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. 251 末EN Surviving the Apocalypse: Stock Up on Food and Weapons 末世降临不要慌，先囤粮食后囤枪 Black-and-White Octopus黑白色章鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse rebirth + stockpiling supplies + space + no romance + infrastructure building + ruthless heroine] Jiang You never dreamed that she would evade the zombies’ claws only to be betrayed by the very family she had protected. Years later, she destroyed the research center where she’d been imprisoned. Everyone who betrayed her? Dead! The base that turned against her? Wiped out! Who waits until the next life to get revenge?! With her revenge complete, Jiang You ran out of her supernatu 60kReads9.2Score6.4kShelves

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   Don't be fooled by the title!! The beginning is a post-apocalyptic story, but you'll be increasingly amazed as you read on. The world-building is incredibly vast, and the author's writing is exceptionally good!!

2. 252 我EN I Made Up Cultivation Techniques, So How Did You All Become Great Emperors? 我瞎编功法，你们怎么都成大帝了 Drunk on Wind and Smoke风烟醉Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Chen Xuan transmigrates to the Xuantian Continent. Unable to cultivate, he unexpectedly awakens a System that makes him stronger every time he takes on a disciple. To grow stronger, he starts bluffing his way into taking disciples. When he doesn’t know a cultivation technique, he just makes one up. To his complete surprise, every one of his disciples masters their techniques. A hundred years later, Chen Xuan watches as each of his disciples becomes an unparalleled Great Emperor and can’t help 2.7kReads8.9Score652Shelves
3. 253 诡 The Creepy World Is My Home: While Others Clear Levels, I Go Home 诡异世界是我家，别人闯关我回家 Skewer Fanatic炸串脑袋Mystery426k WordsCompleted [Thriller Game] [National Fate] [Female-led] [No romance] [Horror and the supernatural] [Searching for family?] (The first game is mostly about recognizing family, so it isn't scary. The supernatural elements grow more intense in later games.) Li Fuguang transmigrated to a parallel world just as the National Fate Thriller Game descended. Clear ten games in a row, and you earn one wish. The chosen players had done well in the first few games, but they all crashed and burned in the fourth, “A Fami 3.6kReads7.9Score390Shelves

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   💥💥They're all thrilling and scary, I hope you like them. Curious kids, click to check them out!

4. 254 我 I Really Didn't Rely on My Disciple 我真没靠徒弟 Silent Sigh叹气无声Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Raising disciples + lighthearted comedy + hot-blooded action. The protagonist isn’t instantly invincible. Some angst, so don’t read if that’s not your thing.] “What? The number one sword immortal of Da’an and the Medicine Emperor of the Southern Domain are disciples of a mere Body Tempering martial artist?” “Give me a break. Do you really think someone who could teach a sword immortal and a Medicine Emperor is only at the Body Tempering realm?” “Exactly! Do you know how the Rift-Splitting Gorge 35.3kReads9.1Score3.5kShelves
5. 255 我 I’m a Supernatural Entity, and You Want Me to Take on the Rules Horror Stories? 我一诡异，你让我挑战规则怪谈？ This Station's Reporter Yuwen Bo本台记者宇文波Mystery632k WordsCompleted What is the eerie? Food. [The Laugh-Yourself-to-Death Series + An Author in Seriously Questionable Mental Health + No Female Lead + Gobble, Gobble, Gobble!!!] In 2124, the eerie resurfaces, and rules-based horror sweeps across Blue Star. I, Lu Sheng, a top-tier eerie who stuffs himself in a dark cave in the world of terror, am accidentally selected by the Dragon Kingdom and become a “human” taking part in a game set in the world of horror. And that's when things start getting weird. Gobble, gobb 758Reads7.3Score131Shelves
6. 256 鬼 The Ghost King’s Self-Cultivation 鬼王的自我修养 Bitter Days Are Short苦昼短Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted “I'm Li Jiong. I'm still alive.” “I have no memories. I know nothing about this world.” “Something seems wrong here. How strange.” “I remember a little now. This world really is wrong.” “It's me. How could the world be wrong?” “I'm the one who's wrong.” Li Jiong sways his head and hums an unknown tune as he tears through layers of unfamiliar fog in the game. He witnesses the strange things around him and records them in his diary. As he investigates, his memories slowly begin to unfold, and he s 5.2kReads8.3Score578Shelves

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   The Ultimate Horror 🐙 This novel, "Absolutely Terrifying," is incredibly good! It's Tomato's best suspense thriller, with a super strong protagonist and a romantic pairing. 🔥 It's a hot topic, but it came out quite late. The plot is fresh and exciting, and the opening is a killer bombshell that will send chills down your spine ☀

7. 257 在 An Outsider in a World of Strange Tales 在诡异怪谈当边缘人 lililicatMystery1.6M WordsOngoing (Eerie Chinese cosmic horror + absolute deities + powerful superhumans + bizarre comedy) Terrifying gods and strange horrors ravage the human world. After Chu He accidentally stumbles into a supernatural incident in the city, the gods name him the Human Emperor. From then on, cruel and malicious deities use him as a pawn, forcing him to wander the margins between the Three Realms. Yet in this cruel, uncanny world, he’s determined to live an ordinary life and do things his own way. No romance. Ch 1.2kReads9.0Score116Shelves

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   Trust me, this book is amazing!!! It's a Cthulhu story with a touch of silliness, no female lead, no romantic subplots! Unlike other Cthulhu stories that are dark, the male lead is a succubus, the kind who can bewitch anyone.

