Supernatural Horror Means Supernatural Horror. Don't Drag in Rule-Based Horror or the Dreadful World 灵异就是灵异 别扯什么规则怪谈 惊悚世界

1. 401 血 Blood-Red Lonely Moon 血色孤月 Zhang Qingquan of Yangtian Mountain仰天山的张清泉Mystery78k WordsOngoing [There’s some mind games, I guess. No harem, one heroine and one hero. The protagonists are highly intelligent, with a touch of brainteasers. Updates are slow. Mystery, supernatural elements, wild ideas, and an infinite-loop format. You won’t regret giving it a try.] Hu Kui is a sixth-grade student. This time, through an unexpected coincidence, he enters a Heavenly Trial, and only then does he realize that the world is not as simple as it seems. Things are about to get interesting! [I’m no good 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The quality is pretty good (´∀`*). It was written by an elementary school student, so I'll give it some encouragement.

2. 402 3 365 Bedtime Ghost Stories 365个睡前鬼故事 Light-Year Distance光年距离Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Still worried you won't make it through a long horror story? Still worried the scares will drag on and take forever to pull you in? This collection of short ghost stories takes just ten minutes to read each one. Open one before bed or on your commute, and let a concentrated burst of fear wrap around you. You won't be able to stop. Perhaps one of these stories will be just right for whenever you feel like being given a little scare. 6.8kReads8.4Score675Shelves

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   I recommend this book. I've read quite a few ghost stories, but this one has the most terrifying atmosphere, and there are actually ghosts in the stories.

3. 403 阴 Yin-Yang Eyes: Ghostly Tales from a Mountain Village 阴阳眼之山村鬼事 The World of the Pang Clan庞门天下Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing On the night I was born, dark clouds covered the sky, fierce winds and torrential rain raged, and thunder boomed until dawn. Countless ghost soldiers and underworld bailiffs waited outside our home, intent on dragging me back to the underworld. If my grandfather hadn't fought to protect me, I wouldn't have lived to see morning. Dogs barked all night throughout the village. The elders called me a cursed, ill-fated child and an evil omen, and wanted to beat me to death to put an end to the calami 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The supernatural is the supernatural, and it must be supernatural.

4. 404 禁 Taboos Descend, and I Think I’ve Been Set Up 禁忌降临，我好像被做局了 Rainy Moon, Empty Traces雨月空痕Mystery206k WordsOngoing [Supernatural horror + no female lead + ruthless and decisive + relentless struggle to the death + horrors descend + special abilities] One night, a strangely beating heart appeared at the door, and everything changed... Ghosts are real! They mingle in this world in all kinds of forms. Find them, and make sure they don’t find you first! “My soul was torn to pieces, scattered across every corner of the new and old worlds...” A mysterious package drew Du Ziren onto a path of resistance against the —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I must recommend one of my own books! [Kissing emoji]

5. 405 戴 I Put on a Mask and Became a God 戴上面具，我成了神 Mu Yu Zhizhi木鱼之之Mystery215k WordsCompleted I woke up with amnesia from the start. Did I kill someone? The security footage shows me brutally slaughtering two burly men all by myself? Yan Zhile: That wasn't me. I put on a mask and got possessed by a god. Do you believe me? Police: Why not say you're Ultraman while you're at it? From an ordinary college student to the Host of a forbidden mask. She takes down scumbag dads, slays heavenly fiends, and tames ancient divine beasts. When she has collected every mask, she stands atop the Ea 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This thriller/creepy story features a protagonist trapped in numerous predicaments, unable to defend himself or clear his name, and whose special instincts stemming from his mask constantly surface, keeping the entire story high-energy.

