Horror Novels Just Can't Get My Heart Racing Anymore 只能说现在的恐怖小说已经不能让我的心里起波澜了

1. 1 在 Working as an NPC in a Horror World 在惊悚世界里做NPC Luo Yang骆泱Mystery149k WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Dungeon challenges + Female protagonist posing as a player] Cheng Yue is a longtime fan of horror infinite-flow novels. She never expected that one day her world would become the terrifying world from a novel. Everyone around her, except herself, started acting strangely. Her roommate’s facial features fell off as she talked. When Cheng Yue went home for the holidays, she saw her younger brother kicking their father’s head around like a ball. The old neighbor in the plaza was ex 989Reads8.4Score102Shelves

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   The first book is about being an NPC in a horror world; the second is about raising fictional characters in a game without a romantic partner; the third is about using cheat codes to slap the rules against other state-owned systems and change the rules.

2. 2 在 Raising Paper Characters in a Horror Game 在惊悚游戏里养纸片人 Three Demons三妖Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] [No romance] (A heads-up: The heroine is a regular female college student who has just graduated. She has no System and isn’t reborn. She’s just an ordinary girl. If you want a badass, cool-headed, strongest-in-her-world heroine in a wish-fulfillment power fantasy, please look elsewhere. Don’t make assumptions halfway through and then leave a bad review. The author is sensitive, so please be gentle.) To pay off her loans, Yang Chaoyu unexpectedly joins a livestream debut. She bar 303Reads8.8Score105Shelves
3. 3 规 Rule Horror: You Want Me, Zhang San, to Follow the Rules? 规则怪谈：要求我张三遵守规则？ The Luo in Luo Xiu罗修的罗Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted [Horror + eerie + hilarious + satisfying + national fortune = a serious novel] The Supreme Rules descend, selecting multiple people at random from each country to become Ascenders and take part in the Ascension Exam! Those who perform well earn high scores and even extra rewards. They can improve their own abilities and bring unexpected ascension to their country. But fail the exam, and death may be waiting for you, along with endless torment. Even your country may be beset by supernatural event 6.9kReads9.0Score834Shelves
4. 4 大EN The Gravekeeper of Great Xia 大夏守墓人 Rain Falls, Bamboo Turns Cold雨落竹冷Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Ten years ago, after three consecutive days of blood moons, ghosts, gods, strange-eyed beings, and eerie tales began arriving one after another… As the mysterious and the occult descended upon the human world. As terror and despair roamed the land. As human beings, should we kneel and bow our heads, break down in tears, or…draw our blades? This is a brand-new era. And this era belongs to the supernaturals! After stepping through the door to the supernatural, Su Bai saw a whole new world. And i 37kReads9.0Score4.7kShelves

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   Produced by Yu Luo, guaranteed to be a masterpiece. No angst whatsoever.

