Are There Any Pure Horror Supernatural Stories on Tomato, Without Superpowers or Comedy? 番茄到底有没有纯恐怖无异能，不搞笑的，的灵异文

1. 251 万 The Eternal Demon Emperor! 万古魔帝！ San Zui三最Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Villain + invincible domination + System + three emperors from one family + building a faction + ruthless decisiveness + ultimate power fantasy + the plot becomes legendary in the middle and later stages] Gu Changge transmigrates into a fantasy world and binds himself to the Demon God System. As long as he keeps killing, he can quickly and easily increase his demonic cultivation and obtain all kinds of heavenly treasures! From there, he rises against all odds, founds the Heavenly Demon Cult, an 22.5kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves
2. 252 诡 Eerie: Something's Not Right with This Novel 诡异：这个小说不对劲 Zhu Dan祝蛋Mystery3.7M WordsCompleted Instance difficulty: Easy, Normal, Hard, Nightmare, Hell. Lin Han is in a different parallel universe in every instance, and the plots are independent, so you can read them in any order. Lin Han is clever and resourceful, bold and decisive, and really damn awesome. 58Reads—Score163Shelves

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   "The Strange House Meal Replacement" is a good option for those looking for something to read. [Admiration]

3. 253 关 The Female Medium of Guandong 关东女先生 Sun Xian'er孙仙儿Mystery407k WordsCompleted [Completed Novel Recommendation] Northeast Chinese Folk Customs, Mystery, and the Supernatural! Break the rules of the Northeast, and a hundred ghosts roam the night. The yin energy can no longer be contained. My name is Ren Xue. I'm a director who makes supernatural dramas. Fate brought me back to Changbai Mountain, where I became a Guandong woman who understands yin-yang and feng shui. I thought I was simply carrying on my ancestors' legacy. Who knew I was the key to unlocking the "Dragon-Loc 481Reads—Score104Shelves

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   This is a slow-burning type of book, not suitable for readers who like mindless action. It requires readers who can calm down and appreciate how wonderful it is. It's the kind of book that gets better the more you read!

4. 254 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 916Reads8.8Score108Shelves
5. 255 规 Rule Horror: It Takes Two 规则怪谈：双人成行 Tunisian Sea Monster突尼斯海怪Mystery802k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out and is rather low, but it will rise] [Two Minds Sharing One Body] [Rules-Based Horror] [Original Scenarios] [Mind-Bending Twists] [Lighthearted Bickering] One moment, Wei Minghua was conquering an S-rank rules-based horror scenario. The next, he woke to find his body gone. His consciousness was trapped in the mind of a nineteen-year-old girl named Mingxi. Mingxi pressed a knife to her throat. "Get out of my body, or we'll both die." Before they could reach an agreement, 30.7kReads8.1Score7.4kShelves

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   It felt pretty good overall. No national fortune, no live streams, no system, no cheats. You just played it all yourself. It was scary enough, and there were even some weird zoo-themed rules.

6. 256 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
7. 257 恐 The Spooky, Hilarious Legend 恐怖幽默搞笑传 A Zan Kuna阿赞坤娜Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing Synopsis of The Spooky, Humorous, Hilarious Tale Other streamers are scared out of their wits when they encounter ghosts on camera. When he runs into evil spirits, his go-to move is “cuddle up”! In a gloomy old mansion, instead of heartrending sobs, the streamer blasts his absurdly catchy “Good Luck Is Coming” theme music. A ghost in white lifts her long hair to scare him, only for him to whip out a pair of Tony's scissors and ask, “Want a makeover?” Even the supernatural crowd rushes to post co 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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   1. Today's update features a horror-comedy story. Li Gou Dan unexpectedly obtains beta testing access to "Gravesite Disco Simulator." With Sha Zhu's confirmation, he encounters Wang Xiao Hong, dressed in a red coat, at the grave of the Wang family girl in the back hill. Afterward, he often accompanies Wang Xiao Hong to the village's west stage for disco dancing and performing Errenzhuan (a traditional Chinese folk art form). Grandpa Zhang delivers sugar cakes, and Carpenter Wang repairs the stage. The villagers gradually accept this special "girl." People from other villages, hearing of the "good show" at the stage late at night, come to watch. Although Wang Xiao Hong cannot touch physical objects, she can make the steam from fried dough sticks sway and the white frost from locust flower cakes by breathing on them. During the performance of "The Butterfly Lovers," she sees her mother in the audience, and mother and daughter share locust flower cakes in a special way. Finally, the software completes its mission and disappears, but Wang Xiao Hong can now touch the dewy scraps of cloth. Later, the stage becomes a regular spot in the village and is marked with a wooden plaque that reads "Xiao Hong's Stage." Watching Wang Xiaohong twirl the red silk under the lantern, Li Gou Dan understood that the ending of the story was hidden in the warm sweet cakes, the bright lanterns, and in every day that the living remembered and the buried smiled.