6. 406 我 My Rules Have a Slight Edge 我的规则略占上风 Paper Bear壹纸熊Mystery205k WordsCompleted When the world begins to follow the wrong rules, do you choose to die rationally or survive by going mad? The world of Chen Mo, a medical student, was utterly destroyed by a bizarre “distortion.” The sky turned into static, and reality warped into a deadly trap. His younger sister vanished into a classroom governed by one rule: “No talking.” To find his sister, Chen Mo is forced into a desperate world made up of countless “rule-bound anomalies.” Here, ghosts and monsters kill according to cold, —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   When the world begins to follow flawed rules, is it a choice between rational annihilation or madness-driven survival? The world of medical student Chen Mo collapses completely in a bizarre "distortion." The sky turns into a snowy screen, reality twists into a deadly trap. His sister disappears in a death classroom governed by the rule of "no talking." To find his loved one, Chen Mo is forced into a desperate world composed of countless "rule anomalies." Here, monsters kill according to cold logic; the only way to survive is to become a smarter "enforcer," exploiting or even betraying the rules. But power comes with a curse: each use of his abilities accelerates his madness. Visions of a mental hospital begin to flash before his eyes, and the whispers of doctors echo in his ears. He can no longer distinguish whether he is the savior of the apocalypse or a delusional madman in a mental hospital. Ahead lies the cold truth of world destruction, behind him, the crumbling remnants of humanity. Chen Mo knew that he had to maintain enough rationality to break through all deadlocks, while also embracing just the right amount of madness... In order to carve out a path to survival for his loved ones in dire straits.

7. 407 灰 The Gray Realm’s Devotee 灰界信徒 Strange Hero Ai Ai怪侠一艾艾Mystery231k WordsCompleted After I was dismembered, my consciousness awoke in the restroom of an abandoned psychiatric hospital. A stranger's face stared back at me in the mirror. A phone lay on the sink, its screen displaying a message: “Welcome to the Ashen Realm Human Resources Department. Employee ID: 444. Your first performance target: survive tonight.” This is a bizarre world formed as the “Ashen Realm” seeps into reality. Grudges become rules, memories become currency, and humans are its cheapest disposable resourc 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I thought it was a sacrifice story, but the protagonist doesn't follow the system's script at all! The power awakened in his left eye and the ability that doesn't belong to the fate system directly trample the rule of "equivalent exchange" underfoot. The more I read, the more addictive it becomes.

8. 408 道 Reverend, Stop Pretending. I Know You Can Use Immortal Arts 道长别装了，我知道你会仙术 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery11.7M WordsOngoing At Zhongnan Mountain, people knew only that it was home to the Quanzhen Sect. Few knew that at its foot stood a dilapidated Taoist temple. That day, the people of Gujing Temple burst onto the scene. From then on, their name would resound throughout the land! 186.8kReads9.2Score13.7kShelves
9. 409 道 Taoist, Spare Us! Zombies, Ghosts, and Monsters Are Freaking Out! 道士请饶命，僵尸鬼妖慌麻了！ Scorpio Water Demon天蝎水妖Mystery274k WordsCompleted [Supernatural] [Feng Shui and Folk Customs] [Ghost Hunting and Corpse Suppression] [Transmigration] [No System] Chen Yang, a Taoist who used to sweep temple floors, transmigrates to a world without Taoist priests and discovers that he has become the village idiot tasked with guarding the village. The village chief says, "My dead father is causing too much trouble. You have to get in the coffin and keep him company!" Chen Yang replies, "Trouble? That's right up my alley. I'll have your dad settle 107Reads—Score121Shelves

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   I'm currently watching this! It's a Chinese supernatural horror story, featuring ghost hunting, corpse suppression, feng shui, and a single female lead. The male lead transmigrates to a world without Taoist priests and becomes the only Taoist immortal. The battles are exciting, he's highly intelligent, and it's a great watch!

