The Male Lead Creates Urban Legends, He Doesn't Participate in Them 男主制造怪谈 是制造怪谈不是参加怪谈

1. 51 太 Great! It's the Judge of the Dead. We're Saved! 太好了，是判官，我们有救了！ Third Young Master of the Yuan Family元家三少Modern Romance370k WordsCompleted [Supernatural Crime Investigation + High-Stakes Twists + The Nation Works for Me] Sold by her parents for 500,000 yuan to an abusive husband, Chi You leapt off a cliff. But her blood awakened an ancient Judge’s Brush buried underground for a thousand years: “Judge the wicked, and borrow years from Heaven!” From then on, a spine-chilling livestream took the internet by storm: A tycoon calls in for a fortune reading, then suddenly confesses to three murders. A human trafficker livestreams as the 11.1kReads9.2Score1.8k14d adds
2. 52 直 Livestream: The Death Sentence 直播，死亡审判 A Handsome Young Man from Ten Miles Around十里方圆俊后生Urban817k WordsOngoing [System] [Pseudo-Infinite] [No Female Lead] [Judging Evil] [Supernatural] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Original Instances] Wang Yan suffers from a strange illness and has little time left. Just as he waits for death, the System arrives. The Hell Judgment System lets him see other people’s sin scores. He can judge sinners in the real world or drag them into the worlds of horror movies. “A murderer?” “A traitor?” “Scammers from Myanmar?” “Whoever you are, you won’t escape your fate!” Every night at mi 81Reads8.2Score—14d adds
3. 53 开 A Zombie Mother from the Start, Set on Conquering the World 开局丧尸母体，目标征服世界 Tenth Day of the Month月初十Sci-Fi & Apocalypse194k WordsCompleted [This story is entirely fictional. Please do not apply it to real life.] May 21, 2023, 23:12 A sudden zombie crisis erupted in Yun Nation. Within just a few hours, the zombies had unleashed a massive horde. The terrifying outbreak shocked the entire country, triggering widespread panic. To protect the greater good, Yun Nation’s leadership chose to seal off ten cities. After calming the public, they carpet-bombed the area with missiles, destroying all ten cities and wiping out every zombie. Befor 120Reads6.1Score—14d adds
4. 54 全 The World Is Stunned: You Call This an Amusement Park? 全球震惊，你管这叫游乐园 Born Talented天生我才Urban650k WordsCompleted Jiang Xingchen unexpectedly obtains a Super Amusement Park System, which lets him buy amusement park attractions from the future! Ace fighter pilot of Xia Country: “Headquarters, I know this is hard to believe, but the roller coaster at this amusement park can break the sound barrier. After riding it, I felt like I was plunging three thousand feet straight down!” Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain: “I never imagined that a mere amusement park haunted house would be hiding monsters even I can't 6.9kReads9.1Score78614d adds
5. 55 M MC: The Skill Level of Players Worldwide Drops Ten Thousandfold MC：全球玩家水平下降一万倍 Bai Shaoqi白少奇Sports255k WordsOngoing (The rating is low because there aren't many reviews, and there aren't many readers because updates are often interrupted.) [Feel-good power fantasy, speedrun, hunter game, major official livestream, challenges, PVP, pure skill] The novel was completely revised after April. Longtime readers, please start reading again. This isn't modded survival or technical Minecraft. It's real, professional PVP skill! (Original authorization obtained) What if the skill level of Minecraft players around the wor 133Reads7.0Score10214d adds
6. 56 谁 Who Dares Ask Him for a Fortune? He’s the Judge of the Living! 谁敢让他算命？他是人间判官！ Qing Shu Yu清述与Urban320k WordsCompleted [Live streaming + fortune-telling + System + gossip + no heroine + feng shui and mysticism + the Underworld + judgment + punishing crime] Li Ze is kindhearted and saves a weasel spirit. That very day, the weasel spirit's grandfather gives him a book called The Heavenly Records of Origins to thank him. Li Ze then binds himself to a fortune-telling System. He livestreams readings every day, with a limit of three readings. Once he completes them, he receives talisman rewards. The viewers at first: 3.6kReads8.7Score40514d adds
7. 57 地 Hell? Why Do I Have to Clear Stages Even After I Die? 地狱？怎么死了还要闯关 Flowing Clouds and Shooting Stars流云飞星Mystery401k WordsCompleted [Rules-based horror + Infinite Flow, a tiny bit scary] Everyone who dies an unnatural death boards an unmarked train. They must go through all kinds of unbelievable events and discover the meaning of life, until they are finally redeemed. This journey through sin stretches on without end, until the train announces its next stop. You have arrived at your destination... 27Reads8.2Score—14d adds
8. 58 让 You Sent Me to a Rules Horror Game, So Why Are All the Ghosts Familiar? 让你参加规则怪谈咋都是熟诡异 Bibibei比比北Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Feng was trapped in the world of Rule Horror for five years. After getting out, he thought he could finally live a peaceful life. Little did he know he would be chosen as Longguo's player, taking part in Rule Horror on Longguo's behalf. Once Lin Feng entered, he realized they were all familiar horrors, familiar unspeakable beings. The fake mother from the note in Mom's Room was beautiful and alluring. She clearly wanted to kill the players, yet treated Lin Feng with great care. Manager Xiao 33.5kReads6.8Score3.9k14d adds