5. 5 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves

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   The emergency call rang on the corpse I touched. I'd been working overtime until the early hours, and the only people left in the building were me and the elevator. The moment the elevator stopped abruptly, darkness swallowed all light. I trembled as I groped along the elevator wall, my fingertips touching a cold, sticky patch of skin. The emergency phone in the corpse's pocket suddenly vibrated. It was the ringtone I'd set for my boyfriend. --- `September 16th, 00:47` It was finally over. The entire building seemed to have been drained of its last breath, utterly silent. I rubbed my aching temples, the cold touch of the keyboard still lingering on my fingertips, and walked towards the row of elevator buttons flashing a pale green light. My finger touched the button, making a hollow "ding" sound, particularly chilling in the excessively quiet lobby. The cold metal doors slid open silently, revealing an empty interior, only the cold light from the overhead lamp casting a lifeless glow. I stepped inside, the elevator swaying slightly, like a heavy sigh. `September 16, 00:49` The door slowly closed, completely cutting off the faint light from the lobby outside. The numbers started jumping: 32…31…30… The speed of descent brought a slight feeling of weightlessness. I leaned against the wall, the cold touch seeping in through my thin shirt, exhaustion engulfing my bones like a tide. My phone screen lit up briefly—was it a message from him? I instinctively reached for my pocket, but my fingertips only touched the cold phone case. It wasn't him. That familiar profile picture remained at the top of the list, the last message a vague "Something came up tonight, you go to sleep." An indescribable irritation mixed with disappointment surged up, only to be suppressed by deeper weariness. Oh well, I'll talk about it when I get back. `September 16, 00:52` The elevator suddenly lurched! It felt like being grabbed from mid-air by an invisible giant hand and slammed down! My heart clenched instantly, then crashed back into my chest, throbbing painfully. I was slammed against the metal door by the immense inertia, my forehead hitting the cold metal with a loud thud, stars flashing before my eyes. A series of piercing metallic scraping and tearing sounds exploded from above, below, and all around, as if the entire steel cage was twisting and deforming in agony. The overhead light flickered wildly a few times, emitting a dying hiss, before snapping completely out! Darkness. Absolute, pure, suffocating darkness, like viscous ink, instantly filling the small space. `September 16th 00:53` "Ah—!" My scream exploded in the absolute darkness and deathly silence, only to be instantly swallowed and bounced off the cold metal walls, leaving only an empty echo, like a dying sob. My back pressed tightly against the cold, slippery walls of the carriage, my heart pounding wildly in my chest, each beat causing my temples to throb, the roar of my blood filling my eardrums. My breathing became shallow and rapid, each inhale carrying a rusty, cold taste, yet offering no relief from the burning pain in my lungs. Fear, like countless icy snakes, instantly coiled around my limbs and bones. `September 16, 00:55` "Is anyone there? Help! Help me!" My voice trembled and distorted in the darkness, a sob that even I felt unfamiliar, futilely pounding against the tightly closed metal door and the walls. Outside, there was a deathly silence, not even the faintest sound of wind. This lonely building in the dead of night seemed to truly consist only of me and this metal box that had suddenly become a tomb. `September 16, 00:57` No! This can't be! My phone! Yes, my phone! I trembled, my fingers clumsily fumbling in my pocket, finally grasping the cold phone case in my hand. The faint light from the screen stung my eyes, yet brought a sliver of hope. I practically lunged forward, my fingers trembling as I swiped the screen to open the call interface—the signal bars were a despairingly blank space. No signal. Not a single bar. The glimmer of hope was extinguished like a stubbed-out candle. A wave of overwhelming despair washed over me like icy seawater. I slid down against the wall, the cold metal piercing my skin through my clothes, the chill spreading rapidly throughout my body. `September 16, 01:03` My eyes adjusted slightly to the dense darkness, but I could only make out blurry outlines. The air seemed to solidify, carrying an indescribable, cold, stale smell, vaguely mixed with a faint…rusty smell? I shook my head violently, trying to dispel this ominous association. It must be a hallucination from hitting my head. I groped along the cold wall, trying to stand up, searching for the emergency button or the intercom. My fingertips traced a bit of slippery dust on the smooth metal surface. Suddenly, my right ankle touched something. It wasn't the cold metal wall. The touch… had a strange, chilling elasticity. Soft yet firm. `September 16, 01:05` My heart skipped a beat, my blood seemed to freeze instantly. I jerked my foot back as if electrocuted, my back slamming heavily against the elevator wall with a dull thud. In the darkness, my eyes widened in vain, staring intently at the blurry silhouette huddled in the corner. What was that? What was it?! `September 16, 01:08` Silence. Deathly silence. Only my own heavy, labored breathing echoed in the cramped space, each breath carrying that lingering, rusty smell, growing stronger with each breath. That blurry thing in the corner, like a huge, cold magnet, sucked away all my courage. I desperately tried to look away, but my body was stiff, unable to move. `September 16, 01:12` This can't be! I