthetics are superb. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

12. 12 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
13. 13 骇EN Dread Night: Getting Rich in a Horror Game 骇夜：我在恐怖游戏里暴富 A-One Is Not A-Two阿一不是阿二Mystery714k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out and will rise later. Infinite flow + mild horror + original instances + no female lead) A tower stands in the eternal night, with a group of players trapped inside. They have to keep taking part in bizarre games to earn the food and supplies they need to survive. A killer in red embroidered shoes, a child with no eyes, a haunted mountain where an entire expedition team died... One deadly trap after another, with death around every corner. Players: “We're going to die, w 2.8MReads9.5Score588.3kShelves

    Reader note

    How about this one? It's absolutely divine! The more you read, the more exciting it gets! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai (another world) novel to everyone—it's incredibly good, with a thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

14. 14 我 I’ve Become an Old One, and the Mysteries Are Only Now Invading Reality? 我都成旧日了，诡秘才入侵现实？ Little Chenchen小臣臣Mystery383k WordsOngoing [Just launched, so the rating will rise over time] [Cthulhu] [Rising and Falling] [Death Rewind] My name is Su Xing. Today is a special day. I got a System. Every time I die, I gain a trait. But why does every single one of these traits... make me more and more like a monster? You were killed by a blade. Gained [Nothing Can Escape the Blade]: It moves at the prompting of your will and strikes as you will it. It cannot be stopped and cuts through everything. You were bitten to death by an imposto 226kReads7.5Score36.1kShelves
15. 15 序EN Sequence: The Forbidden Scholar 序列：禁忌学者 Three Rivers三条河Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing [Cthulhu + Leveling Up + Cautious Protagonist + Despair] This is a broken world. Giant insects are migrating through the wasteland, shadows from the depths of the sea are rising into the shallows, and human cities are rotting from the foundations up. Lu Yuan transmigrates into this world and gains the ability to see the little line of gray text in the corner of his vision. Whatever he looks at, he gains points in. [Imperial Language: +1] [Pharmacology: +0.1] Countless points of experience gradua 137.8kReads8.3Score15.4kShelves

    Reader note

    I think this is a gem in this topic.

16. 16 序 Sequence: Old One Sovereign 序列：旧日主宰 Imperial Armored Cavalry帝国具装骑兵Urban1.7M WordsOngoing (Cthulhu Mythos + Potions + Sequences + Satisfying Combat. An established author with three highly rated, full-length novels. Quality guaranteed. The new novel’s early ratings are being suppressed.) When Asla opened his eyes from death, he saw: Guns, potions, churches, evil gods, angels, Beyonders, armies, spies, mercenaries, hunters, gangs, monsters... This was free America, a land where chaos and order coexisted. Death and the ravages of capitalism fell equally upon everyone. These were the be 131.2kReads8.8Score13.7kShelves
17. 17 我 My Left Eye Is from the Olden Days 我的左眼是旧日 Clear River Never Changes清川不改Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [Lovecraftian horror + anomalous containment + supernatural powers + mystery + the uncanny] More than three hundred years ago, humanity received the "Pioneer Gilded Aluminum Plate" from a higher-dimensional world. Based on its pictographic writing, they provisionally translated its name as Shenhulu. At the same time, The entire world ascended to a higher dimension, and humanity evolved. Humans deciphered the arcane entities from higher dimensions recorded in Shenhulu. They also realized that the 50.9kReads8.7Score6.5kShelves

    Reader note

    How about this one? Absolutely divine! It gets more and more exciting as you read on! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai (another world) novel to everyone—it's incredibly good, with a thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

18. 18 支EN The Pillar Project 支柱计划 The Universe Is Gaining Entropy宇宙在熵增Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsOngoing [Eerie] [Cthulhu] [Doomsday Descends] [Rebuilding Civilization] [Cultural Relics] [Culture] Xu Chen felt that studying history in this parallel universe had no real prospects, so after some maneuvering, he switched to medicine. He never expected that he had just jumped straight into the fire. What awaited him was fear in its most direct form. After a certain island nation dumped wastewater into the sea, unspeakable horrors arose from the depths. Eerie symptoms began appearing one after another, 38.7kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
19. 19 全EN Surviving the Misty Apocalypse, I Build a Home with Eldritch Flesh 全民迷雾求生，我用邪神血肉建家 Half an Acre of Sunshine半顷阳光Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.1M WordsOngoing [Flesh and Bone + Apocalypse + Lovecraftian Survival + Civilization Graveyard + Mass Transmigration + No Romance] When mist shrouded the world and monsters howled outside their windows, all the players huddled and trembled inside their dilapidated shelters. But Bai Yi was teleported onto the face of the Great Being known as the “Lord of Flesh,” where he witnessed a horrific feast as an even more terrifying being devoured a planet of flesh. The fragments of flesh and bone that splattered from th 138kReads9.1Score11.8kShelves

