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1. 1 全 A World of Supernatural Horrors: You Want Me to Tame Ghosts, but I'm Out Here Eating Them Alive? 全民诡异：让驭鬼，你嘎嘎生吃？ If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them打不过我加入Mystery303k WordsOngoing [The Age of the Weird] A game descends into reality, and the weird invade Blue Star! Everyone gets one chance to control a weird entity. Those who succeed become ghost tamers, worshipping the weird and trading their lifespans for a sliver of power granted by these entities as they struggle to survive. As a closed-beta player, Qin Ye encounters a ten-star high-level time ghost from the start! With death all but certain… Qin Ye discovers that he can devour the weird! The terrifying time ghost beco —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   These are all supernatural books. The first one's protagonist starts by controlling a time-manipulating ghost, then goes on to eat various ghosts. The second one's protagonist is Dr. Li, who transmigrates and then treats various ghosts. Of course, he himself is also very powerful and "very compassionate as a doctor." The third one's protagonist is infinitely reborn, starting by being killed more than ten times by his unseen, supernatural wife, then becoming insanely cold-blooded and calm. The fourth one's protagonist is a student named Su Bai. The fifth one is a supernatural tale about rules, where the protagonist starts in a mental hospital. Later, he obtains a sinful dagger from a mischievous child. After that, he becomes unstoppable, killing everything in his path.

2. 2 惊 Thriller Game: This Doctor Is More Terrifying Than Ghosts 惊悚游戏：这个医生比鬼恐怖 Sliding-Step Expert滑步高手Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted The paranormal is on the rise, and horror games are invading reality. The genius doctor Li Fei is accidentally drawn into a game. With the Ghost Doctor System at his side, he devotes himself heart and soul to medicine, gradually building his clinic into a thriving business. The Slit-Mouthed Woman: “I only went in for a checkup for a cold, and he sewed my mouth shut the moment I walked in!” The Red Wedding Dress: “I only turned him down, but he insisted I had a fear of men!” The Ghost Lady: “He t 16.9kReads8.8Score1.9k14d adds
3. 3 诡EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 232kReads9.5Score28.6k14d adds
4. 4 恐 Horror Revival: The More I Die, the Stronger I Get 恐怖复苏：我越死越强 A Little Like Eas, But Not Much有点易斯但不多Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Horror resurgence + sunny boy + supernatural + System] As the supernatural returns and vengeful ghosts run rampant, one utterly out-of-place figure blends in among them. [Absorbing ghost energy: 1%... 65%... 100%] [Ghost energy absorption complete] [Commanded the Silent Ghost, gained ability: Domain of Silence] [Commanded the Sick Ghost, gained abilities: Black Death Aura, Ghost Sickness, Coughing] [Commanded the Ghost Who Died Falling, gained ability: Imbalance] [Commanded Ghostfire, gained ab 4.8kReads7.3Score47514d adds
5. 5 当 When I'm in the Rules Horror Game, Nothing Is Forbidden 当我在规则怪谈百无禁忌 Xu Moqing徐墨卿Mystery542k WordsCompleted [No female lead + supernatural horror + mental illness + comedy + national destiny] My name is Su Ming, and I'm a transmigrator. I currently work at Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital, where I'm in charge of the important project of “being studied.” They keep saying I'm sick, but I know I'm fine. It's the world that's sick. After I escaped from the psychiatric hospital, I was chosen by Rule Horror to become Longguo's chosen participant, representing Longguo in the upcoming horror games. [Ding! The Ho 67kReads9.6Score7.7k14d adds
6. 6 规 Rule Horror: I Rub the Rules Into the Ground 规则怪谈：我把规则按在地上摩擦 Being with a Lord Is Like Being with a Tiger伴君如伴虎Mystery264k WordsCompleted [National Destiny + Supernatural Horror + Satisfying + Comedy + Invincible + Trickster + No Romance] The world of urban legends descends, and Longguo suffers defeat after defeat, leaving the nation on the brink of disaster. Jiang Mu is chosen as Longguo's next contestant and awakens the god-tier talent No Laws, No Limits from the start. While all the other contestants are being tormented by the supernatural and its rules, barely able to stay alive, Jiang Mu has already pinned the rules to the gr 1.4kReads8.9Score15614d adds

