Chinese-Style Horror Novels Like Three Corpse Tales 中式恐怖的小说比如《三尸语》

1. 1 三 The Language of the Three Corpses 三尸语 Luo Xiaoyang洛小阳Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing You’ve heard of people who died with their eyes open, but have you ever heard of a dead person whose mouth wouldn’t close? His grandfather’s death turns the life of a broke college student upside down. A corpse glares, a soul is hooked; a corpse opens its mouth, and disaster strikes twice. As one bizarre incident after another unfolds, he accidentally discovers that there’s far more to it than ghosts… 68.4kReads9.3Score10.6k14d adds

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   Please promise me you'll read *The Three Corpses' Tale*, it's really good; *Ten Days to the End* needs no introduction, a masterpiece with a 9.9 Rating; the fifth and sixth books are by the same author, both have plot holes, but they're connected, the stories are very touching, although I personally felt the romance was a bit weak. I recommend reading both books in order, they're very good.

2. 2 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds

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   Please promise me you'll read *The Three Corpses' Tale*, it's really good; *Ten Days to the End* needs no introduction, a masterpiece with a 9.9 rating; the fifth and sixth books are by the same author, both have plot holes, but they're connected, the stories are very touching, although I personally felt the romance was a bit weak. I recommend reading both books in order, they're very good.

3. 3 我 I'm a Haunted House Sleep Tester 我在凶宅当试睡员 Nicholas Goudan尼古拉斯狗蛋Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted I worked for a real estate company, but later I was transferred to another department. I never expected to encounter something terrifying on my very first day... 5.7kReads8.8Score60014d adds
4. 4 活 No Living People Allowed 活人勿近 Lang Jiuxin朗九心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 97.2kReads9.3Score8.8k14d adds

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   Please 🙏, for those of you who have read *The Three Corpses' Tale*, I'll be sad if you haven't read these next few! They all contain dialects, and the third one feels more like the author's personal experience, *Juejuezi*.

5. 5 惊EN Terror: I Only Sell Haunted Houses 惊悚：我只卖凶宅 Nicholas Goudan尼古拉斯狗蛋Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Rooms where unnatural deaths have occurred are collectively known as haunted houses. There are two kinds: “blue houses” and “red houses.” Living people can stay in blue houses without harm, but anyone who lives in a red house is doomed to die. I work as a real estate agent. One day, I accidentally sold a red house, and afterward, I began encountering terrifying things… 26.5kReads9.2Score3.2k14d adds
6. 6 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 705.5kReads9.6Score103.9k14d adds

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   Hehe, these three books are extremely terrifying.

7. 7 恐 Horror Taboo: Returning the Soul Beneath the Coffin 恐怖禁忌，压棺回魂 Half a Jug of Clear Water半壶清水Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing The dead open their eyes, ghosts come to claim souls, the living borrow lifespans, and the dead press down on their coffins... One bizarre, uncanny experience after another keeps resurfacing in my mind like a nightmare. The strange tales in this book are mainly based on Yang Jian’s firsthand experiences... A warning: the actions in this book are for entertainment only. Do not imitate them! There are three kinds of people who read this book: thrill-seekers who aren’t easily scared... those who pu 973Reads6.2Score10114d adds

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   Immersed in fear, unable to escape, as if ghosts were whispering in my ear. I love reading folk tales of the supernatural, but I'm still a little scared. [Already interested]

8. 8 夜 Ghost Sightings at the Nightclub 夜场见鬼录 Yu Long玉龙Mystery278k WordsCompleted A Long is a DJ at a bar with a legendary “Stage of Death.” Many people have died there under mysterious circumstances. The cause of death could never be determined, and some bodies were never even found! The strange incidents stopped only after the bar was shut down. As the legend of the deaths gradually faded from memory, someone opened the stage once more! After that, disaster struck again and again! A terrifying ghostly figure appears in the girls’ dormitory, a faceless baby clings to a chand 242Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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   After reading the first story, I got goosebumps 😭😭😱

9. 9 半 I Play Rock-Paper-Scissors with the Mirror at Midnight, and I Won't Sleep Until I Win 半夜和镜子猜拳，我赢一把就睡 Mr. Krabs Loves to Eat蟹老板爱吃饭Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted The entire Xie family had a rather spooky air about them. His great-great-grandfather was a mountain wanderer, and his great-great-grandmother sewed up corpses. His great-grandfather was a Maoshan Taoist, and his great-grandmother was a spirit medium from Fengtian. His grandfather made paper offerings, his grandmother prepared bodies for burial, his father drove corpses, and his mother raised poison insects. Some of his ancestors even liked to dig themselves out of their graves… As a result, X 5.8kReads9.0Score57814d adds

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   The second book features a female protagonist who grows and matures. She's initially quite infuriating, but becomes very good later on. I just finished reading it and loved it!

