Horror, Survival, Real Survival, Dark, Not Feel-Good 恐怖，求生，真正的求生，黑暗，不爽文

1. 1 末 Surviving Among the Mad in the Apocalypse 末世，我在疯子中求生 The Cat's Dark Night猫的黑夜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse511k WordsCompleted Blood-Cross-like / Apocalypse / Strong Female Lead / Not a Feel-Good Power Fantasy / Desperate Survival / No Romance / No Superpowers / Dark / Everyone Suffers / The female lead is not a ruthless, decisive type. She is sensitive and suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. Qingshui struggled to survive in the apocalypse in her previous life. After zombies overran the base, she risked her life to escort the only surviving researcher onto a plane, but was devoured by zombies herself. She tho 18.8kReads9.0Score2.7k14d adds

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   I caught up in 2 days. It's really good, the character development is great, and I'm going to fall in love with Shimizu too. The plot is good too.

2. 2 嘘 Shh, I'm the Devil's Son 嘘，我是恶魔的儿子 Gray Algae Offline灰藻已离线Sci-Fi & Apocalypse554k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse] [Madness plague] [Blood Cross] [Revenge] [Psychological horror] [Human nature] [Ensemble cast] [No System] They say the apocalypse has come, and the world has gone mad. But I've lived with madness since childhood. My father was a serial killer who terrified countless families. My childhood was filled with blood, lies, and... professional cleanup techniques. Now, madmen laugh wildly outside while survivors wail among the ruins. I'm the only one who doesn't fit in, calmly walking thro 37.9kReads9.3Score6k14d adds

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   This is truly terrifying and despairing; it's the kind of story where I have to switch off after reading two chapters to catch my breath and see the real world 😂. At those moments, reality seems so beautiful, so much so that this short story felt like a medium-length novel to me. I haven't even dared to finish the epilogue yet, but I have to say it's definitely a post-apocalyptic story. I learned about Blood Cross from other people's comments, and the author, as a newcomer, has written quite well. Looking forward to the new book!

3. 3 一 One Survivor 一人生还 Don't Call Me Demon King别叫我魔王Mystery209k WordsCompleted It had been three years since we graduated from college. At our reunion, we came to a remote island. But there was no singing or laughter at the gathering. Fear, brought on by bloodshed and death, spread through the crowd. A strange island, a mysterious island owner, hope, despair, twisted human nature, masks torn away: everything that happened here served only to satisfy the island owner’s madness. I have to get out of here… 36Reads5.4Score—14d adds

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   You could give this a try. I haven't finished it yet, but based on the plot so far, it seems to suit my taste. It has a feel similar to the Japanese manga *Battle Royale*, but with many more rules, yet it's not entirely the same. Synopsis: A group of former classmates reunite under the organization of a certain person. They arrive on a ship, then some die, and they end up on an island—not the one the organizers intended for them. Then more people die. They must find out who killed someone. If the killer isn't found within three days, they can leave the island alive, but everyone else will die. If the killer is found, they will die in a very bizarre way. This is the first rule; new ones will appear later. More people will die later, but I won't spoil too much to avoid affecting the reading experience. That's all for now.

4. 4 只 As Long as They Have Health Bars, I'll Kill Even the Gods 只要有血条，神明也杀给你看 Don't Eat Fish Porridge不吃鱼粥Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [Hunter: You can see the health bars of all things, and every attack is guaranteed to deal damage, even to gods!] [Stalker: Stealth through the darkness, hunt beneath the light!] [Executioner: The time for your sentence has come!] “Come on, come on, take a blade!” “Immortal? Once your health bar hits zero, you die!” “As long as it has a health bar, I can kill it, even if it’s a god!” The dark side of the world, a shattered map, strange creatures from the abyss... There is no light behind them, 130.4kReads9.3Score14.6k14d adds

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   Don't miss it!

