Horror Novels, The Genuinely Terrifying Kind 恐怖小说，真正恐怖的那种。

1. 101 上 The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong 上官昭容诡事录 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Strong female lead, no romance, Chinese-style horror, transmigration through history, numerous foreshadowed clues, coherent plot, no System, not a power fantasy] [The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong] [Also known as: Old Tales from the Yellow Springs] [Reader’s guide: The main plot and the individual arcs are interconnected, with plenty of clues and foreshadowing. Almost every character who appears has a role to play, though each arc can also be read as a standalone story.] Th 2.1kReads9.3Score347Shelves

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   "Strange Tales of Rules: Who Taught You to Read Like This?" Is a suspenseful, supernatural, and thrilling read that is both entertaining and educational. [OK]

2. 102 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

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   Extremely terrifying and thrilling novels

3. 103 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
4. 104 无 Infinite: People Can Die, but You Must Never Lose the Game 无限：人可以死游戏绝不能输 Ran Tu染途Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted (Completed) [Infinite Flow + Logical Deduction + Death Games + Brain-Burning + Slightly Unhinged Female Lead + Strong Leads] (Content warnings at the end of Chapter 1) After her parents died, Xin Zhixia witnessed the ugly faces of her relatives during a dispute over the inheritance and grew disgusted with the world. She devoted herself to the games she loved and drifted through life in a daze. Finding life pointless, she decided to jump off a building and kill herself. A man appeared beside her. 12.7kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
5. 105 规 Rule Horror: Who Taught You to Study Like That? 规则怪谈：谁教你这样读书的 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery426k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead, No Romance, Rule-Based Horror, Infinite Realms, Chinese-Style Horror] Traditional culture has been distorted on a massive scale in modern society. Altered pronunciations, words smeared with stigma, and ancient sayings twisted out of shape are gnawing away at the human soul. Su Muyu, the thirtieth-generation descendant of Su Shi and the sole inheritor of the Soulcrafter lineage, joins Li Guazi, a girl whose past is a mystery, and Mr. Dongli, a word spirit from the handwritt 50Reads9.4Score—Shelves
6. 106 凶 House for Rent: Haunted 凶宅出租 Black Night Moon Spirit黑夜月灵Mystery453k WordsCompleted Firsthand experiences and true cases from a real estate agent, adapted supernatural incidents from haunted houses. Each chapter is a standalone paranormal story, uncovering the secrets behind haunted houses and the tangled struggles of human nature. 450Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   Based on a true haunted house paranormal event, super scary and terrifying.

7. 107 在 Those Years I Spent Hunting Ghosts in Kunming 在昆明抓鬼那几年 Huo Yan霍言Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Modern Celestial Master] [Criminal Investigations] [Forensic Pathology and Ghosts] I'm Zhang Chenfeng, a celestial master who can draw Five Thunder Talismans, and a “Special Case Investigator” specially appointed by the police. Last year, I handled 47 paranormal cases and nearly lost my life 12 times. My approach to solving cases is hardcore: ✓ Forensic examiners test DNA; I measure the concentration of yin energy. ✓ Criminal investigators hunt down the culprit; I guide the dead to the afterl 325Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Suspenseful supernatural + criminal investigation + forensic identification + Taoist master.

8. 108 恐 The Horror Night-Duty Booth 恐怖值班亭 Fish Feast鱼鱼宴Mystery8k WordsCompleted Back around the 2000s, I worked as a security guard at an apartment complex. The complex had a strange rule: [After midnight, do not leave the security booth.] It made no sense, but I always kept it in mind, until the day one of my coworkers died! That night, a woman in a skirt knocked on the security booth window… 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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   For timid people, the best dream they have at night is [petrified][petrified][petrified]