10. 10 尸 The Corpse Whisperer's Command 尸语令 Chen Shi Guang陳拾光Mystery310k WordsOngoing Shen Qingwu was driven out of the Shen family at the age of eight. Ten years later, she returned with a bronze token. Her father had been a coroner at the Judicial Review Office. He died in prison ten years ago, and the case file said he had “died suddenly of heart disease.” She didn't believe it. On her first night back at the residence, she pried half a farewell letter from a servant's hand. On the second night, she dug a skeleton out of a dry well in her own backyard. Two loops of wire were 5Reads—Score10714d adds

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    If you like suspense, you should check this out; it's quite good and highly recommended! [Thumbs up]

11. 11 失 Insomniacs' Forbidden Tales: 444 Midnight Ghost Stories 失眠者禁忌：444个午夜鬼谈 Jun Nanchao峻难超Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A horror anthology with a bonus at the end of every story. I have 444 folk ghost stories guaranteed to keep you awake until midnight, terrify you, make you break out in a cold sweat, and pull the covers over your head! At the end of every chapter, the “Author’s Note” will include an illustration or bonus! But before you open it, brace yourself. The author accepts no responsibility for what happens next! [Supernatural Horror] [Folk Horror] [Rural Ghost Stories] [True Cases] [Urban Oddities] [L 4.2kReads—Score36914d adds

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    Of course, choose this one!!! I stumbled upon this book when I was in a reading slump, and I thought I'd found my savior, but it turned out to be the source of my nightmares. Strangely enough, I still recommend it. Because some horror is worth experiencing; some insomnia is worth experiencing. Are you in a reading slump, ready to begin your 444 midnight reading journey? Turn to the first chapter and see what time you go to sleep tonight—or, whether you can even fall asleep at all.

12. 12 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 213.6kReads9.6Score25.4k14d adds

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    Written by the same author, it's incredibly good, combining horror with a touch of humor. These books offer a wealth of knowledge about horror and history. Perfect for those who love mindless, adrenaline-pumping Chinese horror!

13. 13 抬 The Coffin Bearer 抬棺者 Authentic Twice-Cooked Pork正宗回锅肉Mystery809k WordsCompleted I’m a coffin bearer. After carrying coffins for decades, I’ve seen all kinds of sinister coffins: mother-and-child coffins, coffins without mourners, coffins for those who died violent deaths… And behind these coffins, a shocking secret was hidden… 195Reads6.7Score10514d adds

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    I'd be really sad if I didn't see them, okay?

14. 14 抬 The Coffin Bearer 抬棺匠 Classmate Xiao Fei小非同学Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted My family has dealt with the dead for generations. Following in my father’s footsteps, I became a coffin bearer. Before carrying a coffin, I always offer the deceased five incense sticks. When offering incense to the living, three long sticks and two short ones are taboo. When offering incense to the dead, three short sticks and two long ones are taboo. That day, I carried a coffin, and the dead pregnant woman inside gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl! [Shh, keep quiet! We’re settin 2.8kReads8.3Score18414d adds
15. 15 扎 The Paper Effigy Shop: Everyone Around Me Is a Big Shot 扎纸铺，我身边都是大佬 Jie Yu界玉Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted In our ancient land of China, many professions have their own rules and taboos. The older and more mysterious the craft, the more this is true. For example, when “asking the rice,” you must never ask how someone died; a coffin maker must never make their own coffin; a paper effigy maker must never draw eyes on a paper figure; and a spirit medium must never conduct a ceremony without all the members of their altar present... If any of these rules and taboos are broken, something terrifying will h 22.1kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
16. 16 我 My Years with the 037 Special Operations Team 我在037特别行动队的那些年 Yi He易河Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted An accident awakened my supernatural ability, and from then on I joined a mysterious special operations team. The mystery of Qin Shi Huang’s immortality, a vampire uprising, World War II bombers striking a Ming Dynasty arms depot, the hidden history of Huo Qubing fighting giants... One supernatural incident after another unfolds. Could another world of strange beings be hidden beneath the surface of a peaceful, harmonious society? There are countless strange tales in this world, and nothing unde 15.5kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds

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    The first part is pure Chinese horror; a friendly reminder, definitely don't watch it at night! The second part reveals some social truths, things you've heard of but didn't know the full story, such as the Earth Defense War! It tells some unknown secrets, you'll definitely want to watch it!

17. 17 鬼 Ghost Corpse Refining, Bearer of a Deadly Fate 鬼炼尸，背命人 Jie Yu界玉Mystery533k WordsCompleted Song Yuanqing is a former soldier. After leaving the military, he turned down a government-assigned job and chose instead to become an adventure tour guide. Because of the dangers of the profession, people like him are also called “edgewalkers,” meaning they are always walking on the brink of death. In just a few short years, Song Yuanqing has guided clients through the Amazon rainforest and into Lop Nur, the “Sea of Death.” He has also traversed the Bewitched Marsh of Wawu Mountain, known as th 2.1kReads9.3Score21414d adds
18. 18 惊 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域：从精神病院进入诡世界 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 349.6kReads9.5Score70.9k14d adds
19. 19 我 The Haunted Houses I’ve Experienced 我经历的凶宅 Wangcai Little Ning旺财小宁Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted The older generation often says that people who die violent deaths cannot enter the cycle of reincarnation. Their souls endlessly haunt the places where they died, seeking substitutes. Only then can they be reborn. That’s why we often hear in the news about car crashes that keep happening at certain locations. Sometimes the place isn’t even a proper intersection, yet terrible accidents leave cars wrecked and people dead. Some streams aren’t even as deep as a person is tall, yet every year there 2.1kReads8.9Score19914d adds

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    It's absolutely gorgeous!!!

