Terrifying Novels That’ll Scare You to Death 特别恐怖，恐怖的能吓死人的小说

1. 1 阴 The Underworld Detective 阴间神探 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 74kReads9.4Score8.9kShelves

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   The first book was written in such detail, as if the author had experienced it firsthand, and the writing style was quite good; I loved reading it even though I was a novice. The second book was even more realistic than Ten Deadly Sins; after reading it, I was too scared to turn off the lights before going to sleep.

2. 2 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 714.1kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves

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   These are some of the books I always recommend; they're absolutely amazing.

3. 3 三 The Language of the Three Corpses 三尸语 Luo Xiaoyang洛小阳Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing You’ve heard of people who died with their eyes open, but have you ever heard of a dead person whose mouth wouldn’t close? His grandfather’s death turns the life of a broke college student upside down. A corpse glares, a soul is hooked; a corpse opens its mouth, and disaster strikes twice. As one bizarre incident after another unfolds, he accidentally discovers that there’s far more to it than ghosts… 71.2kReads9.3Score11.2kShelves
4. 4 活 Taboo of the Living 2 活人禁忌2 Ninth Master of the Thieves' Sect盗门九当家Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Heaven Official's Blessing, no taboos under heaven. The second installment of Living People’s Taboos! 8.2kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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   I highly recommend The Three Corpses' Tale - it still leaves me with psychological trauma.

5. 5 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.9M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 314.3kReads9.4Score28.5kShelves
6. 6 国 National Treasure 国家宝藏 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery930k WordsCompleted [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Smart Protagonists] There is a group of people armed with black blades and mysterious arts, born to venture into ancient tombs across the land. There is a group of people who fight without end and bleed until they are drained, dying to protect the nation's treasures. They stand before the countless people of the world, shielding them from its darkest corners. They leave the greatest glory of their people behind them, for all to behold. They share one name: Qilin. But I 38.8kReads9.4Score6.4kShelves
7. 7 黑 Dark Face Reading 黑相术 Old Dog of the Barren Mountains荒山老狗Urban2.5M WordsCompleted After I lost my sight, a matchmaker set me up on a date, and I met a girl. She wasn’t human… One night, as we slept, I touched her tail. 22.2kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
8. 8 我EN With a Fox Immortal, I Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 我以狐仙镇百鬼 Purple Dream Wandering Dragon紫梦游龙Mystery10.3M WordsOngoing The day I was born, nineteen bolts of thunder struck around our family’s courtyard. A fortune-teller said I was born a demon child, fated to suffer eighteen calamities in my life. Either someone else would die, or I would. As it turned out, the fortune-teller met his own calamity on the very day I was born. He carried me out of the village, and suddenly dropped dead! 759kReads9.4Score45.3kShelves

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   The first book can be considered the pinnacle of Tomato's supernatural novels. The second book is very well-written and worth reading. The third book has many plot twists, and the beginning also gave me goosebumps. You can tell what the fourth book is like just by looking at the cover.

9. 9 地 The Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends Transformations 地煞七十二变 Wine Priest祭酒Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing The seventy-two transformations of the Earthly Fiends each grant a supernatural ability. A mysterious book with a yellow cover sent Li Chang'an back to the ancient world. Every demon he killed earned him a new ability. Painted-skin ghosts, zombie kings, spider demons... one after another fell beneath his sword. Communing with the netherworld, swordsmanship, demon-slaying... one supernatural ability after another emerged from the book. After he wiped out a hundred ghosts and looked around with hi 38.4kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves
10. 10 诡 The Haunted Tomb 诡坟 Sugar Quixote糖吉柯德Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted [This is no ordinary paranormal story. It's all about horror and suspense: no mindless wish fulfillment, forbidden yin-yang lore, no cultivation, and a ghost wife. If it's not good, you can break my legs.] People laugh at my family's poverty and say that all my blood relatives have died, so there must be a ghost in our house. I don't dare argue... because there really is a ghost buried in our ancestral grave! ...My name is Zhang Asi... I was born at four in the morning on the fourteenth day of t 40kReads8.8Score3.8kShelves
11. 11 我 Studying Neutrinos at the Funeral Home 我在殡仪馆研究中微子 A MuyaoA沐瑶Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing ❎ Not for the faint of heart! Five-star horror rating. I’m a college student. To ease the burden on my family, I decided to find a part-time job near campus. By chance, I spotted a faded advertisement on a utility pole nearby. The job was keeping night watch at a funeral home, and the pay was great, so I took it. On my first day, the manager told me three bizarre rules for the funeral home’s night shift: I’d be the only one working overnight; never open the door for strangers; and never get invo 16.7kReads7.2Score2.4kShelves
12. 12 巫 The Witch Seeks the Veins and Calms the Soul 巫师寻脉镇魂 Leisurely Guest闲客人Mystery154k WordsOngoing A man in a red robe isn't necessarily a groom. He might be a shaman, known as a Duangong. The protagonist, Liu Chunqiu, is the youngest shaman in southwestern Hubei. Other people wear red to marry. He wears red to drive out ghosts. Other people pray to Buddha and beseech the gods. He invites the gods to possess him. His master asks him to find and recover the lost lineage of shamanic arts. From then on, the protagonist performs Duangong rites day and night to heal the sick and ward off evil, and 100Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Horror novels, about exorcising ghosts and warding off evil spirits, are novel and addictive to read.

