Chinese-Style Horror Thrillers with a Beautiful, Atmospheric Feel 中式恐怖的惊悚小说，要的就是那种氛围美感

1. 101 杀 Get Stronger by Slaying Monsters 杀怪就变强 The King Cobra Pikachu大王蛇比卡丘Urban141k WordsCompleted He Huimin is reborn in Jiaoxi Village, a place he never imagined he would set foot in again. As he ponders what direction to take in the future, a mysterious voice rings out in his mind: “Congratulations! You have successfully activated the Ghost-Slaying, Monster-Slaying Makes You Stronger System.” 3Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 102 鬼 Even Ghosts Get a System 鬼也会有系统 The King Cobra Pikachu大王蛇比卡丘Mystery168k WordsCompleted Ghosts and monsters are divided into different ranks according to how they came into being and the strength of their abilities. The lowest rank is “Wandering Spirits.” They are usually formed from people who died with deep resentment, and their powers are weak. They can only frighten people by causing minor supernatural phenomena, such as making lights flicker or producing strange sounds. The next rank is “Vengeful Ghosts.” These spirits often died violent deaths and harbor profound resentment. —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 103 我 Me and My Haunting System After I Die 我死后和我的恐吓系统 The King Cobra Pikachu大王蛇比卡丘Mystery92k WordsCompleted “Congratulations, you’ve become a ghost. You are now bound to the Scare System. Your task is to frighten people and earn scare points, which you can use to strengthen yourself.” “What? Scare people?” I exclaimed in surprise. “That’s right. Only by earning enough scare points can you survive in this world and grow stronger.” The System’s voice was icy. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 104 来 A Ghost-Hunting System Just Showed Up 来了个抓鬼系统 The King Cobra Pikachu大王蛇比卡丘Mystery93k WordsCompleted Jiang Xiaojun is an ordinary name, but the ghost-catching System makes him extraordinary. When the “Jiang” surname of Jiang Ziya is bestowed upon Jiang Xiaojun, it seems to give him an ancient and mysterious power. When Jiang Xiaojun suddenly gains a ghost-catching System, he is overwhelmed by shock and curiosity. The System is like a mysterious treasure waiting for him to explore. Its interface may shimmer with strange light, its runes flowing as if recounting ancient secrets. Jiang Xiaojun beg 1Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 105 纸 The Paper Effigy Shop Catches Ghosts Now and Then 纸扎店偶尔也捉鬼 The King Cobra Pikachu大王蛇比卡丘Mystery100k WordsCompleted In a quiet village stood an ancestral shop that made paper offerings. Its owner was a young man named Lin Yu. He was 23, and had been idling away his days in the shop since he was 18. He was a terrible student, had no lofty ambitions for the future, and lived like a contented couch potato. Lin Yu spent his days tinkering with the paper figures and horses in the shop, occasionally chatting with the village elders. Life was as calm as still water. Then one evening, that peace was broken. A mysteri —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 106 一 One Haunting a Day 一日一诡 Spring Rain in the South, Winter Snow in the North南春雨北冬雪Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing Like people, supernatural entities can be good or bad, so the author can’t promise that every story will have an off-the-charts scare factor that keeps you up at night. The only guarantee is that all the stories are entirely fictional. If anything seems familiar, you’re on your own! 387Reads—Score101Shelves

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   The thriller and horror atmosphere are described in detail. If you watch it alone at night, you will not dare to go to the toilet!!! [Fear][Fear][Fear][Fear][Fear][Fear] Similar to the modern version of Liaozhai, all kinds of incredible horror stories will keep you awake late at night!!!

