A Ghostly Start: The Protagonist Calls a Ghost Mom, and Has a Ghost Older Sister 👻 诡异开局认妈，还有个鬼姐姐👻

1. 1 被 Adopted by the Uncanny for Eighteen Years 被诡异收养十八年后 Wait Until I Get a Seat at the Table等我上桌Mystery1.7M WordsOngoing "If you had to live with an eerie being, and could keep growing stronger as long as you survived, would you do it?" Ning Qiu licked his lips. "A female ghost?" "Yes. And she's your mom." Ning Qiu: "Kill me! Just kill me already!" Eighteen years later, Ning Qiu looked at the terrifying S-rank eerie being before him and realized he had only a 99 percent chance of winning. Feeling a little unsure of himself, he could only shout helplessly, "Mom! Help!" "Young man, are you calling for the black mom 13.5kReads8.1Score2kShelves

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   The most bizarre thing is his own mother; although the protagonist's superpower level is difficult to improve, his physical body has already reached its peak.

2. 2 认 I Adopted a Ghost as My Mother: He Really Doesn’t Play by the Rules 认鬼做母：他真不按套路出牌 A Ladleful一瓢Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Down-and-out Chu Hao obtains the Life Choice System, which offers professional services for no reward. Complete a task, and you receive a prize. He thought his life was finally about to turn around. But the client who wanted a child wasn’t human, and the System’s generous reward was impossible to earn. He nearly lost his life trying. As he fled, he saw a woman in red standing on a bridge. The System offered him a choice, and he shouted, “Mom, save me!” And so he accepted a ghost as his mothe 33kReads8.4Score3kShelves

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   Coraline is strong and not brainless. The male lead's actions in the early stages seem cowardly, but he's actually just scared. Just don't mind.

3. 3 我 My Mother Is Nüba 我的妈妈是女魃 Low Cross下底传中Urban423k WordsCompleted I have a cheap mom. She’s gentle and kind, beautiful and generous, and always eager to help. P.S. She squeezed my neck and forced me to write those compliments~ She comes from a mysterious and noble background, and she’s long since grown tired of fighting. Unfortunately, the world is full of petty villains, so she has no choice but to send me, her cheap son, out to shield her from the wind and rain and work like an ox~ Life may be hard, but there’s plenty of fun, too. After all, some female ghos 971Reads—Score102Shelves
4. 4 天 The Celestial Maiden Is My Mom 天女大人是我妈 Low Cross下底传中Mystery111k WordsOngoing This is the sequel to My Mother Is a Drought Demon. It follows Li Duyi and his mother, Li Tianqing, through a series of adventures in Jiangtai. Their motto is: If someone won't back down, hit back, never take a loss, and do whatever you please! 1.9kReads—Score235Shelves
5. 5 开 An S-Rank Horror from the Start, but They Give Me a C-Rank Talent? 开局S级怪谈，但给我C级天赋？ Pale Era苍白纪元Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Endless Twists + Wild Ideas and Clever Logic + Mild Horror + Protagonist and Villains Are Both Smart] [This is absolutely not a mindless power fantasy. If you don't like the first instance, go ahead and curse me out.] [This isn't a traditional rule-based horror story. The horrors can think and are intelligent, so readers who prefer traditional rule-based horror should steer clear.] Horrors run rampant, and strange tales are everywhere. Beneath every shadow may lurk an unknown t 142.2kReads8.9Score14.3kShelves
6. 6 我 Are All the People I Save Female Ghosts? 我的救赎对象全是女诡？ One Squid at a Time一口一个鱿鱼仔Mystery918k WordsOngoing [Heartwarming] + [Female Ghosts] + [Horror Game Instances] + [Lighthearted] Lin An transmigrates into a terrifying world and is dragged into a deadly horror game. With his life hanging by a thread, he awakens a System. Lin An: System, are you here to save me? System: Ding! The White Moonlight Simulator is at your service! Lin An: No! This is a world of the supernatural. What am I supposed to do with a White Moonlight System? System: How about giving it a shot? It might just save your life. With 60.9kReads8.4Score8.9kShelves
7. 7 我 I'm on Friendly Terms with Ghosts and Monsters Everywhere 我在鬼怪世界知交遍布 How Can Flowing Feathers Stay Pure流羽怎自清Mystery577k WordsCompleted The world of ghosts and monsters has arrived, and people are randomly chosen to take part in supernatural games. Ling Xuan, who transmigrated here, awakens a ghost-trading System. He sells ghosts, builds businesses in the world of the dead, and sits down for tea and philosophical discussions with powerful figures from the ghost realm. While everyone else trembles in terror at the sight of ghosts, Ling Xuan remains completely at ease. “Ah! A Headless Ghost at Ghost King level!” Ling Xuan gri 459Reads9.0Score101Shelves

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   🍋🍋①The impoverished protagonist obtains a selection system. Just as he selects the reward mission, he is immediately chased by a vicious ghost. During his escape, he sees a woman in red and shouts, "Mom, save me!" Thus, he gains a ghost mother.

