Looking for Books That’ll Give You Cold Sweats Even in Broad Daylight 求在白天看都能吓出一身冷汗的书

1. 451 不 The Unorthodox Horse-Riding Immortal 不正经的出马仙 Xu Gou'er许狗儿Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing Nine out of ten shamanic practitioners are frauds, and the other one is still cultivating. It’s both lucky and unlucky that I’m a shamanic practitioner who doesn’t cultivate immortality. I only like hanging out with my fox spirit companion, and I absolutely refuse to cultivate. 15.6kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
2. 452 成 Christmas Eve in Chengdu: My Dead Mom Sent Me a Red Envelope 成都平安夜，死去的妈给我发红包 Yan Di Qing Mu炎帝青木25k WordsCompleted On Christmas Eve in Chengdu, my dead mom sent me a red envelope —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These are short horror stories, each with a different style, and they're all quite scary.

3. 453 第 First Rate! 第一流！ Zhong Jiuling钟九陵Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted [No female lead, no formulaic tropes, not a power fantasy. Excellent writing and a first-rate plot. If that’s not your thing, don’t read.] Year thirty-one of the New Era. Snow fell in the bitter cold of winter. Many things happened that year. The Divine Church gained a new Divine Son, the Buddhist faith saw thirty-six golden lotuses bloom, and a madman emerged from a crumbling Taoist temple. The North Sea churned, threatening to swallow heaven and earth. A tiny blade of grass grew in the De 39.7kReads8.5Score3.5kShelves

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   A little high-energy, say goodbye to your reading slump! Let's start with you and me! A groundbreaking masterpiece, a breath of fresh air unlike anything I've ever read before, an original masterpiece, a new genre, with delicate writing and a tight plot.

4. 454 散 Ghosts in Pieces 散装见鬼 Tian Yucao田雨草Mystery174k WordsCompleted Do you believe there are ghosts in this world? I think that question is as impossible to answer as whether there are dragons in this world. The answer you hear most often is: Believe in them, and they exist. Don’t believe in them, and they don’t. But if you ask me, my answer is simple: Yes! Not because I believe, but because I can see them. Of course, I wasn’t able to see them from birth. It all goes back to the strange experience I had when I was six... 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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   True ghost stories that happen around us

