Please Recommend Realistic Folk Supernatural Novels 跪求民间灵异文，一定要真实

1. 1 山 Tales of the Haunted Mountain Village 山村诡事录 Mu Xue牧雪Urban893k WordsCompleted Where the woods are dense, ghosts abound; where the mountains are high, monsters are sure to lurk. After getting drunk, Chen Jianjun of Kaoshan Village encounters a beautiful woman in the mountains. Alone together, the pair spend several days in an intimate embrace. When he returns home, he goes mad for a day and then dies. On the day of his burial, Chen Jianjun suddenly comes back to life... To save his family, Chen Xiaojun becomes the apprentice of Yi, a lame man who was once sent to a work ca 4.5kReads9.1Score428Shelves

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   🐍I'm so grateful! When I watched it, I was breathing heavily and felt cold all over, as if I was being haunted by evil spirits. That kind of creepy feeling made me afraid to even go to the toilet. Anyone who watches it knows how terrifying it is!

2. 2 山 The Yin-Yang Master of the Mountain Village 山村阴阳先生 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery589k WordsCompleted My brother came back from the dead, and I learned funeral rites to uncover the truth My name is Chen Xiaojun, and I live in a place in Northeast China called Kaoshan Village. One year, my older brother died under mysterious circumstances. His death was gruesome. Though he was only in his twenties, his corpse was as thin as a skeleton, with hair turned white! Even more bizarre, my brother came back to life in the funeral hall! To find out what had happened, I learned a few tricks from an old mast 11.6kReads9.2Score877Shelves

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   Then I absolutely have to recommend this one!!! This one is a total revival of the artsy aesthetic! It's a re-enactment of the horror stories I heard as a kid, and it's even scarier and more sophisticated, dark and gory! Where did you go, Daddy Cellphone?!

3. 3 善 Good Deeds Forge a Bond with the Household Guardian Spirit 善念结缘保家仙 Tales from the Countryside乡野趣闻9k WordsCompleted Good Deeds Forge Bonds with the Household Guardian Spirit 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Recommended, true folk ghost stories, very good.

4. 4 天 Heaven Favors Benevolence and Righteousness 天眷仁义 Tales from the Countryside乡野趣闻6k WordsCompleted Heaven Favors the Benevolent 2Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 爱 The Price of Love 爱的取舍 Tales from the Countryside乡野趣闻Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The Choice of Love 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Both of these are true folk tales; they are not so terrifying, but they are thought-provoking.

6. 6 那 That Year, the One I Loved 那年，那个相爱的人 Tales from the Countryside乡野趣闻Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted The One I Loved That Year 1Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 失 Insomniacs' Forbidden Tales: 444 Midnight Ghost Stories 失眠者禁忌：444个午夜鬼谈 Jun Nanchao峻难超Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A horror anthology with a bonus at the end of every story. I have 444 folk ghost stories guaranteed to keep you awake until midnight, terrify you, make you break out in a cold sweat, and pull the covers over your head! At the end of every chapter, the “Author’s Note” will include an illustration or bonus! But before you open it, brace yourself. The author accepts no responsibility for what happens next! [Supernatural Horror] [Folk Horror] [Rural Ghost Stories] [True Cases] [Urban Oddities] [L 4.2kReads—Score366Shelves

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   This is really beautiful.

8. 8 一 Half Bad, Half Good 一半坏一半好 Yu Who Loves Sweet Potatoes爱吃地瓜的渔Mystery318k WordsCompleted When dawn breaks, close your eyes. When night falls, open them. Each day brings a different revelation. The more you see, the less afraid you become, until you get used to it. When I thought I had arrived in hell, the next moment I was in heaven. Hell and heaven are hard to tell apart. Can you tell the difference? 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Based on true events, not recommended for watching alone.

