I’m Hooked on Rules Horror Lately. Any Recommendations from Experts in the Genre? 嗯～最近迷上了规则怪谈，有怪谈大佬推荐推荐么？

1. 301 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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   A bizarre tale about a world destroyed for love!

2. 302 规 Rule Horror: Working the Night Shift at a Haunted Hotel 规则怪谈：我在凶宅酒店当夜班 Two-Wheeled Tractor两轮拖拉机24k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: Working the Night Shift at a Haunted Hotel —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   You can try this; the rules are incredibly convoluted.

3. 303 误 Lost in Rule Horror: He Has Antisocial Fear Disorder 误入规则怪谈：他有反社会失恐症 A Mortal's Light凡人的光明Mystery170k WordsCompleted [Thriller + the uncanny + wild imagination + logic + horror + suspense + plot-driven] An unknown, uncanny force quietly descends, and lately the funeral home has been receiving a large number of young people who died unnatural deaths. After burning a corpse, a funeral home worker slowly crawled into the cremation furnace himself! In the moonless darkness, an old woman wearing a veil hummed a chilling song. It told a story about the Shadow Ruins... Every night after two, the Shadow Ruins choose s 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The protagonist is a crematorium worker. The eerie, rule-bound Yin Xu had already occurred before him. When he lies down in the crematorium furnace, he enters a world of strange and unsettling rules. He is emotionally detached, suffers from amnesia and antisocial personality disorder, but his logic is relatively clear. The author's writing style is meticulous and unconventional; believe me, you'll definitely have a unique experience. [Heart emoji]

4. 304 诡 The Eerie Hotel: I Break Deadly Plots Through Endless Deduction 诡异饭店：我靠无限推演破杀局 Jia Huan嘉奂Mystery131k WordsOngoing [Horror Rules] [Light Infinite-Flow] Want a seat at the table? Then bet your life first! Lin Fan accidentally wanders into a bizarre restaurant, where the ingredients are actually the diners. Can he survive only by filling the menu? If every step comes with a rule, perhaps turning those rules against the restaurant is his one chance to stay alive... 134Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The protagonist is a genius who can survive without superpowers.

5. 305 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 5.8kReads—Score334Shelves
6. 306 诡 Eerie Tales: Prisoner of the Rules 诡异怪谈，规则囚徒 Roadside Hot Pot Chicken走地火锅鸡Mystery110k WordsOngoing Supernatural calamities run rampant, rules and taboos bind lives, and one treacherous realm after another appears, with danger at every turn. Following the rules doesn’t necessarily mean survival, while obeying the laws may lead straight to death. Some break free of their cages and see through the lies of evil spirits, shattering the chains of fate even in the most desperate moments. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   In this endless world of supernatural tales, every scene is governed by rules of life and death. Hallways, rooms, and mirrors are all forbidden zones, where ghosts and monsters can infiltrate anywhere. The protagonist, with his keen intuition, discerns the truth from falsehood in these rules, unravels the obsessions of vengeful spirits, stabilizes the situation when his companions are panicked and helpless, and escapes through hardcore deduction.

7. 307 骇EN Dread Night: Getting Rich in a Horror Game 骇夜：我在恐怖游戏里暴富 A-One Is Not A-Two阿一不是阿二Mystery714k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out and will rise later. Infinite flow + mild horror + original instances + no female lead) A tower stands in the eternal night, with a group of players trapped inside. They have to keep taking part in bizarre games to earn the food and supplies they need to survive. A killer in red embroidered shoes, a child with no eyes, a haunted mountain where an entire expedition team died... One deadly trap after another, with death around every corner. Players: “We're going to die, w 2.8MReads9.5Score588.3kShelves
8. 308 动 Zoo: One-Sentence Rules of the Strange 动物园：一句话规则怪谈 Yan Shuiqing晏水清8k WordsCompleted The Zoo: A One-Sentence Rules Horror Story —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Look at this qaq

