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

1. 751 中 Chinese-Style Horror Stories 中式恐怖小说 Xiang Sansan Bei向三三北Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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   My God, this book is a masterpiece!

2. 752 云 Yun Che: The Grave Keeper 云澈：修坟人 Run Yu888润玉88823k WordsCompleted Yun Che: The Grave Mender —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   "Yun Che: The Grave Repairer" takes you to experience the eerie taboos of folk grave repair. Every time the soil is dug, there are hidden secrets. Runyu888 recommends it. Enter at your own risk if you are timid. This folk supernatural story full of suspense is not to be missed!

3. 753 诡 Unraveling the Strange: Surviving the Second Case 诡事探秘逢生二 Beichen Liu北辰流Mystery156k WordsOngoing An abandoned mining town, missing residents, and dense fog that traps souls. A four-person ghost-hunting team ventures into the forbidden zone to uncover a shocking mystery from 2015. When the truth comes to light, whose spirit has been waiting? A suspenseful thriller that will keep you awake tonight. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   In the abandoned copper mining town, the moment the diesel generator roared to life, a cold, ghostly hand landed on the girl's shoulder. White mist engulfed the streetlights, and seven people entered the game—this place held the remains of the mine from 1991, and also the remains of those who disappeared in 2015. [Bookshelf added][Shocking]

4. 754 雨 Murder in a Locked Room at Tang House on a Rainy Night 雨夜唐楼密室杀人案 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃11k WordsCompleted Murder in a Locked Room at a Tanglou on a Rainy Night —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 755 老 The Teacher's Birthday Banquet 老师的生日宴 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃10k WordsCompleted The Teacher’s Birthday Banquet 3Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 756 真 The Real and Fake Heiresses: I'm the Beloved Daughter of Both the Southern and Northern Families 真假千金：我在南北两家当团宠 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃7k WordsCompleted The Real and Fake Heiresses: I’m the Beloved Daughter of Both the Nan and Bei Families 2Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 757 休 A Night of Terror at the Rest Stop 休息站惊魂夜 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃11k WordsCompleted A Terrifying Night at the Rest Stop 5Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 758 殡 Night Watchman at the Funeral Home: I Can See the Dead One Last Time 殡仪馆守夜人：我能看见死者最后一眼 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃14k WordsCompleted Funeral Home Night Watchman: I Can See the Dead One Last Time 33Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 759 维 White Orchids at Victoria Harbour 维多利亚港的白兰花 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Modern Romance15k WordsCompleted White Orchids in Victoria Harbour 5Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 760 流 The Day I Miscarried, He Was Discussing a Project with Someone Else 流产那天，他在和别人谈项目 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃11k WordsCompleted The day I miscarried, he was discussing a business deal with someone else 69Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 761 她 Her Graduation Thesis Is Filled with My Name 她的毕业论文，写满了我的名字 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃10k WordsCompleted Her Graduation Thesis Was Filled with My Name 13Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 762 镜 A Shadow in the Mirror, Murder Lurking Within 镜中之影，暗藏杀机 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃7k WordsCompleted A Shadow in the Mirror, Hiding Deadly Intent 1Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 763 刷 I Was Scrubbing Pans When I Landed in Cooking Master Boy, and Now the Dark Cooking Society Has Its Eye on My Pan 刷锅刷进小当家，我的锅被黑暗料理界盯上了 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Male-Channel Fanfiction14k WordsCompleted I Scrubbed My Way into The Little Chef, and Now the Dark Cuisine World Has Its Eyes on My Wok 5Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 764 失 After Losing My Memory, Who Cares If That Jerk Goes Crazy? 失忆后，谁管渣男疯不疯 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃11k WordsCompleted After Losing Her Memory, Who Cares Whether the Scumbag Goes Crazy? 11Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 765 重 Reborn, I Dumped the Dog Emperor and Took Sole Control of the Phoenix Seal 重生后，我踹了狗皇帝独掌凤印 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Dumped the Dog Emperor and Took Sole Control of the Phoenix Seal —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 766 废 Destroy My Cave Abode, and I'll Pay You Back a Hundredfold 废我洞府者，百倍奉还 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃8k WordsCompleted Destroy My Cave Abode, and I'll Make You Pay a Hundredfold 5Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 767 变 The Dog Transformation Diaries: The Happy Working Lives of Pidan and Sanniu 变狗记：皮蛋与三妞的幸福打工记 Er Gua Loves Eating Melons二瓜爱吃瓜10k WordsCompleted The Dog Transformation: Pidan and Sanniu's Happy Working Life 2Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 768 民 Folk Tales 民间故事 Chu Huai'er初淮儿Mystery6k WordsCompleted Folktales 12Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 769 十 Flickering Candlelight on the Eighteenth Floor 十八楼烛影摇曳 Little Down Feather小羽绒6k WordsCompleted Flickering Candlelight on the Eighteenth Floor —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There's a plot twist! There's a plot twist!!!

