Lovecraftian Horror at Its Most Extreme: Despairing Yet Exhilarating 克苏鲁极致的恐怖，令人绝望又兴奋

1. 1 垂 On My Deathbed, I Sat Bolt Upright: The Old Ones Were Me All Along 垂死病中惊坐起，旧日竟是我自己 Ten Tons in Three Days三天吃十吨Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Not an invincible protagonist + progression novel + no System + Lovecraftian horror + not fast-paced wish fulfillment + follows the official route] Lu Ning wandered through the fog for two thousand years. When he finally emerged, he found that the world seemed to be sick. The sun was covered in tentacles, planets were blanketed in flesh, the moon had sprouted countless eyes, and even Earth was groaning and crying for help. The diseased, disaster beasts, and followers of evil gods ran rampant, w 50.1kReads9.1Score6kShelves
2. 2 我 I Am Uncontainable 我，无法收容 May Season五月时期Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted] [Everyday life] [Managing containment facilities] (Peaked at 600,000 active readers and has updated steadily for over a year.) The sun burned beneath the deep sea, while roots spread across the sky. Gears grew from people’s bodies, and upside-down cities fell like meteorites. Fang Jiu once thought that these things, which existed only in fantasy, had nothing to do with an ordinary man like him. That was until his head was chopped off one night... (The pace is slower from the start 188.5kReads9.3Score28.6kShelves

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   Cthulhu-style protagonists, supporting characters, and villains all possess intelligence; the plot is rigorous and logical. Those who know me know I never recommend trashy novels; you'll know once you've read them.

3. 3 诡 As the Occult Withers, I Endure; As the Old Gods Die, I Live Forever 诡秘凋零我不朽，旧神逝而我永生 Ham and Egg Croissant火腿蛋可颂Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted (Longevity + Cthulhu + Changing Eras + Attribute Points + Ultimate Villain!) In the Middle Ages, when strange corruption ran rampant, he became the mad pontiff who terrorized half a continent. In the age of science, after the Old Gods fell, he became a living legend who walked the mortal world. Even when humanity left the surface of the planet and reached for the stars, no one could deny the existence of this undying old monster who had endured across the ages! “First, I have to survive the 18.2kReads8.5Score1.8kShelves
4. 4 我 I’m the Most Righteous Evil God Ever! 我这个邪神可太正了！ Sleep Until I'm Well Rested睡个饱觉觉Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [This is a deranged world!] [Cthulhu-inspired] [Careful: this story contains extremely intense psychological corruption. Read at your own risk.] One day, the world underwent a cataclysmic change! Every living thing was affected by an unknown force and mutated. And it wasn’t just living things... Human civilization was forced to retreat into the last nineteen fortress cities. People prayed to all kinds of gods for protection and blessings, struggling to survive in this hopeless world. Meng Yi arr 64kReads9.0Score6.7kShelves

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   The world has undergone a cataclysmic change, and humanity has retreated to fortresses seeking divine protection. Meng Yi transmigrates into the body of an "evil god," only to discover that humans are even more insane than he is. Here, normalcy is the abnormality, creating a stark contrast. (⁼̴̀ .̫ ⁼̴́ )✧

5. 5 末 Apocalypse: Mutation Begins in the Heart 末世：变异从心脏开始 Turbid One浊人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse530k WordsCompleted [Bizarre and Uncanny, Strange and Twisted, Dark and Distorted, No System, No Rebirth: An Entirely New Apocalypse Like You’ve Never Seen Before] Thin, delicate arms sprout from the roadside greenery. A grotesque, misshapen lump of flesh grows in the flowerpot at home. Yet the protagonist obtains a miraculous relic born from a sacred lotus. It replaces his heart, bringing about all kinds of unbelievable changes… 2.2kReads8.4Score171Shelves

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   Most of them have high scores. Fang Xiu goes without saying; Tomato is known for his deeply moving stories. Bingdengren's three books are also excellent, no need to elaborate. Dengshen is similar to SCP, very good. The first two are post-apocalyptic novels by Zhuoren, the author of "I Returned from Hell." Tomato's dark fantasy post-apocalyptic works are the best, bar none. The Heart novel has a slightly off-putting beginning and a rushed ending, plus some malicious rating manipulation later on, resulting in a lower score. However, skipping the first 10-odd chapters and reading directly to the later parts is still a good option.

