Horror Is Going Downhill: Nearly Every Good Book Has Been Read, and Horror Is Dead 惊悚越来越没落了，几乎好书被看尽，世上再无惊悚

1. 501 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Stubbornly Claimed I Wasn't Dead 规则怪谈：开局嘴硬说自己没死 North of No Southern Mountain北无南山Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted This is a world invaded by Rule-Bound Horrors. Those who are selected become players and enter bizarre game instances. Players who enter an instance receive a skill that can be extremely useful in the game. Bai Liang is selected too, but his skills are different from everyone else's. [Big Talker]: When you die, you can insist you're not dead and revive on the spot. [Outlaw]: You don't have to follow the rules, and no one can do anything about it. [Everyone for Me]: When a mission fails, a random 13.5kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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   The plot may not be top-notch, but the male lead's character development is superb (a top-notch entertainer who only cares about interests regardless of right or wrong).

2. 502 惊 Thriller Game: I Can Choose the Supernatural Faction 惊悚游戏：我能选择诡异阵营 Moon Yao Flower Time月瑶花时Mystery676k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out and will rise] [Dark novel + no romance + villain protagonist + creating a supernatural resurgence + leaving no loose ends] [The protagonist is morally bankrupt and purely evil. This novel contains graphic violence, so don’t read if that bothers you.] “I woke up to find myself trapped inside a coffin that had been nailed shut.” “Just as I was about to suffocate to death...” “Horror games descended upon the world.” [Player Deadman has been detected as barely alive. Facti 2.6kReads8.2Score324Shelves
3. 503 种 Growing Cursed Plants to Survive: Cultivating an Evil God After Reaping Death 种诡求生，从死亡丰收后种植邪神 Flower God Ye花神叶Mystery3.8M WordsCompleted [Unconventional farming, scavenging corpses, burying the dead to grow the strange, hardcore tomb building, slow burn, tons of female ghosts] Everyone transmigrated to a world of filthy soil, where they had to grow the strange to survive. Su Ye had always believed that you reap what you sow. He never expected that in this world of filthy soil, growing a ghost bride could give him a strange wife, while growing a ghost groom could give him a strange husband. Who could resist that kind of temptat 22.9kReads8.8Score2.6kShelves

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   I liked the first book, and the third one is also good 👀.

4. 504 哎 Oh No! I’m One of the Seven Deadly Sins, and I Got MVP! 哎呀！我七原罪，得了MVP！ Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Dark comedy + hilarious + ruthless action + global setting + unconventional ideas + one heroine + near-invincible protagonist + power fantasy with a brain (or without one)] Horror games descend upon the world. Those chosen to participate must face challenges of inhuman difficulty. Though the games are full of torment, they also offer people a chance to gain supernatural powers. Life or death. A meteoric rise, or losing everything. But Lu Ce, who has been unable to feel pain since childhood, fee 142.7kReads9.3Score16.7kShelves
5. 505 国 National Fate Survival: I'm a Python, and You're Stunned, Aren't You? 国运求生：我，蟒蛇，傻眼了吧？ The Radish Got Burnt萝卜糊了Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [National Destiny survival game + wild imagination + livestreaming + evolution System + no romance] Lin Yan is reborn as a little python. After finally binding himself to an evolution System, he is unexpectedly chosen for the National Destiny survival game and becomes a contestant for the Dragon Nation. Excuse me?! What the heck! Weren't the contestants supposed to be selected from among humans?! I'm obviously not human... I'm just an ordinary little python!! P.S. This novel has no romance and n 3.5kReads8.9Score350Shelves

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   It's pretty good. The first book is about someone who transmigrates into a python and is then bound to a system, becoming a contestant. The second book isn't a thriller, but it has tons of plot twists! The protagonist of the third book is incredibly naive, a total naiveté. The fourth book is even better.

6. 506 五 Fifth Watch 五更 Ming Buyu明卜语Mystery722k WordsOngoing The stories my grandpa used to tell me were probably meant to scare me into staying put, or maybe to lull me to sleep. He always told them with such conviction and vivid detail that I often found myself dreaming of the very scenes he had lived through. I met the old flower-growing woman on Yinshan Mountain, and one villager after another from Sangen Village. Their faces were gloomy and strange, and their deeds served as a warning, reminding us that “the gods are watching from three feet above yo 733Reads7.2Score100Shelves

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   This might be a banned book that saves you from horror.