9. 309 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
10. 310 慈EN Cihang City 慈航市 Mountain-Patrolling Lord God巡山主神Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing At Cihang's grand arena, don't show up without a cheat. Chen Feng transmigrated to another world and discovered that the bosses here were unbelievably sneaky. “Let's go level up in the newbie village first.” “Ha! Got you, transmigrator.” “I'll be reborn and buy a lottery ticket.” “Ha! Got you, regressor.” “Fine, if you're going to play dirty, I don't need to pretend to be a gentleman either.” Chen Feng discovered that every time he died, he could refresh and get a new System. A System's power ha 1.1MReads9.2Score131.8kShelves
11. 311 十 Chronicles of the Ten-Day Yin Guest 十日阴客录 Mr. mDmD先生Mystery595k WordsCompleted [Infinite Worlds + Rule-Based Horror + Popular Characters Crashing In + Unhinged Female Lead + Mystery and Deduction] Ten days to survive, with rules as the blade. A clueless, adorable girl with a Sichuan accent and a shovel in hand barges into a ten-day death game where everyone is obsessed with following the rules... In the ten-day death game, everyone clutches the rules like a talisman that will save their lives. Only the woman in the red dress laughs as she walks over red plum petals: “The 23Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    "Who understands! Tomato actually has such a high-energy, rule-based supernatural tale from beginning to end! The moment Lin Yan entered the Star-Picking Tower, the clown forced him to have a gun to his temple, and Feng Baobao's coin-throwing rescue gave me goosebumps! No dull moments, every chapter is a twist, and after reading it, all I can say is 'amazing!' Title: *Ten Days of the Underworld Guest* Genre: Rule-based supernatural tale/All villains/Protagonist in control. The moment Su Wan's operatic singing came on, my back went cold. The black coffin, the locust wood plaque, the century-old opera debt—every detail seeped chills into my bones! After reading it, all I can say is: This is the pinnacle of Chinese horror! Title: *The Underworld Pill* Genre: Folklore/Theatrical revenge/Detail-oriented delight"

12. 312 让 You Sent Me to a Rules Horror Game, So Why Are All the Ghosts Familiar? 让你参加规则怪谈咋都是熟诡异 Bibibei比比北Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Feng was trapped in the world of Rule Horror for five years. After getting out, he thought he could finally live a peaceful life. Little did he know he would be chosen as Longguo's player, taking part in Rule Horror on Longguo's behalf. Once Lin Feng entered, he realized they were all familiar horrors, familiar unspeakable beings. The fake mother from the note in Mom's Room was beautiful and alluring. She clearly wanted to kill the players, yet treated Lin Feng with great care. Manager Xiao 34.4kReads6.8Score4.2kShelves
13. 313 冥 Nether Pill 冥丸 Mr. mDmD先生Mystery361k WordsCompleted [Rule-based horror + fateful mind games + Red Plum Opera Troupe + unmarked waystation] The opera stage's sugar debt, the morning mist scented with locust blossoms, the cold jade, and a line from an opera that was never finished. I took a night watch job with the Red Plum Opera Troupe, only to discover that its members had been dead for thirty years. Every rule in the script exacts a life when broken. This book is a prequel to Records of the Ten Days of Yin Guests. All the foreshadowing for the 4Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 314 国 National Fate Ghost Stories: The Horror Isn't Violent Enough 国运怪谈：害怕诡异不够暴力 Sweet Tea甘茶Mystery746k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Absurd Humor + Invincible + Comedy + National Fate + Reckless Tough Guy + Analects-Based Fighting + Meme-Filled] National Fate horror stories descend upon Blue Star, and Tang Gang becomes the Dragon Kingdom's third chosen one. While everyone else struggles to survive in the world of horror, he has already begun his rise to becoming the big boss of that world. The ghost from the household: “On the first night, he said, ‘If it's too hard to deal with, then don't deal with it,’ and fl 31.5kReads8.7Score4.5kShelves
15. 315 我 I Set the Rules in the Horror Story 我在怪谈里立规矩 Don't Like Eating Noodles不愛吃面Mystery104k WordsCompleted While others cower in corners of Rule Horrors, kneeling and scraping by for a chance to survive, I face the filth lurking in the shadows, gripping the Seal of Rules and establishing order in the human world with nothing but a mortal's body. I suppress the evil spirits of the world and protect the everyday lives and lamplights of every household. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I was absolutely thrilled by this book of supernatural tales about rules! While everyone else trembles and avoids the rules, the protagonist establishes his own, brazenly confronting the supernatural with his mortal body, protecting the peace and well-being of humanity. It's so addictive! 🍀

