Horror, Mystery, and Urban Legends 恐怖，悬疑，怪谈

1. 1 杀 After Slaying My Way Through Instances, I Raise an Evil God by the Rules 杀穿副本后，我在规则里养大邪神 White Peach Wuwu Dragon白桃呜呜龙Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted The print edition is now available under the title: The Fall of the Gods (Not for the faint of heart: nonhuman entities and terrifying monsters.) Yin Xiu has lived in a town governed by rules for six years. Normal players follow the rules and clear instances to stay alive. Yin Xiu, however, stays in town day after day. He doesn’t leave, clear instances, or go near the monsters. He does the bare minimum, takes it easy, and has practically settled into retirement. The town’s monsters have had thei 103.2kReads9.7Score14.5k14d adds

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   Super good! Two male leads, both strong, and Xiu is so handsome! 🌚💪

2. 2 怪 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 173.8kReads9.7Score17.6k14d adds

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   Highly recommended, it's really good.

3. 3 规 Rule Horror: I Go on a Frenzied Suicide Spree at the Edge of the Rules 规则怪谈：我在规则边缘疯狂作死 Finding Pleasure Amid Confusion迷惘中享乐Mystery320k WordsCompleted The supernatural rises, and horror games take over. Rule-based horror stories invade the world, and Chu Ming becomes Longguo's challenger. Born without fear, he gains the ability to see through the rules. “Break the rules and you die?” “So if I follow them, I won't die, right?” Staring at the eerie figure before him, Chu Ming picked up a folding stool. Still not letting go? So you're the so-called supernatural thing, huh? 256Reads8.8Score—14d adds
4. 4 规 Rule Horror: It Begins with a Note from Mom and Dad 规则怪谈：从爸爸妈妈的纸条开始 Sweet Home甜蜜之家Mystery694k WordsCompleted [National destiny + no female lead + rule-based horror] (Written so far: Clever Soup, Chapters 1–11; Sam's Zoo, Chapters 12–28; Beware of Sam, Chapters 31–58; Mileage Town, Chapters 63–105; Reject Winter, Chapters 106–136; Peaceful Inn, Chapters 137–163; Diary of August 29, Chapter 165 onward.) Rule-based horror descends upon the world. Anyone who successfully solves a supernatural scenario can earn a corresponding reward in fortune. The first scenario begins with a note left by Mom and Dad. (Gr 3.7kReads8.6Score37714d adds
5. 5 规 Rule Horror: My Family Isn't Normal 规则怪谈：我的家人不正常 White Beard白胡子Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror + mystery + livestream + national fate + System] The supernatural returns, and rule-based horror games invade countries around the world. As one chosen by fate, Zhou Bai represents the Great Xia Kingdom in a horror game. The first scenario is a family of four. [You live with your wife and your parents. But remember, there are only three people in your home.] [You can trust your wife, unless she takes off her red hair clip.] [You and your wife have never had a child. If you hear a baby cr 46.1kReads9.4Score5.7k14d adds
6. 6 百 March of a Hundred Ghosts: I Take the Hungry Ghosts to War 百诡行军：我带饿鬼上战场 Bai Suzhen白素针儿Mystery308k WordsCompleted [Comedy] [Adventure] Bilige was a half-baked shaman who had somehow ended up in the army. His companions included a Shaanbei fat man who'd eaten himself up to two hundred jin during a famine, a long-legged Northeastern squad leader who would grab a cleaver at the slightest provocation, and a Sichuan opera actor who never told the truth. Together with Wang Laihe, a hotheaded young man who couldn't read a single character, and a little hungry ghost who did nothing but bare its teeth and shout “Hun 172Reads—Score—14d adds

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   8. The atmosphere is absolutely amazing! Smoke billows, eerie winds blow, and the ground is littered with the dead. Watch as the young man commands an army of hungry ghosts and fights his way out of a desperate situation.

