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  1. 101 Strange Tales of the Impostors 伪人诡录 Mystery720k WordsCompleted [Uncanny Horror + Lovecraftian Terror + Impostors + A Ghost Wife to Raise + Madness + Exorcism Through Materialism. No cultivation, no System. One heroine, but female supporting characters too. Read with caution if that's not your thing.] Think carefully about everyone you saw today. Can you be sure that “they” were all human? Don't panic. There's no need to answer too quickly. First, take a deep breath and try to recall the unnatural details. For example, someone repeatedly greeting you with th 4.9kReads8.9Score391Shelves
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  2. 102 Xue Family Paper Effigy Shop 薛记纸扎铺 Mystery782k WordsOngoing On the surface, this world is an ordinary modern city. But hidden from sight is something called “Filth.” A person’s obsessions, resentment, fear, regrets, and other powerful negative emotions can coalesce under certain conditions, attaching themselves to objects, places, or even people, where they can influence or even devour the living. Most people don’t know Filth exists, but certain specialized trades can deal with it. Paper effigy crafting is one of them. As the name suggests, paper effigy 21Reads—Score—Shelves
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  3. 103 A Record of Strange Sightings in the City 都市诡异见闻录 73k WordsCompleted Tales of the Strange in the City 33Reads—Score—Shelves
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  4. 104 Burning the Manuscript at Qingzhi Cove: The Southern Song Poetess Refuses to Cross Over 焚稿青芝坞:南宋才女不肯渡 Marriage & Romance28k WordsCompleted Burning the Drafts at Qingzhi Dock: The Southern Song Talented Lady Refuses to Cross the River —Reads—Score—Shelves
  5. 105 A Country Bumpkin Comes to the City, Nothing Is Off-Limits 山炮进城,百无禁忌 Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Dapao guards the village. Evil spirits stay away, and a hundred ghosts give it a wide berth! Chen Dapao was born and his parents died. At four, he sent off all twenty-four members of his clan. Raised on meals provided by the villagers, he leaves for the city after guarding his village for eighteen years... His motto in life: Make money, make money, and make more money; chase women, chase women, and chase more women... Now, please join us in enjoying this rare and refreshingly unconventional nove 10.6kReads8.8Score958Shelves
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  6. 106 Slaying Demons and Ghosts Since High School 斩妖灭鬼,从高中开始 Mystery660k WordsOngoing [Traditional Supernatural Horror] + [School Life] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Coming of Age] + [Not Overpowered] + [Passionate] It all begins with a student jumping from a school building. Liu Tianyu had expected to spend his student years in peace, but from that day on, his life was never quiet again. Peril at a haunted temple, a school turned into a sacrificial altar, a ghost city beneath the water: one challenge after another awaits. Watch as a group of students turn the tables amid the schemes of g —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  7. 107 Tales of the City's Strange and Unusual, Part Two 都市诡异见闻录第二部 44k WordsCompleted Urban Supernatural Encounters, Book Two 11Reads—Score—Shelves
  8. 108 Pines and Cypresses at Xiling Betray Our Promised Time 西陵松柏负佳期 22k WordsCompleted Pines and cypresses of Xiling, missing the promised day 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  9. 109 True Tales of the Spirit Mediums: My Ten Years Serving at a Ghost Hall 出马仙纪实:我供奉鬼堂的那十年 Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing My name is Zhou Tie. In this book, I'll tell the true story of my ten years running a spirit hall and serving ghosts. You've heard of spirit mediums... but have you heard of a ghost spirit hall? At eighteen, I established a ghost spirit hall and served ghost immortals! The presiding master was the sister my grandfather said had gone mad and died! This book has no female lead. It's not fantasy, and it's definitely not a cultivation novel! It's the true story of how I, born with an ominous yin con 82.8kReads9.6Score7.8kShelves
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  10. 110 My Lady Doesn't Believe in the Supernatural 我家夫人不信邪 Mystery276k WordsCompleted I believe in metaphysics, but she doesn’t. We got married just to prove each other wrong. I wanted to hang a portrait of the Three Pure Ones, but she refused, so after a huge argument, I decided to write down all the true events that have happened over the years: my dad got into trouble after eating a snake, my grandma suddenly started eating pork knuckle and cursing, Gao Dabao lost a hand in an elevator accident, Feng Ershuang was grabbed by a ghost, and their cousin mysteriously went mad and d 91Reads—Score—Shelves