9. 59 我 I Became the Global Administrator of Hell's Games 我成了全球地狱游戏管理员 Ancient Ferry古渡Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing “From the moment the game begins, inferior, weak humans will be stripped of the right to breathe.” This world has no nations. It is ruled by five top conglomerates, and the gap between rich and poor is enormous. The wealthy feast behind their red gates while the poor freeze to death in the streets. The rich districts blaze with light and bustle with people, while the slums are shrouded in darkness and rife with violence and crime. This is an age of capitalist revelry, an age of splendor built up 1.2kReads9.2Score19614d adds
10. 60 让 I Asked You to Make a Game, So Why Did You Scare the Judges Unconscious? 让你做游戏，你怎么把评委吓晕了 Sun Moon Meow日月喵Urban1.2M WordsOngoing Lin Zi'ang transmigrated to Blue Star and discovered a world where virtual reality technology was highly advanced and the gaming industry was booming. But compared to other games, horror games were few and far between, a niche within a niche. Their average production quality was also far below what he’d known in his previous life, with most of them relying on nothing but shoddy jump scares. As luck would have it, he’d brought along a horror game development System, packed with horror games from 2.3kReads8.3Score19814d adds
11. 61 怪 Urban Legends! The Creepy Dungeon 怪谈！诡异副本 Watching the Mist at Night夜里看雾Mystery235k WordsOngoing My name is Zhou Ning. I work 996 overtime hours, and I’ve been dragged into all kinds of bizarre horror instances. A test of human nature. I’ll do whatever it takes just to stay alive. Every step demands the utmost caution. One careless move, and I could lose my life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 62 女 Disguised as a Man: Everyone in This Love Triangle Is Clingy 女扮男装：修罗场上个个是黏人精 Bone Count骨计Modern Romance277k WordsOngoing [Love at first sight × changing pairings × no saintly do-gooders who aren’t good people × shamelessly irresistible protagonist × semi-immersive × more focus on the missions] Content warnings: Weak writing, average plot, shamelessly irresistible protagonist, open ending, and a female-to-male transmigration premise. Yu Wu is the Heavenly Way, what humans call Heaven. Bound to a Wish System, she helps people fulfill their wishes. Every single person who makes a wish is either a woman disguised as a 476Reads8.9Score10514d adds
13. 63 斩 Slaying Gods, I Became the Wind God and Played a Song of the High Heavens for All 斩神成为风神为众人奏响高天之歌 Light Little Cloud轻云朵儿Male-Channel Fanfiction286k WordsCompleted A Venti cosplayer unexpectedly arrives in the world of Slay the Gods. Acknowledged by the world, he walks alongside everyone for a time in the name of a god. There is joy and laughter, sorrow and pain. But don’t worry: the wind will clear the gloom from the road ahead. “If you are trapped in a windless place, I will play you the song of the high heavens.” Qianqiu’s promise is fulfilled in the end. In the divine war at Cangnan, the hooded god in white robes summons the wind to battle the gods, th 10.9kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds
14. 64 死 Death Judgment: I Judge the World with Ten Thousand Ghosts 死亡审判：我携万鬼审判世间 Legacy of a Last Wish遗愿传承Mystery158k WordsCompleted 271Reads6.3Score—14d adds
15. 65 男 Male Lead, Attention: Your Love Interest Is About to Run Away 男主请注意，您的对象即将跑路 Unfettered Subject不羁臣Two Male Leads380k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration, Two Male Leads, Strong x Strong, 1v1, Sweet and Satisfying, Happy Ending] As an outstanding employee in the Villain Division of the Quick Transmigration Department, Ji Si had a bright future ahead of him. But he unexpectedly failed in the final world of his promotion mission and missed out on a raise and promotion. In a fit of pique, he ran off in the middle of the night and transferred to the Rescue Division, the best-paying department with the easiest missions, to star 1.1kReads9.1Score14614d adds
16. 66 快 Quick Transmigration: After Becoming the Protagonist of an Angsty Novel, I Slaughter My Way Through the World 快穿：穿成虐文主角后杀穿全世界 Windwatching King望风大王Two Male Leads523k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, no CP + lots of men with one-sided crushes + crowd favorite + physically unbeatable protagonist] Tang Lanqing, a victor in an infinite-flow world, accepts an invitation (or rather, gets tricked) by a romance System and enters tragic romance worlds as the protagonist… No matter. They may not understand plain speech, but he knows a thing or two about fighting (*^ー^) 1. Reborn as a devoted, long-suffering love interest looked down on by the scum gong and all his friends? He’l 4.9kReads9.3Score58214d adds
17. 67 诡 In a Bizarre World, My Whole Family Is Bizarre 诡异世界，我们一家诡异 Lettuce to Those Who See Me见者生菜Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing When Su Mo was eighteen, his older brother died saving someone, and his father was killed in a workplace accident. When Su Mo received his college acceptance letter, his mother passed away from overwhelming grief. On his eighteenth birthday, Su Mo was the only one left in his family of four. He died of illness at twenty-four, only to be reborn as a ghost. That was when he discovered that this world had a realm of ghosts, where his parents and older brother were waiting. His family had become a n 29.3kReads8.6Score1.9k14d adds