16. 316 规 Rule Horror Mistakes Me for One of Its Own After I’m Declared Mentally Ill 规则怪谈因精神病被判定为自己人 The Galaxy as Prologue星河作序Mystery961k WordsCompleted [Rules Horror + Livestream + Unhinged Fiction + Invincible + Hilarious] Horrors descended, and the world fell into panic. The Chosen Ones who were selected to compete for their countries faced near-certain death. The slightest mistake could get them erased. That is, until Chen Mo, a patient with severe delusions, was chosen to represent Longguo. In Chen Mo's eyes, this terrifying world was full of love and peace: The slit-mouthed woman, covered in blood, was the sweet girl next door who needed t 1.3kReads7.7Score125Shelves
17. 317 规 Rule Horror: My Modifier Can Change Anything 规则怪谈：我的修改器能改万物 Xinxin Miaomiao1469鑫鑫淼淼1469Mystery132k WordsOngoing [Half rules-based horror (?), half infinite-flow, business management, mystery-solving, no heroine] The horror tales descend, and every instance is a death trap. While everyone else is being chased around the “Eternal Night Mall” by mirror ghosts, Chu Yuan stands at the checkout counter with a smile and asks, “Would you like a membership card? Top up 1,000 and get the ‘Come Back for More’ BUFF. The ghosts won't chase you, guaranteed.” That's because he awakened the SSS-rank talent [Rule Modifier 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Despite being a perilous world of supernatural tales, the protagonist rewrites the rules of the dungeon with his SSS-level talent, turning fatal rules into business rhetoric, selling memberships and encouraging top-ups, and even ghosts have to work for him, creating a hilarious experience. Later on, a shocking foreshadowing about his father is revealed.

18. 318 我 I'm a Demon Emperor, and You Want Me to Challenge the Rules of the Horror Tales? 我一魔帝，你让我挑战规则怪谈？ Three Cabbages三棵白菜啊Mystery488k WordsCompleted [Rule-based horror + Demon Emperor + Invincible + No Female Lead + National Destiny + Supernatural] Demon Emperor Su Bai returns to his homeland, intending to enjoy a quiet life. Just then, a rule-based horror game descends upon the real world, and Su Bai is chosen to represent the Dragon Kingdom in its challenge. Treating it as a bit of fun, Demon Emperor Su Bai enters the game and begins his relaxing vacation. Breaking the correct rules will get you corrupted? This Emperor wants to try it. The 536Reads9.3Score178Shelves

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    This novel is all about pure enjoyment! [Upvote][Upvote] Listening to it would be even more enjoyable! 👍 After reading: From the Southern Heaven Domain to the Penglai Domain, and from the Penglai Domain back to the Southern Heaven Domain, the Demon Emperor fights against all the rules—nothing is the Demon Emperor's rule, the Demon Emperor's rule is the rule! Everything defies science. [Thinking] Ha, talking about science in a world of strange rules?! It has an original world! [Please follow][Upvote] (Demon Emperor, Little Meow, Funny, Silly, Enjoyable, Self-consistent Plot, No Bad Ending)

19. 319 聊 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: I Asked You to Repay Your Debt, Not Paint Skins and Ghosts 聊斋：让你还债，没让你画皮画鬼 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Eastern Fantasy125k WordsOngoing [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio + Bizarre Cultivation + No System + Subverting Expectations + Folk Supernatural Tales + Becoming a God Through Painting + Dark Tone + Lovecraftian Horror + Clever Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Transmigrating into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, I find myself trapped in the deadly predicament of The Painted Skin from the start, and saddled with an unpayable debt to the dead? Don't panic. I have a White Bone Brush tha 817Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book of strange tales is truly captivating. It uses magic to break through the supernatural and outwit demons. The atmosphere is eerie and full of details, with so many foreshadowing elements that you can't guess what will happen next. The plot is full of high-energy twists and turns.

