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  1. 251 Close Your Eyes, and the Nightmare Begins 闭眼即梦魇 Mystery150k WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow + no romance + mild horror + mystery-solving] A bizarre murder case dragged Yan Wei, a psychiatric patient, into a bloody game. As layer after layer of fog lifted, he discovered a grand conspiracy lurking behind it all... A mysteriously vanished psychiatric hospital, otherworldly powers worshipped by the masses, a boy whose face he could never remember from his dreams... Behind ideals that seemed so grand lay a tangled web of human and divine self-interest. 40Reads—Score—Shelves
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  2. 252 The Corpse Coffin's Ghostly Fragrance 尸棺鬼香 Mystery104k WordsOngoing [The corpse sits in the coffin, the ghost eats incense] [Fate from a past life, continued in this one] A Maoshan Taoist’s path to raising ghosts... After his grandmother dies unexpectedly, Shen Lin happens upon the notes his grandfather left behind. From then on, he begins a ghost-hunting life in which he narrowly escapes death time and time again... 132Reads—Score—Shelves
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  3. 253 Republican-Era Detective Tales 民国侦探诡事录 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 372Reads9.1Score100Shelves
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  4. 254 House for Rent: Haunted 凶宅出租 Mystery453k WordsCompleted Firsthand experiences and true cases from a real estate agent, adapted supernatural incidents from haunted houses. Each chapter is a standalone paranormal story, uncovering the secrets behind haunted houses and the tangled struggles of human nature. 447Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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  5. 255 Shattered Yin-Yang Jade 阴阳玉碎 Mystery55k WordsOngoing [Supernatural + horror + suspense + first person + no idiots in the story + clever protagonist + a touch of angst] "I'm turning eighteen soon. I should die, too." Yu Yue and I are twin sisters, born eighteen years ago on Ghost Festival. A fortune-teller gave us each a jade pendant and said that on our eighteenth birthday, whoever's pendant broke would die. We're seventeen now, and suddenly both pendants have shattered. How can we possibly survive? 44Reads—Score—Shelves
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  6. 256 A Collection of Folk Supernatural Tales, Part One 民间灵异事件合集(上) Mystery6k WordsCompleted Collection of Strange Supernatural Tales from the Countryside, Part One 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  7. 257 Reincarnation's Eerie Station 轮回诡站 Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing A cursed ticket leading to one horrifying incident site after another... A city shrouded in dense fog, obsessed with eradicating the very existence of "horror"... Passengers who vanish one after another, or are cursed for all eternity... Inside a dilapidated train, an amnesiac burdened by three curses awakens in the dim light, as a voice calling out "curse" sounds in his ears... "Welcome to Reincarnation Station! Passengers aboard the train, please pay attention... The next stop is... Corpse Pai 167kReads8.8Score17.7kShelves
  8. 258 The Corpse Bearer 抬尸人 Mystery821k WordsCompleted Have you ever carried a corpse? Can you imagine what it feels like to carry the body of a young, beautiful girl who died only recently? I'll never forget it for the rest of my life. And after carrying that body, I was never the same again. 899Reads6.2Score100Shelves
  9. 259 The Dead Bride 死去的新娘 Mystery163k WordsCompleted At the lavish wedding between my boyfriend and me, a strange man pushes open the doors and walks elegantly into the hall. Who is he? What does he want? Is he here to wish me well, or destroy me? When the man smiles and casually pushes me off the rooftop, I finally remember who he is. After destroying my life, fate grants me the chance to be reborn. If that's the case, I've decided never to bow my head and never to give up. Even if I have to fall into the deepest pits of hell, I won't hesitate. 39.8kReads9.5Score6.2kShelves
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  10. 260 Eerie: A Dog from the Start, Gear You Scavenge 诡异:开局一条狗,装备全靠捡 Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [The rating just came in, and it will rise later] [Apocalyptic Awakening] [Stat-Allocation Sequence] [Horror Survival] [Extreme Combat Style] Terror descends upon the world, and a Black Tide begins to devour cities. The uncanny, demons, monsters, forbidden artifacts... Human life is as worthless as grass. People struggle to survive by any means. In an apocalypse of endless terror, the only way to stay alive is to awaken and become part of a Transcendent Sequence! Others awaken as doctors, surviv 466.4kReads8.5Score52kShelves
