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Horror Novels That Will Make You Afraid to Read Them a Second Time

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It must be scary, the kind that can scare children into tears if you tell them to them.

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111 One Dollar Villa Twilight Snow Outside the TerritoryMystery9k WordsCompleted 2Reads8.4Score—Shelves
112 Fish Girl Not in CourtMystery8k WordsCompleted 101Reads8.4Score—Shelves
113 The Secret of Dad's Death SeptemberMystery9k WordsCompleted —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
114 After Losing My Memory, a Woman Who Looked Exactly Like Me Appeared in My Family Backgammon11k WordsCompleted 4Reads8.5Score—Shelves
115 Real Madman and Fake Patient Frog TaigongMystery9k WordsCompleted —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
116 Borrow Life Money Two YuanMystery11k WordsCompleted 215Reads9.8Score—Shelves
118 Collection of Folk Supernatural Events (Part 1) Timid and NeuroticMystery6k WordsCompleted 11Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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Not scary, but awesome
119 Crimson Wish ImoriMystery12k WordsCompleted —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
120 Summer Vacation Horror Happy PistachioMystery4k WordsCompleted —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
121 The Secret of the Court YamanaMystery11k WordsCompleted 6Reads8.5Score—Shelves
122 The Secret of Cordyceps Village The Belly Will Be Too LoudMystery10k WordsCompleted —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
123 Longevity Soup JunlanMystery8k WordsCompleted —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
124 Echo of Silence Flying AntMystery17k WordsCompleted 54Reads8.4Score—Shelves
125 I Joined Hell Cinema Voluntarily Bai Jiu Works Hard to Make MoneyMystery218k WordsOngoing 54Reads—Score—Shelves
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Unlimited streaming of Chinese horror➕One script and one intangible cultural heritage story! ! ! ➕CP-free hot-blooded funny protagonist group➕Hell Cinema This is not a cool article, just to take you to witness the most authentic Chinese folk customs and intangible cultural heritage!
125 Huizhu Village Pei YulinMystery10k WordsCompleted 1Reads8.6Score—Shelves
126 Death Bed and Breakfast Raccoon Dog and HeMystery10k WordsCompleted 2Reads8.5Score—Shelves
127 What I Saw and Heard About Supernatural Events Jingxuan PoetMystery356k WordsCompleted 145Reads—Score—Shelves
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Let's get something more real
131 Strange Story About Rules: My Family Is Not Normal White BeardMystery1.2M WordsCompleted 57.5kReads9.4Score7.9kShelves
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This is the real horror
132 Fierce Ghost Update Series Let's Plant Plum Blossoms and Get Drunk in Luoyang7k WordsCompleted 204Reads8.8Score—Shelves
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This author may be the best at writing horror novels on Tomato. The first three are a collection of creepy horror short stories, and the fourth is a suspenseful and supernatural novel that is horrifying, funny, and a little bit borderline [Petrified]
133 Midnight Neighbor Let's Plant Plum Blossoms and Get Drunk in Luoyang7k WordsCompleted 146Reads8.7Score—Shelves
134 Don't Work Overtime If There Is Something Wrong in the Office Let's Plant Plum Blossoms and Get Drunk in Luoyang6k WordsCompleted 92Reads8.6Score—Shelves
135 Serious Case Group 3: the Resurrection of a Borrowed Corpse Let's Plant Plum Blossoms and Get Drunk in LuoyangMystery337k WordsOngoing 41Reads5.8Score—Shelves
136 Yanyu Tower A Misty NightEastern Fantasy9.2M WordsOngoing 1.1MReads9.6Score122.7kShelves
137 Midnight Fortune Teller: People Avoid, Ghosts Come Forward Right Among the CloudsMystery1.7M WordsCompleted 10.5kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
138 Super Thriller Live Broadcast Yuwen LongbowMystery2.2M WordsCompleted 73.1kReads9.2Score11.2kShelves
141 Give Me Back My Soul God Holds the KeyMystery644k WordsCompleted 166Reads6.5Score—Shelves
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If you are brave, please read here. If you are brave, go directly to [Petrochemical][Petrochemical][Petrochemical]
142 Imbalance in the World Xiao YouqianMystery94k WordsCompleted 206Reads7.7Score—Shelves
143 Cycle Drunk QiyeMystery133k WordsCompleted 252Reads8.3Score—Shelves
144 The Landlord Is Dead at the Beginning! Escape from the Forbidden Neighborhood Coca-Cola BurgerMystery502k WordsCompleted 545Reads8.0Score—Shelves
144 Out of Control Person LookMystery100k WordsCompleted 21Reads5.8Score—Shelves
145 Strange Garden Zuo FeiMystery5.4M WordsCompleted 23.7kReads8.4Score2.6kShelves
146 Please Close Your Eyes in the Abyss Chunchun Is so HappyMystery483k WordsOngoing 7Reads—Score—Shelves
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Electricity! Ladder! Door! Mouth! Out! Now! Got it! One! Open! Miserable! Laugh! Of! Female! Ghost! Face! Full! Face! Yes! Blood! ! Ah! ! ! ! Before You Ren could do anything, Wei Chen screamed out in fright. He came up and kicked the female ghost.
