I've Gotten Hooked on Rule-based Horror Stories, Especially Ones About Kids. Any Recommendations, My Dear Ministers? No Genshin Impact. 朕迷上了规则怪谈，小孩的，众爱卿可有？不要原神

1. 151 规 Rule Horror: Beware Your Roommate's Girlfriend 规则怪谈：请小心你室友的女友 Half a Liang of Salt盐巴半两Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [No heroine + not wish fulfillment + not invincible + unsettling + horror + suspense + plot-driven] [The livestreaming element is only a tiny part of the story. The focus is on horror and suspense, so feel free to dive in] There are only two people left in your school dorm: you and your roommate. Your roommate suddenly brings home an incredibly attractive person they met online, leaves you some money, then hurries off. Now you're alone in the room with your roommate's gorgeous online date... Wou 34.6kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves
2. 152 惊 Thriller Descends: I Become the Demon King in a World of Terror 惊悚降临：我在惊悚世界当魔王 Alas, Deep Love奈何情深Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [No female lead] [Hilarious] [Absolutely shameless] [Doesn't act human] “Congratulations, you've been hit by the System jackpot! The Horror System is activating!” A car accident. Su Li was accidentally transported into the game Horror World. While other players were still fighting to survive, Su Li was already happily raking in ghost coins. With the System, Su Li easily trounced all kinds of powerful ghosts. The ghosts wailed for their mothers: “Mom, I want to go home! This demon king is totally 3kReads9.1Score309Shelves

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   The first one is a children's book, and the remaining two books are both "Judgment" that I love (I really love Naihe so much)

