Chinese-Style Horror, Without Cultural Disconnects or Clichés About the Dragon Kingdom Deserving to Die, Like Specialization 中式恐怖，不要文化断层龙国该死之类的，比如专精

1. 1 让 You’re Making a Horror Game, So Why Are You Recreating Senior Year Exam Prep? 让你制作恐怖游戏，你复刻高三备考？ Seven Mangoes七只芒果Urban453k WordsOngoing Xu Jingyi transmigrated to a parallel world where technology had advanced by leaps and bounds, productivity was abundant, and everyone chose to lie flat. At the moment, he was representing Huaxia in a global horror game tournament. This year, Huaxia faced some formidable opponents: The US: Resident Evil, known for its gore and violence Japan: The Ring, known for its eerie suspense South Korea: Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum, known for its psychological pressure Just when everyone thought Huaxia would o 190.8kReads8.4Score25.5kShelves

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   Isn't this also a form of Chinese-style horror?

2. 2 恐 Horror Game: From the Start, the Skin Bride's Bones Terrified the World! 恐怖游戏：开局皮嫁骨吓哭全球！ Cheese Spade芝士黑桃Mystery376k WordsOngoing [Handcrafted with Traditional Techniques, No AI] [No Female Lead] [Mild Horror] The horror game has arrived! Lin Ye transmigrated here and was selected to take part in designing a global horror game. He had planned to bring out the "Ghost Bride" to save Daxia, only to discover that its culture hadn't been lost at all! Traditional Daxia ghost stories had been used to death, and the whole nation was in despair! Daxia had suffered ten straight losses. The supernatural was invading, and the land was 1MReads8.7Score210.3kShelves

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   Eternal calamity, a human transformed into a dragon, this dragon is called Suffering.

3. 3 穿 I Became the Villain’s Evil Girlfriend in a Supernatural Novel 穿成灵异文反派的恶毒女友 Yin Zaishui尹在水Modern Romance702k WordsOngoing Chu Xun transmigrates into an old-school supernatural novel as the villainess: materialistic, vain, and selfish. Jiang Su provides for her, paying for her food, lodging, and education. But after latching onto a rich heir, she wants to abandon Jiang Su. One stormy day, Jiang Su gets into a car accident while hurrying to see his girlfriend... Unable to let go of his resentment, Jiang Su lingers outside his girlfriend’s dormitory, hoping to see her one last time. But his girlfriend is fed up wit 35.4kReads8.9Score4.1kShelves

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   The only novel I'm following is truly amazing, the author's writing is superb, and this genre is absolutely my favorite.

4. 4 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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   I highly recommend "The Guardian of the Underworld: The Mysterious Heavenly Coffin Hidden at the Bottom of the Mountain"! It features an underground river at the bottom of the Guizhou mountains and a heavenly coffin used for burial. The fat guy's character is amazing, the fight scenes are thrilling, the suspense is constant, and each chapter is a cliffhanger—it gets more and more addictive the more you read!

5. 5 在 Becoming the Most Popular One in a Horror Game 在惊悚游戏里成为最强万人迷 Cloudscorch Wanderer灼云客Mystery975k WordsOngoing (Content warnings at the end of the blurb. This story rejects writing advice.) [Infinite-Flow + Wish Fulfillment + Passionate Team Ensemble + Light Mystery and Combat + Horror Escape] [Top-Tier Talent, Brains and Brawn, a Cold-Humored, Protective Female Lead, and Teammates Who Each Shine in Their Own Way] At first, the twisted viewers thought that some poor woman in a hospital gown was going to die horribly on the very first night of the first round. That was until they saw her with their own ey 109.1kReads9.4Score11.7kShelves

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   The downside is that it's not finished, but they're all incredibly good. The first book has some sensitive parts, so focus on the side stories. The second book has a fantastic ensemble cast, and Lan Jie is amazing. The third book is for the faint of heart; I personally found it quite scary and easy to get engrossed in, even breaking out in a cold sweat.

6. 6 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

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   What is Chinese horror? Is it a bloody chase? No, it's when someone suddenly appears, and you realize something's wrong during a normal conversation, but it's too late.

