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. 401 嘘 Shh, Whatever You Do, Don't Play a Murder Game on a Dating Show 嘘，千万别在恋综里玩杀人游戏 My Cat Went Bald我家猫秃头了Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted Cen Yueyue is a D-list actress who gets incredibly lucky when her agent shoves her onto a dating reality show starring famous actors, where she’s cast as a disposable extra. The director’s script calls for her to make a scene and squeeze every last drop of usefulness out of her supporting role. So on the very first night, the man Cen Yueyue is supposed to fall for gets a short arrow through the head. Night has fallen. Close your eyes. Killer, open your eyes and choose your prey... A mountain vil 7.3kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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   The first book was quite good; the story was intricately plotted and very meaningful. The first few chapters moved me to tears. I'd recommend it. The second book was alright; it wasn't particularly scary, but the female lead was quite intelligent. There was no romantic partner.

2. 402 别 Don't Be Fooled by My Golden Finger-Like Look, I'm Really Just an NPC 别看我像金手指，我真只是NPC Nuo Yizhen诺以浈Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Powerhouse + role-playing + secret identities + horror and the supernatural + people reading too much into things + chosen ones + no romance] A three-in-one blend of three horror genres: psychological horror games, Cthulhu livestreams, and real-world supernatural arts. Xiao Gui'an, a bit-part actor, died, but not entirely. He was chosen to play an NPC in a world of horror and the supernatural. After becoming a ghost, Xiao Gui'an thought he would no longer have anything to fear. Who could have 49.3kReads9.5Score3.8kShelves

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   ① Actually, the first book I wanted to recommend was *Rules of the Strange: I Am the Strange*. (I can't add it from my bookshelf!) I think it's quite good; it's logical, thrilling, and has plot twists. It also really respects the official rules in some of the live-stream questions (but the author has stopped updating, help!). ② *Before Falling into Eternal Darkness* is currently being serialized. The school arc is quite long but very good. It's more of a thriller with many exciting scenes. The author states there's no romance, but the male protagonist is surrounded by many memorable female characters. ③ I found many of the descriptions in this book quite interesting, with relatively new designs. However, some of the pacing felt a bit strange, and it incorporates many elements, such as Cthulhu and exorcists. ④ *The End of Ten Days* and *I Can Perfectly Utilize the Rules* go without saying (although *The End of Ten Days* is more of a mystery). ⑤ This book seems a bit short, but it's still quite good. The male protagonist is somewhat overpowered, but many scenes are very exciting. There's no romance.

3. 403 惊 Horror World: Starting Out by Playing a Chainsaw Killer 惊悚世界：从扮演电锯杀人狂开始 Wang Siwu王肆勿Mystery573k WordsOngoing [Horror world] [Unhinged] [Urban legend collector] [No female lead] Qin Feng was once a dedicated haunted-house NPC. His service received no bad reviews, only complaints. Some customers even called the police on the spot. Forced out of work, Qin Feng enters a horror world and obtains the Horror Roleplay System. Chainsaw Killer, Jason, Pyramid Head, the Joker... He plays every role to perfection, with no technique, just pure feeling! From then on, he discovers the right way to play the horror wor 572Reads9.2Score101Shelves

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   Humorous: 1 (Also considered a masterpiece) Masterpieces: 4, 5, 8, 10 Thrilling reads: 1, 3, 7 Well-written (referring to a writing style more suited to print books): 4, 10 Heartbreaking: 4, 5, 8 (8 is actually not bad) There's also a book called *Borrowing a Corpse* by Meng Xiaonai, but the author doesn't seem to be under contract, so I can't recommend it. Please search for it yourself.

4. 404 诡 Paranormal Invasion: The Whole World Starts Having Nightmares 诡异入侵：全世界开始做噩梦 Fireworks Fear Water烟花怕水Mystery141k WordsOngoing [Horror + Apocalypse + System + Supernatural Invasion + Infinite-Flow] Wang Kai happened to see a post about someone encountering a Knocking Ghost in a nightmare. He never expected to be dragged into a nightmare himself that very night. The nightmare was teeming with supernatural horrors. If he failed to clear the nightmare game, they would invade the real world. Wang Kai successfully activated the System in his first nightmare and ended it with the System’s guidance. But what he never expected —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Here are four good book recommendations: First, a Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf fanfiction horror story. It's a ghost story, witty and humorous, and very immersive. Lazy Goat is simply invincible! Second, the protagonist is killed at the beginning, followed by a ruthless revenge story with excellent pacing. Third, the novel has a fast pace at the beginning and a complete world-building. The premise is that nightmares invade the real world; death in a nightmare allows eerie entities to invade the real world through the dead. As the plot progresses, more and more people are pulled into nightmares, and the eerie entities in the real world also increase. Fourth, a Cthulhu-style book with a slow pace; you can check it out if you're interested.