10. 410 序EN Sequence Highway: Starting as a Fake Artificer 序列公路：从假装炼器师序列开始 Dugu Cang Hu独孤沧虎Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.8M WordsOngoing #Mysterious Apocalypse #Road Migration #Sequence Powers #Ruthless and Decisive #Survival Story #Team Adventure #Wild Imagination A tide of apocalyptic horrors sweeps the world. The migrating convoy is the only hope for survival. Wang Ying is the blade, Cao Xianming is the brains, Zheng Xiaofeng is the shield, and Yang Yong... pretends to wield sequence powers. He’s called crafty and accused of being a coward, but when the convoy is wiped out, he swallows a fragment of the source of the uncanny 18.9kReads6.0Score1.4kShelves

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    The portal wouldn't close, the protective shield wouldn't rise, and zombies surged in like a tidal wave. The eight elders transformed into data particles, leaving only one sentence: "The Mechanical City is yours." He stood atop the tower, a World Tree sapling sprouting in his palm, ivy vines spreading across the entire city. Below lay mountains of corpses and seas of blood; above him, a crazed god. He had no way out. Fight or die.

11. 411 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 3.5kReads9.1Score217Shelves

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    It wasn't just scary, it got even scarier; it made my heart race.

12. 412 人 The Human Realm Soul-Ferrying Office 人间渡魂事务所 Mu Ding San Huo木鼎三火Urban996k WordsOngoing [A Soul-Crossing Sword that levels up and transforms] [Urban supernatural tales + detective investigations] [Cool, aloof senior boss and her younger puppy-like partner] [Uncovering the truth behind his mother's disappearance and the Soul-Crosser organization's dark secrets] The Soul-Crossing Sword levels up, with no mindless power fantasy. In a city teeming with vengeful spirits, ghost stories have become reality, and ordinary people can meet bizarre deaths at any moment. Everyone thinks they'r 9Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist travels between the realms of Yin and Yang, and possesses considerable strength.

13. 413 堂 The Hall of the Living: A Spirit Medium's Extraordinary Experiences 堂口人间：一个出马仙的神奇经历 Waiting for the Wind, No. 66等风来66号Urban363k WordsCompleted A chip is sent from the future to 1970. Recipient: Wang Cuifang, a woman in her early twenties, recently divorced and from a rural village in Northeast China. She has no idea what’s going on: suddenly, something extra is in her mind. She can investigate, defend herself, and attack. With her eyes closed, she can “see” what’s happening across the surrounding villages, and when danger strikes, her body retaliates automatically. But the System’s supernatural abilities must remain secret. She needs a 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The theme of shamanic practices is very rustic.

14. 414 看 Better Not to Meet Again 看见不如不见 Not a Flower Bud不是花骨朵Mystery270k WordsCompleted “You’re not a curse. You’re the key!” “If you don’t want to die, stay away from me.” “Liu Yan, stop licking your lips! You might poison yourself!” “Mind your own business and you’ll live longer!” “Praying to gods? Worshipping Buddha? You’d be better off kowtowing to me.” “I decide whether you stay or go.” Better not to see me than to see me. I’m not talking about myself. I mean all of you. 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This supernatural novel begins by recounting the protagonist's developmental delays and suffering from illness since childhood. After recovering, he gains extraordinary vision and frequently encounters strange phenomena while going out for picnics or tomb sweeping. You can jump right in!

15. 415 我 I’m a Ghost Officer, So Why Are You Asking Me to Marry the Campus Beauty? 我一个鬼差，你让我跟校花领证？ V Young Master of the Fan FamilyV范家大少Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Just Started College, and I Married the Aloof Campus Belle] [I’m a ghost officer. You want me to marry the campus belle?] [College Student Ghost Officer] [Campus Belle Wife] [Marriage Before Love] [Ferryman] … Synopsis: On his first day of college, freshman Cao Ning is forced to marry Xia Shihan, his betrothed, whom he has never met. He thinks it’s just a minor incident, but when he returns to campus to register, he discovers that the beautiful upperclasswoman at the registration desk is the ve 39.3kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves
16. 416 我 I Test-Sleep in Haunted Houses: My True Accounts of Ghostly Encounters! 我做凶宅试睡员，口述撞鬼实录！ Uncle Shui from Jinmen津门水叔Mystery455k WordsCompleted [As long as you’re not afraid of ghosts, you can make money even while you sleep.] My name is Ma Jun. Two friends and I run a real estate agency. We make plenty of money, but we keep running into ghosts because all the properties we sell are haunted houses... 476Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    None of theirs will do; it has to be mine. Don't look if you're easily scared. Don't look if you're easily scared.