8. 8 规 Rule Horror: I Called the Female Ghost “Auntie” from the Start 规则怪谈：开局叫女鬼小妈 San Gong三工Mystery216k WordsCompleted [Thriller + Urban Legends + Horror + National Fate + Livestream] The supernatural has returned, and urban legends are coming to life. Every country is selecting a chosen one. They will enter the supernatural world, representing their nation's chances of preserving its fate. Lin Feng, chosen to represent the Dragon Kingdom, finds himself in a hellish game from the start. His initial time until death is just half an hour! The first urban legend takes place at a university that has never had a sing 54Reads5.2Score—Shelves
9. 9 棺 Born from a Coffin: My Mother Rules the Underworld 棺生子：我的老妈是冥界大佬 Lots of Money钱多多Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted I'm a coffin-born child who emerged from a thousand-year-old cursed tomb, and a hidden heir to an “underworld” legacy. The year I was born, I brought death to my entire family. To stay alive, I had no choice but to take up cultivation and set a chaotic age of my own in motion. The Four Great Clans? Destroyed! My mom is richer than a kingdom! The Black and White Impermanence? Defeated! My mom rules the underworld! A prince turned zombie? Captured! My mom commands ten thousand fiends! That's right 173Reads6.5Score—Shelves
10. 10 认 I Took a Thousand-Year-Old Female Ghost as My Big Sister 认了个千年女鬼当姐姐 Little Qi from South City南城小七Mystery365k WordsCompleted (Supernatural + Taoist priests + the Underworld + zombies + fiery golden eyes) A stunning beauty lives atop a deserted mountain, and I'm the only one who can see her. She won't tell me her name, but insists I call her Madam. Only later did I learn that there were no homes on that mountain at all, just a tomb belonging to a First-Rank Madam. 744Reads6.5Score102Shelves
11. 11 怪 Urban Legends: I Turn into a Cute Kid and Call a Monster Mom from the Start 怪谈：变身萌娃，开局认诡异为妈 Lin Chuanbei临川北Mystery679k WordsOngoing [Livestream] + [cute kid] + [Rule Horror] + [lighthearted] The National Fortune Horrors arrived. After six consecutive victories, the Dragon Kingdom suffered a crushing defeat. A month of torrential rain descended upon the country, destroying countless homes and leaving the people in misery. The natural disaster would only stop if they won the next Rule Horror challenge. At this critical moment, the one chosen by chance, Zhang Ming, turned out to be a six-year-old toddler. People around the worl 1.8kReads8.5Score358Shelves

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    This is really nice; I found it while browsing videos.

12. 12 死 I Became a Ghost Emperor After Death, and My Daughter Made a Pact with Me! 死后成鬼帝，我被女儿契约！ End Eclipse末蚀Urban1.3M WordsOngoing “Lin Momo, is this your contracted ghost spirit? It doesn’t look scary at all. Is it even powerful?” “It’s all right, I suppose. It only occasionally slays gods, vanquishes demons, and saves the world...” 24.5kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves
13. 13 终 Endless Haunting: Reading Minds from the Start, My Whole Family Wants Me Dead 终诡游戏：开局读心，全家想杀我 My Name Is Wang Tugou我叫王土狗Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing [Warning!!! Not traditional horror! Unconventional! Emotion-driven, plot-focused, not a power fantasy!] [Horror game + lighthearted comedy? + ultra-healing + not a mindless power fantasy + male lead starts out normal, then turns unhinged and inhuman + no romance + intelligent System + author is in a good state of mind = ???] [Welcome to the Ultimate Horror Game!!!] Zhao Ping'an became a player in the [Ultimate Horror Game] and entered its world. From the start, he had to choose his family. Who s 2.7kReads9.1Score319Shelves
14. 14 诡 Eerie Descent: I Am Immortal 诡异降临：我不死不灭 The Civil and Polite Mr. Xue文明礼貌雪某Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Evil spirits descend, and the supernatural runs rampant. From the start, a female ghost is chasing you down. What do you do? The answer: Find her in the wilderness and passionately bite each other! As long as you eat the ghost first, it can’t eat you! Ye Yan, blessed with an immortal body and the ability to devour evil spirits, searches for his own path in a world overrun by the supernatural. Then one day, the formation shatters, and evil spirits invade in force. At last, humanity remembers the 7.1kReads8.4Score484Shelves

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    🍃🍃The pinnacle of the horror-themed infinite flow genre✨✨① A terrifying era has arrived, and a death game has emerged. This is a world where ghost tamers and the bizarre coexist. Chu Qing, who was about to become the first-rank underworld official 'King Chujiang' in his previous life, is reborn in the future at the very beginning of this bizarre era. The old rules are on the verge of collapse, and who will dominate the dark dawn? Chu Qing awakens from the long night and returns from hell. In this era where the bizarre roams and life is uncertain, he will build his own kingdom and era. "My name is Chu Qing. You can call me King Chujiang, or... The Emperor of the Underworld."