  11. 261 Special Case Task Force 318 318特案行动 Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted In this world, some yearn for the light, while others sink into darkness. No matter how long darkness lasts, the light will eventually shine upon the world. A bizarre arson case from thirty years ago leads to several murders. One strange and eerie case after another, each story gripping and moving. Policewoman Xiao Nan is here to solve the cases, uncover the truth about her own origins, and deliver justice that is thirty years overdue! 7.7kReads9.1Score737Shelves
  12. 262 The Skinning Ghost 扒皮鬼 Mystery748k WordsOngoing (Traditional supernatural horror + extreme horror + multiple twists + mystery + entirely handcrafted) Lately, I've been having nightmares every night. A fortune-teller said I might have a ghost clinging to me. He told me about a forbidden folk ritual: Put on a pair of worn underwear over your head, and it will block a ghost's sight. That night, I got home and followed his advice, half believing it. My girlfriend came back to the room after washing up and stared blankly at where I was. "Where... 64.5kReads8.3Score7.1kShelves
  13. 263 I Went on a Blind Date for My Sister and Accidentally Married My Boss 替姐相亲后,不小心嫁给了上司 Two Male Leads362k WordsCompleted BL|Super sweet|Comedy|Secret identities|Mad dog|Contract marriage Intern × contract CEO: Bai Yuyang disguised himself as a woman to go on a blind date in his older sister’s place, but accidentally signed a million-dollar fake-marriage contract with CEO Gu Xichen. By day, he called his boss “Sir”; by night, he called him “Hubby.” Once Gu Xichen fell for him, he got everyone around them in on the matchmaking, set his traps, and after they moved in together, they fought over and competed for each o 17.2kReads8.0Score1.8kShelves
  14. 264 Yin-Yang Paranormal Investigator 阴阳恐怖调查员 Mystery300k WordsCompleted [Two male leads x supernatural horror x suspense x folklore] To stay alive, he signs a contract of servitude and becomes a paranormal investigator serving both the underworld and the human world. From a male corpse covered in white fungus, to paper figures coming back to life, a twin-soul evil spirit, ghostly shadows in the morgue, and vengeful spirits in an abandoned village... He never expected that it had all been a chess game arranged by Yan Fei, one that began tens of thousands of years ago 245Reads—Score100Shelves
  15. 265 Red-Clad Ghostly Shadows in the Abandoned Village 无人村红衣诡影 Mystery133k WordsCompleted Zheng Bao loves searching for treasure. Once, he went treasure hunting in an abandoned village, where a terrifying and uncanny scene unfolded. As he delved deeper, he gradually uncovered a hidden story from his own past... 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  16. 266 Man-Eating Python 噬人蟒 7k WordsCompleted Man-Eating Python —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  17. 267 A Collection of Short Folk Horror Stories 民间恐怖故事短篇集 Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing Some old customs aren't about superstition. They're about staying alive. · Have you ever heard your grandmother's warning: Never pick up a red comb you find on the road? · Have you ever felt a sudden, inexplicable fear that your reflection might smile at you while you're looking in the mirror late at night? · Have you ever clearly heard the faint scrape of fingernails against the inside of a wall on a night when you're home alone? This book records the taboos people have forgotten, and the… re 10Reads—Score—Shelves
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  18. 268 After the College Entrance Exam, I Received an Acceptance Letter from the Underworld 高考结束,我收到阴间录取通知 Mystery162k WordsOngoing Opening… I went back to my hometown, and when I returned, I found that my ID card had somehow become demagnetized. My household registration had no record of me, and my contacts were slowly disappearing. The game account I used every day showed “not registered.” Even my college entrance exam results said “no record found,” as if the world were erasing me bit by bit. I never received a college admission notice, but I did receive an acceptance letter from the underworld. Even the fortune-teller sa 31Reads—Score—Shelves
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  19. 269 Midnight Terror: Tales of the Supernatural 午夜惊魂:民间鬼事录 Mystery558k WordsOngoing [Folk Taboos + Rural Ghost Stories + Episodic Tales + Chilling on Second Thought] The village elders say that some things are better believed than dismissed. Liu Er, a bachelor, picked up a red wedding dress. That very night, he heard the sound of a suona, and a faceless bride knocked on his door and said, “Liu Er, I’ve come to marry you.” Before a dead person is buried, the guiding candle at the head of the coffin must never go out. Old Liu Guang died, the candle went out, and a crack appeared 4kReads—Score185Shelves