8. 258 诡 Eerie Descent: Nobody on the Subway Is Human 诡异降临：地铁里都不是人 Money Cheetah金钱小豹子Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [!!! NOT A POWER FANTASY !!!] [No golden finger + No Romance + No Leveling Up + No Items + No System] [Infinite Flow + Mystery and Horror + Every Character Is Smart] Important warning: If you are riding the subway right now, be sure to check underneath your seat and make sure there isn’t a corpse lying there! A mysterious subway train, with eighteen stops along its route. At every stop, the passengers must face a bizarre instance! A cruise ship sailing alone across the sea, with nowhere to dock 3.2kReads7.3Score541Shelves

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   These books have no female leads! They're all focused on the protagonist's career! Not brainless [drooling] and most importantly, they're incredibly scary [almost crying]. After reading them, I'm too scared to be alone; I always feel like there's a ghost watching me [crying][crying][crying]

9. 259 神 The Divine Mortician 神葬师 Listening to Rain in a Small Tower小楼听雨Mystery506k WordsCompleted I am the peerless Divine Burial Master. I use heaven and earth as my coffin to bury every ghost and god in the world, and feng shui formations to safeguard the nation’s fortune for generations to come. The world honors me as the National Feng Shui Master. Bureau 749 regards me as its pillar of support, and I trounced the Kiku Sect. Yet in the ultimate battle ten years ago, I won but still lost everything. With my cultivation gone, all I could do was return to my hometown and wait to die. Then, o 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A masterpiece of elemental fusion! "The Divine Burial Master" simultaneously incorporates: ① an epic sense of national destiny protection ② espionage by the Guardian Organization ③ Cthulhu-esque horror of returning to the void ④ a professional path based on feng shui and metaphysics ⑤ strategic battles of survival ⑥ tragic heroism. The author's ability to perfectly fuse so many elements into one works is terrifying!

10. 260 我 My Ten Years Working at the Xishan Base 我在西山基地工作的那十年 Have Some Cat Tea喝点猫茶Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Anomaly containment, an overpowered protagonist? No. High IQ. One heroine. Some heartbreaking plot twists. Beijing, Xishan, 3,000 meters underground: hundreds of anomalous objects. A digital Earth that drifted through space for ten thousand years; a woman who transmigrated a thousand years into the past and died during the Shang dynasty; a colossal stone pillar that appeared on the North China Plain; Yan Emperor and Yellow Emperor, who have survived for four eras; a pen that can improve people’s 18.7kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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    😎Attention all those feeling sleepy at work or school! This is it! Cthulhu is the ultimate horror, both despairing and exciting, guaranteed to make you scream and shout, and it'll even help you grow your brain! It's practically the undisputed king of the bestseller lists!

11. 261 救 Ladies Who Would Save the World, I’m Really Not an Evil God 救世主小姐们，我真不是邪神 After Midnight It's Breakfast, Not a Late-Night Snack过凌晨是早餐不是宵夜Mystery847k WordsOngoing He transmigrates into a horror game with themes like the grotesque, cosmic horror, steam, punk, depression, beautiful girls, and dress-up, and nearly kills the heroine, his little sister, from the start. With its cosmic horror setting, the game is destined to end in despair. To survive, Andy decides to unlock the hidden happy ending! But little by little, the so-called perfect ending is no longer enough for him. In this world, nothingness and existence coexist. Human reason twists fate, and trut 38.1kReads9.2Score4kShelves

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    My little sister begged me not to kill her, to raise her well, and she'll grow into a Cthulhu monster! [Makes face]

12. 262 还 You're Still in the Womb, and You Beat Rule Horror? 还在娘胎没生，你打穿规则怪谈？ Hates Drinking Hot Water反感喝热水Mystery311k WordsCompleted [Ghost fetus + protagonist is himself a supernatural entity + subverting conventions + suspense + horror revival + national-fate horror games] As horror returns and Rule Horror descends upon the world, every country randomly selects a Chosen One to enter the horror game. If the Chosen One wins, their entire country receives rewards. If they lose, supernatural entities invade reality and wreak havoc. Lin Changqing, who had transmigrated to this world by accident, had not yet been born when his mo 2kReads8.9Score244Shelves

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    This book is so good! I was blown away! I just picked it up out of boredom, and I never expected to get hooked! I finished it late at night. Do you know what that means for someone who's been stuck in a creative block for half a year?! Everyone, read this!