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18. 68 我 I Made the Game Descend into Reality 我让游戏降临现实 No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Sports1.2M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes / Players / Gaming / No Female Lead] That day, the epoch-making full-dive VR game Land of Seals burst onto the scene, setting off a gaming craze across the world. Its average number of players online topped three billion at one point! But no one knew that one day in the future, everything in the game would descend upon reality! The Tower of Seals, the Legions of the Old Ones, the Doomsday Church… Only Ye Qiu, a reborn person, knew what was coming. But I don’t care, because… “I 21.9kReads9.1Score1.9k14d adds

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    Although this isn't a fantasy novel based on supernatural rules, it is set in a game world. I found it quite enjoyable; it has no female protagonist, and the main character creates this game world.

19. 69 规 Rule Horror: I Am the Rule Maker 规则怪谈：我是规则制定者 Shoulder-Patting Emperor拍肩大帝Urban203k WordsCompleted Urban what-if horror stories + urban power fantasy + no female lead An invasion strikes Blue Star, and rule-based horror descends. The Chosen One System binds itself to Lin Xuan, making him the creator of the rules. All to buy the world more time. Some clear the challenges by brute force. Some use their “money power” to get through. Some rely on their wits. Some are always lucky and lie flat their way to victory. As the creator of the rules, Lin Xuan deliberately turns them upside down and digs 94Reads—Score—14d adds

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    These are all stories about rule-making and strange tales. See if any of them interest you! Choose whichever you like!

20. 70 规 Rulebook: I Created the Urban Legends 规则笔记，我创造了怪谈 A Little A Liu一只阿流Mystery249k WordsOngoing [Creating Rule Horrors] + [Semi-Behind-the-Scenes] + [Not a Saint] + [No Female Lead] + [Ensemble Cast] Strange entities invading? Horror stories invading? Those are all old news. Now that a notebook capable of creating horror stories has appeared, what kind of tale will you create if you possess it? One day, Wu Liang, an ordinary high school senior, found a pitch-black notebook, made a pact with a strange black cat, and gained the power to create horror stories. On a whim, he picked up his pen 27Reads5.5Score—14d adds

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    These are the creation rules for the ghost stories. I'm not sure if the first one counts, feel free to choose!

21. 71 开 Making Rule-Based Horror Stories from the Start, Scaring Players Around the World 开局制作规则怪谈，吓哭全球玩家 Roam Without Boundaries, Enjoy Ease and Freedom行无界享从容Mystery119k WordsCompleted From the start, the System captures a rule-based horror scenario: Youle Temple. If he clears Youle Temple’s rules, he will gain ownership of the temple. If he fails, the rules will appear in the real world. Rule-based horror scenarios are extremely dangerous. Luckily, Li Nuo has a System, which turns them into rule-based horror games. He uses players to beat the scenarios, then sits back and reaps the rewards. 37Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 72 规 Rule-Horror Designer 规则怪谈设计师 Xiao Xiao Tells Stories箫萧说书Mystery318k WordsCompleted The story of a child who loves having nightmares, journeying through the darkness and into the sunlight. The darkness is always fleeting, and dawn will come at last. May each and every one of us have sweet dreams. (Reading tip: Best read before bed.) 33Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 73 全 Global Genesis: I Created a Bizarre World 全民创世：我创造了诡异世界 Gradually Turning into Di Hua渐渐迪化Urban310k WordsCompleted (Ghostly energy resurges, lords, gods, urban fantasy, exploration of myriad worlds) This is an era when everyone can create a world of their own. Worlds of battle aura, immortal cultivation, high martial arts, beastmen, magic, Ultraman, mecha, and the three great calamities: demons, the Zerg… But Chu Huai creates a terrifying world of the uncanny. This is also an age of great contention. Everyone's world must connect with the myriad worlds, where they fight, plunder, and annex one another 427Reads7.1Score—14d adds