17. 417 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 916Reads8.8Score108Shelves
18. 418 我 The Years I Spent Raising Corpses and Nurturing Ghosts in the Graveyard 我在坟场种尸养诡的那些年 I, Too, Am a Dragon Slayer我亦是屠龙客Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Feng wakes up as a tomb keeper in a world plagued by natural disasters and sinister calamities. The slightest mistake could cost him his life. Fortunately, he can plant corpses to raise ghosts, sowing dead bodies to reap all kinds of skills and ghosts. The Opera Ghost plays the Monkey King, bringing the seventy-two transformations to life and sweeping through the turmoil of the mortal world. The Embroidery Ghost mends everything under the sun, weaving a tragic song of a troubled age and craf 14.1kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
19. 419 西 Ghost Stories of the Southwest 西南鬼事 Young Scholar from Nanshui南水小生Mystery800k WordsCompleted This is a collection of ghost stories from southwest China, made up of a series of medium-length tales. Some may be part of your childhood, some may be stories you've told yourself, and others may be stories you've never heard. Today, let Xiao An tell you these strange and wondrous tales, one by one. 81Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Do you want to read the short story?

20. 420 逆 The Heavenly Master of Reverse Fortune 逆运天师 Four Ounces Move a Thousand Pounds千钧四两Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Originally titled The Reversed-Fate Celestial Master and Those Years of Helping Ghosts Harm People] [Multiple Female Leads] [Supernatural Evil Cultivation] [Controlling Paper Dolls, Consecrating Yin Compasses, Refining Copper-Coin Ghost Treasures, Making Corpse Puppets, Raising Ghosts, Practicing Yin Fiend Arts] [Cultivation Ranks: New Ghost - High-Grade Ghost - Yin Soldier (Yin Soldier Ghost Path) - Ghost King (Ghost King Evil Path) - Ghost General (Netherworld Ghost General) - Great Demon - F 2.5kReads8.1Score206Shelves
21. 421 道 The Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain: A Heavenly Master Cultivation System from the Start 道士下山，开局觉醒天师道法系统 Author Wang Nanfeng作者忘南风Mystery253k WordsOngoing Wang Jiu is an orphan raised by an old Taoist priest, so poor he can barely scrape by. On his first day down the mountain, the supernatural descends and he awakens the Celestial Master System. Catch ghosts? Sure. But can someone tell him why his biological mother is a hundred-year-old vengeful ghost, and his biological father was a Celestial Master from the Republican era? He can't even draw the peachwood sword his master left him. System notification: Your cultivation is insufficient. Please ac —Reads—Score—Shelves

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22. 422 乡 Tales of Strange Happenings in the Countryside 乡村诡事录 Zhang Xiaohe张小河Mystery156k WordsCompleted The strange happenings in a mountain village. I was born and raised in the countryside. Deep in the mountains, there are always ghosts and spirits, and my village was no exception. Heaven, earth, black, yellow, the cosmos vast: demons and ghosts send shivers down your spine. One year, the start of spring fell on the fifteenth day of the eighth month. That year, so many strange things happened. Just bringing them up is enough to scare people. Meeting the Black and White Impermanence on a night wa 1.9kReads9.0Score137Shelves
23. 423 午 The Midnight Mantou Shop 午夜馒头铺 Maple Forest at Dusk枫林晚Mystery804k WordsCompleted Have you ever noticed that some breakfast shops serve food that's delicious most of the time, but for a couple of days each month, it suddenly tastes dry and is hard to swallow? Have you ever wondered if perhaps that breakfast food was never meant for people to eat...? 368Reads7.4Score—Shelves
24. 424 我 I Solve Cases at the Special Investigations Bureau by Day and Serve in the Underworld by Night 我白天特案局办案，晚上地府当差 Mr. Youyong幼庸先生Mystery3.6M WordsCompleted I was born with a pure Yang constitution and the fate of Zhong Kui. I can drive out demons, subdue ghosts, and repel evil spirits. The moment I was born, all kinds of factions fought to take me as their disciple. A bunch of monks and Taoist priests said I was destined to become a Celestial Master or a great monk. They even got into a brawl over me, and that’s not all: in the end, both the state and the underworld got involved! When I was one, the state even assigned me a corpse-born child who ha 21.5kReads8.7Score2.1kShelves

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    This book is great!