9. 109 人 The Doll Grows Cold 人偶失温 Tong Xuan瞳暄Mystery9k WordsCompleted Everyone says I must have done something virtuous in a past life for Qin Chuan to choose me. Only I know that's not the case. He married me because he wanted me dead. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 110 不 An Unremarkable Jumping Death Case 不起眼的跳楼案 Miao Miao苗淼Mystery8k WordsCompleted My fiancé, who had been overseas for three years, called to tell me he was coming back the day after tomorrow. I went to meet him at the airport. On the way home, he proposed, and I said yes. But this morning, he disappeared again, because I had once more returned to the day he called me. I've already relived these three days seven times. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 111 我 The People Around Me and I Had the Same Dream 我和周围人做了一样的梦 A Qiao the Woman女阿乔Mystery13k WordsCompleted I knew I was dreaming, but everything in the dream was strange. When I woke up, I discovered that my coworkers and I had all shared the same dream. It turned out to be a monster's trap. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 112 一 The One-Yuan Villa 一元别墅 Dusk Snow Beyond the Realm域外暮雪Mystery9k WordsCompleted Never believe that a windfall will fall from the sky. At 28, I was “hit” by a villa, but I don't have much time left. Now I have to find my next heir. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 113 鱼 Fish Woman 鱼女 Weichao未朝Mystery8k WordsCompleted My father was a famous fisherman in the villages around us. Whenever he went out to sea, he always caught more fish than anyone else. He gutted countless live fish, scraped off their scales, and chopped off their heads. Then one day, he brought home a sea fish as tall as a person, and the entire village came to gawk. He turned down a merchant's offer to buy it, killed the fish himself, and put on a feast for the villagers, serving every part of it. The banquet lasted all night. The next day, the 56Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 114 爸 The Secret of Dad's Death 爸爸死亡的秘密 September九月Mystery9k WordsCompleted When I was seven, my dad died. An accident sent me back to the 24 hours before his death. I did everything I could to save him. But I never could have imagined it. This time, the one who killed my dad was... —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 115 失 After I Lost My Memory, a Woman Just Like Me Appeared at Home 失忆后，家里出现和我一模一样的女人 Gomoku五子棋11k WordsCompleted I've lost my memory. Since then, people have kept showing me all kinds of evidence and implanting all sorts of memories in my mind. But I feel like an outsider looking in on my own past, unable to relate to any of it. One day, I came home and found a woman fast asleep on the sofa. What terrified me was that she looked exactly like me! 8Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 116 真 The Real Lunatic and the Fake Patient 真疯子假病人 Frog Lord蛙太公Mystery9k WordsCompleted In my dream, I thought it was nothing more than a dream. But when I woke up, someone beside me was lying on the ground, clutching their arm and crying out in pain. Now, I've dreamed of the crime scene once again. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 117 借 The Life-Extending Money 借寿钱 Two Yuan两元Mystery11k WordsCompleted After a friend dies in a bizarre car accident, could a hundred-yuan bill inscribed with “Borrow your years to buy my life” really be a deadly curse? At the funeral home, he uses “life-borrowing money” to buy an urn, only to be haunted by the dead man's mother in a strange way. A talisman hides a sinister plot, and three life-borrowing bills appear out of nowhere at midnight! A locked kitchen, boiling water, knives falling for no reason... Who is controlling this deadly game? 273Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 118 纸 Paper Bride 纸新娘 Jun Lan君阑Mystery10k WordsCompleted Rumor has it that I tried to seduce the Lin family's young master, failed, and then killed him in the village's paper-offering shop. To save my life, I agreed to marry Master Lin, who had raised me for ten years. On our wedding day, Master Lin laid his hands on me. "Darling, did you know I've wanted you for many years?" Of course I knew. I'd been looking forward to this day even longer than he had. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 119 虚 Lover in a False World 虚假世界的爱人 Zi Shan Nai子山奈Mystery9k WordsCompleted My wife has been acting strangely lately. She keeps pestering me, saying she wants me to stay by her side forever. I can't help finding it a little funny. "Of course I'll stay by your side forever and ever, honey." But whenever she hears me say that, her body stiffens noticeably. Then she goes back to her room alone and locks the door. No matter how I try to coax her from outside, she refuses to open it. —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 120 绯 Crimson Wish 绯红之愿 imoriMystery12k WordsCompleted I bought a cursed object, hoping to summon a ghost and make a pact with her so I could go to the Ghost City and find out what happened to my missing master. The summoning went unusually smoothly, but the moment she appeared, the powerful yin energy pouring out of the magic circle sent me flying several meters and knocked me to the ground. She stood quietly in the middle of the circle, dressed in a bright red bridal gown and phoenix crown, with her red veil neatly covering her head and her hands —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 121 暑 Summer Vacation of Terror 暑假惊魂记 Happy Pistachio开心开心果Mystery4k WordsCompleted I can see things other people can't. I've never let it show. I didn't want anyone to think I was a freak. Until that summer vacation... Two classmates and I made plans to go swimming. I saw something in the water. I was terrified. But they insisted on going in, and I couldn't stop them... —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 122 朝 The Secret of Chaoxiao 朝校的秘密 Zi Shan Nai子山奈Mystery11k WordsCompleted In the village where my family lives, every household's first child has to be a girl. The day after their tenth birthday, these girls are sent to a place called Chaoxiao on the other side of the mountain. They say it's a paradise for girls. That is, until a black cat appeared in the village. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 123 虫 The Secret of Chongcao Village 虫草村的秘密 My Tummy Goes Poot-Poot肚肚会嘟嘟Mystery10k WordsCompleted “The cordyceps we raise are so fast, you can’t even catch them.” I was watching this funny video on a certain short-video app. Comments flew across the screen. Some people said the joke was hilarious, while others earnestly explained that cordyceps couldn’t possibly run fast. But I knew the joke wasn’t funny at all, because I had seen fast-running cordyceps myself. Perhaps “rabbit cordyceps” would be a more fitting name. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 124 长 Longevity Soup 长寿汤 Jun Lan君阑Mystery8k WordsCompleted When I was little, Liu Laoer’s family in the village made a living selling goat-horn powder. The powder came from the horns of female goats. Though those horns were short and slender, Liu Laoer would skin and butcher female goats alive right after they gave birth. Then he would cut off their horns and grind them into powder. He would add the powder to soup made with freshly slaughtered lamb. They said drinking it regularly could help you live a long life. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 125 沉 The Silent Echo 沉默的回声 Flying Ant飞行蚂蚁Mystery17k WordsCompleted Five years ago, in Room 601 of Ningchuan High School, a girl was found hanged from a bathroom pipe. Her eyes bulged, her tongue was missing, and strange words had been written in blood on the mirror: “He… is back.” Five years later, the sealed cold case was suddenly reopened. Trainee criminal investigator Qin Chuan took over the investigation, never expecting that this bizarre murder would also uncover another buried case: the “South Campus Disappearance.” A deadly game of hunting, lying dormant 54Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 126 慧 Huizhu Village 慧猪村 Pei Yulin佩雨林Mystery10k WordsCompleted My college roommate claimed she came from an ancient village called Huizhu Village. She said the village got its name because, from ancient times to the present, it had produced many high-ranking officials and top scholars, as if its villagers were born with pearls of wisdom. It wasn’t until she talked the rest of us in the dorm into visiting her village around the Qingming Festival that I learned it was actually called “Wise Pig Village.” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 127 死 The Death Inn 死亡民宿 He and He貉和何Mystery10k WordsCompleted On the first night after checking into the guesthouse, the owner died. But at midnight that same night, Lu Shou actually received a text from the owner. “Please be sure to follow the rules of the Deerhorn Guesthouse. Find the landlady’s dowry box before five tomorrow morning, and you can leave with the deputy manager, an orange cat.” “Otherwise, you’ll be stuck here forever.” Lu Shou broke out in a cold sweat, utterly baffled. “I clearly took his phone. How can he still text me?” —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 128 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 isn't a fantasy/adventure novel; it's a self-narrative by the author of this shamanic text. It's very professional, explaining and demystifying shamanic practices. Whether you understand shamanism or not, you can understand its concepts from the text. It's very realistic.