20. 20 阴 The Yin-Yang Occultist 阴阳诡师 All Things Have Form凡有相Mystery719k WordsCompleted I was born of a corpse, with a fate cursed from birth, the kind everyone, living or dead, covets. Ever since I escaped a brush with death, my luck with women has been off the charts. Beautiful women compete to throw themselves into my arms. They say the living walk the road of the living, and ghosts walk the road of the dead, but I, Shen Duo, roam both worlds... 1.6kReads8.0Score10714d adds

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    These two are absolutely gorgeous!!!

21. 21 4 Route 44 Ticket Seller 44路售票员 Wild Goose Before the Hall堂前雁Mystery997k WordsCompleted In 2005, an 18-year-old bus conductor mysteriously dropped dead on the bus. The cause of death was unknown. In 2009, a last bus hit and killed a pregnant woman at an intersection, even though its brakes had not failed. In 2014, a woman suddenly pulled out a sanitary pad on the bus and slapped the driver in the face with it, despite showing no signs of mental illness. On the last Route 44 bus, I've seen far too many strange and bizarre things, and heard all kinds of spine-chilling rumors. Unless 56Reads6.3Score—14d adds

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    It's terrifying! I found a few similar ones to "The Three Corpses' Whisper," they're incredibly good, trust me and watch them.

22. 22 守 The Yin Guardian: The Mysterious Divine Coffin Hidden Beneath the Mountain 守阴人：藏在山底的神秘天棺 Still Sleepy睡不醒觉觉Mystery134k WordsOngoing After I encountered the Ghost Granny, my dad died. Later, I found my older brother, and then my grandpa died too. Somehow, I became the last Guardian of the Yin. Later, I discovered that it wasn't the Ghost Granny behind it all, but another conspiracy hidden from view. [Entirely written by hand, no AI writing!] 225Reads—Score—14d adds

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    ✅Recommended: *The Guardian of the Underworld: The Mysterious Celestial Coffin Hidden at the Foot of the Mountain* The last guardian of the underworld ventures deep into an ancient cave! A mysterious celestial coffin sleeps at the foot of the mountain, a monster lurks in the underground river. Under the torchlight, figures appear and disappear, making it difficult to distinguish truth from falsehood. The Fatty and Yang Min team embark on an adventure filled with the supernatural and political intrigue, full of suspense and impossible to put down!

23. 23 黄 No. 81 on the Yellow Springs Road 黄泉路81号 Ye Wusheng夜无声Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted Night blankets the city, and the things lurking in the shadows begin to stir. The raccoon dog granny who eats raw meat, the fitness girl with fish scales growing on her back. The wild foxes who approach people by the roadside, and the little convenience store in the cemetery. I've experienced all of these. And it all began after I witnessed a car accident... 42.2kReads9.2Score3.4k14d adds