    Reader note

    Around chapter 1170, the Cthulhu pantheon gradually becomes more apparent, although there are also some early instances of Cthulhu.

20. 20 开 Going Wild with Misinterpretations from the Start, I Turn Out to Be the Evil God 开局疯狂迪化，结尾邪神本人 Dreaming of Dreams戏梦梦Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Western fantasy + mass misinterpretation + no female lead + a few secret identities + a touch of cosmic horror] [The first two chapters set things up; the misinterpretations begin in Chapter Three] Ji Ping sometimes reflects on the past few years of his life. His routine is simple: go home, eat, study books, then take on commissions to make ends meet. Nothing seems particularly wrong with that. At most, he worships a sufficiently benevolent evil god, and as a result, keeps running into all sort 16.2kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

    Reader note

    Both are mystery novels with a strong protagonist who gradually grows stronger. Both main characters maintain a peaceful attitude towards others, regardless of their dissent. They possess a strong inner core, which makes them very appealing. (Perhaps I've read too many mindless, overpowered novels before 🥀🥀 and I was a little worried because these two books didn't even have a 9 rating when I started reading, but somehow I got hooked! Who knows!!)

21. 21 我 I, the Supreme Being of Old, Defy the Rules When I Strike 我，旧日至高位格，出手无视规则 Shimmering Night夜光浮摇Urban2.1M WordsOngoing I was once the world's first transcendent, a pioneer who ventured into the unknown. When I returned from two hundred years of being lost, the world had changed, and the mighty ran rampant. They said I was merely a relic abandoned by the times, the remnant of an ignorant fantasy. There was no place for me in the new world. What they did not know was this: I had witnessed the most insane horrors and the grandest downfalls. Dormant within me was an exalted existence capable of shattering the very l 304.3kReads9.3Score26.5kShelves

    Reader note

    Both are mystery novels with a strong protagonist who gradually grows stronger. Both main characters maintain a peaceful attitude towards others, regardless of their dissatisfaction. They possess their own inner strength, which makes them very appealing. (Perhaps I've read too many mindless, overpowered novels before 🥀🥀 and I was a little worried because these two books didn't even have a 9 rating when I started reading them, but somehow I got hooked! Who knows!!)

22. 22 苟 A Survival Expert's Guide to Self-Cultivation 苟命专家的自我修养 Mr. Z of the Aurora Society极光会Z先生Urban1.0M WordsCompleted No CP, no female lead. Three updates a night, usually around six o'clock. A strange photograph dispels the veil over his memories and restores what he had lost. Strange incidents drive him onward, and as one event after another fans the flames, Lin Han is forced onto the path of pursuing knowledge. The divine follow the gods, the apostles follow the truth, the contracted are bound by their contracts, and the god-blessed draw the gods' gaze. And they push Lin Han toward the future. 8.4kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves
23. 23 高 High Martial: I Don't Want a Lovecraftian Golden Finger! 高武诡异：我不要克系金手指！ Gourdfulu葫芦fuluEastern Fantasy667k WordsCompleted [Cthulhu, high-martial arts, eerie, mass misinterpretation] Xie Feng. A hardcore Cthulhu fan who had spent seven years playing Call of Cthulhu tabletop games transmigrated to a high-martial-arts world after rolling a fumble during a session. He became the most useless outcast of the Xie family: nineteen years old, with the lowest-grade constitution and only one meridian opened. He figured that being useless wasn't so bad. At least the high-martial-arts world was better than Cthulhu: monsters cou 1.6kReads7.2Score148Shelves
24. 24 生 I Devoured an Alien God, but I'm Really Not the Villainous Boss 生吞异神，我真不是反派Boss Go Study First先去学习Mystery616k WordsCompleted [No heroine, gradually becoming less than human, chaotic fun, decisive and ruthless but not dark] Cheat powers are meant to be fun! I transmigrated, so why should I have to deal with all this social etiquette? What the hell is with these brain-dead villains and stupid heroines? I’ll eat them! Bow to some damn master and make friends? I’ll just rocket over there, do a 360-degree Thomas Flair, and eat them! I’ll chomp down on the leader’s head! The authorities aren’t getting away either! I’ll poun 4.9kReads9.3Score620Shelves

    Reader note

    The Ke-style Hua Tuo has arrived.