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  11. 111 My Master Gave Me a Car for Investigating the Supernatural 师父传我一辆看事儿车 Mystery176k WordsCompleted A thousand-year-old van? Built by hand from scratch [Traditional horror]➕ [Even more immersive as an audiobook]➕ [Uncovering the truth about my origins] Greetings, dear readers! [Traditional supernatural horror, primal fear] The original experience of horror is the fear a person feels when experiencing it firsthand. [First person, highly atmospheric] Give me a chance to tell this story from my own point of view. [Uncovering the truth about my origins] Along the way, I met many people. “The gates 16Reads—Score—Shelves
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  12. 112 Carefree Immortal: After Descending to the Mortal Realm, I Ascended by Scrounging Meals 逍遥仙:下凡后,我靠蹭饭飞升了 35k WordsCompleted Carefree Immortal: After Descending to the Mortal Realm, I Ascended by Scoring Free Meals 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  13. 113 Among the Otherworldly 我在异人间 Urban534k WordsCompleted I am descended from the Sage Yangming. When I was born, countless bolts of heavenly thunder circled our old family home and crashed down. Could it be because the last dragon and phoenix in the world died right outside my house, and now they want me to pay with my life? 14Reads6.9Score—Shelves
  14. 114 I Became Fahai and Discovered Bai Suzhen Was My Ex-Girlfriend 穿成法海,发现白素贞是我前女友 Marriage & Romance28k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated as Fahai and Discovered That Bai Suzhen Was My Ex-Girlfriend 11Reads—Score—Shelves
  15. 115 Ghost Stories After Dark: The More You Think, the More Terrifying It Gets 鬼话夜谈,细思极恐 Mystery129k WordsCompleted Chilling on closer thought, rural legends, folk tales, eerie Chinese-style mysteries... Rental homes, phones, country courtyards... all hide stories you don't know about. Build your courage daily with one little bedtime story. Challenge your limits! (The story is fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.) 9Reads—Score—Shelves
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  16. 116 EN Sequence Highway: Don't Fall Behind! 序列公路:不要掉队! Mystery3.8M WordsOngoing [Fresh Premise + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment + Not Invincible + Sequence Potions + The Supernatural + Road Survival + Upgrading Supplies + Ruthless Protagonist] The supernatural descended, turning cities into forbidden zones for humanity. People had to rely on Sequence Awakened to keep migrating. Settled life gave way to a nomadic existence. During one such migration, Chen Ye awakened an upgrade System. In his hands, a rusty bicycle transformed into an armored battle vehicle. A tattered tent e 618kReads8.5Score41.5kShelves
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  17. 117 The Clue System: No Criminal Can Escape 提示线索系统之犯罪分子无处可逃 Mystery370k WordsCompleted (Urban crime investigation + System + mystery and deduction + team investigations.) The protagonist, Song Mozhou, unexpectedly awakens a System that provides clues to criminal cases. Follow along as he solves one baffling case after another with the System’s help. This is a pure crime-solving novel, with no romance, featuring a series of standalone cases. All cases and characters in this book are fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Here’s hoping you’ll enj 242Reads—Score—Shelves
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  18. 118 Day 49: The Whole Internet Watches Me Tear Through the Horse-Shaman World 第49天,全网看我杀穿出马仙 Mystery318k WordsCompleted [The first novel online to tackle the “spirit-medium” genre from an opposing perspective] Before my dad died, he left me a blood curse: “If you meet a god, beat it. If you see an immortal, kill it.” Now the whole village is made up of spirit mediums, and I'm the only ordinary person left. They livestream “catching an old immortal,” so I report them and get their accounts banned. They stage “the Tragic King being killed,” so I expose their tricks on the spot. Then I rescue a snow-white fox, and i 13Reads—Score—Shelves
  19. 119 The Unluckiest Young Master in the Great Song Dynasty 大宋第一倒霉少爷 Ancient Romance40k WordsCompleted The Song Dynasty's Unluckiest Young Master 4Reads—Score—Shelves
  20. 120 Major Crime Investigation Files 刑侦大案录 Mystery3.8M WordsCompleted 6.8kReads6.8Score445Shelves
  21. 121 Yin-Yang Eye Realtor: Selling Haunted Houses in Chongqing 阴阳眼中介:我在重庆卖凶宅 Mystery632k WordsCompleted A novel inspired by local Chongqing legends and historical anecdotes. This story is entirely fictional. As a child, the protagonist gained the ability to see yin and yang from a Qing dynasty skeleton. His family’s ancestral ledger is filled with secrets of old Chongqing. The folklore is meticulously researched, with traceable details ranging from place names and historical anecdotes to traditional remedies and feng shui formations. Each haunted house seems like a self-contained case, but in trut 200Reads8.3Score—Shelves