8. 258 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 1MReads9.9Score162.2kShelves
9. 259 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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   Pure rural Chinese horror

10. 260 归 Paper Effigy Maker of the Return-to-the-Underworld Hall 归阴堂纸扎人 Little Fish Learns to Swim小鱼儿学游泳Two Male Leads178k WordsOngoing [Folklore and supernatural tales | Chinese-style paranormal | Two male leads | Paper effigies | Young paper artisan | Episodic arcs | HE ending] At the end of Jiangzhou's old street stood an old paper-effigy shop. Paper artisan Xu Qingzhou had mastered the Xu family's Butterfly Seal Restoration Technique. Every time he used it to suppress evil, he had to pay a terrible price: his flesh and blood would slowly turn to paper until he became a paper effigy and fell apart! He traveled with Xie Jiu 1.4kReads—Score254Shelves

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    I thought this book was quite good, although it was a bit slow to get going at the beginning, but the plot got really exciting later on, and the bond between the main characters was really endearing. It wasn't the kind of romance that was overtly explicit; it was more like a deep, life-or-death bond.

11. 261 北 Tales from the Northern Horsemen 北马见闻录 Traveling Through the Dark黑灯瞎火去赶路Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted I’m a spirit medium. What do I need brains for? As long as I’m stubborn enough, those weasels can’t get the better of me. This is a story full of blood and heart, and the legend of a spirit medium’s life. Whether it’s life or human nature, the wise will eventually find the answers meant for them. A record of strange encounters, and half the history of the Ma family. Folk legends, chilling mysteries, and uncanny wonders, all within... 3.5kReads8.9Score280Shelves

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    I don't like mind-bending stories or those with excessive embellishment. I recommend the second one; it's very immersive, and I've been following it for half a year.

12. 262 鬼 Looking Like a Ghost, Playing One on Screen 鬼模人样，饰鬼演他 That White Fox白了个狸Mystery282k WordsCompleted I can kill ghosts, but with every one I kill, I become a little more like a ghost. But ghosts can't be killed... So what exactly have I been killing? For the first time, Chen Ye caught a glimpse of the true nature of ghosts. The essence of a ghost is obsession, and so is the essence of a human being. In this world crawling with the supernatural, everyone is a chess piece, and he is the one with the least control over his own fate. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist's cheat ability is practically nonexistent; the story becomes high-energy from chapter 20 onwards, with the strongest villain making his appearance.

13. 263 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 278.5kReads9.4Score24.3kShelves

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    I only recommend these three books; I haven't found any others yet, but they all seem to be of truly high quality. 👍👍🙂

14. 264 恐 Terrifying Tales of the Supernatural 恐怖灵异往事 Strange Scholar of the Southeast东南诡士Mystery118k WordsOngoing (A dark, realistic story. Not for readers who dislike that.) (The first story is told in first person. Skip it if you don't like that; all the rest are in third person.) I used to think horror stories were all made up. But people pray to Buddha for good fortune, wear talismans for wealth, and carry jade for safety. Everyone wants a little blessing. Some unusual spirits hide amid the bustle of everyday life, using people's obsessions as bait and mortal bodies as raw material to create one cruel d 62Reads—Score117Shelves

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    [Smirking][Heart][Heart][Heart]

15. 265 我 My Years Selling Buddhist Amulets in Thailand 我在泰国卖佛牌的那几年 Ghost Shopkeeper鬼店主Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted A lot of people believe in ghosts, and a lot of people don't. Before I went to Thailand, I was just a broke nobody. But then I somehow started selling Buddhist amulets... You didn't know there were ghosts inside them? 10.8kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves

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    Why doesn't anyone watch this? It's really scary!