7. 507 惊 Infinite Horror: The Monsters Fight Over the Irresistible Darling 惊悚无限流：万人迷被诡怪们疯抢 Late on April First四月一日晚Mystery374k WordsCompleted Jiang Liqing received a team invitation to a hellish game from her childhood sweetheart, who had gone missing. Without a second thought, she accepted. [Congratulations, Player! You have gained the ability: Helping Others! Earn one Merit Point for every person you help. Collect ten Merit Points to earn one chance at resurrection!] Player A trembled in fear, too scared to do any quests. Jiang Liqing gritted her teeth. “I’ll help!” Player B had a livestream room but was a total coward. Jiang Liqing 2.9kReads9.3Score492Shelves

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   The female leads are all very intelligent and powerful.

8. 508 神 A Stunning NPC Accidentally Joins the Players' Side 神级貌美npc，误入玩家阵营 Sishui泤水Two Male Leads418k WordsOngoing [Boys’ love! + 1v1 + character fragments + NPC + game + pseudo-infinite?] Xie Jue had always thought he was just an ordinary person. He went through life by the book and worked by the book. Then one day, he found a phone displaying the loading screen of a game. [Loading character... Character loaded successfully...] [Ding! Welcome, Player Xie Jue, to the game.] From then on, the door to a new world opened for Xie Jue... Once Xie Jue stepped inside, there was no going back. The golden canary, 6.3kReads9.4Score743Shelves

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   It wasn't very scary, but it was good!

9. 509 我 I’m a Dual-Personality Surgeon, Professionally a Ripper 我，双面手术师，职业开膛手 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Some call him Miracle Doctor Lu, while others call him Lu the Skinner. Some owe their battlefield dominance to the mechanical limbs he fitted them with; others have breathed their last beneath his surgical knife. He can save someone on the brink of death, or make a corpse disappear without a trace. By day, he is the warmest kindness in the world; by night, he is a terror that makes the whole world tremble. A scalpel rests between his fingers: one side is a demon, the other an angel. His name is 20kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
10. 510 诡 Survival in a Haunted World: I, the Fate-Player, Live Toward Death 诡异求生：我，戏命师，向死而生 Matcha Soda抹茶苏打水Mystery842k WordsOngoing [Survival in a bizarre game + fate and faith + identity talents + System attributes + global forum + players behind the scenes + infinite worlds] On June 6, 2024, a bizarre survival game descends upon the world. Everyone must rely on their own “identity” to survive in this endless game. Some draw the identity of a “Sword God,” who can defeat countless enemies with a single strike. Others become “Scholars,” whose reason far surpasses that of ordinary people. And some are “Assassins,” who avoid th 14.5kReads8.8Score2kShelves
11. 511 诡 Eerie: If It’s Too Hard from the Start, Don’t Bother 诡异：开局难办，那就别办 Little Bai Little Feng小白小风Mystery510k WordsCompleted [Overpowered Hero] + [Hilarious] + [Plot-Driven] + [No Female Lead] Yan Feng enters a horror game and awakens a [Ghost-Taming System]. As long as he triggers emotional reactions in the supernatural, he can grow stronger. And so, a master troll who specializes in messing with ghosts is born! “If you don't have ten years of experience in a mental hospital, you can't listen to Second-Hand Rose!” At the haunted school’s anniversary celebration, Yan Feng sings “Xian'er” and drives the entire student 107Reads6.8Score—Shelves
12. 512 我 I Made a Comeback on a Horror Variety Show 我在恐怖综艺里完成了逆袭 My Cat Went Bald我家猫秃头了Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Funny Supernatural + Sharp-Tongued Heroine + Showbiz + No Romance] She was a bottom-rung actress, blacklisted across the internet after being framed. Just when she was at the end of her rope, a System appeared inside her. The System told her that if she kept acting arrogant and maintained her haughty persona, she could reach the pinnacle of success. But the day after it finished speaking, it disappeared. She believed what it had told her. After signing up for a horror livestream variety show, h 1.1kReads9.1Score171Shelves

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    I highly recommend the first, third, fifth, and last books! They're all incredibly good, with a touch of horror. I read them last night and didn't find them too scary; they were a bit funny. The male lead (in the first and fifth books, the last one) seems a bit mentally unstable, and the female lead in the third book... All the main characters are super strong and calm. It was a really enjoyable read, haha!