7. 107 我 I Run a Paper Effigy Shop 我有一间扎纸店 Er Lei二雷Mystery806k WordsCompleted I Have a Paper Effigy Shop tells the story of the protagonist, Liu Dabao, who runs a shop making paper effigies. One day, a guy named Li Xunhuan asked me to burn him a villa and gave me a jade pendant, saying someone would come to collect it later. That evening, a woman came to pick up the pendant and gave me a thousand yuan. But who could have guessed that the next day, the money vanished and turned into a pile of white paper! Was it ghost money for the dead? Were Li Xunhuan and that woman both 130Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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   The atmosphere of these books is amazing [face covering]

8. 108 我 I Buy Antiques at the Ghost Market 我在鬼市收古董 Shenle神乐Mystery591k WordsCompleted I opened an antique shop. One day, a customer told me about a temple that was said to have a way of getting hold of fine goods. The temple had strange rules: it only opened at midnight, and everyone had to leave before three. I found a treasured bronze mirror there, and from then on, one bizarre event followed another. I nearly got crushed to death by my own shop sign; the golden retriever at home suddenly went berserk and chased me, snapping at my heels; and my health kept getting worse by the 313Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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   Chinese style, pure narrative, scary🤐

9. 109 驾 Taming Ghost Pets: Chinese-Style Horror Scares the World! 驾驭鬼宠：中式恐怖吓哭世界！ Waterfall Xiaochuan瀑布小川Urban441k WordsCompleted [Ghost Control + System + Comedy + Passionate Battles + Pure Satisfaction + Overpowered + Absolutely Invincible!] No female lead, though there’ll be just a tiny bit of romance during his time at the academy... After a bizarre transmigration, Zhang Yang obtains the Ghost Control System! In this age of ghost tamers, Zhang Yang has the complete collection of Chinese horror at his fingertips, turning his life into a game with cheats enabled! Mother-and-child evil spirits, and deadly collisions betw 461Reads7.3Score100Shelves

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   The main protagonist is strong, the journey is fun, the plot is compact, and there is no skipping chapters in reading. Don't get into trouble at the end. No CP, don't miss it

10. 110 元 The Yuan Family Pawnshop 元家当铺 Galloping Meatball飞奔的肉丸子Mystery497k WordsCompleted Supernatural folklore + food + episodic cases + palace intrigue + ancient secrets + emotional growth In an alley deep in the heart of the capital lies a pawnshop. It takes more than gold and silver: it accepts your memories, love and hate, luck, and years of life. The owner appears to be a gentle cook, but she is actually the pawnshop’s guardian, versed in the forces of yin and yang. With a pot and spatula, she can make spiritual dishes that soothe restless souls, or simmer the deepest desires o 117Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An article with a very Chinese atmosphere. The female protagonist is a contemporary owner of the Yuan family's pawn shop. She pawns everything. She uses food to turn resentments, soothe the souls of the dead with spiritual food, and experience all kinds of things in the world.

11. 111 婴 Baby Lantern 婴儿灯 Old He Baba老河灞灞Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted When I was five, I fell into the water and my soul left my body. With my own eyes, I saw the legendary baby lantern said to lure away souls. I initially thought it had come to harm me, but that wasn’t the case. As I continued to investigate, a sinister layout targeting me slowly came to light... 212Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Try this one

12. 112 你 Have You Heard of the Cat-Faced Granny? 你听说过猫脸老太太吗？ You Hua尤话7k WordsCompleted Have you heard of the Cat-Faced Granny? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Adapted from the real incident of the cat-faced old lady in Northeast China [Learned][Learned]

13. 113 诡 Night Tales from the Haunted House: 1,000 Folk Ghost Stories 诡舍夜话：1000个民间鬼故事 Listening at Seven Places七处倾听Mystery461k WordsCompleted [Changting 9.0 Rating] [A Must-Read for Women Late at Night] [Urban Horror] Don't read this late at night! A thousand standalone tales of the eerie, guaranteed to make you afraid to walk alone after dark! This collection features sinister events passed down through generations in rural lanes and villages, as well as bizarre tales widely shared online. Each chapter is a story of its own, so there's no need to wait for updates. Just open it and start reading! The faint sobbing from a corner of an 7.1kReads—Score257Shelves

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    Chinese supernatural horror ghost story