20. 770 我 I Became Awesome Through Technology 我靠科技开始牛掰 Binghuo Zi Wende丙火字文德Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [No System] [Villain in the Later Chapters] [Immortal-Sucking Technique] [Soul Devouring] [Fast Leveling] A scientist transmigrates to the cultivation world and gradually transforms from a good person into a demonic cultivator. 334Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 771 剪 Paper Cutting to Prolong Life 剪纸续命 Lingti Ye灵缇野Mystery229k WordsCompleted Three days after his master's death, Chen Zhi's name was pressed into a paper-cut figure. Someone cut paper outside his door late at night. A paper figure bearing his name appeared at the doorstep, and from then on, the blue-black mark on his hand began to seep inward along his veins. Paper can ward off evil and bind souls. And the darkest art of the Paper-Cutting Sect is called Name Binding. To stay alive, Chen Zhi can only follow the torn pages his master left behind, the black sand beneath t 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This opening scene immediately plunged me into a chilling night! The scene where the paper demon knocked on the door sent shivers down my spine, and the moment the protagonist opened the door and brandished his knife, I got goosebumps. The atmosphere of Chinese horror was absolutely top-notch!

22. 772 红 The Black Coffin of the Dream of the Red Chamber 红楼黑棺 Lu Junjie芦俊杰Urban517k WordsCompleted (Undead monsters, female demons, Western devils, the Qing dynasty, Hong Kong, supernatural horror) Black Coffin in the Red Chamber is a novel filled with suspense, horror, and fantasy. The story begins in 1990, when Dong Bopeng, a young man from Northeast China, heads south to Hong Kong to seek help from his maternal uncle, only to become entangled in the strange events at Hongsheng Village. Xie Si, a heretical sorcerer, uses a black coffin and undead monsters to wreak havoc. After a series of 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Try this! It's an absolutely fantastic book. The protagonist comes from a small town in Northeast China and is forced into a battle between righteous and evil sorcerers in Hong Kong. He spends thirty years in this turmoil, encountering everything from black coffins and demonic corpses to Western demon gods and powerful female demons. The story revisits the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China era, extending to the ending thirty years later.

23. 773 爷 Grandpa Started the Trouble, Three Generations Must Pay 爷爷闯下的祸，三代来还 The Rainy-Night Postman雨夜邮递员9k WordsCompleted The trouble Grandpa caused will take three generations to repay. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional paranormal activities + ghost hunting

24. 774 吃 The Temple That Eats People 吃人的庙 The Rainy-Night Postman雨夜邮递员16k WordsCompleted The Man-Eating Temple 1Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 775 九 Rural Ghost Stories from the Nineties 九零农村怪谈实录 Shiliuhua十六铧27k WordsCompleted A Collection of Rural Chinese Ghost Stories from the 1990s —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The horror is chilling to the bone; it sends shivers down my spine when I think about it in the middle of the night.