5. 455 规 Rule Horror: Shh, Don't Speak. The Goddess Is Listening 规则怪谈：嘘，别说话，女神在听 Dongdong Daci洞洞打次9k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: Shh, Don't Speak. The Goddess Is Listening 1Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 456 过 Going Home for Lunar New Year: Your Mom Says It’s Time to Go on a Blind Date 过年回家，你妈喊你去相亲 Yan Di Qing Mu炎帝青木Marriage & Romance28k WordsCompleted You go home for the New Year, and your mom tells you to go on a blind date —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 457 生 Survival Game: I Defy Fate with My Imagination 生存游戏：我靠脑洞在游戏场逆天 Dongdong Daci洞洞打次Mystery595k WordsOngoing [Absurd Comedy + Infinite Worlds + Rule-Based Battles + Internet Memes + Meticulous Plotting + Reverse Tropes + No Romance] When reaction images become primordial deities and terrible memes form the laws of the world, welcome to the “Meme Corridor,” a survival game that runs on imagination, not science. Here, every cringe-worthy meme you once laughed at will become a blade aimed at your life. While other players despair in the repulsion field of “Don’t you come any closer!” or sink into the “ 13Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 458 诡 Eerie Revival: My Chinese-Style Horror Is Taking the World by Storm 诡异复苏：我的中式恐怖杀疯全球 Have a Bite of Cheese尝一口奶酪Mystery487k WordsOngoing [The uncanny + national destiny + Chinese-style horror + no female lead + fast-paced + terrifying + cathartic + tons of twists] The uncanny descends, and every country must set up a battlefield of horrors and take part in a national war. The winners prosper; the losers are overrun by the uncanny. Because the Dragon Kingdom’s knowledge of the path of ghosts and gods has been lost, it suffers repeated defeats on the battlefield of horrors, and much of its national fortune is plundered! While the w 112Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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9. 459 灵 Supernatural: After My Best Friend Died, She Began Turning into Me to Take Revenge 灵异:闺蜜死后，报复我开始变成她 Yan Di Qing Mu炎帝青木Mystery10k WordsCompleted Supernatural: After my best friend died, she began to take revenge on me by turning into her —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 460 规 Rule Horror: Please Settle the Tutoring Fee for the Haunted Building's Cram School 规则怪谈：麻烦结一下鬼楼补习班补课费 Dongdong Daci洞洞打次12k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: Please settle the tutoring fees for the haunted building cram school —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 461 我 I Was Horrified to Discover That My Neighbors Were Disappearing One by One 我惊恐的发现！邻居们陆续失踪 Yan Di Qing Mu炎帝青木18k WordsCompleted I discovered to my horror that my neighbors were disappearing one after another —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 462 让 You Were Supposed to Handle Rule Contamination, So Why Are You Going, “For Real?” 让你处理规则污染，你搁这“尊嘟假嘟”？ Dongdong Daci洞洞打次8k WordsCompleted You were supposed to handle the rule contamination, so why are you over here going, “For real, though?” 2Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 463 规 Rule Horror: The Corpse on the Bridge Sways in the Live Stream 规则怪谈：直播桥上的尸体晃呀晃 Yan Di Qing Mu炎帝青木9k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: The corpse on the bridge sways back and forth on the livestream —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 464 规 Rule Horror: Feeding Records from No. 7 Huaiyin Lane 规则怪谈：槐荫里7号进食记录 Dongdong Daci洞洞打次7k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: Feeding Records from No. 7, Huaiyin Lane —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 465 恐 Horror Judgment: The Cat Is Purifying Me 恐怖审判：猫在净化我 Yan Di Qing Mu炎帝青木19k WordsCompleted Horror Judgment: The Cat Is Purifying Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 466 禁 Forbidden Horror: Don't Look in the Mirror at Night 禁忌怪谈：晚上不要照镜子 Dongdong Daci洞洞打次8k WordsCompleted Taboo Horror: Don’t Look in the Mirror at Night —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 467 怀 Pregnant with an Insect Egg, I Became the Mother of All Insects 怀上虫胎后，我成了万虫之母 Yan Di Qing Mu炎帝青木11k WordsCompleted After Conceiving an Insect Egg, I Became the Mother of All Insects 122Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 468 凡 The Mortal's Immortal Gourd 凡人仙葫 Ximen Woxue西门卧雪Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing Er Gouzi is an honest, hardworking farmer. His greatest dream is to save up enough to buy a few acres, become a small landowner, and marry a buxom, strong-legged wife. Then his life would be perfect. But after an accident leaves him with a gourd and an old swindler talks him into it, he blunders into the path of immortality and gets dragged into conflict. Even so, he never forgets his original goal: he just wants to farm... 232.7kReads9.0Score16.1kShelves
19. 469 惊 Horror Park: I Teach in the Ghost Realm, and the Boss Cries While Doing Homework 惊悚乐园：我在鬼域搞教育，BOSS哭着写作业 Dongdong Daci洞洞打次7k WordsCompleted Horror Paradise: I Teach in the Ghost Realm, and the Boss Cries While Doing His Homework 1Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 470 一 Half Bad, Half Good 一半坏一半好 Yu Who Loves Sweet Potatoes爱吃地瓜的渔Mystery318k WordsCompleted When dawn breaks, close your eyes. When night falls, open them. Each day brings a different revelation. The more you see, the less afraid you become, until you get used to it. When I thought I had arrived in hell, the next moment I was in heaven. Hell and heaven are hard to tell apart. Can you tell the difference? 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It doesn't look scary at first glance, but it's hard not to think about it more carefully.