9. 9 家 A 'Cat Fairy' in the House 《家有“猫仙”》 Yu Who Loves Sweet Potatoes爱吃地瓜的渔6k WordsCompleted My Home Has a 'Cat Immortal' 15Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 豫 Strange Tales from Western Henan 豫西诡事 X Half-ImmortalX半仙Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted You may think I’m telling a story, but these are things I’ve experienced firsthand over the past ten-odd years. You don’t have to believe me, but are you sure everyone you’ve met was human? Science can’t explain everything… 28.7kReads8.4Score3.6kShelves

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    ☘️🌈This book! The author writes incredibly realistically and down-to-earthly, presenting the author's experiences in a conversational style. While telling stories, it interweaves a wealth of practical information, emphasizing authenticity and professionalism.

11. 11 我 I Have 36,524 Folk Horror Stories 我有36524个民间恐怖故事 Nalan Xi纳兰惜Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted [Standalone stories] [Supernatural suspense] [Folk horror] [Mountain spirits and monsters] [Adapted from real cases] [Rural legends] There is no main storyline. Each chapter is a self-contained story adapted from folk rumors, with eerie, gripping plots. Note: This story discourages superstition and encourages belief in science. It is entirely fictional, so just enjoy it as entertainment. 4.2kReads8.8Score217Shelves

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    Folk supernatural tales are very realistic

12. 12 民 Folk Tales: One Chapter, One Horror Story 民间怪谈一章一个恐怖故事 Alone Through the Cold Autumn独过寒秋Mystery845k WordsCompleted [Anthology of stories] [Folklore horror] [Supernatural horror] [Village legends] [Chinese-style horror] [Old-time storytelling] There is no overarching plot. Each chapter is a standalone horror story adapted from folk tales, with eerie, unsettling plots that grow more terrifying the more you think about them. Note: This story discourages superstition and encourages belief in science. It is entirely fictional, so just enjoy it as a bit of fun. 26.1kReads7.5Score1.2kShelves
13. 13 噩 The Sound of Nightmares: 60 Horror Stories That Wake You from Your Dreams 噩梦之声：60个做梦吓醒的恐怖故事 Xiao Youqian萧有钱Mystery174k WordsCompleted [Standalone Ghost Stories + Supernatural Horror + Not for the Faint of Heart + Rural Tales] When night falls, terrifying ghostly figures emerge. Step into all kinds of bizarre and unbelievable tales, and spend your nights screaming! Haunted houses, ghostly shadows outside the window, a deadly lipstick, someone beneath the mattress, an umbrella that hunts people... Every corner conceals inexplicable phenomena and secrets that will fill you with dread! Every page will make your hair stand on end, 2.1kReads8.9Score176Shelves

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    That's terrifying! Friendly reminder: always turn on the lights when you're alone in your room at night. Don't say I didn't warn you!

14. 14 恐 Horror's Edge: 100 Absolutely Terrifying Ghost Stories 恐怖边界：100个绝对惊悚的鬼谈 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery432k WordsCompleted [Standalone Stories + Supernatural Horror + Folk Customs + Feng Shui and Mysticism + Mild Frights + Shocking Twists] Horror tales beyond anything you could imagine. Each story is like a dark door swinging open, drawing you into moments that will make your skin crawl. Listen. A faint whisper, an indescribable shadow creeping closer. Danger by the river, terror in the cemetery, ghost babies in the maternity ward, evil headhunting magic, apparitions at the hot springs, a bloodstained umbrella... On 2.5kReads8.9Score192Shelves
15. 15 东 Northeastern China's Forbidden Secrets 东北禁忌手札 Jun Lan君阑Mystery122k WordsCompleted [Extreme horror + a folk-horror story set in the countryside] In a remote mountain village, deep within the forest, countless taboos remain unknown to outsiders. The people here follow ancient rules of life and death: pregnant women must never encounter a coffin, and anyone who dies of old age at a hundred years old is destined to become an evil spirit. But in a single day, the old Yu family breaks both taboos, drawing every kind of demon and ghost to their door! At midnight, someone hears the s 912Reads8.8Score108Shelves

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    It's really scary; those with a weak heart shouldn't try it.