5. 405 惊 Thriller Game: The Short-Lived Lucky Player Gets Two S-Ranks in a Ten-Pull from the Start 惊悚游戏：短命欧皇开局十连双金 This Is a Hard-to-Remember Name这是一个难记的名字Mystery933k WordsOngoing [Mystery + imaginative premise + cathartic fun + luck favors the bold + fast-paced + no romance + infinite-flow] Yang Jinli dies unexpectedly and stumbles into a horror game. New players get a free ten-pull, and from the start he brings home an S-rank ghost bride. But the comments are full of sympathy: “It's over for him. That ghost bride hates men and coercion. This newbie is doomed too.” Then another golden light flashes. The comments fill with question marks. S-rank skill [Ghost Clan's Belove 142Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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   Here, these two. The first one fits the theme quite well, and it's a little funny. The second one, well, I think, is a little bit off.

6. 406 民 The Folk Feng Shui Master 民间风水之王 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted The Nine Cauldrons Dragon Palace, the Secret Files of the Yellow Springs, the Snow Mountain Corpse Demon, the Yin-Yang Inn... Ever since I borrowed a life from the underworld, I have known no peace. Every time I borrow a life, it becomes a deadly game. After each desperate struggle and narrow escape, I wait for the next secret order from the underworld so I can keep living. Just when I thought I'd escaped the clutches of fate, I discovered that Heaven had prepared a coffin for me too! 51.6kReads9.4Score6kShelves
7. 407 支EN The Pillar Project 支柱计划 The Universe Is Gaining Entropy宇宙在熵增Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsOngoing [Eerie] [Cthulhu] [Doomsday Descends] [Rebuilding Civilization] [Cultural Relics] [Culture] Xu Chen felt that studying history in this parallel universe had no real prospects, so after some maneuvering, he switched to medicine. He never expected that he had just jumped straight into the fire. What awaited him was fear in its most direct form. After a certain island nation dumped wastewater into the sea, unspeakable horrors arose from the depths. Eerie symptoms began appearing one after another, 39.2kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
8. 408 夜 Spending the Night in a Lonely Coffin, the Cold Beauty Ghost Breaks Down and Begs Me Not to Die 夜宿孤棺，高冷女鬼崩溃求我别死 Yu Haona煜浩呐Mystery2.6M WordsOngoing [Horror Tales + One Heroine + Pure Love + Power Fantasy + Infinite-Flow + Card Draws] Shen Yuan transmigrates into a world where everyone has to face supernatural horror stories. From the start, he's thrown into Hell difficulty and forced to sleep in the same coffin as a stunning female ghost! But Shen Yuan isn't afraid. He's awakened the Death-Draw System: every time a ghost kills him, he gets to draw a card and grow stronger! Killed for the first time [Ding! Card draw successful! You received 70kReads8.9Score9.4kShelves

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   Enough said, once you start watching, you can't stop.

9. 409 神 The Disciple's Game 神徒游戏 Hu Qiuqiu胡球球Mystery3.4M WordsOngoing The entire world is plunged into a terrifying death game, with 8 billion people taking part! A global battle royale for survival has begun! Only 12 of the 8 billion will survive! The survival rate is less than 0.00000000015%! Hospitals, schools, prisons... Any location anywhere in the world could become a death-game arena! Terrifying ghosts and monsters take part in the game alongside humanity! [Welcome to the Disciple Game] [Light horror + mind games + games + infinite-world adventure] (This no 74.7kReads8.3Score6.7kShelves

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   The second one didn't look good in the later stages, but it was okay in the early stages.

10. 410 无 Quick Transmigration: Taming Gods in Dark Fairy Tales 无限流：在暗黑童话里驭神 Pear Wine梨酒儿Two Male Leads538k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + Two Male Leads + Power Couple 1v1 + Mild Horror] He is the wicked “dark wizard” who tears the prince and princess apart in Sleeping Beauty. He is the evil “brother” who tries to take Cinderella’s place. He is the scheming “beauty” who lures the mermaid princess to her death. He is the top con artist everyone knows in the fairy-tale world. “I’ll never let you down when it comes to speaking ill of me.” The young man sits high upon his throne, facing the lights. Red thread winds ar 5.2kReads9.4Score881Shelves

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    They're all pretty.

