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

1. 251 紫 Purple Sun 紫阳 Feng Yu Jiuqiu风御九秋Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing When the Hu invaded, he lost his family, his home, and his newlywed wife, who was taken from him. He searched for her across a thousand miles but failed to find her. Through a twist of fate, he embarked on the path of Shangqing cultivation. A pedantic scholar gained immortal arts, mastered the immortal way, saved the people, and brought order to the world. 8kReads9.2Score89914d adds
2. 252 说 You Said She’d Become an Empress, So Why Did You Turn Her into a Demoness? 说好女帝，你把她黑化成女魔头？ Across the River隔江Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [One Female Lead + Raising a Wife + Two Souls in One Body + Corrupted Heroine + Bandit Hero + Power Fantasy + Sweet Romance] Su Ye transmigrates into the body of Luo Qinghuan, the heroine of a female-oriented novel he read, and binds himself to the Corruption Investment System. Under his influence, every time Luo Qinghuan turns evil, he receives a reward. He can choose whether or not to invest that reward, but investing in the corrupted heroine earns him even greater rewards! So Su Ye corrupts h 48.8kReads9.4Score6.7k14d adds

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   All are highly-rated supernatural novels; the audiobook experience is fantastic! [Laughs]

3. 253 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 515.8kReads9.7Score69.9k14d adds

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   I still can't bear to read to the end. The mind-bending plot, suspense, and satisfying conclusion are truly captivating. Read a chapter or two first, and if you don't like it, then come and criticize me.

4. 254 把 Give Me Back My Soul 把老子的魂魄还给我 The Key Bearer神持钥Mystery644k WordsCompleted My name is Lin Zhou, and I'm a security guard. After I lost my job, my childhood friend Erwa found me a high-paying security job at a hotel. I soon discovered that everything about the place was strange. There wasn't a soul around during the day, but at night it was bustling, sending chills down my spine. I tried desperately to escape the hotel, but no matter how far I ran, I couldn't get away... 114Reads6.5Score—14d adds

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   This is so shocking, I'm even afraid to go to the bathroom! [Petrified][Petrified][Petrified]

5. 255 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 168.1kReads9.6Score21.5k14d adds
6. 256 诡 The Haunted Shroud 诡寿衣 24K Pure Goofball24K纯二Mystery414k WordsCompleted My family sells burial clothes. Every seven days, a woman comes to order a set. Only at the end did I discover she had been ordering burial clothes for all four members of my family. 1.1kReads8.8Score11714d adds
7. 257 人 A World Out of Balance 人间失衡 Xiao Youqian萧有钱Mystery94k WordsCompleted [Mind-bending suspense + short stories + no overarching plot + crime + criminal investigation + shocking twists + stories of ordinary people] The deepest wounds are often inflicted by those closest to us. A bloody case at an old family home, shrouded in mystery. Who is the real killer? After her father dies of illness, her sister-in-law sells her to northern Myanmar! The body of a baby girl is found in the woods. A kidnapping case turns into a murder investigation. Who would target an innocent i 224Reads8.3Score—14d adds
8. 258 麻 The Seer in Hemp Robes 麻衣天相 Lao Heini老黑泥Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Feng shui techniques can kill without spilling blood or save lives without anyone noticing. Fortune-telling and divination can reveal one's fate, but no reading should reveal everything, for the ways of Heaven are unpredictable. My name is Jiang Sheng. I was born with a yang body but an yin fate, destined for a life of hardship. My grandfather named me “Sheng,” hoping I could win half a move against Heaven and live a good life. My grandfather arranged nine marriages for me so I could overcome th 11kReads8.6Score2.4k14d adds

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   #Horror😱#ProtagonistHalo

9. 259 我 I Test-Sleep in Haunted Houses: My True Accounts of Ghostly Encounters! 我做凶宅试睡员，口述撞鬼实录！ Uncle Shui from Jinmen津门水叔Mystery455k WordsCompleted [As long as you’re not afraid of ghosts, you can make money even while you sleep.] My name is Ma Jun. Two friends and I run a real estate agency. We make plenty of money, but we keep running into ghosts because all the properties we sell are haunted houses... 466Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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   My friend and I opened a real estate agency together. After more than a year, we haven't made much money, but we keep encountering ghosts because we sell haunted houses… Haunted houses are those where unnatural deaths have occurred. Professionals categorize haunted houses into two types—red houses and white houses. Red houses are those where murders have taken place, while white houses are those where suicides occurred. So, do you know which one is the most haunted?! [Heart]