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    Since I have over 100 books in my "Strange and Weird" group, but I can basically only find these few that create the "Strange and Weird" stories, and there are even some I haven't found, I just haven't seen them, so I won't add them. These are all I have, take it or leave it.

24. 74 从 Fabricating Myths from the Beginning of the Strange Tales 从怪谈开始编造神话 Wandering Gaia流浪的盖亚Mystery349k WordsOngoing [Only I Have Magic + Mysterious Revival + Behind-the-Scenes Protagonist + Secret Identities + Ensemble Cast] Xu Ya breathes his last in the hell of endless overtime, only to be pulled back to the start of his post-graduation life by the Book of Wishes. The Book of Wishes is a crystallization of the laws of the universe and a fulcrum of causality. Anything written in it becomes reality, but the price is emotions and the soul. “Get a job? No way. I wouldn't work in this lifetime!” Given a second c 28Reads5.8Score—14d adds

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    I'd recommend this book, although it currently has a bit few chapters.

25. 75 独 I Created Chinese-Style Horror and Ushered in the Age of the Supernatural 独创中式恐怖，我引领了诡异时代 Autumn Wind Enters Dreams秋风入梦Mystery779k WordsCompleted [Chinese-Style Horror] [Horror Designer] [Eerie Revival] A curtain of blood covered the globe, and the highly anticipated horror show Horror Designer went on air. The production team put out a call for horror works across the internet. Anyone whose submission was accepted could become a Level 1 Horror Designer and gain the power to fight the eerie entities of the Black Fog. And if you were lucky enough to make it through round after round and win the ultimate Fear Prize, you could become a god i 6.6kReads7.4Score54914d adds

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    They are all creators of ghost stories.

26. 76 诡 Creating the Uncanny: My Creations Throw the World into Chaos 诡异创造，我的造物们霍乱世界 January Wind and Snow一月风雪Mystery631k WordsCompleted [Superpowers + Supernatural Horror + Lovecraftian + Contamination + No Female Lead + Behind the Scenes + Natural Disasters] Mysterious myths awaken amid natural disasters, while an unknown corruption quietly takes over the world. Abominable creations howl, and contamination continues to spread. Distortion returns alongside the supernatural: eyes that target human nature, domains that twist it, and strange shackles that cannot be broken. Destruction and rebirth intertwine to create a new mytholog 2.1kReads—Score15714d adds

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    [Original novel enthusiast][Original novel enthusiast]

27. 77 我 I Became the Administrator of an Uncanny Game 我成了诡异游戏的管理员 Not Cold at All冷冷冷冷不冷Mystery127k WordsOngoing [No CP, absolutely no CP! I know my limits and can’t write romance, so rest assured!!!] [This novel is written for myself. I don’t like seeing my protagonist suffer, so he’s powerful from beginning to end. The general vibe is probably dark, with a touch of healing? Anyway, if it’s not your thing, just move on. Thanks~] After Gu Ling finishes reading a bizarre novel, he can’t get over how it ends and declares, “If I could transmigrate, I’d save the male lead and protect him with everything I’ve g 5Reads6.8Score—14d adds
28. 78 我 From the Start, I Created the Lord of the Weird 我开局缔造了诡异之主 Chi Yisheng赤亦生Urban510k WordsCompleted The uncanny descends, and alien horrors invade! This is a mad age, overrun by the uncanny and the mysterious. Unknown mists, scarecrows, birds of ill omen, flesh-eating wedding gowns... One bizarre, unknowable event after another unfolds. Humanity cannot fight back and can only struggle to survive! Then an ancient secret society slowly emerges from the shadows. Mysterious superhumans? Saviors? Beacons of light in the darkness? No! It is all because Shen Li created the most powerful and uncan 4.9kReads9.3Score45314d adds

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    ① Chen Ye is a mad genius who used knowledge to create countless monster sequences. When the extraordinary arrived, countless people were astonished. Chen Ye, as the mastermind behind it all, became the progenitor of the sequences. Everyone, are you willing to embrace evolution? ② A bizarre invasion, a mysterious arrival, an ancient secret meeting—this is just one of his many guises. He single-handedly stirred up a giant wave of the era and was crowned king.

