Any Decent Folk Horror Stories? 有没有正常点民间恐怖小说，

1. 201 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
2. 202 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
3. 203 囚 The Spirit-Suppressing Coffin 囚灵棺 Mu Shang沐觞Mystery9k WordsCompleted I was curious about the coffin necklace around my boyfriend's neck. Before I could even touch it, he broke up with me on the spot. I complained about it to the viewers in my livestream, but then a fortune-telling streamer suddenly joined the call and warned me: “Break up with him right now. Your boyfriend is wearing a Spirit-Binding Coffin!” From that day on, eerie nightmares, a mysterious female ghost, and my boyfriend's secrets... One strange event after another began to unfold. Just when I th —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 204 不 The Child Who Never Existed 不存在的孩子 When the Wind Dies Down风尽起Mystery10k WordsCompleted My son suddenly disappeared. Everyone told me that I had never had a child. The daycare teacher didn't know me. My husband said we'd never wanted a child, and even my best friend urged me to calm down, saying it was all just an hallucination. But I clearly remembered the child I'd risked my life to give birth to. His name was Liu Chaoyang, he was one year and eight months old, and he was a chubby little dumpling! Then I found baby supplies under the bed, along with photographs and traces that ha —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 205 杀 Killing My Second Personality 杀死第二人格 Transmigrate Across the Galaxy in My Underpants穿越银河的裤衩侠Mystery8k WordsCompleted I killed my second personality. But before he died, he left me a “grand gift”... A list of people to harass at the asylum, with 16 names on it, even though the asylum has only 15 patients in total. “Did you think you were the only one with a second personality?” What is the truth? Who is the real madman? —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 206 观 The King of Face Reading 观相之王 Jiu Tianming九天明Mystery345k WordsCompleted This novel is complex and brainy, not a lightweight read. If that’s not your thing, don’t read it. Ensemble cast + mind games + the supernatural + climbing the ranks and getting rich + foretelling good and bad fortune + solving mysteries through face reading and divination. “I’d like to ask about my health using the character ‘six.’” “Certainly. The character ‘six’ looks like a person dismembered into several pieces, with the head separated from the body.” Why are some people blessed with endle 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   You should check this out... It's definitely very down-to-earth.

7. 207 九 Legends of the Nine Rivers 九河怪谈 Big Lion大狮Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted The nine rivers flow into a patchwork land, with three floating bridges and two passes. Here in Tianjin, the nine great rivers are said to be nine dragons, giving rise to the tale of Nine Dragons Governing the Waters. You may not know this, but those nine rivers are steeped in all kinds of eerie happenings. Just how eerie are they? Don’t rush. Sit yourself down nice and steady, sip your tea, and let me tell you all about Nine Rivers Strange Tales... 1kReads8.8Score103Shelves

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   The story takes place in Tianjin. The author has a strong command of language, and the plot is intricately woven, full of twists and turns, making it well worth reading.

8. 208 惊 The Haunted Inn 惊魂旅馆 Ye Ling Tianyu夜凌天羽Mystery9k WordsCompleted An unexpected downpour drowned out the sounds of murder. Late at night, in a remote inn, a corpse lay sprawled across a bed, blood pouring from all seven orifices. The killer seemed to be hiding among the guests, none of whom trusted one another: a police officer, a writer, a psychiatrist, a celebrity, a fan, a college student... Every one of them had something to hide. After a second murder, the line between the dead and the living grew increasingly blurred. Everyone was a suspect, and everyone 2Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 209 血 Blood Ties 血缘关系 Yan Nanfei南飞燕Mystery8k WordsCompleted I rushed a thousand miles to mourn my mother, only to discover that she had died under suspicious circumstances. I wanted to uncover the truth and avenge her, but my whole family opposed me! It turned out everything was because there was a “vampire” in the family! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 210 未 My Fiancée Disappeared, and I Became the Killer 未婚妻失踪，我成了凶手 Walking Beef Brisket行走的牛五花Mystery8k WordsCompleted My name is Cheng Yuan. My fiancée has disappeared. The last message I saw before I passed out was from her. “Cheng Yuan, run!” When I woke up, I found myself trapped in a perfect replica of my home, with something sinister lurking everywhere. And it seemed someone was watching me! A madman claimed to be deeply in love with my fiancée. But later, I discovered that the real madman was someone else. —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 211 乡 A Collection of Rural Ghost Stories 乡村怪谈集 Xiuyu修狱Mystery120k WordsCompleted Every village has its share of strange and fascinating tales. Some are stories we’ll never forget, while others are eerie tales that frighten us. Let’s revisit those strange stories that have made a lasting impression on us. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    ① It's a collection of folk tales from old Tianjin, very informative, and the events described are all based on historical records. ② The horror aspect is manageable. The professor told his students three horror stories, and in the end, they couldn't tell if they were reality or fiction. ③ And ④ are underrated; they're actually very good and informative, and you can finish them in one sitting. The recommendation for this book is serious! [Learned something new]

