Horror Novels Rated 9 or Higher! The Scarier, the Better 九分以上恐怖小说！越恐怖越得劲儿

1. 251 未 My Fiancée Disappeared, and I Became the Killer 未婚妻失踪，我成了凶手 Walking Beef Brisket行走的牛五花Mystery8k WordsCompleted My name is Cheng Yuan. My fiancée has disappeared. The last message I saw before I passed out was from her. “Cheng Yuan, run!” When I woke up, I found myself trapped in a perfect replica of my home, with something sinister lurking everywhere. And it seemed someone was watching me! A madman claimed to be deeply in love with my fiancée. But later, I discovered that the real madman was someone else. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 252 皮 The Tiger Skin: Three Years After My Mother Died, Someone Knocked at My Door in the Dead of Night 皮打虎：我娘死后三年，深夜来敲我家门 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻11k WordsCompleted Leather Tiger: Three Years After My Mother Died, Someone Came Knocking at My Door Late at Night 2Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 253 宿 There’s a Ghost in the Dorm 宿舍有鬼 Weichao未朝Mystery8k WordsCompleted My roommate is a cosplayer. A month into our sophomore year, she ordered a complete Chinese ghost-bride outfit online to wear to a horror party. She even hung the entire outfit beside her bed the night before. But that night, I woke with a start in the middle of the night and saw with my own eyes a female ghost in a bright red wedding dress pacing back and forth at the foot of her bed. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 254 闺 My Best Friend Urged Me to Get a Tattoo, But I Ended Up Tattooing Ghost Skin 闺蜜劝我纹身，可我竟然纹了鬼皮 Entering the Inkstone, Emerging from the Mountains入砚出山13k WordsCompleted My best friend urged me to get a tattoo, but somehow I ended up tattooing ghost skin on myself 86Reads—Score—14d adds

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   These two articles are really quite scary. I'm too scared to ride the bus after reading them; they're terrifying! I have a heart condition and shouldn't read them.

5. 255 闺 My Best Friend Disappeared While Picking Up Takeout, and Everyone Says She Never Existed 闺蜜取个外卖就失踪，所有人都说她并不存在 Miao Miao苗淼Mystery8k WordsCompleted My best friend went out to pick up a delivery and never came back. She vanished from my life completely. Nobody remembered her. They all thought I was mentally ill. The truth was, we had been split across two different timelines. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 256 吃 Eat Mutton, Share the Sheep's Lifespan 吃羊肉，分羊寿 Entering the Inkstone, Emerging from the Mountains入砚出山10k WordsCompleted Eat mutton, share the sheep's years of life —Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 257 恐 Horror Resurgence: I Can Avoid Danger and Command Evil Spirits 恐怖复苏，我能趋吉避凶驾驭厉鬼 Even Cats Love China猫也爱华夏Mystery287k WordsOngoing The rating just came out. It'll go up later (bows to the big shots.jpg) [Ghosts Resurrecting + The Human World Is Hell + Avoiding Misfortune and Seeking Good Fortune + Mysterious Revival Setting + Not a Saint] Lin Chuan transmigrates to a parallel world. His parents are the same as they were before he transmigrated, except he has a long-lived grandfather. At first, he thinks this is just an ordinary parallel world. That is, until evening study one night... A line of scarlet writing appears on th 837Reads5.9Score—14d adds

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   A mysterious resurrection setting; the protagonist is by no means a saint, embodying the principle of "every man for himself is doomed!" Power-up: The Human Skin Book (for good fortune and avoiding misfortune). He forges a unique path as a ghost-controlling master, like Seventh Master or White Impermanence [smirk].

8. 258 女 Daughter Village 女儿村 Weichao未朝Mystery9k WordsCompleted I was born in Daughter Village. For twenty years in a row, every child born in our village was a girl. Every nightfall, the cries of baby girls echoed through the valley. Once, a Taoist priest came to our village and said the entire village was cursed. During the summer of my first year of graduate school, my advisor ignored my protests and brought me and several other students to the village to conduct research. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 259 丢 The Missing Body 丢失的身体 Fan Xiu梵修12k WordsCompleted Two empty bottles of sleeping pills lay before the grave, and two kidneys lay before his son's grave. With a smile on his face, he leaned against his son's gravestone and slowly closed his eyes. —Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 260 李 Li Xianyu's Journey to Immortality 李咸鱼的修仙之旅 Little Linzi Lin小林子林Eastern Fantasy177k WordsOngoing Cultivating to Immortality Through Good Deeds: I Ascended by Raising Children In a nutshell: Others cultivate immortality by killing and plundering treasures. Li Xianyu cultivates immortality by... opening an orphanage??!?… —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    If you don't like it, you can cut me.