11. 411 规 Rule Horror: I Have a Diary from the Future 规则怪谈：我有未来日记 Bai Dafei白大飞Mystery841k WordsCompleted After graduating from high school, Li Yunsheng suddenly receives an invitation to a summer camp. Other high school students have been invited along with him. [One: Enter the school grounds at the designated time.] [Two: Enter the classroom at the designated time.] [Three: Begin evening self-study at the designated time.] [Four: Students attending the summer camp must wear their respective school uniforms.] The four simple rules don't seem so simple to Li Yunsheng. At that moment, the contents of 863Reads5.5Score167Shelves
12. 412 邪 Evil God Moran! 邪神墨然！ Three Winds 11三风11Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted Why does the headless ghost in the hospital keep praying at midnight? Why does the skin-stealing ghost in the desolate mountain village wail without stopping? And why does the long-haired female ghost in the studio apartment shriek in the middle of the night? None of this is a distortion of human nature, much less a collapse of morality. It’s just that… someone’s having an episode! In an age when horror has returned and vengeful ghosts run rampant, Bai Yuan, dressed in a hospital gown, smiled ca 154.1kReads9.3Score16.1kShelves

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    Are there any similar hilarious ghost-hunting novels? A really strong, satisfying story with a powerful protagonist! 🥺🥺🥺

13. 413 卖 There Are No Ghosts to Sell, So I Have to Join a Horror Game 卖鬼没有鬼，只能参加惊悚游戏了 Rice-Eating Little White Cat干饭小白猫Mystery864k WordsCompleted [Thriller Game] [Selling Ghosts] [System] [Urban] [Trickster] [Lighthearted] [No Female Lead] Meng Luo was an ordinary small-time real estate agent on Blue Star. After an intimate encounter with an out-of-control freight truck, he transmigrates into the body of an orphan in Huaxia. From the start, he awakens the Ghost-Selling System. As long as he sells supernatural beings, he earns ghost coins. This was Meng Luo’s golden finger. But that raises a question. Where are the ghosts? Five years. A wh 3.2kReads8.0Score353Shelves

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    The protagonist travels to Earth, activates a system, finds a ghost, sells it for money and skills, and tries to win prizes. After waiting for years without seeing a ghost, one day he encounters one in a hotel delivering a game invitation to the next room. The protagonist sells the ghost, wins ghost power and skills in the lottery, obtains an invitation card to a horror game, and begins his journey into the world of selling ghosts. 🍅

14. 414 诡 The Bizarre Company: Starting with Being Forced to Work 996 诡异公司：从被迫996开始 Three Fish三鱼Mystery999k WordsCompleted Zhang Yang, an ordinary office worker, wakes up one day to find himself forced into the bizarre Tianwang Corporation, where a terrifying new life as a wage slave begins. A machine supervisor who kills anyone who breaks the rules. Bizarre jobs where your life is always at risk. A horrifying night in the underworld, where failing to finish your work means overtime. Colleagues with their own hidden agendas. The mysterious Six Paths Realm, one world after another in ruin, walking corpses and evil sp 287Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    It's very mysterious and has a particularly good start, somewhat like the world view of a horror game.

15. 415 死 Death Rewind System 死亡回档系统 Mutton Stew in an Iron Pot铁锅炖咩咩Two Male Leads580k WordsCompleted [Unusual Supernatural Events + Instances + Horror Game + Two Powerful, Nonhuman Leads] (No one but the protagonist has a golden finger or any special skills.) Enjoy the push and pull between a madman who relishes all kinds of death and a dark, deranged old ghost. Chen Shu was pushed off a high-rise. In the blink of an eye, he was reborn and bound to a death-rewind System. Tell one lie, earn one point. Ten points can be exchanged for one death rewind. A master deceiver loves to lie. Eleven out of 1.5kReads9.2Score321Shelves
16. 416 恐 Horror Game Invasion: The Top Player Is So Twisted 恐怖游戏入侵：顶级玩家她好变态 Gu Xi Ci故夕辞Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing [No romance + game invasion + livestream format + rules-based horror + national destiny + hilarious power fantasy] Five years after horror games descended upon the world, everyone is struggling to survive. Only Shen Yan laughs like a squealing pig the moment she’s chosen. Because everyone knows that if you fail the beginner dungeon, everyone in your household registration dies. She takes one look at her bloodsucking parents, then at her useless little brother Shen Yaozu, who’s getting ready to s 3.3kReads8.7Score327Shelves

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    Yes, these are some new books I've read recently that are pretty good, and they're still being updated.