13. 13 民 The Folk Feng Shui Master 民间风水之王 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted The Nine Cauldrons Dragon Palace, the Secret Files of the Yellow Springs, the Snow Mountain Corpse Demon, the Yin-Yang Inn... Ever since I borrowed a life from the underworld, I have known no peace. Every time I borrow a life, it becomes a deadly game. After each desperate struggle and narrow escape, I wait for the next secret order from the underworld so I can keep living. Just when I thought I'd escaped the clutches of fate, I discovered that Heaven had prepared a coffin for me too! 51.1kReads9.4Score6kShelves

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    I don't know if everyone likes suspense and horror novels! The first book is very different from other suspense novels! The male protagonist doesn't know any Taoist magic or ghost-catching! If you're easily scared, definitely don't read this book at night, or you'll get chills down your spine! The second book is also very good and enjoyable.

14. 14 午 The Midnight Ghost Market: Living People Keep Out 午夜鬼市，活人回避 The Drinking Monk吃酒和尚Mystery592k WordsCompleted [Mystery + supernatural + ghost market + narrow escape from death] My name is Tang Chao. I’m a broke young man scraping by in the antiques business, with hundreds of thousands in debt hanging over me. An ordinary porcelain-buying deal led me to pick up a strange Jun ware bowl at an unexpectedly low price. I thought I’d found a bargain. Little did I know, it was the beginning of my nightmare... On a bus, I met a burly man calling himself Jue Mingzi, who warned me that “a calamity is sure to befal 3.5kReads9.1Score217Shelves

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    It wasn't just scary, it got even scarier; it made my heart race.

15. 15 阴 The Yin-Yang Twin 阴阳双生人 A Mustard Seed Sees Mount Sumeru芥子观须弥Mystery174k WordsOngoing [Mild Horror + The Supernatural] Ming Ye grew up living in a cemetery. Her parents went missing seven years ago and were eventually found dead under bizarre circumstances in the mountains. Seven years later, she became an emergency room doctor. One midnight, she met the Taoist priest Xu Baoyang on a bus as he was out catching ghosts. Later, while tracking clues about his missing master, Xu Baoyang came to the hospital where Ming Ye worked and discovered that a strange hospital orderly had set up 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend one of my own books: [Sending a Heart]

16. 16 噩 The Sound of Nightmares: 60 Horror Stories That Wake You from Your Dreams 噩梦之声：60个做梦吓醒的恐怖故事 Xiao Youqian萧有钱Mystery174k WordsCompleted [Standalone Ghost Stories + Supernatural Horror + Not for the Faint of Heart + Rural Tales] When night falls, terrifying ghostly figures emerge. Step into all kinds of bizarre and unbelievable tales, and spend your nights screaming! Haunted houses, ghostly shadows outside the window, a deadly lipstick, someone beneath the mattress, an umbrella that hunts people... Every corner conceals inexplicable phenomena and secrets that will fill you with dread! Every page will make your hair stand on end, 2.1kReads8.9Score176Shelves
17. 17 惊 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域：从精神病院进入诡世界 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 281.1kReads9.5Score47.6kShelves

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    It's terrifyingly scary, but the writing is incredibly beautiful; you could spend an entire day reading it and not be able to get out.