14. 114 恐 A Collection of Terrifying Tales 恐怖惊魂故事录 Listening at Seven Places七处倾听Mystery306k WordsCompleted [Traditional supernatural tales] [Strange happenings late at night] [Whispers of the uncanny in your ear] [Based on true events] [Urban horror] [Thrilling and chilling] One ghost story for every chapter, all set in the dead of night. Come and read... 463Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 115 傀 The Puppet Bride 傀儡新娘 Misty Jiangnan 525烟波江南525Mystery9k WordsCompleted The Puppet Bride 1Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 116 乡 A Record of Supernatural Events in the Countryside 乡村灵异事件薄 The Long Road Goes On and On, TM, I’ll Charge Ahead长路漫漫TM任我闯Mystery241k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 395Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Huang Laosan catches ghosts and destroys demons, making all living beings look like monsters and monsters! Spells, baby spirit ghosts, rat demon illusions, weird and bizarre! Under 18 🈲! Those who suffer from severe mouth discomfort 🈲! Immature people🈲! Heart disease patients 🈲! [Fear][fear]

17. 117 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 232.6kReads9.6Score27.3kShelves

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    This apocalyptic book is different! Rebirth, revenge and high IQ game, the plot is reversed layer by layer, and the pattern is opened and it is directly transformed into a god. The description of human nature is too real.

18. 118 末 Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世：全公司否认18楼存在 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse783k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn 2.9kReads8.7Score227Shelves
19. 119 末 Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂 Mighty Cockroach伟岸蟑螂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the 22.8kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
20. 120 阴 Notes of a Yin Merchant: I Only Buy the Most Cursed Things 阴商笔记：我只收大凶之物 The Flower-Picking Man of the North漠北插花郎Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted I'm a dealer in occult goods. I had only recently taken over the shop my grandfather left me when I bought a string of human-bone prayer beads from tomb raiders. I never expected a beautiful woman to show up at my door the very next day... 50Reads—Score—Shelves

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    💯①Chinese horror lovers are ecstatic! The protagonist takes over his grandfather's shady goods shop, and after collecting the Gabala rosary, a beautiful woman mysteriously comes to the door... The curious daily life of a shady goods merchant, the plot is exciting, scary, and super exciting!

21. 121 惊 Horrifying! I Actually Became a Stand-In 惊悚！我竟成了替身 Sleepless Night After Night夜夜不能眠Mystery7k WordsCompleted Horrifying! I Somehow Became a Substitute 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended! One of the few decent Chinese horror novels I have read

22. 122 弟 After My Brother Was Crushed by a Tycoon Family, I Summoned the Ten Kings of Hell to Claim Their Lives 弟遭豪门碾杀，我引十殿阎罗索命 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻13k WordsCompleted After his younger brother is crushed to death by a powerful family, he summons the Ten Kings of Hell to claim their lives 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They are all Chinese horror