16. 16 民 Folk Tales of the Mountain Wilds 民间山野怪谈 Pan Haigen潘海根Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted A lifetime spent roaming the martial world, telling tales of ghosts and strange happenings from the countryside. Stories of spirits and monsters in the wilderness have always been a staple of people's conversations over tea, and folk tales about mountain ghosts and gods come in every variety. There is a kind of extraordinary man who can help people choose burial sites and homes, divine life and death, reveal the secrets of fate, dispel evil spirits, travel to the underworld, save lives, and ward 1.1kReads8.9Score151Shelves

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    Hello author, is your novel based on a true story? I've encountered the exact same situation as someone in your book.

17. 17 午 The Midnight Ghost Market: Living People Keep Out 午夜鬼市，活人回避 The Drinking Monk吃酒和尚Mystery592k WordsCompleted [Mystery + supernatural + ghost market + narrow escape from death] My name is Tang Chao. I’m a broke young man scraping by in the antiques business, with hundreds of thousands in debt hanging over me. An ordinary porcelain-buying deal led me to pick up a strange Jun ware bowl at an unexpectedly low price. I thought I’d found a bargain. Little did I know, it was the beginning of my nightmare... On a bus, I met a burly man calling himself Jue Mingzi, who warned me that “a calamity is sure to befal 3.5kReads9.1Score217Shelves

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    These novels take horror to the extreme. When I read them, I felt short of breath and cold all over, as if I were being haunted by an evil spirit. It was so terrifying that I didn't even dare to go to the toilet. Anyone who reads them knows how terrifying they are.

18. 18 夜 Ghostly Whispers at Midnight 夜半鬼语 Millennium-Old Monster千年老妖Mystery87k WordsCompleted [Rural + Supernatural + Ghost Stories] Back when my grandfather was young, he learned carpentry. As Old Zhao put it, a sixth-grade carpenter these days was worth half a scholar. But things were different back then. Carpenters belonged to one of the lowest trades. They had to carry their tools around every day, get up before dawn and stay out until the middle of the night, traveling from village to village to find work. And because they went so many places, and made coffins and dealt with the dea 5kReads9.0Score204Shelves
19. 19 西 Ghost Stories of the Southwest 西南鬼事 Young Scholar from Nanshui南水小生Mystery800k WordsCompleted This is a collection of ghost stories from southwest China, made up of a series of medium-length tales. Some may be part of your childhood, some may be stories you've told yourself, and others may be stories you've never heard. Today, let Xiao An tell you these strange and wondrous tales, one by one. 101Reads—Score—Shelves

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    One story per episode, folk horror stories from Southwest China

20. 20 乡 Tales of Strange Happenings in the Countryside 乡村诡事录 Zhang Xiaohe张小河Mystery156k WordsCompleted The strange happenings in a mountain village. I was born and raised in the countryside. Deep in the mountains, there are always ghosts and spirits, and my village was no exception. Heaven, earth, black, yellow, the cosmos vast: demons and ghosts send shivers down your spine. One year, the start of spring fell on the fifteenth day of the eighth month. That year, so many strange things happened. Just bringing them up is enough to scare people. Meeting the Black and White Impermanence on a night wa 1.9kReads9.0Score137Shelves

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    😱😱This is really scary; those with a weak heart shouldn't try it.

21. 21 荒 Tales of a Haunted Village 荒村怪谈录 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery304k WordsCompleted [Rural Mysteries + Folk Customs + Chinese-Style Horror + Feng Shui and the Supernatural + Anthology + Shocking Twists] There is an old well in Jiulitun that has been sealed for thirty years, and one eerie incident after another keeps occurring. Why has a little girl become unbelievably strong and deranged? Why do villagers keep drowning, and why is the village taboo so difficult to speak of? It all goes back thirty years... 243Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    The plot is fast-paced and full of terrifying details, making it absolutely addictive.

