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1 The Cursed Abyss Cannot Be Crossed 诡渊不度 Never Eat Sachima绝不吃沙琪玛Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Supernatural resurgence + nonhuman protagonist + no female lead + evil gods] Note: This is not a livestream story, a wish-fulfillment power fantasy, or a brainless invincible-protagonist story. Feel free to ship any pairings, though (doge). It leans a little toward two male leads, but not much, and has an everyone-loves-the-protagonist vibe. If that bothers you, please move along. The worlds of ghosts and humans were once clearly divided, yin and yang keeping each other in balance. But as t 15.7kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves
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In the background of a world where weirdness is gradually recovering, there is no female protagonist or a virgin, and the male protagonist is a weird villain, in the evil and lawful camp. Those who are not in the way will not be killed indiscriminately, which is not Shuangwen.
2 The Little Taoist of Green Mountain 青山小道士 Yan Xinyu严鑫宇Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Taoist priest + supernatural mysteries + technically detailed + magic arts + urban + no power fantasy + slow growth + no heroine] (The central idea of the first book: Heaven and humanity) This novel is told in the first person and explores knowledge and experiences from many perspectives, including Taoist culture, astronomy, feng shui, Qimen Dunjia, physiognomy, palmistry, humanities, society, and science. Everything unknown in the world is like a vast darkness. Science is like a flashlight ill 4kReads9.2Score602Shelves
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The autobiography of a Taoist priest from Qingcheng Mountain tells the story of how he and his three brothers went to solve supernatural events, spirits, monsters, ghosts, etc. There is no heroine, no emotional line, the storyline is too detailed, the spells, and the techniques are quite professional. It also involves some consecration, ordinary people practicing, spell teaching, etc. You can judge the authenticity of the story by yourself. .
3 Eerie Apocalypse: Why Are There Familiar Faces Everywhere I Go? 诡异末世：怎么到哪都是自己人？ Bu Yuchan不羽蝉Mystery682k WordsCompleted [No System]+ [Nothing but tricks]+ [One heroine]+ [All bros]+ [The villain has unbeatable people skills] On his wedding day, Xu Zhengyang transmigrated to a bizarre apocalypse after an accident. He thought he was in for a thrilling new adventure, but then he discovered that he might not be the only one who had transmigrated here. Could the terrifying bell ringing that struck fear into everyone really be coming from a big bro he knew from work? Could the manager of the creepy real estate agency r 7.9kReads8.6Score872Shelves
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The plot is novel and interesting
4 Shocking! Taoists Who Can't Pass the Civil Service Exam Can Only Work as Contract Experts 震惊！道士不考编只能当外包专家 Tai2 Immortal太2仙人Mystery142k WordsOngoing (No tired formulas, no System, no invincible protagonist, no dumbed-down characters, but still a satisfying story) (Well-reasoned + a touch of mystery + a little comedy + a little horror + a strong male lead) (Some innovative ideas, but the story is still written from a scientific, materialist perspective, so things generally won't get too outlandish) (The central idea is roughly: May all people have enough to eat and keep warm; I will gladly endure hardship to leave the mountains and help them. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
5 Bureau 747: The Paranormal Incident Investigation Unit 747局之妖怪事件处理科 Brother Elbow肘子师兄Urban770k WordsCompleted Do you really know the colleagues around you? What about your classmates and family? The person you've lived with for years, the one you know best, might not even be human! In this world, humans and demons coexist. Demons can live among you in all sorts of ways. “They” might be the man selling jianbing on the street, or they might be your boss! If a top special forces soldier hadn't awakened his family's bloodline in a panic while carrying out a highly classified special mission, and then joined 484Reads7.1Score—Shelves
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Do you know the colleagues around you? Do you know your classmates and relatives? Maybe, the person you are most familiar with who has lived with you for many years may not be a human! In this world, humans and demons coexist! Demons will live around you in various ways! 'They' may be the pie filling uncle, or they may be your boss! If it weren't for an ace special forces soldier who awakened his family bloodline in a panic while performing a special and extremely confidential mission, and then joined the national special organization, I'm afraid all this would not have been known to the world...