have to know what it is! Maybe…maybe something another colleague left behind? A bag? A package? An absurd, self-deceptive thought flashed through my mind. A surge of intense fear fueled a near-self-destructive impulse. Trembling, I slowly reached out, groping towards that dark corner. My fingertips trembled in the cold air, inch by inch…closer. My fingertips finally touched it. Not fabric. Not plastic. It was…skin! Cold, stiff, with a nauseating, lifeless slippery feel. "Ah—!" A short, choking scream escaped my lips, only to be swallowed back down by biting my lip. Every hair on my body stood on end! The lingering sensation on my fingertips felt like a red-hot iron, sending sharp, piercing pain through me. It wasn't an illusion! It was a person! A…lifeless person! `September 16, 01:15` I felt like I'd been bitten by a venomous snake; I was thrown backward, my back slamming heavily against the cold metal wall, the shock sending shivers through my body. A violent spasm shot through my stomach, acid rising in my throat. I clutched my mouth tightly, my nails digging deep into my cheeks, using the pain to stifle my vomit. In the darkness, the curled-up human silhouette seemed to expand silently, filling my entire field of vision, radiating a chilling aura of death. Fear was no longer a snake, but had transformed into cold steel needles, piercing every inch of my skin, every pore. How long had I been here? And… how long had I been with this thing? `September 16, 01:18` After the initial shock, a near-numb despair gripped me. Darkness, like a heavy shroud, clung tightly. Time lost its meaning; every second stretched into an eternal torment. Just as despair was about to completely engulf my consciousness, my fingertips, frantically searching the cold metal surface, suddenly touched a slightly raised, square plastic panel. Emergency communication device! My heart felt like it had been struck by a hammer, then began to pound wildly! A faint, almost extinguished flame of hope suddenly ignited! `September 16th, 01:20` I practically lunged forward, my fingers frantically searching the smooth plastic panel. Found it! That small, recessed button! With an almost sacrificial devotion and a desperate, ecstatic joy, I pressed it down with all my might! "Beep... Beep... Beep..." The busy tone of waiting rang out in the deathly darkness, like heavenly music! This monotonous sound was so beautiful at that moment; it meant connection, it meant the outside world, it meant... Life! I gripped the cold plastic casing tightly, my nails almost digging into it, my body trembling violently from extreme tension and anticipation. Answer it! Answer it! Please! `September 16, 01:21` "Beep... Beep... Beep..." The monotonous busy tone continued, like cold raindrops, each one pounding against my nerves, stretched to their limit. Every second of waiting felt like an eternity. Answer it! Answer it! I screamed silently, biting my lips until they bled. Just as I was on the verge of collapse, the long "beep" stopped abruptly! It connected?! A surge of joy coursed through my body like an electric current! "Hello? Is anyone there? Hello? Help—" My voice, distorted by extreme excitement and fear, burst forth with a sob. However, in that instant— "Buzz... Buzz... Buzz..." A muffled, short vibration, extremely clear and abrupt, came from beside my feet—from the direction of that cold, stiff body huddled in the corner—! `September 16, 01:22` My voice, along with the newly ignited, almost fanatical hope, was abruptly choked in my throat by the sudden vibration! My blood seemed to freeze instantly, then drain away, leaving only a bone-chilling cold. I froze on the spot, like a frozen statue, even my breath stopped. My eyes, fixed and uncontrollably, turned towards that dark corner. The vibration lasted only two seconds, then stopped. Deathly silence returned, heavier, thicker, and more suffocating than before. That vibration, like a cold key, abruptly pried open a crack in the gates of hell. `September 16, 01:23` Then—a familiar, light, bouncy ringtone, without warning, tore through this deathly silence! "Ring ring ring~ Ring ring ring~" That was the ringtone I set myself! Unique! His very own! It was the caller ID of that big boy with the ever-present sunny smile on his phone! `September 16, 01:24` The ringing in the absolutely silent elevator shaft, beside the cold corpse, in the impenetrable darkness, was frantic and shrill! "Ring ring ring~ Ring ring ring~" Like a rusty, dull saw, it repeatedly cut into my nerves. `September 16, 01:25` Time completely froze. Like a rag doll stripped of all its bones, I slid limply down against the cold metal wall. My body could no longer feel the cold, nor the hardness, only a numb emptiness. My ears were filled with that sharp, piercing ringing; it was no longer a light, bouncy melody, but the savage laughter of a devil, echoing again and again, endlessly. In the darkness, at the source of the ringing, in the pocket of the corpse's trousers, a faint, eerie blue light stubbornly shone. That tiny blue light, like phosphorescent light drifting in a graveyard, eerily illuminated a small area—a crease in stiff fabric, a pale, bloodless hand hanging limply to the ground, a blurry, darker ring around the wrist… That blue light, that ringing, that cold, stiff outline… they twisted, spun, and merged in my blurred vision, finally settling into a face. A face so familiar, yet now grotesque like a demon. The cold words of his message from that evening instantly surfaced in my mind: "Something came up tonight, you go to sleep." So… that's what it was about? The ringing continued its shrill call. "Ring ring ring~ Ring ring ring~" That eerie blue screen light, in the darkness, was like an unending eye, staring intently at me.

