Exploring the Paranormal, Ghosts, and Forbidden Places 探索诡异、幽灵、禁忌之地

1. 1 禁 Forbidden Zone Adventure: Exploring the First Emperor of Qin’s Tomb from the Start 禁地探险，开局探险大秦祖龙墓 Left Eye左目Two Male Leads511k WordsCompleted [Livestreamed Exploration] [No Female Lead] [Sweet Romance] On the second day of their expedition into the forbidden tomb of Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor of Qin, the program crew brought in replacement contestants after the explorers suffered devastating casualties. To Xiao Zuo's surprise, his replacement teammate was none other than the legendary Zhang Qilin. From then on, the nerve-racking expedition show took on a sweet new flavor. 1.1kReads9.4Score176Shelves

   Reader note

   The first three are fan fiction, and the last three are infinite flow horror novels.

2. 2 跟 [Forbidden Zone Expedition] Clearing Challenges with the Iron Triangle 【禁地探险】跟铁三角一起闯关 I Drive Without Hitting Anyone开车不撞人Two Male Leads202k WordsCompleted [No female lead + livestreamed exploration + Iron Triangle + funny daily life + everyday mysteries + two male leads + a protagonist who acts like a charlatan] Yuan Xiao received an invitation to a global livestream platform for adventures in forbidden zones. Successful contestants would win a generous prize, and the million-yuan reward tempted him to sign up. He never expected to get hit on the head by a flowerpot just as he stepped outside, accidentally activating a challenge System. With his n 221Reads8.7Score100Shelves
3. 3 国 Forbidden Zone of National Fortune: I Play Zhongli and Roam the Mortal Realm 国运禁地：扮演钟离的我尘世闲游 Ming Qiqi铭七七Male-Channel Fanfiction177k WordsCompleted Zhongli transmigrates to Huaguo in the year 2203 of the New Calendar, just as the National Destiny Forbidden Zone appears. He enters it on Huaguo's behalf. Bearing the template of Morax, the Geo Archon, he turns this perilous forbidden zone into a fine place to sip tea and feed the birds. The people of this land also witness the awe-inspiring radiance of Zhongli, the War God and foremost of the Seven Archons of the mortal realm. [No romance, national destiny, roleplaying as Zhongli] 6.9kReads9.5Score724Shelves
4. 4 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves
5. 5 惊 Horror: My Psychiatric Hospital Has Become a Forbidden Zone of the Supernatural 惊悚，我的精神病院成了诡异禁区 Better Not Come不如不来Mystery432k WordsCompleted After horror games descend upon the world. Wang Ran has only just transmigrated when he discovers that a psychiatric hospital has suddenly appeared under his name. What’s more, when his patients see ghosts, they’re not afraid at all. In fact, they get unusually excited. During the Courtyard House instance, a group of patients charged in and beat up the boss, an old woman. Before leaving, they even stripped off her burial clothes. While riding Subway Line 7, they kidnapped the ghost attendant 522Reads9.0Score101Shelves
6. 6 靠 You Need Me to Survive? I'm an NPC, Not a Player! 靠我存活？我是NPC不是玩家哦 Sui Sui Er岁岁儿Mystery782k WordsCompleted Wu Le is a murderous NPC in a horror game, rotating through different scenarios to "work"! Wu Le is free-spirited and willful. Deceiving players, playing tricks on them, and terrifying them are all part of her daily routine. Sometimes she likes to disguise herself as a player, getting a close look at the evil in people's hearts. She gives players hope, then crushes it completely, enjoying the look of despair on their faces. Other times, she plays the part of a proper horror NPC, hunting down pla 24.7kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves
7. 7 懵 What?! After Buying a Haunted House, I'm Haunted by a Mirror Ghost 懵逼！买下鬼宅后被镜鬼缠身 Qiang Yan嫱宴Two Male Leads1.9M WordsCompleted [Cold, debonair CEO with depression x Extremely dangerous, human-hating, elegant mirror spirit with a sharp tongue and a soft heart*] [Careful scheming x Constant testing x Sharp-tongued but soft-hearted x Strong contrast x Cold on the outside, warm within mirror spirit*] [Depressed x Cold and taciturn on the surface x Devoted CEO] Their first meeting Jun Li bought an old castle in the middle of nowhere to get away from his family. He never expected that the moment he stepped inside, he would fe 176Reads7.8Score—Shelves

   Reader note

   The suspenseful infinite flow genre is super good!