22. 22 午 Midnight Terror: Human Nature Stories That Will Haunt You 午夜惊魂：让人细思极恐的人性故事 Gold Is Money金子就是钞票Mystery142k WordsCompleted At midnight, let's listen together to the little stories that circulate all around us. Maybe they're true. Maybe you've heard them too, or even experienced them yourself. Those moments that grow more terrifying the more you think about them go perfectly with the pitch-black night beyond the window. Red brick walls are common in many places. But we've never stopped to wonder: why are those bricks so red, so vivid? Rideshares at night aren't necessarily safe. Passengers have their concerns, and dr 522Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Don't miss it! Enter at your own risk if you're easily frightened. [Petrified][Petrified][Petrified]

23. 23 午 Midnight Wonders 午夜惊奇 Qiao Dou Ma Dai QAQ桥豆麻袋QAQUrban171k WordsCompleted At the stroke of midnight, amid a terrifying atmosphere, strange ghost stories begin to unfold! A bluish-white hand suddenly appears on the window in the middle of the night. Is it looking for someone to take revenge on? A bus still running in the dead of night: does it lead to the world of the living or to hell? The shapewear hanging in the wardrobe at home is made of human skin! During the Qingming Festival, a figure appears in the glass of the bathhouse. After returning to her room, a beautif 416Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Highly rated masterpieces you must watch 🤐 Watch them and you won't want to say a word 🤐

24. 24 民 Tales of the Supernatural 民间怪谈录 Qu Gaofeng曲高峰Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Rural Horror Stories + Anthology + Folk Horror Tales + Chinese Supernatural] Supernatural happenings are most likely to occur in mountain villages, and the stories we've heard may well have really happened. In the eerie night wind, Granny Hao, the midwife who receives the dead, is like a messenger from the underworld, guiding the spirits of helpless mothers and children home. Locust trees commune with spirits, and poplars attract yin energy. Beneath the village's ancient trees lie secrets that 829Reads8.9Score105Shelves
25. 25 我 My Grandfather’s Supernatural Notebook 我爷爷的灵异笔记 Don't Want to Get as Fat as a Pig不想胖成猪Mystery491k WordsCompleted [Spirit Medium + Supernatural + Episodic Stories] One eerie incident after another, each like something out of a horror novel. Getting trapped in a ghostly maze in the middle of the night Strange mystical arts and Taoist magic A weasel that can talk A notebook of supernatural cases left behind by my grandfather helped me unlock my Yin-Yang Eyes, sealed for years. From then on, I embarked on an extraordinary everyday life as a ghost hunter! 498Reads9.1Score102Shelves

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    What kind of incredible suspense is this?! After reading this book, my legs were so weak I felt like I'd run a marathon! 😜

26. 26 民 Strange Tales of Republican-Era China: Ghost Stories from the Mortal World 民国异闻录：尘间鬼事 Wolf Fang Potato狼牙土豆啊Mystery197k WordsCompleted In the chaotic era of the Republic of China, yin and yang were reversed, and the living and the dead walked the same paths. What you think of as the everyday world hides all manner of eerie horrors. The ordinary people you meet may be able to communicate with the spirit world, command demons, or determine life and death. As the Northern Expedition entered the city, the City God moved his registers, powerful figures died one after another, and a letter with no words demanded payment for a blood f —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Strange Tales of the Republic of China

27. 27 遇 Chronicles of Ghostly Encounters 遇鬼纪 Wang Lao Qi from Beyond Xiangya Mountain象牙山外王老七Mystery254k WordsOngoing I’m not a professional writer. A few years ago, I started writing things down on a whim, simply because I wanted to record what was happening around me, and somehow ended up writing quite a lot. I also tried to pursue writing as a career, but honestly, aside from recording or adapting real events, writing is difficult for me. After thinking it over, I decided I wanted to return to my original purpose. Maybe I’m not much of a storyteller, but I really enjoy sharing and talking with people, especi 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I think this is quite realistic.