13. 513 我 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 5.2kReads8.3Score529Shelves
14. 514 沙 Silly System, Save Me 沙雕系统救救我 Yu Huang Shan He禹皇山河11k WordsCompleted Help me, you silly System! 8Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 515 惊 The Horror Game Is Too Hard? Huohuo, I Only Want Joy! 惊悚游戏太难？花火我只要欢愉！ Sweet Tofu Pudding with Extra Sugar甜豆腐脑再加点糖Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [Mind games + fireworks + madness + infinite flow] I am Sparkle, but I am not Sparkle. I am in a world of despair. When the heavens and earth are torn open by an indescribable, mysterious force and countless “abominations from beyond” descend, humanity’s fate is forced into a horror game. Slaughter, monsters, abyssal dungeons, illusions, eerie towers... Every time someone clears a game, a new Cthulhu entity may step into reality. Everyone is fighting to survive. But amid all this despair, I’m l 2.1kReads9.2Score234Shelves
16. 516 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 40.2kReads8.8Score3.8kShelves

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17. 517 全 Hunted Across the Globe 全球追杀 Wenren Buyu闻人不语Two Male Leads2.2M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, one-on-one, infinite-flow, evenly matched, devoted to each other, supernatural, sweet romance, feel-good power fantasy, big shots, a light ensemble cast, the protagonist's personality changes with each level, strongest fighter × stubborn master bluffer] [Chasing the Past once ranked in the top three for infinite-flow novels, top three for sweet romance, top three for System novels, fifteenth on the high-scoring list, and top ten overall. If you're interested, please read Chasing 3.6kReads9.4Score465Shelves

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    The first two books featured two male protagonists, and the last one had no romantic pairing; they were all really good.

18. 518 人 I'm in an Infinite Flow World, Yet I'm Bound to a Romance System 人在无限流，我却绑定了恋爱系统 Qingyu Case, Maybe Not青玉案否Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [No CP] + [Infinite Flow] + [Goofy Drama Queen] + [Strong Female Lead] + [Everyone's Favorite] + [System] + [Livestream] Qin Fufeng accidentally binds herself to a romance System. It claims it will take her to the interstellar age to experience all kinds of love, but instead, it drags her into an escape game. Romance System: This [Bite Toast and Turn a Corner into Love] card will help you get close to your target. Qin Fufeng simply uses the item card on two ghosts. Ghost One: Xiao Shu, I think I 3.2kReads9.5Score529Shelves
19. 519 惊 Horror Survival: Stealing Ghostly Powers 惊悚求生：从掠夺鬼怪能力开始 Chen Duocai陈多财Mystery1.7M WordsOngoing [Mild horror + comedy + infinite worlds + stealing ghost abilities] Jiang Ming accidentally boards a train bound for the Underworld. It carries its cursed passengers to one eerie realm after another, where they must complete terrifying missions. While the passengers called up for their missions tremble in fear, Jiang Ming asks excitedly, “Where the hell are the ghosts?” That's because he has a special golden finger: whenever he defeats a ghost, he can steal its abilities. When a water ghost runs 15kReads7.4Score1.6kShelves
20. 520 我 I Evolved Billions of Curses 我进化了亿万诅咒 Soda Sea Salt Crackers苏打海盐饼干Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Chinese-Style Horror + Twists + Humans Scaring Ghosts] The supernatural returned, ferocious ghosts broke loose, and unimaginable horrors appeared in the real world. As night fell over the city, nightmares engulfed everyone. Jiang Fan gained the power to develop abilities by studying ghosts. As long as he kept scaring them, he could become the greatest terror in the darkness. The more terrified they were, the greater the power he gained. Then he discovered that his potential had been unleas 4.3kReads8.6Score450Shelves
21. 521 坏 Uh-Oh, I've Turned a Creepy Game into Reality 坏了，玩到真的诡异养成游戏了 Strawberry-Flavored Little Butt草莓味的小屁股Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Have you ever played a truly eerie creature-raising game? Have you ever had a heart-pounding life experience? “Red wedding dress, paper shoes for the dead, a ghost in the mirror...” Which of these ghosts would you choose to raise? When Wu Wen clicked the place button and saw the red-clad figure appear before him, only one thought remained in his mind. “Crap, I've actually started playing a real supernatural creature-raising game!” The game Ghost Encounter has been making games for twenty years. 3.7kReads8.6Score314Shelves
22. 522 鲜 Blood for Wine, Bones for Food: I Share This Moment with Vengeful Ghosts 鲜血当酒骨作食，我与厉鬼共此时 Life Is but a Dream浮生即梦Mystery301k WordsCompleted The candlelit dinner at midnight reeked of something nauseating! [Mission: At midnight tonight, take a bouquet of roses to Room 401, Unit 1, Xianghe Apartments, and have a candlelit dinner with the woman who has been imprisoned for ten years!] [Mission hint: She likes red and spicy food. She despises lies and hates it when people are late.] [Difficulty: One star!] [Warning: Do not leave Room 401 before dinner is over, or the consequences will be unpredictable! Remember this!!] The late-night del 24Reads7.5Score—Shelves
23. 523 1 Apartment 18 18号公寓 Mo Wangchuan莫辋川Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Lin Shen has no idea why he’s in an unfamiliar apartment building. Outside, nothing but endless thick fog surrounds it. The building doesn’t appear on any map, and no one has ever heard of it. Inside are countless rooms. The place is eerily quiet most of the time, though strange sounds can occasionally be heard. The management office, with no one in sight, continues to operate normally day after day. Lin Shen wants to escape and return to his ordinary, boring life. But there is only one way out. 4.4kReads8.4Score617Shelves
24. 524 我 I’m Trapped in a Strange World 我陷入了诡异世界 Water Goods 66水货66Mystery838k WordsCompleted (There are many clues planted early on, so please be patient as you read.) Someone asked me: Could it be that humans are actually being eaten by certain creatures when they die, and that it’s merely disguised as illness or some other cause? I answered: Of course. I can see it all, including the real way they die. Sometimes I can’t help thinking that humans aren’t all that different from the chickens on a farm. 962Reads8.0Score111Shelves