17. 417 我 I’m a Female Ghost, and You Want Me to Take on Rule Horror? 我一女鬼，你让我挑战规则怪谈？ Steamed Shrimp Head, Blackfish蒸虾头乌鱼了Mystery556k WordsCompleted (Gender transformation, refuses to marry, mystery and deduction, eerie, nearly invincible) Qin Yun was contaminated by an evil entity inside an ancient mirror and turned into a female ghost. This female ghost was no ordinary vengeful spirit. She was an extremely eerie and powerful life form of unknown origin. Just then, the Rule Horror game descended, and Qin Yun was chosen as the Dragon Kingdom's representative, tasked with challenging its horrors. If a country failed its challenge, the horror 5.3kReads8.8Score817Shelves

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    I feel so resentful.

18. 418 无 The Theater of Endless Torment: I Run Ancient-Era Instances in a Ghost City 无间戏台：我在鬼城开古代副本 Nan Tao南桃Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [No romance + ancient-era infinite-level challenges + Chinese horror] Shi Jing lowered her head and saw the bright red bridal gown she was wearing. Beneath her veil, she held up a bronze mirror and aimed it outside. The mirror offered a blurry reflection of the scene beyond the bed. A stooped old woman stood ramrod straight outside the canopy bed She wore a crimson floral dress and a crooked velvet flower in her hair. Her face was as pale as paper, two garish patches of rouge on her cheeks, her 22.8kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves

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    This is a good story. There's no male lead, but the female lead is brave, resourceful, emotionally intelligent, and kind-hearted, though not blindly so.

19. 419 惊 Thriller Game: Why Are All the Female Ghosts My Ex-Girlfriends? 惊悚游戏：女诡怎么都是我前女友 Meow Meow Is Super Sweet喵喵超甜Mystery4.3M WordsOngoing [Supernatural Revival] [Love Triangle] [Pure Power Fantasy] [Thriller Game] Jiang Cheng unexpectedly gets a System, but it requires him to win over... So he does. “Sorry, you like dogs and I like cats. We're not right for each other.” “You're too young. I'm not interested.” “Your surname is Jiang, and so is mine. Our village doesn't allow people with the same surname to marry.” But after Jiang Cheng successfully wins over all of them, the women he previously pursued die in various accidents. Aft 29.4kReads8.3Score3.4kShelves

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    Undead Knight, a battlefield of carnage

20. 420 无 Infinite: The Dawn Game 无限：黎明游戏 In the Lanshan Mountains岚山里Two Male Leads3.3M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow Dungeons] [Two Male Leads] [Ensemble Cast] [Return to the Human World] Psycho! Ever since Yu Shijiu could remember, people had called him a psycho, one insult after another. He picked at his ear and said nothing. What made someone a psycho? Being mentally unstable, having something wrong with your head... or killing people? Does killing someone make you a psycho? Yu Shijiu laughed. "Then there are far too many psychos in this world." Killing someone isn't limited to taking their l 17.9kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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    This book is super good! [Shy]

21. 421 规 Rule Horror: The Haunted School 规则怪谈：诡异学校 Seventh Month July柒月JulyMystery580k WordsCompleted [System + Mystery + Deduction] I grew up in an ordinary family. To broaden my horizons in another city, I deliberately applied to a university far from home. But then strange things began happening one after another: bizarre campus rules, a mysterious countdown, and the secrets hidden behind the school slowly coming to light... 40.4kReads9.3Score4kShelves

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    The first book is an infinite flow novel with a touch of horror and suspense. It doesn't feature overpowered superpowers; instead, it focuses on finding a way out through logical analysis. The second book is also an infinite flow novel with a touch of horror and lacks emotional depth. The protagonist has a cheat code but isn't invincible, the supporting characters aren't mindless, the ghosts are unsolvable and cunning, and the atmosphere is very terrifying. The third book combines a system, suspense, and mystery. The protagonist lives in an ordinary family and deliberately chooses a university far from home. However, strange things begin to happen: bizarre school rules, a mysterious countdown, and the secrets hidden behind the school slowly emerge…

22. 422 无 Infinite Flow: The Delicate Beauty in the Arms of a Sinister Monster 无限流：阴戾怪物怀里的娇软美人 Baili Huohuo百里火火Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Mu Xiaoxiao's boyfriend is dead. After being pulled into a horror game, she discovers that her late boyfriend has become one of the game's biggest bosses. ① In the castle, roses bloom for her, while unseen ghosts gently nibble her earlobe. ② A giant dragon transformed into human form kisses her in a cave piled high with treasures. ③ While everyone else frantically searches for water, the desert serpent coils its tail around her slender waist and feeds her sweet spring water. Mermaids give her pe 9.3kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves

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    They never lie, these are really good-looking.