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    * **81 Ghost Shop:** A suspenseful supernatural story told from a first-person perspective, featuring ghost-hunting elements. The plot is decent, not mindless wish-fulfillment, the protagonist is loyal and righteous, and the characters are well-developed, growing stronger step by step. ☘︎ Master nodded: "What you vomited was the accumulated Yin Corpse Qi within your body over the years. Now, the old medicine has cleared the Yin Corpse Qi from your body, repairing your life wheel and fixing your life lamp. Now, all we need to do is add oil to this dying lamp, and the problem will be solved at its root." * **Water-Suppressing Beast:** A suspenseful supernatural story with a fantastical premise, starting with the Water-Suppressing Beast of the Mian River and exploring human greed. The author's writing is smooth and well-written. ☘︎ I carried Old Flower into the house and placed her directly on Old Qian's old-fashioned sofa. Old Qian wasn't so particular; he placed Little Flower beside his bed and gently touched her swollen belly. His belly was unusually large at this moment; the capillaries were stretched and deformed, and many parts had turned black because the blood pressure was too high, causing it to clot and prevent blood flow. "My Bones Can Chat: A Forensic Detective's True Case Notes": Documentary + Forensic Notes + Grim Content + Human Nature. Old passageways, green gauze curtains, North Bridge... Cases adapted from true stories reveal not ghosts, but the unfathomable evil of human nature. ☘︎ A married daughter is like water spilled from a cup; Wang Yujuan's parents didn't realize the seriousness of the situation, only comforting her that marriage is about making do and trying not to upset her husband. But Wang Yujuan said that Li Chunjiang had a very strange temper; sometimes she would be beaten even without provoking him. In July 1992, Wang Yujuan's father went to visit Li Chunjiang's older sister in the same village. Upon learning of her father's arrival, Wang Yujuan ran over and burst into tears, saying that Li Chunjiang had abused her. Her aunt led her to the inner room to examine her injuries. Her body was covered in bruises, with numerous new and old wounds on her thighs and perineum, and burn marks on her abdomen and back. *Interview Encounters a Strange Case: The System Makes Me Play the Role of Chu Renmei*: Suspenseful supernatural + time travel + system. Lin Ye, newly graduated and unemployed, suddenly receives a high-paying job offer from a "funeral home for the dead," but it turns out to be a death sentence! Lin Ye is on the verge of death, but unexpectedly receives the [Strange Role-Playing System]... ☘︎ A man in a white coat, standing before a blackboard filled with complex formulas, roars angrily, spitting as he is misunderstood. "These patients' body structures are so imperfect! Full of redundancy and defects! They must be corrected! Yes, those superfluous parts must be cut off!" The perspective shifts; he is looking down at a pitiful creature tied to an operating table, whose wails sound to him as a primal resistance to perfection. *Terrifying Supernatural Events*: A female-oriented suspense story set in a small mountain village, with a deep ravine running through it. Originally a place of birdsong and fragrant flowers, a picturesque landscape, it became a place that the locals feared after the deaths of two forest rangers... ☘︎ The three of them slept there for less than three nights before refusing to sleep there again. Why? They said that as soon as they closed their eyes at night, they heard a sound like a rooster crowing coming from the bottom of the ravine—a "bang bang" sound made by two lips pursing tightly and then suddenly separating. The sound grew louder and louder as it approached, until it reached their window, making the newspapers pasted on the window rustle. "American Horror Story: Defeating Horror with Horror": Suspenseful, imaginative, time-travel, space. Li Dan traveled to the world of American Horror Story with a deck of Ghost Cards. Ghost Cards can contain ghosts, demons, and murderers from American Horror Story... Li Dan said, "Can a small two contain a demon from hell?" [Fatal Bend] [Jennifer's Body] [Darkness Invasion]... ☘︎ At this moment, it was time for get out of class to end. The black-haired beauty sitting in front of Li Dan turned around and asked with a smile. "Li, I heard your father left you a castle in Florida. Would I have the honor of visiting it?" The concept of a school beauty didn't exist in this era, but the sexy woman before him was Jennifer, a prominent figure in Round Clam Town and the school's cheerleading captain. *The Ghostly Teaching Incident*: A suspenseful supernatural tale. The protagonist was originally a teacher at a prestigious high school, but was forced to volunteer as a teacher in a rural area after arguing with the principal. However, to the protagonist's surprise, the school was filled with eeriness: girls singing loudly at night, disturbing the peace, female students committing suicide... ☘︎ After evening self-study, I packed my things and rushed back to the dormitory. The first thing I did was call Fifth Master, but no one answered. Seeing my panicked state, Lei Longsi asked what was wrong. I showed him Luo Peipei's picture and told him that Luo Peipei looked exactly like the girl I saw in the back row by the window. Lei Longsi instantly understood what this meant, his eyes widening in disbelief. He had seen her too. "Healing or Destruction, Choose One": A suspenseful, mind-bending story with a system, supernatural elements, and no female lead. The protagonist, in an abnormally beautiful mental state, enters the world of the ultimate ghost game. At the start, she chooses her family? Her gentle, wifely mother? Her taciturn, incredibly powerful father? Her alluring, beauty-loving older sister? Her petite, playful younger sister? The protagonist chooses to kill them all. ☘︎ Zhao Ping'an, however, walks over, grabs the female ghost's head, and throws her into the pool. The female ghost lets out a horrifying scream, followed by a hissing sound. Her sinful life ends there. Zhao Ping'an looks at the dead female ghost and says, "The rule of death: water." "Enough water will kill her." Boss Yang is stunned. "I'm a Demon, Let Me