21. 471 开EN Starting with a Street Stall Selling Super Strength Potions 开局地摊卖大力 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban8.9M WordsCompleted [Qingfeng's new novel, This Player Has a Problem in the Head, is currently serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival, and humanity begins awakening supernatural abilities! Jiang Nan awakens the strongest street-stall System from the start. Potions of Strength? Detoxifying Yellow Beans? Lucky Cherries? They're flying off the shelves! The world's top tycoons, richest man, popular streamers, and peak powerhouses all come to buy them. Jiang Na 333.5kReads9.7Score44.8kShelves
22. 472 家 A 'Cat Fairy' in the House 《家有“猫仙”》 Yu Who Loves Sweet Potatoes爱吃地瓜的渔6k WordsCompleted My Home Has a 'Cat Immortal' 15Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 473 规 Rule Horror: Help! My AI Miracle Doctor Says I Have to Die 规则怪谈：救命！我的AI神医说我必须死 Dongdong Daci洞洞打次10k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: Help! My AI Miracle Doctor Says I Have to Die —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 474 子 The Eerie Midnight Mirror 子夜诡镜 Source of Flowing Water流水之源Mystery559k WordsOngoing The scholar Chou Wuya happened upon a copy of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. The stall owner casually included an ancient bronze mirror, named Seeing the Heart. At midnight, Chou Wuya discovered that the mirror could tear apart dreams and reality, drawing him into one eerie, terrifying mirror realm after another. Every mirror realm was a supernatural ordeal with no way out. A woman named Ruoxi was sealed inside the mirror. She told Chou Wuya that every time he entered a dream, he would gai 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The third watch gong sounded, and the female lead suddenly turned towards Qiu Wuyai, her mouth twisted into a wide grin: "My lord has come to see your concubine?" She lifted the hem of her costume, revealing not legs, but white bones bound with red thread. The audience below turned their heads in unison, each face beginning to melt, revealing rotting flesh beneath. Qiu Wuyai's copper coin sword hummed, the ancient coins on its tassel spontaneously combusting, the eerie blue flames revealing the truth behind the stage—a dozen skinned corpses hanging from the beams, swaying gently in the wind. The female lead removed her own skin, revealing the face of Lady Haitang: "My lord, weren't you looking for the 'Blood of Wrath'?" With a flick of her finger, a corpse suddenly exploded, the blood mist condensing into the character "Wrath." Qiu Wuyai flung three copper coins, nailing them to a stage pillar. The moment the pillar cracked, the "audience" below let out inhuman screams and rushed forward. Bai Wuchang suddenly laughed, tearing open his chest—inside was no heart, only a blooming begonia. "The medicinal ingredient must be fresh to be effective!" His voice was exceptionally clear amidst the screams. "Miss Liu's time is almost up!" The stage collapsed with a crash, and the female lead's head rolled to Qiu Wuyai's feet, still singing: "For you, my beautiful companion, like flowing water..." Suddenly, vines sprouted from under his scalp, wrapping around his ankles and piercing his skin. The moment the copper coin sword struck, the entire City God Temple began to sink, and countless pale hands emerged from the cracks in the ground, [thinking] each wrist tied with a faded theater ticket—all dated December of the year Guiwei.