20. 320 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 302Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    💐💐 No clichés! The pinnacle of campus supernatural tales, featuring a protagonist who grows through life alongside an ensemble cast, fast-paced action, you'll want to stay up all night to finish it! ✨

21. 321 规 Rule Horror: I Can Strip Away All Logic 规则怪谈：我能剥离一切逻辑 Old Mo with His Brush老墨执笔Mystery207k WordsCompleted Blue Star, Ninth District. When the eerie purple moon replaced the sun, rules became the only shackles binding all life. Here, survival isn’t a right. It’s a handout dispensed by rules that toy with you. “Don’t look out the window.” “Don’t look in the mirror at three in the morning.” “If you hear a deceased family member knocking, you must open the door and ‘eat’ them.” As all of humanity trembled in the face of strange tales, abandoning their dignity and hurting themselves or going mad to appea 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Who honestly tries to survive in this world of strange rules? 🔥 Shen Ye directly demolishes the house! One hand holding a bottle of liquor, the other peeling away the underlying logic. He modifies the bizarre like code, and grinds gods like monsters. This "thug-style" gameplay [Sparrow's Masterpiece] is the true stress-relieving masterpiece! [Already added to my wishlist] [Added to my bookshelf]

22. 322 我 I Own a Museum of Horrors 我有一座恐怖博物馆 Flower Sea Swaying in the Evening Breeze花海扬于晚风Mystery160k WordsOngoing [Horrors + rules + urban legends + ensemble cast + supernatural abilities] My name is Xun Tian. Ever since I came to own this museum, everything has changed. Welcome to the world of rule-bound horror! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    From an orphan to the protagonist of a ghost story, Shang Xuntian's life takes a dramatic turn after a strange incident on campus. With a museum of horror in hand, he travels through bizarre rules to uncover the hidden secrets of the world.

23. 323 规 Rule Horror Conquers the World 规则怪谈征服到全世界 wwhnbestUrban267k WordsOngoing Lin Wang, a low-level wage earner, gets pulled into a Rule Horror game. Using his sharp reasoning, he spots loopholes in the rules, seizes supernatural abilities from the scenarios, builds a faction, and overthrows the ruling system. In the end, he faces the source of the horrors, but loses everyone close to him and stands alone at the summit. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Lin Wang, an ordinary man from the lowest rungs of society, unexpectedly falls into the abyss of supernatural tales. Relying not on talent but entirely on his meticulous mind, he acquires supernatural abilities and gathers power in life-or-death dungeons, overturning the old era and confronting the origin. His path to the peak is full of regrets and loneliness.

24. 324 低 Whisper Code 低语代码 Er Dong Chen洱东陳Mystery145k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow | Rule-Based Horror | Heavy Lovecraftian Horror] Strange whispers and a string of garbled characters swirled in the depths of her mind as Ji Cheng awoke in an octagonal death chamber. Eight unlocked doors. Eight trapped people. The red light flashed six times, and a sixty-second countdown began. They had to find the one and only safe exit. Nameless, twisted monsters lurked behind the doors. Flesh-eating worms and warped apparitions were everywhere, and looking directly at them was 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you're looking for a novel about the rules and mysteries of the infinite flow genre, check out this book. The red light countdown forces everyone to make quick choices with very limited time to think. Every door opening is like a high-stakes gamble, and the sense of oppression is constant. If you prefer fast-paced dungeons, this book is worth a look.