11. 261 断 Midnight Strangulation Marks on a Severed Hand 断手的午夜掐痕 Chen Taiyao陈太瑶Mystery9k WordsCompleted That night on duty, my junior grabbed my sleeve, his voice trembling. “Senior, the patient who lost a hand in a drunk-driving accident half a year ago… he's dead.” A chill ran down the back of my neck as the memories came flooding back. Two accident victims had been brought to the hospital that day, and both had lost their right hands. Yet only one of them survived. Later, the survivor woke in the middle of the night with red marks where his own hand had choked him. His family sought help from e 2Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 262 我 My Neighbor Knocks on the Wall at 3 A.M. Every Day 我的邻居每天准时在凌晨3点敲墙 Ribbit Hahahaha蛙哈哈哈哈11k WordsCompleted My neighbor knocks on the wall at exactly 3 a.m. every day 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Here's a collection of horror novels I've read. It includes supernatural, suspense, thriller, and supernatural tales. Perfect for reading alone late at night—a must-read for the brave! Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys short horror stories.

13. 263 诡 Strange Outdoor Expeditions 诡异户外探索 Desert Cactus沙漠仙人球Mystery754k WordsCompleted Phones are inseparable from daily life and constantly in the public eye. Livestreaming on phones has become a way for some people to explore the world and make money… Wang Fan was a professional online celebrity. At first, he livestreamed himself singing and chatting with viewers online… As time went by, singing and chatting on livestreams were no longer enough to satisfy his audience. A chance outdoor outing led him to explore outdoor livestreaming. 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I haven't read this book yet, so I don't know if it's a 9 out of 10, but it's definitely going to be scary 😱.

14. 264 职 Workplace Rule Horror: A Desperate Fight to Survive the Grind 职场规则怪谈：玩命打工求生 Transmigrate Across the Galaxy in My Underpants穿越银河的裤衩侠Mystery8k WordsCompleted A job interview turns into a deadly game The printer devours people, the elevator plummets, the boss eats human flesh… Every workplace rule is a lethal trap! Double-sided printing can save your life; pressing the wrong elevator button can cost it. Remember the rules of the workplace, or you'll be the next zombie! Is this workplace bullying, or a death game? Welcome to workplace hell Please do your best to survive. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 265 暴 Rules of the Rest Stop on a Stormy Night 暴雨夜服务区规则怪谈 Ribbit Hahahaha蛙哈哈哈哈15k WordsCompleted Rules of the Rest Stop on a Stormy Night 5Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 266 学 Don't Look Back During Evening Study at School 学校晚自习别回头 Ribbit Hahahaha蛙哈哈哈哈14k WordsCompleted Don’t Look Back During Evening Study at School 6Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 267 倒 The Man Buried Upside Down 倒着埋的人 Ribbit Hahahaha蛙哈哈哈哈13k WordsCompleted The Man Buried Upside Down 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    If you enjoy reading suspense and horror late at night, you absolutely must bookmark this one—"The Man Buried Upside Down." A village with strange rules, a vertical coffin facing deep into the mountains, and a shocking secret revealed by a great flood. It's incredibly addictive!! A must-read if you're looking for something to read!

18. 268 浓 What Came Back from the Mountains When the Fog Rolled In 浓雾起时，从山里跟回来的东西 Inspired by the Pen, Flowers Bloom望笔生花16k WordsCompleted The Thing That Followed Me Back from the Mountains When the Fog Rose 1Reads—Score114d adds

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    Both short stories were pretty good; they didn't use the superpowers or monster-slaying trope, just pure horror.