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  20. 270 One Chilling Story Every Night 每晚一个惊魂故事 Mystery724k WordsOngoing [One story per chapter] [Chinese-style horror] [Folk tales] [Urban vengeful spirits] [Haunted houses] [No main plot] Collected and adapted fictional tales of terror from all over, one story per chapter, each one different. No grand lectures, just bone-chilling tales rooted in everyday life. All adapted from strange folk tales passed down for years. They sound true, and the more you think about them, the more unsettling they get. Great for unwinding, but don't try to “unwind” alone in the dead of 1.1kReads—Score103Shelves
  21. 271 The Female Medium of Guandong 关东女先生 Mystery407k WordsCompleted [Completed Novel Recommendation] Northeast Chinese Folk Customs, Mystery, and the Supernatural! Break the rules of the Northeast, and a hundred ghosts roam the night. The yin energy can no longer be contained. My name is Ren Xue. I'm a director who makes supernatural dramas. Fate brought me back to Changbai Mountain, where I became a Guandong woman who understands yin-yang and feng shui. I thought I was simply carrying on my ancestors' legacy. Who knew I was the key to unlocking the "Dragon-Loc 481Reads—Score104Shelves
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  22. 272 Keeper of the Hearth: I Receive the Immortals in Northeast China 守灶人,我在东北领仙 Mystery232k WordsCompleted A Northeast Chinese folk-custom tale about inviting celestial spirits. The Hearth Guardians protect homes and drive out evil, delivering hard-hitting tales of spirit warriors. The last Hearth Guardian holds the line in Northeast China! He commands celestial spirit troops, subdues vicious ghosts across the land, handles the strange affairs of spirit mediums, and protects the peace and warmth of the human world. Let no evil draw near! You know about the spirit mediums of Northeast China, but if yo 3Reads7.3Score—Shelves
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  23. 273 The Paranormal Files 诡异档案 Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted An exclusive exposé by an eyewitness on the paranormal files of China’s secretive investigative organization, Bureau Nine! This book chronicles the past and present of its paranormal cases, revealing one bizarre and fantastical incident after another. The Corpse-Worshipping Cult, the Black God Cult, Nanyang sorcery, Yunnanese Gu magic, Chinese Taoist arts, reincarnated living Buddhas: let the author guide you into a real land of the supernatural and uncover the many unknown secrets hidden all ar 514Reads—Score—Shelves
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  24. 274 The Yunnan Files of Horror and the Supernatural 云南恐怖诡秘档案 Mystery246k WordsCompleted On the mysterious, sprawling land of Yunnan, many terrifying secrets lie hidden from view. Darkness seems like an enormous curtain, silently descending over a place once alive with color and vitality. My name is Lin Yu, a young and curious explorer. I thought Yunnan was simply a scenic tourist destination with beautiful mountains and rivers and a rich array of local cultures. I never imagined I was about to step into an endless nightmare of terror. One fog-shrouded morning, I set off alone with 77Reads—Score—Shelves
  25. 275 The Beauty’s Skin 美人皮 Mystery11k WordsCompleted On a train, I saw a man enter the restroom and vanish into thin air. Following orders from above, my partner and I came aboard to investigate. But we discovered that something sinister had already begun to unfold. The fog shrouding the truth began to lift when my partner died. 104Reads—Score—Shelves
  26. 276 The Soul Collection Record 集魂录 Mystery2.8M WordsCompleted Yao Yinsheng had never seen her grandfather, not even once. But she had been able to see spirits since childhood, and after witnessing the Black and White Impermanence spirits seize a soul when she was eight, she began having strange dreams. In them, an old man would often say to her kindly, “I’m your grandfather!” Regardless of whether Yao Yinsheng wanted him to, the old man taught her all sorts of things in her dreams. Then, when she turned eighteen, he suddenly produced a booklet and asked wi 235Reads—Score—Shelves
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  27. 277 True Tales of the Supernatural: The Days I Was Hunted by the Uncanny 《见鬼实录:被诡异盯上的日子》 Mystery11k WordsCompleted Ghostly Case Files: The Days I Was Targeted by the Supernatural —Reads—Score—Shelves
  28. 278 Soul Collection, Volume Two 集魂录二 Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted A pair of golden eyes, a whip, and a book. Bearing a new mission, Yao Yinsheng sets out to find a secret realm, a place that inspires longing yet no one has ever explored. The Soul-Gathering Record has returned to her hands, more mysterious than ever. Greater challenges and darker sides of human nature begin to emerge. Where, exactly, does hell lie? 26Reads—Score—Shelves
  29. 279 Those Haunted Days of Mine 我那见鬼的日子 Mystery180k WordsCompleted Once upon a time, there was Boss Zhou, a bold and outspoken materialist. Then one day, he started seeing ghosts... Boss Zhou cried out, “What the hell?” The reply: “A hungry ghost~” “What the hell is that supposed to be?!” “I'm a snake spirit~” Assistant Qian said, “Don't be afraid, Boss. I'm a fifty-eighth-generation disciple of the Maoshan Divine Seal Sect. I'll slay any god or Buddha in my way!” Three seconds later. “Boss, there are too many ghosts on their side. We'd better run...” “...” —Reads—Score—Shelves