12. 212 诡 The Dreadful Town 诡镇 Must-Read必看Mystery477k WordsCompleted The police are stumped by a baffling case involving multiple people who have mysteriously vanished. The missing people reappear, but none of them survive... The crime scenes are bizarre. The bodies have been gruesomely dismembered, while countless maggots writhe in foul-smelling alleyways... But most shocking of all, the next day the dead “come back to life” and appear in public. Are they impostors, or is there more to the story? Sha Li, a “special detective” who collects accounts of strange hap 38Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 213 宿 There’s a Ghost in the Dorm 宿舍有鬼 Weichao未朝Mystery8k WordsCompleted My roommate is a cosplayer. A month into our sophomore year, she ordered a complete Chinese ghost-bride outfit online to wear to a horror party. She even hung the entire outfit beside her bed the night before. But that night, I woke with a start in the middle of the night and saw with my own eyes a female ghost in a bright red wedding dress pacing back and forth at the foot of her bed. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 214 闺 My Best Friend Disappeared While Picking Up Takeout, and Everyone Says She Never Existed 闺蜜取个外卖就失踪，所有人都说她并不存在 Miao Miao苗淼Mystery8k WordsCompleted My best friend went out to pick up a delivery and never came back. She vanished from my life completely. Nobody remembered her. They all thought I was mentally ill. The truth was, we had been split across two different timelines. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 215 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: From the Start, I Sponsored Grandpa's Underworld Startup 直播算命：开局赞助爷爷地府创业 Osmanthus of August, Gui'an八月桂安Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + Metaphysics + Showbiz] A metaphysical master fails her tribulation and wakes up in the body of a universally hated, C-list villainess. To pay off her breach-of-contract fees, Ji He starts livestreaming fortune-telling. A viewer with dark circles under his eyes calls in: “Streamer, why do I dream every night that my grandpa is telling me to burn joss paper?” Ji He: “Your grandpa's starting a business down below. He's short on cash.” Viewer: “...” On 44.2kReads9.3Score7.9kShelves

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    This is simply not good enough. [Crying]

16. 216 女 Daughter Village 女儿村 Weichao未朝Mystery9k WordsCompleted I was born in Daughter Village. For twenty years in a row, every child born in our village was a girl. Every nightfall, the cries of baby girls echoed through the valley. Once, a Taoist priest came to our village and said the entire village was cursed. During the summer of my first year of graduate school, my advisor ignored my protests and brought me and several other students to the village to conduct research. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 217 他 He Is His Salvation 他是他的救赎 Don't Know What Comes Next不知更Two Male Leads516k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + supernatural mysteries + suspense + sweet romance] Zhang Buting enters the city to gain experience. Skilled in fortune-telling, drawing talismans, exorcising ghosts, and capturing demons, he joins forces with police officer Li Yanqing to solve one strange case after another. As for the two of them... 81Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    A sweet and romantic story featuring two male protagonists, incorporating elements of metaphysics, fortune telling, and talisman drawing. Partly based on true events, it's a tale of exorcism, ghost hunting, and romance! Both protagonists are virgins (clean and innocent), and the story is complete – you've definitely never read anything like it! Note: This is a male-male pairing; please only read if you're sensitive to this.