7. 7 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 113kReads9.5Score12.3k14d adds

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   Main Character Traits: A complex character, both righteous and wicked, with a meticulous mind, everything under his control; he once possessed three personalities. Story Synopsis: The protagonist enters a dungeon to find his family, but in the end, he discovers that everything is fake, even himself. Writing Characteristics: Not a wish-fulfillment story; the protagonist is intelligent, the ending is unexpected, and there are two chapters updated daily. Writing Style: High-quality writing, high rating. Personal Feelings: A bit convoluted; the four intricate plots within the ending are particularly brilliant. The reincarnation dungeon replays the protagonist's experiences, which is quite poignant. Okay, that's all for now. This is the book that has been with me the longest; it's almost finished. I hope the author keeps up the good work!

8. 8 夜 Ghostly Whispers at Midnight 夜半鬼语 Millennium-Old Monster千年老妖Mystery87k WordsCompleted [Rural + Supernatural + Ghost Stories] Back when my grandfather was young, he learned carpentry. As Old Zhao put it, a sixth-grade carpenter these days was worth half a scholar. But things were different back then. Carpenters belonged to one of the lowest trades. They had to carry their tools around every day, get up before dawn and stay out until the middle of the night, traveling from village to village to find work. And because they went so many places, and made coffins and dealt with the dea 5kReads9.0Score20414d adds

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   🔥🔥Watch at your own risk if you're easily scared⚠️⚠️Zun Du is terrifying! It gave me goosebumps while watching; it was so chilling. I was even too scared to go to the bathroom. Anyone who watches it knows how terrifying it is! [Fear][fear]

9. 9 恐 Horror's Edge: 100 Absolutely Terrifying Ghost Stories 恐怖边界：100个绝对惊悚的鬼谈 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery432k WordsCompleted [Standalone Stories + Supernatural Horror + Folk Customs + Feng Shui and Mysticism + Mild Frights + Shocking Twists] Horror tales beyond anything you could imagine. Each story is like a dark door swinging open, drawing you into moments that will make your skin crawl. Listen. A faint whisper, an indescribable shadow creeping closer. Danger by the river, terror in the cemetery, ghost babies in the maternity ward, evil headhunting magic, apparitions at the hot springs, a bloodstained umbrella... On 2.4kReads8.7Score19214d adds
10. 10 噩 The Sound of Nightmares: 60 Horror Stories That Wake You from Your Dreams 噩梦之声：60个做梦吓醒的恐怖故事 Xiao Youqian萧有钱Mystery174k WordsCompleted [Standalone Ghost Stories + Supernatural Horror + Not for the Faint of Heart + Rural Tales] When night falls, terrifying ghostly figures emerge. Step into all kinds of bizarre and unbelievable tales, and spend your nights screaming! Haunted houses, ghostly shadows outside the window, a deadly lipstick, someone beneath the mattress, an umbrella that hunts people... Every corner conceals inexplicable phenomena and secrets that will fill you with dread! Every page will make your hair stand on end, 2.1kReads8.9Score18114d adds
11. 11 东 Northeastern China's Forbidden Secrets 东北禁忌手札 Jun Lan君阑Mystery122k WordsCompleted [Extreme horror + a folk-horror story set in the countryside] In a remote mountain village, deep within the forest, countless taboos remain unknown to outsiders. The people here follow ancient rules of life and death: pregnant women must never encounter a coffin, and anyone who dies of old age at a hundred years old is destined to become an evil spirit. But in a single day, the old Yu family breaks both taboos, drawing every kind of demon and ghost to their door! At midnight, someone hears the s 912Reads8.8Score10814d adds
12. 12 午 The Midnight Ghost Market: Living People Keep Out 午夜鬼市，活人回避 The Drinking Monk吃酒和尚Mystery592k WordsCompleted [Mystery + supernatural + ghost market + narrow escape from death] My name is Tang Chao. I’m a broke young man scraping by in the antiques business, with hundreds of thousands in debt hanging over me. An ordinary porcelain-buying deal led me to pick up a strange Jun ware bowl at an unexpectedly low price. I thought I’d found a bargain. Little did I know, it was the beginning of my nightmare... On a bus, I met a burly man calling himself Jue Mingzi, who warned me that “a calamity is sure to befal 3.6kReads9.1Score20814d adds
13. 13 午 Midnight Oracle 午夜神谕 Stars in Last Night's Dream昨梦星辰Mystery250k WordsCompleted Shh… It’s late. Turn out the lights. Once you step through this door, the world of lies behind you. Whatever you see there, don’t tell anyone. Don’t scream… Stay alive, and you’ll understand everything. As an “ordinary” residential community security guard, Chen You has endured one midnight after another: the church bells ring out twelve long echoes in succession; in an empty post office, the PA system switches on by itself and mutters ancient prophecies; an estate that sho 24Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Thriller + Infinite Flow Suspense Plot, Low Combat Power, No Cheat Codes, Dungeons 🍉