25. 325 规 Rule Horror Tower: I Clear Every Instance with Logic 规则怪塔：我靠逻辑通关所有副本 Guan Guan JOJO管管JOJOMystery152k WordsOngoing Rules-based horror + Tower climbing + Infinite worlds + Mind games I’m a graduate of a top university who couldn’t find a job and was forced to deliver food. Then I was chosen by the Wish Tower, where people around the world gamble with their lives. Clear every floor and you can make any wish come true. But nobody mentioned that every floor of the tower is a deadly rules-based horror scenario. While others rely on brute force or gamble on luck, trembling at seven rules for survival, I use logic —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Rules-based fantasy + infinite flow + magic tower: watch the protagonist use logic-based ramblings to clear dungeons.

26. 326 社 I’m Socially Anxious, Yet I Became a God in the Haunting 社恐的我，在怪谈里封神 White Sea Tide白海潮Mystery232k WordsOngoing This isn’t cookie-cutter or fast-paced. If you like quick reads, this isn’t for you. This is real rule-based horror. I’ve worked on the ideas until my brain was smoking and sparking, so please add it to your bookshelf. It’s a great novel, written with care. _ At first, no one knew what it was. It was like a silent tide, quietly spilling across the borders of the world. There was no earth-shattering roar, no vision blotting out the sky. It was just that, after some ordinary evening, the “rules” 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A great story of supernatural tales with rules and regulations! The socially awkward protagonist enters a strange realm and tries to survive in an apartment filled with bizarre rules. He is exceptionally sensitive to his environment and anomalies, always able to sense danger in advance. He is neither a saint nor impulsive, and uses the safest methods to survive in the supernatural world.

27. 327 无 Infinite Horror Begins with 103 Emperors 无限怪谈从103位帝王开始 Three Autumns on the Page笔上三秋Mystery156k WordsOngoing #SurvivalGame #History #RuleHorror #Mystery #Horror #Supernatural #PowerFantasy Unexpectedly dragged into a strange, endless realm, Lin Shengsheng, an archaeology student, is forced to face instances shaped by the obsessions of emperors throughout history. In the Qin palace, a murderous presence counts the living every night. In the Han palace, witchcraft and curses creep into your every orifice with each breath. At the Xuanwu Gate of the Tang palace, the reflection is always your own dead fac 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I wrote this myself: 103 Emperors, a collection of strange tales based on the rules of the infinite flow genre.

28. 328 我 I Bought My Way Through the Eerie World 我用钱买穿诡异世界 Tao Qingze涛清泽Eastern Fantasy86k WordsOngoing [Pay-to-win cultivation + Chinese-style horror + ruthless protagonist] His only golden finger: Money really can let you do anything. At the awakening ceremony, others summoned divine weapons and spirit beasts. Lin Feng awakened nothing but a single copper coin. His clan members laughed. “Useless! How can a copper coin slay ghosts?” Then came the night of the corpse uprising. With one copper coin, he subdued a corpse. With a hundred taels of gold, he bought the silence of a red-clad bride. With a 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Hey everyone, please take a look. If you can, please give a five-star review and urge me to update!

29. 329 规 Rule Horror: Only I Can Reload Infinitely 规则怪谈：只有我能无限读档 City Lightyears城市光年Mystery631k WordsCompleted [Rules mean certain death? Sorry, I can reload forever.] The paranormal resurges, and rules descend. Nameless horrors invade reality, and the world is reduced to a series of deadly “horror game instances.” “Mom’s Note,” “The Midnight Bus”... Ordinary people tremble in the gaps between the rules. One misstep is all it takes for their sanity to hit zero and their bodies to mutate. Su Ming awakens the only F-rank (pseudo) ability, which is actually an SSS-rank [Infinite Reload]. Faced with a ru 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🔥🔥 [This new classic of strange tales is a safe bet, packed with highlights, a fresh plot and no bad moments throughout] [Send a heart] The pacing is tight and fast, with high-energy scenes all the time, and the plot is intricately linked. You can buy it with confidence, it will definitely get you hooked.