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    This book is absolutely fantastic; it gets better and better as you read on, especially the newly updated chapters, which are particularly enjoyable.

25. 525 怪 Strange Tales Livestream 怪谈直播间 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted The sound of meat being chopped eerily echoes through a bun shop in the dead of night. The passengers on the last bus all have the same face. On a freezing, rainy night, someone wearing funeral clothes wanders the streets... The Strange Tales livestream takes you deep into the hidden side of this world! 13.8kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
26. 526 从 Starting with Ying Zheng: Emperors of Every Dynasty Arrive One After Another 从嬴政开始：历代君王陆续降临 A Bowl of Hot Dry Noodles来碗热干面Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + humorous + adventure] History buffs, enter at your own risk After Qin Shi Huang died, he was transported to a walled city. One day inside equaled one year in the outside world. Each time the city gates opened, the setting was different, bringing all kinds of fantastical adventures. On the third day, Hu Hai arrived. “Father, you have to get justice for me!” Twelve days later, Liu Bang arrived. “Brother Zheng, don't tell me you still don't know your Qin has fallen!” Wang Mang arriv 128.5kReads9.6Score20kShelves
27. 527 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... 41.7kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves

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    I was the first to express my dissatisfaction.

28. 528 规 Rule Horror: I Sign-In to Become a God, and Even the Horrors Fear Me 规则怪谈：签到成神，诡异都怕我 Lucky Carp Fairy锦鲤小仙Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Redemption + sign-in + national destiny + no female lead + comedy + original story + a tiny bit of touching moments] Over-the-top blurb: Rule-based horror games invade the world. Those chosen are bound to their nations and forced to take part in the games! Victory brings countless resources. Failure means death, and the horror game descends on the city! The games are terrifying? Almost impossible to survive? Participants have to tread on eggshells? Jiang Fan says, this is way too easy! He activ 1.8kReads8.9Score297Shelves
29. 529 星EN Path to Immortality Among the Stars 星路仙踪 Wang Yu忘语Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing In the modern world, a passage to another realm appears on Blue Star. Wang Yu is among the first people to enter a cultivation world through their dreams. In a daze, he embarks on the path of cultivation in order to survive! The Great Dao is merciless. On the path of cultivation, failing to advance means falling behind! By becoming a supreme cultivator, one can enjoy endless longevity and bring the power of cultivation back to Blue Star, saving its future. The cultivation world faces an apocalyp 180.1kReads9.1Score16.5kShelves
30. 530 恶 Demon Game: I Can Command Unmatched Luck! 恶魔游戏，我能驾御无双运势！ Can Sleep Even Standing Up站着也能睡着Mystery2.2M WordsOngoing [Mind Games and Deception + No Dumbed-Down Characters + No Saintly Hero + Infinite Worlds + Horror Game + Mastermind of Fate] Su Yi, a mystery novelist, was chosen for a demonic game that stakes players' lives. From the start, he drew the unpopular class of Deceiver and was cursed with only sixty days left to live. Demonic Game: “Do you want supernatural power? Do you want astonishing wealth?” “Then win the Demonic Game and stay alive...” Su Yi: “I'll gamble sixty years of my lifespan for t 30.9kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves

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    This is a great book. It's an original work by the author. Games should be based on reality, but some of the plot twists are very exciting. A masterpiece!

31. 531 变 Reborn as a Girl, I Won’t Be Socially Anxious in the Horror World Anymore 变成女孩子在惊悚世界不想再社恐 Big Hao Ren大郝仁啊Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Horror World] [Gender Transformation] [Healing Everyday Life] [Read Before Bed to Cure Your Insomnia] After buying a late-night snack at a convenience store, Tang Xia Bing was on her way home to continue being a shut-in when, at a crossroads, a truck transformed into a robot and sent her to another world with its righteous iron fist. She had transmigrated straight into the body of a white-haired little girl who had taken her own life because her social anxiety made her terrified of dealing with 15.2kReads9.6Score2.4kShelves
32. 532 我 My Pale Life 我苍白的一生 The Internet Cafe Attendant Adds Instant Noodles网管加泡面Mystery339k WordsCompleted My name is Zhang Yuan, though my childhood nickname was Ergou. I'm male, born in 1990. Everyone encounters all kinds of strange, inexplicable things in life. By the way, do you believe in ghosts? 507Reads8.4Score101Shelves
33. 533 罪 The Study of Crime: Perfect Evidence 罪理课：完美罪证 A String of Little Chili Peppers一串小辣椒Mystery318k WordsOngoing My name is Chen Mo, a criminal profiler abandoned by the system. I have hyperthymesia: I can remember every detail of a crime, yet struggle to understand ordinary people's emotions. I solved the police's decade-old Red Dress Serial Murders in seven days. The price was inheriting the killer's murderous impulses. On that rainy night, the dead whispered in my ear: “Welcome to Forgotten River. Your next target... is yourself.” From then on, I was forced to join a crime-solving game spanning a hundre —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A bizarre rule-based world descends, a global death livestream unfolds. And I, in the livestream, see my sister, who "died" three years ago. She mouths to me, "Brother, don't believe the rules, believe me." The next second, my livestream is flooded with donations exceeding 100 million. They want me to—kill my teammates. Here, fear is currency, popularity is life. Viewers' emotional donations can be exchanged for hints, weapons, or even causing someone else's "accidental death." I'm forced to form a team: a medical student who can memorize all the rules but faints at the sight of blood; a veteran who dares to defuse a bomb to save his daughter; a top streamer who would betray anyone for viewership. We face not only distorted rules, but also millions of viewers behind the camera, gambling with our lives. And I gradually discover that the biggest mystery is the people who created this livestream. What they want isn't killing, but selection… In this livestream where humanity is the exhibit, I will use their rules to achieve my counterattack—after all, they chose me, the former criminal profiler who best understands deciphering hearts and lies. My name is Chen Mo, a criminal profiler abandoned by the system. I suffer from hyperthymesia—I can remember every detail of a crime, but I struggle to understand the emotions of ordinary people. I solved the "Red-Clad Serial Murders," a case that had baffled the police for ten years, in seven days, at the cost of acquiring the killer's violent desires. That rainy night, the deceased whispered in my ear: "Welcome to 'Forgotten River,' the next target... Is yourself." From then on, I was forced to join a crime-solving game spanning a century. A mask-wearing artist from the Republic of China era, a postman bomber from the last century, a modern-day live-streaming killer... All the clues in the unsolved cases ultimately point to one truth: someone is collecting the "perfect crime," and I am the final piece of his puzzle.