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   💕😏Floating in this strange world, you not only need brains, but you also need to be a chosen one. Ordinary people should step back, cough cough, too dangerous 😂 ❶💕. An unfortunate sixth-born boy is chosen by the creator of this strange world and granted the power to make his words law. Guess who is stronger? While contestants from other countries are tormented by the rules, the protagonist enjoys a massage, invincible and hilarious. 👌🏻 ❷💕. "Transmigrated to a strange and polluted world, chosen to be the savior of the country. It turns out that success doesn't just depend on the system; you need a smart and thoughtful brain plus a pair of observant eyes." (A growth story, awesome! 🐂🍺!) ❸💕. The protagonist was just going home to see his grandfather! However, he was chosen to go to this strange world. The country was going to support him, but then realized, "Sorry, I'm too smart 😏, maybe I don't need help." (First of all, the male lead immediately won me over; even in a world where death could come at any moment, his first thought was still to worry about his grandfather 😢) The nation isn't useless, it's an eternal support! Strength and influence are both indispensable; a male lead with a halo is a true male lead 🤔🤔🤔🤔

7. 7 大 The Great Detective's Fight for Survival in the World of Rule-Based Horror 大侦探在规则怪谈世界求生 Yu Fang Tian Xia喻芳天下Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing No female lead + horror + livestreaming + high-IQ protagonist + character growth + System Su Qin transmigrated into a world polluted by Rule-Based Horror. Here, anyone might be selected by the horror livestream to become a Chosen One and clear a horror scenario. If they succeeded, the pollution in their country would be cleansed. If they failed, the horror would descend, causing the pollution to randomly worsen or contaminate something new. To stay alive, and to stop Blue Star from being pollute 68Reads8.9Score—14d adds
8. 8 规 Rule Horror: I Crush You in the Name of Dragon Country 规则怪谈：代表龙国碾压你 Duanmu Kuai Zi端木筷子Mystery765k WordsOngoing [No Romance + No System + A Little Backrooms + Foundation Universe + Packed with Memes] But note that this story takes plenty of liberties ⚠️⚠️ [Current progress: The eighth dungeon, Xiaojing Town, is complete. The ninth dungeon, “Nian,” is currently updating.] Rule-based horror descends upon Blue Star. Each country has one chosen person selected at random to fight in a horror world on another plane, representing their nation! Victory strengthens their National Fate; defeat means death and a dec 2.3kReads9.4Score29014d adds
9. 9 7 Bureau 747: Special Affairs Division Nine 747局之特殊事物处理九科 Brother Elbow肘子师兄Urban770k WordsCompleted Do you really know the colleagues around you? What about your classmates and family? The person you've lived with for years, the one you know best, might not even be human! In this world, humans and demons coexist. Demons can live among you in all sorts of ways. “They” might be the man selling jianbing on the street, or they might be your boss! If a top special forces soldier hadn't awakened his family's bloodline in a panic while carrying out a highly classified special mission, and then joined 728Reads7.1Score—14d adds
10. 10 特 Special Affairs Bureau, Division Nine: The Nanhai Monster Uprising 特殊事物处理九科之南海妖乱 Brother Elbow肘子师兄Mystery540k WordsCompleted Do you really know the friends around you? The coworkers around you? Your own family? Do you~ know this world? Maybe the people you know, the ones you've met and fallen in love with, aren't human at all~~~ They're demons~! If it weren't for one extraordinary mission, none of this would ever have come to light. And if it weren't for the people who silently stood guard, the Jiuying Sect might already have severed the dragon veins and destroyed our nation's fortune of ten thousand years... 140Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 11 阴 Shattered Yin-Yang Jade 阴阳玉碎 A Celery一颗芹蔡Mystery55k WordsOngoing [Supernatural + horror + suspense + first person + no idiots in the story + clever protagonist + a touch of angst] "I'm turning eighteen soon. I should die, too." Yu Yue and I are twin sisters, born eighteen years ago on Ghost Festival. A fortune-teller gave us each a jade pendant and said that on our eighteenth birthday, whoever's pendant broke would die. We're seventeen now, and suddenly both pendants have shattered. How can we possibly survive? 39Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's scary, without any major plot holes, no gods, no system, no saintly figures, and no foolish supporting characters.