26. 776 永 The Water Stain That Never Dries 永远拧不干的水渍 Clear Ink Seal清墨印6k WordsCompleted The Water Stain That Never Dries 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A five-volume set of horror short stories, all under contract. The stories are short, fast-paced, and full of twists and turns. 1. *The Everlasting Water Stains*: The bathroom of an old apartment building is perpetually leaking, the rags can never be wrung dry, and the water stains spread day after day, slowly bringing to light long-buried secrets within the old house. 2. *The Sober Darkness*: Extreme psychological thriller, the protagonist maintains his sanity in boundless darkness, tearing through layers of mystery to see the dark side of human nature. 3. *The Crimson Flower Cup*: A crimson rose sprouts from the ruins of a dilapidated building. As it blooms, a series of bizarre old events are slowly revealed. 4. *The Sticky Echoes of the Basement*: A deep basement holds the secrets of time. An old clock keeps ticking backward, the trapped person keeps aging backward, and strange things begin to happen. 5. *The Night Shift Clerk's Countdown* A 24-hour convenience store night shift where a phone countdown keeps ticking, each second decreasing bringing danger ever closer. A completely realistic supernatural story with a saturated atmosphere; better read during the day. A must-read for horror lovers looking for something to read.

27. 777 夜 The Night Shift Clerk's Countdown 《夜班店员的倒计时》 Clear Ink Seal清墨印9k WordsCompleted The Night-Shift Clerk's Countdown 4Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 778 血 The Crimson Flower Cup 血色花盏 Clear Ink Seal清墨印10k WordsCompleted Blood-Red Flower Cup —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 779 清 Lucid Darkness 清醒的黑暗 Clear Ink Seal清墨印6k WordsCompleted Clear-Eyed Darkness 2Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 780 地 The Clammy Echoes of the Basement 地下室的黏腻回响 Clear Ink Seal清墨印11k WordsCompleted The Sticky Echoes of the Basement 1Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 781 荒 Forbidden Tales of the Desolate Village: A Midnight Whistle, and a Shrouded Corpse Spirit at the Door 荒村禁忌：夜半吹哨，白布尸魂找上门 The Rainy-Night Postman雨夜邮递员6k WordsCompleted Taboos of the Abandoned Village: A Whistle in the Dead of Night, and a White-Cloth Corpse Spirit Comes Calling —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Everyone who's seen it says it's great! [Thumbs up]

32. 782 马 The Maltese Falcon 马耳他之鹰 Dashiell Hammett达希尔·哈米特120k WordsCompleted One job, two murders, three groups on his trail, four factions. On a foggy night in San Francisco, private detective Sam Spade is drawn into a deadly con revolving around a priceless black falcon statuette. A beautiful woman, swindlers, hitmen, wealthy businessmen: everyone has an agenda, and danger lurks at every turn. When the truth strips away the disguises, and love collides with principle, he must make the most ruthless choice. No warmth, no redemption, just the truth, hard-boiled to the en 35Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    It is recommended that those who are easily frightened do not watch this.

33. 783 规 Rule Horror: Don't Look Back During 72 Hours in the Dorm 规则怪谈：宿舍72小时不要回头 North Wind, One River北风一川Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A word of warning: this is terrifying, so timid readers beware. (No female lead, no cheats, no romance, game instances, infinite flow, horror, mystery) Eight university students who returned to campus early found a mysterious sheet of rules in their empty dormitory building: Rule One: No matter what strange “person” you see, don’t cry out or scream. Rule Two: No matter who calls you from behind, don’t turn around or answer. Rule Three: One of you is an impostor who will eat people in the middle 4.6kReads6.1Score390Shelves

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    You should take a look, you really should take a look.

