Looking for Horror Novels Like The Haunted House 跪求《诡舍》类似恐怖小说

1. 151 凶 The Haunted Cabinet Opens by Itself Every Night, Long Hair Drags People Inside 凶柜夜夜自开，青丝缠人拖入柜 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常18k WordsCompleted The sinister cabinet opens by itself every night, and strands of black hair coil around people and drag them inside. 33Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 152 一 One Man, One Dog, One Zombie 一人一狗一丧尸 Uncle Nan Yao南妖叔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [No superpowers + no System + plot-focused + no harem] Huang Jin, a young man who secretly worked in a specialized line of business, received a call from his boss at the beginning of the zombie outbreak. His boss ordered him to stay put in C City and wait for the organization to rescue him. But time passed, and after waiting for two whole years, Huang Jin still saw no sign of anyone from the organization. He decided to head to Z City, where his boss was, on his own. Along the way, he came across 35.7kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves
3. 153 无 Infinite Escape: I Earn Rent Money in Horror Games 无限逃生：我在惊悚游戏里挣房费 Mo Sibei陌肆白Mystery800k WordsCompleted [Infinite flow + horror, suspense, and mystery-solving + strong female lead + team + plot-focused] [Ding~ Welcome, player, to the Survival Inn! Please do your best to clear the instances and earn your room fees~ We offer dormitory rooms, guesthouse rooms, hotel rooms, and more, as well as a top-tier luxury VIP club waiting for you to unlock~] A gloomy, blood-soaked compound A school crawling with death A cursed painting that brings death to anyone who looks at it An old village teeming with stra 20.5kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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   I recommend these; they're all pretty good. I've finished watching all of them except for "The Haunted Garden," which I haven't finished yet.

4. 154 1 Apartment 18 18号公寓 Mo Wangchuan莫辋川Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Lin Shen has no idea why he’s in an unfamiliar apartment building. Outside, nothing but endless thick fog surrounds it. The building doesn’t appear on any map, and no one has ever heard of it. Inside are countless rooms. The place is eerily quiet most of the time, though strange sounds can occasionally be heard. The management office, with no one in sight, continues to operate normally day after day. Lin Shen wants to escape and return to his ordinary, boring life. But there is only one way out. 4.3kReads8.4Score704Shelves

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   Both of these are good, and neither has a romantic pairing.

5. 155 提 The Clue System: No Criminal Can Escape 提示线索系统之犯罪分子无处可逃 A Life Like a Probe探似人生Mystery370k WordsCompleted (Urban crime investigation + System + mystery and deduction + team investigations.) The protagonist, Song Mozhou, unexpectedly awakens a System that provides clues to criminal cases. Follow along as he solves one baffling case after another with the System’s help. This is a pure crime-solving novel, with no romance, featuring a series of standalone cases. All cases and characters in this book are fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Here’s hoping you’ll enj 264Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Crime investigation novel, episodic case solving, many cases, if you like this kind of book, you can check it out, you'll keep reading and loving it.

6. 156 我 I Learn to Slay Ghosts on a Paranormal Forum 我在怪谈论坛学斩鬼 Young and Unaccomplished, Yet Never Insecure年少无为不自卑Mystery735k WordsCompleted [The printed edition of Strange Tales Forum is in production] [The short drama adaptation of Strange Tales Forum is in production] Gao Shen joined a strange tales forum by chance. The forum often posts eerie stories, describing every detail so vividly that they seem to have really happened. Users who reply seriously analyze the source of each incident and discuss how to deal with it. They even address each other as Heavenly Masters, Soul Tamer 50.1kReads8.7Score6.4kShelves

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   The fourth book is the best! [Laughs]