19. 269 亡 My Dead Wife Returns on Our Wedding Night 亡妻归来新婚夜 Inspired by the Pen, Flowers Bloom望笔生花18k WordsCompleted My Late Wife Returns on Our Wedding Night 2Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 270 空 The Empty Grave 空坟 Red Phantom红幽灵Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Don't mess with the mirror in the house! After my favorite mirror disappeared, I began to fear the light. The doctor said I was allergic to sunlight, and I thought I was just sick. Until one day... I saw... my own grave! 1.1kReads9.0Score10714d adds

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    It's terrifying! You'll only know the truth after watching it! [Thinking]

21. 271 死 The Dead Man's Makeup 死人妆 Luo Xiaoqi罗小琪Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The old folks often say, “Men shouldn’t be born on the first day of the lunar month, and women shouldn’t be born on the fifteenth.” I was born on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, with the fate of an iron broom and a destructive bone marrow. The living despise me, and I bring death to my whole family, yet demons and ghosts have their eyes on me! Because of him, I also broke a taboo and became a woman of yin fate... To save me, my mother-in-law taught me the art of applying makeup to th 2.5kReads9.1Score33014d adds

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    All three books scored above nine points. You can tell what kind of books they are just by looking at the covers and titles. My personal favorite is "Dead Man's Makeup," but the other two are also good. They're all quite good.

22. 272 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
23. 273 7 Bureau 747: Special Affairs Division Nine 747局之特殊事物处理九科 Brother Elbow肘子师兄Urban770k WordsCompleted Do you really know the colleagues around you? What about your classmates and family? The person you've lived with for years, the one you know best, might not even be human! In this world, humans and demons coexist. Demons can live among you in all sorts of ways. “They” might be the man selling jianbing on the street, or they might be your boss! If a top special forces soldier hadn't awakened his family's bloodline in a panic while carrying out a highly classified special mission, and then joined 728Reads7.1Score—14d adds

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    Do you really understand your family and friends? Perhaps they aren't human at all, maybe they're demons! If it weren't for a special forces soldier participating in a highly classified mission, none of this would have been known to the world…

24. 274 特 Special Affairs Bureau, Division Nine: The Nanhai Monster Uprising 特殊事物处理九科之南海妖乱 Brother Elbow肘子师兄Mystery540k WordsCompleted Do you really know the friends around you? The coworkers around you? Your own family? Do you~ know this world? Maybe the people you know, the ones you've met and fallen in love with, aren't human at all~~~ They're demons~! If it weren't for one extraordinary mission, none of this would ever have come to light. And if it weren't for the people who silently stood guard, the Jiuying Sect might already have severed the dragon veins and destroyed our nation's fortune of ten thousand years... 143Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Do you truly understand your colleagues? Do you understand your classmates and relatives? Perhaps the person you know best, the one you've lived with for years, isn't even human! In this world, humans and demons coexist! Demons live among you in various ways! 'They' could be the pancake vendor, or they could be your boss! If it weren't for a top-tier special forces soldier who, during a highly classified mission, awakened his family's bloodline in the chaos and subsequently joined a special national organization, perhaps all of this would never have been known to the world…

25. 275 雾 The Black Dog of Misty Mountain 雾山黑犬 Passing Through October路过十月13k WordsCompleted Black Dog of Mist Mountain 11Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's really good, worth buying, and the immersion is very strong.

26. 276 十 Twelve Ghosts 十二鬼魂 Passing Through October路过十月34k WordsCompleted Twelve Ghosts 17Reads—Score214d adds
27. 277 伪 Strange Tales of the Impostors 伪人诡录 A Plastic Person一只塑料人Mystery720k WordsCompleted [Uncanny Horror + Lovecraftian Terror + Impostors + A Ghost Wife to Raise + Madness + Exorcism Through Materialism. No cultivation, no System. One heroine, but female supporting characters too. Read with caution if that's not your thing.] Think carefully about everyone you saw today. Can you be sure that “they” were all human? Don't panic. There's no need to answer too quickly. First, take a deep breath and try to recall the unnatural details. For example, someone repeatedly greeting you with th 4.8kReads8.9Score39214d adds
28. 278 双 If We Both Die, That's a Happy Ending 双死即是HE I Love Handsome Men我爱大美男8k WordsCompleted A Double Death Is a Happy Ending 3Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 279 哽 The Sobbing Maitreya 哽咽的弥勒 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery408k WordsCompleted A truly thrilling horror fantasy, with a master like Lin Zhenying guiding you through terrifying adventures, slaying demons and monsters, exploring forbidden arts, and cultivating as a demon immortal. Once you start reading, you won't be able to stop. It's pure exhilaration from beginning to end! 14Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I highly recommend a realistic supernatural suspense novel! Master Ma wields magical artifacts to suppress evil spirits, while the female protagonist with vertical pupils glimpses the sinister forces invisible to ordinary people. Her apprentices venture into perilous situations to investigate strange cases. The folk customs are depicted with chilling realism, and the cases are terrifying upon closer examination. There are no melodramatic or mind-numbing moments throughout. It's an episodic series, so you won't get stuck in a bad mood. Immersive Chinese horror lovers shouldn't miss it!