13. 263 人 A Brief History of Human Torture 人类酷刑简史 Mark P. Donnelly马克·P.唐纳利Historical151k WordsCompleted For thousands of years, humanity has devised many ingenious and cruel ways to inflict pain on its own kind. This tragic yet seemingly universal trait has corroded the civilization humanity strives to achieve. Though we now seem to detest torture, for more than 3,000 years it was part of the laws of all Europe and much of the Far East. A Brief History of Human Torture explores the many forms of punishment, torture, coercion, and torment. It takes readers into the arenas of ancient Rome, medieval 7.6kReads9.6Score1.1kShelves

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    Is this enough?

14. 264 去 To Hell with Cthulhu, Give Me Back My Wise Emperor Gaozong of Tang 去你的克苏鲁，还我英明唐高宗 Smile-and-Die-in-Three-Steps6含笑半步癫6Historical281k WordsOngoing [Plot-driven + character growth + no female lead + light historical flavor + dual transmigration + eerie elements + satisfying action] Evil Outer Gods invade, and the ancient gods of Huaxia fall. Traveling between past and present, a battle over authority and divinity begins. Who will raise the curtain, and who will write the final chapter? I, Chen Zhen, the only history major to graduate with a perfect record, have nothing but a pair of wrecked legs from working overtime. How can I beat up Uncl 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    For those who have read the latter two books, you can skip to the first one for a completely different Cthulhu experience—a fantastic combination of Tang Dynasty and Cthulhu, with plenty of interesting references.

15. 265 杀 Kill That Immortal 杀死那个神仙 An Old Non一只老非Mystery761k WordsOngoing Warning: The male lead kills the female lead from the start! If that bothers you, turn left! [This really is a very fun novel] [It’s really not that scary] [Trust me] The world says that immortals are noble, compassionate, and kind, that they stand above all things. So kill that immortal!!! 1.4kReads9.3Score100Shelves

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    Despair? This is utter despair. (The third book, more about adventure.)

16. 266 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 473.6kReads9.7Score67.7kShelves

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    The Cthulhu topic is all rated 9.8 Or higher.

17. 267 调 Investigator: The Bizarre Black Door 调查员：怪诞黑门 The Sheep Tends to Itself羊在自牧Mystery287k WordsCompleted (Infinite Flow, Cthulhu, horror, plot-focused, no System, not a power fantasy, no harem, not mindless, no cliches. Read at your own discretion.) (Note at the end of the blurb: Read before starting!) When Bai Yu died and opened his eyes again, he heard the first declaration. [The hammer strikes the primer, the bullet smashes the skull. You have successfully knocked on the Black Door.] He discovered that he was trapped in an old, frail body. The Black Door had already begun announcing the conditio 518Reads8.7Score101Shelves

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    It's a Clash of Clans-style tabletop RPG with an infinite flow theme. It's very good, and the writing is superb. Although the current rating is a bit low, it really has potential. I've only read the first two chapters so far, and there are no bad points yet. It's very good.

18. 268 这 This Holy Son Is Way Too Cautious 这个圣子太稳健啦 Fat Cat in the Deep Alley深巷肥猫Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [Reborn + Satisfying power fantasy + Daily life + Cunning protagonist + Lighthearted + Subverts expectations] “This is paradise for the strong and a graveyard for the weak.” Su Huai, a burned-out office worker, wakes up to discover he has transmigrated to the Immortal Domain, a place where the strong prey on the weak and danger lurks everywhere. After seven chaotic lives ending in tragic deaths and fresh starts, with no favor from the System, he finally uses the experience of his previous lives 17.3kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

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    [Cool][Cool][Cool] "This is a paradise for the strong and a graveyard for the weak. Office worker Su Huai wakes up to find himself transmigrated to a treacherous, dog-eat-dog world of immortals. After seven lifetimes of tragic deaths and rebirths, he, unfavored by the system, finally manages to climb to sixth place in the world through hard work and humiliation, relying on his past experiences. Then, on a dark and stormy night, a drunken Su Huai, chasing an assassin, inadvertently stumbles into the bamboo forest where the Empress of the Immortal Dynasty, with whom he had previously had a verbal altercation, is in seclusion. In a misunderstanding, he sets fire to her house. Afterwards, the legend of the Empress of the Immortal Dynasty, who can kill the sixth-ranked man with a single strike, spreads throughout the martial world... When he wakes up, Su Huai stares at the familiar yet unfamiliar ceiling of his Su family home, looking at his seventeen-year-old self in the mirror, still a useless pawn, and a sudden pang of pain grips his heart. 'I... I've been reborn again!?'"

