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

1. 551 别 Don't Move! That Camera Holds a Secret 别动！那台相机有秘密 Ge Minmin Elaine歌旻敏ElaineModern Romance152k WordsCompleted I bought an antique camera. Photograph a relic, and I dream of the civilization it came from. Until I discovered something A photo inside the camera that I never took: Me, lying in a hospital bed, my heartbeat flatlined. So who's actually pressing the shutter on this camera? And whose eyes are seeing the world through it? Don't touch that camera. It will capture the truth you're afraid to see. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 552 佛 The Amulet Shop 佛牌专事店 The Little Lamb Who Wants to Fly要飞的小羊Mystery390k WordsCompleted [No female lead + two male leads] My name is Zhou Yi. I’m a broke loser who just graduated from college and can’t even find a decent job. Then a shop owner called and asked me to interview for a sales clerk position. At last, I found a job that could keep food on the table. But the things sold in this shop were nothing like ordinary merchandise. They even seemed a little sinister. Still, I needed to make a living, so I gritted my teeth and stuck with it. I never imagined that this job would plun 10.9kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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   "The Last Bus on Route 13" is a novel I highly recommend.

3. 553 死 Old Tales of the Dead Village 死人村旧事 An Old Lamp一盏老灯Mystery557k WordsOngoing Chen Ergou holds a stalk of grass and gently pokes at the paper money still smoldering in front of him. Behind him, a dense crowd of “people” from the village and beyond stands packed together... Hanwa, his belly slit open and his tongue hanging down to his chest; Sufen, naked, with raw flesh exposed; the Fat Taoist, whose limbs and head are covered with tightly packed stitches at the joints; Tian Da, his body stiff, a walking stick jutting from his wide-open mouth; Xiao Zhao, pale-faced and dri 236Reads8.4Score109Shelves

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   On the Ghost Festival, Chen Ergou was all alone, burning paper money on a big rock by the river. This rock had been the site of Su Fen's naked and tragic death, and the site of Xiao Zhao's midnight treasure hunt in the river. Now they were all behind Chen Ergou, waiting for the paper money in front of him to burn out!

4. 554 民 Notes on Folk Spirit Mediums 民间出马仙笔记 Sun Mingyuan孙铭苑Mystery95k WordsCompleted [Spirit Mediums + Chinese-Style Horror + Episodic Stories + Supernatural Mystery + Karma + Mind-Blowing Twists + Feng Shui and the Occult] "Unraveling one strange and unpredictable tale of karmic retribution after another" In a remote suburb of the city lies a cemetery. Few people know that a shop dealing in the supernatural stands there, run by a spirit medium who can communicate with the dead and the living. The owner specializes in paranormal cases beyond ordinary people's understanding, but 467Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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   Don't miss it! Enter at your own risk if you're easily frightened. [Petrified][Petrified][Petrified]

5. 555 情 Where Love Runs Deep, Spirits Stir 情深则灵 Little Zuo's Big You小左左的大右右Mystery309k WordsCompleted Jiang Xiaomao has a secret: he’s discovered that his desires can get people killed. As he gradually awakens supernatural abilities during paranormal events, he also realizes that he’s been corrupted. What should he do? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Try this: humanity, horror, superpowers, plot twists, multiple female leads.

6. 556 民 Tales of Folk Taboos 民间禁忌杂谈 Su Wan苏皖Urban2.7M WordsCompleted A pig butcher never slaughters a pig with five toes. The village guardian never guards a village with a temple. A feng shui master never selects a lair of an evil dragon. A midwife must wash her hands in rooster’s blood. There are three hundred and sixty trades in the world, and every one has its rules. Are these ancient, mysterious rules really nothing more than empty formalities? If I told you that some rules must never be broken, because breaking them means death, would you believe me? 9kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves
7. 557 出 Tales of a Spirit Medium 出马仙往事 Cloud Road Faraway云路遥Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted “First, invite Hu; second, invite Huang. Third, invite Mang; fourth, invite Chang. Offer incense in the hall, and let all the immortals come forth.” With an entirely yin birth chart, I suddenly became the village's most despised madman when I was eight years old. Ten years later, I recovered from my madness and took charge of the Hu family's altar, one of the five great immortal clans of Northeast China. From then on, the Five Evils and Three Deficiencies followed me everywhere. I thought I had 32.3kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves

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   Of course, Chinese horror is the most terrifying. These two books can be said to be quite realistic, especially the first one, where someone remotely asks the author for a favor.