23. 423 抱 Sorry, Sis is the NPC You Can’t Catch Up With 抱歉啦，姐是你们追不上的npc Cilantro Is Delicious香菜很好吃Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (A completely brainless comedy from start to finish) When Yun Youyou opened her eyes, she found herself inexplicably turned into an NPC in a horror game. Cheapskate game: no wages, no benefits. As long as you don't work yourself to death, they'll work you to death. Yun Youyou: Then I have no choice but to pretend I'm a pile of crap. If I can't create any value, it's the same as not working. With nothing but her silver tongue, Yun Youyou somehow turned a horror game into a comedy. The haunted hot 29kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
24. 424 永 Eternal Night: You Want Me to End the Supernatural Era? 永夜：你叫我终结灵异时代？ The Wind Cannot Be Kept风留不住Mystery338k WordsOngoing "My name is Yang Mo. By the time you read this, I'll be dead." "At first, all I wanted was to study hard and get into the university of my dreams, escaping the high school life that offered no glimpse of a future. But it seems I'll never live to see that day..." (Mysterious Revival + before the eternal night falls) (No female lead. You don't need to have read the original; I'll explain the important setting details.) 10.9kReads7.3Score958Shelves
25. 425 新 The New World: A Script Created by God 新世界：神创剧本 Beneath the Deep Space深空下Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast + Infinite Flow + Scripts + Survival + Hidden Conspiracies] “My name is Chen Zhi. While investigating the cause of my brother’s death, I was forced into a strange script!” “I saw the other side of the world, beings ordinary people can’t see, terrifying beings!” “What should I do? Am I sick? No, that’s not it. The world is sick!” Divine gifts and miracles are blossoming. Divine gifts and miracles are colliding. The curtain has already risen. The only old-timer in this new world sto 17.1kReads7.7Score2.2kShelves
26. 426 神 Mystery Revival: I Wield the Ghostly Phone Call and Guard Three Provinces 神秘复苏：驾驭鬼来电，镇守三省 Old Hei Loves Gaming爱玩游戏的老黑Male-Channel Fanfiction374k WordsCompleted The supernatural returns, and the human world becomes a living hell. In this age of paranormal horrors, Zhao Lai is working overtime at midnight when he is attacked by a ghost call. Luckily, the call is answered by Xiao Ai, causing the supernatural entity to crash. From then on, Zhao Lai relies on the paranormal phone to struggle through one terrifying paranormal incident after another. Understand the paranormal! Harness the paranormal! Put an end to the paranormal! Protect the last patch of lan 13.4kReads5.7Score1.2kShelves
27. 427 欢 Welcome to My Scripted World 欢迎来到，我的剧本世界 Beneath the Deep Space深空下Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Infinite-Flow + Scripted Games + Survival + One Female Lead] In this era, we're all headed for the end. The blossoming of miracles granted by the gods, the struggle between humanity and the uncanny, extraordinary creatures, forbidden books, a paradise of reincarnation... The price of fate's gifts was marked long ago, hidden from view. “My name is Jiang Qing. I'm sorry, but after tonight, I'll disappear forever.” “When I open the door ahead, there will be no way back b 87.3kReads9.0Score7.8kShelves
28. 428 死 The House of Deadly Peril 死亡凶间 Nicholas Goudan尼古拉斯狗蛋Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted I work as a specialist crime-scene cleaner, tasked with cleaning up after murders, suicides, and accidental deaths. I’ve seen more than my share of partings and grief, as well as the other side of death. Then, on the Ghost Festival, I encountered something terrifying... 18.3kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    This one is pretty good; at least the main character is intelligent.

29. 429 惊 Thriller Game: Everyone but Me Is Normal from the Start 惊悚游戏：开局除了我都是正常人 Wu Yueshang乌月殇Mystery437k WordsOngoing [Horror + Decisive Protagonist + No Female Lead + Character Growth + Ensemble Cast + Multiple Perspectives Early On, Don’t Read If You Dislike That + Author Loves Tormenting the Protagonist] Lin Ze was dragged by a mysterious force into a brutal horror game. While other newcomers trembled from the start, he went straight to killing people. The livestream audience cried out in shock: “This guy’s ruthless. He kills first and doesn’t waste a word.” A photographer in a remote mountain village, a s 19Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Here's my latest favorite: the protagonist is decisive and ruthless, not a saint, there's no female lead, and the plot twists are thrilling. Highly recommend it!!!

30. 430 无 Infinite Flow: Using the Saintly System to Reform a Mad Villain 无限流：用圣父系统感化疯批反派 Crazy Dumpling Soup疯狂饺子汤Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + imaginative infinite survival game + livestreaming + Saintly System + rekindled romance] [A crazy, lovesick, murderous demon in public but a lovestruck girl at heart as the top VS a seemingly saintly, clever bottom with a hidden dark side] Zhang Chuliang binds himself to the Saintly System. His mission is to save the future ultimate villain. After he and the Saintly System work tirelessly, they finally succeed in reforming the villain and turning him into the perfect, devoted 17.9kReads9.6Score2.7kShelves

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    The first two are thrillers, and they're really good. The last two are my personal recommendations.