18. 218 丢 The Missing Body 丢失的身体 Fan Xiu梵修12k WordsCompleted Two empty bottles of sleeping pills lay before the grave, and two kidneys lay before his son's grave. With a smile on his face, he leaned against his son's gravestone and slowly closed his eyes. —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 219 断 Midnight Strangulation Marks on a Severed Hand 断手的午夜掐痕 Chen Taiyao陈太瑶Mystery9k WordsCompleted That night on duty, my junior grabbed my sleeve, his voice trembling. “Senior, the patient who lost a hand in a drunk-driving accident half a year ago… he's dead.” A chill ran down the back of my neck as the memories came flooding back. Two accident victims had been brought to the hospital that day, and both had lost their right hands. Yet only one of them survived. Later, the survivor woke in the middle of the night with red marks where his own hand had choked him. His family sought help from e 3Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 220 职 Workplace Rule Horror: A Desperate Fight to Survive the Grind 职场规则怪谈：玩命打工求生 Transmigrate Across the Galaxy in My Underpants穿越银河的裤衩侠Mystery8k WordsCompleted A job interview turns into a deadly game The printer devours people, the elevator plummets, the boss eats human flesh… Every workplace rule is a lethal trap! Double-sided printing can save your life; pressing the wrong elevator button can cost it. Remember the rules of the workplace, or you'll be the next zombie! Is this workplace bullying, or a death game? Welcome to workplace hell Please do your best to survive. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 221 临 Legends of Lin'an 临安英雄录 Liu Tianxi柳田希Historical196k WordsOngoing They were tragic figures from the final days of the Southern Song, whose lives became a stirring tale of heroism. After the Southern Song allied with the Mongols to destroy the Jin, Emperor Lizong's failed attempt to retake Luoyang shattered the alliance in the open. The Mongols then invaded south. Fancheng fell, Xiangyang was breached, and the Southern Song was declared at an end. As the Southern Song and the Mongols faced off, the country was battered by storms, its land on the verge of collap —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The musician wasn't playing wedding or funeral music, but rather a victory song for the army. The melody, with its rises and falls, expressed both the soldiers' courage in battle and the general's decisive leadership. From the tragic grandeur of bloody battle to victory, the clash of swords and the longing for home were all vividly portrayed. Liu Xi: It's a victory song. Old Woman: Yes, the musician is very skilled and can play the suona with incredible artistry. He's there for every wedding and funeral in the village. He must be playing the suona to pass the time on this rainy night. Liu Xi: But playing the suona at this time seems inappropriate. Old Woman: Why? Liu Xi: Firstly, the suona's sound is too penetrating; secondly, its high-pitched and sharp tone, especially at night, can easily disturb evil spirits and bring misfortune. The suona is also known as "funeral music." (From *The Records of Heroes of Lin'an*)

22. 222 一 Half Bad, Half Good 一半坏一半好 Yu Who Loves Sweet Potatoes爱吃地瓜的渔Mystery318k WordsCompleted When dawn breaks, close your eyes. When night falls, open them. Each day brings a different revelation. The more you see, the less afraid you become, until you get used to it. When I thought I had arrived in hell, the next moment I was in heaven. Hell and heaven are hard to tell apart. Can you tell the difference? 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    What legends are associated with the villages you've lived in? They're giving me the creeps.

23. 223 国 National Treasure 国家宝藏 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery930k WordsCompleted [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Smart Protagonists] There is a group of people armed with black blades and mysterious arts, born to venture into ancient tombs across the land. There is a group of people who fight without end and bleed until they are drained, dying to protect the nation's treasures. They stand before the countless people of the world, shielding them from its darkest corners. They leave the greatest glory of their people behind them, for all to behold. They share one name: Qilin. But I 38.6kReads9.4Score6.4kShelves

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    Ultimate rating: A masterpiece, extremely good.

24. 224 荒 Tales of a Haunted Village 荒村怪谈录 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery304k WordsCompleted [Rural Mysteries + Folk Customs + Chinese-Style Horror + Feng Shui and the Supernatural + Anthology + Shocking Twists] There is an old well in Jiulitun that has been sealed for thirty years, and one eerie incident after another keeps occurring. Why has a little girl become unbelievably strong and deranged? Why do villagers keep drowning, and why is the village taboo so difficult to speak of? It all goes back thirty years... 243Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Don't miss it! Enter at your own risk if you're easily frightened. [Petrified][Petrified][Petrified]

25. 225 这 There's Something Evil in This New House 这座新房子里有脏东西 Purple Blueberry紫色蓝莓8k WordsCompleted There's Something Evil in This New House 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Supernatural short stories, now complete.