25. 425 十 The Fragrance of Corpses for Ten Miles 十里尸香 Eight of Spades黑桃八Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted Most people receive gifts that are heartwarming or romantic. Even if they aren't a surprise, they're at least well-intentioned. But the gift I received when I turned twenty was a very real shock, and a curse. 2kReads8.2Score174Shelves
26. 426 我 The Unusual Tenant in My Home 我家的特殊房客 The Moonlit Night Isn't Dark明月夜不黑Urban168k WordsOngoing Lighthearted, funny, supernatural abilities, no System, and mostly everyday life. Ding Yang has had a close friend for years: a stunningly beautiful woman. As someone who transmigrated into another person's life, passing up such a gorgeous woman would be a waste of life. He arranged to have barbecue with Wu Xinyue that evening, but somehow he was dragged to a cemetery in the northern suburbs and haunted by a woman in red. She wanted his help investigating the cause of her death. Wu Xinyue flatly —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's light on the supernatural, has slice-of-life elements, and is funny; it's pretty good.

27. 427 黄 Weasel Spirit! Do I Look Like a Human or a God to You? 黄皮子！你看我像人还是像神？ China's Famous Double Standard中国驰名双标Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted No specialist knowledge here, just a story. [A little horror + a whole lot of comedy + no female lead, no romance] When I was a kid, I took a nighttime shortcut and saw a weasel worshipping the moon. Remembering a story my grandma had told me, I worried it might ask me to grant it a title, so, on a whim, I shouted at it first: “Weasel! Do I look more like a person or a god to you?” The weasel froze for a moment, then said I looked like a dumbass! But from that day on, I really did become an idio 30.3kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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    1️⃣ He dropped out of school at ten and embarked on a culinary journey. At nineteen, he took over a hot pot restaurant, but business was slow. One night, an extraordinary encounter occurred, and he found a new path, giving the hot pot restaurant a new lease on life. However, all the guests in the restaurant were illusory shadows.

28. 428 末 Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世：全公司否认18楼存在 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse783k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn 3.4kReads8.7Score284Shelves

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    This is what supernatural fiction should be like! The post-apocalyptic setting is full of hardcore sci-fi details, the protagonist's intelligence is consistently high, and the plot twists and turns constantly. After reading it, my understanding of post-apocalyptic fiction was completely refreshed.

29. 429 麒 The Divine Qilin 麒麟神相 Daoist of Jiangnan江南道长Rural Life3.8M WordsCompleted I was born with a Qilin by my side. To save me, my grandfather peeled off his own human skin and gave it to a nine-tailed fox. That day, dead trees bloomed again, and all the beasts came to pay their respects! 10.8kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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    They're all pretty good.

30. 430 九 Uncle Nine's World: Exorcising Demons in America 九叔世界：在美利坚驱魔 Half Croc半鳄Mystery559k WordsOngoing Lin Zhengmiao, the nephew of Uncle Jiu, went to the United States to study large-scale shipbuilding in hopes of helping Longguo prosper. The United States was rife with undercurrents and gunfire. When he returned to Hong Kong Island for summer break, he became a disciple of Daoist Priest Qianhe and studied Eastern magic to protect himself. With his skills, Lin Zhengmiao rescued foreign residents from the torment of evil spirits, while making a fortune in the process. Like gifts sent home by over 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Push push push