8. 558 天 In This World, Who Do You Think You Are? 天地间老子在你算老几？ At Sunset Beneath the Moon, I Am Sanhe日落月下吾为三禾Mystery544k WordsOngoing On a pitch-black night, I dreamed of countless stars rushing toward me. By chance, I became a haunted-house tester, and all sorts of supernatural phenomena began appearing out of nowhere. The strange and bizarre things in the city, the mysterious forces deep in the mountains, and the gods people worship: do they really exist? Where can I find the key to a new world? Is this a responsibility, a mission, or a chance to become the next scapegoat? What unsolved mysteries lie in the world I inhabit, 48Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Who understands the fear this book evokes? It departs from the old tropes of supernatural, touching, suspenseful, terrifying, disgusting, and funny elements. The feeling of everyone being intellectually sharp is simply amazing!

9. 559 我 The Train I Drive Leads to the Abyss 我开的火车通往深渊 Hai Linwei海霖尉Mystery100k WordsOngoing My name is Lin Muhai. I'm twenty-one and a trainee train driver at the Ancheng Locomotive Depot. Before my first run, I heard a woman's voice in the crew waiting room. "One sleeper, two sleepers, three sleepers..." She counted to six, then paused. "Lin Muhai, it's your turn to count." 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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10. 560 超 Super Scary Livestream 超级惊悚直播 Yuwen Chang Gong宇文长弓Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted "Welcome, everyone, to the Supernatural Scary Live Stream. Before we start today's broadcast, I have to tell you that only three kinds of people can watch this stream: those with a heavy aura of yin energy, those who will die within seven days, and the third kind, which I can't discuss in detail. I can only give you one warning: watch your back!" 25.3kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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    This horror novel has a powerful aftertaste! The plot is tightly woven and suspenseful, keeping you completely engrossed. The author creates a suffocating atmosphere, and the chilling details send shivers down your spine. I was too scared to turn off the lights after reading it; the images kept replaying in my mind—a truly immersive reading experience!

11. 561 医 A Doctor's Strange Cases 医有诡事 Sister Little Hang小夯姐Mystery140k WordsCompleted This novel centers on the Story Club, a student organization at Dongyang University. Set in a hospital, it follows members as they share a series of eerie tales, blending horror, mystery, and human nature into a collection of gripping journeys into the unknown. Here's an overview: The members of Dongyang University's Story Club gather for a storytelling session themed “Strange Happenings in Medicine.” They share several bizarre tales connected to hospitals. In “Organs from Hell,” Chen Yuze, who 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's all here; it's too scary to watch alone at night.

12. 562 阴 The Yin-Yang Hot Pot Restaurant 阴阳火锅店 Yan Huo炎火Mystery806k WordsCompleted I took over a hot pot restaurant from my second uncle. He told me never to serve customers a yuan yang hot pot after midnight! After I took over the place, everything I believed in began to crumble... One night, I wasn't paying attention and served a couple a yuan yang hot pot. The next day, I saw in the newspaper that the couple had died! They'd jumped to their deaths together! After that, every night at midnight, a strange couple would appear in my restaurant and ask me to make them a yuan yan 676Reads7.7Score—Shelves
13. 563 山 The Corpse of a Mountain Village Woman 山村女尸 Please Read My Book请看我书Mystery657k WordsOngoing [Feel-Good Read + Urban + Suspense + Supernatural] He Xi is an ordinary security guard. One day, the west gate of Chaoxi Psychiatric Hospital desperately needs a guard. The pay is 30,000 yuan a month, but nobody dares take the job! Nobody else dares, but He Xi does! Only after arriving does he realize something is wrong. The west gate isn’t meant for people to pass through at all. It’s a gate for ghosts! 7kReads7.7Score331Shelves

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    Especially the first novel—never read it at night with the lights off and in hiding! It's terrifying. I always feel like someone is blowing a cold wind on my back, and it scares me so much that I have to turn my head several times when I walk at night.