26. 226 雨 A Rusty Clock Arrived on a Rainy Night, and Now My Little Shop Has a Fearsome Guardian 雨夜送来锈钟一口，从此我的小店多了位护店大姐 Purple Blueberry紫色蓝莓9k WordsCompleted One Rainy Night, Someone Delivered a Rusty Bell. Since Then, My Little Shop Has Had a Big Sister to Guard It 1Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 227 5 I Bought an Old Alarm Clock for 50 Yuan, and Now I'm a Ferryman 50块收了个旧闹钟后，我被迫成了摆渡人 Purple Blueberry紫色蓝莓15k WordsCompleted After Buying an Old Alarm Clock for 50 Yuan, I Was Forced to Become a Ferryman —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 228 济 True Supernatural Tales from Rural Jining 济宁农村真实灵异传说 Zhou the First一品周7k WordsCompleted True supernatural tales from the countryside around Jining 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These books are all fantastic and incredibly realistic.

29. 229 鲁 True Supernatural Tales from the Countryside of Northern Shandong 鲁北农村真实的灵异事 Zhou the First一品周10k WordsCompleted True supernatural happenings in the rural areas of northern Shandong —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 230 九 My Nine Senior Sisters Are Big Shots 九个师姐是大佬 Zhou the First一品周Urban292k WordsCompleted —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 231 阴 A Record of Yin-Yang Ghost Hunting 阴阳抓鬼实录 The Tall, Strong Saint Son of the Jiang Family高高壮壮的姜家圣子Mystery250k WordsCompleted [High-intensity warning! This is not fiction, but a true record from the depths of the countryside!] Think the “filthy things,” “spirit collisions,” and “ghosts walking walls” the old folks talk about are just legends? It wasn't until I inherited my grandfather's tattered book of exorcism records that I understood reality is far more spine-chilling than any story. The sound of a woman crying by the reservoir in the middle of the night, tombstones moving by themselves in a desolate graveyard, a d 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This kind of thing is terrifying

32. 232 滴 Didi Rides: The Ferryman of the Underworld 滴滴搭车，地府摆渡人 The Tall, Strong Saint Son of the Jiang Family高高壮壮的姜家圣子Urban511k WordsCompleted “Hey, beautiful, where are you headed?” “The Yellow Springs Road. I’m going to be reborn.” Qin Zeyu never imagined he’d become a ferryman for the Underworld, much less a special-contract driver with the number 007! Picking up passengers, fighting ghosts, earning merit, and flirting with Bai Shao, a beautiful ghost officer: his days are... thrilling! But when he meets a female ghost heartbroken by love, he discovers that the netherworld has its own tangled romances and bitter rivalries. 185Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 233 黄 The Yellow Springs Pawnshop: No Living Visitors 黄泉典当铺，生人勿近 The Moon Bridge Remains桥月仍在Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [Ghost Hunting + Supernatural Horror + Folk Customs + Strange Tales + Taoist Arts + Maoshan] At the end of a street at midnight stands a Yellow Springs Pawnshop. You have no way of knowing whether those who come and go to trade are human or ghost! Lu Guanshan takes over the pawnshop, and on his very first night, he encounters a stunningly beautiful, cold and aloof Ghost Queen hanging from a beam. She latches onto him and stays by his side as they collect yin objects and subdue a hundred ghosts. 5.3kReads6.5Score472Shelves

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    The combination of folk customs and Taoist traditions is closer to daily life, which is why it resonates with people.

34. 234 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. 2.6kReads—Score107Shelves

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    You can take a look at these.

35. 235 诡 Strange Footage 诡异录像 QvuifTMystery154k WordsCompleted This is a story of revenge. One summer, eighteen years ago, Xu Lei accidentally died because of a prank played by several classmates. Eighteen years later, his vengeful spirit returns to take revenge. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here are some recommendations for traditional horror stories.