16. 266 发 Horrifying Stories Happening Near You 发生你身边的恐怖故事 Strange Scholar of the Southeast东南诡士Mystery182k WordsCompleted The place you live is growing onto you. A collection of independent short stories, each with a different kind of horror grown out of everyday life. The dampness in your rental that never goes away, takeout so delicious you can't stop eating, always check the back when you rent a place, do you know why people like eating pork...? Look back at your own room, and suddenly something feels wrong. Every story begins with a scene you're familiar with: family, friends, renting a place, ordering takeou 499Reads—Score100Shelves
17. 267 开 Open the Door, I'm Human 开门，我是人类 Outrageous to the Extreme今人发指Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast] [Exceptional Atmosphere] [Perfect for Late Nights] [Not Fast-Paced Mindless Wish Fulfillment] [No Impostors Allowed] In 2024, the “Impostor Disaster” sweeps across North America. In a small city near the U.S.-Canada border, Chinese exchange student Leng Jing gradually enters the twilight of human civilization. A deranged family, A sinister hospital, A city at the end of the world... When the long night falls, who can hold on to the last flicker of human warmth? 850Reads8.8Score103Shelves

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    Yes, it's Western science fiction, a pseudo-apocalyptic world, not a rule-based story! Not a ghost story! Pure pseudo-human horror 😨 Extremely terrifying, it'll make you question your existence 😨 The male lead is a bit stubborn at the beginning, which might be off-putting, but it gets really good after they enter the manor! It's full of analysis of human nature, everyone's pain and struggle. Later, the male lead is seriously injured and hospitalized, and his girlfriend is the one who supports him the most. She has fighting skills and isn't brainless.

18. 268 活 The Living Person Paper Effigy Shop 活人纸扎铺 Knowing Heart, Cool Moon知心凉月Mystery222k WordsCompleted In our line of work, there are four things you must never make paper figures of: the living, a corpse dead for a century, a formation of ghost soldiers, or yourself. I broke every rule. My name is Zhang Jiulin, and I’m a paper effigy craftsman. When I was eighteen, I gave a paper figure eyes. A vengeful ghost came to our door, my grandfather died, and overnight our whole village turned back into a mass grave. After fleeing to the city, I discovered I’d become catnip for ghosts in human form. Hau 56Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The sacrificial drumbeats in the remote mountain village suddenly fell silent, blood seeped from the corner of the eye of the centuries-old statue of the deity, and a murder case arrived, treading the path of ancient taboos. Faded family genealogies concealed clan secrets, and generations of folk tales became the murderer's script. The shrine guardians in Nuo masks, the silent villagers, the outsiders bearing old scars—everyone seemed to know the truth, everyone was weaving lies. Those orally transmitted taboos, those seemingly absurd rules, were not superstition, but warnings written in blood. As you follow the pages into this fog, you will discover that the most chilling thing is not ghosts or spirits, but the overwhelming malice hidden in the depths of the human heart, cloaked in folk customs.

19. 269 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 141.1kReads8.9Score14.1kShelves

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    Good books aren't all horror; the list is in no particular order.

20. 270 我 My Years of Ghost Hunting Among the People 我在民间捉鬼的那些年 Releasing a Hydrogen Balloon放氢气球Mystery275k WordsCompleted Chinese-Style Horror, No Female Lead My name is Xu Jian. I’m 26, and I studied Taoist arts under a Maoshan priest for several years. Over the years, I’ve seen all kinds of things. After doing this long enough, I realized that ghosts aren’t scary. What’s truly frightening are the things people can’t get past in their hearts. All I do is help them say what needs to be said and settle their debts once and for all. People call me a Celestial Master of the Taoist sect, but I’m really just an ordin 4.4kReads—Score295Shelves

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    Pure horror! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

21. 271 空 The House of the Dead 空亡屋 Sisyphus西西弗斯Mystery3.4M WordsCompleted There is a kind of house in this world whose door is always half open and half closed. The open half is for the living to enter. The closed half is for the dead. This kind of house is called a House of the Lost. As it happens, I'm the owner of one. In three years, I've encountered both clingy ghosts and evil people who cling to ghosts. 817Reads8.7Score128Shelves

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    This is traditional horror, belonging to the superstitious category, and it's extremely terrifying.

22. 272 开 Strike It Rich by Opening the Coffin 开棺发财 Sharp Little Knife锋利的小刀Mystery109k WordsOngoing [Handcrafted from scratch + Traditional supernatural horror + No System + No cultivation + Extremely scary + Based on true experiences] Paper figures carry the coffin, a black dog tosses the grave, and an old man falls in love with a ghost. An opened coffin is carried home, and a beautiful fairy follows through the door. My name is Qin Yang. I was down on my luck and only hoped to make money by opening coffins. I never expected that it would turn out to be such a high-risk profession. (Friends i 1.6kReads—Score134Shelves

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    This one will meet your requirements; it's purely traditional supernatural.