6. 6 偷 Diary of a Thief's Path to Godhood 偷盗者序列成神日记 Fly, Rabbit!飞吧兔子Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Game Transmigration] [Prophecy] [Witches] [Yandere Pursuit] [Apocalypse Redemption] [Light Western Fantasy] [Love Triangle] Li En is stunned when he transmigrates into the completed game The Witch and the Apocalypse. The five witches who will determine the world’s future are all misunderstood by the world as harbingers of disaster. Li En: “No big deal. I’ve unlocked every achievement.” Knowing every tragic scenario by heart, he decides to go all out: save the witches and turn the apocalypse aro 94.6kReads8.6Score15.7kShelves

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   Highly recommend this novel! [Highly rated witch-themed novel, multiple female protagonists in a love triangle, prophetic game-like plot, mysterious Cthulhu elements, supernatural elements, Japanese-style light Western fantasy, post-apocalyptic redemption] A goldmine of a novel, already over 1 million words long, the story is coherent and captivating, you won't be able to put it down! Five-star recommendation!!!

7. 7 诡EN Anomaly Containment Facility, You're Containing Me, a Human? 诡异收容所，你收容我一个人类？ Yi Chen逸臣Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [No System]+ [No Heroine]+ [Cthulhu]+ [No Tired Tropes] (Also known as: Sequence: Ascension to Godhood) The Dark Prison has merged with reality, and bizarre creatures are invading the world through the “Gates.” An organization has quietly emerged, calling themselves the Wardens. They keep the bizarre creatures behind the “Gates,” and capture and contain any that make it into the world. Lu Xiao accidentally fell into the Dark Prison and lived there alone for three years. After the Wardens discove 52.5kReads9.2Score5kShelves

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   ✨Cthulhu's ultimate terror, terrifying to behold! [Learned] ①The protagonist is a human who has lived in the Cthulhu world! 🔥②In a world full of Cthulhu, the protagonist feeds on Cthulhu! 🍃③Evolves from an octopus into the Lord of Terror.

8. 8 序EN Sequence: God Eater 序列：吃神者 No Brain, Just Cerebellum不要大脑要小脑Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Tomato 2026 Male-Focused Fiction Most Popular Author, Ranked Number One] Published in print, quality guaranteed. An alternate high-martial world, ensemble cast and political intrigue, no nested plot twists, a slow-paced story with a grand setting. Readers all say it gets better the further you read. Giant birds swallow the sun, and all things undergo dramatic change. Strange, immortal gods, and humanity's superpowered sequences. Everyone wants to become a god in this world, but they have no ide 972.9kReads9.3Score119.1kShelves
9. 9 开 From the Start, I Ate the Campus Beauty 开局我吃了校花 Lamplighter秉灯人Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Everyone has imagined that there might be something mysterious in this world, right? Have you imagined taking a train to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? Have you imagined a beautiful senior pulling up in a Ferrari to hand you an acceptance letter from Cassell College at the school gates? Have you imagined that when you feel lost and alone, a swordsman from an ancient sect will descend from the sky and tell you, “You’ve been chosen!”? Congratulations. Your fantasies have come true. Th 13.1kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
10. 10 深 Rift in the Abyss: We Awakened the Old Ones 深渊裂隙：我们唤醒旧日支配者 Elder Sugar Is So Sweet糖长老很甜Mystery35k WordsCompleted In 1992, U.S. Army Major Austin takes charge of the top-secret project "Abyss Watch." One hundred and thirty meters beneath the desert, a strange fissure spreads madness into the world above. Five elite soldiers are ordered into the abyss, with Austin directing their investigation remotely. A videotape that appears out of nowhere exposes a horrific secret from the past: To spy on the secrets underground, the military sacrificed living people. A thousand meters below ground, an ancient stone gate —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a very good book.