36. 236 惊 Horror School Log 惊悚恐怖校园日志 QvuifTMystery120k WordsCompleted Su Rui's parents are both respectable members of society. Theirs was supposed to be a happy, loving family that others envied. Su Rui was gentle by nature. Though introverted, he enjoyed helping people. But one day, by chance, he caught his father with another woman. Unable to find an outlet for his anguish, he got into a fight with his class monitor and hit him, which led to his expulsion from school. With no other choice, his father sent him to a boarding school deep in the mountains. Su Rui p 4Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 237 岷 Strange Tales of Min Mountain 岷山异事 All I Think Of Is the Galaxy所念皆星河Mystery285k WordsCompleted In the 1980s, businessman Mo Wenshan traveled to the Min Mountains to survey the market. By a twist of fate, he became entangled in a tomb-robbing case, setting off a series of strange and perilous ancient tomb expeditions. In the process, the secrets of the ancient Shu civilization, hidden for a thousand years, came to light… 208Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend the first book, *Tales of the Min River*. Based on numerous stories and legends about the Min River, the author outlines the origins of the ancient Shu civilization and the mysterious Sanxingdui civilization. If you are interested in the history of the ancient Shu Kingdom and the Sanxingdui site, you must read this book. It's truly excellent; the author's speculations, combining folk tales with sound reasoning, are very readable!

38. 238 让 I Asked You to Read the Feng Shui, Not Dig Up Their Ancestral Grave! 让你看风水，你刨人家祖坟？ Unbelievably Proper正经的不得了Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as "The Folk Feng Shui Secrets". [Supernatural + Feng Shui Master + Unmatched Skills + No System + No Saintly Hero] An old man dies full of resentment and is buried in a dangerously inauspicious ancestral grave. Disasters strike one after another on the day of the burial. Wang Nan, a yin-yang master, spots the problem and immediately tells the descendants to dig up the ancestral grave and choose a new feng shui site for a deep burial, only to discover that this was all part of a plot 317Reads8.9Score100Shelves

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    It absolutely has to be Wang Nan and Li Changsheng!

39. 239 道 The Taoist Exorcist 道门驱邪人 Peeing into the Wind and Soaking Myself迎风尿一身Mystery768k WordsCompleted Where there is evil under heaven, there are all manner of wicked things, and so there are Daoist exorcists. He travels between heaven and earth, yin and yang. He ventures deep into the hundred thousand mountains of Miao territory and far away to the borders of the southern seas. Head-dropping curses, gu raising, black magic, and all the world's fiends and spirits of darkness. He has exorcised countless demons and ghosts, only to discover in the end that nothing is more evil than the human heart. 2.6kReads9.1Score395Shelves
40. 240 南 Strange Tales from the South 南方灵异事 Murong Yuanhong慕容渊虹Mystery202k WordsOngoing 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is about the things I did for people when I was younger, following my master.

41. 241 道 Supreme Taoist: A Calamity of Bloodshed 道门太上：血光之灾 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery480k WordsCompleted Offer blood to Heaven, and slay every evil thing. The Daoist arts are the strongest of all. All the great paths beneath Heaven come from Taishang. The Taishang lineage belongs to my Li family alone. The protagonist, Li Changsheng, makes a solemn vow to eradicate every evil demon beneath Heaven: he will never ascend, but remain in the mortal world for thousands of years. 10.7kReads9.4Score876Shelves
42. 242 饕 The Gluttonous Taoist Nun 饕餮道姑 King Oyster Mushroom平菇君Modern Romance158k WordsOngoing Wuwang is an “ordinary” female Daoist. While her fellow cultivators banish demons with talismans and peachwood swords, she wields an iron spatula. To earn merit and prolong the life of her gravely wounded master, she ventures into a world overrun by evil spirits, while adding to her Guide to Appraising Ghosts: pan-fried two-timing scoundrels, crisp and fragrant; stir-fried shrews, bursting with satisfying resentment; steamed wicked children, so tender they melt in your mouth; boiled abusers, sof 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Is it normal to eat ghosts?