31. 431 要 Help! The Unlucky One Goes on a Killing Spree in the Escape Game 要命！非酋在逃生游戏里杀疯了 Yue Qiqi月柒柒Two Male Leads414k WordsCompleted [No female lead & infinite-flow & mild horror & two powerful leads & contrasting personalities] Semes-focused (not suited to readers with extreme preferences) Lin Qingyu enters an escape game and gets spectacularly unlucky every time. The worst rewards other players get are weapons or supernatural abilities. But all he gets are... Roses, greeting cards, little string lights... One useless trinket after another keeps coming his way. Everyone laughs at him, convinced he won't last long. But when h 2.8kReads9.4Score355Shelves

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    This one's good. It has two male leads, both very strong. One of them is an NPC in a dungeon. They have a love-hate relationship, and neither fears anyone except their love interest. However, the detailed descriptions aren't great, and it's a bit short—only a little over 400,000 words, which is a shame.

32. 432 别 Terror at the Villa: Everyone Who Heard the Weeping Died 别墅惊魂：听见哭声的人都死了 Jiang Xiaoyu江晓屿Mystery10k WordsCompleted I'm a feng shui master. One day, I was hired by the tycoon Jia Qing, who said something strange was happening at his villa on Lingzhou Island. Every night, the sounds of a woman and a baby crying could be heard inside the villa. The reward he offered was so generous that I couldn't refuse. Who knew that a string of terrifying events would unfold on the very night I moved in? 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm awake all night now, and I don't even feel safe turning on the lights in the middle of the night! [Petrified][Petrified][Petrified]

33. 433 末 Apocalypse: My Unhinged Octopus Boyfriend Is a Farming Expert 末世：疯批八爪男友种田一把好手 Crazy Dumpling Soup疯狂饺子汤Two Male Leads1.4M WordsOngoing [Dual Male Leads + Apocalyptic Farming + Golden Finger + Team-Based Challenges] [A sweet, gentle, devoted husband when in his other form, but a deranged, twisted top when human VS a cunning, clever bottom who can be a little unhinged] “My first half of life was a joke.” Li Yuanmo flipped the roasted bun over and spoke to Pei Yifei, the top commander of the Special Defense Group Against Otherworldly Species. “My mother abused me as a kid. My father was a security guard and was rarely home. I surv 36.1kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves
34. 434 致 Deadly Delivery 致命快递 Grilled Gluten Skewers烤面筋10k WordsCompleted I received a package from an unfamiliar sender. A note inside said I could scan a code to claim a huge cash bonus. But when I scanned it, my phone opened a livestream instead. Even stranger, my face appeared right in the middle of the screen. The comments were flying by: "This girl looks pretty good. What a shame to kill her." "Tsk, tsk, what a beauty. I recommend having some fun with her before killing her." Just then, I suddenly heard someone knocking behind me. "Hello, delivery!" 6Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 435 规 Rulebound Illusion Realm: I Have a Recycling Bin 规则幻域：我有一个回收箱 Qizhou Sea齐州海水Mystery657k WordsOngoing [Genius] [Mind-bending] [Plot twists] [No heroine] [Mystery] [Suspense] Mu Chuan unexpectedly obtains a magical box that he can never get rid of, no matter how hard he tries. By a twist of fate, he enters a rule-bound illusion domain and becomes an emissary who walks between the domain and reality. The illusion domains have the highest death rates, and there’s too little information? No problem. I have a recycling box. Give me something good, and I’ll trade you information. Skills are too rare, 122Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    🔥I, the Stone King, am back with a new masterpiece! Didn't you know? 😡 When you wake up, you're already dead. This game isn't about charity, it's about selection! 😈 Come on, join the Nightmare Investigation Team!

36. 436 满 Back at Max Level, I’m Chosen by the Horror World Again 满级归来，又被惊悚世界选中了 Boge博格Mystery300k WordsCompleted On June 6, after years of struggling through the horror world, Shen Chao finally returned home in triumph. But after barely enough time to drink a cup of coffee, he discovered that the horror world still existed on Blue Star! I distinctly remember accidentally destroying the horror world, don't I? Oh no, I didn't quite make it back. It looks like I came back to the wrong plane! After learning that the horror world in this plane was much like the one he'd cleared, Shen Chao was speechless. Guess 546Reads8.1Score106Shelves

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    I highly recommend book number 124, especially book number 4; it's 99 out of 100 pounds of rebellious spirit.