34. 534 超 The Time-Traveling Bookshop's Most Devoted Reader Is Zhu Yuanzhang! 超时空书店，忠实读者是朱元璋！ Lone Mountain of Chu楚山孤Historical644k WordsCompleted Zhu Chen returned to his hometown and opened a bookstore. Business was slow. But then a peculiar reader showed up, dressed like someone from ancient times. Zhu Chen wasn’t surprised, assuming he was an actor who made a living taking photos with tourists at a scenic spot. The two hit it off, chatting freely about everything from ancient times to the present, and Zhu Chen even taught him a few things. One day, several years later, time and space converged. Zhu Chen walked out of the bookstore alon 26.8kReads8.8Score2.4kShelves
35. 535 穿 The Transmigrated Heiress Won't Run into the Reborn Saintess 穿越千金不会遇到重生圣女 The Tree in the Sunflower Field太阳花田里的树Eastern Fantasy270k WordsOngoing [Gender-bending romance + transmigrate + reborn + pure love + no System] When she opened her eyes, she found herself transformed into the villainous young lady in a game. Aisha wasted no time deciding to quit. Why oppose the heroine? Wouldn’t it be better if everyone just got along? But while the ideal was rosy, reality was harsh. When Aisha found the game’s heroine, Hisilia, she was horrified to discover that the heroine was no ordinary heroine. Hisilia was reborn! And this reborn heroine 6.1kReads9.3Score684Shelves
36. 536 恐 The Haunted Gate 恐怖诡门 Dongfang Sanshao东方三少Mystery294k WordsCompleted This novel features [one heroine] + [original instances] + [no saintly do-gooder] + [no System] + [mild horror] + [no mindless plot] I don’t know when it began. Perhaps when I was very young, in high school or college, or maybe when I started working. I realized that the world had gone beyond the bounds of reason. To be precise, it had shifted away from the world we once knew. The ghosts and monsters we saw in TV dramas and horror movies were actually hiding all around us. In my third year at wo 743Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book will definitely keep you entertained, with constant plot twists, and it's not mindless or full of saintly figures.

37. 537 我 Live-Streaming My Counterattack in Rules Horror Stories 我在规则怪谈里直播反杀 A String of Little Chili Peppers一串小辣椒Mystery358k WordsOngoing The rules-based horror game arrives, and the whole world is thrust into a livestream of death. Then I see my “dead” sister from three years ago on the screen. She mouths to me, “Big brother, don’t trust the rules. Trust me.” The next second, viewers have tipped over a hundred million in my livestream. They want me to kill my teammates. Here, fear is currency, and popularity keeps you alive. Viewers’ emotional-value tips can be exchanged for clues, weapons, and even the power to make someone else —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 538 如 How Do You Win Over a Yandere Loli? I Choose to Fake My Death! 如何攻略病娇萝莉？我选择死遁！ Lone Wolf Wang Jianguo孤狼王建国Eastern Fantasy831k WordsCompleted [Yandere + Love Triangle Drama + Romance-Focused + Slight Gender-Bending + Winning Him Back Comes at a Price + Sweet and Angsty] “Senior Brother, I have a great immortal fortune to bestow upon you.” Li Changping transmigrated into a harem novel aimed at male readers. If he could win over the heroine, he would be able to go home. His junior sister, Chu Jiaoran, had already reached a favorability rating of 100. Certain he'd succeeded, Li Changping let her lead him to the back mountain of their sec 8.7kReads8.8Score597Shelves
39. 539 开 From the Start, I Have Hundreds of Millions in Hell Money: I'm Invincible in the Age of the Uncanny 开局冥币亿万：诡异时代我无敌 Sis, Don't Be Like That姐姐别这样Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Supernatural horror + apocalypse + tycoon + ghost money + rules + comedy + no heroine + fast-paced power fantasy (buys a supernatural-horror site by chapter 7, keeps buying everything without dragging things out, and buys an entire city in 200,000 words) + mid-story twists + late-game rule deduction] The supernatural apocalypse arrives, and evil ghosts run rampant. Within the rules, ghosts cannot kill people. While countless people struggle to survive the apocalypse, carefully searching for a w 137.8kReads9.4Score15kShelves
40. 540 9 A Feng Shui Master Born in the 1990s 90后风水师 Chen Erer尘二二Mystery5.3M WordsCompleted One glance tells you who is destined for riches. Two reveal who will live or die. After realizing that the goddess was doomed to disaster, Li Shiyi embarked on a road of death from which there was no turning back. 285Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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41. 541 规 Rule Horror: They Say I Have Multiple Personalities 规则怪谈：他们说我有多重人格 Eating Pomegranates Without Spitting Out the Seeds吃石榴不吐籽Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Comedy, lighthearted, invincible, bizarre, ever-changing personality] This is the second year of the showdown between humanity and bizarre creatures, and the situation is growing increasingly tense... Bi Yi transmigrates into the body of a man who had jumped to his death. The moment he opens his eyes, he is chosen as a contestant. But his head was damaged in the fall, so he is always getting into trouble. Every day, he loses his memory, goes crazy, then turns around and becomes incredibly obedi 28.6kReads9.2Score3kShelves