19. 269 天 The Heavenly Demon Scripture 天妖经 Summer Waist Demon夏天腰妖Mystery116k WordsOngoing An unconventional cultivation novel with grotesque elements, nothing but torment for the protagonist, no harem, and an ensemble cast. Suffering fills every line. The style is unusual, and there is no female lead. The protagonist goes through a great deal of torment in the early stages. The pacing is slow at first, and the writing is rather bleak, though it still has its funny moments. Major twists arrive in the middle and later parts, making for a very satisfying read, and the style shifts somew 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Smirk][Smirk] A bizarre cultivation novel written by a master of the bizarre, aren't you interested?

20. 270 恐 Horror Arena: From the Start, a Red-and-White Collision Scares the World to Tears 恐怖擂台：开局红白撞煞吓哭全球 I'm Not the Regiment Commander我不是团长Urban1.6M WordsOngoing A horror arena has descended upon Blue Star. Each nation must summon a terrifying entity to fight for it. The winners will see their national fortunes flourish and endure for all eternity. The losers will see their national fortunes decline, their resources and territory plundered, and their dignity stripped away. To claim victory, nations everywhere summon horrors native to their lands. The Sakura Nation has the Slit-Mouthed Woman, the Red Cape, the Four Great Female Ghosts, and the Hundred Gho 19.4kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves

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    It's not just about Chinese-style horror, but also about the collision of Chinese horror with other types of horror [fear].

21. 271 克 Cosmic Horror Cultivation: I Can Reverse Time 克系修仙：我能逆转时间 Plop Fish扑通鱼Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing (No heroine, no invincibility, no brainless protagonist, plot-driven, a protagonist who eats people. Things get really exciting after he breaks through to the Nascent Soul realm!) Ye Xiang transmigrates into a Lovecraftian cultivation world and develops an eye condition. The world he sees is unlike the one ordinary people see: perception turned upside down, Buddha statues made of insects. The Great Dao has vanished, towers of corpses float in the air, and two dark moons hang overhead. What is re 1.7kReads9.0Score168Shelves

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    Cthulhu, I would call him the god of this time.

22. 272 姐 My Sister Didn’t Kill Me Today, So She Must Agree to Marry Me 姐姐今天没杀我一定是同意结婚了 A Face in the Mortal World浮世颜兮Mystery351k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow] + [Strong Female Lead] | Elegant, unhinged player × self-deluding, dramatic god Psychologist Li Wei is drawn into a horror game, where she casually solves a buried cold case. A god pretends to be a traitor and infiltrates the players' ranks? If he wants to play, she'll play along. While other players are being hunted by monsters, she's already become the only “salvation” for one. But Chi Yu, a dangerous and unhinged man, keeps trying to torture her to death. Li Wei openly taunts 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The author must have studied psychology! The descriptions of micro-expressions and subconscious behaviors are so professional that it makes you feel like they are spying on your life. It's both terrifying and irresistible to think about.

23. 273 克 Cthulhu: Becoming a God by Unlocking the Bestiary 克苏鲁：从点亮图鉴开始成神 Ordered to Marry Mushrooms奉命娶菌Sci-Fi & Apocalypse134k WordsOngoing Detected: You have completed the entries for [Rat] and [Burrowing Sand Monster]. The Sandstorm Creatures bond is unlocked. Ability gained: [Sandstorm Resistance]. Detected: You have completed the entries for [Shantak Bird], [Spawn of the Crawling Chaos], and [Byakhee]. The Steeds of the Gods bond is unlocked. Ability gained: [Imaginary Number Dive]. Detected: You have completed the entries for [Child of the Green God] and [Shan]. The Kin bond is unlocked. Ability gained: [Supernatural Fertility] 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A pretty good book

24. 274 诡 Wanted for the Supernatural: I Sacrificed My Master's Lover, but I'm Innocent! 诡异通缉，血祭师傅爱人我无罪！ Mu Tou Sheng木头生Urban403k WordsOngoing [Cthulhu] [No System] [Tool-Wielding Female Lead] [Corruption and Killing] [Twisted, Bizarre Creatures] When the Apostles of the Old Ones hide in plain sight. When the bizarre are kept in captivity and their followers live among us, will you become food for the strange? If the world needs the bizarre, and is filled with unknown and uncanny dimensions, what can humanity do? Chen Anqing is immune to the influence of the Old Ones. He stumbles into an Apostle's blood sacrifice. His master is eaten, —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this urban fantasy novel with a dark theme. The story begins with the male protagonist having his master and the female lead devoured by the ancient forces, and he himself is marked. The author vividly portrays the horror of the ancient forces toying with humanity.