31. 431 诡 The Creepy National Fortune Game: My Chinese-Style Horror Terrified the World 诡异国运：我的中式恐怖吓哭全球 Deng Tianye登天野Mystery604k WordsOngoing The supernatural invades the real world. Every country on Blue Star must design supernatural dungeons. Conquering another country’s dungeon lets you seize some of its national fortune, while a country whose dungeon is conquered will face all kinds of supernatural events, which may eventually lead to its destruction. For special reasons, the Dragon Kingdom has lost much of its supernatural culture and is at a disadvantage now that the supernatural has returned. Then Su Yi transmigrates here with 15.5kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
32. 432 地 The Underworld Megacorp Says I Have to Work Ten Years Before I Can Leave 地府大企说工作十年才能走 Tanghulu Can't Be Left Overnight糖葫芦不能过夜Mystery82k WordsOngoing Qi Shu transmigrates and becomes a two-faced corporate drone. At night, she’s a living new hire at a huge company in the Underworld… By day, she’s one of the only two employees at a newly opened studio. Yesterday, she sat through her boss’s grand promises and workplace manipulation. Exhausted, she collapsed onto her bed, only to wake up in the Underworld office and begin another round of corporate drudgery. By day, she scrambles to find work and pay rent. At night, she works desperately to build —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's not a very scary supernatural story. The female protagonist herself is a supernatural being. She is a human during the day and a ghost when she sleeps. When she is a ghost, she fights people with her salary. It's a female-oriented story with an upgrade system. She works hard to earn money and increase her strength.

33. 433 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! 352Reads—Score101Shelves

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    In "University Ghost Stories," there is a story about "three days of white and seven days of yellow." Some people don't believe they will be "possessed" and, disbelieving in the supernatural, "count the steps" in the middle of the night, but they don't notice "an extra person." Later, they see "blood-red high heels" and are targeted by "skin-changing ghosts," who turn them into "love dumplings" and "infant bone soup."

34. 434 东 The Southeast Asian Medium 东南亚通灵先生 Wild Goose Before the Hall堂前雁Mystery441k WordsCompleted Under duress, I embedded a woman's corpse inside a Buddha statue in a temple. After I was framed, Master Dad taught me Southeast Asian spirit-medium arts. From that day on, the world I saw was no longer inhabited by the living alone... 3.7kReads8.4Score439Shelves

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    This is supernatural literature with real ghosts; I recommend reading it.

35. 435 农 Strange Tales from the Countryside 农村里的奇异怪谈 Ye Xiaodao夜小刀Mystery136k WordsOngoing [Traditional supernatural horror + third-person narration + one female lead + no immortal cultivation] In a strange, gloomy bamboo forest, evil forces claim people’s lives. A university graduate has just returned to his village when he becomes embroiled in a series of bizarre events. In the end, he takes a master and learns the Dao. Is the mysterious woman good or evil? What other strange events will the protagonist encounter? Find out in the book. 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look at me, look at me! Third-person perspective, single female lead, ghost hunting in the countryside—absolutely thrilling!

36. 436 情 Where Love Runs Deep, Spirits Stir 情深则灵 Little Zuo's Big You小左左的大右右Mystery309k WordsCompleted Jiang Xiaomao has a secret: he’s discovered that his desires can get people killed. As he gradually awakens supernatural abilities during paranormal events, he also realizes that he’s been corrupted. What should he do? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You're right, the paranormal is the paranormal.

37. 437 超 Super Scary Livestream 超级惊悚直播 Yuwen Chang Gong宇文长弓Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted "Welcome, everyone, to the Supernatural Scary Live Stream. Before we start today's broadcast, I have to tell you that only three kinds of people can watch this stream: those with a heavy aura of yin energy, those who will die within seven days, and the third kind, which I can't discuss in detail. I can only give you one warning: watch your back!" 25.3kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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    This old book is still good. For all things supernatural, you can check out "Mysterious Resurrection" on Qimao. Many supernatural stories have been inspired by it.