29. 129 不 36,036 Terrifying Stories You’ll Regret Not Reading 不看后悔的36036个恐怖故事 The Dashing Eighteen风流倜傥的十八Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Standalone Stories] [Paranormal Events] [Unbelievable] [Forest Spirits] [True Cases] [Rural Ghost Stories] There is no overarching plot. Each chapter tells a self-contained story adapted from the encounters of a shamaness who can see spirits, and the strange, gripping tales surrounding each young friend she meets. 314Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Supernatural horror with mind-bending plots and strong logic skills are worth watching [I highly recommend it].

30. 130 江 Old Tales of Jiangyang: The Evil Dragon of Sanjiang 江阳旧事之三江孽龙 Rabbit 87兔87Mystery206k WordsCompleted Luzhou, in central Sichuan, was known in ancient times as Jiangyang Commandery and is also called the City of Liquor. The Yangtze, Tuo, and Chishui rivers surround the city, which also borders Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan, making it an important transportation hub for the three provinces since ancient times. The constant streams of mule caravans within the city, cargo boats on the rivers, and merchants lining the streets, along with the local brotherhood halls where sworn brothers trained with f 65Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Book lovers, give this one a try. It's good quality, not mindless, and doesn't lack a systematic approach. It focuses on strange and mysterious stories from Sichuan during the Republican era, and has a strong local flavor.

31. 131 来 60 Chilling Stories from Real Life 来自现实的60个惊悚故事 Popeye's Big Brother大力水手他哥Mystery509k WordsCompleted (Purely written by hand, not AI) Schemes! Poisoning! Possession! Framing... evil spirits! Returning from the dead! Ghosts! Curses... Terrifying and chilling stories based on real events, showing you the things that lurk in the dark world! Every story is a horror short drama! 21.2kReads8.9Score2kShelves

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    Try this!

32. 132 雾 The Black Dog of Misty Mountain 雾山黑犬 Passing Through October路过十月13k WordsCompleted Black Dog of Mist Mountain 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend two short stories first.

33. 133 十 Twelve Ghosts 十二鬼魂 Passing Through October路过十月34k WordsCompleted Twelve Ghosts 14Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 134 被 After a Rich Girl Set Me Up, I Revealed My True Identity 被富家女算计后，我亮出真身份 Passing Through October路过十月17k WordsCompleted After a rich heiress set me up, I revealed my true identity 1Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 135 天 Tianxuan Paranormal Affairs Office 天玄灵异事务所 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery541k WordsCompleted - [Infinite Flow + Urban Supernatural + Chinese-Style Horror + Folk Legends and Hauntings + Celestial Master Exorcists + Heirs to the Daoist Tradition + Heterochromatic-Eyed Heroine + Haunted House Tales + Episodic Stories + Folk Taboos] - Hidden deep in the bustling streets is an inconspicuous supernatural affairs office called Tianxuan. - No one dares touch the folk taboos of this world. Haunted houses are plagued by unsolved horrors, abandoned villages and ancient mansions seethe with resentm 1.2kReads—Score101Shelves

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    Don't click on this late at night if you're alone; for a hardcore horror read, "Tianxuan Supernatural Agency" is the top choice. Bloody handprints mysteriously appear on the walls of an abandoned old house; vengeful ghosts of the unjustly deceased repeat their gruesome deaths day after day; a cursed village in the deep mountains suffers backlash, and the villagers grow increasingly strange; evil spirits lurk in the shadows of bustling streets, stealing souls. Brief moments of peace are merely illusions; the next moment you'll be trapped in a deadly trap. The stories are tightly interwoven and interconnected.

36. 136 哽 The Sobbing Maitreya 哽咽的弥勒 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery408k WordsCompleted A truly thrilling horror fantasy, with a master like Lin Zhenying guiding you through terrifying adventures, slaying demons and monsters, exploring forbidden arts, and cultivating as a demon immortal. Once you start reading, you won't be able to stop. It's pure exhilaration from beginning to end! 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Beneath the neon lights lie ancient evils, and deep within the skyscrapers dwell vengeful spirits. The taboos of our ancestors are all coming true in the city. A master and two disciples, swords in hand, traverse the night, using orthodox Taoist methods to sweep away all evil and wickedness from the world.