14. 564 刑 The Forensic Detective Who Can See the Dead's Lingering Souls 刑侦神探之我能看到死者残魂 A Life Like a Probe探似人生Mystery440k WordsCompleted Crime investigation, deduction, suspense, case-solving, and supernatural fiction. This is a collection of standalone cases, focused entirely on solving crimes, with plenty of cases! Bloody slaughter at a wedding, a Five Elements and yin-yang massacre, ghostly murders at an academy, a terrifying nursery rhyme, a death letter written in blood, a prison in the Eighteenth Layer of Hell, a sacrificial altar... Join Lu Junchen, captain of the criminal investigation squad, and his team as they solve on 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A masterpiece of crime fiction, a mystery and suspense novel with episodic case-solving, featuring numerous cases that unfold one after another with rapid updates and a strong sense of pacing. Highly recommended and worth reading.

15. 565 荒 Tales of a Haunted Village 荒村怪谈录 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery304k WordsCompleted [Rural Mysteries + Folk Customs + Chinese-Style Horror + Feng Shui and the Supernatural + Anthology + Shocking Twists] There is an old well in Jiulitun that has been sealed for thirty years, and one eerie incident after another keeps occurring. Why has a little girl become unbelievably strong and deranged? Why do villagers keep drowning, and why is the village taboo so difficult to speak of? It all goes back thirty years... 243Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    After reading the first story, I got goosebumps 😭😭😱😱👻🙀

16. 566 我 I Might Have Changed the Wrong Fate 我可能改了个假命 Knife in the Sleeve袖里刀Mystery808k WordsCompleted When I was little, my mom asked a Taoist priest to tell my fortune. He said I'd face a calamity at 26, and that he'd come help me get through it the day before my 26th birthday. When the day finally came, the priest really did show up to change my fate. He even gave me a “Fate-Changing Ruler” and told me I had to change the fates of seven people with different destinies to survive the calamity. Otherwise, I'd only have five years left to live. So much for changing my fate for me! Did he only cha 76Reads8.9Score—Shelves
17. 567 神 Mysterious Curse 1 神秘诅咒1 Zhaoyangyang昭阳阳Mystery370k WordsCompleted [Supernatural Mystery + Urban Cultivation + Folk Taboos + A Passionate Coming-of-Age Story] Enter a sinister world concealed beneath the bustle of the modern city! I have no control over life or death. My name is Zhang Wen. I thought getting into college would let me escape that bleak village in the southwest. Then my grandfather died suddenly, with these words written in cinnabar on his palm: "Dig three feet down at the southeast corner of the wall." I unearthed a bloodstained notebook. Its fir 5Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 568 魂 Three Calls to the Soul 魂起三声 Traveler, You Zhe游者由者Mystery129k WordsCompleted The living harbor grievances, and the dead bear hatred. A curse is a deadly poison: to survive is to suffer. Death severs the path between the living and the dead; a long life is worse than a journey to hell. When the King of Hell says you will die at the third watch, he will not let you live until the fifth! Heaven sees all that people do, and every grudge will be repaid in the end. Do no wrong while you live, and you will reach old age with a clear conscience! 4Reads5.9Score—Shelves
19. 569 阴 The Netherworld Inn 阴间客栈 Sun Jiu Hutu孙九糊涂Mystery814k WordsCompleted My name is Qin Yu. While on a business trip, I checked into a uniquely styled inn called the Yin Room Inn. It even offered “special services” in the middle of the night. Little did I know it was an inn from the underworld. I began having nightmare after nightmare, and my friends kept getting into trouble... 2.7kReads9.0Score152Shelves
20. 570 嗣 Heirloom Bones: Blood Sacrifice at Yinshan 嗣骨：荫山血祭 Xin Da of the Southwest Military Region西南军区的辛达Mystery114k WordsCompleted (Not recommended for the fainthearted or anyone alone late at night) Li Ming returns to his hometown for a funeral, but the moment he steps into Yinshan Village, everything feels uncanny. Strange noises echo from inside the coffin day and night, while dark red patterns appear beneath his skin and writhe like living things. The ancient well that sustains the village churns with ominous black sludge. Deep within the ancestral hall, inhuman drumbeats and indescribable ancient whispers resound day a 7Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 571 民 The Senses Detective: Strange Cases of the Republic Era 民国奇案之触感神探 A Life Like a Probe探似人生Mystery218k WordsCompleted A Republican-era crime and mystery novel about criminal investigations and solving cases. Each story arc is devoted entirely to cracking a case, and there are plenty of cases to enjoy. Five Elements killings, punishments from the Eighteen Levels of Hell, a deadly blank death letter, a serial assault and murder case involving young women, a ghostly killing spree at an academy, a blood-red altar... It’s all in The Touch Detective: Republican-Era Strange Cases. Join Chief Chen Fengyun as he uses hi 33Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 572 阴 A Record of Yin-Yang Ghost Hunting 阴阳抓鬼实录 The Tall, Strong Saint Son of the Jiang Family高高壮壮的姜家圣子Mystery250k WordsCompleted [High-intensity warning! This is not fiction, but a true record from the depths of the countryside!] Think the “filthy things,” “spirit collisions,” and “ghosts walking walls” the old folks talk about are just legends? It wasn't until I inherited my grandfather's tattered book of exorcism records that I understood reality is far more spine-chilling than any story. The sound of a woman crying by the reservoir in the middle of the night, tombstones moving by themselves in a desolate graveyard, a d 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This looks scary.