12. 12 午 Midnight Oracle 午夜神谕 Stars in Last Night's Dream昨梦星辰Mystery250k WordsCompleted Shh… It’s late. Turn out the lights. Once you step through this door, the world of lies behind you. Whatever you see there, don’t tell anyone. Don’t scream… Stay alive, and you’ll understand everything. As an “ordinary” residential community security guard, Chen You has endured one midnight after another: the church bells ring out twelve long echoes in succession; in an empty post office, the PA system switches on by itself and mutters ancient prophecies; an estate that sho 24Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The plot combines elements of infinite flow, suspense, and thriller, making it mind-bending and slow-burning.

13. 13 恐 Horror's Edge: 100 Absolutely Terrifying Ghost Stories 恐怖边界：100个绝对惊悚的鬼谈 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery432k WordsCompleted [Standalone Stories + Supernatural Horror + Folk Customs + Feng Shui and Mysticism + Mild Frights + Shocking Twists] Horror tales beyond anything you could imagine. Each story is like a dark door swinging open, drawing you into moments that will make your skin crawl. Listen. A faint whisper, an indescribable shadow creeping closer. Danger by the river, terror in the cemetery, ghost babies in the maternity ward, evil headhunting magic, apparitions at the hot springs, a bloodstained umbrella... On 2.4kReads8.7Score19214d adds

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    🔥🔥Those who are easily frightened should not watch! Those with heart conditions should not watch! Do not watch at night! Do not watch before bed!! [Fear]

14. 14 噩 The Sound of Nightmares: 60 Horror Stories That Wake You from Your Dreams 噩梦之声：60个做梦吓醒的恐怖故事 Xiao Youqian萧有钱Mystery174k WordsCompleted [Standalone Ghost Stories + Supernatural Horror + Not for the Faint of Heart + Rural Tales] When night falls, terrifying ghostly figures emerge. Step into all kinds of bizarre and unbelievable tales, and spend your nights screaming! Haunted houses, ghostly shadows outside the window, a deadly lipstick, someone beneath the mattress, an umbrella that hunts people... Every corner conceals inexplicable phenomena and secrets that will fill you with dread! Every page will make your hair stand on end, 2.1kReads8.9Score18114d adds
15. 15 东 Northeastern China's Forbidden Secrets 东北禁忌手札 Jun Lan君阑Mystery122k WordsCompleted [Extreme horror + a folk-horror story set in the countryside] In a remote mountain village, deep within the forest, countless taboos remain unknown to outsiders. The people here follow ancient rules of life and death: pregnant women must never encounter a coffin, and anyone who dies of old age at a hundred years old is destined to become an evil spirit. But in a single day, the old Yu family breaks both taboos, drawing every kind of demon and ghost to their door! At midnight, someone hears the s 912Reads8.8Score10814d adds
16. 16 午 The Midnight Ghost Market: Living People Keep Out 午夜鬼市，活人回避 The Drinking Monk吃酒和尚Mystery592k WordsCompleted [Mystery + supernatural + ghost market + narrow escape from death] My name is Tang Chao. I’m a broke young man scraping by in the antiques business, with hundreds of thousands in debt hanging over me. An ordinary porcelain-buying deal led me to pick up a strange Jun ware bowl at an unexpectedly low price. I thought I’d found a bargain. Little did I know, it was the beginning of my nightmare... On a bus, I met a burly man calling himself Jue Mingzi, who warned me that “a calamity is sure to befal 3.6kReads9.1Score20814d adds
17. 17 我 I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏！ Yu Zuo予作Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A mysterious force descended upon Earth, giving rise to another world of terror. Everyone was forcibly sent into the world of horror games on their eighteenth birthday. While everyone else was immersed in fear, struggling to survive in the cracks between life and death, Qin Nuo discovered that he could earn System rewards by influencing the ghosts’ emotions. And every time he completed a dungeon, he could establish his own business in the world of horror. So he became a food runner at the Yin Sp 113kReads9.5Score12.3k14d adds

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    Without a doubt, this is a genuine suspense thriller; it's not a straightforward story, but requires pure intelligence to succeed.