25. 25 诡EN Anomaly Containment Facility, You're Containing Me, a Human? 诡异收容所，你收容我一个人类？ Yi Chen逸臣Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [No System]+ [No Heroine]+ [Cthulhu]+ [No Tired Tropes] (Also known as: Sequence: Ascension to Godhood) The Dark Prison has merged with reality, and bizarre creatures are invading the world through the “Gates.” An organization has quietly emerged, calling themselves the Wardens. They keep the bizarre creatures behind the “Gates,” and capture and contain any that make it into the world. Lu Xiao accidentally fell into the Dark Prison and lived there alone for three years. After the Wardens discove 52.2kReads9.2Score5kShelves
26. 26 垂 On My Deathbed, I Sat Bolt Upright: The Old Ones Were Me All Along 垂死病中惊坐起，旧日竟是我自己 Ten Tons in Three Days三天吃十吨Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Not an invincible protagonist + progression novel + no System + Lovecraftian horror + not fast-paced wish fulfillment + follows the official route] Lu Ning wandered through the fog for two thousand years. When he finally emerged, he found that the world seemed to be sick. The sun was covered in tentacles, planets were blanketed in flesh, the moon had sprouted countless eyes, and even Earth was groaning and crying for help. The diseased, disaster beasts, and followers of evil gods ran rampant, w 48.8kReads9.1Score5.8kShelves
27. 27 末 Apocalypse: Mutation Begins in the Heart 末世：变异从心脏开始 Turbid One浊人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse530k WordsCompleted [Bizarre and Uncanny, Strange and Twisted, Dark and Distorted, No System, No Rebirth: An Entirely New Apocalypse Like You’ve Never Seen Before] Thin, delicate arms sprout from the roadside greenery. A grotesque, misshapen lump of flesh grows in the flowerpot at home. Yet the protagonist obtains a miraculous relic born from a sacred lotus. It replaces his heart, bringing about all kinds of unbelievable changes… 2.1kReads8.4Score174Shelves
28. 28 恐 Horror Has Descended: Don’t Shoot, I’m Not a Demon 恐怖降临：别开火，我不是恶魔 Autumn Has Come to the Mountains and Rivers山河已是秋Urban1.0M WordsCompleted My name is Lin Mo. I was infected by zombies, but I’m not one of them, and the investigators are on my trail. I’m a gunsmith, so why did a gun grow out of my bones?! The Awakened protect this world, and I want to fight for it too! Wait… why does everyone keep calling me an SSS-rank demon?! 336Reads7.1Score100Shelves
29. 29 天 Heaven Above 天堂在上 Daytime Werewolf白日人狼Urban2.5M WordsOngoing [Fictional World + A Touch of Lovecraftian Horror + Infinite-Flow Style] [Not a Transmigration Story + No System + Developing Protagonist] [Not a Power-Fantasy, Read at Your Own Discretion] On Xia He’s sixteenth birthday, his cousin gave him a special present: he secretly took Xia He to a video hall to watch a dirty movie. Having seen so little of the world, Xia He’s mind was shattered after watching the whole film, and a fat man appeared in his head. On Xia He’s eighteenth birthday, he made a w 15.3kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves

    Reader note

    This is really beautiful, but not many people are looking at it. I really like the little lotus flower.