7. 157 沈 The Case Files of Shen Rufeng 沈如风探案录 A Life Like a Probe探似人生Mystery408k WordsCompleted There's only one truth. Follow Shen Rufeng and his colleagues as they piece together the clues and solve each case. The stories are mainly standalone cases. This is a new book by a new author, so please show your support. 1.5kReads—Score100Shelves
8. 158 鄱 The Tale of the Lord of Poyang Lake 鄱阳湖君传 Left-Handed One-Armed Man左断手Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted This book has been published. After an unexpected transmigration, Chen Qinghe became a blackfish spirit in Poyang Lake. Though transformed into a demon, Chen Qinghe never forgot his humanity. He rescued people from drowning, gave aid to those in danger, and lived peacefully alongside humans, who came to revere him as the Great King Wuli. But people have their fortunes and misfortunes, and demons have their tribulations. As various factions schemed over Poyang Lake, Chen Qinghe became the first s 22.7kReads9.1Score2kShelves
9. 159 我 I'm a Living Detective, So Why Are You Making Me Solve Ghost Cases? 我一活人侦探，你让我破鬼案 Niulanshan Erguotou牛栏山二锅头Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted The comic adaptation of this work, "I’m a Living Detective, So Why Make Me Solve Ghost Cases?", is now available. [Infinite flow + no System + no golden finger + horror and suspense] While investigating an urban-legend case, detective Lin Sanshi encounters the same eerie phenomenon as the victim. From then on, he must wander through a series of different mission worlds: A mountain-top guesthouse where people are murdered in a snowstorm A perilous corpse-driving journey A survival game controlled 4.7kReads7.1Score418Shelves

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   The fourth one is the best! 😆

10. 160 刑 Major Crime Investigation Files 刑侦大案录 A Life Like a Probe探似人生Mystery3.8M WordsCompleted 6.6kReads6.9Score413Shelves
11. 161 诡 Theater of the Strange 诡戏人间 He Qingfeng鹤晴峰Urban30k WordsOngoing [Eerie] [Thriller] [No System] [Horror] [Martial Arts Cultivation] [Modern Urban] The Eerie World of Strange Shows: The Urban Eerie Saint. Eerie beings and martial artists are ranked from ninth to first grade, with ninth grade the lowest and first grade the highest. In this world, spiritual energy is called "psionic energy," and ghosts are called "Eerie beings." —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They are all urban eerie and supernatural films. The fourth one is one I wrote myself. I'm a newbie, so I'd appreciate any advice.

12. 162 嘘 Shh, Please Be Quiet 嘘，请噤声 On Drawing a Sword and Zanshin纳刀与残心之事Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + Suspense + Horror, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] Chen Heng was going to die. Suffering from brain cancer, he had only three months left to live. But just as he gave up on treatment, he was unexpectedly swept into the so-called [Gods' Game], a game that promised to grant anyone's wish. It was an endless slaughter, and each round of the game could have only one winner. Why am I called a [Contender] when this is clearly a [Game]? Whose game is this? And who is watching us from behi 510Reads8.4Score—Shelves
13. 163 救 The Savior Game 救世主游戏 A Cup of Boli颇黎一盏Modern Romance274k WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow, two yanderes, 1v1, devoted only to each other] A rookie mission with no survivors, a treacherous interstellar scenario, Japanese school horror, rules-based mysteries, apocalyptic powers, dreamscapes full of twists... Tao Yi: “My fiancé seems to have killed someone. How careless of him. I’d better help him cover up every last trace.” Yandere fiancé: “I won’t let you get away. You’re mine.” “I’m not jealous, because we met of our own free will.” Cold, standoffish younger brother: “ 347Reads9.0Score101Shelves
14. 164 六 The Six-Fingered Exorcist 六指诡医 Linghu Erzong令狐二中Mystery7.8M WordsCompleted Born with six fingers on his left hand, he was called a jinx by his family. His father died the day he was born, and misfortune followed him everywhere as he grew up. He endured discrimination and contempt. When he turned eighteen and suffered his third half-cycle tribulation, even his beloved grandparents died. From then on, the protagonist was forced to wander. While struggling to stay alive, he investigated the truth behind the mysteries. Caught in an endless struggle between life and death, 4.7kReads9.2Score820Shelves
15. 165 无 Infinite: Reading Feng Shui in Rule Horror 无限：我在规则怪谈里看风水 Mo Sibei陌肆白Mystery473k WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow | Thrills | Horror | Teamwork | Powerful male lead, even stronger female lead (male lead is mostly in the background) | Puzzles | Rule-based horror] [Once you enter the uncanny realm, its rules reign supreme. Anyone who breaks them is sent straight to the land of the dead.] Luo Qing found herself in a strange place beyond the reach of both science and the gods. All that awaited her was boundless fear and death. A scholar from ancient times, a futuristic AI robot, a fugitive on 2.7kReads8.9Score424Shelves