38. 438 我 I Refine the Heavens Through Dungeon Runs 我以副本炼诸天 Night Rain White Whale夜雨白鲸Mystery265k WordsCompleted (Folk customs and rule-based horror + Lovecraftian demon martial arts in a chaotic age) With a chipped bowl, Chen Wen created the first instance. Humanity entered it, fighting desperately to survive, studying strategies, and competing for supernatural power. They thought they were players. But in Chen Wen's eyes, they were nothing but nourishment. Fear completed the rules, failure gave birth to taboos, death sank into history, and strategies nurtured the world. As the entire world went mad for t 91Reads5.2Score—Shelves

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    This is a fantasy novel where the protagonist, lost and confused, returns to his old family home in a remote village to unlock long-buried secrets, gradually forming a unique and eerie world. The story is fast-paced and not to be missed.

39. 439 神 The Amazing Little Flower Farmer 神奇小花农 Small-Town Earl小镇伯爵Urban1.9M WordsOngoing An ordinary high school student happens to buy a secondhand book on the Way, and from then on, his life takes a different path. A top-student protagonist, but this isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, an invincible-protagonist novel, or a rebirth novel. It portrays an authentic high school life, with intelligent characters and believable events. There are no advanced martial arts, powerful officials, or influential clans. These are things that could happen to you or me. Blending cultivation element 74kReads8.3Score6.5kShelves

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    The protagonist inherits a Taoist magic tradition, attending school by day and cultivating immortality by night. He is unassuming and unassuming, cultivating quietly and subtly astonishing everyone. The protagonist possesses talismanic magic and can travel between Yin and Yang.

40. 440 灵 The Return of the Supernatural 灵异苏生 Hei Guo Bi黑粿碧Mystery136k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Supernatural Revival + Cthulhu] A post on a platform, a campus disaster set off by Ji Jian. My name is Ji Jian. An accident turned me into a ghost hunter, and from that moment on, I became a crucial part of everything. I gave almost everything I had in exchange for her birth: Luo Yimeng! She is the one who will end the supernatural! When the supernatural awakens once more and threatens the order of the human world, she will act in my stead, contain the paranormal, save lives, and put 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The rating of the first book proves its quality. The protagonist is intelligent, and it's not some kind of supernatural tale or horror story. It also has a certain degree of originality, unlike the usual formulaic works [smile]. The second book is mine, and I hope others will point out its shortcomings. Feel free to post your suggestions in the comments section. If you don't like it, you can say so, but please don't be sarcastic 😭

41. 441 天 The Heavenly Fate Shop 天命铺 Yun Lusheng云箓生Mystery181k WordsCompleted Some borrow years from others. Some change their fate. Some seek wealth. Some yearn for children. But people don't know that every gift fate bestows comes with a price already marked. My name is Lu Qing. Other fortune-tellers charge money. I tell fortunes and collect lives. Before my grandfather died, he left me with just one sentence: “The day the Heavenly Fate Shop opens is the day you repay your debt.” Then one day, a little girl, soaked from head to toe, walked into my shop… She handed me a 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sharing a fantastic metaphysical novel I'm currently reading, *The Destiny Shop*. Young Lu Qing originally only wanted a peaceful life, but his grandfather's death forced him to take over the Destiny Shop. Every day he receives guests burdened with obsessive beliefs, witnessing the myriad sufferings of humanity, constantly choosing between upholding his principles and adhering to the rules of Heaven. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

42. 442 身 I’m a Grown Man, So How Did I Become a Midwife? 身为大男人，我竟然当上了接生婆 Li Xing of Red Hong红鸿的李星Mystery716k WordsOngoing “You little pervert!” Every time I peeked through a tear in the white curtain, the whole village cursed me! Outside a rural delivery room in the 1960s, I huddled in a corner, fingertips trembling. The laboring woman's bloodcurdling screams pierced my ears, yet I had to keep my eyes fixed on the very instant the newborn arrived! I wasn't a pervert. I was trying to stay alive! I was born without crying, the murky breath in the womb blocking my heart meridians. Granny declared that without the inn 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend a book that's been on hiatus. If I have enough traffic and a bookstore, I'll resume updating it.