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    [I'm full] The protagonist has multiple personalities.

42. 542 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 2.8kReads9.1Score307Shelves
43. 543 顶 Top Player: She Takes Infinite Horror Instances by Storm 顶级玩家：她在无限惊悚玩转副本 Kick the Tangerine Peel Away一脚踢飞橘子皮Mystery157k WordsOngoing "No CP + Infinite Flow + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story + Mild Horror + Instances + Small Ensemble Cast + Story-Driven" That square little courtyard was where it all began for everyone. Shen Yu, a high school student, was forced to take part in a thrilling, terrifying adventure. In a perilous parallel world, did ghosts and monsters really exist? "I just want to take control of my own life." To do that, Shen Yu had no choice but to put herself in the game. Eerie paper figures, a mountain village sh 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look at this, no cheating, fast pace.

44. 544 癫 A Madman's Fate 癫人命 Stars Fall in the Long Night长夜落辰Mystery75k WordsOngoing [The uncanny + mind-bending suspense + horror + fictional setting + no System] At the end of that rainy night, Chen Xiu gazes at the unfamiliar world before him. He discovers that the curses have taken everything from him, even himself. Curses and uncanny horrors run rampant before his eyes, while madness and fear relentlessly batter his heart. It says: “Having witnessed what the curse can do, you must also suffer its gifts.” It says: “The death curse descends upon past and present, twisting all 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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45. 545 我EN I'm an Impostor, the Only Prophet in a Horror World 我是伪人惊悚世界唯一预言家 Mushrooms Stewed with Pig's Head蘑菇炖猪头Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [Adapted into an animated series of the same name by Hongguo] [Not Mindless] [Dark Horror] [Prophet] [Impostors] [Survival] Impostors lurk among the people, while anomalous entities roam everywhere. This is the terrifying world of what comes after. Later generations call it the "Afterworld," or the "Backrooms." No one can find the impostors hidden among the crowds. All they can do is wait for the slaughter! Fortunately, Lin Yang received the role of [Prophet]. [Each day, you may check one person 387.2kReads8.2Score51.4kShelves

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    You'll know once you see it

46. 546 我 I'm a Demon Emperor, and You Want Me to Challenge the Rules of the Horror Tales? 我一魔帝，你让我挑战规则怪谈？ Three Cabbages三棵白菜啊Mystery488k WordsCompleted [Rule-based horror + Demon Emperor + Invincible + No Female Lead + National Destiny + Supernatural] Demon Emperor Su Bai returns to his homeland, intending to enjoy a quiet life. Just then, a rule-based horror game descends upon the real world, and Su Bai is chosen to represent the Dragon Kingdom in its challenge. Treating it as a bit of fun, Demon Emperor Su Bai enters the game and begins his relaxing vacation. Breaking the correct rules will get you corrupted? This Emperor wants to try it. The 550Reads9.3Score178Shelves

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    These books are all great! But I think the first one is the absolute best! A must-read! Zhao Ge is awesome! Then the protagonist in the third book is incredibly powerful; in the world of "Rules and Strange Tales," the system is practically a grandson. As for the fifth book, Su Xiao goes without saying—he just slaps you across the face.

47. 547 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... 101Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    I feel like there's a pair of eyes watching me. [Petrified][Petrified][Petrified]

48. 548 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 203Reads8.3Score—Shelves
49. 549 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 246Reads8.3Score—Shelves
50. 550 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 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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