11. 11 重 Reborn: Starting as an Octopus, Laying Low Until I Become the God of Cthulhu 重生：开局章鱼，苟成克苏鲁之神 Hot Pot Lover Who Likes It Extra Spicy火锅爱吃特辣Urban427k WordsCompleted [Spiritual Qi Revival + Supernatural Revival + Reborn + System + Infinite Evolution + Comedy + Low-Key Growth] After being unexpectedly reborn, Lu Feng stared at his eight tentacles and fell into deep thought! “Wasn’t I diving in to save someone? How did I end up reborn?” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have awakened the [Energy Evolution System]!” Lu Feng opened the System and saw a complicated evolution tree! “Huh?! Is this evolved species the Void Eye???” “Holy crap! This evolved creature 2kReads7.8Score210Shelves
12. 12 子 The One Who Never Returns at Midnight 子夜不归人 Lamplighter秉灯人Urban403k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate to change history + supernatural ability rankings + passionate defense of the nation + slay gods + 39 will make you cry + quality certified by Deng Deng] Return to the Great Xia of history and rewrite its regrets: Yue Fei, Yu Qian, 81192, and more. Hey, everyone, want to see Sanjiu Yinyu transmigrate back in time to steal national treasures? Want to see a black-bladed sword atop the roof of the Sihang Warehouse, killing the enemy? Want to see Xu Er’s cat slay Qin Hui and bring the 1.4kReads9.3Score177Shelves
13. 13 长 The Long Night Has Arrived, and I Was Chosen by a Goddess While Sleeping in Class 长夜终临，上课睡觉被女神选中 Lamplighter秉灯人Urban1.1M WordsCompleted (Passionate god-slaying + one heroine + growth + supernatural ability sequences + protecting Great Xia) Also known as: "Vast Great Xia Fears Not the Dead. Follow Me, and We Shall Face Them Together!" Do you believe that the so-called gods are mass-produced? The creatures plotting to overthrow this world are hiding in every corner. They might be the old man repairing cars by the roadside, or the girl sipping milk tea on the street. The Lantern Bearers will guide you through the apocalypse of a va 14.1kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
14. 14 旧 Fragments of the Old Days: What Is a Lovecraftian Worldview? 旧日残章：什么叫克系世界观 Archive Keeper档案记录官Urban678k WordsCompleted [Cthulhu] [Tabletop RPG Style] [Investigators] [Infinite Flow] [Not an Overpowered Lead] Luo Chen is a self-taught mage who learned a few incantations from occult texts. He assumed he was in a fantasy world and tried to find a society or government agency that regulated magic so he could get a proper position. That is, until one day, a strange notebook called the Investigator's Handbook suddenly appeared beside him, inviting (or rather, forcing) him to investigate bizarre cases deep in the mount 29.1kReads9.2Score6.5kShelves

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    The real Cthulhu isn't just a collection of gods and humans with tentacles and giant eyes. (What do those things have to do with Cthulhu? (I'm talking about you, Godslayer)) 1. Needless to say, this is an excerpt from the original work. 2. The author is a long-time keeper of secrets, so the quality is guaranteed. 3. The author has at least read the rulebook.

15. 15 第 The Ninth Secret Bureau 第九守秘局 The One Surnamed Yi姓易的Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted “If we want the people of this world to live in the sunlight and keep their sanity, then we must keep secret the things they were never meant to know.” “Because the moment they see those terrifying beings that defy all known science and truly discover how horrifying this world is... believe me, Earth will become the biggest asylum in the universe.” Chen Xian, Ninth Secret Bureau 3.4kReads9.2Score467Shelves

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    The first book is a Cthulhu cultivation novel; the second is a tabletop role-playing game, suitable for readers who enjoy such games; the third is a good starting point even for those unfamiliar with Cthulhu; I cried while reading it at night, it was truly moving and took me a while to calm down; the fourth made me feel that there is still warmth in the world, a ray of light in the darkness; the fifth is similar to the first, a Cthulhu cultivation novel; the last one is very mind-bending and exciting.