8. 8 读 The Corpse Reader 读尸人 Tong Xiaoxiao桐筱筱Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Standalone cases + criminal investigation + two male leads + mind-bending mystery The Linghai Public Security Bureau established a major crimes unit. Just as everyone was wondering which criminal investigation captain would be given the job, they were told that the provincial bureau had parachuted someone in directly. Everyone was curious about the new head of the major crimes unit. Cases piled up, from opening coffins for autopsies and childbirth after death to missing wives. See how a forensic 50.4kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves
9. 9 咬EN Take a Bite of the Horror Boss—Pfft, He's Lovesick! 咬一口惊悚BOSS，呸恋爱脑！ Rice-Loving Dumpling爱干饭的团子Two Male Leads709k WordsCompleted [The physical edition of Meeting You is now available on all platforms!] [Two male leads + exhilarating infinite-flow story + lovers turned rivals + BOSS seme + mad uke + two powerful, devoted partners, 1v1] Three years ago, Stairway to Heaven suddenly appeared. Groups of people were dragged into an escape game and forced to livestream, enduring the audience's arbitrary whims and overwhelming abuse. Yu Qing had soft, long hair, an innocent face, and big, watery eyes. When the old ghost woman bef 27.7kReads9.6Score5.2kShelves
10. 10 余 Embers (Also Known as The World Lost Its Guard) 余烬（又名《人间失守》） Mottled Garment斑衣Two Male Leads790k WordsCompleted [Seasoned, calculating, hot-blooded detective VS. an enigmatic, morally ambiguous young nobleman from the slums] [Two powerful male leads + Criminal investigation + Mystery + Case-solving + Happy ending] A seasoned, calculating, hot-blooded detective VS. an enigmatic, morally ambiguous young nobleman from the slums. The world is a city, and even when its walls crumble, you can still see the light from atop the ruins. Wei Heng: “This world is strange. People only care about when you’ll die; no on 24.8kReads9.6Score4.7kShelves
11. 11 君 Your Heart Is a Spark 君心易燃 Snow Ding'e's Cat雪叮呃的猫Two Male Leads677k WordsCompleted [The dashing, charismatic elite Zhou Yi x Jiang Yiran, the top student at a prestigious university] [High-quality novel + urban + happy ending + two male leads + equally matched leads + criminal investigation + case-solving + suspense + older man/younger man] A poisoning case on a university campus brings Jiang Yiran, a third-year chemistry student, into Zhou Yi's life. As they spend more and more time together, Jiang Yiran realizes his feelings for Zhou Yi are changing. A chance encounter gives 581Reads9.4Score104Shelves
12. 12 死 Death Without Guilt 死无罪证 Mottled Garment斑衣Modern Romance781k WordsCompleted One of the [Crime Investigation Trilogy] series by Ban Yi. Chu Xingyun vs. He Cheng A brash, flamboyant, righteous police officer who thinks he rules the world vs. a cool, aloof, arrogant, refined scoundrel of a CEO who thinks he rules the world This edition is the complete, unabridged, uncensored version. 5.5kReads9.4Score972Shelves
13. 13 经 Anyone Who Often Kills Her Husband Knows [Infinite] 经常杀老公的都知道【无限】 Rice-Loving Dumpling爱干饭的团子Two Male Leads102k WordsOngoing [A beautiful, love-scheming bottom × a monstrous top bent on revenge after being betrayed] [Two male leads + unlimited-flow power fantasy + love and hate + evenly matched leads + devoted, exclusive pairing] After entering a horror game, Lou Zhuo spent a year smiling and telling the top-level boss “I love you” to stay alive. On their wedding night, Lou Zhuo leaned obediently against the boss’s ear. “Darling, I sincerely swear on my soul that I will love you forever, in this life and every life to 52Reads7.9Score—Shelves
14. 14 主 Streamer, You Call This Ghost Hunting? 主播，你管这叫探灵？ Dalang Loves Taking Medicine大郎爱喝药Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing The eerie footsteps in a public toilet in the mountains. The midnight wails from the Red Chamber Clinic. The paranormal-investigation students who mysteriously disappear. The centenarian who borrows years to prolong his life. The ghost that returns on the seventh day after a bus plunges into the river. The terrifying rumors surrounding the Qingshan hospital ward. Behind these bizarre tales, is it vengeful spirits claiming lives, or a human conspiracy? An accident three years ago has become a nig 203Reads7.1Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    I've read half of it. The author's writing is pretty good. The beginning is about murder, but the middle and later parts are all sorts of supernatural and ghostly elements. This book has quite a few elements, and I really like it. Keep it up, author! [Laughs]

15. 15 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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    I've found a folk horror book that really resonates with me! "Folk Horror: The Imposter Master Shakes Up a Hundred Demons" has no fancy dungeons, just Chinese ghost stories rooted in local culture.

16. 16 天 Tianxuan Paranormal Affairs Office 天玄灵异事务所 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery541k WordsCompleted - [Infinite Flow + Urban Supernatural + Chinese-Style Horror + Folk Legends and Hauntings + Celestial Master Exorcists + Heirs to the Daoist Tradition + Heterochromatic-Eyed Heroine + Haunted House Tales + Episodic Stories + Folk Taboos] - Hidden deep in the bustling streets is an inconspicuous supernatural affairs office called Tianxuan. - No one dares touch the folk taboos of this world. Haunted houses are plagued by unsolved horrors, abandoned villages and ancient mansions seethe with resentm 1.2kReads—Score101Shelves

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