23. 273 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 1.1MReads9.2Score130.5kShelves
24. 274 无 Infinite Haunting Realms: I Can See Through Lies 无限诡域：我能堪破谎言 The Civil and Polite Mr. Xue文明礼貌雪某Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow]+ [No Romance]+ [Original Instances]+ [Mild Horror]+ [Ghosts Kill People]+ [Ghosts in Every Real-World Instance] “Ghosts cannot be killed.” “Humans cannot fight ghosts.” “Ghosts each have their own rules for killing.” A mysterious letter. A door that leads to the unknown. When Li Yu opened the door, one eerie instance after another awaited him. This is the [Ghostly Domain], a world of vengeful ghosts! Will you die in confusion, or be reborn from a nightmare? 154.8kReads8.3Score24.8kShelves

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    If you enjoy bizarre stories, you should check this out. If you like mind-bending plot twists, you definitely should watch this; it'll give you a real head-splitting experience.

25. 275 早 If I’d Known, You Needn’t Have Made Me Transmigrate 早知如此，大可不必让我穿越 The Writer Who Draws码字的画家Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted [System runs in the background, ordinary-person cultivation, not a wish-fulfillment story, tactical spell battles, starting from scratch] Tang Zhen was among the luckiest transmigrators out there. In the eighteenth year after his transmigration, thanks to a spell-copying System with simple mechanics but ridiculously powerful functions, he became the leader of the greatest generation of prodigies in a thousand years of cultivation. The pillars of the righteous sects looked after him with great ca 23.9kReads8.8Score2kShelves
26. 276 当 When I'm in the Rules Horror Game, Nothing Is Forbidden 当我在规则怪谈百无禁忌 Xu Moqing徐墨卿Mystery542k WordsCompleted [No female lead + supernatural horror + mental illness + comedy + national destiny] My name is Su Ming, and I'm a transmigrator. I currently work at Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital, where I'm in charge of the important project of “being studied.” They keep saying I'm sick, but I know I'm fine. It's the world that's sick. After I escaped from the psychiatric hospital, I was chosen by Rule Horror to become Longguo's chosen participant, representing Longguo in the upcoming horror games. [Ding! The Ho 64.7kReads9.6Score7.4kShelves

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    First place? What the heck? That live-streamed online dating thing... I can't remember it at all. Don't smear our BL (Boys' Love) genre. I suggest you delete it.

27. 277 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 207.8kReads8.9Score29.2kShelves
28. 278 中 Major Paranormal Events in China 中国民间灵异大事件 Uncle Achong阿冲大叔Mystery314k WordsCompleted Major Chinese Folk Supernatural Cases is based on real supernatural incidents. Its contents are terrifying, mysterious, eerie, and suspenseful, with no more scientifically reasonable explanation to this day! Each chapter of this book tells a supernatural fantasy tale, with bizarre, chilling, and gripping plots. We hope readers will tune in and enjoy! 309Reads7.2Score227Shelves

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    This book is adapted from true paranormal events, full of thrills, suspense, and horror. It includes selected chapters such as the Tangshan earthquake incident involving ghostly soldiers, the Bai Xueting incident at Hutai Middle School, and the bizarre incident of Sun Dianying's looting of Empress Dowager Cixi's tomb. It's absolutely fantastic! Come check it out! [Smirk][Learned something]

29. 279 地 The Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends Transformations 地煞七十二变 Wine Priest祭酒Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing The seventy-two transformations of the Earthly Fiends each grant a supernatural ability. A mysterious book with a yellow cover sent Li Chang'an back to the ancient world. Every demon he killed earned him a new ability. Painted-skin ghosts, zombie kings, spider demons... one after another fell beneath his sword. Communing with the netherworld, swordsmanship, demon-slaying... one supernatural ability after another emerged from the book. After he wiped out a hundred ghosts and looked around with hi 38.1kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves
30. 280 嗟 Alas, Immortal 嗟仙 Meticulous Cultivation精耕细作Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [The human side of cultivation, ensemble cast, no golden finger] Now that order has been established in the cultivation world, fighting and killing are no longer the norm. What matters more is navigating human relationships. Zhu Xiaosuo rises from an ordinary mortal to an immortal, one step at a time, in the name of “saving face.” 31.2kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves
31. 281 我 My Name Is Yang Jian. Sixty Years of Loneliness. I'm Tired. 我叫杨间60年的孤独，我累了。 There's a Ditch in the Grass草里有沟6k WordsCompleted My name is Yang Jian. Sixty years of loneliness. I'm tired. 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Tomato is basically unavailable. Ghost House is okay. Hell Apartment, Infinite Horror, and Mysterious Revival are all good. Mysterious Revival is my personal favorite. It's on Qidian.com, and you can listen to it for free on Himalaya FM and Bilibili.