6 Special Affairs Bureau, Division Nine: The Nanhai Monster Uprising 特殊事物处理九科之南海妖乱 Brother Elbow肘子师兄Mystery540k WordsCompleted Do you really know the friends around you? The coworkers around you? Your own family? Do you~ know this world? Maybe the people you know, the ones you've met and fallen in love with, aren't human at all~~~ They're demons~! If it weren't for one extraordinary mission, none of this would ever have come to light. And if it weren't for the people who silently stood guard, the Jiuying Sect might already have severed the dragon veins and destroyed our nation's fortune of ten thousand years... 122Reads—Score—Shelves
7 The Ghost King Is Sealed Inside Me, Yet I’m a Good-for-Nothing 体内封印鬼王，我却是个废柴 Qu Shen去甚Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A rainy night in a cemetery, a man-eating black cat, a man searching for his late daughter, a school guard hanged on the stairs, a wedding coffin sealed with red paper, a grotesque face hiding in a mirror... What secrets lie behind it all? What other mysterious events will Wang Shier, the gravekeeper, have to face? As terror and dread slowly close in, those secrets seem to be steering his fate. (The stories in this book are all adapted from real events. If anything sounds familiar, it is pure co 11Reads6.4Score—Shelves
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Today's horror stories feel like they are all written by feet, which is not interesting. They are either cultivating immortality in the later stage, or starting to explore and hunt for treasures. I would like to recommend a few supernatural novels that I think are more traditional and scary enough to read. I've been reading the first one recently, and I've read the other ones before, and I think they're okay.
8 The Language of the Three Corpses 三尸语 Luo Xiaoyang洛小阳Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing You’ve heard of people who died with their eyes open, but have you ever heard of a dead person whose mouth wouldn’t close? His grandfather’s death turns the life of a broke college student upside down. A corpse glares, a soul is hooked; a corpse opens its mouth, and disaster strikes twice. As one bizarre incident after another unfolds, he accidentally discovers that there’s far more to it than ghosts… 74.1kReads9.3Score10.4kShelves
9 Vivid as Life 栩栩若生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller said I was born destined for greatness, the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess, with the power to turn stones into gold and command flower spirits and tree sprites. Once I came of age, my family was sure to prosper. But when I was twelve, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, and I kept seeing terrifying visions... In a dream, I met an old woman who told me to find an expert with supernatural powers to save my life. Millet to summon souls, altars and form 30.4kReads9.5Score4kShelves
10 Eerie Tattoos 诡纹 Daoist of Jiangnan江南道长Mystery3.9M WordsCompleted My grandfather was a tattoo artist, but the things he tattooed were seriously sinister… 9.6kReads9.1Score972Shelves
11 The Living Must Keep Away 活人回避 Wanderer of the Mortal World风尘散人Mystery3.7M WordsCompleted Originally titled Living People, Keep Away. An antique set me on a desperate path. From then on, just to stay alive, I became a yin walker who dealt with the dead and the walking corpses. Three years searching for dragon veins, ten years locating acupoints, roaming between yin and yang, dealing in ghosts and spirits. I kept walking, struggling my way to where I am today. 3.4kReads8.9Score387Shelves
12 The Last Bus on Route 13 13路末班车 Old Eighty老八零Mystery813k WordsCompleted I'm the driver of the last bus on Route 13. Every night at eleven, I have to make a run to the suburbs. This book is addictive, so don't blame me if you can't put it down! In this novel, even the sharp-tongued readers who always guess the plot right will find themselves repeatedly proven wrong. You might find yourself asking, “What's going on? What's going on?” Don't doubt your sanity. Just keep reading. A story that keeps you on edge, here to save readers suffering from a reading drought! 22.2kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves
13 You Sent Me to a Rules Horror Game, So Why Are All the Ghosts Familiar? 让你参加规则怪谈咋都是熟诡异 Bibibei比比北Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Feng was trapped in the world of Rule Horror for five years. After getting out, he thought he could finally live a peaceful life. Little did he know he would be chosen as Longguo's player, taking part in Rule Horror on Longguo's behalf. Once Lin Feng entered, he realized they were all familiar horrors, familiar unspeakable beings. The fake mother from the note in Mom's Room was beautiful and alluring. She clearly wanted to kill the players, yet treated Lin Feng with great care. Manager Xiao 12.2kReads6.9Score1.2kShelves
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01 It's not my brother, the strange pond is full of your acquaintances, 0002 Weird cultivator, I really am not an evil pet, 1003. So who let you rely on silver screens to live in a strange world 0.5. Weird mode, why are you always on your own wherever you go?