Participate in the Horror Game": A suspenseful, mind-bending story with a time-travel element, a system, and supernatural elements. The protagonist is not a player but a boss hunting players in a bizarre game. The concept and setting are novel, and the protagonist has a dark personality. Everyone who has met him genuinely believes he's a good person. But only Shen Hao himself knows he's definitely not a good person; it's all just a facade. If those people knew his deep-seated craving for blood and violence, and his history of torturing small animals, they would be utterly shocked. He even has an urge to kill. If he hadn't entered the horror park as a demon, satisfying his desires, he doesn't know what he would have done. "Starting in a Fake World, Seven is Doomed!": Anime/Tokusatsu Derivative + Ultraman Fanfiction + Transmigration. The horror of this story lies in the fact that [everyone is a fake Ultraman] + [not from the original universe]. The protagonist transmigrates to an Ultraman world that isn't the original universe. The synopsis might suggest a supernatural tale, but it's not. Humanoid Ultraman highly assimilated to the suit, strains that absorb all energy... ☘︎ A…Ultraman stolen from Garage Number Two? Its lower half was stuck in the passageway of garage number two, while its upper half was exposed before my eyes. Orange-yellow oval eyes, a mouth full of cracked teeth opening and closing, viscous liquid dripping wildly, its body with obvious wrinkles, resembling a large leather suit at first glance, but upon closer inspection, those wrinkles were actually composted flesh. *The Mysterious Case Files: Twenty Years of Chasing the Murderer*: Suspenseful supernatural + mystery + rural + crime-solving. The story begins with a headless girl murder case. Ding Zhihua discovers the killer's motive is not so simple. He initially thought he had caught the suspect, but it turns out the killer is someone else! ☘︎ The victim lay supine on the cold, damp ground, head missing, arms in an extremely unnatural position, left leg clearly fractured, right arm bent outward at a 90-degree angle—a posture impossible for a normal person. Her gray sweater and bra had been pulled up above her chest, revealing underdeveloped breasts, with the left nipple missing, leaving a bloody, mangled hole. His lower body was naked, his pinkish-white underwear, gray thermal underwear, and black trousers lying discarded to the side. After a whole night of exposure to the cold wind, the blood from his virginity had long since congealed and dried, streaks of crimson embedded in his pale legs, particularly glaring in the gloomy woods. *Twin Ghostly Revenge: My Brother is a Physical Ghost*: Suspenseful Supernatural + No Female Lead + No Romance. The protagonist had an older brother when he was young, but he has no memory of him, having heard he was abducted by human traffickers. A secret is hidden in the attic of his house; there's a coffin inside. A strange Taoist priest, a deceased grandfather, parents who left the village, a brother who doesn't exist in his memories... ☘︎ This sight was like a bucket of cold water poured over his head, leaving him feeling as if he had fallen into an ice cave. He numbly returned to the yard, chased away the chickens, and when he came to his senses, he sat shivering in the sun. What was in the attic? If it wasn't a hallucination, then he was certain that this time he saw a hand, a human hand. The pale hand and wrist were particularly striking in the darkness. *When the Scroll King Transmigrates into Uncle Nine's World*: Uncle Nine's world + female-oriented + no cheat codes + no romance + episodic format. The protagonist is Uncle Nine's adopted daughter, a character who grows through development. Uncle Nine has a significant role. The original characters' personalities are not out of character. The plot flows smoothly, leaning towards slice-of-life with a touch of humor. ☘︎ The vice-captain had been trying to unravel the mystery for a long time without success. His patience wore thin, and he took out a small knife from his pocket and began sharpening it. He thought that was the end of it. Until he peeled off the talisman from the old man's face, the vice-captain, waiting to sacrifice himself, discovered that the old man was actually sucking on his neck. The old man's teeth and fingernails were gone. *Horror Anime Tales: Starting from Bikini Bottom*: Suspenseful, mind-bending + fanfiction + transmigration rule-based ghost story. The protagonist transmigrates into an anime full of eerie elements. There are no cheat codes or power-ups; it's all about using your brain. It's a brain-teasing type of story. ☘︎ SpongeBob's eye is missing, his signature front tooth is gone, and one corner of the square sponge looks like it's been torn off, revealing his brain. A putrid smell of rotting flesh wafts from the holes in SpongeBob's body, incredibly foul. Yet his eyes remain clear and foolish, and his face still wears a bright smile. It's as if he's unaware of how terrifying his current appearance is. *Midnight Nightmare*: A suspenseful, mind-bending story with an infinite flow plot. The opening is full of suspense, creating a strong atmosphere. The protagonist enters his home as usual, only to find himself transported to another parallel world (?). ☘︎ Upon hearing this, Wang Yan's eye twitched violently. The stern question, mixed with a chilling electric shock, made him feel as if he were having an extremely bizarre nightmare, his entire head buzzing. The deceased… was Wang Yan? Was everything that just happened a hallucination before his death? *The Bizarre Grimm's Fairy Tales*: A Western fantasy + suspenseful fantasy novel. The protagonist is a folklore graduate student. It combines Western fairy tales with the bizarre, and the world-building and setting are very novel. ☘︎ He reached out with trembling hands, pulling out his *Grimm's Fairy Tales* notebook from the cold mud. The pages were already open, and next to the line "[Biopheron Trap]", a fresh line of scarlet ink was slowly gathering and seeping from the depths of the pages. [Target Selection: Highly Intelligent Carbon-Based Lifeforms] Highly intelligent… carbon-based lifeforms. Lynn's pupils suddenly shrank to pinpoints. The target was a human! Rats were just an appetizer; now, the main course was about to begin!