32. 282 全EN High Seas Survival: I Start with a Ghost Ship 全民大航海，我开局一条幽灵船 Newly Bought Peaches新买的桃子Sports2.6M WordsCompleted The print edition has been signed with a publisher. [Seafaring] [Survival] [Disasters] [Shipbuilding] [Talents] [Cthulhu] [One Female Lead] Everyone transmigrates, and Yang Yi, as a player, is forced to join a game where everyone must survive at sea. Some lucky players get special ships. Like the Iron Will, armed to the teeth. Like the Gale, which rides the wind and waves so fast it's never in sight. Like the Head-On, with its massive ram, charging fearlessly ahead. But Yang Yi's ship is called 272.9kReads9.4Score27.9kShelves
33. 283 守 The Yin Guardian: The Mysterious Divine Coffin Hidden Beneath the Mountain 守阴人：藏在山底的神秘天棺 Still Sleepy睡不醒觉觉Mystery134k WordsOngoing After I encountered the Ghost Granny, my dad died. Later, I found my older brother, and then my grandpa died too. Somehow, I became the last Guardian of the Yin. Later, I discovered that it wasn't the Ghost Granny behind it all, but another conspiracy hidden from view. [Entirely written by hand, no AI writing!] 225Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Who would have thought! My closest cousin is actually in cahoots with the woman in red! I ran into the woman in red on a dark road, and the security camera showed her floating off the ground. The roosters at my grandma's house are all strange, feeding on corpses; following them up the mountain, I heard the ghostly child, Little Gray, call out "Dad!" To my cousin. The car accident wasn't an accident at all; the old house in the mass grave wasn't a house, it was a tomb! Rural folklore and supernatural twists and turns, but no scary moments!

34. 284 地 Invitation from Hell 地狱邀请函 Midnight Nightmare午夜梦魇Mystery601k WordsCompleted [Ghost Escape + Supernatural Horror + Infinite Flow + A Clever Protagonist] An invitation and an abandoned bus drag a group of people into a haunted realm… Lin Mo barely makes it back to the real world alive, only to discover that the horror has just begun. One invitation after another arrives before him, and one eerie world after another comes calling… The Dusk Spirit Hotel, the Dead Return, Vengeful Ghosts Invade: what is the truth behind it all? Who is a friend? And who is an enemy? Shh… Watc 18.1kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves

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    The first, second, and fourth books are all quite scary. I haven't read the second one yet, but many people say it's terrifying. The first book isn't very scary at first, but it gets better later. The third one is just a recommendation; it's a very good book. Most people probably know the fourth one, "The Haunted House." Personally, I didn't find it scary at first, but it gets scary later. I was absolutely terrified; I was sweating all over and my back felt cold sometimes, even though it was because I wasn't covered up properly. 🌚

35. 285 什 What Do You Mean the Corpses I Sew Together Are All Cursed? 什么叫我缝的尸体都是大凶之物？ Hidden in Poetry藏匿于诗Mystery1.7M WordsOngoing [Chinese folk customs] [Corpse seamster] [Traditional supernatural horror] [A clever protagonist who isn’t an idiot] My name is Chen Yang. I’m a mortician, or rather... a corpse seamster. I can sew up corpses no one else can. I can take jobs no one else dares to accept. I’ve handled all sorts of bizarre cases: people who jumped from buildings in red clothes, corpses missing arms and legs, and even one person who was holding their own head... Everyone says the corpses I sew up are all terribly un 212.3kReads9.1Score28.5kShelves

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    These three books are really good! I've been enjoying reading them lately.

36. 286 死 The House of Deadly Peril 死亡凶间 Nicholas Goudan尼古拉斯狗蛋Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted I work as a specialist crime-scene cleaner, tasked with cleaning up after murders, suicides, and accidental deaths. I’ve seen more than my share of partings and grief, as well as the other side of death. Then, on the Ghost Festival, I encountered something terrifying... 18.3kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    This set looks great!