29. 79 诡 The Eerie Spirit Medium: My Doll Can Really Manifest Spirits 诡异降神师：我的娃娃真能显灵 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Ghosts in the Book!] [Dark Tone!] [Villain Protagonist!] [Urban Supernatural!] [Horror Aesthetic!] [Invincible from the Start!] A sinister doll saws someone to pieces, a red-clad vengeful ghost claims lives at the airport, a hundred ghosts hunt people down along a ten-mile street, the dead rise again in a crematorium, and corpses dance wildly in an abandoned hospital... None of these things happened to me. They are all stories I wrote. My name is Yang Ning. I am an heir to the Ling Men, a profe 135.6kReads9.5Score11.8k14d adds
30. 80 颠 Turning the World Upside Down: Playing the Villain from the Start 颠覆全球：开局扮演反派大佬 Blazing Heavenly Inquiry炽生天问Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Shen Yan transmigrates to a parallel world. As soon as he arrives, he falls into a strange dimension. Everyone who falls in here is slaughtered by alien creatures, dying in despair! Luckily, at this moment, Shen Yan obtains the Super Big Shot Role-Playing System. “Ding! Randomly drawing a big shot template. Big Shot Role-Playing Mode activated. The closer you are to the character, the more abilities you can unlock.” Make people believe the character is real, and you’ll earn Subversion Points. Th 22.1kReads9.4Score2.2k14d adds
31. 81 玩 Player Summons: I Am the Calamity 玩家召唤：朕即是天灾 I'm the Emperor of Luck我是欧皇Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted (An Emperor Summons Players + Fourth Calamity! Hilarious! Invincible Power Fantasy!) Qin Han, a game designer from Earth, transmigrated! He became the emperor of the Great Han Dynasty! A concubine lay on his dragon bed, a huge rebel army was massed outside the city, and the System was urging him to summon players... What was he supposed to do in this situation? Obviously, summon players, wipe out the rebels, then put his arm around the concubine and watch the players conquer the world for him! A 6.3kReads9.0Score58614d adds
32. 82 开 Become a Wild God from the Start? I Prove Myself a True God Through Worship! 开局成野神？我靠香火证道真神！ Have a Tangerine吃个橘子Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Slow-Burn] After an accident, Song Xuanqing transmigrated to a strange world where immortals no longer existed and gods and Buddhas had vanished. In this world, monsters and evil spirits ran rampant, ghosts devoured people, wicked arts flourished across the land, and immortal mountains, gods, and Buddhas were nowhere to be found. Demons wreaked havoc, ghosts caused chaos, and heretical practitioners used evil arts to eat people and refine pills. Ordinary folk lived in constan 112.3kReads9.1Score9.3k14d adds
33. 83 梦 Proving the Dao in Dreams: From the Start, I Scheme Against Cultivators 梦中证道，开局算计修仙者 Dreammaking Expert造梦专家Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the world of immortal cultivation, he spends ten years searching for a way forward, yet can barely make any progress. Fortunately, he has a golden finger that lets him weave dreams. So he painstakingly lays his plans, finally waiting for cultivators to arrive. From then on, he cultivates in dreams and proves the Dao in dreams! He turns illusion into reality and ultimately becomes an unrivaled Immortal Venerable. 21.3kReads8.1Score2.2k14d adds
34. 84 规 Rule Horror: I Can Create One Item Every Day 规则怪谈：我每天能制造一种道具 Hui Shanjun灰山君Mystery225k WordsOngoing [No female lead + paranormal rules + national destiny + clear-eyed protagonist + magical items] Rule-based horror descends upon Blue Star. Ling Yun is chosen to represent the Dragon Kingdom, entering the City of Strange Tales alongside representatives from other countries. Every day, they must enter a paranormal game instance. Those who clear an instance receive personal and national rewards, while those who fail, along with their countries, are naturally punished. Fortunately, Ling Yun activate 14Reads7.3Score—14d adds

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    Having transmigrated to a parallel world, Su He obtained a system that allowed her to create urban supernatural tales. Now, all sorts of terrifying things descended upon the world, causing countless people to groan and applaud. A voyeur complained: "Why do these ghost stories always target us?" A fairy replied: "Damn it, these ghost stories are sexist! A bunch of sleazy men, only targeting us fairies!"