15. 15 我 I Imprisoned the Entire Paranormal World and Turned It Over to the State 我关押整个诡异世界上交国家 The One He Heard About道听途说的他Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted A mysterious force has awakened, and a world of the uncanny has descended. Here, you can encounter demons from strange tales, ghosts from horror stories, and even ancient gods from myths and legends! Everyone in this uncanny world lives in fear and trepidation. But Jiang Che discovers that he can see strange prompts. And so... He works as a caregiver at the Yellow Springs Hospital, a waiter at an underworld hotel, and a network administrator at a reincarnation internet cafe... He even builds a p 2kReads8.4Score260Shelves
16. 16 诡 The Supernatural Returns, and I Am the Greatest Fear in the World 诡异复苏，我是世间最大的恐惧 Evil Clown恶魔小丑Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Villain] [Dark] [Invincible] [No female lead] Qin Yu died, and his soul arrived in another world, merging with a haunted house. In this age of supernatural resurgence, he continually grew stronger and evolved, creating his own kingdom of terror. Whether human or supernatural, everyone saw him as their greatest fear. 13.8kReads8.4Score928Shelves
17. 17 刚 I Just Became an S-Rank Horror, and Now the Campus Belle Wants to Contain Me? 刚成S级诡异，校花就要收容我？ Caressing Your Splendor抚你风华Urban199k WordsCompleted In a world where the supernatural is resurging, becoming a “Containment Agent” and containing countless anomalies in service of your country is the highest honor! For every anomaly contained, the agent receives an “Anomaly Crest” etched into their soul, granting them all sorts of incredible abilities. They can even control powerful anomalies and reign supreme! Lin Huai transmigrates into this world, only to become an S-rank anomaly from the start. Every so often, he awakens another terrifying, h 2.1kReads8.0Score219Shelves
18. 18 诡 Eerie! Eerie!! The More Eerie, the Better!!! 诡异！诡异！！越诡异越好！！！ Ink-Stained Writing Blade墨染文刀Mystery299k WordsCompleted [Urban Supernatural] + [Rule Horror] + [Decisive and Ruthless] “My name is Jiang Cheng. When I manifest in this world, I become its only taboo, the most terrifying Rule Horror!” [Ghosts in the Book] + [Infinite Terror] + [Supernatural Aesthetics] Night falls, and the supernatural stirs. Is the Endless Ghost Domain a hopeless loop of reincarnation or an inescapable curse? Are the rules that kill people the product of a collapsing Heavenly Dao or a deadly game played by the gods? Hunted by the “Gh 114Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 人 I Became a Monster, and My Girlfriend Burned 30 Million for Me 人成诡异，女友给我烧三千万 That Fish in the Sky天上那条鱼Mystery628k WordsCompleted [Supernatural Revival]+ [Wild Imagination]+ [Horror Descends]+ [Eerie Tales]+ [Tattoos]+ [Malevolent Gods]+ [The Underworld] “Doctor, do you think it’s possible that I’m really dead?” “In my dream, I saw a woman standing by my grave, calling my name as she burned paper offerings.” “She said I was dirt-poor when I was alive, so now that I’m dead, I should make sure to enjoy myself.” “When I woke up, there were thirty million by my bed...” Song Zhong dreamed of a beautiful woman burning paper mone 5.1kReads8.6Score267Shelves
20. 20 恐EN Horror Revival: I'm Bound to the Eerie Simulator 恐怖复苏:我绑定了诡异模拟器 Jia Nan迦楠Mystery6.8M WordsOngoing Six days from now, the supernatural will return, and terror will descend! Not only will evil spirits appear in huge numbers, but rule-based horror stories will also lurk in the shadows! Fortunately, Jiang Qiao has bound himself to the [Strange Simulation System]. [Strange Simulation begins] [Day One. Smog blankets the city, and hell lies outside your window. You stay home, eating hot pot and singing, without a care in the world.] [Day Two: An evil spirit comes knocking. You brick it into the wa 18.5kReads7.0Score1.6kShelves
21. 21 诡 Eerie Revival: I Slaughter My Way Through the Eerie World! 诡异复苏：我在诡异世界杀疯了！ Lone Smoke in the Desert大漠里的孤烟Mystery107k WordsCompleted [Supernatural resurgence + awakened talents + forbidden objects + controlling the supernatural + fusion and devouring + dark tone] Just from watching a comet, Lin Chen transmigrated, bringing along the supernatural entity parasitizing him! He gained control of two divine abilities from the start: “Stripping” and “Suppression”! Using Stripping: It can strip anything, tangible or intangible, including but not limited to life force, organs, and supernatural traits... By stripping away some of the T 9Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 诡 Eerie Revival: The Mirror Ghost, Come Find Me! 诡异复苏：镜中诡，快来找我！ Hua Manyan花满言Mystery309k WordsCompleted [Gender Swap] + [Transmigration] + [No System] + [Eerie Revival] This is a bedroom in an ancient style. Lan Mu wakes up in bed, only to discover that he has become a woman. A strange environment, and eerie things that have suddenly appeared. The reflection in the mirror smiles at her. Heh heh heh... This is an age of Eerie Revival. Everything... seems... [This book has no System and no levels for the eerie entities, but it isn’t a collection of eerie tales either. The entities still differ in st 1.2kReads6.3Score171Shelves
23. 23 诡 Eerie Revival: How Am I, a Fake Human, the Ultimate Horror? 诡异复苏：伪人的我竟是顶级诡异 Money-Losing Wretch赔钱货Urban270k WordsCompleted [Eerie Revival]+ [No Female Lead]+ [Slow Burn] This is an age of entertainment at all costs, yet it is also brimming with boundless vitality… My name is Lin Mochou. I will reboot the world. 231Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 恐 Horror World: I'm More Eerie Than the Vengeful Ghosts 恐怖世界：我比厉鬼还诡异 Riding the Wind Through the Dust御尘临风Mystery403k WordsOngoing Su Qi was dragged into a world beyond a strange door after playing a game of pen fairy... In this world, there are no rules and no right or wrong. Staying alive is the only choice. A classroom trapped in a loop, a stairwell filled with laughter, an underground storeroom piled with body parts. The successive gruesome deaths of her classmates unleash an even greater calamity. The door remains shut, and the game goes on... 20Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 不 I'm Immortal, Yet Even More Eerie Than the Strange 不死的我，比诡异还诡异 Wu Wuwu吾舞舞吾Eastern Fantasy594k WordsCompleted Invincible + immortal + perseverance + success through sheer hard work Li Tianzhen, a young man of the new era, is immortal and trains in martial arts to strengthen his body. In this world, endless strange horrors roam, and people are helpless as fish on a chopping board. Li Tianzhen grabs fierce ghosts with his bare hands and captures evil demons, letting them tear into him. He looks righteous, yet behind him his blood qi surges like something emerging from the primeval wilderness. “I cultivate 507Reads7.6Score—Shelves
26. 26 午 The Midnight Pawnshop: The Living Must Keep Away 午夜当铺，活人回避 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery4.0M WordsOngoing [Traditional Supernatural Horror] [Chinese Folk Customs] [Unorthodox Trade] [Tales of Evil Objects] [No Romance] This is a strange pawnshop that deals exclusively in sinister objects with special value! When something goes against the natural order, evil must be at work! Some things simply should not exist in this world! Coins stuffed into the mouths of the dead, an executioner's blade, grave mushrooms, flesh lingzhi, Kunlun fetuses... Evil objects can harm people, but they can also help them! T 277kReads9.4Score23.7kShelves

