In a Reading Slump. Looking for Dark Novels with Scheming, Twisted Characters, and More 书荒了，求腹黑，精神扭曲，等，各种黑暗小说
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American Horror Story: Learning How to Be Human from Hannibal 美恐：跟着拔叔学做人
[Villain Protagonist] [Dark Fiction] [Hannibal] [No Female Lead] [American Horror and TV Series] People cannot control their inborn desires, just as they cannot stop their fingernails from growing. Some people are born demons. "Joshua" "Hannibal" "The Bad Seed" "Jigsaw" "The Strangers" "The Silence of the Lambs" "The Poughkeepsie Tapes", and various serial killers who really existed in America...
6.3kReads9.2Score641Shelves
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And So, Wan Yi Burst In 如此，婉仪同学闯了进来
[Light novel, single heroine, romance, school life, everyday moments] “High school romance is stupid.” Still clinging to that idea, Chen Changqing avoids the usual high school life as always and heads to his secret hangout to slack off. But when he opens the door, he discovers that someone has claimed his hideout: Lu Wanyi, the school's famous beauty, is sitting there. Chen Changqing doesn't want to get involved with her. He's looking for a chance to slip away when she calls out to him: “Chen Ch
2.1kReads8.8Score292Shelves
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The Hehuan Sect? Sounds Like a Reputable Orthodox Sect! 合欢宗？一听就是名门正派！
[Fallen immortal maiden] + [Villain] + [Scheming] Xiao Yu transmigrates to the cultivation world and becomes an outer disciple of the Hehuan Sect. By a stroke of luck, Xiao Yu finds Bai Yue, an upright immortal maiden who has lost all her cultivation and gone blind. Xiao Yu: “Immortal maiden! You have two choices. First, teach me how to cultivate! Second...” Bai Yue: “I choose the second.” Xiao Yu: “The second is to become my pet... Sorry about this...” [The male lead is calculating and self-se
23.3kReads7.4Score2.4kShelves
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The Legend of the Condor Heroes: I’m No Hero, I Just Play Dirty! 射雕，我不是大侠，阴的就是你！
I transmigrated into The Legend of the Condor Heroes as Yang Kang, with both an attention-seeking side and a cunning side. I have two Systems: one to rule the jianghu, the other to dominate the imperial court. With one hand, I stir up the jianghu; with the other, I control the government. You dare pit your One Yang Finger against my Barrett? The Blue Sea Tide Song is no match for my Chicken You Are So Beautiful, which I've practiced for two and a half years. You're just a rookie! I take over the
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I Came Back to the Human World, and No One Dares Call Me Reckless 重来人间一趟，没人敢说我浪
[Lighthearted and fun] [Scheming and ruthless] [Brother Cao] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Supernatural elements] [Avoid if you dislike these tropes]… The lazy author can't be bothered to write a proper blurb, so this will have to do! But the author is very confident that the story is excellent. Don't believe it? Go ahead and click to see for yourself!
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Won't Listen? Two Slaps Will Make the Fishing Girl Beg for My Forgiveness 不听话？两巴掌让钓鱼女求我原谅
[Urban Power Fantasy] [Multiple Heroines] [Campus Beauties] [Scheming] [Domestication] In his previous life, he was a master dog trainer. In this life, Jiang Chen transmigrates into the body of a hopeless simp and gets trained to obey like a dog by a woman who loves playing men for fools. Even a cornered dog will bite, but a simp won't. Now that Jiang Chen has transmigrated, though, as a master dog trainer, he is definitely going to turn the tables. As luck would have it, Jiang Chen binds to a D
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Reborn in ’68: Imprisoned, I Switch Careers to Become a Taoist Priest 重生六八：人在监狱，我转职道士
The short drama Years: Taoist Arts Reach the Divine, and You Call Me Superstitious is now streaming on Hongguo. After transmigrating to the 1960s, Li Zhenhua discovered that he had become the world’s biggest sucker. His father was blind and foolish, his stepmother played favorites, and his siblings looked down on him. Together with the woman he’d been dating for three years, they framed him for collecting Taoist books and branded him a feudal superstitious. One did it for a woman, another for
48kReads7.9Score3.9kShelves
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From the Start, I Marry the Village Beauty, Farm, Hunt, and Fight the War of Resistance 开局迎娶村花，种田赶山去抗战
[War of Resistance] + [Family Development] + [Small Map] + [Original] The hot-blooded young Li Shanhu transmigrates to 1930. “Big brother, it’s all for Huzi!” “Ugh! That wretched wife of mine would actually do something like this for her own son! We might as well give it a shot, even if it’s a desperate one!” Before Li Shanhu can even figure out what’s going on, he marries the village beauty. With his violent streak and his scheming nature, his future is bound to be anything but ordinary. H
7.9kReads8.5Score538Shelves
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I Start as a Trainee, and Debut in Two and a Half Years 练习生开局，两年半出道
Killed, hahaha UCFP:af618a16-79a4-446d-ab34-ab0531ad7270-1752236193164UCFP:81ac614a-6831-4f3a-936e-34cc7a998f28-1752236150317
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A Subsystem Unlocks Every Screen Goddess, and They’re All Mine to Conquer 子系统一送，影视女神们全攻略我
[Main System + handing out sub-systems + reverse feeding + crossover of film and television worlds] Su Yuan transmigrates into what seems to be the world of Ode to Joy, and starts out with a Main System whose function is simple: give other people sub-systems. But after giving Fan Shengmei a sub-system, he discovers that this world isn’t based on a single TV series at all. It includes Ode to Joy, Nothing But Thirty, You Are My Glory, Forever and Ever... (Everyone’s welcome to join the discussion!