25. 275 疯 This Is Insane! I Conquer the Paranormal World with Paradoxes 疯了！我靠悖论横推诡异世界 A Decent Vertical不错的竖Mystery143k WordsOngoing “Every time the world forgot him, he carved a paradox into whale bone, until no one remembered his death.” Yuanxia City is slowly being swallowed by the “Nameless Fog.” Those who learn the truth vanish as the countdown ticks away. Lin Yi is a night-shift corpse collector at the Fourth Funeral Home, and a paradoxical test subject who “does not exist” in official records. The madder he gets, the clearer his mind becomes. The more he is forgotten, the closer he gets to the truth. When the whale —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I've been following recommendations for the first three books, but haven't read them yet. I've read part of the fourth one, and it has a distinct Dr. Dawn vibe. The fifth one seems to have been written recently, but so far there don't seem to be any major problems; the writing style is quite good.

26. 276 你 You Guys Are Just Fake Investigators, Aren't You?! 你们几个是山寨调查员吧？！ Despondent and Hesitant颓意踌躇Mystery103k WordsOngoing [Cthulhu + Horror Game + Ensemble Cast + No Romance + Team Survival + Identity Mysteries] A mirror bird at dawn revealed the twisted reflection beneath my skin. I thought it marked the end of a nightmare, never realizing it was only the beginning of my “certification.” As the blue sun blinked in the sky and gray fog swallowed the campus, a cold mechanical voice dragged us into a “Great Game” where our lives were the stakes. The top student said she saw a bunch of writhing eyeballs; the star sw —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 277 宗 Every Sect Wants to Kill Me, So I Just Reload After Death! 宗门都想噶我，我直接死亡回档！ Chao Lianyun巢怜云Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into a Book + Villainess + Death Rewinds Time + Eldritch Cultivation + Unhinged + Quirky Style] Lu Xiaojin transmigrated into a book, becoming the lovesick senior apprentice sister in a cultivation novel where everyone falls for the heroine. She kept fighting the heroine for men and ended up dying horribly. No problem. She wasn't stupid. She knew how the plot went, so she could avoid trouble, stay away from the men, and survive. But! Can someone tell her why her junior apprentice 24.9kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves

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    This is actually a Cthulhu mythos; the monsters described are truly disgusting, evoking the terrifying, grotesque, and indescribable feeling of the Cthulhu Mythos.

28. 278 我 I, Godzilla, Ruler of the Ancient Gods 我，哥斯拉，古神支配者 I Have a Sea我有一片海Eastern Fantasy423k WordsCompleted [Ancient gods + Lovecraftian horror + lordly territory-building + civilizational evolution] One day, Wang Chan transmigrated and became a baby Godzilla. He also had a black sun for a birthplace, so he could hardly have it better. Every day, he did nothing but eat and sleep, and sleep and eat. Then one day, when he finally emerged, the mortals of countless worlds saw a creature... 108,000 zhang tall, surrounded by boundless rivers of molten flame, with the sun and moon above its head and the unde 5.2kReads9.1Score349Shelves

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    🌺🌺🌺This book is truly amazing! Don't pay attention to those comments on those posts; they're all misleading you. I've even recommended it to my friends, and they all said they were thrilled after reading it and definitely should check it out. You'll regret it if you don't! It's an absolutely brilliant piece of writing. I don't know how the author managed to write something so good. I really want to visit their home and ask them for advice!

29. 279 炉 The Hearthstone Continent 炉石大陆 82-Year-Old Trash82年的垃废Eastern Fantasy669k WordsCompleted On the Hearthstone Continent, ruled by the Twelve Ancient Gods, humanity awakens Hearthstone runes and struggles against the gods. The ten-thousand-year Ancient God Calamity is a celebration for the gods, the end of the world for humanity, and the twilight of heroes. Xu Lin bears an Ashen Rune never before seen on the Hearthstone Continent. How will he lead humanity in preserving its legacy? Come and see the thrilling story of the Hearthstone Continent. 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A Hearthstone book, telling the whispers of the Old Gods

30. 280 亵 Blood of Blasphemy: The Throne of the Mist God 亵渎之血：迷雾神座 Courtyard No. 7, Beijing京城七号院Eastern Fantasy116k WordsOngoing The Gray Tide blankets the earth. Ruin Beasts roam everywhere. The lame Fang finds a child: his eyes are different colors, his body bears Gray Veins, and he is a “vessel” left behind by the Old Era. The three-person team wants to kill him, study him, or use him. But Gray Cub squats by the roadside learning to read. In the firelight, he calls them “Uncle Iron” and “Ink Crow,” and in the simplest way shows them what it means to be human. They drive a battered car across the wasteland, heading for 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a Cthulhu novel. The protagonist has no cheat codes. No system panel. No supernatural abilities. He only has one habit—tapping his trouser leg with his finger to record what he considers important. An old man who has cooked for decades, one day added a third too little salt. No one asked him why. An apprentice working in a mine carving stone, every time he washes the dishes, he rubs his thumb on the symbols on the bottom of the plate. He doesn't know what they mean. His master never told him. A monster was killed on a reef. As it died, it cried out "Mom." No one heard it clearly. This book is not fast-paced. Not satisfying. Not exciting. But you will remember the characters in it.