6. 6 鲜 Blood for Wine, Bones for Food: I Share This Moment with Vengeful Ghosts 鲜血当酒骨作食，我与厉鬼共此时 Life Is but a Dream浮生即梦Mystery301k WordsCompleted The candlelit dinner at midnight reeked of something nauseating! [Mission: At midnight tonight, take a bouquet of roses to Room 401, Unit 1, Xianghe Apartments, and have a candlelit dinner with the woman who has been imprisoned for ten years!] [Mission hint: She likes red and spicy food. She despises lies and hates it when people are late.] [Difficulty: One star!] [Warning: Do not leave Room 401 before dinner is over, or the consequences will be unpredictable! Remember this!!] The late-night del 22Reads7.5Score—Shelves
7. 7 惊 Thriller Game: My Entire Family of Loyal Martyrs Became Top-Tier Monsters 惊悚游戏：满门忠烈皆成顶级诡物 Ling Jiu San Yao零九三妖Mystery581k WordsCompleted The Qin family has served their country with unwavering loyalty for generations. Every one of Qin Changkong’s ancestors gave their lives for the nation. Just as supernatural phenomena began to rise, a terrifying game descended upon the world. Chosen to join the game, he was bound to his nation’s fate and would fight on its behalf. But he discovered that his elders had all become top-tier supernatural beings. His mother, who died suddenly in the operating room, had underlings who were the boss of 3.1kReads8.7Score444Shelves