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    These are all great reads, both are infinite flow novels. The second one is the most terrifying, with very clear logic.

16. 166 幽 The Haunted Classroom 幽魂教室 Newbie萌新Mystery980k WordsCompleted A mysterious classroom, 16 sets of desks and chairs, 16 sacrifices, and countless cycles of reincarnation. After taking the death exam again and again, how many people will ultimately escape alive? This is an eternal curse!!! 85Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    Similar to the haunted house, the protagonist is forced to enter a series of ghostly dungeons where the ghosts are invincible; only by finding a way out can one survive.

17. 167 黄 Yellow Springs General Store 黄泉杂货铺 Ninth Elder of the Wu Clan巫门老九Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted At the end of a street on a quiet, late-night evening stands a grocery shop with old-fashioned decor. Getting something for nothing is simple: just agree to do a ghost a favor, and it'll make it happen. 14.5kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
18. 168 诡 The Haunted City of Dreams 诡梦迷城 July Wife七月妻Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [Manhua adaptation and high-quality live-action audio drama now available] [Infinite progression + mystery + mind-bending puzzles + supernatural powers + paranormal horror. No System, no harem, no brainless plot. Read with caution if these are deal-breakers.] When I woke up, everything around me had become eerie and terrifying. My dead roommate called me, repeating over and over the struggle of his final moments... A pair of slender, snow-white legs appeared mysteriously on a bed in the boys' do 42.2kReads8.7Score4.7kShelves

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    These are also worth considering; they look quite nice.

19. 169 十 Eleven Madmen 十一个疯子 Lu Ban Banban鲁班班班Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted (Not mindless, no harem, no System, and not a conventional power fantasy. Please read with that in mind.) From the day you were born until now, have you ever had doubts like these? “Do I really exist?” “Does the world really exist?” “Why do I exist?” “And why does the world exist?” “Is my existence inevitable? If I die, will the world keep existing?” “At the moment m 38.7kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves

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    I'm currently watching *The Haunted House*. The other shows I watched before (without cutting them) are generally quite good, though I might not remember all the plot details. I'd give them a try; I really like this kind of eerie genre.

20. 170 废 The Wasteland Era 废土纪元 Lord of the Great White大白之主Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Sixty years ago, a natural disaster changed the human world forever. Species evolved at a breakneck pace, and humanity retreated behind the walls, struggling to survive. Three years ago, his father disappeared and was branded a traitor to humanity. His younger sister became a blood-drinking infected, hunted by everyone. Two young souls struggled to survive in a slum rife with violence and crime. A lockdown put his sister at risk of being exposed. Gu Chen had no choice but to get blood on his han 5.7kReads9.0Score793Shelves
21. 171 穿 Transmigrated as Everyone’s Favorite Lovesick Fool, I’m in a Love-Triangle Nightmare Every Day 穿成万人迷舔狗，每天都在修罗场 An Manman安漫漫Two Male Leads1.2M WordsOngoing [Two male leads + Everyone’s favorite + Bottom protagonist + Split personalities + Transmigrate into a book / Infinite flow] Original title: Transmigrated into a Beloved Simp, Stuck in a Shura Field Every Day Yan Xun had only just woken up when he discovered that he was bound to a System and had transmigrated into an infinite-flow novel starring two male leads, both of whom were adored by everyone. In the novel, he played a straight man who looked down on the beautiful, brainless protagonist, w 33.4kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves

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    The first four books are still being updated and the content is quite good. The fifth book doesn't seem to have many readers, but I think the author writes it very well. The sixth and seventh books are rule-based supernatural tales, and they've both been completed; they're quite enjoyable. The eighth book is similar to a simulation game where the protagonist runs a shop in a horror world, and it also has some funny parts. The last book features a female protagonist acting in a horror movie, and she acquires some items, but these items have time limits.