5. 5 异EN Another World: My Life Has Cheat Codes! 异世界：我的人生开了挂！ A Salty Fish c一条咸鱼cEastern Fantasy5.9M WordsCompleted [Vampires, werewolves, technology, potions, ghosts, biohumans, divination, puppets, and every terrifying element you can imagine: this world has them all.] Lin En transmigrated into such a bizarre otherworld and became an apprentice at a potion shop. "Something is wrong with that man! He never uses anesthetic when performing surgery!" "That shop is a scam! The moment you go in, they find a pile of illnesses even if you are perfectly healthy!" "But wait, isn't that shop supposed to be the bes 138kReads9.6Score16.9k14d adds
6. 6 异EN The Creatures That We Are 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 479.8kReads9.7Score65.9k14d adds
7. 7 借 Borrowed Corpse, Stolen Life 借尸命 Meng Xiaonai萌小乃Mystery4.8M WordsOngoing When a plague swept through my mother’s village, she was the only one who escaped alive and made it to Chen Village. My mother was graceful and beautiful, but after arriving in the village, she went mad. There’s something wrong with this village. Every night, we hear strange noises. My father’s name is Chen Jiu, and mine is Chen Lintian. I suspect he isn’t my real father... 1.8kReads9.0Score13014d adds

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   This book is excellent, highly recommended. 👍

8. 8 我 I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏！ Yu Zuo予作Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A mysterious force descended upon Earth, giving rise to another world of terror. Everyone was forcibly sent into the world of horror games on their eighteenth birthday. While everyone else was immersed in fear, struggling to survive in the cracks between life and death, Qin Nuo discovered that he could earn System rewards by influencing the ghosts’ emotions. And every time he completed a dungeon, he could establish his own business in the world of horror. So he became a food runner at the Yin Sp 113.5kReads9.5Score12.3k14d adds

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   Hey kid, don't be shivering in the middle of the night! 😏

9. 9 一 Confessions of a Mentally Ill Person 一个精神病人的自述 Multiply by Two乘二Mystery169k WordsCompleted Sometimes I wonder what I am, what the world is, and what my existence means to it. Am I an NPC? Or just a virus that doesn't matter? A virus, yes. I feel like I've caught some kind of virus, or maybe I've always been one. My name is Zhang Shun. I'm an ordinary person, and on an ordinary day, I suddenly saw things no one else could see... 1.5kReads9.3Score37614d adds
10. 10 无 Infinite Horror: The Top-Tier Maniac Is Beautiful and Brutal 无限惊悚：顶级疯批她又美又凶 The Sun Shines on the Stars and Moon星月有日Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing [Infinite-game adventure + mystery and deduction + no romance + ruthless heroine + plot-focused + strong female lead + fictional setting] Her father didn’t care about her, her mother didn’t love her, her brother was gone, and she’d been sent to a strange psychologist for treatment for fourteen years. Just as Mo Changsheng was planning to deal with the whole mess, she was suddenly transported into a horror game. Mo Changsheng: “Well, this is interesting.” In a perilous hunting game, she wiped out 227Reads7.8Score—14d adds

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    They are all very beautiful.