14. 14 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 705.5kReads9.6Score103.9k14d adds
15. 15 超 Super Scary Livestream 超级惊悚直播 Yuwen Chang Gong宇文长弓Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted "Welcome, everyone, to the Supernatural Scary Live Stream. Before we start today's broadcast, I have to tell you that only three kinds of people can watch this stream: those with a heavy aura of yin energy, those who will die within seven days, and the third kind, which I can't discuss in detail. I can only give you one warning: watch your back!" 25.3kReads9.2Score3.3k14d adds

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    This book isn't exactly a ghost story, but it's genuinely terrifying.

16. 16 我 I’m an Actor in a Horror World 我在恐怖世界当演员 fh Black and Whitefh黑白Mystery607k WordsCompleted [Infinite Loop + Death Games + Horror Worlds + Original Scenarios + No Female Lead] (The protagonist has limits he won’t cross + System (mostly useless) + Items + The protagonist isn’t superhuman) If you were asked to act in a real horror movie, would you be willing? Guan Long is one lucky guy: he was chosen to take part in one terrifying film after another. There’s the bizarre rest stop on the highway, another “floor” that suddenly appears on a rooftop, and eerie voices calling from elevators, 623Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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17. 17 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! 13.8kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds

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    It's really good, I recommend watching it. It's really enjoyable to watch it in bed late at night, haha. Anyway, that's my feeling, it's just that the post-production was a bit lacking.

18. 18 4 Coffin Shop No. 44 44号棺材铺 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery2.4M WordsCompleted Everyone knows what a coffin shop is, but would you dare enter one where someone has died? Ever since I took over a coffin shop, strange things have been happening all around me. Only then did I realize that the people who come to buy coffins aren't necessarily alive… 2.2kReads8.0Score25314d adds
19. 19 相 I Got My Kidney Stolen on the Day of My Blind Date 相亲当天，我被人噶了腰子 Egg Dumplings Aren't Dumplings蛋饺非饺Urban138k WordsOngoing My name is Li Caixia, and I’m a real man! I never imagined my blind date would trick me into getting my kidney stolen! “Big bro! You’ve only got one kidney left! Leave it to me as a keepsake!” “Please don’t come any closer! I’m scared! I’m afraid I won’t be able to stop myself from eating you!” “Don’t read too much into it. I’m half a person at most.” [Trickster + No System + No Transmigration + One Heroine?] 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is possible.

20. 20 7 Bureau 747: Special Affairs Division Nine 747局之特殊事物处理九科 Brother Elbow肘子师兄Urban770k WordsCompleted Do you really know the colleagues around you? What about your classmates and family? The person you've lived with for years, the one you know best, might not even be human! In this world, humans and demons coexist. Demons can live among you in all sorts of ways. “They” might be the man selling jianbing on the street, or they might be your boss! If a top special forces soldier hadn't awakened his family's bloodline in a panic while carrying out a highly classified special mission, and then joined 728Reads7.1Score—14d adds
21. 21 特 Special Affairs Bureau, Division Nine: The Nanhai Monster Uprising 特殊事物处理九科之南海妖乱 Brother Elbow肘子师兄Mystery540k WordsCompleted Do you really know the friends around you? The coworkers around you? Your own family? Do you~ know this world? Maybe the people you know, the ones you've met and fallen in love with, aren't human at all~~~ They're demons~! If it weren't for one extraordinary mission, none of this would ever have come to light. And if it weren't for the people who silently stood guard, the Jiuying Sect might already have severed the dragon veins and destroyed our nation's fortune of ten thousand years... 140Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 22 去 I Went on a Blind Date, and My Identity as a Yellow River Corpse Retriever Was Exposed 去相亲，黄河捞尸人身份曝光了 Urban Glory都市荣耀Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing Lin Yan was a corpse retriever. In his previous life, he violated the three taboos of the trade and was consumed by baleful energy, only to be reborn by accident. After binding to the Corpse Retriever System, he returns to his old profession and becomes the last corpse retriever in a parallel world! This time, he swears he won't repeat the mistakes of his past life! But unexpectedly, he ends up trending online. UC: “Shocking! Celebrity W 2.1kReads7.8Score26914d adds

