Horror and Supernatural Stories Based on True Events 恐怖灵异，真实改编

1. 201 1 Haunted House No. 13 13号凶宅 Yan Peng严鹏Mystery995k WordsCompleted This novel tells ten suspenseful stories. Join a team of detectives as they unravel a series of baffling cases from the Republican era. Follow Lu Ming, a young Scotland Yard inspector, his assistant Xuan Yi'an, and a female reporter who travels thousands of miles in search of the truth as they uncover the facts hidden beneath the fog. 789Reads9.3Score107Shelves
2. 202 校 Campus Panic: The Ghost Curse 校园恐慌：鬼咒 Leader Luo罗帮主Mystery300k WordsCompleted Lu Rong’s mother went missing several years ago. After moving with her father to a small town, Lu Rong unexpectedly gets caught up in a paranormal case. The entire class is cursed, and no one can escape the vicious cycle. To protect themselves, they must also uncover its source. The case leads to Anjia Village, and even to a message left behind by Lu Rong’s mother... 153Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 203 乡 A Record of Supernatural Events in the Countryside 乡村灵异事件薄 The Long Road Goes On and On, TM, I’ll Charge Ahead长路漫漫TM任我闯Mystery241k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 466Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Take a walk and have a look ੭ᐕ)੭*⁾⁾ It's absolutely gorgeous (❁´◡`❁)*✲ﾟ* Please leave lots of comments and likes ❤️

4. 204 我 I’m Hu Sheng, and I Dare to Take on the Underworld Bailiff 我虎剩，敢干阴差 Mushroom Alley蘑菇小巷Mystery410k WordsCompleted If you saw money lying on the ground outside a hospital, would you pick it up? Heh. But if you actually did, then congratulations: you've been caught! Once you pick up that money, bad luck will cling to you. At best, you'll come down with a fever or a cold. At worst, it might cost you your life. Don't ask how I know. After I picked up that money, I was plagued by bad luck and nearly lost my life... My name is Shen Yidong, and I'm a bona fide Northeastern guy. As my mom would say, I'm a bit of a 8.4kReads6.7Score203Shelves
5. 205 香 Incense Ashes: I'm a Yin-Yang Medium 香灰：我是阴阳女先生 Mushroom Alley蘑菇小巷Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted If someone asks to borrow money from you in a dream, promise me you won’t lend it. Because what you’re lending isn’t money, it’s your life. … Grandma called me a debt-collecting demon, and Mom called me a bringer of bad luck. All because, when I was born, a fire broke out at home for no apparent reason, and the villagers rushed over to help put it out. But no matter what they did, they couldn’t extinguish the flames. The fire only slowly died down after half the village had burned to the ground. 6.9kReads9.1Score841Shelves
6. 206 阳 Send Money in the Living World, Climb the Rankings in the Underworld 阳间打钱，阴间打榜 bigorzFantastical Romance133k WordsCompleted My name is Chen Fugui. I died from working overtime. When I woke up, I was lying on a drab street in the underworld. The ghosts waiting in line beside me told me the Terrace of Looking Homeward was up ahead. Once I drank Granny Meng’s soup, I could cross the bridge and get my place on the roster. I didn’t drink it. My wife was still pregnant with a child I’d never met, and I wanted to wait a little longer. Then the Ghost Festival gala began. The living world was holding a vote for “the ghost mos —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Chen Fugui died suddenly from overwork and remained in the underworld. He was obsessed with his family and did not want to be reincarnated. During the Ghost Festival, he was unexpectedly elected as the champion in the underworld's selection with the full support of his granddaughter. After happily buying a luxury house, he partnered with Meng Po to run a wish-granting center.