30. 330 副 At the End of the Dungeon Lies the Human World 副本的尽头是人间 A Cunning Schemer Who Can't Figure Things Out老谋深算但算不明白Mystery123k WordsOngoing Infinite-flow, high-IQ, rules horror, dark, and self-interest-driven. He is terminally ill, and the one he loves is at death's door. Su Jin accidentally binds himself to a System and enters one deadly instance after another. A mountain of blades, a sea of flames, danger at every turn. Again and again, he claws his way back from hell to the human world, risking his life for money, all to cure Chen Zhaozhao. He doesn't ask how perilous the road ahead is, only that home awaits at the end. He risks —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A purely mortal story, a classic episodic drama series based on supernatural themes. High IQ. Mind-bending.

31. 331 作 I'm Eerie, So Why Does the System Treat Me Like a Human Player? 作为诡异，被系统当人类玩家？ Vinegar-Scented Rice醋香米Mystery184k WordsOngoing [Dark Fantasy] + [Trope Subversion] I’m a supernatural being, and you’re sending me into an instance as a human? Chen Xu heard the notification in his mind, and his lips stretched into an inhuman grin. Interesting. Very interesting… 52Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Instance results: Human Chen Xu performed perfectly. The surveillance footage shows him devouring the ghostly figure.

32. 332 神 Divine Punishment Game: The Supernatural Descends 神罚游戏：诡异降临 Peng Yuyan, Split the Feast彭于晏分宴Mystery157k WordsOngoing [Global Supernatural Descent + Rule Horror + Ruthless Protagonist + Unlimited Stat Points + Folk Horror] The gods fish, and all living beings are their game pieces. When a bizarre red moon shrouds the globe, humanity is forced into the “Divine Punishment Game.” Here, obey the rules and you might survive. Break them, and death is certain! Every player nervously searches for a way out. Only Lu Zhao smiles at the prompt before him: “Rules? Aren’t they just dungeons where I can farm experience?” Pur —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Got it][Got it] This one fits perfectly! It's a classic supernatural story ◔.̮◔✧ It's super addictive from start to finish! 🌹 The plot is very engaging, not mind-numbing, highly immersive, and it fills my mind with vivid images. I guarantee you'll be satisfied.

33. 333 云 Yun Che: 10 Eerie Rules for the Girls' Dorm 云澈：女生宿舍10条诡异规则 Run Yu888润玉88819k WordsCompleted Yun Che: 10 Eerie Rules for the Girls' Dormitory —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Family, I'm the group's darling! 10 Eerie rules of the girls' dormitory, Yun Che takes you on an immersive experience of horror and ghost stories, perfect for midnight reading, 90s and 00s brave folks, come and check it out!

34. 334 诡 The Paranormal Invades: From the Start, I Can See Death Replay 诡异入侵，开局我能看到死亡回放 I Catch Lobsters Using Mark-Recapture我用标记重捕法抓龙虾Mystery125k WordsOngoing “After lights out, do not open the door for anyone!” When the paranormal descends upon a boarding high school and monsters prowl the dormitory halls, students and teachers alike become lambs led to slaughter. Lin Que is trapped in the middle of it all, but fortunately awakens an SSS-rank skill: Demon Eye. He can see all the possibilities of the future. He can even replay events from the past. And with every survival challenge he clears, the power of his Demon Eye grows stronger. The indescribabl —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Lin Que, a high school student, is plagued by nightmares that foreshadow a crisis. After awakening his demonic eyes, he struggles to survive in a closed campus. His companions sometimes betray him, but others remain loyal to him. The struggle of human nature takes up a significant portion of the story.

35. 335 被 Trapped in a Shopping Paradise, I Fought My Way Through the Rules of Survival 被困购物天堂后，我硬闯生存规则 Egg Egg Egg Egg Egg w蛋蛋蛋蛋蛋w10k WordsCompleted Trapped in a shopping paradise, I fought my way through the rules of survival. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The twist in the slightly scary story is quite interesting.