22. 172 快 Quick Transmigration Live Stream: She Courts Death in the Arms of a Sickly Evil God 快穿直播：她在病娇邪神怀里作死 A Big Cat Who Loves Fish一只大猫爱吃鱼Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Mystery + horror + livestreaming + short stories + infinite worlds + team + System punishes scum] A paranormal 1v1 quick-transmigration story. The female lead focuses on the plot-driven dungeons, while the male lead is an evil god who serves as a tool. A crazy, possessive, dramatic, ever-changing man versus a strategic, steel-willed, top-tier star of a woman. After her computer malfunctions, Chu Sangqing wakes up to find she has been chosen as a streamer in a quick-transmigration livestream. Sh 597Reads9.1Score111Shelves
23. 173 百 March of a Hundred Ghosts: I Take the Hungry Ghosts to War 百诡行军：我带饿鬼上战场 Bai Suzhen白素针儿Mystery308k WordsCompleted [Comedy] [Adventure] Bilige was a half-baked shaman who had somehow ended up in the army. His companions included a Shaanbei fat man who'd eaten himself up to two hundred jin during a famine, a long-legged Northeastern squad leader who would grab a cleaver at the slightest provocation, and a Sichuan opera actor who never told the truth. Together with Wang Laihe, a hotheaded young man who couldn't read a single character, and a little hungry ghost who did nothing but bare its teeth and shout “Hun 163Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A very good book

24. 174 规 Rule Horror: My Family Isn't Normal 规则怪谈：我的家人不正常 White Beard白胡子Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror + mystery + livestream + national fate + System] The supernatural returns, and rule-based horror games invade countries around the world. As one chosen by fate, Zhou Bai represents the Great Xia Kingdom in a horror game. The first scenario is a family of four. [You live with your wife and your parents. But remember, there are only three people in your home.] [You can trust your wife, unless she takes off her red hair clip.] [You and your wife have never had a child. If you hear a baby cr 46.1kReads9.4Score5.7kShelves
25. 175 怂 A Timid Beauty Is Doted on by Vengeful Ghosts in Horror Movies 怂包美人在恐怖片被厉鬼宠爱 Li lili Li里lili里Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Infinite Horror Sets + Growing Heroine + Thrills and Chills + Sweet Romance + Multiple Versions of the Male Lead] Shen Biezhi is chosen to be a paranormal actor and must continually enter horror films to play different roles. [The Haunted Hotel] In the 1920s or 1930s, a speculator brings his newly married concubine home to visit his family. Their car breaks down on the way, leaving them stranded at a terrifying hotel… Shen Biezhi plays the beautiful young concubine. She knows that before she wa 10.6kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
26. 176 异EN Another World: My Life Has Cheat Codes! 异世界：我的人生开了挂！ A Salty Fish c一条咸鱼cEastern Fantasy5.9M WordsCompleted [Vampires, werewolves, technology, potions, ghosts, biohumans, divination, puppets, and every terrifying element you can imagine: this world has them all.] Lin En transmigrated into such a bizarre otherworld and became an apprentice at a potion shop. "Something is wrong with that man! He never uses anesthetic when performing surgery!" "That shop is a scam! The moment you go in, they find a pile of illnesses even if you are perfectly healthy!" "But wait, isn't that shop supposed to be the bes 138.3kReads9.6Score16.9kShelves

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    These two books are super good, especially the isekai one. Although it's a system novel, it's really good and hilarious; I guarantee you'll laugh until your stomach hurts. [Evil laugh][Evil laugh][Evil laugh]

27. 177 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. 1.9kReads8.2Score165Shelves

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    ⭐Book 1: The protagonist's family deals in the dead, and everything has gone smoothly for him since childhood, until a female corpse arrives at his home and everything changes... ⭐Book 2: Three college students experience a series of inexplicable events after listening to a professor's horror stories... ⭐Book 3: Everyone receives a gift on their birthday, but what terrifying things will happen if you open your gift on your 20th birthday and find a female corpse inside...?