43. 243 女 After the Goddess Died Tragically, I Drew My Sword and Slayed Ghosts! 女神惨死后，我拔剑斩鬼！ Sunlight on the Mountain Forest日照山林Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing That day, I received a strange food delivery order. A goddess who had died a tragic death was begging me for help. After that, I became a spirit courier. I clear the way for wronged souls and guide the dead on their final journey! 40.5kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves

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    Just like the title suggests, the goddess he likes helps the male protagonist, but she's tricked and killed by a rich second-generation heir in northern Myanmar, her soul imprisoned and unable to reincarnate. The protagonist also encounters a ghost but is fortunately rescued by his master, beginning his apprenticeship. It's a Chinese-style horror/supernatural ensemble piece, and it's unclear whether readers will ship characters; it's a male-male pairing written by a straight male author, featuring a younger brother and the protagonist. Initially, the younger brother is the savior, and the protagonist keeps seeking him out, eventually becoming friends. The younger brother even misunderstands the protagonist as a male protagonist and decisively rejects him.

44. 244 殡 Plenty of Stories at the Funeral Home 殡仪馆里故事多 Rampaging Bear狂暴熊Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since Lin Yu took a job driving a hearse at a funeral home, his life became anything but ordinary. He and his friends went through all kinds of bizarre, inexplicable events together. Vengeful spirits possessing people, a dead infant in a pot, opera singing in a graveyard... No one knew what would happen next. 13kReads8.7Score978Shelves

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    Yes, of course! Of course we have!

45. 245 打 Night Talks at the Threshing Ground 打谷场夜话 The Street of Blue Stone Slabs青石板的街道Rural Life170k WordsCompleted Long ago, in the countryside, there were no phones, televisions, air conditioners, or fans. When darkness fell in summer, people would head to the threshing ground to cool off, sit in a circle, chat, and start telling strange and terrifying ghost stories… 1.7kReads—Score103Shelves

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    Very normal folk ghost stories

46. 246 民 Chronicles of Strange Folk Tales 民间怪谈事件录 Fei vs Yi非vs衣Mystery351k WordsCompleted Not for the faint of heart! Not for the faint of heart! Not for the faint of heart! The 1980s and 1990s saw one bizarre incident after another in Jubao Village: Zhao Laohei, who rose from the dead at the execution ground... The woman who hanged herself in town, her whole face turned a purplish black... The ghost child encountered during a game of hide-and-seek on the Ghost Festival... The terrifying bamboo fiend in the old bamboo grove... People and ghosts playing cards in a yin-yang card game.. 216Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Please, all types!

47. 247 一 Painting Yin and Yang with a Single Stroke 一笔绘阴阳 The Waves Are a Whale's Tears海浪是鲸鱼的眼泪Mystery661k WordsOngoing As I gazed down the shadowy corridor and across the empty hall, the strange order of light and darkness stirred a fear of the unknown deep inside me. The elders always said, “The ancestral hall is home to spirits that have yet to depart.” “Don’t step on the threshold, don’t touch the ancestral tablets, and don’t whistle in the ancestral hall.” “The names on the tablets weren’t carved there. They moved in.” When the wind blew past the row of wooden windows, the latticework let out a mournful wail 211Reads—Score101Shelves

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    A coming-of-age supernatural novel based on true stories. The plot twists and turns, keeping you on the edge of your seat...

48. 248 惊 Terror 惊魂 Gold Is Money金子就是钞票Mystery59k WordsCompleted At midnight, let's take a look at the little stories that circulate around us. Maybe you've heard these tales too, or even experienced them yourself. Those moments that become terrifying the more you think about them go perfectly with the darkness beyond the window... 313Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    The novel I've been reading before bed lately is Chinese horror, folk ghost stories.

49. 249 不 A Different Kind of Folk Horror 不一样的民间恐怖故事 Ever and the Stars恒与星辰Mystery222k WordsOngoing Do you know the true folk stories? Do you know the true legends? Do you know why old people say we should always have a sense of reverence? Come read folk horror stories unlike any you’ve seen before, and enter a world unlike any other! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A series of short stories will take you on a unique journey through folk horror tales.

50. 250 嘘 Hush! It's Here 嘘！它来了 Xi Han玺晗Mystery472k WordsCompleted Stray cats appear on campus, awakening a curse of murder sealed away for fifty years. Long ago, cats protected the school by killing rats, but when their numbers grew too large, they were burned alive. Their resentment coalesced into a nine-lived shadow cat. It uses humans to wreak havoc, draining the vitality of the living in a blood sacrifice to avenge its burning. Strange incidents, gruesome deaths, vengeful spirits demanding lives night after night: the only way to survive is to destroy all 182Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    You absolutely have to try this book, it's super good!

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