11. 11 无 Infinite: The Heroine Awakens in a Black Coffin 无限：女主在黑棺里苏醒了 Chubby Little Dudu胖小嘟嘟Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted The great masters in other stories are all ethereal immortals, riding flying swords. Yin Qing is different: she rides... a coffin. An infinite-flow novel. Not every story arc is horror-themed; all kinds of worlds make an appearance. (No romance, lighthearted, suitable even for the easily frightened.) 3.9kReads9.2Score46314d adds
12. 12 惊 Horror Survival Game: This Little Old Lady Is Seriously Wicked 惊悚国运，小老太太坏的很 Jin San'er瑾三儿Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Livestream + National Fortune + Horror Games + Farming. Nonsensical, lighthearted comedy, with unserious horror and unserious national fortune.] Dong Shuzhen was a little old lady of sixty-five. At last retired, she switched into travel mode. Who knew that she’d fall asleep on a plane and wake up having transmigrated? She’d become a little old lady of the same name and age. The history of this world’s nations was much like that of her original world. The main difference was that in 13.2kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
13. 13 无 Infinite Worlds: After I Became the Manor Lord 无限世界：当我成为庄园主后 Aiya Hiahiah哎hiahiahMystery466k WordsCompleted [Infinite flow + System + wild imagination + no romance] Zhao Manman, an NPC, awakened in a terrifying world of mist. The world of mist is made up of players and NPCs. Players enter to have their wishes fulfilled, but the mysterious world of mist offers more than thrilling survival challenges. They also have to deal with all kinds of players, whose hearts are impossible to read. Zhao Manman could only weep in despair. I just want to stay alive! Luckily, she got a manor from the start and unexpec 1.3kReads8.6Score11514d adds
14. 14 月 On a Moonless Night, the Ghosts Make You Walk in Circles 月黑头鬼打墙 Ancient Qilu Charm齐鲁古韵Fantastical Romance309k WordsCompleted Li Mo was once an ordinary man, until a car accident took his wife and turned him into a “neutrino key.” The strange Ω-7 mark on his chest grants him access to the underlying code of reality. Imprisoned by the mysterious “Foundation,” he navigates between cold-eyed watchers, uncanny “Shadow Dancers,” and ancient “Gravekeepers.” He glimpses what lies beyond the veil: the “Weavers” making a tragic sacrifice, the terrifying whispers of the “Deep-Sea Shadow,” and the revelation that the world is a f 2.8kReads7.6Score—14d adds

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    Using knowledge to navigate desperate situations! Witness how a highly intelligent protagonist grows from a pawn to a player, mastering the power of the rules.

15. 15 登 Ascension Plan 登神计划 Y MiY峚Mystery257k WordsOngoing “Complete a series of games, and you can become a god.” Four young men are lured here by different lies, but will things really be as simple as they expect? Ensemble cast, no main character. Borrowed plot elements will be noted. 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [I'm especially recommending this horror survival novel with an infinite flow] [I also highly recommend it] The opening plot is really not old-fashioned, which made me feel refreshed. The writing is smooth and delicate, and most importantly, there are no bad parts! Highly recommend it.

16. 16 嫁 Married to a Dragon 嫁龙作夫 Yangyang殃殃Mystery505k WordsCompleted The year I was born, a dragon fell from the sky and landed in the mountains behind our village. Eighteen years later, my grandmother hanged herself from the crooked locust tree at the village entrance with a length of rope. The villagers all said the Dragon King was taking a bride, and that my grandmother had defied him and suffered retribution. After the entire village nailed me into a black coffin and buried me alive, that thing violated me. Only then did I realize that things were far more co 1.7kReads9.0Score20014d adds

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    It's good, and the plot is quite scary.

17. 17 惊 Horror Script: It Begins in the Baby-Crying Dormitory 惊悚剧本：从婴啼寝室开始 Novel Cake in the Works小说糕制作中Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing (Dark tone) (Escape-room survival) (No System) (Not invincible: the protagonist dies if he is killed) (Not a conventional power fantasy) Chen Xian is pinned against the wall by a female ghost in a bathroom, and finds himself plunged into a terrifying instance! The cries of a baby in the dead of night... Students with eyes as blue as ghostly flames... A wedding dress stained crimson with blood... A mermaid covered in wriggling maggots... And... Teammates dying one after another... To stay alive a 13.9kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds

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    The author is awesome! [Stunned][Fearful]

18. 18 怪 Monsters: From the Start, I Summon Godzilla 怪兽：开局召唤哥斯拉 Ten Thousand Words a Day日更一万Urban1.3M WordsCompleted When a plane crashed and left him stranded on a deserted island, Luo Xiu unexpectedly obtained the [Monster Sign-In System]! Sign in for one day and get the monster Godzilla! Sign in for seven days and get the monster King Kong from Skull Island! Sign in for thirty days and get the ultimate skill, Atomic Breath! Sign in for 365 days and get Burning Godzilla, King Ghidorah, the monster queen Mothra, the deep-sea demoness Scylla... Two hundred million years ago, ancient behemoths were the true rul 5.3kReads9.1Score56714d adds

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    Most of them are articles about national destiny. Keep is alright!