28. 28 美 The Curse of the Manicure 美甲之咒 Liu Yunhe from Stinky Bamboo Ditch臭竹沟的刘云贺11k WordsCompleted The Nail Art Curse —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommended folk ghost stories

29. 29 苗 Miaojiang Yin-Yang Gu 苗疆阴阳蛊 Liu Yunhe from Stinky Bamboo Ditch臭竹沟的刘云贺9k WordsCompleted Miaojiang Yin-Yang Gu 3Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 噬 The Life-Devouring Ancient Formula 噬命古方 Liu Yunhe from Stinky Bamboo Ditch臭竹沟的刘云贺11k WordsCompleted The Life-Devouring Ancient Formula —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 下 What Will the Next Story Be? 下一个故事会是什么？ The Wind Dragonfly Understands风蜻解意Mystery417k WordsCompleted A collection of episodic stories based on personal experiences. First person, rural life, the supernatural, mildly frightening, and terrifying when you think it over... episodic stories. The damp villages of the south conceal supernatural tales colder than snakes. Open this book, and you’ll enter a graveyard of memories: a forgotten puppy leaves muddy paw prints on a rainy night; the withered vines of gossip tighten around a young girl’s neck; a blond doll by the roadside carries a curse that cl 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend!!! 😫😫😫😫😫 It's seriously amazing!!! A folk-fiction supernatural story told in the first person, it's relatable and incredibly immersive!!! 😫😫😫😫😫

32. 32 我 My Twenty Years as a Spirit Medium 我出马的二十年 Xiao Xiao Zhao Zhao萧萧曌曌Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing He cultivated his character deep in the mountains, then left his secluded cave to make a name for himself across the land. Over twenty years, he broke through countless barriers and witnessed countless things. This is the true story of those twenty years, meant both to introduce this industry to those unfamiliar with it and to share experience with fellow professionals. 9kReads9.4Score519Shelves

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    Look at what I wrote!

33. 33 我 My Three Lives and Three Worlds 我的三生三世啊 Xiao Xiao Zhao Zhao萧萧曌曌Ancient Romance469k WordsOngoing A fantastical tale, all beginning with two bowls of expired Meng Po soup. By the time my hair reaches my waist, the soup's effects will have slowly worn off, and love will have quietly found its way to me! But can love really overcome every obstacle? 298Reads8.2Score—Shelves
34. 34 地 A Few Things from the Underworld 地府里的二三事 Xiao Xiao Zhao Zhao萧萧曌曌Mystery109k WordsCompleted As a disciple of the Ma family with more than twenty years of experience in spirit-medium work, I've written this book based on what I know. Some of it is true, some of it false, and some lies in between. Whether you can understand it is up to your own fate! 339Reads8.2Score—Shelves
35. 35 白 You Won’t Find This During the Day: One Ghost Story Every Day 白天刷不到：每天一个诡故事 Hong Jiu洪氿Mystery590k WordsCompleted I’m a horror writer who publishes online. I have no fame and no income, so I can only grab people’s attention by writing the most sinister, unsettling, and realistic stories. To make them feel “real,” I’m used to grounding my characters in details from the real world: real streets, real neighborhoods, real outfits, and real little gestures. I always thought a novel was just a novel. That is, until the serial killer I wrote stepped out of my story and found me in the real world. 897Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is fine.

36. 36 恐 Folk Horror [The Fake Master Who Shocks a Hundred Demons] 恐怖民俗【冒牌大师震百妖】 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The thing Liu Buyi, a fake master, regrets most in his life is learning how to “draw talismans with soy sauce” from a short video. Because the corpse that should be lying quietly in front of him is now using a soy-sauce-dipped finger to write his name on the coffin lid. Meanwhile, his half-baked beauty of a partner, An Xun, is munching on sunflower seeds and enjoying the show. “Didn't you say you had Yin-Yang Eyes?!” Liu Buyi's voice trembles. Seeing how unconcerned she looks, he almost passes o 821Reads—Score109Shelves

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    "Horror Folklore [The Imposter Master Shakes the Hundred Demons]" is a novel combining elements of infinite flow, horror folklore, light comedy, survival, episodic storytelling, a single female lead, and numerous satisfying moments! It's not a writer's block! Worth reading! The stories are highly independent! It's almost as good as the completed series! 👽👽👽