18. 18 活 Living Sacrifice 活人祭祀 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士9k WordsCompleted Living Sacrifice 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves

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    This is absolutely amazing! It's an incredible novel, definitely worthy of being adapted into a movie. A true masterpiece, no exaggeration, it's just so good! A pinnacle of excellence! A true masterpiece, worthy of a movie adaptation! The setting, the plot—absolutely brilliant!!

19. 19 我 I'm the Only Living Person in This Apartment Building 我住的这栋公寓，只有我是活人 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士9k WordsCompleted I'm the only living person in the apartment building where I live. 4.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Reading these two books gave me goosebumps! They were terrifying! But there's no doubt that these two books are truly masterpieces of our time!

20. 20 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 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! 209.4kReads9.6Score23.1kShelves

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    These are all fast-paced. Personally, I think "Avoid the Living" and "No. 81, Yellow Springs Road" are good. Fellow readers, you should check them out! [Admiring][Kissing emoji]

21. 21 高 The Zombie Apocalypse Erupts During My Senior Year, and I Fight My Way Out of the City 高三爆末日尸潮从考场一路杀出城 Shh7嘘7Sci-Fi & Apocalypse485k WordsOngoing [No System] [Survival] [Apocalypse] [No Romance] [Smart Protagonist] [Mild Horror] [Realistic Survival] [Zombie Apocalypse] [Post-Apocalyptic] [Ordinary People] [Not a Saint] On the day of the joint college entrance exams, the first scream rang out from an exam room. A student bit through the invigilator's throat. The school building descended into chaos, the gates were locked, and the loudspeakers kept repeating, "Stay where you are and wait for rescue." Lu Fei didn't wait. He knew that in a re 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are good books.

22. 22 惊EN Terror: I Only Sell Haunted Houses 惊悚：我只卖凶宅 Nicholas Goudan尼古拉斯狗蛋Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Rooms where unnatural deaths have occurred are collectively known as haunted houses. There are two kinds: “blue houses” and “red houses.” Living people can stay in blue houses without harm, but anyone who lives in a red house is doomed to die. I work as a real estate agent. One day, I accidentally sold a red house, and afterward, I began encountering terrifying things… 27.4kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves

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    It's incredibly good, especially the first two books.

23. 23 全 Global Concept Containment: I Enchant My Teammates with Calamities 全球概念收容：我为队友附魔天灾 Shh7嘘7Urban413k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast] [High Martial Arts] [Natural Disasters] [Concepts] [No CP] [Awakening] [Smart Protagonists] [Ensemble Cast in the Spotlight] [Power Progression] Still reading novels where only the protagonist gets to shine? Now it's the ensemble cast's turn. Commoner martial artists can only pay a blood-and-qi tax and awaken useless traits. But on a stormy night, Lin Zu awakens the one and only golden finger: [Heavenly Principle Assembly Platform]! Strip concepts from enemies, forge invincible t 3Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 短 Short Tales of Terror: A Collection of Strange Stories 短篇微恐：志怪故事集 Time's Gift光阴馈赠Mystery230k WordsCompleted Do you think the footsteps behind you when you walk alone late at night are just the wind? Do you think the unfamiliar object that suddenly appears in an old storage box is just something you forgot about? Do you think the blurry shadow that sometimes flickers across the mirror is just a trick of the light? This collection of strange tales has no blunt, bloody shocks. It is filled only with eerie everyday moments hidden in the folds of ordinary life. Each story stands alone, yet after you close 55Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book is the pinnacle of Chinese horror! The second book consists of short stories, some of which are thought-provoking and thrilling; it's worth a read.

25. 25 规 Rule Horror: Infinite Instances, A Grimoire of the Eerie 规则怪谈：无限副本，诡异图鉴 Shh7嘘7Mystery421k WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow + instances + no romance + eerie + suspense + mind-bending + horror + supernatural + imaginative suspense] Worried there aren't enough instances to keep you reading? This book will satisfy you. At three in the morning, the eighth rule at the convenience store is written in blood. Wu Yan only wants to earn eight hundred yuan for a night shift, but he receives an illustrated book that turns its own pages. Rules-based horrors, urban legends, Nanyang curse magic, memetic contamination 26Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 别 Don’t Wear That Red Wedding Dress 别穿那件红嫁衣 Jia Huan嘉奂33k WordsCompleted Don't Wear That Red Wedding Dress 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The beginning and middle parts are a bit scary. On the night of the heroine's wedding, her bridal chamber is filled with a group of things that are hard to tell if they are people or puppets. They could be controlled at any moment and kill the heroine. When the heroine hides in her room, one of them climbs in through the window...