  30. 280 The Ghosts Come Out at Night Series 猛鬼出更系列 7k WordsCompleted The Ferocious Ghosts Come Out at Night Series 122Reads—Score—Shelves
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  31. 281 Surviving in the Haunted House 在诡舍中活下去 Mystery150k WordsOngoing Inspired by a certain novel, though the content and setting are completely different. This is my first time writing a novel, so feel free to roast it if it's bad. Jiao Yan, who has just graduated from high school, transmigrates into a certain novel. Having read it before, can he “survive” what lies ahead? 4Reads—Score—Shelves
  32. 282 I Sell Secondhand Mirrors Online, and the Buyer Says Someone in the Mirror Is Watching Her 我在闲鱼卖二手镜子,买家说镜子里有人在看她 12k WordsCompleted I sell secondhand mirrors on Xianyu. The buyer says someone is watching her from inside the mirror. 4.3kReads—Score—Shelves
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  33. 283 The Haunted City of Dreams 诡梦迷城 Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [Manhua adaptation and high-quality live-action audio drama now available] [Infinite progression + mystery + mind-bending puzzles + supernatural powers + paranormal horror. No System, no harem, no brainless plot. Read with caution if these are deal-breakers.] When I woke up, everything around me had become eerie and terrifying. My dead roommate called me, repeating over and over the struggle of his final moments... A pair of slender, snow-white legs appeared mysteriously on a bed in the boys' do 41.3kReads8.7Score4.5kShelves
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  34. 284 The Food I Deliver Has a Recipient Who's Been Dead for Three Years 我送的外卖,收货人死了三年 11k WordsCompleted The person who received the food I delivered died three years ago. 1.9kReads—Score—Shelves
  35. 285 The Immortal Food of Mankind 人种仙食 Eastern Fantasy6.5M WordsOngoing "Weird Cultivation, Behind-the-Scenes Story" The Tang Dynasty: strange things are coming. When Li Qing transmigrated here, he thought Mr. Huayue had kindly taken him in. Little did he know that the man saw him only as livestock to be raised for food. At the brink of life and death, the jade tablet on Li Qing revealed its power, gravely wounding Mr. Huayue and allowing him to escape. But the danger was far from over. The scheme of the Six Paths and Eight Immortals to devour all living beings had 37.7kReads8.8Score3.3kShelves
  36. 286 Returning Souls and Angelica 回魂当归 Mystery166k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] [Survival] [No System] [Supernatural Horror] [Deduction and Mind Games] [Entirely Original, Handcrafted] Wei Xin grew up in an orphanage. When the director and his childhood friend left, they took with them his last attachment to this world. In the end, he jumped from the Yangtze River Bridge. Fate played a cruel trick on him, and he transmigrated to a completely new world. There was none of Blue Star's prosperity here. Only endless desire and deceit. The Human Realm, the Soul —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  37. 287 Midnight Stories 深夜故事 Mystery374k WordsCompleted “Zzz... It's midnight. Welcome to our late-night story program. I'm your host, Qin Yong.” Qin Yong was a recent college graduate. Since he had studied fine arts, he found a job at a radio station after graduation. Every night, he told a horror story, all of them provided by a stranger on WeChat using the account name “Midnight Caller.” At first, they were just stories. But as time went on, Qin Yong found that they were becoming increasingly real, and increasingly connected to his own life... 563Reads—Score100Shelves
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  38. 288 Terror Descends: It Begins at the Haunted Hotel 惊悚降临:从恐怖旅馆开始 Mystery2.6M WordsCompleted Twisted rules, a world thrown out of balance, ancient gods whispering in secret, and indescribable horrors descending upon the world. Some die, some weep, some flee in every direction, while others fight their way upstream! 2kReads—Score171Shelves
  39. 289 I Turned Out to Be a Rich Second-Generation Heir 我原来是富二代 Urban2.4M WordsCompleted One day, his parents and older sister, who were all working overseas, suddenly told him that he was a rich second-generation heir with a trillion in family assets! Chen Ge: “I’m a rich second-generation heir?” 1.4kReads6.6Score149Shelves
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  40. 290 The Red Wedding Dress 红嫁衣 Mystery9k WordsCompleted My roommate recently found a vintage red wedding dress. She adored it. She wore it not only to Hanfu events, but even to bed at night. Then one night, she suddenly got up and started putting on makeup. We woke with a start and saw her face covered in red makeup. We asked her what she was doing. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  41. 291 The Boarding School Deep in the Mountains 大山深处的寄宿学校 Mystery216k WordsCompleted This is a fully enclosed school built deep in the mountains. Strange things began happening as soon as she arrived. Just how many secrets is she hiding? And why is the school tucked away in the mountains? It all began the day she transferred. 815Reads8.4Score131Shelves