28. 178 慈 Mercy Voyage: I Sacrifice My Girlfriend, and I Sacrifice the Whole World 慈航游戏：女友祭天，我祭全世界 He Jinke何金珂Mystery524k WordsOngoing [Horror game + rule-based horror + decisive and ruthless protagonist + one heroine] I died once trying to save my late girlfriend, Xi Yin But I can die twice more! She awakened inside the game as a vengeful ghost, with even her memories altered. I picked the most useless class on the server, building manager. I have no SSS-rank talent to take on the divine spirits, so I rely on the Building Manager app to master the rules. A divine spirit in my way? Players causing trouble? Do I really have to t 237Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That kind of treacherous act of destroying the world for love!

29. 179 活 Taboo of the Living 活人禁忌 Ninth Master of the Thieves' Sect盗门九当家Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted When I was nine, I found myself in mortal danger! To save me, my grandfather made a decision that would change my life forever... 16kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves

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    They are all gods among gods in horror novels.

30. 180 我 I Said There Were No Gods Tonight, So the Gods Fell 我说今夜无神，于是众神陨落 Ji Nanyi季南一Urban415k WordsCompleted [The print edition, titled A Godless Night, is available to search for on all platforms. The comic adaptation is now online.] [Plot-driven + infinite-flow + mild horror + countless twists] Yan Huang had a terminal illness. He didn't want to die, so he became a player in Instance. The System's evaluation of him read: [Player Yan Huang practices what he preaches and has impeccable morals. Congratulations, you have awakened the talent: Deceiver.] [Deceiver: Each lie you tell has a fifty percent cha 31.8kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves

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    The first book is by the same author as "The Ghost House," and I personally really, really like the second one; it's definitely worth reading.

31. 181 诡 Eerie: A Dog from the Start, Gear You Scavenge 诡异：开局一条狗，装备全靠捡 I Love Watching the Show我爱围观Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [The rating just came in, and it will rise later] [Apocalyptic Awakening] [Stat-Allocation Sequence] [Horror Survival] [Extreme Combat Style] Terror descends upon the world, and a Black Tide begins to devour cities. The uncanny, demons, monsters, forbidden artifacts... Human life is as worthless as grass. People struggle to survive by any means. In an apocalypse of endless terror, the only way to stay alive is to awaken and become part of a Transcendent Sequence! Others awaken as doctors, surviv 464.5kReads8.5Score51.3kShelves

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    How about trying this one? It's absolutely divine! The more you read, the more exciting it gets! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai (another world) novel to my family—a truly amazing read. The plot is thrilling, the logic is impeccable, and the aesthetics are superb. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

32. 182 欢 Welcome Back to the Nightmare's Beginning 欢迎回到噩梦起点 Si Jingzhi思净植Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted (Infinite survival, puzzle-solving, mild horror) Late at night, Shao Jie stumbled sleepily toward the bathroom. The instant he opened the door, the whole world spun upside down! When he came to, he found himself in a gloomy, terrifying otherworld. There, he was forced to take part in a horrifying survival game: eerie footsteps sounded outside the door during the midnight room inspections, villagers mysteriously vanished from a remote village every night, and worst of all... the woman who had onc 15.8kReads7.8Score1.7kShelves

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    Pure infinite flow, highly recommend Silver Bell and the Old House dungeon.