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    The first book tells the story of Lin Yan, who in his past life violated the three taboos of corpse retrievers, was corrupted by evil energy, and was unexpectedly reborn. Bound to a corpse retriever system, he returns to his old profession, becoming the last corpse retriever in a parallel world! The second book discusses hope, a beautiful word, but when hope becomes too profound, it ceases to be beautiful; it becomes a key, a key to unleash demons. (Early on, a bit childish; better later on.) The third book tells the story of a god who says Yan Huang has violated the world's will and must be punished. Yan Huang still smiles: "Tonight will be a night without gods." And so, the gods fall.

23. 23 我 I Said There Were No Gods Tonight, So the Gods Fell 我说今夜无神，于是众神陨落 Ji Nanyi季南一Urban415k WordsCompleted [The print edition, titled A Godless Night, is available to search for on all platforms. The comic adaptation is now online.] [Plot-driven + infinite-flow + mild horror + countless twists] Yan Huang had a terminal illness. He didn't want to die, so he became a player in Instance. The System's evaluation of him read: [Player Yan Huang practices what he preaches and has impeccable morals. Congratulations, you have awakened the talent: Deceiver.] [Deceiver: Each lie you tell has a fifty percent cha 31.7kReads9.6Score4.3k14d adds
24. 24 惊 Horror Academy: My Other Self Keeps Trying to Replace Me 惊悚学院∶我的另一面总想取代我 Huaixu Shiliu槐序十六Mystery484k WordsCompleted Hope is a beautiful word. But when hope grows deep enough, it ceases to be beautiful. It becomes a key, a key that sets demons free... ...Nan An wakes from a hazy dream and somehow finds himself at a school. There are “kind and gentle” teachers, “fun and engaging” classes, and “simple little” weekly and final exams every so often. This is just what college life is supposed to be! Nan An’s lips have barely begun to curl into a smile when Nan An hurriedly cries out, “Hey, Nan An, wait! Don’t move 381Reads9.1Score10614d adds
25. 25 恐 Horror! Terror! Zombies! Monsters and Maniacs! 恐怖！惊悚！丧尸！怪物和变态！ Jason Who Loves Beef Tripe Soup爱吃牛肚汤的杰森Mystery441k WordsCompleted You think ghosts are frightening, but what you picture is a person turning into a ghost! What about animals? You think biochemistry is just something you think about! But what if it happened by accident? What do you think is the strangest thing of all? Seeing a ghost? No, seeing someone exactly like yourself! Is forbidden love something to pity? Same-sex forbidden love can make you cry just the same! 553Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 26 恐 The Haunted Teahouse: I Only Sell Objects of Ill Omen 恐怖茶馆：我只卖大凶之物 Lord Salted Fish咸鱼君Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted The world is divided between yin and yang. Some people do business with the living, while others trade with the dead. I deal in the business of the dead, but I don’t sell coffins, paper money, funeral clothes, or paper effigies. What I sell are things you’ve never seen before, things far stranger still… 30.7kReads9.2Score2.9k14d adds
27. 27 黄 Ferryman of the Underworld 黄泉摆渡客 Third Master Zhejiang浙三爷Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted My sister was abused to death by her husband. Even after she died, her resentment kept her from resting in peace. To help her find peace, I became a ferryman traveling between the worlds of the living and the dead. From then on, I strode between yin and yang as if walking atop a hanging coffin. The strong live, the weak die. I will be the one to decide who lives and who dies! 885Reads8.6Score11714d adds
28. 28 心 Psychological Crime Files 心理诡案 Long Night长宵Mystery517k WordsCompleted [The psychological mystery series, Shadow Pursuit, is currently being serialized!] A black notebook left behind by her mentor, and one strange psychological mystery after another. Su Yun says, “Captain Song, the human heart is a place of demons and monsters.” A cool, beautiful police detective × an arrogant, unconventional genius profiler. A formidable team joins forces to solve one baffling case after another… 1.4kReads9.2Score17614d adds
29. 29 湘 Tales of the Strange in Western Hunan 湘西异闻录 Qia Ling Little Taoist恰灵小道Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted [A friendly warning: This book has no System. It's funny and terrifying, with suspense and clever twists throughout, plus plenty of passion and brains. The more you read, the better it gets.] When I was four, I was kidnapped and taken to a cursed village to be sacrificed alive. A fox spirit risked her life to save me, and secretly pledged herself to me for life. To marry my fox bride, I venture deep into the Miao Valley, tread the Nether River Gorge, and walk the boundary between Yin and Yang. I 6kReads9.1Score57914d adds
30. 30 凶 The Vengeful Spirit Notebook 凶灵笔记 Nanmu楠木Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted I've slept in a coffin since I was little. It wasn't until the woman in red appeared that I learned the truth. I was born on Ghost Festival. I don't want to die. 1.3kReads8.7Score22314d adds
31. 31 东 Northeastern Ghost Doctor: I Cure Every Kind of Defiance! 东北鬼医：专治各种不服！ Buddhist-Style Grind King佛系卷王Mystery1.9M WordsOngoing [Mystery and wild ideas] [Hilarious power fantasy] [Folk horror] [Invincible protagonist] [No female lead] (The short drama adaptation, Northeast Ghost Doctor: Five Ghosts Carry Me on My Journey from the Start, is now available on Tomato Short Drama.) Chen Shian, a ghost doctor from Northeast China born under the "Tenfold Peace" destiny, descends the mountain at his master's command to heal the world. With silver needles in his left hand, he cures ailments caused by ghosts; with his right fist, 27.1kReads9.2Score2.8k14d adds