30. 30 人 The Immortal Food of Mankind 人种仙食 Big-Headed T头很大的T君Eastern Fantasy6.5M WordsOngoing "Weird Cultivation, Behind-the-Scenes Story" The Tang Dynasty: strange things are coming. When Li Qing transmigrated here, he thought Mr. Huayue had kindly taken him in. Little did he know that the man saw him only as livestock to be raised for food. At the brink of life and death, the jade tablet on Li Qing revealed its power, gravely wounding Mr. Huayue and allowing him to escape. But the danger was far from over. The scheme of the Six Paths and Eight Immortals to devour all living beings had 37.9kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves

    Reader note

    Three books with a bizarre and thrilling style, worth reading again and again, all around 9 points in rating, each over two million words long, and guaranteed to keep you hooked. Unlike the many books that spring up like mushrooms after rain. The first book, a survival story on a ship at sea, has a 9.4 Rating and over 400,000 readers. It's a great read with many imaginative plots and various challenges. The second and third books are also bizarre and thrilling, featuring cultivation systems and struggles for survival. They're all excellent.

31. 31 偷 Diary of a Thief's Path to Godhood 偷盗者序列成神日记 Fly, Rabbit!飞吧兔子Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Game Transmigration] [Prophecy] [Witches] [Yandere Pursuit] [Apocalypse Redemption] [Light Western Fantasy] [Love Triangle] Li En is stunned when he transmigrates into the completed game The Witch and the Apocalypse. The five witches who will determine the world’s future are all misunderstood by the world as harbingers of disaster. Li En: “No big deal. I’ve unlocked every achievement.” Knowing every tragic scenario by heart, he decides to go all out: save the witches and turn the apocalypse aro 95.7kReads8.6Score16.1kShelves

    Reader note

    Highly recommend this novel! [Highly rated witch-themed novel, multiple female protagonists in a love triangle, prophetic game element, mysterious Cthulhu, supernatural elements, Japanese-style light Western fantasy, post-apocalyptic redemption] A goldmine of a novel, already over 1 million words long, the story is coherent and captivating, you won't be able to put it down! Five-star recommendation!!!

32. 32 克 Cthulhu Has Descended, and I Can See Sanity Values 克苏鲁降临，我能看到理智值 Sycophant Watermelon舔狗西瓜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse153k WordsCompleted [Cthulhu] + [Eerie] + [Doomsday Descends] + [Ensemble Cast] + [The Protagonist Is an Ordinary Person] Gu Yuan was reborn, and after living an ordinary life for twenty years, a sudden mutation struck. A plague swept across the globe, bringing eerie changes: tentacles sprouted, and scales covered people's bodies. Strange prompts appeared out of nowhere, and there was no way to cure the mutations. As this global crisis unfolded, Gu Yuan had only a few memories to rely on as he faced the call of Cth 32Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    A fine work

33. 33 全 Global Survival: Cthulhu Becomes Hot Pot Meat! 全民求生：克苏鲁成我火锅食材！ Alas, These Rivers and Mountains奈何江山Sci-Fi & Apocalypse744k WordsCompleted The rating just opened and is still climbing~ [Global Survival] + [Cthulhu] + [Endless Darkness] + [Shelter Upgrades] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Overpowered] + [Dungeon Cooking] + [Going Insane] One moment they were asleep; the next, all of humanity had been dumped into a Cthulhu world of endless darkness. Everyone started with a shabby thatched hut and a candle that could burn for just eight hours. Others cautiously lit their candles and struggled to survive, afraid of attracting the unknowab 10.4kReads7.1Score1.1kShelves
34. 34 克 Call of Cthulhu Roleplaying: I Have Extraordinary Wisdom 克苏鲁跑团：我有极致的智慧 Silver MoonLilith银月LilithMystery1.0M WordsOngoing [Cthulhu Roleplaying] [Mystery] [Infinite Flow] [Plot Twists] [No Golden Finger] [No Female Lead] What matters most in a roleplaying game? The strength to take on ten opponents at once? The wisdom to notice the smallest details? The determination to never give up? Or the luck to always escape danger? When Lu Nanke woke up, he found himself inside a roleplaying game world with 500 attribute points to distribute among his eight stats. After a brief moment of thought, Lu Nanke resolutely put ev 16.9kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves

    Reader note

    Both of these books should fall into this category. The first one needs no introduction, while the second one is mainly a tabletop role-playing game.