7. 7 诡 Eerie: A Dog from the Start, Gear You Scavenge 诡异：开局一条狗，装备全靠捡 I Love Watching the Show我爱围观Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [The rating just came in, and it will rise later] [Apocalyptic Awakening] [Stat-Allocation Sequence] [Horror Survival] [Extreme Combat Style] Terror descends upon the world, and a Black Tide begins to devour cities. The uncanny, demons, monsters, forbidden artifacts... Human life is as worthless as grass. People struggle to survive by any means. In an apocalypse of endless terror, the only way to stay alive is to awaken and become part of a Transcendent Sequence! Others awaken as doctors, surviv 464.5kReads8.5Score51.3kShelves

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   How about this one? Absolutely divine! It gets more and more exciting as you read on! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai novel to everyone—it's incredibly good, with a thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

8. 8 深 Midnight Nightmare 深夜噩梦 Idiom for the Deaf成语接聋Mystery989k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow] [Hell Difficulty] [Original Dungeons] [Multiple Twists] Note: The dungeons are extremely difficult, so proceed with caution. The first two are only warm-ups. They say that “Ghost Eyes” can see a person’s “good and evil.” Wang Cheng was born with a pair of Ghost Eyes. But he discovered that this claim didn’t tell the whole story. Because Ghost Eyes can see more than people. They can also see cats, dogs, houses, mountains, and rivers… Or perhaps a strangely lifelike doll, or an old 205kReads9.4Score35kShelves
9. 9 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? 155.1kReads8.3Score24.8kShelves
10. 10 我 I Smell a Ghost! 我嗅到了鬼味！ My Conscience Is Clear我心有无愧Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow]+ [Mild Horror]+ [No Romance]+ [Despairing Tone] One night, Gu Quan walks out of the funeral home carrying two memorial portraits, having just attended a funeral. His father calls to tell him that his mother has been in a car accident and is at death's door. In a panic, Gu Quan heads to the underground garage, hoping to drive over and see his mother one last time. On the way, he unexpectedly catches the scent of his natural enemy! Terrified, he gets into a car without thinking, un 195.3kReads8.6Score13.8kShelves
11. 11 惊 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域：从精神病院进入诡世界 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 335.3kReads9.5Score66.6kShelves
12. 12 恐 Terrifying Nightmare: Extreme Survival in a Bizarre World 恐怖噩梦：我在诡异世界极限逃生 Young Bear年轻熊Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow, mildly scary, no romance] Wang Yan wearily opened his front door. Inside, he saw the woman next door holding and soothing a baby, staring at him in terror. “Sorry, I’ve got the wrong apartment.” He quickly apologized and backed out, then slammed the door shut. Standing in the pitch-black hallway, he found himself unable to decide what was more terrifying: seeing his female neighbor in his home, or seeing the baby who had died long ago… 410.7kReads9.4Score78kShelves
13. 13 殡 Plenty of Stories at the Funeral Home 殡仪馆里故事多 Rampaging Bear狂暴熊Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since Lin Yu took a job driving a hearse at a funeral home, his life became anything but ordinary. He and his friends went through all kinds of bizarre, inexplicable events together. Vengeful spirits possessing people, a dead infant in a pot, opera singing in a graveyard... No one knew what would happen next. 13kReads8.7Score978Shelves

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    The real is the most terrifying.

14. 14 破 Financial Ruin 破財 A Lowly, Taciturn Scholar鲰生寡言Xianxia154k WordsOngoing Dead... They're dead. The day the secret sealed away for nine years was revealed, everyone in Yunshui Town died! In the past, Cen Ziyu always thought the mountain demon that ate children was just a bizarre tale the adults had made up to scare them. Until one day, he uneasily remembered something. When he was little... he had eaten a person! Cen Ziyu and his grandmother depend on each other. Their life is hard, but the uncles and aunties in Yunshui Town have always been kind to them, ofte 286Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The secret, sealed for nine years, was revealed, and on the day it was unveiled, everyone in Yunshui Town died! Before, Cen Ziyu had always thought that the mountain demon eating children was just a bizarre story made up by adults to scare kids, until that day he remembered something. When he was a child… he had eaten people.

15. 15 死 I Became a God After Dying Countless Times 死亡无数次后我成神了 Broken Snow断雪Mystery161k WordsOngoing [Immortal Female Lead + No Romance + Cthulhu + Adventure + Strong Female Lead] Lin Mo wakes from a nap to find herself in a rusty train car, surrounded by mottled crimson and the stench of decay. Corpses piled like mountains cry out their final, desperate laments... A nest built from human bones is so exquisite it looks like an offering to the gods... The insect mother drifting overhead extends endless feelers, connecting all living things... Human heads grow densely across the breathing ear 2.5kReads—Score597Shelves

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    This book ˚*̥(∗*⁰͈꒨⁰͈)*̥