23. 573 我 My Years as a Buddhist Nun 我当师太的那些年 Gold Is Money金子就是钞票Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted I was born a girl with a Pure Yang fate into a family of feng shui masters. For generations, my family had practiced feng shui in the countryside. My grandfather had hoped his eldest grandchild would be a boy, so he could pass down his skills to the eldest son and grandson. But I turned out to be a girl. Grandfather never took a liking to me, so my parents could only take me to live in the city. No one expected that, during the Ghost Festival in the year I turned twenty-five, Grandfather would s 420Reads8.7Score—Shelves
24. 574 浮 A Dreamlike Life: What Do You Mean I'm a Nightmare? 浮生入梦，什么叫我是梦魇？ This Seventh Letter这第七封信Mystery106k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow] [Fantasy] [May Have a Female Lead] [Not Mindless] [Mild Horror] A quiet day, a fleeting night: this is one person's day. A quiet day, nightmares at night: this is Bai Ye's day. On an ordinary afternoon, Bai Ye receives a message from an online acquaintance, and the nightmare that once belonged only to him begins to spread. He peels back the trappings of the dream. The truth hidden for years lies inside that old, peeling notebook. At the top of the stairs on the rooftop, his h 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The infinite flow genre is great!! I only recently discovered the first one; the concept is very original! It's a new work! All of them have a touch of horror!!!