14 I Stack Buffs in a Strange World! 我在诡异世界叠BUFF！ Half a Bowl of Qingbuliang半碗清补凉Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless, multiple Systems, boundless imagination, no-brain fun, extreme-path cultivation] Zhang Yang transmigrates into an eerie world, but the only thing he brings with him is a rather underwhelming BUFF System. But after using the BUFF System to reach the top of this eerie world, he realizes this is only the beginning. The boundless continent beneath his feet is merely an insignificant fragment. When he kills the first reborn person, he discovers that he isn't the only lucky one 3.3kReads7.9Score250Shelves
15 Weird Game: What Do You Mean I Beat It with My Looks? 诡异游戏：什么叫我靠颜值通关？ Peerless October十月无双Mystery336k WordsCompleted Lu Renjia transmigrates into a world of eerie games, only to get saddled with a ridiculous Stunning Beauty System. He can’t exorcise ghosts or vanquish demons, so all he can do is keep raising his looks. When the eerie game descends, he thinks he’s done for. But the vicious, bloodthirsty Ghost Lady stares at him, transfixed, unable to look away. The domineering, overbearing Ghost Big Sister covers her face and gives him a shy smile. Watching one ghost after another stare blankly at his face, Lu 1kReads7.3Score133Shelves
16 Tales of Strange and Unusual Events: Supernatural Happenings in Everyday Life 奇闻异事录之生活中的灵异事件 I'm Just an Old Washed-Up Writer我是一个老扑街Mystery139k WordsCompleted This place has it all: remarkable people living ordinary lives, paranormal oddities happening right beside us, deadly places explored by thrill-seekers desperate to make a living, startling customs and secret tales from every corner of the land, mythical beasts and evil creatures found only in legend, and eerie coincidences so uncanny they make your scalp crawl. It's no exaggeration to say I've experienced every kind of paranormal event you can imagine, and plenty you can't. I used to be an adve 226Reads—Score—Shelves
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It's boring to look at those made-up stories, let's go straight to the real supernatural events. Friendly reminder, if something goes wrong, I am fully responsible. If you have the guts, just come!
17 Southern Mao, Northern Ma 南茅北马 Dragon Roaming the Nine Provinces龙游九州Mystery695k WordsOngoing With one sweep of my staff, I’ll wipe out every demon under heaven! I take life and death in stride, and if you won’t submit, I’ll fight! I’ll prove my Dao through killing, endless yet never extinguished! Yang Wujin is a man with no past life, only this one! The day he was born, the Azure Dragon offered a sacrifice, and a hundred ghosts were put to rout! 185Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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All pretty good! You can take a look!
18 Reverend, Stop Pretending. I Know You Can Use Immortal Arts 道长别装了，我知道你会仙术 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery11.6M WordsOngoing At Zhongnan Mountain, people knew only that it was home to the Quanzhen Sect. Few knew that at its foot stood a dilapidated Taoist temple. That day, the people of Gujing Temple burst onto the scene. From then on, their name would resound throughout the land! 184.9kReads9.2Score15.3kShelves
19 I'm a Celestial Master. Isn't It Only Natural That I Beat Up Ghosts and Gods? 我一个天师，吊打鬼神很合理吧？ Treading Snow Without a Trace”踏雪无痕”Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted (Supernatural + Urban + Maoshan Taoist Arts + No Self-Sacrificing Saint + No Female Lead) Sanqing disciple Xu Tianyang ventures across the world alone! With the supreme secret arts of Maoshan in one hand, he sweeps across the mortal realm! Slaying ghosts, battling sorcerers, trampling evil gods, and destroying Corpse Kings! Maoshan Taoist arts shake the four corners of the world! Supreme secret arts, unmatched beneath the heavens! 4.6kReads8.7Score341Shelves
20 The Northeast Paranormal Investigator 东北灵异先生 Qizai七仔Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted Fangshi, spirit mediums, exorcists: these professions are famous, but their abilities are limited. There is one calling that stands above them all: its practitioners are known as paranormal masters. My name is Huo Jie. When I was nine, I encountered a vengeful spirit and nearly died of fright. To survive, I became a paranormal master! From then on, I roamed between the worlds of yin and yang, wielded the art of feng shui, and guided ghosts and gods through their trials! 222Reads8.5Score—Shelves
21 Supernatural Tales: Twenty Years as a Spirit Medium 灵异怪谈：出马二十年 Yan Beitang燕北唐Mystery411k WordsOngoing The Great Immortal takes his place, and sinister forces lurk in haunted lands! When I was 19, my parents laid out a banquet for ghosts, inviting a living corpse and the Eight Great Immortal Clans. For the next twenty years, I relied on my craft of raising ghosts and posing as a Great Immortal to make my way in the spirit-medium trade. I kept company with ghosts and monsters, consorted with wild immortals, and crossed blades with strange and dangerous people, always with my life on the line. 45Reads9.1Score—Shelves
22 The Underworld Calls Me Little Master 地府叫我小先生 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 253kReads9.6Score30.6kShelves
23 Call Me Lord Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 173.1kReads9.6Score19.5kShelves
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The first sentence of the second book can make your eyes "dark"