35. 85 我 I Built a Mystery Association! 我打造了怪谈协会！ Loves Pumpkin Seaweed Soup爱吃南瓜海带汤Mystery370k WordsOngoing Human consciousness and the subconscious form the foundation of human nature. One is the visible tip of the iceberg, while the other is the vast bulk hidden deep beneath the sea. Are the strange tales passed down from generation to generation truly nothing but insubstantial fantasies, with no trace to be found? When the power of belief surpasses everything else and reality and illusion switch places, the strange tales descend! A gramophone that announces deaths, an eerie train that never stops, 124Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    ✨The protagonist finds a double-eared teapot, which unexpectedly allows for biological evolution. He begins his experiments, and as creatures evolve—dragons, fish-men…—the world is no longer peaceful. ✨The protagonist is initially killed by a truck, but when he awakens, he finds himself in a sphere that absorbs negative energy to create monsters. ✨The protagonist acquires a disaster-creating system, allowing him to create any imaginable disaster, and each disaster is broadcast live indefinitely. … [Upvote][Upvote][Upvote]

36. 86 规 Rule Horror: I Become a Horror Story and Make the Rules 规则怪谈：我化身怪谈，制定规则 Locking Moonlight into Frost锁月色为霜Mystery119k WordsOngoing [Rules-Based Horror Invades the World + No National Survival Games or Livestreams + Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy + Lord of the Rules-Based Horror + Creating Rules + Horror Gourmet + Tentacle Monster] Jiang Ming transmigrated into a parallel world where all the Chosen Ones had already failed their challenges, and rules-based horror had overrun the world. Fortunately, Jiang Ming bound himself to the Lord of Rules-Based Horror System. He picked up his pen and wrote his first primordial rule: [All beings b 77Reads6.4Score—14d adds
37. 87 梦 Nightmare Space: It Has to Have Nightmares 梦魇空间，一定要有梦魇 Understand the Principles and Question Your Heart明其理而问心Urban643k WordsOngoing [Mastermind] [Spiritual Qi Revival] [Source of the Supernatural] [Building the Main God] [Dream Dungeon] [No Female Lead] Infiltrate the dreams of entire groups and collect nightmares. Build dungeons, recruit apostles, bring forth the supernatural, and transform the age. If the supernatural means fabricating laws and trampling the world, and if the strong must have their own path and dreams, what kind of path would you take? When the boundary between truth and illusion is broken, and reality an 6.7kReads6.2Score1.4k14d adds

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    I'm promoting this myself. There's no female lead; the mastermind is a Nightmare Overlord, a Daoist god similar to a Star God, who incubates various forms of Nightmare creatures, unfolds Nightmare dungeons, and allows his contracted players to participate in the conquest.

38. 88 诡 Eerie: The Urban Legends I Created Terrified the Mastermind God 诡异：我创造的怪谈吓坏幕后主神 Gino of Hai哈伊的吉诺Mystery317k WordsOngoing [Supernatural Game + No Female Lead + Livestream + Mastermind Behind the Scenes + Slow Burn + Lighthearted + Creating Urban Legends] A supernatural game descended, pulling countless people into the game every day to complete missions. Failure meant losing your life, while success brought rewards beyond imagination. But were these rewards really just rewards? Zhou Xueyi: “I don’t care what kind of rewards you offer. I just want to create urban legends of my own: the slit-mouthed woman, the cat-fa 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In the first book, the protagonist is hit and killed on the sidewalk, his consciousness accidentally enters a ghost story space, and he starts creating ghost stories, the first one being given to the driver who hit him [laughing and crying]. In the second book, the protagonist transmigrates to a world with ghost stories and obtains the strongest cultural invasion system, allowing him to continuously create ghost stories, terrifying even the ghost story mastermind [facepalm]. In the third book, the protagonist obtains a system after transmigrating, and the ghost stories he creates become reality. In the early stages, he mainly creates them behind the scenes, and later he uses the created ghost stories to deal with other supernatural phenomena.

39. 89 幕 Mastermind: I’m Behind Both the Heroes and the Villains! 幕后主宰：正派反派都是我！ Sugar in the Snow雪中送糖Urban702k WordsCompleted Li Wei woke up one day to the astonishing discovery that he had suddenly become a god. The awkward part was that he had a divine title but no divine power or magic, making him a god with nothing but a blank slate. Fortunately, people’s worship and fear could both be converted into divine power, and he could develop divine envoys to create magic. Well, now ancient orthodox organizations and hidden villainous factions were emerging. Let the battle begin! He couldn’t exactly wreak havoc among his o 5kReads8.8Score25714d adds

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    They all created the bizarre