25. 575 欢 Welcome to the Supernatural Game! 欢迎来到超凡游戏！ A Little Like Eas, But Not Much有点易斯但不多Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted [Decisive and Ruthless + Infinite Flow + Supernatural Game] "Welcome to the Supernatural Game. Players, please get ready!" A cold System prompt rang out. "Mission type" "[Scenario Mission]: Midnight Bus!" "Mission hint: At exactly midnight, a long-abandoned bus appears at Bus Stop 444. Everyone who boards it has never returned alive..." An old, deep-red bus stopped in front of Su Bai, and he got on. Not long afterward, the bus pulled over, but no one dared get off. Countless evil ghosts waited 5.9kReads6.7Score460Shelves
26. 576 沈 The Case Files of Shen Rufeng 沈如风探案录 A Life Like a Probe探似人生Mystery408k WordsCompleted There's only one truth. Follow Shen Rufeng and his colleagues as they piece together the clues and solve each case. The stories are mainly standalone cases. This is a new book by a new author, so please show your support. 1.5kReads—Score102Shelves
27. 577 我 I Run a Paper Effigy Shop 我有一间扎纸店 Er Lei二雷Mystery806k WordsCompleted I Have a Paper Effigy Shop tells the story of the protagonist, Liu Dabao, who runs a shop making paper effigies. One day, a guy named Li Xunhuan asked me to burn him a villa and gave me a jade pendant, saying someone would come to collect it later. That evening, a woman came to pick up the pendant and gave me a thousand yuan. But who could have guessed that the next day, the money vanished and turned into a pile of white paper! Was it ghost money for the dead? Were Li Xunhuan and that woman both 134Reads8.7Score—Shelves
28. 578 无 Infinite Flow: Eerie and Terrifying Dungeons 无限流：诡异惊悚副本 Potato Superhero88土豆超人88Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow]+ [Horror Escape Instances]+ [No Cultivation, Just Mind Games] “Qi Qiushui, I’m Xia Xiaoxiao. By the time you read this message, I’ll be dead.” “Whatever you do, don’t open the Blood Gate Forum later!! Don’t!!” A strange message from the already-dead Xia Xiaoxiao, the mysterious Blood Gate Forum, and an eerie bus that travels between reality and illusion all drag Qi Qiushui into the instances of the Infinite Flow. In the brightly lit hotel corridors, a glance to the side revea 8.3kReads5.7Score766Shelves
29. 579 阴 The Mysterious Flower Shop of Yin-Yang Spirit Eyes 阴阳灵眸之神秘花店 Zi Xinyao紫欣瑶Modern Romance193k WordsOngoing The protagonist, Fan Nana, grew up in a gloomy orphanage. She has Yin-Yang Spirit Eyes that let her see ghosts. At the request of the old director, who appears in a painting, she sets out to uncover the orphanage's secrets. After overcoming countless dangers, she finally exposes the conspiracy behind the disappearances. With help from a caregiver, she brings the culprit to justice. Later, she arrives in an unfamiliar city and happens upon a mysterious flower shop, embarking on a new journey thro —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is my new book, my debut novel. A ghost carriage mysteriously arrives, and the dancer Ling Xue brings a unique story. Fan Nana and Xiao Yi embark on an adventure with her, using the Yin-Yang Spirit Eyes to help them uncover secrets. A thrilling and exciting journey awaits you. Come and start this fantastical adventure to explore the unknown world of the mysterious flower shop.

30. 580 无 Infinite Horror Instances 无限惊悚副本 A Fish Catching Cats in Troubled Waters浑水摸猫的鱼Mystery223k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] [No Female Lead] [Mild Horror] [Not a Power Fantasy] [Not Invincible] Players tackle horror instances to gain power and wealth. No one who enters this place is kind. Each is the embodiment of one of the Ten Deadly Sins, with unfathomable darkness hidden in their hearts. But what awaits them at the end? What kind of ending could be worthy of all the turmoil and suffering they’ve endured along the way? I don’t know either. Perhaps the answer lies at the end of the book. 110Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 581 都 It's All the Haunted House's Fault 都是凶宅惹的祸 Nightfall夜色Mystery907k WordsCompleted I'm a mystery writer. In search of inspiration, I moved into a house rumored to be haunted. Every night, a horribly disfigured face appeared in the window, and outside, the rotten corpse of a woman hung from a tree. I realized then that this really was a haunted house! Gradually, my family began acting strangely, and we even found a mummified corpse sealed inside the wall for years! As I investigated further, I came across something even more terrifying… 71Reads8.7Score—Shelves
32. 582 十 Twelve Ghosts 十二鬼魂 Passing Through October路过十月34k WordsCompleted Twelve Ghosts 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The storyline is really good, it's very entertaining, definitely worth watching!

33. 583 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
34. 584 规 Rule Horror: The Prince Is Always Lusting After Me 规则怪谈：王子总是对我垂涎欲滴 There Will Always Be Youth总有青葱Mystery2.1M WordsOngoing [Volume One of the print edition goes on sale August 7] [Short drama and comic adaptation now available] [No romance + Infinite-flow + Horror game + No national destiny + Dark fairy tales] A young woman weeps softly at midnight. A handsome prince turns into a bloodthirsty “beast” at night. Cinderella dies a gruesome death on the night of the ball. The horror game is wrapped in shiny glassine, disguised as a sweet candy. What lies hidden behind the enchanting fairy-tale world... Weird tales desc 84.3kReads9.3Score9.9kShelves

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    There's also "Ghost Eye Nightmare," but the author was forced to stop updating due to platform issues. These are the only few books I like; I'm reporting them. Except for "The Haunted House," which has a romantic pairing, the rest have no romantic pairings.