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  22. 122 This Simulator Is Such Garbage 这个模拟器就是屑啦 Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Complete! Supernatural simulator + no romance + ancient-style setting + a cast of beautiful women in troubled times] [“What are you eating?” The dumpling in the bowl split open a bloody maw and bit into a person's body. Human blood mixed with chili sprayed all over your face. “I'm eating a person. What are you eating?”] [“What are you listening to?” “Supernatural sounds.” “How can you hear them?” The stranger turned around. “Hee-hee, want to try [Whispered Speech]? When two people share a deep 1kReads9.0Score152Shelves
  23. 123 Warlord of a Chaotic Era: I, Yang Zhong, Lay the Foundation for Sui's Eternal Empire 乱世战神:我,杨忠,奠基大隋万古江山 Historical34k WordsCompleted War-Torn Era’s War God: I, Yang Zhong, Laid the Foundation for the Sui Dynasty’s Eternal Reign 8Reads—Score—Shelves
  24. 124 Are You Still Willing to Save the World Today? 今天的你,还愿意拯救世界吗? Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [The rating has just been released and will gradually rise] [Death regression] [Cthulhu] [Brand-new system] [Descent and ascent] [Sanity points] My name is Jiang Lin. I played a virtual game called Future. At first, I thought it was just an incredibly realistic game. Just as I was about to quit... I realized this damn game had no exit button!! Was I trapped in the game? What was even more despairing was... I couldn’t die. I could only experience this bizarre world over and over again. A black su 100.9kReads8.0Score25.4kShelves
  25. 125 No More Meetings at the Magpie Bridge: The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl Are Selling Riverside Apartments in Heaven 鹊桥别相会了,牛郎织女去天庭卖银河江景房 26k WordsCompleted No more meeting at the Magpie Bridge: The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl head to Heaven to sell Milky Way-view apartments 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  26. 126 EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次,我有逃生游戏速通法 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 215.6kReads9.6Score36.3kShelves
  27. 127 The True Story of a Haunted House Sleep Tester 我,一名凶宅试睡员的真实经历 Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted If there were a job where you didn’t have to do anything, but could charge by the minute and make a fortune just by sleeping, would you be interested in trying it? There’s just one catch: you can’t be afraid of ghosts. If you’re curious about what kind of job this is, I’m a veteran in the field, and I’ll tell you about my own experiences… 3kReads8.3Score204Shelves
  28. 128 I'm Dead! Bajie Works with His Old Flame at Huaguoshan Tourism 笑死!八戒在花果山文旅和旧情人上班 Male-Channel Fanfiction29k WordsCompleted I’m dead! Bajie is working at Huaguoshan Tourist Resort with his old flame. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
  29. 129 I, the Supreme Being of Old, Defy the Rules When I Strike 我,旧日至高位格,出手无视规则 Urban2.1M WordsOngoing I was once the world's first transcendent, a pioneer who ventured into the unknown. When I returned from two hundred years of being lost, the world had changed, and the mighty ran rampant. They said I was merely a relic abandoned by the times, the remnant of an ignorant fantasy. There was no place for me in the new world. What they did not know was this: I had witnessed the most insane horrors and the grandest downfalls. Dormant within me was an exalted existence capable of shattering the very l 308.2kReads9.3Score26.9kShelves
  30. 130 No Living People Allowed 活人勿近 Rural Life2.3M WordsCompleted [Inspired by real events, but the setting is entirely fictional] [No cultivation] [Supernatural horror only] The countryside is different from the city. Rural areas are vast and sparsely populated, with too little human presence to suppress what lurks beneath the ground. That's why ghost stories and strange legends keep cropping up. Ask anyone from a village in Sichuan, and they'll have plenty to tell you about supernatural happenings in the mountains and fields in years gone by. Some people 94.7kReads9.3Score8.6kShelves
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  31. 131 Horrifying! The Eighth One 惊悚!第八个 6k WordsCompleted Horrifying! The Eighth One 40Reads—Score—Shelves