7. 207 捡 The Down-and-Out Pet Husband I Picked Up Is Actually a Big Shot 捡的落魄小宠夫竟是真大佬 A Smile in the Ancient Style古风的微笑Modern Romance203k WordsOngoing The day my scumbag ex publicly called off our engagement, I casually picked up a homeless boy and asked, “Want to marry me?” He nodded obediently, his eyes shining like a fallen star. Later, when my ex discovered I was the second princess of Tianqi Group, he knelt outside my villa and begged me to take him back. Wearing the silk pajamas I bought him, the boy leaned against the door and smiled. “If you want to be my little kept husband, you’ll have to get in line, Sis.” At an auction, he casually —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Unfold a hundred drastically different tragic destinies. When deeply ingrained ancestral taboos are violated, when eerie legends from the city's corners quietly come true—your familiar daily life will begin to crumble from the next page. 😇😊😎❤️🤔🖺😋

8. 208 各 Strange Tales from Across the Land: A Hundred Chilling Stories 各地诡事：惊情百篇 Shen Wei神伟Mystery243k WordsOngoing A hundred cities, a hundred kinds of strange mysteries. Every location hides taboos the locals never dare discuss, and every story unearths a chilling truth from the folds of the land. When you open this book, perhaps a pair of eyes is already watching your page number from a corner of your city. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Each chapter was provided by people close to me, and some were adapted from events that occurred in recent years. Have you heard some of the stories in them? Do you know the people involved?

9. 209 末 Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世：全公司否认18楼存在 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse783k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn 3.4kReads8.7Score290Shelves

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   Tired of the same old post-apocalyptic tropes? This realistic supernatural adaptation features no systems or cheat codes, focusing instead on the interplay of human nature. It gets more exciting as you read on, and even veteran readers are praising it.

10. 210 我 Did I Ruin This Account by Training It? 我这号是练废了？ Ink Immortal 0G墨仙人0GMystery438k WordsCompleted [Infinite flow + horror and the supernatural] Most stories are adapted from real events, told as a collection of ensemble, episodic tales. No formulaic plots, no invincible characters, no mindless stupidity. Bizarre situations? Soap-opera drama? They all reveal the distortions of the human heart and nature! Every night at midnight, you’ll enter a dream and explore the secrets of a strange otherworld. Featured chapters: The blurb can’t do them justice, so read the story! [Dream-Eating Syndrome - 85Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Horror and humor, a good story in every chapter.

11. 211 洋 The Doll Is Being Spoiled Again [Infinite Flow] 洋娃娃又被娇养了【无限流】 Evil Bunny King邪恶兔子大王Mystery302k WordsCompleted [Elegant, World-Weary Doll × Amnesiac, Obsessive Guardian God, 1v1, Both Pure, Happy Ending | My Daily Life Being Spoiled by a BOSS in a Horror Game] He forgot the whole world, but never forgot loving you. Mu Qingyao was a doll forgotten by time for four hundred years. After losing her memories, all she had left was one obsession: find "that person." The System told her: The person you're looking for is in the infinite game. So she lifted her skirts and stepped into this bloody abyss. She never 1.5kReads6.4Score309Shelves

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    Little sister carrying a doll

12. 212 阴 Fate of the Yin Realm 阴缘逆命 Ziqingzi自清子Mystery668k WordsOngoing I was born with an extremely yin fate, making me the fattest piece of meat in the eyes of yin creatures. When I was thirteen, Li Xiaopang’s father, who lived next door, suddenly died away from home. On the night his body was brought back, someone knocked on our front door… A hand covered in livor mortis reached for my throat. Grandpa traded half his life to keep me alive. Before he left, he gave me a note telling me to go to Haizhou City, a hundred li away, and find a female master surnamed Shen 23Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 213 住 I Moved into Dorm 404 and Uncovered a Deadly Campus Mystery 住进404宿舍，我看破校园凶局 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery239k WordsOngoing Feng shui, the supernatural, campus life, society: everything you're looking for is here! A story is just a story. Even if someone has experienced something similar in real life, I hope you'll still treat this as just a story! Don't get too caught up in it! Finally, may you, dear reader, stay safe and well! 33Reads—Score104Shelves

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    This is for you.

14. 214 渡 The Soul Ferry Lantern 渡魂灯 July Wife七月妻Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + mildly scary + episodic stories, a fast-paced ghost-hunting romp with all kinds of tricks!] Fire runs in my veins, and I'm cursed to bring bad luck. When I was fifteen, my father kicked me out. To survive, I climbed into a stone tomb. The strange knocking at the door of the funeral home at midnight, The body that mysteriously vanished after a fatal car crash, A headless old man, a talking human skin, and haunted schools and skyscrapers... I guide five-element spirits onward and f 18.1kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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    Listen to these three stories; they're quite moving.