35. 585 万 Corpse-Walking Notes 2: The Myriad Forms Celestial Palace 《赶尸笔记2》万象天宫 Dream's Evil梦之邪Mystery112k WordsCompleted Corpses driven along by corpse herders are known in the martial world as "corpses traveling ten thousand miles." It is said that in the Xiangxi region, some people make a living herding corpses. The Corpse Sect is one such group. Qin Shuang runs a funeral business; Brother Jiu has ties to both the underworld and the police; Haozi has just gotten out of prison; Baldy makes his living robbing and relocating tombs; and mute A-Wu is a skilled fighter shrouded in mystery. What kind of extraordinary s 123Reads8.7Score—Shelves
36. 586 在 Being the Bright and Cheerful Guy in the Rule Horror 在规则怪谈当阳光开朗大男孩儿 Kekekelai'er可可可莱尔Mystery213k WordsCompleted (No female lead + not a wish-fulfillment story + no invincible protagonist + thrills + horror + mystery + plot-driven) If that bothers you, don't read! Completed instances: Death Academy, Train in the Fog, An Unblessed Start to the School Year When eerie instances descend, Zhao Di is chosen as a challenger. Talent draw in progress... Your talent is Sunny, Cheerful Young Man: You're a young man with nothing, but you have a little more luck than everyone else. Would you like to spend one point of 31Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 587 规 Rule Horror: Beware Your Roommate's Girlfriend 规则怪谈：请小心你室友的女友 Half a Liang of Salt盐巴半两Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [No heroine + not wish fulfillment + not invincible + unsettling + horror + suspense + plot-driven] [The livestreaming element is only a tiny part of the story. The focus is on horror and suspense, so feel free to dive in] There are only two people left in your school dorm: you and your roommate. Your roommate suddenly brings home an incredibly attractive person they met online, leaves you some money, then hurries off. Now you're alone in the room with your roommate's gorgeous online date... Wou 35.7kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves
38. 588 诡 The Weird Realm II: Room 414 Hospital 诡界II：414医院 The Wind Rises in the Holy City风起圣都Mystery417k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + Supernatural Horror + Mystery + Paranormal + Survival + Dungeons] A hospital said to be impossible to escape, and a group of survivors who've narrowly escaped death time and again. What bizarre and uncanny tales await them as they open the doors to one patient room after another? Dear readers, follow the protagonist Lu Bai as he uncovers one hidden truth after another. Welcome to Hospital 414... 67Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Survival x Infinite Flow x Horror x Supernatural x Suspense. The author has a wild imagination, with unpredictable plot twists and twists. It's very mind-bending and contains horror elements, so those who are easily scared should avoid it. Anyone who reads it at night will be terrified.

39. 589 救 Help! The Horror NPCs Are Lining Up for Me to Do Their Makeup 救命！惊悚NPC都排队找我化妆 Wild Donkey Tribe野驴部落Mystery519k WordsCompleted [Horror game + NPCs + horror survival + no System] Su Qing, a workaholic makeup artist, was just working overtime. When she opened her eyes again, she had been sucked into a horror game with a 99% death rate! As she watched her teammates panic and wet themselves, the bottom-performing Slit-Mouthed Woman approached her with a pair of scissors. Su Qing despaired. But wait... This woman’s makeup is way too crude! Her professional instincts kicked in, and she blurted out, “Your makeup isn’t working. 864Reads—Score186Shelves

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    It's beautiful, you'll regret missing it.