25. 475 诡 Mysterious Tales: Stop Crying! Smile, Damn It! 诡秘怪谈：别哭了！给老子笑！ Dongdong Daci洞洞打次7k WordsCompleted Weird Tales of the Mysterious: Stop crying! Give me a damn smile! —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 476 百 The Hundred Venerables Record: Tales of Another Day 百崇录：异日谈 Plenty of Friends丰富的朋友Mystery292k WordsCompleted A sealed ancient scroll has come to light once more: "The Hundred Abominations: Tales of Strange Days". Its faded, uncanny writing: written in blood? Annotated in tears? No one can say. All that remains are over a hundred strange accounts, each word sinking into the bone, all told by the “ill omens” lurking among humankind. Some nest in the dark corners of people's hearts, watching for greed; some lie in the shadows of the streets, drinking in sobs; others haunt desolate wilderness and ancient h —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 477 规 Rules-Based Horror? No Problem! 规则怪谈？不怕！ Three Thousand Falls into the Water落水三千Mystery118k WordsCompleted [Rules] [Urban Legends] [No Female Lead] [Trickster] Without rules, there can be no order. Every monster has its own rules for killing. If you break one, it will turn into a vicious evil spirit and come for your life. You can only survive by making good use of the rules... Only by using the rules and obeying them can you have a chance of survival. A haunted amusement park, a strange school... 61Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 478 诡 Eerie Revival: Obstetrician to an S-Rank Haunted Hospital 诡异复苏：给S级鬼楼当产科医生 Dongdong Daci洞洞打次8k WordsCompleted Eerie Revival: Obstetrician to an S-Rank Haunted Building 2Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 479 开EN Starting with a Death Game, I Executed God 开局死亡游戏，我处决了上帝 Azure Company蔚蓝公司Mystery300k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment novel, no mindless protagonist, no clichés, no System, high-octane later on] Do you know what happens after people die? It is said that the consciousness of the dead does not vanish, but is instead transported to the world of the departed. There, people must continually take part in bloody to earn the chance to prolong their lives. After dying unexpectedly, a young man arrives in this place. The first game is called . The boy draws the <Blank Ident 8.8kReads8.6Score875Shelves
30. 480 一 One Haunting a Day 一日一诡 Spring Rain in the South, Winter Snow in the North南春雨北冬雪Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing Like people, supernatural entities can be good or bad, so the author can’t promise that every story will have an off-the-charts scare factor that keeps you up at night. The only guarantee is that all the stories are entirely fictional. If anything seems familiar, you’re on your own! 356Reads—Score101Shelves

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    The suspense and horror atmosphere is described in detail; reading it alone at night might make you too scared to go to the bathroom! [Fear][Fear][Fear][Fear][Fear][Fear] "The Ghost Entering the Door," "The Headless Old House," "Possession," "The Haunted House"—every story is extremely terrifying and will send chills down your spine!

31. 481 鬼 Ghost Game 鬼游戏 He Ange和安歌Mystery577k WordsCompleted [Infinite-Flow + Horror Mystery + Supernatural + Ensemble Cast + Mild Horror + Strong Female Lead + Plot-Driven] The human heart is more terrifying than the paranormal. Grievances fill the human world, summoning the Grudge God. GQ2026.12.28. After a rain of blood, the Ghost Game appeared out of nowhere and began invading the human 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Playing games with ghosts. Finding the murderer for ghosts. What you see during the day isn't necessarily human.

32. 482 完 The Perfect Criminal: I Didn’t Kill Anyone 完美犯罪者：我没有杀人 free Oil Spritefree油精Mystery420k WordsOngoing I killed my homeroom teacher, then erased my fingerprints with an eraser. Time rewound by half an hour. The body was still there, but I had a perfect alibi. Then I noticed my shoeprints were still at the scene. When the price of rewriting reality began to take its toll, I finally understood: what I'd erased wasn't evidence, but the door to an even more terrifying truth. 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I leaned against the rooftop railing, slowly slid down, and sat on the ground. A smile played on my lips. I couldn't control it. I knew I shouldn't be smiling now; if anyone saw me, they'd think I was crazy. But I just couldn't stop. It was finally confirmed. She possessed memories; she had her own way of rewinding. She didn't have an eraser; she herself was that eraser. Her death was the opening we needed to tear open. Ling Guang, the anchor point of death. I confirmed it.