27. 27 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 1.7MReads9.9Score212.7kShelves

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    There are no bad ones. I'm currently following the last one.

28. 28 活 Taboo of the Living 活人禁忌 Ninth Master of the Thieves' Sect盗门九当家Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted When I was nine, I found myself in mortal danger! To save me, my grandfather made a decision that would change my life forever... 16kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves

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    Let's just read these few books.

29. 29 天 The Heaven-Ordained Spirit Medium 天命出马仙 Wu the Half-Immortal吴半仙Mystery2.6M WordsCompleted When I was five, an old beggar showed up at our door and insisted that one day I would marry a snake as my wife... 11.6kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
30. 30 深 Midnight Nightmare 深夜噩梦 Idiom for the Deaf成语接聋Mystery983k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow] [Hell Difficulty] [Original Dungeons] [Multiple Twists] Note: The dungeons are extremely difficult, so proceed with caution. The first two are only warm-ups. They say that “Ghost Eyes” can see a person’s “good and evil.” Wang Cheng was born with a pair of Ghost Eyes. But he discovered that this claim didn’t tell the whole story. Because Ghost Eyes can see more than people. They can also see cats, dogs, houses, mountains, and rivers… Or perhaps a strangely lifelike doll, or an old 182.8kReads9.4Score31kShelves

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    Absolutely terrifying, incredibly captivating! All those haunted houses, mysterious resurrections, and super-thrilling live streams pale in comparison to this book. It's incredibly detailed; you never know what will happen next. The ghosts are super intelligent, constantly outsmarting the protagonist. Every story has a clear beginning and end. Of all the horror novels I've read, this is the best.

31. 31 绝 Classroom of Despair 绝望教室 Forget the Sorrow of Parting忘记离愁Mystery2.6M WordsCompleted What began as a prank voting game set off a string of tragedies. One classmate after another died, yet the voting continued. I knew that maybe I would be the next one to die… 671Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Actually, I wanted to recommend the novel *Hell Apartment*! It's the scariest novel I've ever read! It's a pity it's not available on Tomato Novels! Many readers said it was taken down because it was too scary [laughing and crying emoji]. I remember reading it before, and I was even afraid to sleep during the day, let alone go to the bathroom alone! I've read countless horror novels, but those were nothing compared to it! Of course, I initially thought *Despair Classroom* was also quite good! But whether it's scary or not, it's just so-so, I didn't find it particularly scary [laughing and crying emoji].

32. 32 怪 Strange Tales Livestream 怪谈直播间 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted The sound of meat being chopped eerily echoes through a bun shop in the dead of night. The passengers on the last bus all have the same face. On a freezing, rainy night, someone wearing funeral clothes wanders the streets... The Strange Tales livestream takes you deep into the hidden side of this world! 13.8kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    All three books are incredibly good, especially the first one—it's extremely immersive! I started reading the second one a long time ago, and it's great! The third one is really scary at the beginning, and the later parts aren't as good, but the beginning is absolutely fantastic.

33. 33 地 Invitation from Hell 地狱邀请函 Midnight Nightmare午夜梦魇Mystery601k WordsCompleted [Ghost Escape + Supernatural Horror + Infinite Flow + A Clever Protagonist] An invitation and an abandoned bus drag a group of people into a haunted realm… Lin Mo barely makes it back to the real world alive, only to discover that the horror has just begun. One invitation after another arrives before him, and one eerie world after another comes calling… The Dusk Spirit Hotel, the Dead Return, Vengeful Ghosts Invade: what is the truth behind it all? Who is a friend? And who is an enemy? Shh… Watc 17.7kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
34. 34 轮 Reincarnation's Eerie Station 轮回诡站 The Heartless One忘心人Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing A cursed ticket leading to one horrifying incident site after another... A city shrouded in dense fog, obsessed with eradicating the very existence of "horror"... Passengers who vanish one after another, or are cursed for all eternity... Inside a dilapidated train, an amnesiac burdened by three curses awakens in the dim light, as a voice calling out "curse" sounds in his ears... "Welcome to Reincarnation Station! Passengers aboard the train, please pay attention... The next stop is... Corpse Pai 161kReads8.8Score16.7kShelves