1.2kReads6.3Score100Shelves
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The Hypnotic Dominator 催眠支配者
He used to be an ordinary man, until he awakened the power to control people's hearts. From then on, all those lofty women knelt at his feet... This is a world of absolute domination.
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My Love Is a Cage, My Wife Is an Iceberg 我的爱，是冰山妻子的囚笼
[Dark themes, human nature, and desire. Readers should have a certain level of emotional resilience.] When you reach the peak of wealth and power, you can break every rule with ease. What follows is endless desire and the loss of all restraint. Xu Wu is a sadist, a devil. He met his wife, Shen Qingxuan, when they were young, and longed for a quiet, ordinary marriage. But as his CEO wife grew more and more distant and eventually asked for a divorce, Xu Wu finally realized that he had misunderstoo
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Reborn as a Vicious Male Supporting Character: Should I Save the Villainess? 重生恶毒男配，要拯救女反派吗？
[Rebirth + School Life + One Heroine + Mutual Healing + Sweet and Angsty + Living off His Girlfriend] Before being reborn, Song Rui was indecisive and went with the flow. Yan Yifei was a girl who had fled Yanjing to live with her grandmother. One day, Yan Yifei suddenly transferred to his school. He took the initiative to greet her, then kept trying to befriend her and grow closer. Everything developed naturally. That is, until the two of them clashed at a birthday party. Song Rui had been chose
39.9kReads9.1Score4.4kShelves
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Former Fugitive! King of the Golden Triangle? 曾经的逃犯！金三角的王？
On the surface: a goofy suspect. Underneath: a transmigrator into a book with a masterful plan. He transmigrates into a hapless suspect in a mystery novel, and from the start, the brilliant detective Zhang Yongfa has his eyes fixed firmly on him. Zhang Tuo: I have to act like a fool to hide my genius, or I’ll get caught and locked up for life! First unexpected turn: Release day. Scene: Lin Wei has laid a dragnet at the prison gates, waiting for him to panic and run. The protagonist’s move:
106Reads6.8Score—Shelves
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From Vietnam, I Strike It Rich by Stealing the Factory Beauty 越南开局，从拐走厂花开始暴富
[System + foreign setting from the start + campus belle + factory beauty + mixed-race model + lighthearted + leisurely everyday life + video creator + occasional livestreaming + wealthy beauties + no trillions from the start] [A serious reminder: This book is entirely fictional. Southeast Asia can be risky, so please take care when traveling.] Honest illustrations, generous portions. First published on Tomato Novel. Thank you for your support. Li Qinghe, who had just graduated from university, f
400Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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Reborn: I Bought a House with My Breakup Money and Became a Billionaire 重生从用分手费买房开始成为首富
After a lifetime of hard work, Lu Yang still couldn’t afford a house. In a daze, he seemed to see again the scene from years ago: his girlfriend’s mother holding a check for two million yuan and telling him to leave her daughter. Back then, still young, he thought love was priceless, and he had resolutely refused. But this time, not only did he take the check, he also said: “Shanshan is the love of my life!” “Auntie, I’ve bled for Shanshan!” “You’ll have to pay more!”
53.6kReads7.2Score4.5kShelves
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Table Tennis: The Grand Slam Begins with Facing the Dice Mom 乒乓：全满贯从对线骰子妈开始
Lin Yan, the table tennis coach who respects Wang Chuqing more than anyone else online, unexpectedly goes on a blind date with Dice Mom. After an intense online spat, he gets hit by a dump truck while crossing the road and wakes up in 2010, just as he starts at sports school. He also awakens the Ball-Grinding System. Once a hotheaded young man, Lin Yan suddenly grows mature and steady as he tries to make up for the regrets of his past life. In his coach's eyes, he goes from an impatient, reckles
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Tell That to My Gun! 跟我的枪法说去吧！
Standing before you is! The American vagabond, the thorn in the side of the Pentagon and the White House, the universally acknowledged strongest mercenary, a sniper legend, the pinnacle of assault troops, number one on the darknet’s wanted list, king of the underworld, the angel of death in war zones, the nightmare of special forces around the world, godfather of the arms trade, loyal patron of Forbes billionaires... What? Too long to remember? Fine, I’m Lin Ge. I don’t have any cheats!
28.5kReads8.1Score2.9kShelves
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I’ve Earned So Many First-Class Merits, My Bosses Can Relax When I Handle Cases 一等功拿到手软：我办案领导放心
There’s a saying in the police force: “With him on the case, there’s no crime he can’t solve.” They call me the “workaholic king” because I’ve earned more first-class merit citations than the entire city bureau has in the past ten years combined.
19.9kReads8.1Score1.3kShelves
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NBA: I Really Just Want to Cause Trouble NBA：我真的只想搞事啊
[NBA + System + Invincible + Tycoon + Goddesses + Scheming + Comedy] Xiao Shen, an undrafted NBA player in 2015, gained the backing of the ultimate troublemaking System and began an unconventional rise to basketball greatness. He became someone countless fans, players, coaches, and legends both loved and hated, and were willing to go wild for. The "Black Mamba," Kobe Bryant, once said: "I don't know how to describe that guy. Sometimes I really like him, and sometimes I can't stand him. I'm grate
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When the Star Rail Is Reforged 星铁重铸时
Artifact Spirit World + Devouring Evolution + Dark Conspiracy + Revenge in the Apocalypse In the Heavenly Craft Realm, the artifact spirits of all things awaken. The genius artifact smith Lu Jin is betrayed by his family. His Candle Dragon Hammer is shattered, and he is reduced to a mine slave. Deep in the mine abyss, he fuses with a ferocious beast artifact spirit, and his right arm mutates into a Star-Devouring Demon Claw. To uncover the truth, he sets out on a bloody path with a blind zit
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