16. 16 高 High Martial: I Don't Want a Lovecraftian Golden Finger! 高武诡异：我不要克系金手指！ Gourdfulu葫芦fuluEastern Fantasy667k WordsCompleted [Cthulhu, high-martial arts, eerie, mass misinterpretation] Xie Feng. A hardcore Cthulhu fan who had spent seven years playing Call of Cthulhu tabletop games transmigrated to a high-martial-arts world after rolling a fumble during a session. He became the most useless outcast of the Xie family: nineteen years old, with the lowest-grade constitution and only one meridian opened. He figured that being useless wasn't so bad. At least the high-martial-arts world was better than Cthulhu: monsters cou 1.6kReads7.2Score153Shelves
17. 17 斩 Slay the Gods: Oh No, I've Become One of the Three Pillar Gods of the Cthulhu Mythos 斩神：：坏了，我成克系三柱神了 A Cat by the Window窗前有只猫Male-Channel Fanfiction305k WordsOngoing After transmigrating into the world of Slay the Gods, Chen Yun obtains a Cthulhu Mythos Codex. By devouring the mysterious, he can unlock entries in the codex and gradually acquire the power of the Three Pillar Gods! Devour a Faceless Man and unlock an entry: Shub-Niggurath, “The Black Goat of a Thousand Young.” Use the divine ruins of the Black Goat to create a Cthulhu-style Forbidden Ruin, granting Zhao Kongcheng [Tainted Moon, Howling Tide]. Wield the authority over fertility and gain a uniqu 302Reads6.5Score101Shelves

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    Okay, the first one is a Godslayer fanfic, and the second one mainly focuses on the gods of the Cthulhu archetype.

18. 18 别 Don't Be Fooled by My Golden Finger-Like Look, I'm Really Just an NPC 别看我像金手指，我真只是NPC Nuo Yizhen诺以浈Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Powerhouse + role-playing + secret identities + horror and the supernatural + people reading too much into things + chosen ones + no romance] A three-in-one blend of three horror genres: psychological horror games, Cthulhu livestreams, and real-world supernatural arts. Xiao Gui'an, a bit-part actor, died, but not entirely. He was chosen to play an NPC in a world of horror and the supernatural. After becoming a ghost, Xiao Gui'an thought he would no longer have anything to fear. Who could have 49.3kReads9.5Score3.8kShelves

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    Although the movies weren't scary, they were very good.

19. 19 别 Drop the Act: You're the Final Boss! 别装了：你才是最终大BOSS Time Bus时光大巴Mystery763k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, and it’ll rise later. Everyone’s welcome to read!) [Horror + Heartwarming] [Madness + Stress Relief] [The Male Lead Isn’t Human] [Live Streaming Is a Means of Infection] Some call me the embodiment of darkness, the ultimate form of despair. Others call me the end of death, an indescribable ruler. But I don’t see myself that way. My name is Gao Ran. I’m an ordinary, upright, kindhearted person who cares about others. When it comes to being human, I can proudly say, “I’m 20.2kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
20. 20 命 My Fate Is Sealed, but I Refuse to Sign 命稿已定，我拒签 Fire Up, Little Universe燃骚吧小宇宙Mystery382k WordsOngoing “Everyone's life is a manuscript. Birth is the beginning, death is the end, and the body in between is never proofread.” Twenty-eight-year-old Yu Mo is a hack editor who can't even finish the ending of his own novel. Then he discovers he can see the “life manuscripts” written on other people. The man at the pancake stall will win the lottery today. The girl on the subway will die in a car accident three days from now. It's all there in black and white, crystal clear. He corrects people's typos, 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I won't go into detail about "Ten Days," but "The Manuscript" is a completely new genre and quite enjoyable. "Ten Thousand Beasts" is a traditional cultivation story; those who are interested can check it out.

21. 21 我 I Sell Secondhand Mirrors Online, and the Buyer Says Someone in the Mirror Is Watching Her 我在闲鱼卖二手镜子，买家说镜子里有人在看她 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士12k WordsCompleted I sell secondhand mirrors on Xianyu. The buyer says someone is watching her from inside the mirror. 4.3kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The comments section is overflowing with goodies...!!! A true masterpiece, worthy of being adapted into a movie! The setting, the plot, it's absolutely brilliant!! An unparalleled masterpiece!