36. 336 我 I Ascended to Godhood in a World of Strange Tales 我在怪谈世界封神 Bones Eat Bears骨头吃熊Mystery68k WordsCompleted [Rule-Based Horror + Paranormal Invasion + Live National Destiny Broadcast + No Female Lead] The Rule-Based Horror Game begins, and the paranormal descends upon the entire world. The age of horror stories has arrived. Bound to an Assistance System, he enters the horror world right from the start and gets ten talent draws! Becoming a god is a piece of cake! The next second: [Assistance System Notice: Congratulations! Your luck is off the charts! You received 10 Charm Points!] He grumbles and begs —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is great, my current favorite. A bizarre tale of rules descends, humanity unites against a common enemy, and the protagonist, without a romantic partner, is incredibly intelligent.

37. 337 轮 In the Reincarnation Game, I'm Not the Patient 轮回游戏我不是病人 Hao Lingfeng浩凌峰Mystery246k WordsOngoing (Infinite Survival + Instance Worlds + Suspense + High Intelligence + Decisive and Ruthless) Settle in and enjoy the ride. The pace is lightning-fast. The Survival Game of the Myriad Heavens descends, and Lu Chen is swept into the Black Mist Hospital, where the death rate is as high as ninety percent. Monsters roam here, and the rules determine life and death. But Lu Chen awakens the S-rank talent “Precise Analysis,” which lets him see through monsters' weaknesses and loopholes in the rules. Whi —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is intelligent and always manages to find a way to overcome strange and unusual rules.

38. 338 规 Rule Horror: I Fight to Survive Between the Lines 规则怪谈我在字缝求生 Let's Just Talk就是说说吧Mystery114k WordsOngoing Jiang Mo is the only contestant in the Dragon Kingdom with an 80% contamination rate. He's thrown into the mental hospital instance, where the rules are in utter chaos. Everyone else: Follow the rules. Jiang Mo: Tear the rules apart and kill the paranormal instead. The paranormal scheme while he breaks their plans; The rules kill people, so he uses the rules to kill. As his contamination level skyrockets, Jiang Mo says softly: “You think you're contaminating me? I'm the one devouring you.” M —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This new book has about ten chapters; it's quite mind-bending. I recommend it.

39. 339 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 995.7kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves
40. 340 重 Reborn and Trapped in a Haunted House's Rule Horror, I Play Crazy and Foolish Just to Lead My Whole Family to Hell Together 重生竟困凶宅规则怪谈，我装疯卖傻只为全家团圆下地狱 Not Sleepy Mushroom不困蘑菇14k WordsCompleted Reborn, I'm trapped in a haunted house ruled by a supernatural game. I pretend to be crazy and play dumb, all to reunite my family in hell. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend an ancient revenge-themed supernatural tale.

41. 341 诡EN 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 231.9kReads9.5Score28.4kShelves
42. 342 破 Boundary-Breaking Bureau 2: Surgery on the Laws of the Universe 破界事务所2：宇宙规则手术 Mengxi Sifan梦溪思凡Sci-Fi & Apocalypse585k WordsOngoing I had just paid off my debt to the King of Hell when my sister and our home were thrown into crisis! Mo Yiming is forced to take on a rules-repair job, using [Cosmic Rule Surgery] to tear apart a world of rules on the verge of collapse! The mastermind turns out to be the Entropy Descendants, a civilization capable of formatting the universe? No problem. I'll point the scalpel at the stars themselves and operate! The sequel to the Breaking Worlds series, continuing the story of Breaking Worlds Ag —Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    The details of the rule-based mystery are cleverly hidden, and each rule fix brings a new twist, making it impossible to stop.