33. 183 什 What Do You Mean I Became a World-Ending Urban Legend? 什么叫我成了灭世级怪谈？ Wild, Bold, Cool, and Flashy Shark狂拽酷炫鲨Mystery277k WordsOngoing [No Female Lead] [Mild Horror] [Turns Into a False Person in One Chapter] [The Protagonist Is a Pure Monster] Su Yuan transmigrated to a bizarre world rife with danger. Here, everything from horror legends had become real: false people, vengeful spirits, old gods hidden beneath the ocean... And an official organization lurking in everyday life: the Cleanup Bureau. This was an age of despair. With urban legends becoming reality, ordinary people could hardly fight back, and even the authorities we 270.7kReads8.3Score45.9kShelves
34. 184 规 Rule-Based Horror? I Choose to Rebel 规则怪谈？我选择叛逆 Alas, Deep Love奈何情深Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [A short drama adaptation of the same name is now available. You can watch it on the platform. Thank you for your support.] [Subverting expectations + no heroine + hilarious + sly schemer + rebellious + eerie + national fate] Rule-based horror descends upon Earth. The uncanny invades reality. Those chosen are sent into horror worlds, where they represent their respective nations and face the horrors within. Su Xiao is chosen by the horror world and entrusted with the task of representing the Dra 49.5kReads9.6Score6.2kShelves

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    It's good, especially the third one, the male lead is particularly intelligent.

35. 185 抱 Sorry, I’m Crazy. Keep Your Weirdness Away 抱歉，我有疯病，诡异勿扰 Hot Pot Tripe火锅涮毛肚Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Dark Fairy Tales + Horror Game + Livestream + Hilarious + No Romance + Unconventional Ending] My name is Shi Yu, and I'm mentally ill. One moment I was asleep, and the next I had been transported into a horror game called “Little Red Riding Hood.” Black smoke was rising from Mom's head, and the cake meant for Grandma had been mixed with an unidentified kind of minced meat... The game was being livestreamed to the entire world in real time. People watched in astonishment as, while the other p 21.2kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves

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    The first one goes without saying, the second is a dark fairy tale, the third is a Cthulhu-esque book, and the fourth is a Cthulhu-themed cultivation novel.

36. 186 警 Warning! The Evil God's Followers Are Storming the Horror Instance 警告！邪神眷属正在杀入诡异副本 Fickle World Fungus世事无常真菌Mystery810k WordsOngoing Weird dungeons + livestreaming + lighthearted + no pressure (no couples, no romantic tension). Successfully adapted into a live-action series and a comic, so enjoy with confidence. Weird dungeons descend upon the world, randomly selecting players and leaving everyone in a state of panic. Then Qi Xie, a follower of an Evil God, enters a dungeon and immediately breaks down sobbing! Heavens above! Who knows how many haunted houses he’s slept in and how many mass graves he’s dug up just to keep that 216.9kReads8.9Score30.6kShelves
37. 187 末 Doomsday: The Road to Ruin 末日绝途 Mayfly Spring and Autumn蜉蝣春秋Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.5M WordsOngoing Blue rain began to fall from the sky. Unknown monsters suddenly descended upon this world. Human society collapsed in an instant. No cheats, no protagonist's halo, no spiritual qi revival! Every step we take leads us closer to despair! To those who died at the very beginning of the apocalypse, I envy you, because you never had to experience a despair more despairing than death. My name is Chen Ge. I will witness the coming of the apocalypse. 60.4kReads8.9Score4kShelves
38. 188 不 Not to Be Trusted 不可信奉 After Dusk昏黄之后Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted This world is full of the bizarre. Every household worships a god, and the more devout you are, the more power you gain. Everyone longs to become a god. New to this world, Jiang Yuan refuses to worship. His blood-red cleaver tears through the beautiful veil covering the world. Beneath that veil, the real world is mad, violent, and evil. Surrounded by monsters, he realizes that he is the one who doesn't belong. He has to survive. 22.1kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves

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    The first one is the most similar

39. 189 杀 Addicted to Killing Immortals 杀仙有瘾 A Scholar With a Wooden Knife儒生配木刀Eastern Fantasy412k WordsOngoing They like to take on human form and come to the mortal world to have fun. But they forget the way back. I hear their deep, mournful cries in the rain, coming from the other side of the mountain. My favorite thing is sitting in a damp rocking chair, watching the immortals die one after another in the mortal world… 25Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    ✨Above the stars, beneath the moon✨ 🎈Nine times nine equals one, order restarts, the sovereign evil arrives, the end of the world! Behind that star gate lies the secret of everything! (By the same author as "The Mysterious Abode") 🎈Half mad, half insane, half divine, the eerie red words "Never let them know you can see them!" The more you die, the more you understand the true meaning of death! 🎈The myriad aspects of human life, beyond the reach of immortals. Immortals yearn for the human world, but the human world is not allowed to have immortals. Standing by the lakeside, watching immortals transform into banished immortals.