37. 37 司 The Legend of Situ Shankong 司徒山空传 Li Yifan李诣凡Mystery996k WordsCompleted The rags-to-riches journey from teahouse server to grandmaster. The extraordinary life of an old Taoist from eastern Sichuan, spanning seventy years! 3.2kReads8.9Score960Shelves
38. 38 十 Fourteen Years of Hunting Ghosts (Complete in Five Volumes) 十四年猎诡人（全五册） Li Yifan李诣凡Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Li Yifan’s spine-chilling ghost-hunting chronicles! A contemporary Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio! A spine-chilling record of ghost hunts! First posted on Tieba, it topped 100 million views within three months! The acclaimed mystery writer Li Yifan’s breakthrough work, now with the unpublished continuation added! Every ghost was once a living person. I’m a professional ghost hunter. I turn the compass, circle the place with red 11.8kReads9.6Score2.2kShelves

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    I found these books quite authentic. If you're looking for well-written ones, I recommend *The Last Taoist Priest* and *My Years as a Taoist Priest*.

39. 39 带 Entering the Dao with Immortal Guidance 带着仙家入道 The Number One Horse Who Writes Books写书的第马121k WordsOngoing I started out as a disciple of a top incense master, then met a wise teacher and became a young Taoist disciple. This book consists entirely of popular science and real-life experiences, and it also contains plenty of tips on how to avoid scams! Nothing is made up, and this is not a power fantasy about cultivating immortality. Your support is greatly appreciated! 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Find a gem of a book to share! "Entering the Path with Spiritual Beings": The true cultivation record of Wang Yiwei, from a top disciple to a novice Taoist. This is not only a documentary exposing the secrets of shamanic practices, but also a guide to avoiding scams. The author uses his personal experience to dispel superstitions and myths, offering sincere popular science and sobering warnings without fantastical fabrications. Life's journey is full of hardships; this book teaches you to stay true to yourself and see the truth.

40. 40 7 Bureau 747: Special Affairs Division Nine 747局之特殊事物处理九科 Brother Elbow肘子师兄Urban770k WordsCompleted Do you really know the colleagues around you? What about your classmates and family? The person you've lived with for years, the one you know best, might not even be human! In this world, humans and demons coexist. Demons can live among you in all sorts of ways. “They” might be the man selling jianbing on the street, or they might be your boss! If a top special forces soldier hadn't awakened his family's bloodline in a panic while carrying out a highly classified special mission, and then joined 702Reads7.1Score—Shelves
41. 41 特 Special Affairs Bureau, Division Nine: The Nanhai Monster Uprising 特殊事物处理九科之南海妖乱 Brother Elbow肘子师兄Mystery540k WordsCompleted Do you really know the friends around you? The coworkers around you? Your own family? Do you~ know this world? Maybe the people you know, the ones you've met and fallen in love with, aren't human at all~~~ They're demons~! If it weren't for one extraordinary mission, none of this would ever have come to light. And if it weren't for the people who silently stood guard, the Jiuying Sect might already have severed the dragon veins and destroyed our nation's fortune of ten thousand years... 143Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.9M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 310.8kReads9.4Score27.9kShelves

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    Born with the destiny of a Yama, my grandfather buried me in a coffin on my birthday when I was little. Later, my meridians were severed, and I was sealed in the coffin and buried alive. After escaping, a mute old woman helped me reconnect my five ghosts' meridians, and I became a successor of the Spirit Gate, descending from the mountains to become a living Yama in the human world. Various folk customs and feng shui considerations are realistically depicted and presented in an engaging way.