  32. 132 The Pig Who Couldn’t Escape Gao Laozhuang: Bajie Works Like a Beast at Gao Laozhuang 逃不出高老庄的猪,八戒在高老庄当牛马 Male-Channel Fanfiction26k WordsCompleted The pig who can't escape Gao Laozhuang: Bajie works like a beast of burden at Gao Laozhuang 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  33. 133 The Last Paper Effigy Maker 最后一个扎纸人 Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted The art of paper effigies can bridge the worlds of yin and yang, perform rites for the dead, and summon the King of Hell. Cut yellow paper, weave bamboo strips: paper horses travel a thousand miles, and paper figures summon spirits. With one stroke to paint their eyes, the King of Hell appears, striking terror into all directions and sending ten thousand ghosts into hiding! By the time the art of paper effigies reaches Chen Mo, he is its last practitioner. He assumes this ancient, mysterious cra 16.5kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves
  34. 134 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚:因为担心不优雅而过度变态 Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 74.4kReads9.5Score8.4kShelves
  35. 135 EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 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 103.4kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves
  36. 136 My Sect Has Eleven Graves 我的门派有十一座坟 Mystery997k WordsCompleted Fantasy and the supernatural, with a lighthearted, humorous tone and a touch of horror. My name is Zhang Shiyi. I have ten senior brothers, so my name is Zhang Shiyi. But all ten of my senior brothers are dead. They’re lying in the graves outside. What? My master? He’s dead too. The biggest, roundest grave is his. Haha~ Well, congratulations, then~ Get ready to sing: Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations to you, hey! Congratulations, congratulations to you~ 25kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
  37. 137 I’m Only Playing a Psychopath, but I’m Actually a Good Prisoner 我只是扮演变态,其实我是好囚犯 Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Male lead is a trouble-loving thrill-seeker + livestreaming + role-playing + no romance, pure wish fulfillment + AI game infinite-flow] Xie Qi transmigrates to a parallel world. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself a prisoner, being taken to an island that houses the world's most vicious criminals. This world is controlled by major corporations, with the government nothing more than their puppet. The Prisoner Island is a massive livestreaming game made for the rich. All the prisoners are an 14kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
  38. 138 The Ghost Way, Midway Through Life 半路鬼道 Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted Smart male lead + one heroine On the night of the Ghost Festival, the living send off the dead, burn incense, make offerings, and burn joss paper. But that night, I heard a ghost calling for a soul… The gong sounds, the night grows dark, and the road to the Yellow Springs is hard to travel… With talismans to guide the way and the departed to show the path, summon the gods and command the ghosts: only then can one master the Ghost Path between Yin and Yang! 6.6kReads8.9Score486Shelves
  39. 139 The Haunted Garden 诡园 Mystery5.4M WordsCompleted Xi Chen felt that he had already done everything he wanted to do. The world was so boring that he wanted to end it. But even he thought this boring world didn't deserve to be dragged down with him, so he let it be. He didn't just fail to die, though. He was forced to join a game. Impossible to solve? Impossible! Maybe life wasn't quite so dull after all. No CP 22kReads8.4Score2.3kShelves
  40. 140 EN High Seas Survival: I Start with a Ghost Ship 全民大航海,我开局一条幽灵船 Sports2.6M WordsCompleted The print edition has been signed with a publisher. [Seafaring] [Survival] [Disasters] [Shipbuilding] [Talents] [Cthulhu] [One Female Lead] Everyone transmigrates, and Yang Yi, as a player, is forced to join a game where everyone must survive at sea. Some lucky players get special ships. Like the Iron Will, armed to the teeth. Like the Gale, which rides the wind and waves so fast it's never in sight. Like the Head-On, with its massive ram, charging fearlessly ahead. But Yang Yi's ship is called 272.9kReads9.4Score27.9kShelves
  41. 141 The Apocalypse Arrives, and I Awaken the Ghost-Flatterer Sequence 末世降临,我觉醒了舔诡序列 Mystery167k WordsOngoing [No frustration, every grudge gets repaid, no female lead, not a self-righteous do-gooder] My name is Jiang Xia. As long as I can suck up to the supernatural fast enough, its killing intent will never catch me. A month ago, red light blotted out the sky and the supernatural descended. Jiangcheng was overrun overnight. Screams and cries filled the air as eerie entities rampaged unchecked throughout the city... “System! Activate the Sycophant Aura! Target that thing!” Jiang Xia’s throat tightened. 111Reads—Score—Shelves