24 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... 10.9kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
25 The Serpent Coffin 蛇棺 Jiang He江河Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted On the day I was born, my family was moving our ancestral graves. My father killed a huge snake in a coffin that was on the verge of shedding its skin and transforming into a dragon, and nearly got bitten to death. When I was born, snakes surged in from every direction, hissing. Everyone said I was ill-omened. A rice medium from the village gave her life to save my father. She left me a black jade pendant shaped like a snake, but she too was bitten to death. Just after my eighteenth birthday, th 42.2kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
26 The Dragon King's Wife 龙王妻 Dreaming Disciple in Deep Meditation潜心梦徒Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted On the night of the blood moon, the Dragon King takes a bride. Luo Anzhi was born a noblewoman, but fate swept her up and made her the Dragon King's wife. From then on, she set out on a path unlike anyone else's... 1.1kReads9.1Score409Shelves
27 The Celestial Master’s Verdict 天师决 North Gate He Si北门何四Mystery773k WordsOngoing The living have their police, and the dead have their ghost officials. By a twist of fate, an old ghost who has lost all memories of his previous life joins the nation's paranormal affairs department and begins a journey of capturing ghosts and growing stronger. One battle after another awakens all of his memories. A thousand ghosts, a thousand forms; ghosts roaming the night; Xingluo's voodoo curses; Japanese shikigami; Western demons; rebels from the Underworld. One by one, a conspiracy target 16Reads—Score—Shelves
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Asking for five-star praise
28 Meow Bless the Land of Flowers 喵佑种花家 A Smile Erases Old Grudges 11展颜消宿怨11Urban591k WordsCompleted The uncanny is resurging, the rules are collapsing, and human civilization is on the brink of extinction. Qin Lang wakes from a nap to find he has transmigrated into an utterly ordinary Chinese tabby cat. Just as he's forced to accept the “cruel” realities of grooming himself and catching mice, an inhuman scratching sound comes from outside the door of the cat-loving young woman who lives alone next door... At this desperate moment, the Faith System activates: the affection, trust, and prayers o —Reads—Score—Shelves
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From the humble body curled up on the window sill to the majestic figure with head held high at the country gate. I once used the eaves as a boundary to protect the peace of a household; now I use mountains and rivers as evidence to protect billions of living beings. Where the mist is filled, a single thought sweeps away the monsters; when the night is dark, a single thought lights up thousands of homes. The fireworks of this prosperous age are engraved and guarded by me, in the name of the cat. [Top post]
29 The Outcast Ghost of Wancun Village 万丛村的边缘鬼 Ah Shuilan阿水兰Mystery329k WordsCompleted Some say death, the end of life, is the fairest thing of all because everyone dies. But in truth, unfairness is absolute, fairness is relative, and even the end can be unfair. There are homeless wanderers with nowhere to live and no place to call home, and there are the rich, with mansions everywhere. The same goes for ghosts: some are lonely spirits with "nowhere to be buried," while others are wealthy ghosts with burial grounds bigger than a kingdom... Wanderers are pitiful, and lonely ghosts 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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I read it in one sitting and it was well written.
30 The Village Guardian Ghost 护村鬼 Ah Shuilan阿水兰Mystery382k WordsCompleted Ghosts often haunt Ronggu Village, but the villagers themselves are not afraid. They say the ghosts are protectors of the village and would never harm its people. In fact, they protect them. Outsiders, however, are afraid, especially those who know they have a guilty conscience. That is why outsiders rarely dare to spend the night in Ronggu Village. So what exactly are these guardian ghosts like? Why are they called the village’s protectors? Let me tell you the story. 33Reads6.6Score—Shelves
31 The Dark Realm of the Uncanny 谲暗物境 Little Fengtian小奉天Mystery118k WordsOngoing Lin Xue, a classmate of Qin Chuan and Ye Xin, mysteriously vanishes inside an abandoned old school building. Even stranger, everyone around them except Qin Chuan and Ye Xin has forgotten that Lin Xue ever existed. Determined to uncover the truth, Qin Chuan and Ye Xin embark on a strange and unsettling investigation. One inexplicable event after another follows. Yet when the truth finally comes to light, it turns everyone's understanding upside down! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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Recommend one book and get a feel for it
32 The 2022 Holographic World 2022全息世界 Lying Cat, Leisurely Sniffing Flowers卧猫悠闻花Sci-Fi & Apocalypse568k WordsCompleted A soft science fiction story, mainly about transmigration, competitions, and the daily lives of people in the future. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel. The writing is lighthearted, but this is still not a wish-fulfillment novel. There are many early foreshadowing clues, so you may need patience to keep reading. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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Good. . .