43. 43 我 I Live in Fengmen Village 我住在封门村 Naughty Leopard顽皮豹Mystery807k WordsCompleted My hometown shares its name with the legendary number-one haunted village in China: Fengmen Village. What’s more, our village also has a grandmaster’s chair. Whoever sits in it is doomed to die! It was 1997, and I had been accepted into the high school in town. Once summer vacation was over, I would finally be able to leave the place where I’d spent sixteen years. But what I never expected was for one terrifying incident after another to strike the village! Rats that ate human flesh, five-colore 712Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    The atmosphere is incredibly terrifying, making you feel like you're actually there. Every page is chilling. Highly recommended! 😜

44. 44 宸 Chenyu Midnight Teahouse: A Collection of Strange Tales 宸宇午夜茶馆：短篇志怪故事集 Chenyu Talks of Ghosts and Foxes宸宇话鬼狐Mystery889k WordsCompleted Midnight. The tea boils. The lamps dim. When the city falls silent, stories from another world are just beginning. The Midnight Teahouse of Chenyu gathers dozens of Chinese-style tales of the strange and supernatural, told with the easygoing voice of a storyteller in an old teahouse. They unfold strange local happenings, the secrets of old houses, and eerie tales from the streets and alleys. Written in modern vernacular while carrying on the spirit of classical anecdotal tales, these stories wea 8.1kReads—Score419Shelves

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    The kind of horror that you can't help but think about repeatedly after reading it. It's oppressive, suffocating, and relentlessly suspenseful from beginning to end. You start to feel chills when you get to the middle of the book, and by the end, a coldness creeps from your feet to the top of your head, keeping you awake all night.

45. 45 噬 Man-Eating Python 噬人蟒 You Hua尤话7k WordsCompleted Man-Eating Python —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My father has spent years hunting wild pythons, extracting their gallbladders, eating their meat, and selling their skins for sustenance. He makes a living with just one cage of ferocious beasts. One day, a Taoist priest came to beg for alms. I sincerely offered him some simple food, but the priest's gaze immediately locked onto the snake cage, his expression instantly turning grave. A stern warning suddenly rang out: "The python's body is filled with boundless resentment; a great calamity is already lurking. If it is not completely eradicated, the lives of the entire village will be in danger!"

46. 46 保 The Family Guardian Immortal: The Spirit of the Stele 保家仙之碑灵 Liu Yunhe from Stinky Bamboo Ditch臭竹沟的刘云贺8k WordsCompleted The Guardian Spirit Tablet —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I continue to recommend Hu Badou's series of folk supernatural tales; they're great!

47. 47 夜 Guiding Souls Along the Night Road 夜路引魂 Liu Yunhe from Stinky Bamboo Ditch臭竹沟的刘云贺12k WordsCompleted Guiding Souls on a Night Road —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 镇 The Calamity of the House Guardian 镇宅之祸 Liu Yunhe from Stinky Bamboo Ditch臭竹沟的刘云贺10k WordsCompleted The Calamity of the House-Guardian 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Continuing the recommendation, here are some paranormal events experienced by folk artists.

49. 49 一 One Haunting a Day 一日一诡 Spring Rain in the South, Winter Snow in the North南春雨北冬雪Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing Like people, supernatural entities can be good or bad, so the author can’t promise that every story will have an off-the-charts scare factor that keeps you up at night. The only guarantee is that all the stories are entirely fictional. If anything seems familiar, you’re on your own! 356Reads—Score101Shelves

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    The suspense and horror atmosphere is described in detail; reading it alone at night might make you too scared to go to the bathroom! [Fear][Fear][Fear][Fear][Fear][Fear] "The Ghost Entering the Door," "The Headless Old House," "Possession," "The Haunted House"—every story is extremely terrifying and will send chills down your spine!

50. 50 黄 The Yellow Springs Pawnshop: No Living Visitors 黄泉典当铺，生人勿近 The Moon Bridge Remains桥月仍在Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [Ghost Hunting + Supernatural Horror + Folk Customs + Strange Tales + Taoist Arts + Maoshan] At the end of a street at midnight stands a Yellow Springs Pawnshop. You have no way of knowing whether those who come and go to trade are human or ghost! Lu Guanshan takes over the pawnshop, and on his very first night, he encounters a stunningly beautiful, cold and aloof Ghost Queen hanging from a beam. She latches onto him and stays by his side as they collect yin objects and subdue a hundred ghosts. 5.3kReads6.5Score472Shelves

    Reader note

    Folk supernatural stories are generally close to everyday life, so they are easy to relate to, and watching them before bed can have some side effects.

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