10. 260 落 The Falling Leaves Have Their Own Intentions 落苏有意 Lu Xiaosheng鹿小笙Mystery440k WordsCompleted My background is a mystery, and I was born with Yin-Yang Eyes. After coming of age, I was chosen to enter the underworld and became a low-ranking official. All around me, a multitude of baffling, mysterious cases unfold... 7.5kReads9.1Score78114d adds
11. 261 循 The Loop 循环 Drunken Seventh Master醉了的七爷Mystery133k WordsCompleted From losing everything to striking it rich overnight, Wang Hao wins at the gambling table for five days straight. But there are no free lunches, and in the end, his greed will make him pay a terrible price! In a single night, Wang Hao vanishes without a trace. Awei, Wang Hao's friend, reports him missing to the police, then secretly investigates his whereabouts. Unexpectedly, one eerie incident after another follows! Someone who died more than twenty years ago reappears! As he digs deeper, he di 255Reads8.3Score1714d adds
12. 262 玄 The Metaphysics Master Shakes the World After Coming Down from the Mountain 玄学大佬下山后轰动全世界 Gathering the Galaxy一揽星河Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + satisfying read + sweet romance] Everyone in the industry says the newly reunited eldest daughter of the Su family is a menace. One sentence from her can break up a marriage, shatter a family, drive someone into bankruptcy, or land them in jail, so people steer clear of her. What’s more, she has opened a Taoist temple and does fortune-telling, face-reading, feng shui, sells talismans, and catches ghosts. She’s done every sort of scam imaginable! Later, word gets around that the elde 78kReads9.5Score12k14d adds
13. 263 我 The True Story of a Haunted House Sleep Tester 我，一名凶宅试睡员的真实经历 Uncle Shui from Jinmen津门水叔Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted If there were a job where you didn’t have to do anything, but could charge by the minute and make a fortune just by sleeping, would you be interested in trying it? There’s just one catch: you can’t be afraid of ghosts. If you’re curious about what kind of job this is, I’m a veteran in the field, and I’ll tell you about my own experiences… 3.1kReads8.3Score20414d adds

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    A recently discovered completed novel. The immersion is incredible, and the extra chapters are especially memorable. Those who are easily scared or prone to overthinking might want to read selectively. Those with a strong stomach, go ahead and enjoy!

14. 264 四 The Eternal Night Is Coming to the Courtyard 四合院之永夜将至 The Bright Moon Has No Heart, Ah明月本无心丫Urban248k WordsCompleted [Not a period drama or tomb-raiding story + Villainous Male Lead + Plot-Driven, No Heroine + Mystery and Wild Imagination + Scheming + Urban] A shocking secret lies buried beneath a grand formation of ten courtyard compounds. Each family has fought over the treasure for a hundred years, and both the male lead and his rival are among its sacrifices. To defy fate and break free from his cocoon, the male lead takes in the Demon God’s three souls and seven spirits, and moves into a vessel made from 4Reads8.6Score—14d adds
15. 265 失 Out of Control 失控者 lookMystery100k WordsCompleted [Anthology stories + supernatural horror + folk customs + feng shui and mysticism + subtle scares + jaw-dropping twists] Open a paper box sealed away for many years, and one terrifying incident after another begins to surface. The massacre that wiped out an entire family in Nanhua Estate, and the deaths of everyone connected to the case! A bride in a red qipao appearing by your side in the dead of night! Strange legends circulate through a dilapidated high-rise, where hands reach out of the dark 39Reads—Score314d adds
16. 266 民 Folktales of the Northeast: The Household Guardian Immortal 民间故事之东北保家仙 Little Digger Tank掘土小坦克Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted In folk tradition in Northeast China, people believe in household guardian spirits. Those who worship them receive blessings, and my job is to help people invite these spirits into their homes… 339Reads8.2Score10014d adds

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    The first and third books are based on true stories; the author was a Taoist priest. The fourth book has a great concept and is very interesting to read. It's a tomb raiding novel, also based on true stories, written by the author after he was imprisoned for nine years.