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   It's quite good; there are both male-oriented and female-oriented versions.

8. 8 无 Infinite Flow: I Reincarnated as an NPC in a Horror Game 无限流：我穿成惊悚游戏的NPC Casual Doodles随笔涂鸦Mystery582k WordsCompleted The sun falls, and the entire world transmigrates. Gu Xin, who has heart disease, had planned to take things easy, get eliminated early, and enjoy what little time she had left on Blue Star. But an error occurred during the transmigration, and she ended up as an NPC in a horror game. While she ran her doll shop and picked up odd jobs in other dungeons, hoping to earn an immigrant ship ticket as soon as possible, three strikingly handsome men suddenly appeared before her. Each claimed Gu Xin was 1.3kReads8.7Score144Shelves
9. 9 在 Falling in Love During a Horror Livestream 在惊悚直播中谈恋爱 Chuyue出月Modern Romance524k WordsCompleted Accidentally swept into a horror livestream, psychiatrist Bai Ruoti chooses to stay alive, trembling with fear. Everyone else: You call this staying alive, trembling with fear? In a vampire castle, she kisses the count and gently sinks a knife into his heart. Then a notification chimes: [Congratulations, streamer Bai Ruoti, on completing the ultimate hidden mission]. Meanwhile, the others outside the castle are still fighting for their lives. At a terrifying school, she strokes the face of the s 522Reads9.0Score100Shelves
10. 10 无 Infinite Flow: The Big Shot Becomes a God in the Thriller Game 无限流：大佬在惊悚游戏里称神 Rock-Candy Chili Pepper冰糖大辣椒Mystery151k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + corrupted game stages + romance + for the faint of heart] Gaming addict Xia Zhizhi stayed up all night fighting a boss, only to be dragged into a horror game at the worst possible moment. Xia Zhizhi: “I'm fine with playing games, but can I get some normal game stages for once?!!!” Corrupted Zelda, Dark Super Mario, a human-meat pizza shop, Ghostwire: Tokyo (Chinese version), Little Nightmares 3... Xia Zhizhi: “Let me go back!!! I want to play 4399 and cleanse my soul!!!” 279Reads8.4Score—Shelves
11. 11 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 112.4kReads9.5Score12.2kShelves
12. 12 满 Back at Max Level, I’m Chosen by the Horror World Again 满级归来，又被惊悚世界选中了 Boge博格Mystery300k WordsCompleted On June 6, after years of struggling through the horror world, Shen Chao finally returned home in triumph. But after barely enough time to drink a cup of coffee, he discovered that the horror world still existed on Blue Star! I distinctly remember accidentally destroying the horror world, don't I? Oh no, I didn't quite make it back. It looks like I came back to the wrong plane! After learning that the horror world in this plane was much like the one he'd cleared, Shen Chao was speechless. Guess 596Reads8.1Score106Shelves
13. 13 恐 Horror Movie NPC Goes on a Killing Spree in a Terror Game 恐怖片NPC在惊悚游戏杀疯了 Snow-Skin Lantern冰皮灯笼Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + comedy + power fantasy + no female lead (male protagonist has no romantic pairing)] A horror game swept across the world. Fu Yan, an NPC from a horror movie in a higher plane of existence, was accidentally dragged into the game. Fu Yan: Since you've all gone to the trouble of inviting me, I won't hold back. From then on, the “horror game” was plunged into the shadow of someone named “Fu Yan”... Horror NPCs: Please, don't come any closer! Livestream viewers: Can someone do something abo 64.7kReads9.6Score8.5kShelves
14. 14 反 Hello, Villain. Let Me Take a Look at Your Teeth 反派您好，让我看看您的牙 Can't Walk the Dog遛不了狗Mystery635k WordsOngoing [Strong female lead + infinite flow + System + both leads are each other’s only love + lighthearted + golden finger + face-slapping power fantasy] [Lighthearted, lighthearted, lighthearted!!] After being forced to become the dentist for a villainous boss in a horror-game level, Xia Zhen is either roaming the map with her medicine kit to find the boss, or using dental tools to have “friendly chats” with NPCs. She unexpectedly becomes a big shot in the eyes of the players and a devil in the eyes 242Reads9.2Score102Shelves
15. 15 直 Livestreaming a Horror Game: My Beauty Made Me Everyone's Favorite 直播惊悚游戏，我靠美貌成为团宠 Pluck a Branch弹枝Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Yu Jiao accidentally enters a horror game, and the livestream audience all taunt her. "A delicate flower like you will be torn apart by monsters the moment you enter the game." But in the dungeons that follow, the bosses all start acting strangely. The demon sealed in an ancient castle tries to keep her by his side. "Darling, did you know that when you cry, you make people want to bully you?" In the zombie dungeon, Yu Jiao flees in a panic, only to crash into the Zombie King’s arms. The viewers 457Reads8.8Score102Shelves
16. 16 无 Infinite Games: I Played a Ghost and Got Disciplined by the Villainous Big Shot 无限流，我扮鬼被反派大佬制裁了 Jiang Jiang Ya酱酱呀Modern Romance413k WordsCompleted [Yandere + Infinite Flow + Strong Female and Male Leads + Sweet on the Outside, Dark Within] Tong Yi, a horror game streamer, accidentally entered the horror game she played all the time. " Welcome to “Scream World,” a world without violence. Complete the missions and survive in this world for ten days to earn more life points. " While everyone else was trying to figure out how to survive in Scream World, Tong Yi not only dressed up as a ghost to scare players, but bullied the ghosts too. She ma 181Reads8.9Score—Shelves
17. 17 我 I’m Filming The Ring and Invited Sadako to Play Herself 我拍午夜凶铃，邀请贞子本色出演 Confined to the Galaxy囿于银河Urban823k WordsCompleted [Filmmaking + raising female ghosts + comedy + supernatural + entertainment + wish fulfillment + Uncle Jiu + one female lead, Sadako] What’s it like to make a horror movie and cast the genre’s classic characters to play themselves? Sadako, Kayako, Chu Renmei, the Pen Fairy, Tomie, Nie Xiaoqian, Jason, Freddy, the Slit-Mouthed Woman, Hachishaku-sama, Hanako, Mimiko, Mary Shaw, Auntie Fu Sang, Alice... Lin Miao transmigrated to a parallel world where horror movies were in decline. He gained the Ve 923Reads8.9Score148Shelves
18. 18 无 Infinite Flow: Turns Out I'm the Final Boss 无限流：原来我才是最终Boss Jiangjiang Is Quite Handsome江江有点帅Modern Romance548k WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + airheaded heroine + max-level expert + male lead + plot-focused + mild horror + light comedy] After quick transmigrating through more than three thousand worlds, Yan Mi finally got a vacation. But an unreliable System set her up and dumped her into an infinite horror game world. Other players: “Excuse me, are you a player too?” Yan Mi replied earnestly: “No, I'm just here on vacation.” Other players: “...” Is that something a normal carbon-based life-form would say??? At first, 1.1kReads9.1Score191Shelves
19. 19 灵 The Little Exorcist: The Rat Race Starts in Childhood 灵异小天师：内卷从娃开始 Sincere Washbasin诚挚的面盆Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Adorable kid + supernatural + occult arts + ghosts and monsters + no romance + a supernatural novel even timid readers can enjoy + doted-on darling] Li Niuniu is adopted by a fortune-teller who swindles people and his rich wife. They think she's an ordinary little girl, but she opens her mouth and asks to eat ghosts, scaring the ghosts half to death. When her parents aren't looking, she finally gets to lick one. Brr, it's so spicy! On her first day of school, she skips class and follows some gr 1.6kReads9.1Score231Shelves
20. 20 大 Bro, You're a Cop, Not a Taoist Priest! 大哥，你是警察啊，不是道士！ Mou Zui谋醉Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [If you dislike cutesy, whimpering heroines, read no further] [Also known as: Me, a humble paper effigy maker, and you want me to crack a major case] When Yue Dong went to a telecom service center to cancel his late grandfather’s phone service, the staff gave him a hard time. “Rules are rules. The account holder has to be here in person!” “You have to follow the rules!” Yue Dong laughed in exasperation, then waved his hand and used his paper effigy-making skills to summon his late grandfather. T 71.6kReads9.2Score7.4kShelves

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