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    When the legend of exchanging lives comes true, and when a silver dam made of hedgehogs blocks the breach in the Songhua River, he travels between the mortal and spiritual realms. He can obtain clues about the underground silver from the Gray Fairy, and also ask the Old Lady Bai for a prescription to fight the epidemic. Hardcore ghost-fighting combined with Northeastern humor, the humor and suspense are perfectly blended. A must-read for anyone looking for something to read.

32. 32 当 After All of Humanity Disappeared 当全世界人类都消失以后 Fang Yebai方夜白Urban1.0M WordsCompleted After all humanity disappears from the world, there comes a knock at the door... Li Ge thought this was the kind of thing that only happened in science fiction movies and novels. He never dreamed he’d actually experience it himself! What’s it like to be the only human left in the world? Li Ge: Thanks for asking. I’m in Pengcheng, just got off the plane, and I have three things to say. I just found a gun and some grenades, blew up a bank, and set the cash on fire. Wanxiang City, the museum, the l 11.4kReads8.8Score78214d adds

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    These are all on my bookshelf; I picked them randomly, and they all seem pretty good. My personal favorite is The Ghost Garden.

33. 33 诡 The Haunted Garden 诡园 Zuo Fei左绯Mystery5.4M WordsCompleted Xi Chen felt that he had already done everything he wanted to do. The world was so boring that he wanted to end it. But even he thought this boring world didn't deserve to be dragged down with him, so he let it be. He didn't just fail to die, though. He was forced to join a game. Impossible to solve? Impossible! Maybe life wasn't quite so dull after all. No CP 23.7kReads8.4Score2.6k14d adds
34. 34 我 One Sentence from Me, and a Death Row Inmate Walks Free 我一句话，死刑犯在法庭无罪释放 Phoenix Soaring to the Ninth Heaven凤凌九霄Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [System + lawyer + livestreaming + Madman Zhang San + no heroine + no romance + satisfying wish fulfillment + face-slapping + no logic. Short dramas have been released in multiple versions in China and overseas.] Xue Shen, an intern lawyer earning 2,000 yuan a month, unlocks the Ultimate Lawyer System from the start and takes the legal world by storm, shocking the globe! With his cheat ability Suspect A: “I killed someone.” Xue Shen: “You’re innocent.” Later, the truth comes out: the suspect rea 6.3kReads9.2Score75814d adds
35. 35 小 A Little Land of Mountains and Rivers 小山河 Beidou Erniang北斗二娘Mystery937k WordsCompleted When Chi Xia first joins the special investigations team, Luo Xun strongly recommends transferring her elsewhere. The intern is so thin-limbed and wooden, like she can barely keep her eyes open. What makes her suitable for this team? She’d be much better off in Publicity! The thin-limbed intern says nothing, responding to everything with, “Captain Luo, solving the case comes first.” Luo Xun is so frustrated he can barely contain himself. The team is doomed, he thinks. Before long, Captain Luo ge 72.1kReads9.5Score12.9k14d adds
36. 36 死 Death Deduction 死亡推演 Xiyin Xin希音心Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Whatever the eerie eyes see, clues take on a three-dimensional form, and secrets are laid bare. Under the scalpel, the dead speak, and the whole truth comes to light. A forensic detective with an IQ over 180. With death, she performs the most beautiful waltz in the fog; through deduction, she proves that justice always prevails. Thanks to Wenwan Ge for providing the original cover! 41Reads8.6Score—14d adds