33. 483 一 Painting Yin and Yang with a Single Stroke 一笔绘阴阳 The Waves Are a Whale's Tears海浪是鲸鱼的眼泪Mystery661k WordsOngoing As I gazed down the shadowy corridor and across the empty hall, the strange order of light and darkness stirred a fear of the unknown deep inside me. The elders always said, “The ancestral hall is home to spirits that have yet to depart.” “Don’t step on the threshold, don’t touch the ancestral tablets, and don’t whistle in the ancestral hall.” “The names on the tablets weren’t carved there. They moved in.” When the wind blew past the row of wooden windows, the latticework let out a mournful wail 211Reads—Score101Shelves

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    Purely supernatural, based on true stories, thrilling and terrifying. Real. A tightly woven, breathtaking experience. Through the eyes of this book, I'll take you—to see ghosts.

34. 484 天 Tianxuan Paranormal Affairs Office 天玄灵异事务所 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery541k WordsCompleted - [Infinite Flow + Urban Supernatural + Chinese-Style Horror + Folk Legends and Hauntings + Celestial Master Exorcists + Heirs to the Daoist Tradition + Heterochromatic-Eyed Heroine + Haunted House Tales + Episodic Stories + Folk Taboos] - Hidden deep in the bustling streets is an inconspicuous supernatural affairs office called Tianxuan. - No one dares touch the folk taboos of this world. Haunted houses are plagued by unsolved horrors, abandoned villages and ancient mansions seethe with resentm 1.2kReads—Score101Shelves

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    Stuck in a reading slump and can't find anything with a heavy dose of supernatural horror? "Tianxuan Supernatural Agency" delves deep into local ghost stories. Strange occurrences plague abandoned old houses, ancient curses plague remote mountain villages, and eerie spirits lurk in inconspicuous corners of bustling cities. Ma Daoyi uses his Taoist magic to resolve bizarre calamities, while his two apprentices accompany him on his adventures. Their playful banter masks a chilling atmosphere; one moment they're chatting, the next they're in deadly danger. The story is tightly structured, concise, and avoids dragging or writer's block.

35. 485 恐 Folk Horror [The Fake Master Who Shocks a Hundred Demons] 恐怖民俗【冒牌大师震百妖】 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The thing Liu Buyi, a fake master, regrets most in his life is learning how to “draw talismans with soy sauce” from a short video. Because the corpse that should be lying quietly in front of him is now using a soy-sauce-dipped finger to write his name on the coffin lid. Meanwhile, his half-baked beauty of a partner, An Xun, is munching on sunflower seeds and enjoying the show. “Didn't you say you had Yin-Yang Eyes?!” Liu Buyi's voice trembles. Seeing how unconcerned she looks, he almost passes o 821Reads—Score109Shelves
36. 486 哽 The Sobbing Maitreya 哽咽的弥勒 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery408k WordsCompleted A truly thrilling horror fantasy, with a master like Lin Zhenying guiding you through terrifying adventures, slaying demons and monsters, exploring forbidden arts, and cultivating as a demon immortal. Once you start reading, you won't be able to stop. It's pure exhilaration from beginning to end! 15Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 487 柜 The Woman in the Closet 柜子里的女人 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery6k WordsCompleted The Woman in the Cabinet 55Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 488 恐 Horror Cinema: My Teammate Is Yukino Yukinoshita 恐怖影院：我的队友是雪之下雪乃 fh Black and Whitefh黑白Mystery475k WordsCompleted [The rating has only just come out, and it’ll rise later] [Infinite Flow] + [Mild Horror] + [Horror Dungeons] + [Anime Crossover, Multiple Heroines] “Welcome to the Nightmare Screening Room. Here, you’re not an audience member sitting in the theater. You’re a participant in a real horror movie!” Guan Hong accidentally stumbles into a bizarre horror theater. There’s no popcorn here, only endless survival missions and vengeful evil spirits ready to peel off your skin at any moment. First screeni 992Reads6.2Score104Shelves
39. 489 袁 Yuan Tiangang, the Last Keeper of Secrets in the World 袁天罡，世间最后一个守秘人 Hot-Blooded Assassination Squad热血刺杀团Mystery291k WordsCompleted At Mount Lingtai Fangcun, clouds and mist shroud the peaks. More than a hundred days have passed since the chaos was extinguished. The Three Realms are at peace, and the mortal world is calm. Though Yuan Tiangang has bowed to his master's wishes and promised never to investigate the true form of that Buddha, the doubts in his heart grow heavier with each passing day. Was the chaos that nearly destroyed the world truly just a single thought from a Buddha, cast off as an avatar? Among the countles 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is not a prophecy. Not a warning. This is a verdict. It condemns the vast land to be reduced to scorched earth. It condemns countless lives to become sacrifices. It condemns the two who wielded the brush to have their souls turned to ink. It condemns all beings in the Three Realms to await the end of this calamity. "The next chapter is coming," Yuan Tiangang said softly. As soon as he finished speaking, the air above the secret chamber distorted slightly, and an aura heavier, more desolate, and more desperate than the eighth chapter quietly descended. It was the aura of a drought. It was the deathly silence of a thousand miles of barren land. It was the despair of a cropless harvest. It was the sorrow of countless starving people. The ninth chapter is titled: A Thousand Miles of Barren Land, No Smoke from Cooking. Yuan Tiangang slowly raised his arm, and Li Chunfeng mechanically raised his hand in sync. The two half-inked hands once again firmly grasped the ink brush that governed the fate of the Three Realms. The brush tip dipped into the ink pool, and the thick ink rippled slightly, reflecting two numb and sorrowful faces. The writing began again. Fate moved forward once more. The catastrophe has escalated once again. [Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Request for more updates][Request for more updates][Request for more updates]