31. 281 1EN The Last Bus on Route 13 13路末班车 Old Eighty老八零Mystery813k WordsCompleted I'm the driver of the last bus on Route 13. Every night at eleven, I have to make a run to the suburbs. This book is addictive, so don't blame me if you can't put it down! In this novel, even the sharp-tongued readers who always guess the plot right will find themselves repeatedly proven wrong. You might find yourself asking, “What's going on? What's going on?” Don't doubt your sanity. Just keep reading. A story that keeps you on edge, here to save readers suffering from a reading drought! 13.5kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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    A suspenseful, supernatural, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, dark fantasy, and thriller series of extreme horror! 🍁 ✨1️⃣ Delve into the Cthulhu universe and explore the unknown fears and mysteries. Exquisite illustrations will take you to experience the majesty and power of ancient gods. ✨2️⃣ A novel that blends suspense and fantasy, leading you into the mysterious world of the Heavenly Abyss. The tense and exciting plot will keep you hooked. ✨3️⃣ The protagonist possesses the ability to infinitely rewind time, able to see through all cards, and engage in a series of thrilling battles. ✨4️⃣ A work depicting the myriad aspects of human life, allowing you to deeply understand the pain and struggles of all beings. The protagonist questions the gods, exploring the meaning of life and the mysteries of the universe. ✨5️⃣ Witness how he gradually ascends the path to godhood and becomes a supreme being. ✨6️⃣ The story of the last bus driver on route 13 leading passengers to survival as the apocalypse approaches. The thrilling and exciting plot will take you on a journey alongside the protagonist as they face unknown fears and challenges.

32. 282 当 Transmigrated as a Lighthouse Keeper, but I’m Sealing an Evil God! 当个灯塔看守员，怎么就成超凡了 Carnivora食肉目Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Steampunk + Supernatural powers + Potions + Lighthearted fun + Quips + A sidekick always ready with a joke + Madness] Jiang Huan fell into a lake while fishing in the wilderness. When he woke up, he found himself transmigrated to the steam age, where he was a lighthouse keeper. The good news: He'd transmigrated, and landed a high-paying job with a monthly salary equal to half a year's pay for most people. The bad news: His workplace was a lighthouse on an isolated island, and his coworker was a 18.3kReads7.7Score1.8kShelves

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    I recently read this book, it's good.

33. 283 诡 The Eerie Spirit Medium: My Doll Can Really Manifest Spirits 诡异降神师：我的娃娃真能显灵 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Ghosts in the Book!] [Dark Tone!] [Villain Protagonist!] [Urban Supernatural!] [Horror Aesthetic!] [Invincible from the Start!] A sinister doll saws someone to pieces, a red-clad vengeful ghost claims lives at the airport, a hundred ghosts hunt people down along a ten-mile street, the dead rise again in a crematorium, and corpses dance wildly in an abandoned hospital... None of these things happened to me. They are all stories I wrote. My name is Yang Ning. I am an heir to the Ling Men, a profe 131.1kReads9.5Score11.5kShelves

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    Help! I just randomly clicked in, but I never expected it to be so hilarious! Now I can't get out. These novels are so good, so incredibly good! The whole book is so interesting! Definitely worth checking out! Definitely worth checking out! Definitely worth checking out! (I'm saying it three times because it's important!) Highly recommended!

34. 284 理 With My Sanity Gone, I Became a Preacher of Faith 理智清空的我，化身信仰传播者 Dream Repayment梦偿Mystery139k WordsOngoing [Lovecraftian] [Thriller] [Infinite Flow] [No female lead] Just after transmigrating, Su Zhe gets one piece of good news and one piece of bad news. The bad news: His new body has been diagnosed with an incurable disease, and his life is nearly over. The good news: This world has a mysterious realm called the “Thriller Game,” which recruits people with terminal illnesses like him to take part in a deadly game. Those who successfully clear the game are rewarded with precious extra years of life an 125Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    The game begins with a direct confrontation with the Great Old Ones.

35. 285 活 Alive, I Will Surely Live Well 活着，一定能好好活着 A Writer Who Doesn't Know Why They Write不知道为什么写的作家Urban40k WordsOngoing (No System. Transmigration. The protagonist is an ordinary person, though he may go mad later on. He should return to normal in the end. One more thing: the second volume switches from the protagonist's first-person narration to third person. Keep reading and you won't be disappointed. There is a female lead. The protagonist is intelligent. This is not conventional cultivation.) "No! Patient No. 36, don't jump! Whatever it is, we can talk it through. As long as you're alive, you can still change —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend my own book [currently being drafted]. I just signed a contract and plan to update a little each day. I suggest you take a look and give me some advice. It's based on the novel "Dao Wei Yi Xian".