16. 16 让 I Asked You to Write a Horror Play, So Why Did You Have to Add a Deity? 让你写诡剧，您非要往里加神人？ Fictional Dimension虚构次元Mystery89k WordsOngoing He Mo has always believed that eerie plays, with their dark, disturbing themes and wall-to-wall negativity, are bound to drive actors to a mental breakdown if they perform in them for too long. So he insists on adding a few absurd characters and comic plotlines to lighten things up. The more the theater objects, the more it proves he's doing the right thing. It shows that he's exposed the theater's intention to torment its actors through eerie plays. The more the actors object, the more it prove 329Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A mind-bending horror-suspense film with intelligent characters and a fast-paced, exciting plot – definitely worth watching!

17. 17 我 Learning to Slay Ghosts in a Rewound World 我在回档世界学斩鬼 Drifting Memories of Years Past浮忆流年Mystery206k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow] [Death Reset] [Kill the Do-Gooders First] [Original Dungeons] There's no such thing as too devious, only more devious. From the start, he's wearing a red bridal gown. A bride comes to the bedside to put Jian Yang through a deadly test: he must not speak to her. But the bride doesn't play by the rules. With a sudden grab over her shoulder, she exposes him. Bride: "Darling, I see you!" Jian Yang: "Who wouldn't dodge that move?!" You say you can come back to life? You say you ha 127Reads—Score183Shelves

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    This book is of good quality, but the title is a letdown. The author will change the title later. 🔥🔥🔥

18. 18 我 My Defense Seems to Have No Limit 我的防御好像没有上限 The Legendary Grape传说中的葡萄Urban184k WordsOngoing [Funny and Lighthearted] [A Touch of Horror] Duan Lin figures he might be a transmigrator. Why only might? He has three pieces of evidence. First, he was conscious from the moment he was born. Second, he can see filthy things that other people can't. Third, when he was born, he had a status effect... "Delicate as Porcelain." Every heartbeat makes his body just a little sturdier. That "little" really is tiny. But the good news is, his heart never slacks off. Age 1: "Not Too Easy to Squeeze." Age 406.7kReads8.4Score87kShelves

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    Just found it. It offers a horror experience from a child's perspective, with a generally lighthearted style. Just buy it without thinking.

19. 19 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 212.8kReads9.6Score25.1kShelves

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    If you're looking for Chinese horror, this is the book for you! It uses Taoist magic to outwit demons and stratagems, and the underworld workplace setting is incredibly captivating. There are so many foreshadowing elements that you'll never guess what's going on, and the plot gets more and more addictive as you read on.

20. 20 我 I'm the Only Living Person in This Apartment Building 我住的这栋公寓，只有我是活人 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士9k WordsCompleted I'm the only living person in the apartment building where I live. 4.3kReads—Score—Shelves

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    A true masterpiece, worthy of being adapted into a movie! The setting and plot are absolutely brilliant!!

21. 21 活 Living Sacrifice 活人祭祀 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士9k WordsCompleted Living Sacrifice 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 我 My Years as a Ghost Constable 我当鬼差的那些经历 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士7k WordsCompleted My Experiences as a Ghost Constable 547Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 恐 Horror Arena: From the Start, a Red-and-White Collision Scares the World to Tears 恐怖擂台：开局红白撞煞吓哭全球 I'm Not the Regiment Commander我不是团长Urban1.6M WordsOngoing A horror arena has descended upon Blue Star. Each nation must summon a terrifying entity to fight for it. The winners will see their national fortunes flourish and endure for all eternity. The losers will see their national fortunes decline, their resources and territory plundered, and their dignity stripped away. To claim victory, nations everywhere summon horrors native to their lands. The Sakura Nation has the Slit-Mouthed Woman, the Red Cape, the Four Great Female Ghosts, and the Hundred Gho 19.3kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    It's good, a little scary, but still has a lot of patriotism.

24. 24 与 Followed by Ghosts 与鬼随行 Green Wine and Red Lips绿酒朱唇Mystery447k 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 2.7kReads—Score255Shelves

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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.

25. 25 世 The World Is Evil? Then Fight Evil with Evil! 世界邪恶？那就以恶制恶！ Snail Goes to Heaven蜗牛上天Mystery152k WordsOngoing “Not mindless wish fulfillment, multiple themed scenarios, folk horror and Lovecraftian elements, hardcore survival, no formulaic tropes, no System, no female lead” This book has one protagonist and six main volumes, each telling a story built around the ideas of a different world. The stories connect to one another and ultimately form a closed loop, while other short stories and smaller worlds serve as supporting material. The Incense Volume, the Immortals Volume, the Strange Martial Arts Volum 37Reads—Score106Shelves

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    Does the cultivation of immortality by the Ke school count? They're all Chinese-style bizarre/horror.