24. 24 民 Folk Feng Shui Secrets 民间风水秘术 Unbelievably Proper正经的不得了Mystery248k WordsCompleted This story focuses on practical feng shui and fortune-telling. If you're looking for made-up drama, this isn't for you! Feel free to skip the first four chapters and start reading from Chapter Five. The adaptation will also start from Chapter Five, which should make it much easier to adapt. Thank you for understanding! (Traditional, no System, no wild flights of fancy, funny, not saintly! A technical, skill-focused story!) I was born in a poor mountain village. From a young age, I traveled aroun 28.8kReads9.4Score4.1k14d adds

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25. 25 1EN The Last Bus on Route 13 13路末班车 Old Eighty老八零Mystery813k WordsCompleted I'm the driver of the last bus on Route 13. Every night at eleven, I have to make a run to the suburbs. This book is addictive, so don't blame me if you can't put it down! In this novel, even the sharp-tongued readers who always guess the plot right will find themselves repeatedly proven wrong. You might find yourself asking, “What's going on? What's going on?” Don't doubt your sanity. Just keep reading. A story that keeps you on edge, here to save readers suffering from a reading drought! 13.5kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds
26. 26 镇 The Water-Taming Beast 镇水兽 Pi Huang皮簧Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted They say a fish couldn't possibly survive for seventy years, yet this one has been wreaking havoc for just as long! What lies beneath the waters of the Mian River, so shocking that it has dragged so many people down to their deaths? The surface of the rivers you see may seem calm, but you might not know that in those terrifying, eerie depths, a water guardian beast could be lurking, striking at lives as fragile as moths before they even know it's there, like a demon on the hunt... 719Reads8.8Score10214d adds
27. 27 食 Man-Eating Monkeys 食人猴 Ding Yin丁尹17k WordsCompleted Man-Eating Monkeys 33Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Shivering in bed, this was incredibly exciting to read.

28. 28 出 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 Four Happiness Pavilion四喜阁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 86.4kReads9.6Score8.2k14d adds

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    The people of Northeast China, the stories of Northeast China, the immortals of Northeast China, the soul of Northeast China [The author's personal experiences in "Sparrow's Divine Work"] [Sparrow's Divine Work] [Sparrow's Divine Work] [Sparrow's Divine Work]

29. 29 面 A Ghost at the Interview: The System Makes Me Play Chu Renmei 面试撞诡，系统让我扮演楚人美 The Great Slacker Zhong大摆烂钟Mystery245k WordsOngoing [Supernatural resurgence + no female lead + System + role-playing + horror + decisive and ruthless + urban] Fresh out of college and already unemployed, Lin Ye receives a high-paying job offer from the Afterlife Funeral Home. It turns out to be a death warrant leading straight to hell! The interviewer is a faceless ghost, and HR is a painted-skin demon! The moment a ghostly claw pierces his heart, Lin Ye thinks he’s done for! [Ding! Host’s life is in imminent danger. Critical condition at 100% c 3Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 30 东 Strange Tales of Northeast China 东北诡异实录 Asking the Cold Wind in a Light Rain微雨问冷风Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The comic adaptation of the same name is now available, also known as Mountain Spirit Lost. The comic Northeast Strange Tales is currently being serialized. Across the vast, boundless black earth of Northeast China, one strange and little-known story after another has unfolded. Now, I’ll tell you these long-buried tales of the supernatural, one by one! 31.9kReads9.4Score3.2k14d adds
31. 31 恐 Terrifying Supernatural Happenings 恐怖灵异怪事 Golden Jade Bangle金钰镯Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing A terrifying paranormal ghost story. There is a Zhao Family Village in the Funiu Mountains, where many terrifying supernatural incidents have taken place in the ravine west of the village. Several people have been frightened to death, and many nearby residents shudder at the very mention of the ravine. Even the villages around it have experienced many inexplicable events. I used to be afraid. I wanted to write about them but didn't dare. Whenever I thought about putting them into words, terror w 670Reads8.0Score—14d adds
32. 32 午 The Midnight Pawnshop: The Living Must Keep Away 午夜当铺，活人回避 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半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 278.4kReads9.4Score23.6k14d adds
33. 33 美EN Amerihorror: Defeat Terror with Terror 美恐：用恐怖打败恐怖 Longing for My Wife, Yet She Is Nowhere to Be Seen思妻念妻不见妻Mystery757k WordsOngoing Demons, evil spirits, curses, ghosts, clowns, serial killers, ghost nuns, freaks... The people of North America are living through a nightmare. Li Dan transmigrates into the American Horror Story universe with a deck of Ghost Cards. The Ghost Cards can contain and control the serial killers, evil spirits, and monsters of American Horror Story... Only horror can defeat horror. And so the world of American Horror Story starts to get strange. You might see: A mutant cannibal fighting the Texas Chai 12.8kReads8.0Score91014d adds
34. 34 支 Strange Tales from the Teaching Mission 支教诡事 Shining Big Tangerine闪耀大柑橘Mystery329k WordsCompleted I'm an ordinary teacher at a key secondary school, but after I talked back to the principal, I was “volunteered” for a long-term teaching assignment at a middle school in the countryside. I was furious, but to keep my job, I had no choice but to accept being “volunteered.” What I never expected was that this school would be anything but ordinary. (Note: This book is set in a parallel world. Any resemblance between its place names, characters, or events and those in real life is purely coincident 3.6kReads8.2Score37314d adds
35. 35 凶 Code of the Crime Scene 凶案密码 Wind-Dancing Clouds风舞残云Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted [Mystery + criminal investigation + dark themes + horror + human nature + crime + serial murders + social issues] This collection brings together five books in the Case Code series: Case Code, Echoes of Death, Vested Interests, The Black Corpse Mystery, and Sleepless Murder Island. Mutilated bodies in the city center, prisoners in a cellar, and urban mysteries return as a veteran cop unravels the truth behind the crimes. A classic crime procedural! The city is shrouded in criminal conspiracies, 41.4kReads9.5Score5.1k14d adds