40. 490 我 My Neighbor Came Back from the Dead 我邻居死而复生 Lucky Carp Little Flower锦鲤小花7k WordsCompleted My Neighbor Came Back from the Dead —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story of a neighbor who died and came back to life; a short and enjoyable story.

41. 491 太 The Supreme Old Lord Whispered to Me: Trust Neither Gods nor Buddhas 太上老君低声对我说：勿信神佛 Hot-Blooded Assassination Squad热血刺杀团Eastern Fantasy295k WordsCompleted “Do not trust what you see.” The Old Lord’s first warning landed like a nail, every word driven home. “Do not trust what you hear.” The second carried a note of warning. “Do not trust what the gods and Buddhas say.” The third overturned everything the Three Realms believed. Zhou Shi trembled all over. “The Heavenly Venerable means that the Heavenly Court…” “Just remember this,” the Old Lord interrupted. The bewilderment in his eyes gave way to a trace of resolve. “When the truth is revealed, the 1Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 492 民 Strange Tales from the Min Tiao Bureau: Mian Zhuan 民调局异闻录之勉传 Er Dong Shuishou耳东水寿Mystery8.3M WordsCompleted This is the story of an immortal man spanning two thousand years. In every corner of history, he left his name behind. To some, he was a nightmare. To others, he awakened them from the nightmares that haunted them. At the beginning of the story, his name was Wu Mian. By the end, his name was Invincible. 22.5kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
43. 493 我 I’m an Actor in a Horror World 我在恐怖世界当演员 fh Black and Whitefh黑白Mystery607k WordsCompleted [Infinite Loop + Death Games + Horror Worlds + Original Scenarios + No Female Lead] (The protagonist has limits he won’t cross + System (mostly useless) + Items + The protagonist isn’t superhuman) If you were asked to act in a real horror movie, would you be willing? Guan Long is one lucky guy: he was chosen to take part in one terrifying film after another. There’s the bizarre rest stop on the highway, another “floor” that suddenly appears on a rooftop, and eerie voices calling from elevators, 664Reads6.5Score—Shelves
44. 494 全 The All-Round Martial Saint 全能武圣 Hot-Blooded Assassination Squad热血刺杀团Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted “We can cry, we can laugh, we can feel pain, and we can die, but we will never bow our heads!” As the words rang out, billions of mortals shouted in unison, their voices shattering the clouds: “What happens in the mortal world is for mortals to decide!” “What happens in the mortal world is for mortals to decide!” “What happens in the mortal world is for mortals to decide!” Their voices gathered into a colossal blade that pierced heaven and earth. It was no weapon, but an act of will. Where that 3Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 495 把 Give Me Back My Soul 把老子的魂魄还给我 The Key Bearer神持钥Mystery644k WordsCompleted My name is Lin Zhou, and I'm a security guard. After I lost my job, my childhood friend Erwa found me a high-paying security job at a hotel. I soon discovered that everything about the place was strange. There wasn't a soul around during the day, but at night it was bustling, sending chills down my spine. I tried desperately to escape the hotel, but no matter how far I ran, I couldn't get away... 101Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Don't miss it! Enter at your own risk if you're easily frightened. [Petrified][Petrified][Petrified]