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    Since "The Haunted House" is so popular, I won't recommend it. Instead, I'll recommend some other books. The first one has a very novel concept: the closer you get to the truth, the closer you get to death. The second one has a great atmosphere in its dungeons; you can't imagine the bizarre rules of murder until the very last moment, especially the school dungeon. I haven't had that creepy feeling in the middle of the night in a long time. The third one is an older book, decent but not bad. The beginning is a bit better. The fourth one isn't an infinite dungeon type, but the weirdness in it is way too much, so I have to strongly recommend it. The last one is one I wrote myself, also an infinite dungeon type. I'm recommending it through this post. The protagonist has a team, and there are various types of dungeons. If you find any flaws or things that might bother you, feel free to comment. I'm not sensitive and will reply when I see them.

35. 35 恐 Terrifying Nightmare: Extreme Survival in a Bizarre World 恐怖噩梦：我在诡异世界极限逃生 Young Bear年轻熊Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow, mildly scary, no romance] Wang Yan wearily opened his front door. Inside, he saw the woman next door holding and soothing a baby, staring at him in terror. “Sorry, I’ve got the wrong apartment.” He quickly apologized and backed out, then slammed the door shut. Standing in the pitch-black hallway, he found himself unable to decide what was more terrifying: seeing his female neighbor in his home, or seeing the baby who had died long ago… 401.9kReads9.4Score73.5kShelves
36. 36 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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    Beneath the glamorous facade of the city lie countless untold mysteries: a woman in red in an empty elevator at dawn, a ghost marriage stage in a demolished village, and a headless patient wandering in a hospital ward late at night. Master Ma runs an inconspicuous paranormal agency, accompanied by An Xun, who has the ability to see ghosts, and Liu Buyi, a fire-controlling youth, specializing in collecting the restless spirits of the world.

37. 37 死 Death and Infinite Resets: Uncovering the Rules of Every Vengeful Ghost 死亡无限回档：洞察所有厉鬼规律 Spring Rain South of the Creek溪南春雨Mystery124k WordsOngoing [Death Rewind] [Kill the do-gooders first] [Vicious ghosts return] [Dark story] As the paranormal world awakens and vicious ghosts reappear, all you need to do is call Su Yun's name. I'll lead you back through time to find the perfect timeline. Su Yun had just transmigrated into a world where the paranormal was returning when four vicious ghosts began interrogating him. First interrogation: "What do you mean, you killed me because you didn't know how I died?" He rewound to before his death and s 1kReads—Score104Shelves

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    There are many folk-themed instances, most of which are adapted from modern folk tales, and some also include elements of mystery and horror resurgence.

38. 38 恐 Folk Horror [The Fake Master Who Shocks a Hundred Demons] 恐怖民俗【冒牌大师震百妖】 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The thing Liu Buyi, a fake master, regrets most in his life is learning how to “draw talismans with soy sauce” from a short video. Because the corpse that should be lying quietly in front of him is now using a soy-sauce-dipped finger to write his name on the coffin lid. Meanwhile, his half-baked beauty of a partner, An Xun, is munching on sunflower seeds and enjoying the show. “Didn't you say you had Yin-Yang Eyes?!” Liu Buyi's voice trembles. Seeing how unconcerned she looks, he almost passes o 828Reads—Score109Shelves
39. 39 惊 Horror Script: It Begins in the Baby-Crying Dormitory 惊悚剧本：从婴啼寝室开始 Novel Cake in the Works小说糕制作中Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing (Dark tone) (Escape-room survival) (No System) (Not invincible: the protagonist dies if he is killed) (Not a conventional power fantasy) Chen Xian is pinned against the wall by a female ghost in a bathroom, and finds himself plunged into a terrifying instance! The cries of a baby in the dead of night... Students with eyes as blue as ghostly flames... A wedding dress stained crimson with blood... A mermaid covered in wriggling maggots... And... Teammates dying one after another... To stay alive a 14.1kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
40. 40 我 I Learn to Slay Ghosts on a Paranormal Forum 我在怪谈论坛学斩鬼 Young and Unaccomplished, Yet Never Insecure年少无为不自卑Mystery735k WordsCompleted [The printed edition of Strange Tales Forum is in production] [The short drama adaptation of Strange Tales Forum is in production] Gao Shen joined a strange tales forum by chance. The forum often posts eerie stories, describing every detail so vividly that they seem to have really happened. Users who reply seriously analyze the source of each incident and discuss how to deal with it. They even address each other as Heavenly Masters, Soul Tamer 51.9kReads8.7Score6.7kShelves
41. 41 秘 Secret Art: I Transmigrate and Fight to Survive in a Bizarre World 秘法穿越:我在诡异世界极限逃生 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常14k WordsCompleted Secret Art Transmigration: My Extreme Escape in a World of the Uncanny 95Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 死 Death Train: I Just Want to Be the Boss of the Platform 死亡列车，我只是想当站台话事人 BriallenMystery391k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow, Mild Horror, Mystery, Survival, Teamwork] One train after another carries blood and tears; One platform after another tells of love and hate. Should they bow to fate and sink into endless darkness, or overcome their fear and head toward an unknown future? Eighteen levels of hell, eighteen instances. The people on the platforms came and went, but Jiang Yu was the one who had the last laugh. Someone asked the young man beside him, “Do you know who’s in charge of this platform?” The 397Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 我 After I Died, I Possessed My Wife’s Lover 我死后，夺舍了老婆情夫 I Run a Guesthouse in Dali我在大理开民宿Mystery527k WordsCompleted [Mystery] [Revenge] [Pure Satisfaction] I died in a car accident. My resentment was so great that I became a vengeful ghost. After my wife received a huge compensation payout, she openly carried on with her lover, spending every night in blissful passion. What she didn't know was that I was watching it all from the shadows. The wronged dead never rest, and vengeful ghosts come to claim lives. None of you will escape… 7.7kReads8.7Score411Shelves