17. 267 在 Surviving in a Haunted Mountain Village 在恐怖山村里活下去 Jiang Lanlan Qingqing江蓝蓝清清Mystery338k WordsCompleted Gu Xi enters a real-game scenario called “Horror Mountain Village,” where she's cast as a young bride sold into a remote mountain village to bring good luck to her sick husband. In just a few days in the village, the System's missions have her beating up her brother-in-law, smashing a family heirloom, and even catching her husband in bed with her maid... She's managed to offend every member of the family. She thought this was the limit of reckless behavior, but the missions that follow only get 729Reads8.2Score10114d adds

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    It's an exceptionally good read; I've been using this software to read novels since 2011 and I still am.

18. 268 诡 Eerie Tattoos 诡纹 Daoist of Jiangnan江南道长Mystery3.9M WordsCompleted My grandfather was a tattoo artist, but the things he tattooed were seriously sinister… 7.5kReads9.1Score78314d adds

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    The first book that gave me goosebumps even during the day.

19. 269 马 Master Ma Jiu Hunts Demons 马九爷捉妖 Big Lion大狮Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Tianjin, where the Jiuriver meets the sea, has been home to strange tales since ancient times. If you don’t believe me, then listen as I tell you a ghost story from Tianjin: how Ninth Master Ma hunted demons. Speaking of Ninth Master Ma, he was truly a remarkable man. And before long, strange things began to happen... 1.2kReads9.1Score12814d adds
20. 270 恐 Horror Mountain Village: I Get a Golden Finger by Completing Quests 恐怖山村：我靠做任务得金手指 Jiang Lanlan Qingqing江蓝蓝清清Mystery479k WordsCompleted [System] [Horror] [A touch of romance] [White-lotus heroine] [Two male leads] Gu Xi enters a real-life scenario called “Horror Mountain Village,” but she doesn't even survive the first volume before the ghost bride kills her. She has barely been buried when someone comes to dig up her grave. After finally making it back to the village alive, she must face an enormous natural disaster. The fog from the mountain behind the village is spreading. What will become of the entire Dizang Village? With t 642Reads8.6Score—14d adds
21. 271 人 Tomb Raider: I Scrape the Ground Bare and Drive the Zongzi Crazy 人在盗墓：刮地三尺给粽子搞麻了 Adorable Little Zongzi可爱小粽子Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Tomb raiding + System + invincible hero + giant zombies + supernatural horror] Lin Yi transmigrates to the Ancient City of Jingjue and obtains the Tomb-Raiding Check-In System. Check in while exploring ancient tombs to earn generous rewards. Peerless martial art: Dragon-Elephant Prajnaparamita. Sixteen Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secrets. Qilin bloodline. Black-gold ancient saber! Maoshan Daoist arts! … Fatty: “Lin Yi is way too fierce!” Lao Hu: “Sigh, that guy has stolen my thunder again and again. (ಥ 913Reads8.7Score13814d adds
22. 272 我 I Was a Detective in the Republic of China 我在民国当侦探 Sun Mingyuan孙铭苑Urban146k WordsCompleted [Republican-era investigations + Anthology stories + Male leads + Strong leads + Folk customs] Gao Ren has been having an awful run of luck lately. He accidentally offended a rich young master and nearly got thrown in jail! Luckily, while making his escape, he ran into a gullible little Taoist priest. The little priest wasn’t just good-looking, he was also willing to be Gao Ren’s money tree! He could perform rituals and solve baffling cold cases, too! Gao Ren stuck close to the little priest, se 250Reads8.9Score—14d adds
23. 273 玄 Mysticism: A Female Cultivator Reborn as a Wicked Old Lady, Living Life on Her Own Terms 玄学：女修穿成极品老太独自美丽 Get Rich Quick Pear暴富梨Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Mystical arts, satisfying read, no romance] Su Ran fails to advance and transmigrates into the body of a shrewish old woman in another world. The original owner is a notorious local spirit medium who makes a living by swindling people. She's a selfish, lazy old woman. As soon as Su Ran arrives, she's nearly thrown in jail, and only escapes thanks to her ghost-catching skills. The family she rescues escorts her home with drums and gongs, only to find her five children setting up a memorial shrin 3.5kReads8.8Score40114d adds