22. 22 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals and The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals: I Have a Temple for Cultivating Immortals [No Angst] [Unhinged] [High Stakes from Start to Finish] There is a rumor of a temple somewhere in the world, with a patch of magical soil inside. Just treat a person as a "seed" and plant them in the soil, and they can become an immortal. Li Shiwu has spent ten years seeking immortality. At last, he finds the temple and plants himself in the soil, but he never expecte 211.3kReads9.0Score20.2kShelves

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    Purebred Cthulhu

23. 23 猎 The Witcher's Laboratory 猎魔人的实验室 A Thousand and One Nights一千一夜Eastern Fantasy926k WordsCompleted [Sequences] [Potions] [Mystery] While sorting through his father’s belongings, Xiao Ning accidentally discovers a grimoire. It contains methods for hunting all kinds of monsters, along with recipes for potions. At first, he thinks it’s all a joke. Only after finding an alchemy laboratory does he finally understand the secret behind it all. With a humble, desperate plea to live, he drinks the potion that represents death. 264Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    I need some Cthulhu books, bizarre cultivation novels, and eerie horror cultivation series.

24. 24 我 I Subdue the Mountains and Rivers with Ten Thousand Beasts 我以万兽镇山河 Fire Up, Little Universe燃骚吧小宇宙Eastern Fantasy467k WordsOngoing A frontier-town veterinarian uses his innate Mountain-and-Sea Eyes and an ancestral fragment of a text to begin with a dying warhorse, tame strange beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, vie for the world with the power of countless beasts, and forge a new pact between humans and beasts. 30Reads—Score128Shelves
25. 25 我 The Food I Deliver Has a Recipient Who's Been Dead for Three Years 我送的外卖，收货人死了三年 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士11k WordsCompleted The person who received the food I delivered died three years ago. 1.9kReads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 太 Great, It’s the Pervy Neighbor. We’re Doomed 太好了，是变态邻居，我们没救了 Man-Eating Monster吃人的妖怪Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing Jiang Ran was tricked into moving into an apartment called Alice, where all kinds of murderers and psychopathic criminals lived. Four other people were there with him. They were the twenty-fifth group of guinea pigs, taking part in a betting game watched live by wealthy viewers, who wagered on who would die first and who would survive to the end. The apartment was home to a [psychopath who liked skinning people to make kites], a [new Jack the Ripper who only killed women], a [highly educated, hi 66.2kReads7.8Score5.7kShelves

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    Suspense, horror, and Cthulhu elements—a godsend for insomniacs and night owls, especially the third book. A must-read at night, highly recommended for reading between 2 AM and 5 AM for an exceptional reading experience. Highly recommended!!!