40. 190 人 The Immortal Food of Mankind 人种仙食 Big-Headed T头很大的T君Eastern Fantasy6.5M WordsOngoing "Weird Cultivation, Behind-the-Scenes Story" The Tang Dynasty: strange things are coming. When Li Qing transmigrated here, he thought Mr. Huayue had kindly taken him in. Little did he know that the man saw him only as livestock to be raised for food. At the brink of life and death, the jade tablet on Li Qing revealed its power, gravely wounding Mr. Huayue and allowing him to escape. But the danger was far from over. The scheme of the Six Paths and Eight Immortals to devour all living beings had 37.9kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves
41. 191 我 My Funeral Clothing Shop Only Takes Orders from Ghosts 我开的寿衣店，只接鬼订单 Snail with a Shell背壳的蜗牛Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted The day Zhang Zaizai took over the funeral clothing shop his grandfather left behind, he discovered it wasn’t an ordinary funeral business at all. The ledger was an order system for the underworld, the paperweight was a soul-pinning nail that kept vicious ghosts at bay, and even the “New Order” alerts from the delivery app came from “Mr. Li in Bed 3 of the morgue.” “Ding! Order accepted. Task: Deliver a peachwood comb to the Midnight Hair-Combing Ghost. Rule: Do not meet her eyes while combing h —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Thrilling, terrifying, and incredibly eerie! Don't be fooled by the title; just read the first chapter and you'll see.

42. 192 我 I Have Yin-Yang Eyes That Repel Every Demon and Specter in the Mortal Realm 我有一双阴阳眼，专克凡尘魑魅魍 Snail with a Shell背壳的蜗牛Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted My name is Zhang Zaizai. I’ve been able to see unclean things since I was a child. I thought I was just an unlucky temp at a funeral home, until I swallowed that bead... From then on, no ghost or monster could hide from me, and an ancient legacy was brought back to life in my hands. A cold beauty of a forensic doctor, a fox-spirit girlfriend, and a tough policewoman all burst into my life. And it all points to a shocking secret about my birth, along with an impending apocalypse... 3Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 193 致 Deadly Game: We Fell in Love Beyond the Door 致命游戏：我们在门里相爱 Matcha Qiqi抹茶琦琦Two Male Leads299k WordsCompleted A fanfiction spin-off sequel to "Kaleidoscope of Death" and "Fatal Game" Ruan Lanzhu x Ling Jiushi “Welcome to the world behind the doors.” Infinite-flow adventure: journeying through countless instances [Welcome to the Black Obsidian Door-Crossing Diaries] A little monster that tears at your scalp and flesh, a headless woman with a twisted posture, midnight piano music from an unmanned piano, a Persian cat with mismatched eyes that eats people… Emergency call for Black Obsidian protectio 1.3kReads7.0Score101Shelves

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    This novel, like "The Haunted House," is a great read, especially the interlude section. It's amazing, very good, I'm definitely going to check it out!

44. 194 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 212.8kReads9.6Score25.1kShelves

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    [Fear][Fear][Fear][Fear] Not for the faint of heart 👀 This is a supernatural novel that scared the author so much that they dared not write. Enter at your own risk if you are easily frightened. A bus without a driver carries a group of cursed people to a dark, eerie house. There is a door stained with blood. Every once in a while, the cursed people are forcibly pulled into the terrifying world behind the blood door to complete terrifying events. When Ning Qiushui experiences one terrifying and bizarre story after another in the eerie house, and finally survives by the skin of his teeth, he finds that everything is very different from what he thought. The eerie house is not a curse after all.