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    These two are good; they're about folklore and ghost stories, and exorcising evil spirits. 👻੭ˊᵕˋ੭

24. 274 访 Spirit-Seeking Case Files 3: The Grudge of the Wronged 访灵笔录3：冤亲赋 Mr. Tipsy酩酊和先生Mystery195k WordsCompleted [Mystery] [Supernatural] [Strong Duo] [Lighthearted] [Episodic Stories] [Ghostly Tales] [Ensemble Ghost-Hunting] "Love gives rise to sorrow; love gives rise to fear." "An evil spirit lives inside my body. I don't know when it will devour me." A naked woman's corpse is discovered in an underground parking garage, her chest stuffed with weeds and her organs missing. A string of murders throws the entire city into panic! Quan Ning accidentally gets caught up in this bizarre case. As clues gradually 38Reads7.9Score—14d adds
25. 275 访 Spirit-Seeking Case Files 1: The Road to the Yellow Springs 访灵笔录1：黄泉路 Mr. Tipsy酩酊和先生Mystery202k WordsCompleted [Mystery] [Supernatural] [A Powerful Duo] [Lighthearted] [Episodic Stories] [Ghostly Tales] [Ensemble Cast Hunting Ghosts] "The road to the Yellow Springs stretches for thousands of miles. The living and the dead are separated, with only fate to reunite them in another life." Quan Ning got into a car accident on a mountain road. As he lay on the brink of death, a man claiming to be a ghost judge from the underworld offered him a chance to live. "I'll lend you ten years. Interest is three percent 83Reads8.6Score—14d adds
26. 276 恶 Dark Tales 5: The Power Game 恶谭5：权势局 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery243k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Criminal investigation + Deduction + Case-by-case mysteries + The depths of human nature + No romance + Focused on solving cases] [Beneath the power, there is nothing but desire] A dismembered body is found in an alley, its bones and flesh mixed with pork. The brutal method of killing is appalling, and the victim’s wife has vanished without a trace! A popular young star dies mysteriously in a luxury hotel. The crime scene is covered in blood, but a malfunctioning surveillance system l 146Reads9.2Score10014d adds
27. 277 诡 The Creepy National Fortune Game: My Chinese-Style Horror Terrified the World 诡异国运：我的中式恐怖吓哭全球 Deng Tianye登天野Mystery604k WordsOngoing The supernatural invades the real world. Every country on Blue Star must design supernatural dungeons. Conquering another country’s dungeon lets you seize some of its national fortune, while a country whose dungeon is conquered will face all kinds of supernatural events, which may eventually lead to its destruction. For special reasons, the Dragon Kingdom has lost much of its supernatural culture and is at a disadvantage now that the supernatural has returned. Then Su Yi transmigrates here with 15.6kReads8.5Score1.4k14d adds

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    These Chinese horror stories are really good. I recommend not reading a few of them at night. The first one is even being posted on TikTok.