34. 784 千 A Thousand-Year-Old Corpse Immortal Opens His Eyes, and the World Is Free of Ghosts 千年尸仙，睁眼后人间无诡 Meow Isn't Miao Meow喵不是妙喵Urban861k WordsOngoing He lay in his coffin for a thousand years. At dusk, when an archaeological team pried open the lid, Chen Xuan opened his eyes. A sealing formation from the Demon Suppression Division instantly descended. Eighteen golden chains coiled around his limbs, the old professor collapsed in terror, and everyone in the warehouse screamed. But Chen Xuan rose to his feet and shattered the formation with one palm. “When a thousand-year-old corpse opens its eyes, no more monsters will run rampant in the morta 207Reads—Score125Shelves

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    Supernatural No-Female-Lead System

35. 785 湘 Tales of the Supernatural in Xiangnan 湘南鬼事录 Xiaoxiang Lady Traveler潇湘女客Mystery289k WordsCompleted My family is truly from southern Hunan, with ancestral expertise in feng shui and geomancy, spirit-summoning and calming, demon-subduing and exorcism, funeral music, and rites to guide the dead onward. Let me begin with my great-grandfather’s generation. My great-grandfather and his brother were born in the early Guangxu era of the Qing Dynasty. By the late Guangxu and Xuantong eras, they had raised five cousins in all, including my grandfather. They all knew our family’s inherited arts. My gran 142Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a Hunanese version of *Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio*, a *Night Parade of One Hundred Demons* set in a water town, and above all, a heartwarming tale of "protection." There's no forced mystification, only genuine fear and warmth.

36. 786 闭 Close Your Eyes, and the Nightmare Begins 闭眼即梦魇 Zefulain泽芙莱茵Mystery150k WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow + no romance + mild horror + mystery-solving] A bizarre murder case dragged Yan Wei, a psychiatric patient, into a bloody game. As layer after layer of fog lifted, he discovered a grand conspiracy lurking behind it all... A mysteriously vanished psychiatric hospital, otherworldly powers worshipped by the masses, a boy whose face he could never remember from his dreams... Behind ideals that seemed so grand lay a tangled web of human and divine self-interest. 40Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Super good-looking, super scary

37. 787 录 Someone New Appeared in the Footage 录像里多出一个人 VisimagoMystery543k WordsOngoing The test shoot’s discarded footage was four seconds longer. Everyone in the frame held the same poses they had at the end of filming. No one moved. I counted three times. There were six people every time. But only five people had been there that day. On the hard drive my mother left behind, there was an empty folder with a four-character name: Do Not Fast-Forward. In the recycle bin was a deleted video, four minutes and twenty-five seconds long, which couldn’t be recovered. Our production crew w 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended, it's really terrifying.

38. 788 双 Between Two Worlds: My Carefree Life in Another Realm 双界风流，我的异界逍遥录 The Moon Crosses the Star River月渡星川Urban525k WordsCompleted Transmigrate between two worlds, and enjoy both wealth and beauty without a care. Watch Chu Feng roam free: who can rival him as he rides the crest of the waves? Entangled with multiple heroines: a cold CEO, a deadly female assassin, a national goddess... These exceptional beauties, each with her own distinct personality, embark with the protagonist on romances filled with flirtation, sweetness, danger, love, and hate. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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39. 789 荒 The Wilderness Hunting King 荒年猎王 The Moon Crosses the Star River月渡星川Historical702k WordsCompleted A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy them. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.7kReads8.1Score123Shelves
40. 790 规 Rule Horror: I Do Makeup on Corpses, and the Hotel Replaces My Brain 规则怪谈：我给尸体化妆，酒店给我换脑 I Don't Wear Underwear on Windy Nights听风的夜晚不穿内裤22k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: I Do Makeup for the Dead, and the Hotel Replaces My Brain —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a horror that's close to real life, very scary, and easy to relate to.