15. 215 我 I'm Already the Zombie King, and the Zombie Apocalypse Has Only Just Begun 我都成僵尸王了，丧尸末日才爆发 Chasing the Wind on a Summer Night夏夜追风Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted Zhang Xuan was reborn before the zombie outbreak. He obtained the corpse-refining art passed down by his ancestors and refined himself into a Heaven-Cutting Ancestral Zombie, surpassing the Four Great Ancestral Zombies! The zombie apocalypse began, and Zhang Xuan, now a ferocious zombie, emerged from his lair! “So you’re a zombie, huh? You think you can take on a jiangshi?” “You had your chance, and you still couldn’t do a thing! Are you trying to tickle me?” And the beauty who spent a night wit 11kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
16. 216 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

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    Do you really understand your family and friends? Perhaps they aren't human at all, maybe they're demons! If it weren't for a special forces soldier participating in a highly classified mission, none of this would have been known to the world…

17. 217 一 A Billion-Dollar Collection of Horror Stories 一个亿恐怖故事集 Hui Ni辉尼Mystery261k WordsCompleted A Collection of One Hundred Million Horror Stories [Standalone stories + supernatural horror + folk customs + feng shui and mysticism + heartfelt emotion + mild horror + timid readers beware] A hundred wildly different tragic fates await. When long-forbidden folk taboos passed down by the ancestors are broken, and eerie legends from the corners of the city quietly come true, the everyday world you know will begin to fall apart on the very next page. Whispers by the pillow, shadows beneath the wa 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Unfold a hundred drastically different tragic destinies. When deeply ingrained ancestral taboos are violated, when eerie legends from the city's corners quietly come true—your familiar daily life will begin to crumble from the next page. 🔦🔦🤩🤔😂

18. 218 熊 Boonie Bears: Qiang Is Invincible! Little Bear, Don't Run! 熊出没：强哥无敌！小熊熊，别跑 Zero Person可零人Anime Fanfiction331k WordsCompleted Ye Zirong, a research scientist, had his work stolen by his apprentice, who then tried to kill him. He jumped off a cliff. When he woke up, he had become Logger Vick from Boonie Bears. At first, Vick was a weakling who kept his head down and focused on getting stronger. Yet he could use all sorts of tricks to run circles around the forest animals. The cleverest part was that even though the animals were tormented by his schemes, they never held a grudge against Vick. Instead, they remembered 69Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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    Adapted from a true supernatural story

19. 219 鬼 The Ghost Bride (Based on a True Story) 鬼新娘（真实事件改编） Uncle Little Wolf小狼叔叔8k WordsCompleted The Ghost Bride (Based on a True Story) 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    People from Guangdong should have heard of this story; it's no longer just a legend, and the real person who inspired it might still be alive today.

20. 220 东 Paranormal Tales from the Northeast Countryside 东北农村灵异小故事 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted Spooky Little Stories from the Northeastern Countryside 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A supernatural short story adapted from a true story from a rural area in Northeast China.

21. 221 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Horror and supernatural ghost stories

22. 222 糜 A Corrupted Heart 糜烂之心 Wenzhong Is Happy as Long as He's Happy高兴就好的闻仲Mystery287k WordsOngoing Deep inside the Luocheng Police Department, a metal filing cabinet labeled “Bloodstained Files” holds dozens of long-unsolved, grisly cases. Each one once shocked the nation with its bizarre deaths, but limited forensic technology at the time meant they were ultimately filed away as “unsolved.” In 2025, advances in forensic science prompted the department to launch the “Bloodstained Files Resolution Project.” The first case to be reopened was the most controversial of them all: the “Terrifying P 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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    See? After watching this, you won't dare go to the toilet.