46. 496 癫 A Madman's Fate 癫人命 Stars Fall in the Long Night长夜落辰Mystery75k WordsOngoing [The uncanny + mind-bending suspense + horror + fictional setting + no System] At the end of that rainy night, Chen Xiu gazes at the unfamiliar world before him. He discovers that the curses have taken everything from him, even himself. Curses and uncanny horrors run rampant before his eyes, while madness and fear relentlessly batter his heart. It says: “Having witnessed what the curse can do, you must also suffer its gifts.” It says: “The death curse descends upon past and present, twisting all 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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47. 497 浓 What Came Back from the Mountains When the Fog Rolled In 浓雾起时，从山里跟回来的东西 Inspired by the Pen, Flowers Bloom望笔生花16k WordsCompleted The Thing That Followed Me Back from the Mountains When the Fog Rose —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    What I wrote terrified even myself.

48. 498 善 A Good Soul in an Evil Ghost’s Body: I Have No Right to Forgive 善魂进了恶鬼身：我没资格原谅 I Am a Vast Blue Sea我是一片蔚蓝的海Urban364k WordsCompleted When Lu Xinglang was little, his grandmother told him, “You’ll face a calamity when you’re eighty-nine.” Oh, and it wouldn’t be just one. They’d come one after another. At eighty-nine, on his deathbed, Lu Xinglang said, “Grandma, I’m about to kick the bucket. How could I have a whole series of calamities?” Later, he found out. He could. Dying was only the first calamity. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a terrifying world. He wrote it as if the whole world was cannibalistic. It's horrifying.

49. 499 人 A World Out of Balance 人间失衡 Xiao Youqian萧有钱Mystery94k WordsCompleted [Mind-bending suspense + short stories + no overarching plot + crime + criminal investigation + shocking twists + stories of ordinary people] The deepest wounds are often inflicted by those closest to us. A bloody case at an old family home, shrouded in mystery. Who is the real killer? After her father dies of illness, her sister-in-law sells her to northern Myanmar! The body of a baby girl is found in the woods. A kidnapping case turns into a murder investigation. Who would target an innocent i 203Reads8.3Score—Shelves
50. 500 民 Republican-Era Detective Tales 民国侦探诡事录 Liu Gang刘港Mystery317k WordsCompleted [Standalone cases + Republican-era investigations + criminal investigation and deduction + paranormal mysteries + powerful partners] In the chaotic Republican era, the land is shattered and strange events abound. One bizarre case follows another, but the truth remains as elusive as a mist... In a village at midnight, residents die one after another. Rumors say the “Stinking-Mouth Ghost” has returned to exact revenge, leaving everyone terrified. A haunted house by the lake conceals an old massacr 372Reads9.1Score100Shelves

    Reader note

    Highly recommended! These books are all excellent, featuring deserted villages, Northeast China... There are so many elements, it's terrifying! I was sweating buckets after reading them, it was so scary!

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