30. 280 柜 The Woman in the Closet 柜子里的女人 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery6k WordsCompleted The Woman in the Cabinet 55Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 281 规 Rule Horror: Zhen Huan’s Reminder, Never Look into the Bronze Mirror 规则怪谈：甄嬛谨记勿照铜镜 Xi Fengyue西枫月Female-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: Zhen Huan, Remember Never to Look in the Bronze Mirror 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Here come some suspenseful and thrilling short stories!

32. 282 直 Forbidden Zone Livestream: That Invitation Is Made of Human Skin 直播禁地：那封请柬，是人皮做的 Xi Fengyue西枫月7k WordsCompleted Livestreaming in the Forbidden Zone: That Invitation Was Made of Human Skin —Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 283 民 Republican-Era Detective Tales 民国侦探诡事录 Liu Gang刘港Mystery317k WordsCompleted [Standalone cases + Republican-era investigations + criminal investigation and deduction + paranormal mysteries + powerful partners] In the chaotic Republican era, the land is shattered and strange events abound. One bizarre case follows another, but the truth remains as elusive as a mist... In a village at midnight, residents die one after another. Rumors say the “Stinking-Mouth Ghost” has returned to exact revenge, leaving everyone terrified. A haunted house by the lake conceals an old massacr 377Reads9.1Score10014d adds

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    Highly recommended, it's the kind of thing that leaves you speechless at first glance, but gets chilling upon closer inspection 😨

34. 284 规 Rule Horror: No One at That School Is Allowed to Open Their Eyes at Midnight 规则怪谈：那所学校禁止在午夜睁眼 Xi Fengyue西枫月8k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: That School Forbids You to Open Your Eyes at Midnight —Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 285 怀 The Pocket Watch Murder Game: I Killed Myself 怀表杀局：我杀了我 Xi Fengyue西枫月8k WordsCompleted The Pocket Watch Murder Plot: I Killed Myself —Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 286 红 When the Red Light Turns On, Please Die 红灯亮，请去死 Xi Fengyue西枫月6k WordsCompleted The light is red. Go die. —Reads—Score—14d adds
37. 287 穿 Transmigrated Woman, Stop Causing Trouble 穿越女，别作妖 Xi Fengyue西枫月6k WordsCompleted Transmigrated Woman, Stop Making Trouble —Reads—Score—14d adds
38. 288 震 Shocking! I'm the Only Human in the Class 震惊！全班只有我是人 Xi Fengyue西枫月7k WordsCompleted Shocking! I’m the Only Human in the Whole Class 1Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 289 墙 The Landlord in the Wall, Watching Me Every Night 墙缝里的房东，每晚都在看我 Xi Fengyue西枫月6k WordsCompleted The Landlord in the Wall Gap Watches Me Every Night 4Reads—Score—14d adds
40. 290 镇 Suppressing the Dragon 镇龙 Ninth Young Master of the Daoist Sect道门九公子Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted For one person, he dug up an ancient grave, broke into a dragon's tomb, and wielded the Yang Sword to slay yin spirits! An heir to a family of secret arts, he joins a group of men and women bound together by fate. Together, they travel far and wide, fighting monsters in the mountains, slaying evil in the cities, breaking into the underworld, and robbing ghost messengers... To change our fate, we defy the heavens! 2.5kReads8.8Score53214d adds
41. 291 民 Chronicles of Strange Folk Tales 民间怪谈事件录 Fei vs Yi非vs衣Mystery351k WordsCompleted Not for the faint of heart! Not for the faint of heart! Not for the faint of heart! The 1980s and 1990s saw one bizarre incident after another in Jubao Village: Zhao Laohei, who rose from the dead at the execution ground... The woman who hanged herself in town, her whole face turned a purplish black... The ghost child encountered during a game of hide-and-seek on the Ghost Festival... The terrifying bamboo fiend in the old bamboo grove... People and ghosts playing cards in a yin-yang card game.. 216Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The new book has no ratings yet, but its future potential is limitless!