23. 223 恐 Horror Cinema: My Teammate Is Yukino Yukinoshita 恐怖影院：我的队友是雪之下雪乃 fh Black and Whitefh黑白Mystery475k WordsCompleted [The rating has only just come out, and it’ll rise later] [Infinite Flow] + [Mild Horror] + [Horror Dungeons] + [Anime Crossover, Multiple Heroines] “Welcome to the Nightmare Screening Room. Here, you’re not an audience member sitting in the theater. You’re a participant in a real horror movie!” Guan Hong accidentally stumbles into a bizarre horror theater. There’s no popcorn here, only endless survival missions and vengeful evil spirits ready to peel off your skin at any moment. First screeni 992Reads6.2Score104Shelves
24. 224 云 Yun Che: The Seven Rules of the Funeral Home 云澈：殡仪馆的7条规矩 Run Yu888润玉88815k WordsCompleted Yun Che: Seven Rules of the Funeral Home 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Runyu888, this book, "Yun Che: 7 Rules of the Funeral Home," is so thrilling! It tells the seven eerie rules of the night shift at a funeral home, filled with a supernatural atmosphere, taking you on a thrilling journey behind the scenes of the night shift. Don't miss it if you like the supernatural!

25. 225 一 Painting Yin and Yang with a Single Stroke 一笔绘阴阳 The Waves Are a Whale's Tears海浪是鲸鱼的眼泪Mystery661k WordsOngoing As I gazed down the shadowy corridor and across the empty hall, the strange order of light and darkness stirred a fear of the unknown deep inside me. The elders always said, “The ancestral hall is home to spirits that have yet to depart.” “Don’t step on the threshold, don’t touch the ancestral tablets, and don’t whistle in the ancestral hall.” “The names on the tablets weren’t carved there. They moved in.” When the wind blew past the row of wooden windows, the latticework let out a mournful wail 211Reads—Score101Shelves

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    Meets your requirements: pure supernatural, based on a true story, thrilling and terrifying. A tightly woven plot, suffocating, with a lasting impact, potentially causing trauma; proceed with caution. Using the book as your lens, it will take you—to "see ghosts."

26. 226 密 The Real Heiress in the Secret Chamber 密阁里的真千金 Lemon Little Yellow Croaker柠檬小黄鱼Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted The Real Heiress in the Secret Pavilion —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ask if investing won't result in a loss.

27. 227 灵 Supernatural: The Underworld’s Debt-Ridden Day Laborer 灵异：阴间打工人正在还债 Murong Jintang慕容金汤Mystery101k WordsOngoing Urban fantasy | Supernatural | Ghost hunting | The Otherworld | Underworld office worker | No System | Not brainless | One heroine | Nontraditional setting My name is Zhong Ziye. I'm a wage slave. I opened the door to an old mansion and got haunted by a female ghost. So why am I the one who has to pay off her debt? Only later did I understand that what I was repaying wasn't just her “debt.” Settling disputes for the Underworld, repaying karmic debts —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 228 惊 Night of Terror: Escape from the Snake's Jaws 惊魂夜：蛇口逃生 Lemon Little Yellow Croaker柠檬小黄鱼10k WordsCompleted Night of Terror: Escape from the Serpent’s Jaws 39Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 229 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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    Paper figures open their eyes, old houses are sealed with funeral inscriptions, and endless sinister tales lurk behind traditional rural customs. Two charlatan masters stumble upon a series of taboo and eerie events. "Terrifying Folk Customs: The Imposter Masters Shake Off a Hundred Demons," a Chinese horror film that will send chills down your spine.

30. 230 上 The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong 上官昭容诡事录 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Strong female lead, no romance, Chinese-style horror, transmigration through history, numerous foreshadowed clues, coherent plot, no System, not a power fantasy] [The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong] [Also known as: Old Tales from the Yellow Springs] [Reader’s guide: The main plot and the individual arcs are interconnected, with plenty of clues and foreshadowing. Almost every character who appears has a role to play, though each arc can also be read as a standalone story.] Th 2.1kReads9.3Score347Shelves
31. 231 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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    2. Today's update is a hilarious horror story, "The Encounters on the Night Shift at the Funeral Home: My Absurd Night with the 'Socially Anxious' Ghost." Wang Tiedan, a night security guard at a funeral home, encounters a socially anxious ghost named 007 who is late and has lost his soul, seeking his help. He helps the ghost find an old man searching for his cat. Later, he meets a female ghost obsessed with TV dramas, and the three often spend time together. He receives an award and a peace charm from the underworld, gradually finding warmth in these "special friends," turning his night shift into an absurd yet heartwarming time.