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    Those with a weak heart should not enter.

27. 27 为 For the Views, I Got Handcuffed to a Red-Clothed Female Ghost 为了流量，我和红衣女鬼锁了 Woodenhead's Journal木头的日志Mystery174k WordsCompleted Lin Xuan, a paranormal streamer struggling to make ends meet, breaks into the century-old haunted house known as the Huaiyin Mansion for views. He expects another scripted performance, but instead comes face-to-face with a real, murderous ghost: Wanqing, dressed in a blood-red wedding gown. The moment she sees him, she claims he is the “husband” she has waited a hundred years for, then transforms the mansion into an endless corridor. With death closing in, Lin Xuan desperately starts streaming, 6Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 神 Beneath the Shrine: The Fate-Defying God Feeder 神龛之下：逆命饲神者 Drifting Clouds and Fading Snow流云残雪Eastern Fantasy333k WordsOngoing [Cthulhu + Dystopia + Dark Fantasy + Mysterious + Suspense] The gods are wailing, and we call it a miracle. If you see a statue of a god turn its eyes in a pool of water, never look back. I am the lowliest night watchman in the temple. On a night of ash rain, a black sheep wept, and I was sentenced to die in seven days as a sacrifice for the Blood Moon. They praise this as divine grace, but from beneath the earth I hear a dying god's rasping cry: “Save me...” Worship is imprisonment; sacrifice i 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Will the protagonist wait in despair, or will he wield a butcher's knife and kill a dawn?

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