36. 286 重 Reborn as a Black Cat: They All Call Me the Lord of the Supernatural 重生黑猫，他们都叫我诡异之主 Grand Preceptor of Immortal Qin仙秦太师Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Beast Evolution] [Never Human] [No Romance] Lin Ye is reborn as a stray black kitten on a university campus. Fortunately, he gains a stat-boosting panel. As long as he eats and accumulates energy, he can evolve and gain all kinds of extraordinary abilities. Shadow Manipulation: Control every shadow in the world. Lord of the Night: Combat power increases by 100% at night. Devourer of Energy and Spirits: A dimensional space forms in his stomach, allowing him to devour anything. Gaze of Fear: Awak 26.4kReads9.1Score3.1kShelves

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    I must say these two books are worth reading.

37. 287 不 Come On, I Was Already Invincible Before This Horror Game Even Started! 不会吧，我都无敌了，恐怖游戏才来？ Old Pumpkin老南瓜Mystery4.8M WordsOngoing “Three years, then another three years. Ten years have passed. System, I’m already invincible. Where’s that horror game you promised me?” Lin Chen came to this world ten years ago, and the horror game managed to avoid him for nine of them. But it couldn’t avoid him forever. Lin Chen entered the horror game, a game with a 99% death rate, and turned it into a speedrun. 5.9kReads8.5Score545Shelves
38. 288 邪 Evil God Moran! 邪神墨然！ Three Winds 11三风11Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted Why does the headless ghost in the hospital keep praying at midnight? Why does the skin-stealing ghost in the desolate mountain village wail without stopping? And why does the long-haired female ghost in the studio apartment shriek in the middle of the night? None of this is a distortion of human nature, much less a collapse of morality. It’s just that… someone’s having an episode! In an age when horror has returned and vengeful ghosts run rampant, Bai Yuan, dressed in a hospital gown, smiled ca 154.1kReads9.3Score16.1kShelves
39. 289 克 Cthulhu Tabletop RPG: I Have the Dice of God 克苏鲁跑团，我有上帝之骰 White Sea, Sunken Sand白海沉沙Mystery128k WordsCompleted [Lovecraftian tabletop role-playing, survival game, mind games] The blood-red countdown hits zero. Welcome to the “Real Lovecraftian Role-Playing Game.” Here, strength alone is no guarantee of survival. Dice and sanity are your only bargaining chips. If your “character sheet” dies here and now, you will be erased from reality as well. We are the pawns, the gods are the players, and the universe is a cold chessboard. Everyone's fate has already been decided. Struggle is just the process; death is 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's mine, you can take a look.

40. 290 诡EN Supernatural Awakening: I Can Become a Demon King 诡异复苏：我能化身大妖 Fallen Leaves Return to the Earth叶落归泥Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Ghost Stories + Journey to the West + Hilarious Comedy + Sunny Boy + Mental Illness + Positive-Energy Sayings] As the supernatural revived and the uncanny world fell into chaos, Jiang Chen awakened the Demon Transformation System. By provoking emotional fluctuations in ghosts and monsters, he could absorb ghost energy and use it to draw Demon Transformation Cards, taking on the forms of great demons from Journey to the West. Faced with all kinds of violent, savage, strange, and sinister ghost 177.1kReads9.5Score18.3kShelves
41. 291 惊 Horror Script: It Begins in the Baby-Crying Dormitory 惊悚剧本：从婴啼寝室开始 Novel Cake in the Works小说糕制作中Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing (Dark tone) (Escape-room survival) (No System) (Not invincible: the protagonist dies if he is killed) (Not a conventional power fantasy) Chen Xian is pinned against the wall by a female ghost in a bathroom, and finds himself plunged into a terrifying instance! The cries of a baby in the dead of night... Students with eyes as blue as ghostly flames... A wedding dress stained crimson with blood... A mermaid covered in wriggling maggots... And... Teammates dying one after another... To stay alive a 14.1kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
42. 292 惊 A Horror Invasion? Aren’t They All My Minions? 惊悚入侵？这不全是我小弟吗 What's the Deal?怎么事儿Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Horror world + underlings + goofy comedy + hilarious + powerful big shot] (The Horror World wishes you an early death and a quick rebirth. If you don't die, you'll go crazy.) You might not believe this, but while everyone else was struggling desperately in the Horror World, trying to find a sliver of hope for survival, I had already taken control of every shady deal in the Horror World. The Horror World's supernatural alliance. "I'm reporting Chen Qishi by my real name!" Chen Qi, seated at the 102.1kReads9.2Score9.5kShelves
43. 293 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 164.3kReads9.8Score18.9kShelves

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    The ultimate Cthulhu horror 💲 I love this book, I've already read it three times ❌ A 15-year veteran bookworm 🖤 I've read this for 10,000,000 hours 🍅 This book is just too captivating! Don't be fooled by the initial angst for the male and female leads, everything that's supposed to happen...