32. 232 1 100 Supernatural Stories 100个！灵异故事 Really Hard to Pick a Name真不好取名Mystery312k WordsCompleted This book presents 100 different supernatural stories in several installments. Each chapter is a short story. Feel free to check it out if you're interested. Not for the faint of heart!!! If anything seems familiar, I'll be honored! —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 233 我 I Collected 99 Horror Stories 我收集了99个恐怖故事 Wangwang Little Zhen旺旺小小甄Mystery421k WordsCompleted [Short Story Collection] [Chinese-Style Horror] [Based on True Cases] [Uncanny Reality] [Horror Adventures] [Chilling] The stories of this world are half true and half false; the warmth and coldness of human nature make good and evil hard to tell apart. Light and shadow coexist, as do kindness and malice. If you’ve done nothing wrong, you have nothing to fear when ghosts knock at midnight. But if ghosts and spirits really came calling, could you face them calmly? This book is a collection of 14.4kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves

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    I recommend this, it's very good.

34. 234 血 Crime Scene: True Crime Archives 血案现场：真实犯罪档案 Sweet and Gentle甜柔Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted I'm an archivist with the Ministry of Public Security. Over many years of organizing case files, I've witnessed how difficult investigators' work can be and learned many details the public never hears about. This book will use photographs, witness statements, field investigations, news interviews, and more from each case file to reconstruct the cases as faithfully as possible. Every case really happened, and every criminal embodies the evil in human nature to the fullest. Don't break the law or 13.1kReads8.6Score892Shelves
35. 235 阴 The Netherworld Inn 阴间客栈 Sun Jiu Hutu孙九糊涂Mystery814k WordsCompleted My name is Qin Yu. While on a business trip, I checked into a uniquely styled inn called the Yin Room Inn. It even offered “special services” in the middle of the night. Little did I know it was an inn from the underworld. I began having nightmare after nightmare, and my friends kept getting into trouble... 2.7kReads9.0Score152Shelves

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    I don't dare watch it all by myself 😭😭😭

36. 236 我 I Might Have Changed the Wrong Fate 我可能改了个假命 Knife in the Sleeve袖里刀Mystery808k WordsCompleted When I was little, my mom asked a Taoist priest to tell my fortune. He said I'd face a calamity at 26, and that he'd come help me get through it the day before my 26th birthday. When the day finally came, the priest really did show up to change my fate. He even gave me a “Fate-Changing Ruler” and told me I had to change the fates of seven people with different destinies to survive the calamity. Otherwise, I'd only have five years left to live. So much for changing my fate for me! Did he only cha 76Reads8.9Score—Shelves
37. 237 灵 Supernatural Revival: From the Start, I Bet on a Livestream from a Psychiatric Hospital 灵异复苏开局对赌直播精神病院 Blazing Sun Sky烈阳天Mystery129k WordsCompleted Haunted House Livestream: Three Million to Save a Life. The People of Longguo Never Bow Their Heads [Supernatural revival + No System + No saintly protagonist + Fresh plot + Escape + Exploration + Crime solving + Not dark] Chen Feng opens his eyes in a foot massage parlor to find himself three million in debt and his younger sister on the brink of death! A mysterious creditor offers him a deal: livestream three trips into deadly places, and the money and your life are yours. The first stop is 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He's here, he's here, he's here!

38. 238 腹 Belly City 腹城 Watermelon Barbara西瓜芭芭拉Mystery325k WordsCompleted [Thriller, Cthulhu Mythos, mystery, supernatural powers, System, loops, horror, apocalypse, unraveling secrets, no romance] The rating has just been posted, but it will rise later. In the flawless “Sweet Community,” every fear and suspicion Nuxin feels is gently “corrected” by the System. Until he discovers that his playmate A Dai’s “move” was an elaborate lie; until, beneath the old school building in the dead of night, he meets Mo Li, the girl who warns him to “run.” Black cars glide soundl 16Reads8.7Score—Shelves
39. 239 戴 I Put on a Mask and Became a God 戴上面具，我成了神 Mu Yu Zhizhi木鱼之之Mystery215k WordsCompleted I woke up with amnesia from the start. Did I kill someone? The security footage shows me brutally slaughtering two burly men all by myself? Yan Zhile: That wasn't me. I put on a mask and got possessed by a god. Do you believe me? Police: Why not say you're Ultraman while you're at it? From an ordinary college student to the Host of a forbidden mask. She takes down scumbag dads, slays heavenly fiends, and tames ancient divine beasts. When she has collected every mask, she stands atop the Ea 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a deeply suspenseful and eerie book with a rich and compelling plot. The protagonist, facing dire straits, encounters a series of challenges and crises, while a mysterious mask conceals countless unknown secrets. Highly recommended.