37. 437 明 It's Clearly a Bug, So Why Do You Keep Saying I'm Cheating? 明明是bug，非说我开挂？ Tofu豆腐Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Horror game + bugs + no protagonist abuse + power fantasy + livestreams early on] A horror game descends upon the world. Gu Yi, a high school senior, is chosen by the horror game. While everyone else is consumed by fear and struggling to survive, Gu Yi awakens a System that can find bugs in the game. Ding! Bug found in the Blood Moon High School instance: Multiple identities. At Blood Moon High School, everyone else can obtain only one identity to protect themselves, but Gu Yi has severa 6.1kReads9.0Score624Shelves

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    The first book has a great plot, a protagonist with a mysterious background, and plenty of vivid and descriptive environmental scenes; it's highly recommended. The second book is a suspenseful and mind-bending mystery, with unexpected twists and turns at every turn; I'd also recommend it.

38. 438 缝 The Corpse Stitcher 缝尸匠 Ice Cream Pie冰沙馅饼Mystery9k WordsCompleted My family makes its living dealing with the dead, and my father is a renowned corpse seamster in the surrounding area. His skills are superb. No matter how mangled a corpse is, he can restore it to look as good as new. Whenever someone died in an accident and their body was disfigured, wealthy families from hundreds of miles around would ask my father to stitch it back together. But as far as I knew, my father used to be a butcher. He was skilled at dressing pigs, but I had never heard that he w 8Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 439 规 Rule Horror: I Heard the Path to Godhood! 规则怪谈：我听到了成神之路！ Wenzhi Tianya文之天涯Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted “You might not believe me, but being chosen by a rules-based horror story isn’t something to be afraid of.” “Then what would you call it?” “A blessing!” Facing a reporter’s questions, Ye Ling says calmly, “Rules-based horror is the grave of the mediocre, the doom of the timid, and the executioner’s blade for the arrogant.” “But more than that, it is…” “The path to godhood for the strong!” … From “A Family of Three” to “The True Immortal of Ancient Jiang,” from an ordinary nobody to ascending to 9.5kReads8.4Score763Shelves

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    These three are my favorites. The characters are all highly intelligent, elegant, violent, and twisted. They're somewhat ruthless, decisive, and swift in their killings, whether it's murder or exorcism.

40. 440 惊 A Terrifying New Year’s Eve 惊悚除夕夜 On Plain Paper素笺上Mystery11k WordsCompleted A Chilling New Year's Eve 6Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 441 规 Rule Horror? Sorry, I’m a Rebel Through and Through! 规则怪谈？抱歉！我一身反骨！ White Dew Turns to Frostc白露为霜cMystery148k WordsOngoing [No female lead + rebellious + hilarious + eerie + ruthless protagonist] The supernatural returns, and tales of strange rules descend upon Earth. One person from each country is randomly chosen to represent their nation's fate. Lin Fan represents Longguo, a nation on the brink of ruin, as he enters the world of strange tales to face the supernatural! [First entry into the world of strange tales: The Lady's Secret (99% death rate)] When they see that the challenge is rated at the highest difficul 8Reads7.6Score—Shelves
42. 442 早 I Cleared the Game Ages Ago, and You’re Only Now Pulling Me into the Horror Game 早通关了，你才拉我进怪谈 City God城神Mystery2.4M WordsCompleted [Invincible] [No Female Lead] After practicing for two and a half years, Jiang Zhe cleared a game called Rule-Based Horror. After clearing it, he transmigrated into the world of Rule-Based Horror. Every country in the world selects one chosen player. Winners bring their nation prosperity. Losers have a monster randomly descend upon one of their cities, where it wreaks havoc for 48 hours. Jiang Zhe is selected and awakens an SSS-rank talent: “Unscientific Summoning,” which lets him summon p 10.6kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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    How should I put it? I felt this book was quite good, but there were many parts that confused me. It's very well-written, so I don't know why it only has an 8.9 Rating.

43. 443 人 A Brief History of Human Torture 人类酷刑简史 Mark P. Donnelly马克·P.唐纳利Historical151k WordsCompleted For thousands of years, humanity has devised many ingenious and cruel ways to inflict pain on its own kind. This tragic yet seemingly universal trait has corroded the civilization humanity strives to achieve. Though we now seem to detest torture, for more than 3,000 years it was part of the laws of all Europe and much of the Far East. A Brief History of Human Torture explores the many forms of punishment, torture, coercion, and torment. It takes readers into the arenas of ancient Rome, medieval 7.6kReads9.6Score1.1kShelves

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    It's terrifying!