40. 90 重 Reborn as a Black Cat: They All Call Me the Lord of the Supernatural 重生黑猫，他们都叫我诡异之主 Grand Preceptor of Immortal Qin仙秦太师Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Beast Evolution] [Never Human] [No Romance] Lin Ye is reborn as a stray black kitten on a university campus. Fortunately, he gains a stat-boosting panel. As long as he eats and accumulates energy, he can evolve and gain all kinds of extraordinary abilities. Shadow Manipulation: Control every shadow in the world. Lord of the Night: Combat power increases by 100% at night. Devourer of Energy and Spirits: A dimensional space forms in his stomach, allowing him to devour anything. Gaze of Fear: Awak 27.7kReads9.1Score3.3k14d adds
41. 91 我 I Create Urban Legends in Tokyo 我在东京创造都市怪谈 Two473两473Urban510k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into an ordinary world and finding himself on the brink of death, he gains a golden finger: a collection of strange-tale cultivation techniques. There's Someone Behind You, Toll for Passage, the Red-Clothed Figure on a Rainy Night... One urban legend after another comes to life in his hands. He is the head of the Special Affairs Investigation Division, and the founder of the organizations that oppose strange phenomena in the Lighthouse and across Europe. He is also the Lord 201Reads5.4Score—14d adds

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    These books are all quite good. I'll give you one as a bonus; it's not what you requested, but it's still very good.

42. 92 我 I Loaded a Strange-Tale Game Into the World 我为世界加载了怪谈游戏 Yaoguang Ersan San瑶光贰叁叁Mystery166k WordsOngoing Behind the scenes + creating urban legends + horror games + livestreaming + System + sensible protagonist + the uncanny invading reality [“Hello, Administrator Shen Yuan. Please enter attribute tags, and the AI will generate an urban-legend game based on them.”] [Vengeful spirit... elementary school... multiple sealed spaces...] Urban-legend game acquired: Corpse Party! [Impostor... everyday life... identification...] Urban-legend game acquired: Impostor Test! [Beautiful... immortal... romance.. 7Reads6.9Score—14d adds

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    These are all about creating ghost stories; see if any of them interest you! I recommend the ghost story administrator to write ghost stories with me; they're all rated 9.1. There are also new stories available; choose whichever you like!

43. 93 穿 After Entering a World of Eerie Rules, I Became the Villain 穿进诡异规则世界后我成反派了 Lounging in the Saddle, Tuning the White Feathers偏坐金鞍调白羽Mystery370k WordsCompleted [The uncanny returns | Rule-based horror | No heroine | Mild horror] In his previous life, Qian Zhu was a naive, idealistic college student. A little sense of justice sent him to confront a man who was controlling a delivery rider and making a newspaper office go berserk. The man chopped him in the neck, and that was the end of him. When he woke up, he was in another world. Not only was he three or four years older, he was also a corporate drone! The endless overtime made him want to go crazy 1kReads8.3Score10914d adds

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    Highly recommended, it's extremely good, guys, you'll know what I mean when you watch it.

44. 94 打 Creating Rules for a Haunted Game? You Just Copied Real Life? 打造规则怪谈？你照搬现实社会？ Slacking Team Leader划水领队Urban473k WordsOngoing [No heroine] [Rule Horror] [Dungeon abilities] [Rule Horror, where the positions of the eerie and humans are reversed] [Similar to urban high-martial arts] [Mindless power fantasy, so don’t think too hard while reading] An eerie game invaded reality, only to be lured by humanity into a world of Rule Horror dungeons. Eerie 1: “Wait, weren’t we the ones invading you? What’s going on? And what the hell is this dungeon called Red Sun Kindergarten?” Eerie 2: “Damn, my dungeon’s called Love and Care E 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The protagonist creates supernatural scenarios in real-world settings to combat the bizarre. For example, in the high school scenario, the supernatural elements are created using Chinese, math, English, physics, chemistry, biology, geography, politics, and history—five years of middle school entrance exams and three years of mock exams—to stimulate the bizarre. [No female lead] [Mindless, fast-paced story] [Similar to urban martial arts novels] Please see the synopsis for details. New book seeking recommendations! The cover looks good today; the first recommendation will begin tomorrow morning at 80,000 words.