26. 26 怪 The Bizarre Art of Cultivation 怪诞修仙学 Snail Goes to Heaven蜗牛上天Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (No heroine, Eastern cosmic horror, no System, not invincible, grotesque aesthetics, not a rules-based horror, science and cultivation) The old man once said that cultivators, demons, and evil spirits turn into a pile of ash when they die. This is called tainted ash. Tainted ash contains all the energy they accumulated in life. Eat it, and you can kindle your life lamp and extend your lifespan. Leave it alone, and it will give rise to a tainted-soil resurrection! But there is one exception: bein 47.7kReads9.1Score7.3kShelves
27. 27 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals and The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals: I Have a Temple for Cultivating Immortals [No Angst] [Unhinged] [High Stakes from Start to Finish] There is a rumor of a temple somewhere in the world, with a patch of magical soil inside. Just treat a person as a "seed" and plant them in the soil, and they can become an immortal. Li Shiwu has spent ten years seeking immortality. At last, he finds the temple and plants himself in the soil, but he never expecte 207.6kReads9.0Score19.6kShelves
28. 28 独 I Created Chinese-Style Horror and Ushered in the Age of the Supernatural 独创中式恐怖，我引领了诡异时代 Autumn Wind Enters Dreams秋风入梦Mystery779k WordsCompleted [Chinese-Style Horror] [Horror Designer] [Eerie Revival] A curtain of blood covered the globe, and the highly anticipated horror show Horror Designer went on air. The production team put out a call for horror works across the internet. Anyone whose submission was accepted could become a Level 1 Horror Designer and gain the power to fight the eerie entities of the Black Fog. And if you were lucky enough to make it through round after round and win the ultimate Fear Prize, you could become a god i 6.7kReads7.4Score550Shelves

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    It's very novel and engaging, unlike any other novel I've read before.

29. 29 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 4.5kReads—Score304Shelves

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    I'm dying of laughter! [Add one to my bookshelf][Add one to my bookshelf][Add one to my bookshelf]

30. 30 华 Are There No Gods or Ghosts in China? Chinese Horror Terrifies the World 华夏无鬼神？中式恐怖吓哭全球 Loves Beef Tallow Hot Pot爱吃牛油火锅Mystery914k WordsOngoing [National-Destiny Livestream + Horror and Terror + Designing Scenarios] Bai Lang, a fanatical horror-culture enthusiast, transmigrated to a world similar to the one he had known in his previous life. The only difference was that the Dragon Kingdom had never developed its own Chinese-style horror culture. Instead, Western horror legends had captured the public imagination, with figures like chainsaw-wielding maniacs, man-eating sharks, and zombies. When the horror national-destiny arena descended 12.5kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves

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    The book is quite good, I must recommend it.

31. 31 新 New Utopia 新，乌托邦 Broken Strings in the Rain雨中断弦Urban397k WordsOngoing [Political Thriller] [Montage Style] [Psychological Oppression] [Dystopian] (The story moves slowly at first, but more kinds of ghosts will appear later.) The calamity ended, and a city-state rose from the ground. People called it the New Utopia. Beneath its gleaming order, those in power were no longer human. Monsters wore human skin and occupied positions of authority. Their visions were linked, and everything was under surveillance. A colossal beast hung in the sky, while monsters roamed th 2.3kReads—Score195Shelves

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    Good!!!

32. 32 规 Rule Horror: All My Teammates Are Crazy 规则怪谈：我的队友全是神经病 Fishing on the River of Forgetfulness忘川河上捕鱼Mystery589k WordsCompleted [The main CP is a male-male couple] [Romance] [Supernatural horror] [Social satire] [Mystery and deduction] [CPs include both men and women] The God-Sealing Game has descended on this planet for the second time. No one knows who will succeed in becoming a god this time and become a legend for future generations. The mysterious Andrew Card seems like a divine gift, yet something about it feels sinister. Zzzzt A sudden burst of static swept through everyone's minds. [Humanity's God-Sealing Plan in 77Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book's horror scenarios are based on real-world issues. How can realistic horror not be considered Chinese horror?