44. 294 克 The Eldritch World: From the Start, I Become a Folklorist 克系世界，开局成为民俗学者 The First Note of Former Nangong前南宫的始音Eastern Fantasy443k WordsCompleted As a folklorist in the government's Strange Records Bureau, Chen Yan was told by everyone around him that this was a career full of promise. The pay was excellent, and he even got to travel on the government's dime. Chen Yan nodded. “Right, right, you're all right.” Then he looked at the notes, where the words writhed and twisted, baring their fangs, and the corner of his mouth twitched. 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Despair is overwhelming! The customs of mortals are merely a conspiracy of the gods.

45. 295 恐 The Legendary Adventurer of the Horror World 恐怖世界的传奇冒险家 Ten Thousand a Day一天一万Mystery906k WordsCompleted In the first year of the Calamity Era, the uncanny and the terrifying returned. More than ninety years have passed since then. Human civilization endured the chaos, fear, collapse of order, destruction, and doomsday that followed the arrival of the uncanny and the terrifying. After regaining its strength, humanity struggled and fought back, reaching a stalemate with the uncanny and the terrifying, then gradually gaining the upper hand once more. Order was rebuilt, and people learned how to coexi 4.6kReads8.4Score378Shelves

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    Well, as for extreme horror, I don't know if the author really explored that aspect, but some of the rules and settings are truly outrageous. For example, there's a forest setting where competition is key; anyone who enters at the beginning, unaware of the competition, is instantly killed. It's a very good book.

46. 296 大 The Road to Greatness Begins with Binding to a Tycoon System 大佬之路从绑定神豪系统开始 Real Wooden Fish实木鱼Two Male Leads403k WordsCompleted [System + Two Male Leads + Seme Protagonist + Happy Ending] On his twenty-sixth birthday, Yu Heng is bound to the “Spend Money and Get Cashback, Tycoon System,” setting him on the path to becoming a big shot. Day one as a big shot: rear-ended. Day two: taken to the police station. Day three... Yu Heng: I’d rather not be a big shot. System: Host, please use this System responsibly. 8.5kReads9.0Score762Shelves
47. 297 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 956.6kReads9.6Score123.1kShelves

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    [Heart][Heart][Heart] The novel is quite good. The plot seamlessly blends reality and fiction, creating a captivating narrative that feels like a memoir of the author's own experiences. [Heart][Heart][Kiss][Lick][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

48. 298 诡 Eerie Revival: A New Rule Emerges Every Day Across the World 诡异复苏：全球每天一个新规则 Bandit Blade匪刀Mystery276k WordsCompleted [Clever Mind Games] [Passionate Power-Ups] [Dark Transformation and Slaughter] [Slay Gods and Exterminate Demons] [Eerie Labyrinth City] [Japanese Anime Style] A new rule appears somewhere in the world every day: On the first day, you must keep looking at something related to time, or the Time Wraith will drag you into a time vortex and kill you. On the second day, you must tell someone one of your secrets, or the Ear Woman from an urban legend will crawl into your ear and suck out your brain. S 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There aren't many Cthulhu novels, but the second one, The Ten Days, is excellent and a must-read of the year.

49. 299 蔚 Azure Tracks: Site 19 Concerto 蔚蓝轨迹：site19协奏曲 Lord Ice Yu冰喻领主Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads] + [SCP original setting] + [comedy] + [both leads are chaste] [Welcome to Site-19. Everything outside is a lie.] [You and I are each other's containment protocol.] [Bing Qilin CP has reached No. 1 on the site's real-time popularity chart!] A brand-new masterpiece following the unsealing of SCP!!! This story uses the original SCP Foundation setting and is beginner-friendly. The content is exciting, but the subject matter is fairly technical and the author has limited knowledge, s 242Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The surface has fallen; no one survived. I have lost contact with the others. According to the final agreement, I will reclaim the Scranton Reality Stabilization Anchor Matrix, 1583 meters underground. Farewell, my remaining comrades. Embark on this arduous journey, to the stars!

50. 300 序 Sequence: Stop Worshiping Me, I'm Really Not an Evil God 序列：别拜了，我真不是邪神 Big Tree大树Urban348k WordsOngoing Read the reviews, they’re all glowing! You won’t regret giving it a try! [Unhinged + Villain Protagonist + Ruthless + No Holding Back on Power Levels + Dark Humor + Sequence Containment + No System + Not Mindless + Cthulhu] [Nine Paths to Godhood, eighty-one Sequence Professions, each with its own unique traits. Just read it and see!] “My name is Chen Mu. I’m still childlike, inexperienced in the ways of the world, and I believe in all that is true, good, and beautiful. In short, I’m just an 131Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    It's still a bit short, but it's well written 😊

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