23. 123 夜 Night-Shift Internet Cafe Attendant: The Woman in Red in the Men's Room Stall Hides a Ten-Year-Old Case 夜班网管：男厕隔间的红衣女，竟藏着十年旧案 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻13k WordsCompleted Night-Shift Internet Cafe Attendant: The Red-Clad Woman in the Men's Restroom Stall Is Hiding a Decade-Old Case 11Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 124 鬼 Paralyzed by Terror: The Shadow That Smelled of Tobacco 鬼压床惊魂-那具带着烟草味的黑影 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻15k WordsCompleted Terrifying Sleep Paralysis: The Shadow That Smelled of Tobacco 9Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 125 荒 Calling Spirits in the Ruined House: My Seven-Year-Old Brother Mysteriously Fell from a Building, and a Shadow in White Came After Him 荒坯房叫魂：7岁小弟莫名坠楼，白衣黑影缠上了他 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻15k WordsCompleted A Spirit-Calling Ritual in a Derelict House: My Seven-Year-Old Brother Mysteriously Fell from the Building, and a Shadow in White Is Haunting Him 7Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 126 厉 The Vengeful Ghost Great-Grandma Wants to Kill My Daughter, but My Pure Yang Infant Shatters a Century-Old Blood Pact 厉鬼太奶想杀我女，我纯阳婴镇碎百年血契 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻9k WordsCompleted A Vengeful Ghost of a Great-Grandmother Wants to Kill My Daughter, but My Pure-Yang Baby Shatters a Century-Old Blood Pact 1Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 127 皮 The Tiger Skin: Three Years After My Mother Died, Someone Knocked at My Door in the Dead of Night 皮打虎：我娘死后三年，深夜来敲我家门 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻11k WordsCompleted Leather Tiger: Three Years After My Mother Died, Someone Came Knocking at My Door Late at Night 3Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 128 魅 The Hanging Charm 魅巾悬 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻Mystery341k WordsOngoing No romance + fantasy and the supernatural + mild horror + modern-day imaginative premise + episodic plot + feel-good power fantasy Liu Yixian, with a high forehead and a broad, square face, was taken in as an apprentice by Daoist Wu in the twelfth year of his life, setting him on an extraordinary path. A thousand-year-old fox or a century-old ginkgo: which one will win Yixian’s heart? A blood-red sickle stabbed the ghost seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, maybe twenty times. The ghost couldn’t take 1Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 129 后 The Sealed Cave Behind the Mountain: I Became the Village's Soul Guardian 后山囚洞：我成了全村守魂人 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻Mystery560k WordsOngoing After accidentally entering a century-old forbidden site in the back mountains, Jiang Ningyue unexpectedly inherits a fated duty and becomes the village’s only soul guardian. A deep, secluded prison cave suppresses countless wrongfully dead spirits. Ancient village rules conceal secrets unknown to outsiders, while turmoil erupts along the boundary between Yin and Yang, and one eerie calamity follows another. Generations of cave guardians have borne endless suffering, and a century of tangled gru 9Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 130 误 I Blundered into a Horror World, Only to Find That All the Bosses Were Lamps 误入恐怖世界，没想到BOSS全是灯 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻17k WordsCompleted I stumbled into a world of horror, only to find that every BOSS was a lamp. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 131 嘘 Shh, Be Careful They Don't Hear You 嘘，小心被听见 Xiang Yun, Who Loves Hong Kong-Style Egg Tarts爱吃港式蛋挞的向云Mystery270k WordsCompleted Shh, don't speak. Those who speak may be taken away. This is a collection of midnight horror stories, made up of different short tales. If this is your first time reading, you can go straight to the table of contents, find a title that interests you, and click to start. You don't have to read from beginning to end. I'll do my best to scare you. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A collection of short supernatural stories. If you have nothing to do at night, you can come and read it.

32. 132 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… 2.2kReads8.0Score253Shelves

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    Chinese horror[Like][Like]

33. 133 半 The Ghost Way, Midway Through Life 半路鬼道 Scorpio Water Demon天蝎水妖Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted Smart male lead + one heroine On the night of the Ghost Festival, the living send off the dead, burn incense, make offerings, and burn joss paper. But that night, I heard a ghost calling for a soul… The gong sounds, the night grows dark, and the road to the Yellow Springs is hard to travel… With talismans to guide the way and the departed to show the path, summon the gods and command the ghosts: only then can one master the Ghost Path between Yin and Yang! 6.8kReads8.9Score549Shelves
34. 134 天 The Heavenly Coffin 天棺 Youth Evening News青年晚报Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted Because of a joke, my grandmother’s spirit refused to leave after her death and insisted on taking me with her to the grave. Otherwise, my whole family would die. To save my family, I went into the grave with my grandmother... 19.4kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
35. 135 暗 Dark Web 暗网 Your Highness Persimmon柿子殿下Mystery439k WordsCompleted How terrifying is the dark web? You may have brushed against its edges without even realizing it... Have you heard of the dark web? Hackers call it the other side of the internet. Every day, things that seem impossible to ordinary people happen there. A young woman goes missing for seven days. By the time we rescue her, she can hardly be called human. Then she tells me something so outrageous it makes my blood boil. She stumbled onto the dark web and was sold by human traffickers. She saw what s 14.1kReads8.1Score1.9kShelves
36. 136 东 Strange Tales of Northeast China 东北诡异实录 Asking the Cold Wind in a Light Rain微雨问冷风Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The comic adaptation of the same name is now available, also known as Mountain Spirit Lost. The comic Northeast Strange Tales is currently being serialized. Across the vast, boundless black earth of Northeast China, one strange and little-known story after another has unfolded. Now, I’ll tell you these long-buried tales of the supernatural, one by one! 40.7kReads9.4Score4.4kShelves
37. 137 诡 The Haunted Realm: Girlfriend Turns Into a Monster from the Start? 诡域：开局女友变异？ Second Brother's Got Some Tricks二哥有点东西Mystery345k WordsCompleted P.S. Strange realms descend. Chinese-style horror + no female lead + not a saint (but not heartless) + original instances. Please go easy on me. [Cycle Edict: All of you are souls awaiting judgment!] When a cold divine decree rang through my mind and darkness swallowed the world in an instant, a mysterious wooden token shoved into my hand by a madman saved my life! It also got me marked as the only [Anomaly] under the rules of the Heavenly Dao by two emissaries with “mosaic faces”! Before I coul 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "The mysterious wooden sign stuffed by the madman saved him, but he was marked as an 'abnormal body' by the messenger of 'Mosaic Face'. When he opened the door, his beloved girlfriend was eroded by the black energy and twisted and mutated in his arms - he was the only variable in this chess game of reincarnation. His two souls resonated and shredded the false way of heaven!!