27. 27 让 You Asked Me to Livestream a Classic, and I Called Dream of the Red Chamber a Ghost Story 让你直播讲名著，你说红楼是鬼书 When Will This Yawn End?懒腰何时断Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted “Dream of the Red Chamber was never a classic novel. It's a book specifically about ghosts!” “Compendium of Materia Medica was never a conventional medical text. It's a sacred book containing a wealth of folk magic!” “The Classic of Mountains and Seas isn't a fabricated collection of myths. It's a historical record of civilization after a prehistoric nuclear war!” “...” Qi Luo gave up on traditional publishing, and from the very first second of his livestream, he turned everyone's understanding 51.2kReads8.9Score4.7kShelves
28. 28 诡EN Mysteries: I Slay Gods with One Slash 诡秘：我一刀斩神 Where Can I Find Peace?何处觅得宁Urban672k WordsCompleted [Mystery] [Urban Superpowers] [Single Heroine] [Gods] [No System] What secrets lie behind the mysterious Book of the Dead, the seven power sequences, the unknown monsters, and the eerie gods? The Soul-Retrieval Bureau, the Demon-Suppression Office, the Shelter… What have these countless mysterious factions been ordered to hide? What is the boundary between light and darkness? Where were blood and song born? What do the destruction of the old order and the birth of the new one mean? It all begins 2.8kReads9.0Score259Shelves
29. 29 九 The Ninth-Rank Demon Exorcist 九品驱魔人 Sharp Edge Hidden in Night Eyes夜眸藏锋Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsCompleted When the sun sets, every door in the city is shut! Evil spirits open their eyes, and monsters run rampant! The Wei Constables mount the city walls, while exorcists draw their swords. An apprentice from a martial arts school stands proudly amid the demons, determined to protect one last sanctuary. 69kReads9.1Score7.4kShelves
30. 30 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.9M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 313.2kReads9.4Score28.3kShelves
31. 31 惊 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 74.4kReads9.5Score8.4kShelves
32. 32 系 The System Grants Me Immortality. First, I'll Get Married and Have Children 系统赋我长生，先结婚生子再说 Taixu Snow Moon太虚雪月Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [The heroine is on the cover] The story of how I, an immortal, was violated by a tentacle monster for 20 years, and what I have to say about it. A fox was saved by Li Changsheng. It transformed into a beautiful woman and married him. Decades later, the two of them faked their deaths one after the other and were buried. Thousands of years later, they met again. Their eyes met, and they were left reeling in the wind… See the splendor of the world and the cycles of countless lifetimes through the 454Reads7.3Score121Shelves
33. 33 死 The Dead Cultivate Immortality 死人修仙 Jue Love ScarJue恋殇Eastern Fantasy931k WordsCompleted [Dead-man cultivation] [Patchwork corpses] [Stealing other people's bodies] [A little deranged] I'm Jiang Bai. Plenty of people want to kill me, but they can't. Because you can never kill a dead man. Using his dead body, Jiang Bai stitches together all kinds of corpses to cultivate, gaining the powerful abilities they possessed in life. In the end, he reaches the pinnacle of the cultivation world! Cultivation realms: Body Tempering, Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Sou 3.1kReads8.4Score458Shelves
34. 34 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 5.8kReads—Score325Shelves

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    How about this one? It's absolutely divine! The more you read, the more exciting it gets! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai (another world) novel to everyone—it's incredibly good, with a thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

35. 35 惊 Horror World: Livestreaming Survival Tips for Netizens 惊悚世界：直播教网友逃生 Cold Scorn冷蔑Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror Game + Multiple Heroines + Dark Mystery + Invincible] The perilous horror world has finally arrived in full. Whether you’re a billionaire or a famous star, anyone could be dragged into it. Chen Lingjun, meanwhile, is a player who became the strongest boss during the closed beta. Now, at the System’s command, he livestreams lessons for netizens on how to beat the terrifying instances he has played so many times he’s sick of them. “The ghost woman at the inn is terrifying? Sorry, I know 12.2kReads8.4Score1kShelves
36. 36 邪EN The Evil God Is Stunned: Are These Players Even Stranger Than Me? 邪神懵了：这群玩家比我还诡异？ I'm a Pastry Pro我时糕手Eastern Fantasy867k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to a world overrun by the uncanny, Lin En discovers that he has become a backwater fake god, his divine power depleted and his existence about to fade away. Outside the church, indescribable monsters are pounding on the door. The desperate countdown has begun. To save himself, Lin En grits his teeth and fabricates a full-dive VR game called Ancient Gods Awaken, summoning a group of hardcore players from Blue Star to serve as his followers. He thought the players would cower 756kReads9.0Score137.5kShelves
37. 37 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 11.4kReads8.8Score778Shelves
38. 38 恐EN Horror Revival: I'm Bound to the Eerie Simulator 恐怖复苏:我绑定了诡异模拟器 Jia Nan迦楠Mystery6.8M WordsOngoing Six days from now, the supernatural will return, and terror will descend! Not only will evil spirits appear in huge numbers, but rule-based horror stories will also lurk in the shadows! Fortunately, Jiang Qiao has bound himself to the [Strange Simulation System]. [Strange Simulation begins] [Day One. Smog blankets the city, and hell lies outside your window. You stay home, eating hot pot and singing, without a care in the world.] [Day Two: An evil spirit comes knocking. You brick it into the wa 18.1kReads7.0Score1.5kShelves
39. 39 我 I’ve Become an Old One, and the Mysteries Are Only Now Invading Reality? 我都成旧日了，诡秘才入侵现实？ Little Chenchen小臣臣Mystery379k WordsOngoing [Just launched, so the rating will rise over time] [Cthulhu] [Rising and Falling] [Death Rewind] My name is Su Xing. Today is a special day. I got a System. Every time I die, I gain a trait. But why does every single one of these traits... make me more and more like a monster? You were killed by a blade. Gained [Nothing Can Escape the Blade]: It moves at the prompting of your will and strikes as you will it. It cannot be stopped and cuts through everything. You were bitten to death by an imposto 243.6kReads7.5Score40kShelves