28. 278 恶 Dark Tales 4: Tides of the Sea of Hate 恶谭4：恨海潮 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Urban175k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Criminal investigation + Deduction + Case-by-case mysteries + The depths of human nature + No romance + Focused on solving cases] [Love and hate are poison. In excess, they consume flesh and blood and devour the soul.] A student at a foreign studies university carries explosives into a classroom, causing a tragedy that shocks the entire city! A wealthy boy vanishes on a rainy night, and his body surfaces in the river the next day. But the circumstances of his drowning are riddled with 245Reads9.7Score10214d adds
29. 279 开 A Chinese-Style Haunted House from the Start: Streamers Across the Internet Are All Screaming 开局中式鬼屋：全网主播都被吓哭 Just a Passerby一个过客人Mystery508k WordsCompleted [No female lead + comedy + healing + perfect mealtime reading] Jiang Zhe transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens the Myriad Worlds Horror System. As he learns more about this world, he discovers that Chinese-style haunted houses are still very traditional. Western-style horror is what's popular. Well, that's just perfect. Let's start with a pair of embroidered shoes to whet their appetites. And throw in a doll, too. Want to experience a wedding? Sure! Let's prepare a ghost marriag 2.3kReads8.0Score22614d adds
30. 280 恶 Dark Tales 3: The Abyss of Desire 恶谭3：欲望渊 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery209k WordsCompleted [Mystery + criminal investigation + deduction + episodic cases + the depths of human nature + no romance + solving cases] [Desire is a wildfire, hard to contain once it spreads. It burns away reason, leaving only ashes behind.] Young Jiang Tingxu was presumed to have died by suicide, but years later he suddenly reappears and mercilessly kills the family members he once knew. A bizarre family history begins to come to light... The shocking discovery of several skeletons brings Longxue Village, a 202Reads9.2Score9614d adds
31. 281 栩 Vivid as Life 栩栩若生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller said I was born destined for greatness, the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess, with the power to turn stones into gold and command flower spirits and tree sprites. Once I came of age, my family was sure to prosper. But when I was twelve, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, and I kept seeing terrifying visions... In a dream, I met an old woman who told me to find an expert with supernatural powers to save my life. Millet to summon souls, altars and form 19.7kReads9.5Score3.4k14d adds

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    This book is written in the first person, and it's incredibly terrifying at the beginning, not only because of the fear of ghosts and monsters, but also because of the author's own helplessness. The romance is also quite heart-wrenching.

32. 282 人 Living in America, I Start with a Chinese-Style Haunted House 人在老美，开局中式鬼屋 Gongzi Qi公子奇Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted American Horror: Five people recklessly enter a haunted house, and none make it out alive; Chinese Horror: Five people recklessly enter a haunted house, and six people make it out; I’ll prove that all Americans are cowards! 616Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 283 恶 Dark Tales 2: The Fame and Fortune Circuit 恶谭2：名利场 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery267k WordsCompleted [Mind-bending mystery + criminal investigation + deduction + episodic stories + the depths of human nature + stunning twists + hard-core sleuthing] “Where fame and fortune reign, disputes are sure to arise.” A woman's corpse hidden inside a Buddha statue in an ancient temple, a mysterious online celebrity, and a group of suspects with tangled connections: Tan Zheng takes on a baffling murder case. As the investigation deepens, he discovers that the case is far more complicated than it first appe 254Reads9.3Score11114d adds
34. 284 华 Are There No Gods or Ghosts in China? Chinese Horror Terrifies the World 华夏无鬼神？中式恐怖吓哭全球 Loves Beef Tallow Hot Pot爱吃牛油火锅Mystery914k WordsOngoing [National-Destiny Livestream + Horror and Terror + Designing Scenarios] Bai Lang, a fanatical horror-culture enthusiast, transmigrated to a world similar to the one he had known in his previous life. The only difference was that the Dragon Kingdom had never developed its own Chinese-style horror culture. Instead, Western horror legends had captured the public imagination, with figures like chainsaw-wielding maniacs, man-eating sharks, and zombies. When the horror national-destiny arena descended 12.5kReads8.5Score1.2k14d adds
35. 285 诡 Eerie Revival: My Chinese-Style Horror Is Taking the World by Storm 诡异复苏：我的中式恐怖杀疯全球 Have a Bite of Cheese尝一口奶酪Mystery487k WordsOngoing [The uncanny + national destiny + Chinese-style horror + no female lead + fast-paced + terrifying + cathartic + tons of twists] The uncanny descends, and every country must set up a battlefield of horrors and take part in a national war. The winners prosper; the losers are overrun by the uncanny. Because the Dragon Kingdom’s knowledge of the path of ghosts and gods has been lost, it suffers repeated defeats on the battlefield of horrors, and much of its national fortune is plundered! While the w 105Reads7.3Score—14d adds
36. 286 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
37. 287 访 Record of the Spirit Seekers 2: Farewell to the Mortal World 访灵笔录2：入世辞 Mr. Tipsy酩酊和先生Mystery196k WordsCompleted [Mystery + supernatural + powerful partners + lively humor + episodic stories + ghostly tales + an ensemble cast hunting ghosts] “Nothing brings greater joy than meeting a new friend; nothing brings greater sorrow than parting from a loved one.” A chance encounter with a beauty on Ghost Wasteland Mountain turns out to be a deadly ghost's attempt to claim a soul! Karmic ties from a past life and entanglements in this one: whose mistake is it, and whose fate? Quan Ning and Yin Cangyi are accidenta 40Reads7.9Score—14d adds
38. 288 全 Global Horror: A Red-and-White Collision Scares the World to Tears from the Start 全民恐怖：开局红白撞煞吓哭全球 The Script Is Set to Go Viral定本本爆火Urban313k WordsCompleted [Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng + Chinese gods + Chinese-style horror + no saintly protagonist + no heroine + exhilarating, unstoppable power fantasy.] The world's mythological systems have collapsed. Western mythology now dominates, while Eastern mythology has been forgotten and mocked, and Chinese civilization has become a laughingstock. Wang Feng transmigrates with the entire Chinese pantheon... The Sakura Country and American Eagle mock China for having no gods! The people of China cry out in desp 2.7kReads8.5Score30314d adds
39. 289 民 Notes on Strange Folk Tales 民间诡事札记 Ein Shutan爱因舒坦Mystery402k WordsCompleted The countryside hides the strangest legends and lays bare the truest depths of the human heart. A single red embroidered shoe beneath an old pagoda tree holds a grievance and a hatred left unspoken. A strange peddler knocking at the door in the dead of night carries no ordinary goods in his pack, only old stories frosted over with time. A bronze mirror rising from an ancient well can reflect ghosts, but not the depths of the human heart... These curious tales scattered across bustling streets an 66Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This!