42. 292 亡 My Dead Husband’s Memo: Don’t Look Back, Honey 亡夫备忘录：老婆别回头 Xi Fengyue西枫月10k WordsCompleted Widow's Memo: Don't Look Back, Wife 3Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 293 撕 She Came Back After I Tore Up My Dead Wife's Photograph 撕碎亡妻遗照后，她回来了 Xi Fengyue西枫月8k WordsCompleted After She Tore Up Her Late Wife’s Portrait, She Came Back 24Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 294 黑 Heimu Creek: Bloodstained Human-Skin Paper Spat Out in the Dead of Night 黑木溪：深夜吐出的带血人皮纸 Xi Fengyue西枫月6k WordsCompleted Blackwood Creek: Bloodstained Human Skin Paper Spat Out in the Dead of Night —Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 295 你 Is Someone Hiding in Your Ceiling? 你家天花板有没有藏人？ Xi Fengyue西枫月5k WordsCompleted Is Someone Hiding in Your Ceiling? —Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 296 一 Painting Yin and Yang with a Single Stroke 一笔绘阴阳 The Waves Are a Whale's Tears海浪是鲸鱼的眼泪Mystery664k WordsOngoing As I gazed down the shadowy corridor and across the empty hall, the strange order of light and darkness stirred a fear of the unknown deep inside me. The elders always said, “The ancestral hall is home to spirits that have yet to depart.” “Don’t step on the threshold, don’t touch the ancestral tablets, and don’t whistle in the ancestral hall.” “The names on the tablets weren’t carved there. They moved in.” When the wind blew past the row of wooden windows, the latticework let out a mournful wail 209Reads—Score10114d adds

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    A coming-of-age supernatural novel based on true stories. The plot is intricately woven and suspenseful.

47. 297 中 Chinese-Style Horror Stories 中式恐怖小说 Xiang Sansan Bei向三三北Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted 29Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's worth ten points in my heart.

48. 298 神 The God-Eater Girl Has an Immortal Body 神蚀少女拥有不死之身 Treading Snow on a Secluded Mountain幽山踏雪Ancient Romance931k WordsCompleted [Chinese-Style Horror + Master and Servant + Immortality + Cthulhu + Dual Female Leads] Is having an immortal body really a wonderful thing? Watching your family die, your friends leave, and your beloved pass away: that's the price of immortality. But I refuse to accept that. So I'm going to make my beloved become a god alongside me, and then we'll never have to part. Who could have imagined that after countless hardships, the brutally cruel path to godhood was nothing more than a game the gods 160Reads—Score10114d adds

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    A Chinese horror novel with elements of Cthulhu mythos, and most importantly, featuring two female protagonists—it's both sweet and maddening, and incredibly thrilling.

49. 299 民 Notes on Folk Spirit Mediums 民间出马仙笔记 Sun Mingyuan孙铭苑Mystery95k WordsCompleted [Spirit Mediums + Chinese-Style Horror + Episodic Stories + Supernatural Mystery + Karma + Mind-Blowing Twists + Feng Shui and the Occult] "Unraveling one strange and unpredictable tale of karmic retribution after another" In a remote suburb of the city lies a cemetery. Few people know that a shop dealing in the supernatural stands there, run by a spirit medium who can communicate with the dead and the living. The owner specializes in paranormal cases beyond ordinary people's understanding, but 512Reads9.3Score3514d adds
50. 300 阴 The Yin-Yang Hot Pot Restaurant 阴阳火锅店 Yan Huo炎火Mystery806k WordsCompleted I took over a hot pot restaurant from my second uncle. He told me never to serve customers a yuan yang hot pot after midnight! After I took over the place, everything I believed in began to crumble... One night, I wasn't paying attention and served a couple a yuan yang hot pot. The next day, I saw in the newspaper that the couple had died! They'd jumped to their deaths together! After that, every night at midnight, a strange couple would appear in my restaurant and ask me to make them a yuan yan 587Reads7.7Score2214d adds

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