35. 35 本 This Dharma Says, Let There Be Light 本法说，要有光 Your Honor, the Prosecutor检察官阁下Urban383k WordsOngoing [Legal Fantasy] [Path to Godhood] [Cthulhu Mythos] [Corruption] [One Female Lead] [Pure Love] [Dystopia] "Teacher, why is Earth the only place in the galaxy with life?" "Because that's what the law says." "Then where did light come from?" The teacher flipped through the legal code. "I know this one. The law says, 'Let there be light!'" The technology and civilization of the past have fallen silent, and an unprecedented power now rules the new world. It is neither arcane, inscrutable magic nor ce 383Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    [Cthulhu] + [Legal Fantasy] + [Single Female Lead] + [Godhood Rise] + [Fast-paced] + [Darkening] + [Dystopian], the male and female leads are decisive and ruthless, their intelligence undiminished, and their mutual devotion unwavering. I enjoy the new setting, the grand war scenes, the pure love story between the male and female leads, and the Cthulhu and dystopian themes. Fans of both genres are welcome to check this out! [Heart][Heart][Heart][Heart][Heart]

36. 36 穿 I Transmigrated as an Evil God at the End of the World, So Why Am I a Girl?! 穿越世末邪神，怎么是个少女？！ A Daydreaming Sleepwalker, That's Me白昼梦游是也Eastern Fantasy507k WordsOngoing After transmigrating into another world, Fang Yan opens her eyes to discover she has become a green-haired beauty? There’s also a System of unknown origin, a Hero constantly trying to kill her, and reinforcements whose motives are impossible to fathom... But... Leaning against the throne, the girl’s golden eyes gleam. “What do you mean I’m an evil god?” 357Reads—Score160Shelves

    Reader note

    Cthulhu Mythos! Based on the original work! Lots of original concepts, a strong Western flavor; the two are cooked together perfectly, resulting in a wonderfully harmonious blend [laughs].

37. 37 黑 The Call of the Black Goat 黑山羊的呼唤 Peerless Genius Sauce绝代智酱Eastern Fantasy695k WordsOngoing [Western Fantasy + Lovecraftian Horror + Supernatural Ascension + Mysterious Artifacts + Tentacled Mother Goddess + Bizarre Reproduction] I slept and bred with a beautiful divine body, fell into a hall in the Black Forest, was reborn in another world, and learned the secrets of the Whisperers. Chase the whispers, summon offspring, master its body, forge burning weapons... Cold-blooded beasts of war, spinning gears, thunderous cannon fire, and contemplative Whisperers. This is the world of Yitenu 8kReads6.5Score1kShelves
38. 38 崩 Honkai Impact 3rd: The Strange Path Among the Stars 崩坏：星穹诡道 A Heart Like the Moon尘心如月Anime Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing [Honkai: Star Rail] [Honkai: Star Rail] [Honkai: Star Rail] The end of the Path spells doom. The stars are tainted by the uncanny, and the worlds are filled with savagery and madness. All the Aeons have become indescribable. Those who have lost themselves tread a dark path. The once-prosperous Xianzhou drifts in the abyss, while a train spanning the stars travels through the mysterious. Its destination... is an ultimate terror beyond the power of human language to describe! Ye Cang didn't get a 21.3kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves
39. 39 福 Sherlock Holmes: Case Files of Unnameable Events 福尔摩斯：不可名状事件薄 A Cup of Clear Chill一盏清寒Mystery1.7M WordsOngoing When London's fog can no longer nourish his hungry mind, and every criminal mastermind's tricks have grown tedious, the world's greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes, sinks into unprecedented boredom and lethargy. Dr. Watson watches his friend with concern, powerless to stop his spirit from withering away. Then a breakthrough arrives in a way beyond all imagining. An inscrutable stranger knocks on the door of 221B Baker Street, bearing an invitation impossible to refuse: uncover the ultimate myste 5.8kReads8.9Score849Shelves

    Reader note

    These two books are good, you can give them a try.