33. 33 我 I Evolved Billions of Curses 我进化了亿万诅咒 Soda Sea Salt Crackers苏打海盐饼干Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Chinese-Style Horror + Twists + Humans Scaring Ghosts] The supernatural returned, ferocious ghosts broke loose, and unimaginable horrors appeared in the real world. As night fell over the city, nightmares engulfed everyone. Jiang Fan gained the power to develop abilities by studying ghosts. As long as he kept scaring them, he could become the greatest terror in the darkness. The more terrified they were, the greater the power he gained. Then he discovered that his potential had been unleas 4.3kReads8.6Score450Shelves

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    Great book alert! Follow me and you'll never run out of reading material! The supernatural is reviving, terror is descending! The protagonist gains the power to deduce the bizarre, thus frightening numerous strange beings, ultimately becoming the world's strongest horror protagonist. He transmigrates to a parallel world, starting off slightly haphazardly but gaining a system. Through this system, he builds a terrifying haunted house that shocks the world. Finally, a mysterious resurgence is suppressed by the protagonist's haunted house.

34. 34 开 A Chinese-Style Haunted House from the Start: Streamers Across the Internet Are All Screaming 开局中式鬼屋：全网主播都被吓哭 Just a Passerby一个过客人Mystery508k WordsCompleted [No female lead + comedy + healing + perfect mealtime reading] Jiang Zhe transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens the Myriad Worlds Horror System. As he learns more about this world, he discovers that Chinese-style haunted houses are still very traditional. Western-style horror is what's popular. Well, that's just perfect. Let's start with a pair of embroidered shoes to whet their appetites. And throw in a doll, too. Want to experience a wedding? Sure! Let's prepare a ghost marriag 2.4kReads8.0Score228Shelves
35. 35 惊 Thriller Game: From the Start, I Urge the Ghost Courtesan to Reform! 惊悚游戏：开局劝鬼花魁从良！ Sweet Sweet Sweet Stories甜甜甜故事Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror game + comedic mild horror + infinite-flow + livestream + no heroine + the protagonist doesn’t act human + everyone is clever + everyone lies + original game scenarios] [The only novel online to tell the story of what happened before the horror game invaded!] [Horror scenario “Ghost Brothel” fully loaded. Players, please get ready!] Lin Xun, a hack screenwriter, is transported into a horror game. Unblockable horror livestreams spread across the internet, turning this into a terrifying sp 5.6kReads9.3Score619Shelves
36. 36 闹 Haunted? Don't Worry, Grandpa Can Summon the Gods 闹鬼？没事的，阿公会请神 Naming Things Is Such a Chore不想起名字好累Mystery309k WordsCompleted Have you ever heard that you shouldn’t pick up red envelopes you find on the road? You might accidentally claim a partner from the underworld. Want to talk to your departed loved ones again? Then… let’s try a spirit-world séance. Worship at the Yin Temple and grow rich. If you’ve got the guts, come give it a try! 161Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Pure Chinese-style horror, no system or anything, relies solely on cultivation, and has no romantic pairing. It's already completed.

37. 37 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 infinite flow, folklore horror, light comedy, survival, episodic storytelling, a single female lead, and packed with exciting moments! No writer's block! Worth reading! The story is highly independent! Almost as good as the completed series! 👽👽👽

38. 38 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 "designated driver" drove out of the "tunnel" and arrived at the "headless old house." He inadvertently heard "crying outside the fence," pushed open the door, and saw the "ghost entering." It murmured that it needed "twenty substitutes," then suddenly turned around and found "one extra person." He was then "possessed" and entered the "haunted house," where they ate "love dumplings" and talked about the "June Festival"!

39. 39 给 A Taste of Chinese Horror for the Galaxy! 给星际一点中式恐怖的震撼！ Sound Has No Sorrow or Joy声無哀樂Modern Romance286k WordsOngoing [Languid nonhuman heroine VS human-but-inhuman hero] Jiangyi is a wedding dress. She is also the final boss of the horror game level “Xi.” - After the horror game collapsed, Jiangyi fell into a deep slumber. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself awakened in a human body. No, more accurately, a “corpse.” - The “vitality” that sustains her body requires human fear, so Jiangyi, the former retired boss, has no choice but to return to her old line of work - In the Interstellar Age, humans 1.7kReads8.2Score186Shelves

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    Oh my god, what I saw last night scared me to death.