18. 18 体 The Ghost King Is Sealed Inside Me, Yet I’m a Good-for-Nothing 体内封印鬼王，我却是个废柴 Qu Shen去甚Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A rainy night in a cemetery, a man-eating black cat, a man searching for his late daughter, a school guard hanged on the stairs, a wedding coffin sealed with red paper, a grotesque face hiding in a mirror... What secrets lie behind it all? What other mysterious events will Wang Shier, the gravekeeper, have to face? As terror and dread slowly close in, those secrets seem to be steering his fate. (The stories in this book are all adapted from real events. If anything sounds familiar, it is pure co 7Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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    I enjoy reading horror and supernatural novels without a system or cultivation system in the later stages. However, many of them nowadays use similar tropes, which is frustrating. Here are a few recommendations from my bookshelf: I'm currently following the first one, and it's generally good. I've read the others before, and they're worth considering.

19. 19 栩 Vivid as Life 栩栩若生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller said I was born destined for greatness, the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess, with the power to turn stones into gold and command flower spirits and tree sprites. Once I came of age, my family was sure to prosper. But when I was twelve, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, and I kept seeing terrifying visions... In a dream, I met an old woman who told me to find an expert with supernatural powers to save my life. Millet to summon souls, altars and form 19.4kReads9.5Score3.4k14d adds
20. 20 老 Old He's Collection of Strange Tales (Complete in Two Volumes) 老贺的诡事辑录（全两册） Inkstone Fragrance砚香Mystery284k WordsCompleted The Strange Cases of Old He is a horror mystery novel based on the real-life experiences of Yang He, a retired soldier. In 1982, while serving in the army, the protagonist Yang He made a mistake. After returning home, he encountered a series of bizarre events. Though he had never believed in fate, he began to believe the words of an old fortune-teller. He wanted to change his destiny, but was drawn into a vast conspiracy as a result. One strange and eerie event after another took place, and one —Reads8.6Score—14d adds
21. 21 尸 The Corpse Leaps Over the Wall 尸跳墙 Old Dog of the Barren Mountains荒山老狗Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted I’ve been blind since childhood, so I work as a massage therapist for the blind. Then one day, I met a terrifying woman who said she could restore my sight. The price was... 140Reads7.8Score—14d adds
22. 22 三 The Language of the Three Corpses 三尸语 Luo Xiaoyang洛小阳Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing You’ve heard of people who died with their eyes open, but have you ever heard of a dead person whose mouth wouldn’t close? His grandfather’s death turns the life of a broke college student upside down. A corpse glares, a soul is hooked; a corpse opens its mouth, and disaster strikes twice. As one bizarre incident after another unfolds, he accidentally discovers that there’s far more to it than ghosts… 68.4kReads9.3Score10.6k14d adds
23. 23 奇 Tales of Strange and Unusual Events: Supernatural Happenings in Everyday Life 奇闻异事录之生活中的灵异事件 I'm Just an Old Washed-Up Writer我是一个老扑街Mystery139k WordsCompleted This place has it all: remarkable people living ordinary lives, paranormal oddities happening right beside us, deadly places explored by thrill-seekers desperate to make a living, startling customs and secret tales from every corner of the land, mythical beasts and evil creatures found only in legend, and eerie coincidences so uncanny they make your scalp crawl. It's no exaggeration to say I've experienced every kind of paranormal event you can imagine, and plenty you can't. I used to be an adve 893Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Forget those fabricated stories, let's look at real paranormal events. Friendly reminder: if you're not scared out of your wits, I'll take full responsibility!!