41. 791 外 Grandma's Last Words: This Place Is Filthy, Never Point the Bronze Mirror at the Bed 外婆遗言：这地方脏，铜镜千万不能对着床 I Don't Wear Underwear on Windy Nights听风的夜晚不穿内裤19k WordsCompleted Grandma's Last Words: This Place Is Unclean. Whatever You Do, Don't Point the Bronze Mirror at the Bed. —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 792 恩 My Benefactor Urged Me to Sign the Inheritance Papers, but My Father, Dead for Ten Years, Knocked Three Times at the Door 恩人催我签遗产，十年前死掉的亲爹却在门外敲了三下 I Work Hard, Then Hit You with a Brick努力搬砖砸到你20k WordsCompleted My benefactor urged me to sign the inheritance papers, but then my biological father, who had died ten years ago, knocked three times on the door. —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 793 这 There's Something Evil in This New House 这座新房子里有脏东西 Purple Blueberry紫色蓝莓8k WordsCompleted There's Something Evil in This New House 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Folklore, supernatural short stories

44. 794 5 I Bought an Old Alarm Clock for 50 Yuan, and Now I'm a Ferryman 50块收了个旧闹钟后，我被迫成了摆渡人 Purple Blueberry紫色蓝莓15k WordsCompleted After Buying an Old Alarm Clock for 50 Yuan, I Was Forced to Become a Ferryman —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 795 收 Collecting Corpses, Ghosts, and Immortals 收尸，收诡，收仙人 Raincoat Warrior雨衣战神Eastern Fantasy539k WordsOngoing (Supernatural horror, cultivation, ordinary protagonist, no System, no transmigration) A poor young man from a small town becomes a corpse collector to earn enough to marry. Before long, he stumbles into a strange and magnificent world of immortals and gods... 880Reads—Score103Shelves

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    A bizarre cultivation novel featuring a protagonist who is an indigenous person from another world. No system, no transmigration, a true mortal's journey—born from the lowest rungs of society, with no special bloodline, background, or cheat codes.

46. 796 七 The Seven Seas Tower: Rules of the Strange 七海栖楼规则怪谈 Purple Blueberry紫色蓝莓9k WordsCompleted Qihai Qilou Rule Horror —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 797 雨 A Rusty Clock Arrived on a Rainy Night, and Now My Little Shop Has a Fearsome Guardian 雨夜送来锈钟一口，从此我的小店多了位护店大姐 Purple Blueberry紫色蓝莓9k WordsCompleted One Rainy Night, Someone Delivered a Rusty Bell. Since Then, My Little Shop Has Had a Big Sister to Guard It 1Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 798 羽 The Feathered Deep 羽化深渊 Mr. Yezi D叶子先生DSci-Fi & Apocalypse869k WordsOngoing The story takes place in the modern East Asian coastal city of Linyuan. Linyuan is a port city plagued by year-round rain, industrial decline, and a mix of religions. It is home to: * Abandoned Taoist temples * An underground black market * A seaside altar * A sealed-off mountainous region * Folk villages * An old, quarantined psychiatric hospital * A secret religious sect left over from the Republican era Ordinary people believe the world is normal. But in truth, the world has been infiltrated 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story takes place in Lin Yuan City, a modern coastal city in East Asia. Lin Yuan City is a port city plagued by perpetual rain, industrial decay, and a mix of religions. Here you'll find: *abandoned Taoist temples*, underground black markets*, seaside altars*, secluded mountain villages*, a sealed-off old mental hospital*, and a secret cult remnant from the Republican era. Ordinary people believe the world is normal. But the true world is actually permeated by an ancient will from "beyond the deep sea and starry sky." [Thinking]

49. 799 招 Night Shift Security Guard Wanted: Must Be Able to Find the Extra Building That Appears at Dawn 招聘夜班保安，要求能找到凌晨多出的那栋楼 I Don't Wear Underwear on Windy Nights听风的夜晚不穿内裤21k WordsCompleted Night-shift security guard wanted. Must be able to find the extra building that appears at midnight. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Scared half to death, even cowards can watch it.

50. 800 我 I Was Putting Makeup on an Unknown Female Corpse When She Revealed the Cause of My Sister's Death 我给无名女尸化妆，她却说出我妹妹的死因 I Don't Wear Underwear on Windy Nights听风的夜晚不穿内裤23k WordsCompleted I Put Makeup on an Unidentified Woman's Corpse, and She Told Me How My Sister Died 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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