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    The Three Corpse Tales—I need no introduction, in a word, amazing! Especially Zhang Hazi's second book, which is exceptionally good, and the others are also excellent, in two words, thrilling. And all of them have ratings of 9.0 Or higher. They're all pretty good.

36. 36 终 Endless Haunting: Reading Minds from the Start, My Whole Family Wants Me Dead 终诡游戏：开局读心，全家想杀我 My Name Is Wang Tugou我叫王土狗Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing [Warning!!! Not traditional horror! Unconventional! Emotion-driven, plot-focused, not a power fantasy!] [Horror game + lighthearted comedy? + ultra-healing + not a mindless power fantasy + male lead starts out normal, then turns unhinged and inhuman + no romance + intelligent System + author is in a good state of mind = ???] [Welcome to the Ultimate Horror Game!!!] Zhao Ping'an became a player in the [Ultimate Horror Game] and entered its world. From the start, he had to choose his family. Who s 2.7kReads9.1Score31914d adds
37. 37 天 The Heavenly Coffin 天棺 Youth Evening News青年晚报Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted Because of a joke, my grandmother’s spirit refused to leave after her death and insisted on taking me with her to the grave. Otherwise, my whole family would die. To save my family, I went into the grave with my grandmother... 21.8kReads9.0Score1.9k14d adds

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    They're all so beautiful! 🙏🏻🙏🏻

38. 38 我EN I'm the Boss in a Horror Game 我在惊悚游戏当BOSS Evil Clown恶魔小丑Mystery526k WordsCompleted Name: Shen Hao. Occupation: Demon (You are the most evil, most cruel, and most terrifying great, great, great Demon King!) Innate Talents: 1. Calamity from the Heavens (When you enter an instance, you will take the place of the original boss in that world, inheriting all their attributes, abilities, and items. When the mission ends, you will permanently gain their attributes, one of their abilities, or an item.) 2. The Demon’s Legend (Demons may leave survivors, but never out of mercy. Those you 5.2kReads8.3Score52914d adds
39. 39 奥 Ultraman? Are You Really Ultraman? 奥特曼？你，真的是奥特曼？ Old Fengmo老逢魔Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone is a fake Ultraman] [Not the original universe] [Horror] [After endless despair, light will always bring hope] One: [I] am Ultraseven, one of the Ultra Brothers. Two: [I] am not Stellar Observer No. 340. I am Cosmic Observer No. 340, responsible for patrolling the various universes where Ultraman exist. Three: As far as [I] know, the Ultraman universes currently monitored by the Land of Light end with Ultraman Blazar. Ultraman Arc does not exist. Forget [his] existence. Four: As 44.7kReads9.6Score3.8k14d adds
40. 40 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.9M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 308.4kReads9.4Score27.5k14d adds
41. 41 诡 The Haunted Tomb 诡坟 Sugar Quixote糖吉柯德Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted [This is no ordinary paranormal story. It's all about horror and suspense: no mindless wish fulfillment, forbidden yin-yang lore, no cultivation, and a ghost wife. If it's not good, you can break my legs.] People laugh at my family's poverty and say that all my blood relatives have died, so there must be a ghost in our house. I don't dare argue... because there really is a ghost buried in our ancestral grave! ...My name is Zhang Asi... I was born at four in the morning on the fourteenth day of t 40.1kReads8.8Score3.7k14d adds
42. 42 暗 Hunting Killers in the Dark River: The 1998 Mystery Reopens 暗河追凶：1998谜案重启 Dawn and Gentle Breeze熹微和风Mystery547k WordsCompleted 7kReads8.9Score72314d adds
43. 43 双 Twin Haunting: My Brother Is Actually a Corporeal Ghost 双生诡怨：我哥竟是实体鬼 Crossing Snowy Cold Mountain at Night夜渡寒山雪Mystery589k WordsOngoing [No romance] [No female lead] [Mystery and supernatural] [Mild horror] [Traditional setting, no cultivation] P.S. Younger brother: Chen Xing. Older brother: Chen Yan. The older brother is a ghost. He has long hair early on, so if that bothers you, please don’t read... The twins were born fifteen minutes apart, yet their fates turned out to be worlds apart. One of them was... an omen of great misfortune. A secret lies hidden in the attic. Inside, there’s a coffin. Who is lying in it? Is it me? Wh 973Reads8.8Score15514d adds
44. 44 与 Followed by Ghosts 与鬼随行 Green Wine and Red Lips绿酒朱唇Mystery454k WordsOngoing Immersive, terrifying, and packed with suspenseful mystery and deduction. I have a strange world, and I want to take you there! After the college entrance exams, I took a fatal blow meant for my friend and lost my sight. By chance, I ended up at a bizarre vocational college. My classmates are dying one after another under strange circumstances, and there seems to be a much bigger secret behind it all. This world seems so strange... so strange... I have to solve the mind-bending challenges one by 3kReads—Score30314d adds