40. 40 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

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    Chinese horror stories

41. 41 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
42. 42 开 From the Start, I Had Bogang's Recipe, and Became the Hannibal of the Ghost World 开局波刚食谱，我成鬼界汉尼拔 Young Master Tan公子檀Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Supernatural]+ [Comedy]+ [Talismans]+ [Madman]+ [Unhinged antics]+ [Ensemble cast]+ [No female lead] Are supernatural beings scary? When you're up against the mountain demon Po Kong, getting eaten is pretty much inevitable. Can't get a bite out of them in human form? How about using the Monkey Talisman to turn them into animals? Too many ingredients to handle? No problem, I've got the Shadow Army to help out. The other side is too strong? No problem, I can still transform into a demon. Or one o 1.9kReads6.6Score165Shelves

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    It has a bit of a horror movie feel to it, but it's primarily comedic. Slightly scary, suitable for watching at night.

43. 43 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
44. 44 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
45. 45 国 National Fate: Rule-Based Horror? It’s Clearly Chinese Folk Customs 国运：规则怪谈？分明是中式民俗 Silly Ran傻冉Mystery699k WordsCompleted Supernatural horrors descend, and the National Destiny Game begins! Contestants from every country are thrown into instances filled with indescribable terrors. Faced with vengeful ghosts in red shoes, paper effigies blocking their way, and midnight knocks at the door, contestants from other countries wet themselves and flee in a panic. Only Su Ming, who transmigrated into this world, falls deep into thought as he reads these so-called “supernatural rules.” Rule 1: If you encounter a woman in red 10kReads7.1Score1.2kShelves
46. 46 诡 Eerie Descent: My Haunted House Terrifies the World 诡异降临：我的恐怖屋吓哭全球 Shi Cheng世承Mystery348k WordsCompleted (The rating has just come out and will rise) [National Fate] [Chinese-style horror] [Global livestream] [Original scenarios] Lin Buyu, Earth’s greatest supernatural-fiction writer and the undisputed master of horror fiction, transmigrates to Blue Star, a parallel world where a bizarre game has descended. On Blue Star, countries design different haunted houses to challenge one another. The winners earn National Fate rewards for their countries and, once a challenge is over, gain control of the b 28.5kReads8.2Score4.4kShelves
47. 47 贫 I Use Chinese-Style Horror Dungeons to Scare the Whole World to Tears! 贫道用中式恐怖副本吓哭全球！ Falling in Love with the Wind爱上听风Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Chinese-Style Horror] [National Fate] [Thriller Game] [No Female Lead] [Global Livestream] [Mild Horror, Not for the Fainthearted] Lin Ye, a Taoist priest, transmigrates to a parallel world where the paranormal has descended. Every country in this world must create paranormal scenarios for other countries to challenge. The winners receive National Fate rewards, while the losers are punished. However, due to a gap in its horror culture, Longguo's scenarios are often cleared easily by other c 25.9kReads7.4Score3.4kShelves
48. 48 警 Warning! The Evil God's Followers Are Storming the Horror Instance 警告！邪神眷属正在杀入诡异副本 Fickle World Fungus世事无常真菌Mystery810k WordsOngoing Weird dungeons + livestreaming + lighthearted + no pressure (no couples, no romantic tension). Successfully adapted into a live-action series and a comic, so enjoy with confidence. Weird dungeons descend upon the world, randomly selecting players and leaving everyone in a state of panic. Then Qi Xie, a follower of an Evil God, enters a dungeon and immediately breaks down sobbing! Heavens above! Who knows how many haunted houses he’s slept in and how many mass graves he’s dug up just to keep that 216.9kReads8.9Score30.6kShelves
49. 49 我 I Have a Hypnosis App for Female Ghosts 我有一个女鬼催眠APP As Long as the Green Hills Remain苟得青山在Mystery545k WordsOngoing Qin Ming meant to download a hypnosis game app, but ended up with a female ghost hypnosis app instead. As he gazed at the app’s dazzling array of female ghosts he could romance, then watched one actually appear in the real world, he fell silent. If he wanted to stay alive, he had no choice but to romance the female ghosts! Female Ghost Hypnosis App: Activate! 202kReads8.5Score27.1kShelves
50. 50 民 The Folk Feng Shui Master 民间风水之王 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted The Nine Cauldrons Dragon Palace, the Secret Files of the Yellow Springs, the Snow Mountain Corpse Demon, the Yin-Yang Inn... Ever since I borrowed a life from the underworld, I have known no peace. Every time I borrow a life, it becomes a deadly game. After each desperate struggle and narrow escape, I wait for the next secret order from the underworld so I can keep living. Just when I thought I'd escaped the clutches of fate, I discovered that Heaven had prepared a coffin for me too! 52.2kReads9.4Score6kShelves

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