45. 95 神 Mysterious Creatures Awaken, and I’m Designated No. 001 神秘生物复苏，我被编号001 Zhang the Second Generation张二代Urban488k WordsCompleted [No System] [No Female Lead] [Urban Power Fantasy] [No Hiding His Strength] Chen Xiao pressed the wrong elevator button and was killed by the void a thousand times. After countless rebirths, Chen Xiao transmigrated to another world. Mystical creatures were everywhere. Mythical phoenixes reborn in flames, ancient emperors rising from the earth, tentacled monsters ruling the oceans, ruthless, bloodthirsty straw creatures… And Chen Xiao was branded with the number 001. … When the mystical creatures 6.7kReads8.8Score58914d adds

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    ① The ruthlessness and decisiveness are amazing! I love it. Other novels always have to beat around the bush before killing, and the protagonist can quickly assess their own status and strength. But does the author have an accurate ranking of strength?! [Upvote][Upvote][Upvote][Follow][Follow] ② The character development is top-notch, and the story's pacing is just right. For a role-playing protagonist, one person is practically an entire force! [Upvote][Upvote][Upvote][Follow][Follow]

46. 96 扮 Playing the Villain While Saving the World 扮演反派的同时也要充当救世主 Gray Nightfall夜色灰Urban79k WordsOngoing [No romance + villain + role-playing + madman + organization + livestream] Chi Yao, the world’s most wanted criminal, arrives in another world and discovers that it is haunted by strange phenomena that defy scientific explanation. Then Chi Yao obtains a Villain Role-Playing System. [Congratulations, you have received a character card! Play the role! Become them! Replace fear itself, and become fear!] A blood-soaked mage devoted to art “Death is an art that lasts forever.” - A misanthropic puppet 76Reads—Score1314d adds
47. 97 人 In an Eerie World, I Have to Complete Every Mission on My Own 人在诡异世界，刷任务全靠自己 Nine Wines Return to One九酒归一Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Lin Luo is terribly unlucky. He wakes up one day to find himself in a bizarre world. The good news is that he has his own golden finger! The bad news is that its greatest ability requires the cooperation of the legendary Fourth Calamity: the players! [Ding! The task you assigned to a Cloudfish has been completed!] [Under the terms of the agreement, you will receive ten percent of this task's earnings!] [Ding! Congratulations on unlocking the achievement: A Shameless Leech!] A leech? What a joke! 4.9kReads8.7Score50014d adds
48. 98 怪 Strange Tales Containment Center 怪谈收容中心 I Want Braised Pork Ribs想吃红烧排骨Mystery3.7M WordsOngoing “Young man, what do I look like to you?” A strange, unsettling voice rings out. The weasel sits in humanlike fashion inside the containment room, its eyes glowing a faint green as it stares at the young man before it, seemingly unable to understand why he is so... excited. “You look like a blue-eyed, blond-haired little girl!” Wang Jin watches the weasel’s shocked expression as its body keeps changing shape, and gives it a meaningful smile. 1.1kReads9.0Score14814d adds

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    ① Due to an accident involving a dump truck, Feng Hou did not embark on his journey to another world. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself transformed into a pitch-black, lightless sphere, becoming a strange and eerie space that breeds countless bizarre legends, and possessing the ability to absorb the dark emotions of humanity to strengthen itself. From then on, a strange and eerie creation device was born! There are "Shadow Substitutes" who steal your voice and face, attempting to take your place. There are "Rainy Night Demons" who wander everywhere in the rainy night, omnipresent and immortal. There are "Dark Lines" with long, winding bodies and no faces. There are "Shadow Angels" who can travel thousands of miles in an instant if you look away for even a moment. There are "Nightmare Cages" that imprison you in dreams, leaving you nowhere to hide. There are also "Former Evil Clan" whose deformed bodies inspire disgust at first glance... All these bizarre and eerie things will be created one by one in the strange and eerie space.

49. 99 规 Rule Horror: I Am the Horror Story 规则怪谈：我即怪谈 Wish You Happiness祝你快乐呀Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing In 2017, supernatural tales descended upon Earth. Conventional weapons couldn't harm them, and humanity struggled to survive. Rule-based supernatural tales became humanity's last lifeline. Tens of thousands of chosen ones around the world were selected. If they won, the supernatural tales would vanish from reality. If they lost, the rule-based tales would descend upon the world. This was a war between humanity and the supernatural. Chen Shao, a patient suffering from bone cancer, became one of t 144kReads9.6Score19.1k14d adds
50. 100 我 I Brought the Supernatural into the World 我让超凡降临 Bubble Tang泡泡唐Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Alternate World] [Ensemble Cast] [Behind-the-Scenes Style] [the Myriad Worlds] [One Female Lead] Tang Zimo uses his screenwriting System to shatter the ordinary nature of this world! People walking upside down, shadows in an abandoned school building, a woman in the rain, a baby bursting out of a belly... Bone Women, Shuten Doji, Tamamo-no-Mae, mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas... Humanity's struggle to survive under countless pressures... Clashes between otherworlds, and t 6.3kReads8.4Score33414d adds

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    This is about someone who initially worked behind the scenes and gradually came into the public eye, but whose true identity remained unknown. It's quite good.

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