148 I Worked as a Detective in the Republic of China Sun MingyuanUrban146k WordsCompleted 277Reads8.9Score—Shelves
152 Evil Tale 5: the Powerful Situation Out of Control Editorial DepartmentMystery243k WordsCompleted 141Reads9.2Score100Shelves
153 Evil Tale 4: Tide of Hate Out of Control Editorial DepartmentUrban175k WordsCompleted 242Reads9.3Score102Shelves
154 Evil Tale 3: Abyss of Desire Out of Control Editorial DepartmentMystery209k WordsCompleted 181Reads9.2Score109Shelves
155 Evil Tales 2: Vanity Fair Out of Control Editorial DepartmentMystery267k WordsCompleted 319Reads9.3Score117Shelves
158 Notes of Visiting Souls 2: Farewell to Entering the World Drunken and Mr.Mystery196k WordsCompleted 31Reads7.9Score—Shelves
161 Crime Scene Sun MingyuanMystery2.0M WordsCompleted 451Reads8.5Score—Shelves
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It's not scary, only more scary. 😱I was terrified when I watched it. I'm a timid person who is cautious. 🚫My palms were sweating and my heart was beating wildly when I watched it. ❗️❗️The plot is so compact and exciting that I couldn't stop watching it.
162 Strange Things in the Ancient City Second Young Master XuanyuanMystery206k WordsCompleted 57Reads8.8Score—Shelves
163 Records of Folk Strange Stories and Incidents Non Vs ClothesMystery351k WordsCompleted 180Reads—Score—Shelves
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This book is scary to think about
164 Bureau 747 Monster Incident Processing Department Senior Brother ElbowUrban770k WordsCompleted 452Reads7.1Score—Shelves
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Do you know the colleagues around you? Do you know your classmates and relatives? Maybe, the person you are most familiar with who has lived with you for many years may not be a human! In this world, humans and demons coexist! Demons will live around you in various ways! 'They' may be the pie filling uncle, or they may be your boss! If it weren't for an ace special forces soldier who awakened his family bloodline in a panic while performing a special and extremely confidential mission, and then joined the national special organization, I'm afraid all this would not have been known to the world...
165 Special Matters Handling Nine Sections: the Demon Chaos in the South China Sea Senior Brother ElbowMystery540k WordsCompleted 51Reads—Score—Shelves
166 Hearse Driver Hu ErMystery347k WordsCompleted 108Reads—Score—Shelves
167 Nuhai Zhenyuan God Wants to Go Out and WanderUrban1.9M WordsCompleted 210kReads9.6Score27.6kShelves
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[Like] I must recommend these books. They are all scary. I was so scared that I peeed under the covers in the middle of the night [laughing]
168 Thriller: I Only Sell Haunted Houses Nicholas Dog EggMystery1.5M WordsCompleted 335.4kReads9.2Score42.7kShelves
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It's so good that I changed my phone after watching it on Tomato for three years. I treasure it! !!!!
169 Detective of the Underworld Daomen LaojiuMystery1.9M WordsCompleted 94kReads9.4Score12.2kShelves
171 60 Scary Stories from Reality Popeye's BrotherMystery509k WordsCompleted 5.6kReads8.9Score610Shelves
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The most valuable thing is that it is true, can withstand scrutiny, and does not feel like it is fake at first glance! Creepy! I think this is a book of conscience for Tomato
171 After the Top Flow in the Immortal World Became a Real Daughter Jiang XueyingModern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted 4Reads5.8Score—Shelves
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Be careful late at night! These three supernatural novels will make you experience the ultimate thrill of numbness in your scalp but unable to stop! ] When urban legends shine into reality, when ancient taboos whisper across the screen - these three books are just for you who are pursuing thrilling pleasure. "The Queen Who Lives in the Immortal Realm and Becomes True": On the night of the birthday banquet, thunder and punishment from heaven tear apart the false family ties, which is just the beginning. The real chill sneaks into the night with her live broadcast footage - the paper automatically bleeds in the game Bixian, the shadowy footsteps at the end of the corridor of the haunted house. What she faced was not only sneakiness, but also the boundless evil karma nurtured by human nature. When a hundred ghosts descend on the city at night, you will understand that the deepest fear is the last flickering candle of civilization before the world overturns. "Xantong Edict": a pure and authentic Chinese horror flavor. Stepping into the long street that never gets dark, I blend in with the silent march of hundreds of ghosts. The red lanterns reflect the stiff smiles of the paper figures. On the high platform, the being revered as the "Emperor" leaned down and whispered: "This living soul smells very delicious." - Those were not words of love, but a declaration of a predator. The author uses extreme tranquility and folkloric imagery to weave a suffocating web. Each chapter is like flipping through a yellowed taboo notebook. "Spirit Realm Master: Binding the Horror Short Drama System at the Start": When the master of cultivating immortals is forced to experience the horror short drama "immersedly", the resentful spirits in the abandoned hospital are just the appetizer. The real horror comes from reality - in a famous temple in Kyoto, why is the holy Buddha statue behind him, who is worshiped by thousands of people, quietly cracking in your direction? When the existence that should save all sentient beings becomes a lingering nightmare in your reincarnation, this kind of psychological chill that collapses your faith is more chilling than any straightforward ghost. From the coercion of heaven, the strangeness of folk customs to psychological thrillers, these three books build a multi-layered horror universe. Be brave and take on the challenge now - but remember to always make sure there is light behind you when you read.
172 The End of the World: the Entire Company Denies the Existence of the 18Th Floor Jiufeng MountainSci-Fi & Apocalypse783k WordsCompleted 2.8kReads8.8Score283Shelves
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How can a post-apocalyptic rebirth article be written like this! The protagonist's IQ is online throughout the whole process, reversals come one after another, the world view is novel, and the foreshadowing is deeply buried, making it more shocking the further you go. The writing is solid and the characters are realistic, not a cliche at all.