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  42. 142 The Sobbing Maitreya 哽咽的弥勒 Mystery408k WordsCompleted A truly thrilling horror fantasy, with a master like Lin Zhenying guiding you through terrifying adventures, slaying demons and monsters, exploring forbidden arts, and cultivating as a demon immortal. Once you start reading, you won't be able to stop. It's pure exhilaration from beginning to end! 15Reads—Score—Shelves
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  43. 143 City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 473.6kReads9.7Score67.7kShelves
  44. 144 An S-Rank Horror from the Start, but They Give Me a C-Rank Talent? 开局S级怪谈,但给我C级天赋? Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Endless Twists + Wild Ideas and Clever Logic + Mild Horror + Protagonist and Villains Are Both Smart] [This is absolutely not a mindless power fantasy. If you don't like the first instance, go ahead and curse me out.] [This isn't a traditional rule-based horror story. The horrors can think and are intelligent, so readers who prefer traditional rule-based horror should steer clear.] Horrors run rampant, and strange tales are everywhere. Beneath every shadow may lurk an unknown t 141.1kReads8.9Score14.1kShelves
  45. 145 Nether Pill 冥丸 Mystery361k WordsCompleted [Rule-based horror + fateful mind games + Red Plum Opera Troupe + unmarked waystation] The opera stage's sugar debt, the morning mist scented with locust blossoms, the cold jade, and a line from an opera that was never finished. I took a night watch job with the Red Plum Opera Troupe, only to discover that its members had been dead for thirty years. Every rule in the script exacts a life when broken. This book is a prequel to Records of the Ten Days of Yin Guests. All the foreshadowing for the 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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  46. 146 Selling Clothes by Day, Sewing Corpses by Night 白天卖衣服,晚上缝尸体 Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted [Traditional supernatural horror, folk terror, decisive and ruthless] I rented an apartment where someone had died, hoping to save money, only to be plunged into endless darkness... My terrifying girlfriend has a mouth full of sharp teeth and haunts me day and night; A headless vengeful infant on the highway frantically tries to steal people’s heads; A horrifying internet celebrity livestreams herself peeling off people’s faces, while the comments turn eerie; At a Cat Immortal shrine in a strang 52.1kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves
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  47. 147 The Midnight Pawnshop: The Living Must Keep Away 午夜当铺,活人回避 Mystery4.0M WordsOngoing [Traditional Supernatural Horror] [Chinese Folk Customs] [Unorthodox Trade] [Tales of Evil Objects] [No Romance] This is a strange pawnshop that deals exclusively in sinister objects with special value! When something goes against the natural order, evil must be at work! Some things simply should not exist in this world! Coins stuffed into the mouths of the dead, an executioner's blade, grave mushrooms, flesh lingzhi, Kunlun fetuses... Evil objects can harm people, but they can also help them! T 278.5kReads9.4Score24.3kShelves
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  48. 148 Chronicles of the Ten-Day Yin Guest 十日阴客录 Mystery595k WordsCompleted [Infinite Worlds + Rule-Based Horror + Popular Characters Crashing In + Unhinged Female Lead + Mystery and Deduction] Ten days to survive, with rules as the blade. A clueless, adorable girl with a Sichuan accent and a shovel in hand barges into a ten-day death game where everyone is obsessed with following the rules... In the ten-day death game, everyone clutches the rules like a talisman that will save their lives. Only the woman in the red dress laughs as she walks over red plum petals: “The 25Reads7.3Score—Shelves
  49. 149 Northeastern China's Forbidden Secrets 东北禁忌手札 Mystery122k WordsCompleted [Extreme horror + a folk-horror story set in the countryside] In a remote mountain village, deep within the forest, countless taboos remain unknown to outsiders. The people here follow ancient rules of life and death: pregnant women must never encounter a coffin, and anyone who dies of old age at a hundred years old is destined to become an evil spirit. But in a single day, the old Yu family breaks both taboos, drawing every kind of demon and ghost to their door! At midnight, someone hears the s 916Reads8.8Score108Shelves
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  50. 150 In an Old Apartment Building, the Voice-Activated Lights Only Shine on the Dead 独居老楼,声控灯专照亡魂 6k WordsCompleted Alone in an old apartment building, the motion-sensor lights only shine on the dead. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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