45. 195 诗 Poetry and the Paranormal 诗诡 Sunflower with a Flaky Crust酥皮向日葵Mystery81k WordsCompleted You have read many poems. But you have never wondered if those poems were perhaps never waiting for you at all. They were waiting for... Someone read “My shadow makes three with me” beneath a lamplight. When he lowered his head, his shadow was already standing behind him. Someone silently recited “Only the river boat’s lone light shines” at a ferry crossing. Beneath the water, a hand was reaching out from his reflection. When someone recited “We all wear dogwood, but one is missing,” he heard so —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Personally recommended, this horror story incorporates poetry and has an episodic feel.

46. 196 恐 Horror Game: Hell Corporation 恐怖游戏：地狱公司 Goose Stewed in a Clay Pot砂锅炖大鹅Mystery515k WordsOngoing (The rating just came in, and it’ll rise over time!!!) [Infinite Flow + mild suspense + horror game + one female lead] "This is a company that can make any wish come true. Do you have a wish you'd like granted? Call our hotline to join our game. If you clear it, we'll make your wish come true." Wang Zhu looked at the ad on his phone and called the number. He didn't notice the pair of deathly pale eyes staring at him from outside the window. 14kReads7.7Score1.5kShelves

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    All three are quite good.

47. 197 死 Death Club 死亡俱乐部 Year's End年末Mystery2.4M WordsCompleted There are bizarre events, horrifying hellscapes, and the ugliness of human nature. People dwell among ghosts; there are hell trains, death academies… One terrifying incident after another, open only to members of the Death Club. The Death Club welcomes you to join! Zhang Chen was slowly growing drowsy. He had no idea how long it had been since night fell. Just as he was about to drift off, a series of thuds suddenly came from upstairs, the sound of wooden clogs striking the stairs. The clacking 3.9kReads8.6Score496Shelves
48. 198 伪 Strange Tales of the Impostors 伪人诡录 A Plastic Person一只塑料人Mystery720k WordsCompleted [Uncanny Horror + Lovecraftian Terror + Impostors + A Ghost Wife to Raise + Madness + Exorcism Through Materialism. No cultivation, no System. One heroine, but female supporting characters too. Read with caution if that's not your thing.] Think carefully about everyone you saw today. Can you be sure that “they” were all human? Don't panic. There's no need to answer too quickly. First, take a deep breath and try to recall the unnatural details. For example, someone repeatedly greeting you with th 4.8kReads8.9Score396Shelves
49. 199 恐 Horror Descends: The Ghost Gate 恐怖降临【鬼门】 Ten-Mile Mad Lad十里狂少Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Horror + supernatural + suspense + survival + infinite worlds + twists A world of horror descends, and countless Gates of the Dead suddenly appear. Those selected must enter the gates and make a desperate escape. Some gates are formed from horror novels. Some are formed from horror movies. Some are formed from tales of evil spirits. Some are formed from bizarre imaginings. Entering a Gate of the Dead means your life has started counting down. Who can make it out alive? “If you're curious abo 1.8kReads6.3Score136Shelves

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    These are all great!!! Like *The Ghost House*, they're all in the infinite flow genre.

50. 200 你 Hello, Creepy Boss. I'm Here to Work 你好诡异Boss，我是来打工的 Qi Yi Zi七一子Fantastical Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Print edition under contract] [Female-oriented, no romance, infinite-flow + plot-driven + mildly horror] On the first day after losing her job, a mysterious app appeared on Li Wu's phone. The jobs listed were simple and paid well. They were obviously a scam. Li Wu: “I'm in! A scam is exactly what I'm looking for.” Her job duties were simple: [Little Girl's Nanny: 5,000 yuan/day] [Plastic Surgery Clinic Nurse: 10,000 yuan/day] [Village Watcher: 30,000 yuan/day] The work was clearly described and 115.4kReads9.2Score17.3kShelves

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    I feel it's somewhat similar to *The Ghost House*, and it's very well-written with excellent prose and vivid characters.

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