43. 443 最 The Last Soul-Quelling Master 最后一个镇魂师 The One in Charge话事人Mystery813k WordsCompleted I grew up at my grandfather's house in the countryside. He was the most respected suona player in our village. One day, Li Dashan, a fellow villager, beat his pregnant wife to death and came to ask my grandfather for help. My grandfather tried everything he could, but still couldn't calm the resentment of Li Dashan's wife. In the end, he had no choice but to play a suona dirge to forcibly pacify her soul. On the night of the Lantern Festival, Li Dashan and his family turned into vengeful ghosts 117Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Every chapter is heart-pounding, the atmosphere is incredibly realistic, you practically hold your breath while reading! [Awkward laugh][awkward laugh][awkward laugh]

44. 444 鬼 Looking Like a Ghost, Playing One on Screen 鬼模人样，饰鬼演他 That White Fox白了个狸Mystery282k WordsCompleted I can kill ghosts, but with every one I kill, I become a little more like a ghost. But ghosts can't be killed... So what exactly have I been killing? For the first time, Chen Ye caught a glimpse of the true nature of ghosts. The essence of a ghost is obsession, and so is the essence of a human being. In this world crawling with the supernatural, everyone is a chess piece, and he is the one with the least control over his own fate. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is one of Tomato's few non-feel-good stories that is also a bit strange; the protagonist keeps getting the short end of the stick.

45. 445 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 671Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    Do you really understand your family and friends? Perhaps they aren't human at all, maybe they're demons! If it weren't for a special forces soldier participating in a highly classified mission, none of this would have been known to the world…

46. 446 我 There’s Someone on My Back 我的背上有个人 Number One Roadblock绊脚石一号Mystery629k WordsCompleted I always thought I'd slept wrong. I tried medicated plasters and got X-rays, until I met an old man who said, "Young lady, someone has been riding on your back for nearly half a year. You need to send her on her way, right now..." —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🎉🎉This novel supernatural story is very engaging and a great new release. The author's writing is very skillful, and the plot and atmosphere are superbly portrayed. I highly recommend it.

47. 447 都 City Supernatural Shelter: I Balance the Books and Vanquish Ghosts Across the Land 都市收容所：我靠查账平了天下鬼 Little Bear Cub阿熊崽Mystery337k WordsOngoing On the third day after passing the civil service exam and starting my new job, I finally learned that my department was a containment facility specializing in urban anomalies. The section chief slapped a stack of old case files onto my desk. "Xiao Shen, settle the mess this building left behind thirty years ago." I opened the first page. It read: "The last person who investigated these accounts is buried behind the hill." 7Reads6.4Score185Shelves

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    On the third day after passing the civil service exam, I was shocked to realize that my workplace wasn't an ordinary government agency at all, but rather an urban supernatural shelter. The section chief dumped old grievances on me, the first sentence of which read: "The last person to audit the accounts is buried in the back mountain."

48. 448 阴 The Underworld Decree 阴职令 Rotten Thoughts x朽念xMystery248k WordsOngoing A wedding invitation, a register of the dead, and a journey as a guide between worlds. Chen Du was an ordinary young man, until the yin-difference title inherited from his ancestors swept him into the conflicts between the worlds of the living and the dead. Old scores beneath the locust tree, lost souls in the paper city, every debt had to be settled by his own hand. This is not a story about becoming an immortal. It is a cycle of repaying debts. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a rare supernatural novel with the core setting of recording life and death in the underworld's register. Once the protagonist agrees to a ghost marriage, he must serve in the underworld for eternity and cannot be reincarnated. The main plot revolves around surviving a ghost marriage in an ancestral hall, while side stories of crossing the Bridge of Helplessness and the red thread of fate are interspersed throughout. The novel is realistically detailed in its depiction of the funeral industry, featuring traditional ghost marriage elements such as old-fashioned calligraphy, cinnabar betrothal letters, and white cloth shoes with multiple layers of soles.

49. 449 亡 My Dead Wife Returns on Our Wedding Night 亡妻归来新婚夜 Inspired by the Pen, Flowers Bloom望笔生花18k WordsCompleted My Late Wife Returns on Our Wedding Night 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Pure Chinese traditional horror and supernatural novels

50. 450 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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