38. 138 失 Out of Control 失控者 lookMystery100k WordsCompleted [Anthology stories + supernatural horror + folk customs + feng shui and mysticism + subtle scares + jaw-dropping twists] Open a paper box sealed away for many years, and one terrifying incident after another begins to surface. The massacre that wiped out an entire family in Nanhua Estate, and the deaths of everyone connected to the case! A bride in a red qipao appearing by your side in the dead of night! Strange legends circulate through a dilapidated high-rise, where hands reach out of the dark 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The more I look at it, the more I break into a cold sweat [fear][fear][fear][fear][fear][fear][fear]

39. 139 话 There Are Ghosts in These Words 话里有诡 Chen Taiyao陈太瑶Mystery88k WordsCompleted They say everyone has a few little secrets they can't bring themselves to talk about these days. But if you really want to hear something out of the ordinary, go find Old Bu. Old Bu runs a little tavern set inside an abandoned train carriage. From the day it opened, he laid down one rule: One interesting story in exchange for a night's worth of drinks. Sounds like a good deal, doesn't it? Too bad he doesn't give you much to drink, and the stories just keep getting stranger. An intelligent wristb 5Reads7.7Score—Shelves
40. 140 人 A World Out of Balance 人间失衡 Xiao Youqian萧有钱Mystery94k WordsCompleted [Mind-bending suspense + short stories + no overarching plot + crime + criminal investigation + shocking twists + stories of ordinary people] The deepest wounds are often inflicted by those closest to us. A bloody case at an old family home, shrouded in mystery. Who is the real killer? After her father dies of illness, her sister-in-law sells her to northern Myanmar! The body of a baby girl is found in the woods. A kidnapping case turns into a murder investigation. Who would target an innocent i 232Reads8.3Score—Shelves
41. 141 鬼 Ghosts: They Exist If You Believe 鬼魂：信则有，不信则无 Uncle Little Wolf小狼叔叔Mystery293k WordsCompleted [Supernatural + Thriller + The Bizarre + Horror] Do ghosts really exist in this world? Some say they’re hallucinations; others call it delusion. Yet all kinds of bizarre, inexplicable events remain shrouded in mystery, their truth impossible to discern. If you insist on believing there are no ghosts, some things become impossible to explain. That’s why many old folks tell us: Believe, and they exist; don’t believe, and they don’t! 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The core of horror is atmospheric immersion

42. 142 N NPC's Guide to Winning Over Players NPC攻略玩家指南 The Moon No One Knows无人知晓的月亮Mystery339k WordsCompleted Nontraditional infinite-flow + subverted tropes + ensemble cast + female awakening. A tool-character underdog story with no golden finger, and a cast full of smart characters. Plot-driven, with a deeply angsty romance that calls for careful deduction. Adult love, with no innocent saints. [Transmigration and Reunion] On a rainy night in 2018, guided by an online stranger, Tao Yanran turns on the CD player given to her by her late friend and reunites with Cang Yuzhou in 2012, a year when they had 32Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    It's composed of stories one by one, reasoning after reasoning, and finally such a wonderful novel appears.