33 Hiring a Handsome Guy to Guard the House 雇个帅哥来镇宅 Zahari扎哈里Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Horror, one heroine] What do you do when you’re nearly broke? With no other options, Shang Yi reluctantly took a night-shift job, and it completely upended his worldview! The elevator, hallways, underground parking garage, bathrooms… Those places were already enough to give him a headache. But what troubled him even more was the attention he got from beautiful women… Strange incidents kept happening in the residential complex, yet the residents went on living there as if nothing were wrong. The 57Reads—Score—Shelves
34 The Soul-Returning Soup 还魂汤 Linglong Ti玲珑啼Mystery347k WordsOngoing I was born in a remote village. The day my mother gave birth to me, she died a horrible death! I was born disabled, missing an arm, and with a red birthmark shaped like a coiled snake on my foot. My master said I had been cursed by an evil spirit, and that the curse could only be lifted if I found the one who cast it. Otherwise, I wouldn’t live to see twenty... 110Reads—Score—Shelves
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I came here for this book, it's really good!
35 Tales of a Desolate Village 荒村物语 Millet's Smile谷子的微笑Mystery5.2M WordsOngoing A deserted village, a ghostly realm. Shao Qiu studies there, poring over his books. A murderer on the run suddenly hears someone call his name. He looks all around, but under the bleak moonlight, no one is there. “Have you ever seen a god?” The voice from earlier speaks again. “W-what? No, I haven’t.” The murderer trembles with fear. “I am one. Kill Shao Qiu!” The god’s voice echoes across the sky. “Otherwise, I’ll turn you in!” 40Reads—Score—Shelves
36 The Exorcist Chronicles: Volume of Ghost Slaying 驱邪本纪之诛鬼卷 Qu Xie曲邪Mystery466k WordsOngoing The Chronicles of Exorcism consists of four parts: the volumes on Slaying Ghosts, Sealing Demons, Suppressing Devils, and Annihilating Souls. The Slaying Ghosts volume follows the protagonist's arduous journey to slay a hundred ghosts and rebuild the Ghost-Slaying Altar! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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Original and supernatural, please watch it, thank you for your guidance and criticism
37 Rule Horror: The Master of Role-Playing 规则怪谈：角色扮演大师 Investigate Things to Extend Knowledge致知格物Mystery320k WordsOngoing The roles to be played next are an ambiguous priest, a psychologist disguised as a fraud. a detective investigating the secrets of Innsmouth, a folklorist, a deity’s favored one among the Caribbean pirates, a missing person. Of all these roles, the person who has played them best so far is one and the same. So, without further ado, let us welcome the one who walks between darkness and light, and ventures through places of terror. The undying Black Sun, the legendary master of disguise Du Wei —Reads—Score—Shelves
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Weird novels, strange rules and stories
38 Solomon's Perjury (Complete in Three Volumes) 所罗门的伪证（全三册） Miyuki Miyabe宫部美雪984k WordsCompleted A timeless classic of Japanese mystery fiction! The wounds hidden by lies will never heal. Only the truth can bring healing. A group of ordinary teenagers face a bizarre death at their school during the summer they turn fourteen. Fearlessly, they challenge the rules of the adult world. In that summer, malice twists human nature, but the truth the teenagers unearth together will ultimately heal their hearts. Part One: The Incident A boy's death is a mirror, reflecting good and evil, falsehood and —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles 🙃 I recommend three detective mystery novels that I like very much to everyone. The first is a masterpiece by the famous Japanese writer Miyuki Miyabu, which is very, very beautiful. The second is a masterpiece by the famous Western mystery novelist Chandler, with tight logic. The third is a masterpiece by the famous Japanese mystery novelist Otsuichi. It is highly recommended. It is not a weird novel.
39 Tales of Strange Happenings in Snow City 雪城志异 Guo Xiaotang郭筱棠Mystery833k WordsOngoing A collection of short tales of the strange and supernatural, including ghost stories and even stories about aliens! Each story is only a few hundred words, so you can finish one in no time. Strange happenings and supernatural tales, demons and ghosts, tree spirits and fox fairies! Let your imagination run wild! Everyone is welcome to read! 26Reads—Score—Shelves
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A collection of short supernatural stories and ghost stories! There is also an alien story in it! Lots of zombies! Supernatural ghost story! It's scary to think about it!