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    I highly recommend a mind-bending horror thriller novel, *Walking with Ghosts*! The protagonist arrives at a haunted school where classmates begin to die mysteriously one after another. The story is filled with terrifying suspense and intrigue, definitely worth reading—guaranteed to scare you! [Fear]

45. 45 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1k14d adds

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    Horror novel!

46. 46 当 When a Workaholic Transmigrates into Uncle Nine's World 当卷王穿进九叔世界 Strawberry-Flavored Orange Peel橘子皮草莓味Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing (Reborn in the womb + no golden finger + no romance + episodic stories) The only addition is a protagonist, Ninth Uncle’s adopted daughter. Ninth Uncle gets plenty of scenes, and every character has a part to play. The protagonist isn’t invincible and has no cheats. Mostly everyday life, with little coverage of feng shui. This is my first time writing, so the prose may not be very good. 6.5kReads9.4Score54114d adds
47. 47 长 The Long Night’s Journey 长夜行 Ge Zhao格照Mystery299k WordsCompleted The eyes are the angle observers most often scrutinize, so you must learn to disguise your own., Li Mu. From making up his mind to carrying out his plan, he spent a full three years. His first murder, his second, his third... Even when he was teetering on the brink of death, he would take a gamble if it meant he might escape. To everyone else, he was merely a weakling, not even as capable as an ordinary person... 254Reads9.4Score—14d adds
48. 48 规 Rule Horror: Starting in Bikini Bottom 规则怪谈：从比奇堡开始 The Trapped Minion被困住的吗喽Mystery862k WordsOngoing [Entirely Original Story + Supernatural Invasion of Childhood Cartoons + No System, No Cheats] In this book, the rules are absolutely correct. There are no false rules. Love is the only weapon against “corruption.” The moment Wu Nao wakes up, he sees a piece of paper covered in crookedly written rules: 1. From now on, remember that you are Patrick Star. Don't forget… 2. Do not go jellyfishing with SpongeBob unless absolutely necessary. 3. Gary the Snail cannot talk. 4. Squidward is always gloomy 2.7kReads8.9Score33414d adds
49. 49 午 Midnight Fortune-Teller: Humans Keep Away, Ghosts Come Forward 午夜算命师：人回避，鬼上前 West of the Clouds云间之右Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted Everyone knows about fortune-telling, but have you ever heard of telling fortunes for ghosts? Just because you've never heard of something doesn't mean it doesn't exist. If you ever come across a fortune-telling shop with its doors still open in the middle of the night, don't go looking for excitement. Because the people waiting in line might not be people… 35.4kReads9.0Score2.6k14d adds

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    The first book tells the story of a paper-craft shop where something is suppressed, and only those with special destinies can temporarily subdue it. The protagonist is one in a million, but whether he survives depends on fate… The second book is about a man whose grandfather was a fortune teller for ghosts. After his death, the man, who knows nothing about such things, unintentionally takes over the business. It turns out that in this era, not only is the mortal world being culturally invaded, but the underworld is also waging war…

50. 50 超 Super Scary Livestream 超级惊悚直播 Yuwen Chang Gong宇文长弓Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted "Welcome, everyone, to the Supernatural Scary Live Stream. Before we start today's broadcast, I have to tell you that only three kinds of people can watch this stream: those with a heavy aura of yin energy, those who will die within seven days, and the third kind, which I can't discuss in detail. I can only give you one warning: watch your back!" 25.3kReads9.2Score3.3k14d adds

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    [Fear][Fear] This is a supernatural novel so scary it scared the author into not daring to write. Enter at your own risk if you're easily frightened. A bus without a driver carries a group of cursed people to a dark, eerie house. There is a door stained with blood. Every so often, the cursed people are forcibly pulled into the terrifying world behind the blood door to complete horrific events. When Ning Qiushui experiences one terrifying and bizarre story after another in the eerie house, and finally survives by the skin of his teeth, he discovers that everything is very different from what he thought. The eerie house is not a curse after all.

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