43. 143 他 There's a Cat on Him, and Its Name Is Desire 他的身上有只猫，猫的名字叫欲望 Little Zuo's Big You小左左的大右右Mystery133k WordsCompleted Inside Jiang Xiaomao’s body lives a cat, and the cat’s name is Desire. There are twenty-five worldly desires, and he must experience every one of them. When he has collected them all, he will lose control. At eleven at night, Jiang Xiaomao is suddenly teased by a headless, strange female corpse. Then a woman starts knocking on his door with her head. When he meets Shen Xingci, the gears of his fate begin to turn. Sweet-natured Xia Yao soon appears, too. What kind of future awaits the three of th —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Absolutely yes, great book

44. 144 暗 Whispers in the Dark: A Collection of Horror Stories 暗夜低语：恐怖惊悚故事合集 Feng Yu Moyang凤羽墨陽Mystery315k WordsOngoing When the midnight bells toll, whispers in the darkness begin to stir... Here you'll find the most spine-chilling horror legends, the most twisted depths of human nature, the most hair-raising supernatural incidents, and the most inescapable nightmare loops. Every story is a forbidden door leading into the unknown. You will glimpse forgotten ancient curses, uncanny beings lurking in the shadows of the city, psychological mazes spiraling into madness, or the darkest corners of human nature. In the —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A new book, okay

45. 145 第 The Second Night: Zhaodi's Ghost Wedding 第二夜：招娣的阴婚 Twenty-Two Hours And Thirty-Three Minutes二十二時三十三分Mystery14k WordsCompleted The Second Night: Zhaodi’s Ghost Wedding 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Poverty left her with no choice. In order to keep her infant brother alive, Luo Zhaodi actually agreed to sell herself to the Jin family for a secret marriage. Despair never bottomed out, but seemed to be a bottomless abyss, only to sink deeper...

46. 146 这 This Spirit Medium Is Pretty Powerful! 这个出马仙有点强！ Wu the Half-Immortal吴半仙Mystery3.8M WordsOngoing A piece of red cloth, three feet and three inches long. The old hall's people, the old hall's immortals. One day, when they emerge from the depths of the mountains, their names will spread far and wide! I was born in a rural village in Northeast China in the 1980s. When I was seven, a spirit medium said I was fated to suffer three calamities and eight misfortunes, and would one day become a horse-riding shaman. I didn't believe it, but hardship kept finding me. To make a living, I worked as a wa 143.4kReads9.7Score13.8kShelves

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    The Chinese style horror "Eternal God" is still unfinished and closer to reality. Some of the stories were told by grandparents when I was a child.

47. 147 天 The Celestial Master Is Here: Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World 天师在此，奇门风水震天下 Big Eggplant大茄子Mystery6.3M WordsCompleted [Several short dramas have been adapted from this novel: Feng Shui Heavenly Master, The Grand Master of Qimen Feng Shui, The Heavenly Master Is Here, Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World, Notes of a Folk Feng Shui Master, and others] Everything in this book is fictional. Just enjoy the story, don’t take it seriously, and don’t get too caught up in it... 198.6kReads9.1Score28.5kShelves
48. 148 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… 42.3kReads9.2Score4.3kShelves
49. 149 民 Folktales of the Mountains and Wilds 民间山野怪谈 Ma Nanshan马南山Mystery959k WordsCompleted The hidden truths behind ten major unsolved mysteries, revealing a host of terrifying taboos that will send chills down your spine! 16.7kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
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    After reading it, I felt very "sad", but at the same time, I was strangely healed because I saw the immortal glory of human nature.

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