40. 40 我 I Turned In an Unspeakable Being 我把不可名状物上交了 Dreamweaver of Deep Fantasies深漫造梦Urban706k WordsCompleted In a world where looking directly at an ancient god drives you mad, Ji Ye comes with a “Deep Abyss Filter.” The indescribably horrifying beings are just destructive huskies and fresh ingredients in his eyes. For health insurance and a steady paycheck, he joined the Anomaly Bureau as a “janitor.” When an S-rank forbidden zone erupted, everyone else despaired and waited to die. He complained as he carried his mop: “Who spilled ink all over the floor?” When an ancient god descended, he looked at th 3.9kReads8.0Score441Shelves

    Reader note

    Brothers, I'm recommending a mind-blowing, super-powerful novel! The protagonist, Ji Ye, has awakened an "Abyss Filter," seeing everything as an everyday object. 👉 While others are terrified of the Headless Horseman, he thinks he's a dedicated deliveryman and even gives him a tip! 👉 While others are scared out of their wits by the sight of a deep-sea monster, he thinks she's a drowning girl, rescues her, and then forces her to sing a square dance! 👉 The most outrageous thing is that when the King in Yellow comes looking for trouble, he treats him like a performance artist, forcibly drags him into his house to play a murder mystery game, and then criticizes the script for its illogicality! Now, in his yard, a demigod is guarding the gate, a ghost king is mopping the floor, and an S-class monster is unclogging the sewers… Everyone's a villain (scratch that), everyone's a working stiff! Want to see how the protagonist uses a mop to physically exorcise the entire universe? "I Handed Over the Unspeakable Things," you won't regret it, you'll laugh your head off!

41. 41 克 Cthulhu Survival: I’m an Utterly Evil Tree Demon 克苏鲁求生：我是极恶树妖 Frost-Dyed Two Feet霜染二尺Sci-Fi & Apocalypse451k WordsCompleted Am I a tree? Do my traits refresh every day? Was I already being eaten by bugs right after I was born? Killing people in three days... taking a city in ten... From a tiny sapling, I evolve into an evil tree demon that brings calamity upon the world! 600Reads—Score103Shelves
42. 42 世 The World Sinks into Eternal Night, Civilization Drowns in the Light of the Stars 世界沉于永夜，文明溺于辰光 Anti-Static防静电Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [Fantasy] [Plot] [Character Growth] [A Hint of Cosmic Horror] [Slow Burn] [Not a Pure Power Fantasy] Would you rather burn the history books and offer a white veil to the old world, or cradle the rotting truth and dance at the celebrations of the new world? As the world bleeds amid its collapse, as divine revelations echo through civilization... Where will you go? 54.2kReads9.0Score5kShelves

    Reader note

    These three books are really worth reading; I've been reading them for years. They're all written by the same author. The author seemed to be trying to write a new genre with the third book, so there haven't been many updates yet. You can still read the first and second books; they're very well written.

43. 43 从 It Begins with Winter 从凛冬开始 Anti-Static防静电Eastern Fantasy232k WordsOngoing [Fantasy] [Potions] [Bitter Winter] [Steam] [Victorian] The furnace heart beats beneath the earth, while steam trains cross the frozen wastes. The old gods’ whispers echo through the blizzards, and the brilliance of an age lies buried beneath the ice. Murderers weave their schemes in the shadows, while detectives seek the truth beneath gas lamps. Lost thermal energy, twisted extremes of cold, and mythical creatures wandering the endless ice fields... Lin Dong’s journey begins in the depths of wi 11kReads8.7Score1.7kShelves
44. 44 灰EN Above the Gray Fog 灰雾之上 Anti-Static防静电Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted [Lord of the Mysteries]+ [Potions]+ [Races]+ [Civilization] A hundred years from now, I am a hero. My deeds become stories, praised by all. A thousand years from now, I am a legend. Stories become epics, passed down through generations. Ten thousand years from now, I am a faith. Epics become myths, and the incense offered to me never ceases. P.S. This book is also known as Above the Gray Mist. P.S. The development of the human race provides the backdrop. The focus is on an individual's epic, no 89.3kReads9.3Score7.8kShelves
45. 45 序 Sequence: Sacrifice 序列：祭品 He An Is Simple贺安很简单Urban1.4M WordsOngoing The rating is being suppressed during the new-book period, so feel free to dive in! [Sequence-based growth + He An's new novel + the usual promise: no frustrating setbacks] Sold by his parents to be a human sacrifice, he returns with the Five Ghosts in place of his organs and the Six Demons transformed into his viscera! Mom, Dad, why aren't you smiling anymore? Those people and gods who took my organs, are you ready? I've come to collect what you owe me! 292.7kReads9.1Score32.5kShelves

    Reader note

    This one is alright.