43. 343 诡 In This Eerie Game, Daughter, Stop Hyping Me Up! I’m Unbeatable! 诡异游戏，女儿别吹了我无敌了！ What's So Great About Royal Power and Wealth?说什么王权富贵。Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted Reborn in another world, he can earn sign-in rewards by collecting corpses. He's been signing in for eight years, and his daughter is now eight years old too. One day, a bizarre game descends, and the entire world falls under its control. Just then, his daughter is chosen to represent the Xia Kingdom. Everyone is stunned that Xia's representative is a little girl, until she says something that leaves them speechless. Ning Yinyin: My dad can command a hundred ghosts to roam the night! Ning Yinyin 7.8kReads8.7Score551Shelves
44. 344 规 Rule Horror: Staying Alive Gets Harder by the Day 规则怪谈：活着越来越难 Darkman Jun暗漫君Mystery431k WordsCompleted My name is Lin Mo, and my hearing is a curse. I can “hear” the distorted “whispers” of objects and places: deadly rules lurking in supermarket night shifts, hospital caregiving duties, and company overtime. They are internally consistent, cold, and cruel. To survive in a hell of rules that can descend at random, I must use this painful hearing in everyday settings to decipher traps and find loopholes in their logic. Every escape makes reality seem more absurd, and staying alive grows harder by t 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    From Manager Chen's perspective: "When he handed Lin Mo the 'supplementary regulations,' his fingertips were stained with disinfectant and something else—the cloying, ashen smell unique to the C3 cold storage. 'Follow the rules, and you'll survive,' he said, as the dark red rust on the edge of his employee badge deepened."

45. 345 规 Rule Horror: I Exorcise the Uncanny Through Opera 规则怪谈：我靠唱戏超度诡异 Darkman Jun暗漫君Mystery404k WordsCompleted When rule-based horror puts on the costume of traditional opera, singing the wrong lyrics means death, taking the wrong steps means death, and even clapping at the wrong time can get you killed. Armed with the ancestral Nuo mask, Pei Qixian sneers, “Perfect. I specialize in haunting opera stages.” While everyone else trembles as they follow the rules, he turns around and rewrites the script: “The King of Hell wants to pick a show? Today, I’m going to pick, his!” [Instance Notice] You have trigge 5Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 346 H Harry Potter Rule Horror: Don't Believe, Don't Go Out, Don't Take Advice HP规则怪谈:别信，别出门，别听劝（哈利波特同人） A Girl Who Wants to Be a Rich Beauty想做白富美的小妞Female-Channel Fanfiction10k WordsCompleted Harry Potter Rule-Based Horror: Don’t Believe It, Don’t Go Outside, Don’t Take Advice (Harry Potter Fan Fiction) 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Unusual Rules and Strange Tales

47. 347 怪 Bizarre and Eerie? My Rules Outrank Yours! 怪诞诡异？我的规则在你之上！ Ham and Egg Croissant火腿蛋可颂Mystery899k WordsCompleted [No female lead + rules + comedy + horror roleplay] A game called [The Rules of Bizarre Survival] arrives, shattering everything people once knew about life. They struggle to survive in a terrifying world that is both dangerous and unfamiliar! Using distinctive identity cards as their foundation, players must “role-play” and make use of all kinds of rules to preserve their sanity and struggle to survive in this bizarre, kaleidoscopic world. People do everything they can to avoid encountering the 1.9kReads8.7Score196Shelves
48. 348 绝 A Survival Guide to the Desperate Supermarket 绝境超市的生存指南 ShuishengmuKK水生木KK10k WordsCompleted A Survival Guide to the Supermarket at the End of the World —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They're all short stories, full of suspense and plot twists, absolutely fantastic! They're the pinnacle of the ghost story genre!!

49. 349 七 At Seventy, I’m Forced to Join the National Destiny Game 七十岁的我，被迫参加国运游戏 A Hundred Million Fish亿只鱼Mystery378k WordsCompleted [No heroine + national destiny + horror game + hilarious.] Qin Ming transmigrates to Planet Earth and becomes a seventy-year-old man. By chance, he's selected to enter the world of a horror game. He obtains the Dodgy Old Man System. [Get Dodginess Points by interacting with ghosts. Two hundred points can be used for a draw.] In the first instance, Ghost Market, players must sell one thousand Underworld Coins to clear the level. From the start, Qin Ming gets the skill “Start a Shakedown,” which l 134Reads8.6Score118Shelves
50. 350 小 Horror Rules in My Neighborhood: I Became a Witness 小区规则怪谈，我成了目击者 ShuishengmuKK水生木KK7k WordsCompleted Neighborhood Rule Horror: I Became a Witness 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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