37. 137 柜 The Woman in the Closet 柜子里的女人 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery6k WordsCompleted The Woman in the Cabinet 55Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 138 乡 A Record of Supernatural Events in the Countryside 乡村灵异事件薄 The Long Road Goes On and On, TM, I’ll Charge Ahead长路漫漫TM任我闯Mystery241k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 466Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 139 平 Ordinary World: I’m Creating a Horror Game 平凡世界：我来创造惊悚游戏 fh Black and Whitefh黑白Mystery227k WordsCompleted (Infinite flow + horror game + mild horror + dungeon escape + no female lead + supernatural resurgence + Cthulhu) Li Yan has run into the biggest crisis of his life: he's been framed! Unwilling to fall into the trap of having to prove his innocence, he hurries away from the scene. He can't do anything about the baseless accusations, but fortunately, a System drops from the sky, and now he can create terrifying horror games. Oh, so you're framing me? Then go repent in the horror game I create! (N 29Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 140 杨 Yang Xiaocao's True Ghost Stories 杨小草的见鬼实录 Fish Swimming Upstream at Xiahe Bridge夏河桥逆流的鱼Fantastical Romance199k WordsOngoing A collection of true stories about Yang Xiaocao's encounters with ghosts. They may not be that scary, but they're absolutely true! The story begins when Yang Xiaocao is in middle school. Born with a yin-attracting constitution, she often encounters unclean things. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 141 盲 The Blind Woman’s Wedding 盲女的婚礼 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷32k WordsCompleted The Blind Girl's Wedding 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Whether I'm ugly or not is none of your business!" The speaker was a long-haired female ghost. I carefully compared her from head to toe to one of the corpses on the ground. She wasn't exactly alike, but she was fairly similar. "The audience's eyes are discerning, and their evaluations are objective!" I said to her seriously. "If it's not us, the audience, who else can judge?!" "Me!" The voice came from behind us; it must have been a man. "Who are you?" I couldn't help but ask the voice. "Her man!" "Whose man?" I glanced at the woman whose arm the ghost woman was tightly gripping. "Our man!" The woman and the ghost answered in unison. "You can see him?" I asked the woman curiously. "I can't!" The woman shook her head. "But I can smell his scent!" "Scent... Scent?!" "The unique scent of a stinky man!" "Uncle, she said you smell!" I looked at the uncle with a mischievous grin. "Am I smelly?" The uncle pointed at the corpse on the ground. "But even if I smell bad, I'm not as smelly as that guy's body!" "A man who doesn't smell bad isn't a man!" The male ghost said seriously. "So you came here specifically to find your own body?!" The uncle asked. "Not looking for it!" The male ghost rolled his eyes. "Are you going to raise me?" "I never raise idle ghosts, especially trashy ghosts like you!" "Trash?" The male ghost sighed. "Having seen the ocean, other waters are nothing; having seen the clouds of Wushan, other clouds are nothing... I'm just more sentimental than most people!"...

42. 142 河 The Debt Beneath the River, Billed in My Name 河底那笔账，记在我名下 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷Mystery57k WordsCompleted The debt at the bottom of the river is in my name 18Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 143 豪 Terror at the Luxury Estate 豪苑惊魂 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷57k WordsCompleted Terror at the Grand Estate 17Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 144 佛 The Secret of the Buddha Mother 佛母的秘密 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷34k WordsCompleted The Buddha Mother's Secret 40Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 145 诡 The Mysterious Domain City 诡秘域都 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷99k WordsCompleted The Mysterious Domain City 3Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 146 穿 Transmigrated to Another World to Work as a Cleaner 穿越异界干保洁 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷Urban27k WordsOngoing There isn't just one system of power in the world! Flying cars, lightsabers, talismans, virtual reality, artificial intelligence... Is it science or fantasy? A top game developer transmigrates to another world just to lie flat and take a job as a cleaner?! Is it a distortion of human nature or a collapse of morality...? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 147 清 The Qingling Rankings 清凌榜 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷43k WordsCompleted The Qingling Rankings 2Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 148 诡 The Strange Sword 诡剑 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷98k WordsCompleted The Ghost Sword 3Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 149 我 The Girlfriend Who Disappeared 我消失的女朋友 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷Sci-Fi & Apocalypse60k WordsCompleted My Girlfriend Who Disappeared 12Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 150 你 Do You Believe There Are Ghosts in This World? 你相信，这个世界上有鬼吗？ Building BB楼Mystery896k WordsOngoing [Mind-bending] + [Slow-paced] + [Not for the faint-hearted] Thirty-six years ago, deep in the Tibetan grasslands, a secret research base studying the paranormal was rocked by a massive explosion. Only one person managed to escape alive. The male survivor not only made it out, but also brought a pair of pitch-black eyes from the secret base. Even after being removed from their body, they seemed alive. After this devastating disaster, the man deliberately avoided a mysterious organization and went 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Horror, suspense, and mystery; not for the faint of heart. No cultivation, no wish fulfillment, no clichés, no system, whatever.

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