3. 153 规 Rule Horror: I'm Crazier Than the Supernatural 规则怪谈：我比诡异还诡异 Dark Dreamscape黑色梦境Mystery447k WordsCompleted Completed horror scenarios: “Lily of the Valley Noble Girls’ School,” “Born Biopharmaceutical Company,” “Infinite Train,” “Griffin Luo Orphanage,” and “Castle of the Dead.” [National fate + rule-based horror + deduction and puzzle-solving + livestream + a normal person on the run from a psychiatric hospital?] He was the only sane person in the psychiatric hospital, yet countless normal people thought he was crazy. Only he knew he wasn’t. He was perfectly normal! Outside Qingshan Psychiatric Hosp 2kReads8.5Score199Shelves
4. 154 惊 What?! The Little Girl Scared the Horror NPCs Away! 惊！小萝莉把惊悚NPC吓跑啦 Saving Up for Instant Noodles赚钱买泡面Mystery489k WordsCompleted [No male lead, plenty of supporting characters] [Beautiful, cool, and badass heroine] A girl-next-door face, a killer's body. To pay off a debt of eighty million, Yun Nian clicked on a shady ad and got swept up in a horror livestream. After that, the NPCs in the horror livestream were often found crying and hiding, then complaining to the streaming platform. “Waaah, where did you find this muscle-bound Barbie? She's so scary, sob sob…” [Standalone episodes] 62Reads6.7Score—Shelves
5. 155 全 Global Lord: Transforming into the Queen of the Undead 全民领主：变身成为亡灵女王 October Days on Earth人间十月天Sports1.2M WordsCompleted [Transformation + lord + conquest + undead + farming + lighthearted + limitless troop spawning] Bai Yu transmigrates and becomes his own ideal type. Less than three hours later, he gets a second chance at life, transmigrating to a magical world alongside tens of billions of people from around the globe. From the start, he has a castle and enters a struggle for dominance among the myriad races. Each lord is randomly assigned an initial barracks building. To his surprise, Bai Yu's unit is the unde 13.4kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
6. 156 早 I Cleared the Game Ages Ago, and You’re Only Now Pulling Me into the Horror Game 早通关了，你才拉我进怪谈 City God城神Mystery2.4M WordsCompleted [Invincible] [No Female Lead] After practicing for two and a half years, Jiang Zhe cleared a game called Rule-Based Horror. After clearing it, he transmigrated into the world of Rule-Based Horror. Every country in the world selects one chosen player. Winners bring their nation prosperity. Losers have a monster randomly descend upon one of their cities, where it wreaks havoc for 48 hours. Jiang Zhe is selected and awakens an SSS-rank talent: “Unscientific Summoning,” which lets him summon p 14.4kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
7. 157 变 Reborn as a Girl, I Won’t Be Socially Anxious in the Horror World Anymore 变成女孩子在惊悚世界不想再社恐 Big Hao Ren大郝仁啊Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Horror World] [Gender Transformation] [Healing Everyday Life] [Read Before Bed to Cure Your Insomnia] After buying a late-night snack at a convenience store, Tang Xia Bing was on her way home to continue being a shut-in when, at a crossroads, a truck transformed into a robot and sent her to another world with its righteous iron fist. She had transmigrated straight into the body of a white-haired little girl who had taken her own life because her social anxiety made her terrified of dealing with 9.5kReads9.6Score1.3kShelves
8. 158 惊 Thriller Game: I Livestream as a Model Student for the Whole World 惊悚游戏：全球直播我做三好学生 Composed Brush and Ink笔墨从容Mystery465k WordsCompleted [Horror Game + Supernatural + System + Invincible + Livestream] Horror games descended upon the world. The paranormal returned, and terrifying livestreams began. Those chosen were forced to endure one hellish ordeal after another. Here, only those who met the requirements could clear a game and return to the real world. From then on, humanity lived in constant fear and misery. Then one day, the tone of the horror-game forum, where people discussed strategies for clearing games, suddenly changed. 121Reads8.9Score—Shelves
9. 159 怪 Strange Tales Livestream 怪谈直播间 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted The sound of meat being chopped eerily echoes through a bun shop in the dead of night. The passengers on the last bus all have the same face. On a freezing, rainy night, someone wearing funeral clothes wanders the streets... The Strange Tales livestream takes you deep into the hidden side of this world! 14.9kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
10. 160 惊 Thriller: Reincarnated as a Little Lolita, I Rule with My Fists 惊悚：转生小萝莉，最擅以力服人 Eight Bowls of Luosifen八碗螺蛳粉Mystery438k WordsCompleted [Supernatural revival + transformation + horror + violent aesthetics + invincible in the later story] (Readers in front of the screen, beware. Read too many novels and you might turn into a beautiful girl!) Cao Zian never dreamed this could happen. He'd only stayed up all night reading a novel, yet somehow he transmigrated! And he transmigrated into the body of a white-haired adult loli! Then he dreamed of a middle-aged couple squatting by a grave, burning paper offerings with a young man and mu 398Reads7.2Score100Shelves
11. 161 宿 Dorm Survival: I Was Pulled into the Management Chat 宿舍求生，我被拉进了管理群 Rolling Eggs翻滚的蛋蛋Mystery4.6M WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow + no saintly heroine + System + survival + satisfying read] When Chen Bei woke up, he found himself in a dormitory survival game, bound to a dorm room. During the day, players had to venture out to gather supplies, grow stronger, and fortify their dorms. When night fell, all kinds of eerie and dangerous creatures appeared. The only way to survive was to hide inside the dorm. People and their dorms lived or died together! Unlike the others, Chen Bei had gained access to the game's 111.7kReads8.9Score9.9kShelves
12. 162 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 1.3kReads8.7Score131Shelves
13. 163 诡 The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 323.7kReads9.5Score39.2kShelves
14. 164 国 National Fate: From the Start, I Become a Fox Spirit in a Haunted World 国运诡异开局成为一只狐狸精 Lute and Evening Breeze琴涩晚风Modern Romance414k WordsCompleted It’s impossible for a novel to appeal to everyone. If you don’t like it, you can leave. Please don’t curse me, I’m begging you (┯_┯) After obtaining a System from the start, Mo Jing looked at her gorgeous face and curvaceous figure. She thought she’d been cast in a story about bewitching everyone she met. But just as she’d accepted the fact that she was a fox spirit, she was chosen for the National Destiny Battlefield. What was she supposed to do now? Obviously, she’d happily head to the battlef 3.8kReads7.7Score506Shelves
15. 165 规 Rule Horror: The Haunted School 规则怪谈：诡异学校 Seventh Month July柒月JulyMystery580k WordsCompleted [System + Mystery + Deduction] I grew up in an ordinary family. To broaden my horizons in another city, I deliberately applied to a university far from home. But then strange things began happening one after another: bizarre campus rules, a mysterious countdown, and the secrets hidden behind the school slowly coming to light... 41.9kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves
16. 166 大 The Powerful Woman's Rise to Godhood from the Start (Infinite Flow) 大佬她开局封神（无限流） Cabbage白菜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jian Ning enters a livestream room for horror puzzle games. Everyone in the room writes her off, saying she has a pretty face but no talent, and that she's dead weight. But then she beats a third-rank female ghost senseless. A seventh-rank ghost, bruised and battered, kneels on the ground and calls her great-grandma. A ninth-rank Ghost King sings to cheer her up, hoping to get this fearsome ancestor out of there as soon as possible. But the people behind the scenes aren't having it. They've seen 1.7kReads9.2Score258Shelves
17. 167 国 National Fortune: Big Sister Is the Real Monster 国运，姐姐才是诡异哟 Long-Legged Beauty Cat长腿美喵Mystery172k WordsCompleted [National Destiny + Livestreaming + No Romance + Supernatural Horror] Lu Qingqing has already cultivated king-tier power when she is chosen by a mysterious System that suddenly appears. With the fate of the nation at stake, everyone is watching. Seeing Lu Qingqing’s breathtaking beauty, the viewers feel uncertain. Can this beauty really handle it? Then they realize… wait, how is this beauty even more terrifying than the supernatural horrors? Lu Qingqing whispers softly, “That’s right! Your big s 1.1kReads8.7Score144Shelves
18. 168 规 Rule Horror: This Chosen One Is a Little Too Unconventional 规则怪谈：这个天选者有点不正经 Silver Vow银色誓言Mystery291k WordsOngoing [Rules-Based Horror + National Fate + Comedy + Puzzles + Livestreaming + No Female Lead] Ghost stories descend, shrouding the entire Blue Star in an atmosphere of death. The only ones who can determine the fate of a nation are its chosen ones! At first, countries around the world think this is just another ghost-story world like all the others. But little by little, they realize that something seems off about the chosen one from the Dragon Kingdom. A newborn baby: “What should I eat first?” Yang 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two books, the second patriotic book