40. 290 诡 The Ghost Candle Craftsman 诡烛匠人 Ge Minmin Elaine歌旻敏ElaineMystery148k WordsCompleted In a narrow alley in the old part of town stands a candle shop that has been in the same family for three generations. No one knows that it only takes on business involving the cursed. Those driven to despair by ghosts, possession, or paranormal hauntings all come knocking on its door late at night. Zhong Ling, the third-generation heir, doesn't burn talismans or summon deities. He simply hands them a candle. “Light it. Before it burns out, either you die, or the truth comes to life.” Ghostly 13Reads—Score214d adds

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    That's terrifying!

41. 291 一 A Qin King's Battle March Shakes the World with Chinese Instruments 一曲秦王破阵，中式乐器震撼全球 Shuwei书为Urban130k WordsOngoing [Traditional Chinese instruments + musicians + ancient Chinese ancestors + high-spirited action + restoring Chinese musical heritage + becoming legendary in the college entrance exams] The paranormal invades, and monsters run rampant. The whole world is plunged into crisis, and the civilization humanity has inherited for a million years stands on the brink of destruction. But all hope is not lost. A profession capable of resisting paranormal monsters, the “Musician,” is born in answer to the cal 1Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 292 午 Midnight Frights: These Ghost Stories Are Seriously Addictive 午夜惊魂：这些鬼故事真上头 The Gray Wolf of Antarctica南极的灰狼Mystery201k WordsOngoing [Horror] + [Infinite Horror] + [Not Mindless] [Rumors] + [Eerie] + [Thriller] Cowards, don’t read this! Best read alone at night, hiding under the covers. If you’re scared, don’t click in. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 293 禁 Return from the Forbidden Zone: I Brought the Missing Back from the Warp 禁地归人之我从亚空间带回失踪者 Ge Minmin Elaine歌旻敏ElaineUrban185k WordsCompleted Every year, a million people mysteriously vanish around the world, and none ever return. Then Zhong Jiale discovered that the window in his bedroom was actually a gateway to forbidden pocket dimensions! Ruined ghost cities, deep-sea prisons, apocalyptic exclusion zones, ancient ruins... Everyone else went in to die, but he went in to save people, seize treasures, and become a god! He rescued billionaires from hell and brought back relatives who had been missing for a century through a rift in ti 7Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 294 我 The Years I Spent Raising Corpses and Nurturing Ghosts in the Graveyard 我在坟场种尸养诡的那些年 I, Too, Am a Dragon Slayer我亦是屠龙客Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Feng wakes up as a tomb keeper in a world plagued by natural disasters and sinister calamities. The slightest mistake could cost him his life. Fortunately, he can plant corpses to raise ghosts, sowing dead bodies to reap all kinds of skills and ghosts. The Opera Ghost plays the Monkey King, bringing the seventy-two transformations to life and sweeping through the turmoil of the mortal world. The Embroidery Ghost mends everything under the sun, weaving a tragic song of a troubled age and craf 13.9kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
45. 295 浮 Life and Death Together: Redemption in a Century-Old Haunted Realm 浮生同生：百年诡域救赎录 Sharing a Lifetime共浮生Mystery90k WordsCompleted In an instant, on an elevated highway on a rainy night, Lu Ye, a wage earner at the bottom of society, risked his life to save a stranger, Su Wan. The two of them plunged into a deadly crisis. An accident bound them to the only twin symbiosis System on the entire internet: [Shared Life]. Its rules were cruel and impossible to escape: they could not break the bond, survive alone, or clear a stage separately. If one lived, they both lived; if one died, they both died. From then on, two ordinary 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It wasn't too scary, but it was alright.