46. 46 存 Saving the Old Days: History Becomes Unfathomable 存档旧日，历史变得不可名状 Yun Xian云纤Sci-Fi & Apocalypse33k WordsOngoing [Cthulhu Mythos + Puzzles + Unspeakable Horrors + Growth + Save Points + Rewinding + Multiple Routes] In 2012, the Explorer suddenly picked up a strange frequency. From that moment on, human history began to twist. All the famous figures of the past, good or evil, were corrupted beyond recognition, their images and obsessions alike. The flame passed down through the generations turned putrid. Even though technology survived, humanity was trapped on Earth, unable to reach space. The remnants of t 3Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Newbie here, highly recommended! The protagonist will save the happy world where she and he once lived together in the past.

47. 47 聆 Listening to the Abyss: Cthulhu Tales 聆渊：克苏鲁怪谈 Sebas Sha YingSebas沙影Mystery77k WordsOngoing The ringing is the fingers of the drowned, knocking, one tap at a time, against the inside of your skull. They say it is only the last words of the dead, but whose last words keep growing tiny, damp echoes in the room even after the call has ended? —Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Have you ever answered one of those phones that rings once and then hangs up? That's not a wrong number; it's someone who just died, frantically learning how to dial their last call. Lin Su's job is to answer those calls. He thought he was helping the deceased say what they didn't have time to say—passwords, last words, property deeds hidden under flowerpots. Later, he discovered that some callers weren't the spirits of the dead; they were just practicing calling his name in his voice. Now they've mastered it, even mimicking his mother's tone of voice perfectly.

48. 48 推 Simulating All Things: I Created a Cthulhu World 推演万物：我塑造了克苏鲁世界 Dark Little Lolita S暗黑小萝莉SUrban939k WordsCompleted [Worldbuilding + Dual Systems + Behind-the-Scenes Story + No Female Lead] Fang Ying transmigrates into a world where anyone can become a god, and everyone has the chance to create a world of their own. Some open up high-martial worlds and become the Martial Ancestors of their realms. Some establish cultivation worlds and become immortal emperors revered through the ages. Others watch their worlds shatter, then perish and fade into nothingness. After transmigrating back, Fang Ying wields the [Ded 5.1kReads8.0Score544Shelves

    Reader note

    I highly recommend "Deducing Everything: I Created a Cthulhu World"! World creation + dual systems + behind-the-scenes story + no female lead – it hits every sweet spot! While others create high-martial arts or cultivation worlds to become gods, the protagonist uses a deduction system to create a Cthulhu civilization. Starting with the mysterious mutation of Bronze-level skills, he gradually unlocks the proliferation of consciousness and cross-dimensional fusion, creating a world full of indescribable madness. The entire story exudes the sense of control from behind the scenes, with no dragging romantic subplots. Watching your own created Great Old Ones wreak havoc is incredibly satisfying! If you like world creation and Cthulhu elements, you absolutely can't miss this one!

49. 49 开 An Immortal Body from the Start, So I’m Going to Save the World? 开局不死之身，我去拯救世界？ Aqi Wants to Slack Off阿奇想摆烂Eastern Fantasy133k WordsCompleted [Comedy + one heroine + dark fairy tale + nearly invincible protagonist + decisive and ruthless] A brooding, socially anxious man with a sharp tongue and a soft heart, no morals whatsoever, and a built-in thunderous language System transmigrates into a dark fairy-tale world thoroughly corrupted by the Seven Deadly Sins, where every fairy tale has been twisted. Through a series of mishaps, the world's will recognizes him as a fairy-tale knight. “What do you mean I’m a fairy-tale knight now, and m 362Reads—Score103Shelves
50. 50 异EN Another World: My Life Has Cheat Codes! 异世界：我的人生开了挂！ A Salty Fish c一条咸鱼cEastern Fantasy5.9M WordsCompleted [Vampires, werewolves, technology, potions, ghosts, biohumans, divination, puppets, and every terrifying element you can imagine: this world has them all.] Lin En transmigrated into such a bizarre otherworld and became an apprentice at a potion shop. "Something is wrong with that man! He never uses anesthetic when performing surgery!" "That shop is a scam! The moment you go in, they find a pile of illnesses even if you are perfectly healthy!" "But wait, isn't that shop supposed to be the bes 138.3kReads9.6Score16.9kShelves

Other lists with Fragments of the Old Days: What Is a Lovecraftian Worldview?