40. 590 十 One Hundred Thousand and One Folk Horror Stories 十万零一个民间恐怖故事 Wolf Fang Potato狼牙土豆啊Rural Life1.8M WordsOngoing A collection of short horror stories in an episodic format, with a new story every chapter. No dragging things out! Haunted houses in the countryside, mountain spirits, urban legends, old customs and taboos... Every kind of Chinese-style horror is covered, with nonstop thrills and no filler. Anti-superstition disclaimer: This story is entirely fictional. Believe in science and read rationally. Please don’t apply it to real life~ 304Reads—Score101Shelves

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    Folk horror stories [Thumbs up][ ...]

41. 591 怀 Pregnant with an Insect Egg, I Became the Mother of All Insects 怀上虫胎后，我成了万虫之母 Yan Di Qing Mu炎帝青木11k WordsCompleted After Conceiving an Insect Egg, I Became the Mother of All Insects 122Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all short horror stories, each with a different style.

42. 592 走 The Mountain Wanderer 走山人 Wu the Half-Immortal吴半仙Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted Three years after I died, I climbed out of my grave. I set out on the path of a spirit medium and made my name roaming the mountains. Grandpa said I was half-dead, with no taboos to hold me back! 2.2kReads8.7Score203Shelves

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    It's very beautiful.

43. 593 规 Rule Horror: The Corpse on the Bridge Sways in the Live Stream 规则怪谈：直播桥上的尸体晃呀晃 Yan Di Qing Mu炎帝青木9k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: The corpse on the bridge sways back and forth on the livestream —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 594 从EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 160.1kReads9.6Score18kShelves

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    Any one of them is worth reading

45. 595 山 Strange Tales of a Mountain Village 山村异事 The One and Only Zhang Datiechui张大锤子本尊Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted Mom tied a rope around her mouth and hanged herself over Dad's coffin! Forty-nine days later, Mom came back for me! 338Reads6.7Score103Shelves

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    They were all pretty good, but also quite scary. After watching the third one, I had nightmares for two days straight. [Facepalm][fear]

46. 596 灵 Supernatural: After My Best Friend Died, She Began Turning into Me to Take Revenge 灵异:闺蜜死后，报复我开始变成她 Yan Di Qing Mu炎帝青木Mystery10k WordsCompleted Supernatural: After my best friend died, she began to take revenge on me by turning into her —Reads—Score—Shelves
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48. 598 吞 The Demon-Swallowing Celestial Master 吞煞天师 Old Dreams on White Paper白纸旧梦Mystery755k WordsCompleted When I was little, Grandpa told me that I was born under the “Lone Star of Calamity,” destined to go through life without friends or family. To change my fate, he made me study feng shui and learn to read the faces of ghosts, keeping me company with century-old evil spirits every day. When I turned eighteen, Grandpa suddenly disappeared, leaving behind nothing but a battered book of fate and a house full of wailing evil spirits. To find out the truth, I ventured into the city, changing fortunes 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Honestly, this piece of mine is really good.

49. 599 糜 A Corrupted Heart 糜烂之心 Wenzhong Is Happy as Long as He's Happy高兴就好的闻仲Mystery287k WordsOngoing Deep inside the Luocheng Police Department, a metal filing cabinet labeled “Bloodstained Files” holds dozens of long-unsolved, grisly cases. Each one once shocked the nation with its bizarre deaths, but limited forensic technology at the time meant they were ultimately filed away as “unsolved.” In 2025, advances in forensic science prompted the department to launch the “Bloodstained Files Resolution Project.” The first case to be reopened was the most controversial of them all: the “Terrifying P 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That's terrifying; it sent chills down my spine even in broad daylight.

50. 600 老 Old Wei’s Supernatural Stories 老魏讲灵异故事 Unrestrained for Ten Thousand Miles万里天纵Mystery2.3M WordsOngoing [Traditional Supernatural Tales] [Chinese-Style Horror] [Based on True Stories] [Reader Submissions] [Chilling on Second Thought] [Bizarre Tales] [Beyond the Realm of Science] [Plain, Simple Writing] [Just Stories] These stories were collected from various places by the author, then adapted and fictionalized, so no sources are listed. They’re all kinds of little ghost stories to listen to before bed: straightforward and easy to follow, perfect for unwinding and relieving stress. To keep reader 1.4kReads9.4Score213Shelves

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