46. 296 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1.3kReads—Score10714d adds

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    Little exorcist who catches ghosts, fights zombies, and exorcises evil spirits, sparks fly everywhere.

47. 297 民 Strange Tales from the Civil Affairs Bureau (Complete in 8 Volumes) 民调局异闻录（全8册） Er Dong Shuishou耳东水寿Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted The Strange Tales of the Bureau of Investigation series creates an entirely new world of suspense: a mysterious organization dedicated to uncovering the truth behind bizarre, uncanny, and supernatural events, and the world it faces. The stories are wildly strange and utterly captivating, with a witty, playful style and one suspenseful twist after another. Once you start reading, you won't be able to put them down. Throughout history, strange cases and evil monsters have always been dealt with by 37.4kReads9.6Score5.8k14d adds

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    It's really good! After finishing the second book of "The Three Corpses' Tale," I had nothing else to read, so I found "The Bureau of Paranormal Investigation." I didn't expect it to be so good. It's not that scary, but it's absolutely amazing and very enjoyable.

48. 298 青 The Green Satchel Corpse Robe (Complete Collection, Volumes 1–3) 青囊尸衣（1-3册合集） Lu Banchi鲁班尺Mystery625k WordsCompleted In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), beneath the unsteady glow of an oil lamp, a white-bearded old man handed a cloth bundle to the jailer and whispered, “This can bring the dead back to life.” In the eighth year of Hongwu (1375), three days before Zhu Yuanzhang ordered his death, Liu Bowen faked his own death. Afterward, he hid in Wolong Valley and devoted all he had learned in his lifetime to completing The Corpse-Cloth Scripture. In 1975, within a single month, Zhu Hansheng, a barefoot do 18.1kReads9.4Score3.2k14d adds

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    Chinese horror is so scary it'll make your scalp tingle and you'll be too afraid to go to the bathroom. It's recommended to watch it during the day.

49. 299 恐 The Haunted Teahouse: I Only Sell Objects of Ill Omen 恐怖茶馆：我只卖大凶之物 Lord Salted Fish咸鱼君Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted The world is divided between yin and yang. Some people do business with the living, while others trade with the dead. I deal in the business of the dead, but I don’t sell coffins, paper money, funeral clothes, or paper effigies. What I sell are things you’ve never seen before, things far stranger still… 30.7kReads9.2Score2.9k14d adds

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    This brings us to GuGu's terrifying four-part series! The order is: Merchant → Teahouse → Tavern → Dojo.

50. 300 苗 The Miaojiang Gu Chronicles 苗疆蛊事 Namo Kasaya Science Buddha南无袈裟理科佛Mystery4.3M WordsCompleted The calamity of witchcraft and poison is spoken of only by people in the countryside. Many people who are unknowingly caught up in it have no idea it exists. Friends, do you really think there are no extraordinary people in this vast land of China? You do? No! No! No! Do you want me to tell you that I’m a poison-raising practitioner from the Miao borderlands? All right, come on in and let’s dish… 13.8kReads9.3Score2k14d adds

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