19. 19 国 National Fate: Playing the Monkey, with the Drunken Li Bai as My Teammate 国运：扮演猴子，队友酒鬼李白 The Mad River疯狂的河Urban156k WordsCompleted [National Destiny + Roleplay + Livestream] The Land of National Destiny opens, and two people from each country are chosen at random to enter. Lin Hao activated the God-Tier Roleplay System three days ago and gained Sun Wukong's powers. He's one of the lucky contestants, and his teammate is the drunkard Li Bai! From the start, Lin Hao enters the Land of National Destiny playing a monkey. Overexcited, he starts twirling his staff, while the other contestant lies on the ground asleep. “One acrobat 230Reads7.7Score10214d adds
20. 20 化 I Become Zhao Yun and Shatter the Wheel of Reincarnation 化身赵云震碎雷霆之轮回游戏 Super Delicious Pineapple Pie超好吃菠萝派Urban681k WordsOngoing Su Yun never imagined that the girlfriend he’d been dating online for a year would actually come all the way to meet him in person! When he saw what she really looked like, Su Yun was utterly stunned. So were all the people who had looked down on him. In this bizarre and fantastical world, one game point buys you just one day of life. If you want to survive, you have to clear one game instance after another! From the start, he awakened the King of Glory System, fusing with his first hero: Zhao Y 66Reads7.1Score—14d adds
21. 21 国 National Fate: I Get a Character-Roleplay System from the Start 国运开局获得扮演系统 Su Bai Shuang素白霜Urban275k WordsCompleted As Blue Star's population grows, resources can no longer meet demand. A mysterious National Destiny Battlefield descends. From each of Blue Star's 200 nations, two chosen people are selected to fight for their country. Any resources the players obtain on the battlefield will be multiplied a hundredfold and materialize in the real world. If a player dies, their country will face severe punishment. When the people of Hualong discover that one of their chosen players is a handsome young Taoist prie 551Reads—Score10314d adds
22. 22 国 National Fate: You Call This a Little Kid? 国运：你管这叫小孩子 Chubby Chestnut胖胖的栗子Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [National fortune + livestreaming + no CP + no System + invincible] In the year 3399, as humanity relentlessly exploits the Earth, its resources are on the verge of exhaustion. Countries frequently clash over resources, and a world war could break out at any moment. The end of humanity is fast approaching. Just then, the Spirit Source Battlefield opens. All resources obtained on the Spirit Source Battlefield can be replicated a hundredfold in the modern world, giving humanity new hope. Gu Nianni 11.1kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds
23. 23 国 National Fate: Playing Li Bai the Sword Immortal, with Li Xin as My Teammate 国运：扮演剑仙李白，队友李信 Eating Chilled Watermelon吃冰镇西瓜Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Multiple male leads + national fate + livestream + no female lead] Lin Fan transmigrates and obtains a Role-Playing System. His first character to portray: Li Bai, the Fox Spirit of a Thousand Years. Just as he’s wondering how to raise his portrayal rating as quickly as possible, the National Fate Battlefield opens. Lin Fan is selected to participate. The other person selected alongside him is Li Xin, the One Thought, Two Gods. And so the National Fate Battlefield becomes the stage for the pair 1.5kReads9.0Score22614d adds
24. 24 国 National Fate: One Thought, God or Demon, China Endures Forever 国运：一念神魔，华夏永存 Ink Stains on Snow雪上墨痕Urban567k WordsCompleted [Invincible, role-playing, passionate, livestreaming, Li Xin, exploration, no female lead.] Blue Star. After a world war, resources were exhausted, and a mysterious fortune space descended upon the world. Every country selected two contestants to enter and linked them to its national fortune. A total of 480 contestants from around the world entered the Fortune Battlefield. “Oh my god! Werewolves, mutants, steel warriors!” “Good heavens! Is that... Batman?” “Mom, look! There's Superman!” “Holy cr 2.4kReads8.6Score26614d adds