37. 287 巡 The Mountain-Pacing Ghost Taoist 巡山鬼道 Angry Erbai愤怒的二白Mystery501k WordsOngoing The mountain rangers of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, the corpse collectors of the Yangtze River. My family has lived in the mountains for generations. They’ve sustained us, but countless wandering spirits have also been left deep within them. We call the spirits that remain in the mountains “ghost mushrooms.” 68Reads6.8Score126Shelves
38. 288 规 Rule Horror: I Can Possess the Supernatural 规则怪谈：我能附身诡异 The Little Cat in the Snow雪中的小猫Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Rule-Based Horror + No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Passionate Adventure + National Destiny + Deduction + Original Scenarios] (No characters suddenly becoming stupid. True teammates appear starting with the second scenario, and this really isn't padded! The first four scenarios each have a completely different style.) A year ago, rule-based horror descended on Blue Star in massive numbers, causing countless tragedies and drastically reducing the global population. While everyone else avoided the u 20.5kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves

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    The first book is pure horror with no superpowers, and it's truly chilling upon closer reading; it gets a 9.7 Rating. The second book features a female lead with high intelligence, and the author's writing is clear and detailed. The third book, although the female lead has superpowers, is absolutely fantastic! (Let everyone see this book!)

39. 289 与 Followed by Ghosts 与鬼随行 Green Wine and Red Lips绿酒朱唇Mystery441k WordsOngoing Immersive, terrifying, and packed with suspenseful mystery and deduction. I have a strange world, and I want to take you there! After the college entrance exams, I took a fatal blow meant for my friend and lost my sight. By chance, I ended up at a bizarre vocational college. My classmates are dying one after another under strange circumstances, and there seems to be a much bigger secret behind it all. This world seems so strange... so strange... I have to solve the mind-bending challenges one by 2.6kReads—Score245Shelves

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    I highly recommend a mind-bending horror thriller novel called "Walking with Ghosts"! The protagonist arrives at a haunted school where classmates begin to die mysteriously one after another. The story is full of terrifying suspense and mystery, making it well worth a serious read.

40. 290 篡 Usurping Heaven's Mandate 篡天命 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The arts of the Dao often say, “Fate can be known, but not changed; calamities can be calculated, but not avoided.” Yet when my grandpa passed down three ghost coins to me, he told me there was another kind of person in this world, someone who could toy with destiny as if it were in the palm of their hand. I’m one of those people who gamble with life: I gamble with other people’s lives, and with my own. But if you want to gamble with Heaven, you have to find a coffin first... 482Reads7.2Score—Shelves
41. 291 京 Feng Shui Records of Beijing and Hong Kong 京港风水实录 Idle Man of Guanzhong关中闲汉Mystery585k WordsCompleted Do you think you’ve found a bargain and bought a cheap home, or have you purchased a haunted house that will cost you your life? A foreclosed property in Beijing’s Second Ring Road discounted by a million, a detached villa in Hong Kong’s Mid-Levels with no down payment: every home that seems too good to be true is, in fact, a cursed place stained with human lives. I’m Han Yang, a feng shui master who specializes in haunted houses. With genuine expertise in feng shui and the flow of energy, I unt 1kReads—Score200Shelves
42. 292 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 15.5kReads7.8Score1.7kShelves

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    This book is somewhat similar to *The Haunted House*. I don't really like books with superpowers, live streaming, or games, but I finally found one I could actually read. The horror level is okay, a little below average, and the plot is alright too. It's worth a try.

43. 293 惊 Sleepless 惊眠 Zhang Layue张腊月Mystery193k WordsCompleted An imperial edict brings to light a secret treasure buried for a thousand years, and a mysterious sect stirs up a storm across the north and south. A mysterious tomb-raiding sect, invincible Embroidered Envoys, and fearsome grave robbers alongside the Tiangang and Disha. A young man returned from overseas plunges into the fray like a dragon diving into the sea, throwing the north and south into turmoil. Does the Yuan Emperor’s treasure really exist, or is it a legend spread to deceive the world? 4.6kReads9.5Score548Shelves

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    Mysterious ruins, thrilling exploration! A non-stop thrill ride with no dull moments! [Petrified][Petrified]

44. 294 规 Rule Horror: I Am the Horror Story 规则怪谈：我即怪谈 Wish You Happiness祝你快乐呀Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing In 2017, supernatural tales descended upon Earth. Conventional weapons couldn't harm them, and humanity struggled to survive. Rule-based supernatural tales became humanity's last lifeline. Tens of thousands of chosen ones around the world were selected. If they won, the supernatural tales would vanish from reality. If they lost, the rule-based tales would descend upon the world. This was a war between humanity and the supernatural. Chen Shao, a patient suffering from bone cancer, became one of t 142.5kReads9.6Score18.5kShelves

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    Since the male leads all seem to be unlucky, the atmosphere is definitely more engaging.