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    ① The male protagonist confesses his feelings to his female roommate at the beginning of the story, but is rejected. He then learns from the security guard that he lives in an urn containing ashes, and that he lives alone. Who exactly is his longtime roommate? ② After the male protagonist dies, he becomes a wardrobe and begins his path of revenge.

44. 44 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 59Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 百 March of a Hundred Ghosts: I Take the Hungry Ghosts to War 百诡行军：我带饿鬼上战场 Bai Suzhen白素针儿Mystery308k WordsCompleted [Comedy] [Adventure] Bilige was a half-baked shaman who had somehow ended up in the army. His companions included a Shaanbei fat man who'd eaten himself up to two hundred jin during a famine, a long-legged Northeastern squad leader who would grab a cleaver at the slightest provocation, and a Sichuan opera actor who never told the truth. Together with Wang Laihe, a hotheaded young man who couldn't read a single character, and a little hungry ghost who did nothing but bare its teeth and shout “Hun 165Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A niche, dark horse supernatural war novel! Unlike ordinary campus and urban supernatural stories, it is set against the backdrop of a chaotic world of war, interwoven with vengeful spirits, hungry ghosts, and shamanic magic, delivering both thrills and excitement. A must-read for anyone looking for something to read.

46. 46 凶 The Haunted Cabinet Opens by Itself Every Night, Long Hair Drags People Inside 凶柜夜夜自开，青丝缠人拖入柜 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常18k WordsCompleted The sinister cabinet opens by itself every night, and strands of black hair coil around people and drag them inside. 40Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 让 You Hired Me to Collect Bodies, So I Dissected My Ex-Girlfriend 让你当收尸人，你直接解刨了前女友 Ye Wusheng夜无声Mystery4.6M WordsOngoing In anatomy class, the corpse turns out to be my ex-girlfriend... After that, I went through all sorts of unbelievable things. A bus that only goes up, never down, and runs straight to a reservoir. An old scholar tree in the hospital, lush with branches and leaves, that swallows people whole. A giant catfish by the Qingshui River, begging people for help every night. And a deadly brothel hung with human skin, open for business without end. It went on and on, as if it would never come to an end... 63.7kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves
48. 48 鬼 A Notebook of Ghost Stories 鬼故事手札 Mountains, Seas, Clouds, and Evening山海云夕57k WordsCompleted A Notebook of Ghost Stories 2Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 活 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. 2.7kReads8.9Score327Shelves
50. 50 巡 The Yin-Walker 巡阴人 Feiyi匪夷Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted Applying makeup to the dead, reading the winds and assessing the land, preparing bodies for burial, and performing rites on the seventh day after death. Scorched corpses: cleaning the body, applying rouge, painting the features! Bodies cut in half at the waist: removing the organs, filling the cavities, and stitching the body back together! I was born into a family that made its living from the dead, so I grew up dealing with corpses. I’ve seen all sorts of bizarre ways to die and countless inex 8.5kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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