25. 25 国 Forbidden Zone of National Fortune: I Play Zhongli and Roam the Mortal Realm 国运禁地：扮演钟离的我尘世闲游 Ming Qiqi铭七七Male-Channel Fanfiction177k WordsCompleted Zhongli transmigrates to Huaguo in the year 2203 of the New Calendar, just as the National Destiny Forbidden Zone appears. He enters it on Huaguo's behalf. Bearing the template of Morax, the Geo Archon, he turns this perilous forbidden zone into a fine place to sip tea and feed the birds. The people of this land also witness the awe-inspiring radiance of Zhongli, the War God and foremost of the Seven Archons of the mortal realm. [No romance, national destiny, roleplaying as Zhongli] 6.6kReads9.5Score72414d adds
26. 26 国 National Fate: I Turn into an Eel from the Start and Get Summoned by the Campus Belle 国运：开局变黄鳝，被校花召唤了 Smiling Orange爱笑的橙子Urban377k WordsCompleted [National fortunes] [Livestream] [Evolution] [Ancestral Dragon] [Cultivation] [Campus queen] [Pets] The global environment is polluted, and resources are scarce. Then the National Fortune Cultivation Game appears. The game descends, selecting two people from each of 200 countries around the world to enter the cultivation world of the Chaotic Star Sea and begin their cultivation journey. Each contestant is bound to their country. Resources they obtain in the cultivation game, including spirit vei 365Reads8.6Score10414d adds
27. 27 国 National Fate: I Said Use a Cheat, Not Start Serving the Feast! 国运：让你开挂，没让你直接开席 Gathering Rain拾雨Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [National Fortune Survival + Patriotism + Livestreaming + Gourmet Food + No Female Lead] With resources depleted, Blue Star is on the brink of collapse. At this critical moment, the National Fortune Survival Arena makes a dramatic entrance! While all the other survivors are struggling just to stay alive and have no time to worry about the countries bound to them, Wang Yang has already conquered the National Fortune Survival Arena with the help of his cheat System and begun investigating its deep 9.3kReads8.6Score54314d adds
28. 28 国 National Fate: An Impregnable Fortress From the Start, I'm Invincible 国运：开局固若金汤，我无敌了 Jiang Xuan Zhu江玄烛Urban3.1M WordsCompleted [No heroine + System + Genshin Impact + invincible] Jiang Yuan has transmigrated twice, and was once the Traveler whom everyone across Teyvat knew by name. One day, he suddenly transmigrates to resource-starved Blue Star, where he is chosen to take part in a national destiny game and bound to the Genshin Impact System. From the start, he obtains Zhongli's abilities. As monsters rush toward him, Jiang Yuan remains calm. “In this world, demons and gods rise together. Though I have no desire to rul 5.4kReads9.3Score53014d adds
29. 29 国 National Fate: I Reveal My Strength from the Start and Get Reported for Cheating 国运：开局暴露实力，被举报开挂 It's Miao, Not the Sea是淼不是海Male-Channel Fanfiction214k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 9.1kReads8.5Score48914d adds
30. 30 开 Reviving the First Emperor from the Start to Build an Eternal Qin Empire! 开局复活始皇帝，打造万世大秦！ The Ninth Under Heaven天下第九Historical1.7M WordsCompleted The First Emperor died suddenly at Dune? The National Fortune Manifestation System came into being! Ying Ziye chose to resurrect the First Emperor. To strengthen the fortune of the Great Qin, Ying Ziye launched a sweeping overhaul of the empire. The princes: “Ninth Brother has the crown prince position locked down. He'll be the greatest crown prince in history!” Fusu: “Ninth Brother is more suited to be crown prince than I am!” Ying Zheng: “Why do I feel more energetic by the day?” Ying Ziye: “F 7kReads8.9Score66014d adds
31. 31 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 3.4kReads8.9Score32514d adds
32. 32 末 The Scoundrels of the Apocalypse 末日刁民 Ten-Tiered Stupa十阶浮屠Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.1M WordsCompleted Zombies have appeared, and there is a conspiracy lurking behind them. Everything seems to be under control. Can Chen Guangda uncover the truth? Will it mark the end of an era, or the beginning of one? 594Reads9.0Score—14d adds

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