24. 24 惊 Thriller Game: I Can See the Hints 惊悚游戏：我能看到提示 Master Mouse in Sunglasses戴墨镜的鼠爷Mystery951k WordsCompleted [Ridiculous comedy + power fantasy. Not scary. If that's not your thing, move along!] A mysterious dimension descends upon Earth, randomly selecting humans to take part in a horror game. Uncensorable horror livestreams spread across the internet, allowing all of humanity to witness one terrifying spectacle after another. Gu Yi is unlucky enough to be chosen as an adventurer. Fortunately, he can see mysterious hints. Following the hints, Gu Yi gradually seeks out the truth, only to discover that 6.9kReads8.9Score66014d adds
25. 25 惊 Thriller Game: The Little Ghost Girl Calls Me Daddy 惊悚游戏：小女鬼认我做爸爸 Big Whale Blowing Bubbles大鲸鱼吹泡泡Mystery540k WordsCompleted [No female lead + comedy + satisfying power fantasy, not horror] The Horror Game descended eighteen years ago! While all the players were struggling to survive... Zhao Lingt u discovered that he could see hidden hints! He talked a drowned ghost into becoming his devoted simp! He got an adorable little ghost girl to call him Dad! He forced a vicious evil spirit to undergo gender reassignment surgery in the operating room! “You ask how I’ve been doing in the Horror Game?” “All I can say is, I 550Reads9.0Score10214d adds
26. 26 雇 Hiring a Handsome Guy to Guard the House 雇个帅哥来镇宅 Zahari扎哈里Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Horror, one heroine] What do you do when you’re nearly broke? With no other options, Shang Yi reluctantly took a night-shift job, and it completely upended his worldview! The elevator, hallways, underground parking garage, bathrooms… Those places were already enough to give him a headache. But what troubled him even more was the attention he got from beautiful women… Strange incidents kept happening in the residential complex, yet the residents went on living there as if nothing were wrong. The 54Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book is truly amazing! ❤️ What to do when you're almost starving? In utter desperation, 😀 Shang Yi reluctantly chose a night shift job, which completely shattered his worldview! Elevators, hallways, underground parking lots, toilets… and other such places have…

27. 27 工 The Best Feng Shui Master on the Construction Site 工地最强建筑风水师 Good Fortune Comes to the Good吉人自有天祥Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing [If this caught your eye, it must be fate. Don't scroll away just yet.] This novel (campus opening + wild imagination + an expansive world) combines feng shui and the supernatural (using feng shui to weave the plot together), fantasy, magic, science fiction, parallel worlds, and time travel to the past. The pace picks up dramatically after Chapter 30, and the story strongly promotes traditional Chinese culture. Also known as From the Start with a Treasure Gourd to Help Me Destroy Demons Also kno 2.3kReads8.3Score26814d adds

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    "Feng Shui Secrets + Supernatural Events + Fox, Weasel, White Snake, Willow, and Ash + Bureau 749 + Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Mohism, and Legalism + Qimen Dunjia + Mohist Mechanical Arts + Lu Ban's Techniques + Mechanical Man Battle + Gu Fighting + Reincarnation of a Living Buddha!" Written from the perspective of an architectural engineer, this book tells Feng Shui stories and interprets the essence of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.

28. 28 我 I, the Brain Demon, Am a Fake Doctor in Another World 我，脑魔，异世界冒牌医生 Shan Qingxue山青雪Mystery308k WordsOngoing [They come from the darkness. They don’t just gnaw away all the flesh, they devour every last drop of blood and every bone.] [Dragons, werewolves, banshees, mutant monstrosities, deep ones... They were born from the very source of fear.] Welcome to Sleepless Alley, home to the worst doctor on the Continent of Fools. He has no medical skills. He can’t cure you, and he’ll eat your brain. Strangely enough, though, his clinic is never short of patients. Dragons, stitched-up abominations, vampires, d 20Reads8.4Score—14d adds
29. 29 诡 The Bizarre Pawnbroker: Everything I Pawn Is Mythical 诡异典当师：我的当品皆为神话 Shan Qingxue山青雪Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted Long, long ago, in a blood-and-flesh alley filled with terrifying monsters, there lived an “ordinary” boy. After Ji Mo was picked up by a long-legged, mature monster called the White Bone Corpse Demon, he became an apprentice pawnbroker. But one day, the pawnshop’s proprietor, the long-legged, mature White Bone Corpse Demon, disappeared. “I know everything the proprietor knows, and even what she doesn’t. Why can’t I be the proprietor?” said the ordinary boy. But in this terrifying, dark world, h 497Reads8.9Score10514d adds
30. 30 诡 A Haunted Night Without Sleep 诡夜难眠 Chichi for Chichi吱吱为吱吱Mystery122k WordsOngoing Supernatural, campus, innocent romance, horror. One day, out of the blue, I received a black card from my dad, who had been dead for three years... From then on, something deeply sinister happened every night. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    When the male protagonist pulled out his own intestines as a sacrifice, I was utterly speechless at the sheer audacity of that idea! It's the most bizarre thing ever seen in the supernatural!

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