45. 295 诡 The Haunted Garden 诡园 Zuo Fei左绯Mystery5.4M WordsCompleted Xi Chen felt that he had already done everything he wanted to do. The world was so boring that he wanted to end it. But even he thought this boring world didn't deserve to be dragged down with him, so he let it be. He didn't just fail to die, though. He was forced to join a game. Impossible to solve? Impossible! Maybe life wasn't quite so dull after all. No CP 22kReads8.4Score2.3kShelves

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    These 7 books are super good!

46. 296 给 I Went to Pay Respects at Grandpa's Grave, and Somehow Angered Him Back to Life? 给爷爷上坟，把爷爷气出来了？ Breeze and Floating Clouds清风浮云Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + comedy + fantasy. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental!] “Grandpa, help me earn enough to buy a house, and I’ll send you a whole hall of maids. Grandpa, bless me so I can buy a BMW, and I’ll make your home even more luxurious. Grandpa, bring me good fortune, and I promise you’ll have plenty of gold ingots to spend. Grandpa, bless me so I win the jackpot, and I’ll set off a hundred thousand firecrackers for you!” “Good grandson, 643Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    I've almost written a million words, and I'm about to give up. Is anyone free to take a look...?

47. 297 末 Surviving Among the Mad in the Apocalypse 末世，我在疯子中求生 The Cat's Dark Night猫的黑夜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse511k WordsCompleted Blood-Cross-like / Apocalypse / Strong Female Lead / Not a Feel-Good Power Fantasy / Desperate Survival / No Romance / No Superpowers / Dark / Everyone Suffers / The female lead is not a ruthless, decisive type. She is sensitive and suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. Qingshui struggled to survive in the apocalypse in her previous life. After zombies overran the base, she risked her life to escort the only surviving researcher onto a plane, but was devoured by zombies herself. She tho 20.4kReads9.0Score3kShelves

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    It's so good!

48. 298 太 Great! It's a System, Now I'm Definitely Dead 太棒了！是系统，这下我死定了 Zhong Wen Yi钟文艺Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] [No heroine] [No CP] [Original instances] [The System is useless] [Rules] [Deduction] [Wits and strategy] [Survival missions] Borrowing a setting from a great author: ghosts cannot be killed... You must discern their patterns... The Haunted Spirit Tower has descended. Please make sure to complete your survival mission! Little-girl System and all that: “Host, clear each instance in one life, one every seven days! Bring the Haunted Tower era to an end!” Chen Zichu: “Damn it... Othe 2.5kReads7.6Score222Shelves
49. 299 4 Coffin Shop No. 44 44号棺材铺 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery2.4M WordsCompleted Everyone knows what a coffin shop is, but would you dare enter one where someone has died? Ever since I took over a coffin shop, strange things have been happening all around me. Only then did I realize that the people who come to buy coffins aren't necessarily alive… 2.2kReads8.0Score253Shelves

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    There are so few people following the Three Corpses series. (Please give me some reading material to alleviate my reading slump.)

50. 300 十 Ten Days: The Way of Sitting and Forgetting 十日：坐忘道 Yi Xiu億修Male-Channel Fanfiction339k WordsCompleted [I heard the echo of the Heart-Su!] [I smelled the rich fragrance of the Great Thousand Record!] [I saw the surging power of the Primordial Qi!] Li Huowang fell into the Land of the End, where the Forgetting Dao spread across the world and lies lingered everywhere. The ultimate escape: a lie, a game. “Mom, I can’t tell anymore. I really can’t tell!!!” “What’s real? What’s fake?!” Hahahahahaha… This is so much fun. [Everything follows the original setting closely. If you’re interested, come take —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's great! ⊙ω⊙ Keep it up, you mortal borrower of life! (The beginning is a novel recommendation.)

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