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    How about trying this one? It's absolutely divine! The more you read, the more exciting it gets! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai novel to everyone—it's incredibly good, with a thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

40. 40 骇EN Dread Night: Getting Rich in a Horror Game 骇夜：我在恐怖游戏里暴富 A-One Is Not A-Two阿一不是阿二Mystery710k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out and will rise later. Infinite flow + mild horror + original instances + no female lead) A tower stands in the eternal night, with a group of players trapped inside. They have to keep taking part in bizarre games to earn the food and supplies they need to survive. A killer in red embroidered shoes, a child with no eyes, a haunted mountain where an entire expedition team died... One deadly trap after another, with death around every corner. Players: “We're going to die, w 2.8MReads9.5Score587.2kShelves
41. 41 诡 Strange Chaotic World: The Great Qian Empire's Number One Night Patrolman 诡异乱世：大乾第一巡夜人 Mr. Doesn't Understand不懂先生Eastern Fantasy669k WordsOngoing The rating just came out and will rise later!!! [Defensive strikes] [Fast-paced] [Cthulhu] [Evil entities] [Playing it safe] [Hand-crafted] [One-punch martial artist] [Certified enjoyable by the author] "I'm a very kind person. I just often use a little too much force while acting in self-defense." "Who knew they would be so fragile?" "What? You say you're a once-in-a-thousand-years genius?" "No, no, I use cheats. Even if you were a once-in-ten-thousand-years genius, it wouldn't matter. We'r 290.1kReads8.3Score34.3kShelves
42. 42 序 Sequence: Old One Sovereign 序列：旧日主宰 Imperial Armored Cavalry帝国具装骑兵Urban1.7M WordsOngoing (Cthulhu Mythos + Potions + Sequences + Satisfying Combat. An established author with three highly rated, full-length novels. Quality guaranteed. The new novel’s early ratings are being suppressed.) When Asla opened his eyes from death, he saw: Guns, potions, churches, evil gods, angels, Beyonders, armies, spies, mercenaries, hunters, gangs, monsters... This was free America, a land where chaos and order coexisted. Death and the ravages of capitalism fell equally upon everyone. These were the be 130.7kReads8.8Score13.7kShelves

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    The second book is very good, highly recommended. I didn't read much of the first book, but it's also good; both have a unique and extreme horror element.

43. 43 旧 Ashes of the Old World 旧日余烬 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban395k WordsOngoing "Some say the world is one enormous nightmare, and everyone lives in it with painstaking care. What do you think, sir?" "Me? I don't have time to watch. Because for me, there's more than one nightmare like this..." At first, no one cared whether they'd had a nightmare the night before, until one day people woke up to find traces of their dreams still lingering before their eyes. And so the world changed. Disaster swept across the land, fear followed like a shadow, and reality crumbled away. 101.5kReads9.3Score16.1kShelves
44. 44 怪 The Bizarre Art of Cultivation 怪诞修仙学 Snail Goes to Heaven蜗牛上天Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (No heroine, Eastern cosmic horror, no System, not invincible, grotesque aesthetics, not a rules-based horror, science and cultivation) The old man once said that cultivators, demons, and evil spirits turn into a pile of ash when they die. This is called tainted ash. Tainted ash contains all the energy they accumulated in life. Eat it, and you can kindle your life lamp and extend your lifespan. Leave it alone, and it will give rise to a tainted-soil resurrection! But there is one exception: bein 49.5kReads9.1Score7.7kShelves

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    The first book is purely Cthulhu-themed, while the second and third are novels with Cthulhu elements.