37. 37 自 Surrender 自首 Glazed Luanhua琉璃栾华Mystery691k WordsCompleted (Now streaming on iQIYI. Starring Xu Weizhou, Guo Junchen, and Xiao Yan. A criminal police captain, played by Xu Weizhou, teams up with a psychologist, played by Guo Junchen, to solve cases and capture the monsters of the human heart. Mystery + deduction + psychologist + episodic cases + serial murders + high-IQ crimes + revenge plots + strange tales and records + best partners + light horror + suitable for the faint-hearted) “I killed someone.” A girl turns herself in, claiming that she killed 21.5kReads9.4Score3k14d adds
38. 38 惊 Thriller Game: From the Start, I Urge the Ghost Courtesan to Reform! 惊悚游戏：开局劝鬼花魁从良！ Sweet Sweet Sweet Stories甜甜甜故事Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror game + comedic mild horror + infinite-flow + livestream + no heroine + the protagonist doesn’t act human + everyone is clever + everyone lies + original game scenarios] [The only novel online to tell the story of what happened before the horror game invaded!] [Horror scenario “Ghost Brothel” fully loaded. Players, please get ready!] Lin Xun, a hack screenwriter, is transported into a horror game. Unblockable horror livestreams spread across the internet, turning this into a terrifying sp 5.6kReads9.3Score61214d adds
39. 39 复 Revenge Begins With the Perfect Accident 复仇，从制造完美意外开始 George Talks a Big Game乔治侃大山Urban521k WordsCompleted [High-IQ plots involving accidental killings and locked-room murders] [A logical, high-IQ power fantasy] To prevent crime and reduce the likelihood of criminal acts, a brand-new variety show, Simulated Crime, takes the world by storm. The guests enter a space capsule, where their brain waves connect to a fully simulated metaverse. Studying the crimes committed by guests during their revenge plots can provide criminal investigation with valuable experience and improve the efficiency of solving ca 2.2kReads8.9Score22414d adds
40. 40 通 A Wanted Criminal Sneaks into My House, Then Gets So Scared He Calls the Police 通缉犯潜入我家，却被吓到报警 George Talks a Big Game乔治侃大山Urban534k WordsCompleted [High-IQ plots: staged accidental killings and locked-room murders] [A satisfying high-IQ story with logical twists] Ye Chen transmigrated to Blue Star and obtained a Screenwriter System. And so, one screenplay after another became reality: “Headless Yaksha Serial Murders,” “The Butterfly Effect: Staging Accidental Killings,” “The Fourteenth Perfect Locked-Room Murder,” “Using Natural Phenomena to Design the Perfect Accidental Killing”… Every one of these was a high-IQ perfect crime, imposs 2kReads8.5Score25114d adds
41. 41 人 Forbidden in the Mortal World 人间禁忌 Que Yue缺悦Mystery594k WordsCompleted When rules are twisted and order corrupted, when the Three Realms become a chessboard and all living beings its pieces, there will always be pioneers who raise their sickles and question the immortals, gods, and Buddhas enthroned above. Then they overturned the board, pulled down the beings who stood high above, and built a new board from scratch. And so, I appeared. 1.3kReads8.7Score10914d adds
42. 42 外 Is It Really So Strange for a Delivery Driver to Show Up at a Crime Scene? 外卖员出现在案发现场很合理吧？ Clear Summer Night夏夜晴朗Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [System + crime-solving mystery + one heroine] Food delivery driver Su He accidentally gets caught up in a murder case and binds to a God-Tier Choice System! Every choice he makes earns him a reward! With the System's help, his life starts taking some unexpected turns. “Hello, I need to report a murder. Mingjia Community, Building 1, Unit 2, Apartment 603. Someone's been killed... Yes, I'm safe right now... Two people are dead... The killer? Well, I locked him outside... I had nothing to do with 15.5kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds
43. 43 无 Infinite Challenge Game 无限挑战游戏 Tang Sanzang唐三葬Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted He was an ordinary loser: no house, no car, nothing to show for himself, and a terminal illness that burdened his whole family. Then, one day, a stroke of luck fell into his lap. The goddess he had secretly loved for years suddenly invited him to a secret location to get a room. But just as they met, she was assassinated by a mysterious attacker who appeared out of nowhere... He was dragged into a deadly game full of endless challenges. To save the goddess and find a cure for his illness, he had 666Reads8.6Score6214d adds
44. 44 地 The Hell Handbook 地狱手册 Year's End年末Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted A handbook said to have come from hell. The moment you open it, you are already trapped in horror. Life and death... are no longer yours to decide! The Town of the Dead, Horror Fairy Tales, The Hospital of Terror... Behind these repeated, terrifying cycles of hell, what spine-chilling truth is hidden? Su Jin, I want to live, even if... 3kReads8.5Score28214d adds
45. 45 第 My Ten-Thousandth Rebirth 第一万次重生 Fang Yebai方夜白Urban2.0M WordsCompleted After spending the last three months of his life battling a terminal illness, Chen Luo discovered that he had been reborn on the day his cancer was confirmed. Overjoyed, Chen Luo soon found that three months later, he still died of cancer. But what he never expected was that he’d be reborn again on New Year’s Day in 2019, the day he was diagnosed with cancer. By now, Chen Luo had been reborn ten thousand times. Over the more than two thousand years of this endless loop, Chen Luo had learned ever 24kReads8.6Score2.4k14d adds
46. 46 请EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 102.2kReads9.5Score9.6k14d adds
47. 47 白 You Won’t Find This During the Day: One Ghost Story Every Day 白天刷不到：每天一个诡故事 Hong Jiu洪氿Mystery590k WordsCompleted I’m a horror writer who publishes online. I have no fame and no income, so I can only grab people’s attention by writing the most sinister, unsettling, and realistic stories. To make them feel “real,” I’m used to grounding my characters in details from the real world: real streets, real neighborhoods, real outfits, and real little gestures. I always thought a novel was just a novel. That is, until the serial killer I wrote stepped out of my story and found me in the real world. 971Reads—Score—14d adds

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    These are acceptable, especially the earlier parts.

48. 48 恐 Horrifying Hauntings: Ghost Stories 恐怖灵异诡：鬼故事 Hong Jiu洪氿Mystery426k WordsCompleted Do you really think stories are just stories? In fact, behind every story lies a real event! In this book, I wrote a story about the last bus on Route 24. To experience what it would really feel like, I set myself a goal: for seven days straight, I'd ride the last Route 24 bus from its starting point to its final stop, then ride it all the way back. And that's where the story begins...! 361Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 49 东 Tales of Strange Creatures in a Northeastern Mountain Village 东北山村野怪谈 Hong Jiu洪氿Mystery142k WordsCompleted Deep in the mountains of the Northeast, evil lurks in the old forests, and strange things abound in deserted villages. The elders say, “Every mountain has a mountain god, every forest a forest spirit. You can’t fight them, and you can’t escape them.” One eerie Northeast folk tale after another, one terrifying night in the mountain villages after another. It all begins with a heavy snowfall. 2.5kReads—Score10714d adds
50. 50 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5k14d adds

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    These are all good books.

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