  42. 292 First Day of School: The Teacher Dies Before My Eyes 开学:老师死在面前 Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing [Supernatural + Horror + Ensemble Cast + Smart Characters + Infinite Flow + Decisive and Ruthless + Teamwork] On the first day of school, the moment Class 4's homeroom teacher, Mr. Bai, mysteriously committed suicide in the classroom, everyone's worldview was completely overturned by what they saw. A bleeding blackboard, blood-red words appearing out of nowhere: it was as if a novel had become reality. Everyone in the class would be forced to take on all kinds of deadly missions. They could neit 27.3kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves
  43. 293 Fox Wife 狐妻 Mystery451k WordsCompleted As a child, I was alone and had no one to rely on, so I depended on a little fox I had found. But one day, it suddenly disappeared. I still remember that an old woman came looking for her granddaughter the day before, and then all sorts of strange things started happening. Why has my brother, who hasn't come home in years, suddenly returned? He says he'll find me a wife, and that we'll have to go into the mountains to look for her. Who could have guessed... 2.7kReads8.1Score213Shelves
  44. 294 Strange Tales of Folk Feng Shui 民间风水奇谭 Mystery5.1M WordsCompleted In 2013, hundreds of thousands of fish died in Liaozhong Reservoir; ghosts roamed the streets of Tawan; a sinister market appeared in Wenguantun; and a Qing princess rode in a sedan chair outside Shenyang Imperial Palace. But could these all be the work of nature? I am a feng shui master. Over the past ten years, I've saved many people, and harmed some as well. I wrote this book to warn the world: “Feng shui can nurture people, but it can also kill.” But the law itself is neither good nor evil. 533Reads5.3Score102Shelves
  45. 295 The 404 Dormitory Murder 404宿舍凶杀案 Mystery171k WordsCompleted “404” is more than a cold room number. It symbolizes deliberately hidden mistakes, truths that cannot be reached, and the dark corners of human nature that have never been revealed. When the perfect disguise is torn away and a carefully laid plot is exposed, the killer's emergence reveals not only the motive for murder, but also a brutal tale of youth beneath the gilded facade of the ivory tower, a story of jealousy, betrayal, oppression, secrets, and redemption. Who can stage a locked-room mur 5Reads—Score—Shelves
  46. 296 Plenty of Stories at the Funeral Home 殡仪馆里故事多 Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since Lin Yu took a job driving a hearse at a funeral home, his life became anything but ordinary. He and his friends went through all kinds of bizarre, inexplicable events together. Vengeful spirits possessing people, a dead infant in a pot, opera singing in a graveyard... No one knew what would happen next. 13.2kReads8.7Score985Shelves
  47. 297 The Yin-Born Child 阴生子 Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The day I was born, my grandfather shut himself away in a mountain cave, while my mother instantly withered into a skeleton! Because I was never meant to be born into this world... 327Reads6.3Score—Shelves
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  48. 298 My Sister Went on a Trip to Nanyang and Disappeared! 我妹妹去南洋旅游,就失踪了! 27k WordsCompleted My Younger Sister Went on a Trip to Nanyang and Disappeared! 25Reads—Score—Shelves
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  49. 299 Tianxuan Paranormal Affairs Office 天玄灵异事务所 Mystery541k WordsCompleted - [Infinite Flow + Urban Supernatural + Chinese-Style Horror + Folk Legends and Hauntings + Celestial Master Exorcists + Heirs to the Daoist Tradition + Heterochromatic-Eyed Heroine + Haunted House Tales + Episodic Stories + Folk Taboos] - Hidden deep in the bustling streets is an inconspicuous supernatural affairs office called Tianxuan. - No one dares touch the folk taboos of this world. Haunted houses are plagued by unsolved horrors, abandoned villages and ancient mansions seethe with resentm 1.1kReads—Score101Shelves
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  50. 300 Death Photo 死亡照片 Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Suspense + Mystery + Mind Games + Puzzle-Solving + Imagination + Superpowers] Lin Yi goes to attend his high school reunion. At first, everything seems normal. His long-unseen classmates chat away happily. Then someone finds a photograph on the floor! At first, no one pays it any attention. But soon, the classmate in the photograph dies unexpectedly. Then one classmate after another dies in a series of bizarre accidents! Everyone is terrified. What's really going on? Will anyone else die? Who's 13.9kReads7.4Score1.1kShelves

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