44. 444 坠 A Woman Fell from the Building at My Feet, Then Begged Me in the Middle of the Night to Avenge Her 坠楼女子落我脚边，半夜她哭着求我替她报仇 Peach and Plum Blossoms in Profusion桃李熳熳Mystery10k WordsCompleted The Evil Spirit in the Talisman On a rainy night, I watched a girl jump from a tall building and die on the spot. Her soul latched onto me and demanded that I avenge her. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 445 诡 Eerie Revival: The Spirit Cat Walks by Night 诡异复苏：灵猫夜行 Lonely Stone孤石Mystery508k WordsCompleted [Supernatural horror + slow burn + (fake) System + (fake) rebirth] [The two leads have a normal friendship, no tragic romance between human and cat] [Chapters 79–80 are poison; skipping them is recommended] The supernatural resurges, and disaster descends. Many familiar places, as people know them, are gradually revealing their terrifying hidden sides. A dark, haunted forest. A county school under lockdown. A lifeless lake where shadows drift. A ghost city glimpsed through a veil of blood... Bei 358Reads8.6Score100Shelves

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    These books are all YYDS (good luck/greatness). The first and third books are by the same author. The third book, needless to say, has such a great Blood and Promise CP (couple) vibe; I highly recommend it. It's finished, and the ending is a little bit angsty. [Learned][Learned][Learned]

46. 446 惊 Horror Livestream: Every Instance Begs Me to Shut Up 惊悚直播：全副本求我闭嘴 Hat-and-Glasses Sea Urchin帽子海胆Mystery205k WordsOngoing [Infinite-Loop Game + Livestreaming + Lighthearted Power Fantasy + Mild Horror + No Romance + Smart Protagonist] (Also known as: "I Publicly Humiliate Bosses in Infinite-Loop Instances") Overworked office worker Jian Cheng is dragged into a live-streamed horror game and forced to survive one infinite-loop instance after another. But from the start, he draws an SSS-rank talent: Passively read the thoughts of nearby targets and repeat them aloud in real time, at the original speaker’s volume! In s 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one, even though it only just updated one chapter, it's so good! Come on, let's wait for the update together! [Laughs] [I have ulterior motives, so go ahead and take a look.]

47. 447 我 I Decided to Kill My Lover, Then Got on a Haunted Bus with Her 我决定谋杀情人，和她上了一辆闹鬼的巴士 Two Yuan两元Mystery10k WordsCompleted I think I got on a haunted bus. My girlfriend was sitting beside me, her pretty little face deathly pale with fear. "Th-those two people just carried a corpse onto the bus." 1Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 448 恶 After the Wicked Mother-in-Law Drove Her Son’s Family to Their Deaths, They All Became Ghosts 恶婆婆逼死儿媳妇一家后，全变鬼了 Jun Lan君阑Mystery9k WordsCompleted Back in our village, it was perfectly normal for a mother-in-law to bully her daughter-in-law. Even when the entire husband's family bullied the daughter-in-law, nobody thought there was anything wrong with it. But driving the daughter-in-law's entire family to their deaths? I doubt many people could do something like that. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 449 我 I Crown Myself Queen in the Eerie World 我在诡异世界，加冕女王 Queen Gaga嘎嘎女王Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [Mystery]+ [Mild Horror]+ [Suspense]+ [Everyone’s Favorite]+ [White Moonlight]+ [No Fixed Couple] Elena transmigrates into the body of a vampire princess. The moment she opens her eyes, she sees a blood-soaked doll with a split mouth playing hide-and-seek with her! And if it finds her, it’ll eat her?! Elena is trembling beneath the bed when she suddenly spots some distorted writing carved into the underside of the bed frame… [Survival Rules for the Dark World] 1. You are absolutely safe inside t 3.3kReads9.3Score553Shelves

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    Who says horror is boring?! There are only good books that go undiscovered! Read with your brain; otherwise, you won't understand. True horror requires mental effort, not just wish fulfillment. The female protagonist dies countless times, struggling to survive on the brink of death. Readers experience helplessness and despair alongside her, clinging to hope as she defies her cruel fate, firmly believing, "I must live!!!"

50. 450 学 My Senior Disappeared from a Nursing Home, So I Went Undercover as a Nurse and Uncovered a Shocking Secret 学长在养老院失踪，我去当护士卧底发现惊天秘密 Rabbit兔子Mystery10k WordsCompleted My senior disappeared three months ago. He was working at Paradise Nursing Home at the time. To find him, I applied for a job at the nursing home. I never expected to see an elderly resident jump to his death on my very first day. Then more residents started disappearing, one after another. Until one day, inside the refrigerator, I found the finger of a missing resident... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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