45. 45 我 My Left Eye Is from the Olden Days 我的左眼是旧日 Clear River Never Changes清川不改Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [Lovecraftian horror + anomalous containment + supernatural powers + mystery + the uncanny] More than three hundred years ago, humanity received the "Pioneer Gilded Aluminum Plate" from a higher-dimensional world. Based on its pictographic writing, they provisionally translated its name as Shenhulu. At the same time, The entire world ascended to a higher dimension, and humanity evolved. Humans deciphered the arcane entities from higher dimensions recorded in Shenhulu. They also realized that the 51.9kReads8.7Score6.6kShelves

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    The first book is about humanity's battle against Cthulhu, an absolute unknown, and how humanity can survive amidst repeated defeats. The second book is about standard Cthulhu-themed high-level martial arts.

46. 46 全EN High Seas Survival: I Start with a Ghost Ship 全民大航海，我开局一条幽灵船 Newly Bought Peaches新买的桃子Sports2.6M WordsCompleted The print edition has been signed with a publisher. [Seafaring] [Survival] [Disasters] [Shipbuilding] [Talents] [Cthulhu] [One Female Lead] Everyone transmigrates, and Yang Yi, as a player, is forced to join a game where everyone must survive at sea. Some lucky players get special ships. Like the Iron Will, armed to the teeth. Like the Gale, which rides the wind and waves so fast it's never in sight. Like the Head-On, with its massive ram, charging fearlessly ahead. But Yang Yi's ship is called 272.9kReads9.4Score27.9kShelves

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    The first book is new, set in the Douluo Continent timeline, but all the characters are new, and it's quite good. The second book is finished; it's very immersive, and the world of Arknights and Cthulhu fits perfectly.

47. 47 我 The Girl I Control Is Becoming an Old One 我操作的少女正在成为旧日之主 Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [This novel has been contracted for print publication: cosmic horror + amber-style cultivation + villain protagonist + no System + decisive killing + black humor + deranged + single female lead + sequence containment] Xu Fei: “In the twenty-second century, all you need is a helmet with a brain-computer interface to experience a fully immersive game with realistic physical sensations.” “You ask why I chose this starting character? Naturally, because she’s a beautiful girl... Oh, no, naturally, be 771kReads9.5Score76.6kShelves
48. 48 纸 Tales of a Paper Effigy Maker 纸人扎匠诡事录 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士7k WordsCompleted Tales of the Paper Effigy Artisan's Strange Cases 5.7kReads—Score151Shelves

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    These two books are truly amazing! I stayed up all night reading them, completely engrossed! I highly recommend them, especially the second one. The author's writing is incredibly powerful, and the horror scenes are described in a truly terrifying way! The horror is exceptionally well-written! Anyone who can finish both of these books is... A genius among geniuses...

49. 49 支EN The Pillar Project 支柱计划 The Universe Is Gaining Entropy宇宙在熵增Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsOngoing [Eerie] [Cthulhu] [Doomsday Descends] [Rebuilding Civilization] [Cultural Relics] [Culture] Xu Chen felt that studying history in this parallel universe had no real prospects, so after some maneuvering, he switched to medicine. He never expected that he had just jumped straight into the fire. What awaited him was fear in its most direct form. After a certain island nation dumped wastewater into the sea, unspeakable horrors arose from the depths. Eerie symptoms began appearing one after another, 39.2kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves

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    This is an incredibly awesome Cthulhu novel; I've read it for over 9,000 hours without ever lying.

50. 50 水 Thirty Meters Underwater, a Bride-Clad Corpse Opened Her Eyes 水下30米，一具女尸穿着嫁衣，睁开了眼 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士6k WordsCompleted Thirty meters underwater, a female corpse in a wedding dress opens her eyes. 3.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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