19. 169 规 Rule Horror: The Supernatural? They’re All on My Side! 规则怪谈：诡异？都是我军！ Rain Falls on Donglin雨落东林Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Rule Horror + National Fate + No female lead + Otherworld + Main storyline + Deduction + Light comedy] (Note: This isn't purely Rule Horror. The main storyline will pop up from time to time.) “Oh no, we're about to be surrounded by eerie creatures!” “Have you ever watched a Rule Horror livestream? They're all helping Su Shen!” “Huh? Eerie creatures can help?” “With Su Shen around, even eerie creatures have to join the revolution!” The evil god's whispers circled in their ears as death and f 1.5kReads8.8Score252Shelves
20. 170 惊 Thriller Game: Infinite Escape Starting as a Little Girl 惊悚游戏：从萝莉开始无限逃生 Salty Fish 52咸鱼五二Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-Flow + No Romance + Horror Game + Female Lead Who Grows Stronger + Light Ensemble Cast + A Touch of Group Adoration] A special card guides those trapped in desperate circumstances into an endless horror game... Survive, and you may win untold riches and rise above everyone else. Fail to survive, and you become food for all kinds of vengeful spirits, only to die mysteriously after leaving the game. Are you ready to enter the game? It's all right if you're not ready. You have no choice. 13.2kReads8.9Score2kShelves

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    Push what you wrote on the bookshelf.

21. 171 我 I'm Zhang San, and I Want a Word with the Rules of the Paranormal! 我张三，要和规则怪谈谈谈！ 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 8.4kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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    These four books are absolutely beautiful [like] [like] [like] and they are all complete. Especially the third one, it's too old, but don't read it if you don't have the patience [I understand]

22. 172 离 Absurd! The Paranormal Invasion Has Just Begun, and You've Become the Ghost Emperor 离谱！诡异刚入侵，你成鬼帝了 Bandit Blade匪刀Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [Weird Cultivation] [Game Invasion] [Big Spender] [Invincible from the Start] Qin Mo is betrayed by his girlfriend, sealed in a forbidden land, and killed by the demonic beast Zhulong. He is reborn on the day Weird Cultivation launches. No one but Qin Mo knows that ten days later, the game will invade reality. And all the cultivation levels and equipment gained in the game will carry over into the real world! The launch-day first top-up is six yuan? Who do you think you are looking down on? Qin 4kReads8.0Score489Shelves

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    Your Majesty~~ I am here to bring you a book~ Your Majesty~~

23. 173 七 Seven-Day Horror: My University Is a Horror Game 七日怪谈：我的大学是恐怖游戏 A Thousand Ties千牵结Mystery556k WordsCompleted [First Person], [Rule Horror], [Ensemble Cast], [Coming-of-Age Protagonist], [No Romance], [Not a Power Fantasy], [Hardest Beginner Instance in History] This school has become a ghost-story game arena. Lin Xia, Ye Yan’s roommate, dies for no apparent reason in their dorm. The announcement sounds, declaring that the [Ghost-Story Game] has officially begun. Ye Yan, Chen Mo, and Zhou Yuan discover that Lin Xia died because she unknowingly broke a rule. For the next seven days, every place may hide 453Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    The rules in the dormitory are hidden in the bloody paper handed over by the dormitory. The safe zone is from eight o'clock in the evening to seven o'clock the next day. Just because the roommate stayed in the dormitory during the dangerous period, he disappeared silently without leaving any trace. Behind every rule of this university, there is a real price of death.

24. 174 我 I’m a Supernatural Entity, and You Want Me to Take on the Rules Horror Stories? 我一诡异，你让我挑战规则怪谈？ This Station's Reporter Yuwen Bo本台记者宇文波Mystery632k WordsCompleted What is the eerie? Food. [The Laugh-Yourself-to-Death Series + An Author in Seriously Questionable Mental Health + No Female Lead + Gobble, Gobble, Gobble!!!] In 2124, the eerie resurfaces, and rules-based horror sweeps across Blue Star. I, Lu Sheng, a top-tier eerie who stuffs himself in a dark cave in the world of terror, am accidentally selected by the Dragon Kingdom and become a “human” taking part in a game set in the world of horror. And that's when things start getting weird. Gobble, gobb 980Reads7.3Score150Shelves

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