40. 240 活 Taboo of the Living 活人禁忌 Ninth Master of the Thieves' Sect盗门九当家Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted When I was nine, I found myself in mortal danger! To save me, my grandfather made a decision that would change my life forever... 16kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
41. 241 山 Yin-Yang Travels in a Mountain Village 山村阴阳行 Writing About the Realm提笔论江山Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted My name is Chen Jiujin, and I'm a wandering tradesman. To put it plainly, when someone has a haunting on their hands, they hire me to take a look. This time, I came to Zhou Family Village. A seventeen-year-old girl had been followed by something foul. She drank chicken blood, dug up graves in the middle of the night, and kept repeating the same words: “Give me back my life.” I thought it was just an ordinary wandering ghost. But I was wrong. The thing inside that girl's belly wasn't a ghost. It 2.8kReads6.4Score213Shelves

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    The tranquility of a remote mountain village is shattered by a broken coffin. A young girl becomes possessed by an evil spirit and refuses to recognize her own family. Secrets are hidden in the ancestral hall, and wronged souls keep emerging from the bottom of the well. A Taoist priest confronts the clan's ruler, all in an effort to deliver the souls of those who have grieved for a hundred years.

42. 242 第 The Number One Yin Messenger 第一阴差 Zhang Jia Er Lei张家二雷Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Wandering souls, where will you linger? Three souls, come back at once; seven spirits, return! Lost soul, the gates of heaven open, the gates of earth open. A thousand-mile journey, let the child bring the soul home! The day I was born, strange signs appeared in the heavens. Misfortune plagued me from childhood, and it’s a miracle I survived this long. After I came of age, something happened that shattered everything I thought I knew. My dad told me he was the underworld’s bailiff in Spring City 142Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is so creepy! I almost threw my phone while watching it; I really don't dare watch it alone! [Shocked]

43. 243 跨 The Boundary-Breaking Game Changer 跨界破局者 Jun Wuxie君无歇Mystery316k WordsCompleted Married women! Ghost wives! Demon wives! (Multiple female leads) (Not a mindless power fantasy) My name is Chu Yi, and I’m a Taoist priest. My religious name is Qing Yi. Originally, I was just like any other university student: doing an internship, writing my graduation thesis, earning my diploma, and then finding a respectable job. But when I rented a place, I realized I’d been living with a female ghost for over a month… That’s when I discovered the world wasn’t as simple as I’d imagined… 64Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 244 规 Rule Horror: I'm an NPC, and I'm Going Crazy Again Today 规则怪谈：我NPC，今天也发疯 April Old Geezer四月老登Mystery184k WordsCompleted Others enter Rule Horror scenarios to survive. I got sucked in as an NPC, and the System even forces me to go crazy. If I don’t, I die. Fine, then I’ll go crazy for everyone to see. —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 245 短 Short Horror Stories 短篇恐怖故事 Moonlight White月白Mystery113k WordsCompleted A crescent moon hung over Beijing late at night, casting its light over the empty streets, where yellow streetlamps glowed dimly. At that hour, nobody was out and about, and the whole city had sunk into a deep, peaceful sleep. He stepped outside and looked back at the office building, now shrouded in darkness, then drew a deep breath. The chilly late-autumn breeze was like a mischievous girl gently fanning his face, and it felt wonderfully refreshing. 6Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    Horror folk tales

46. 246 4 400 Folk Ghost Stories 400个民间鬼故事 I Really Want Barbecue Rice好想吃烤肉拌饭Mystery759k WordsOngoing Those who scare easily, stay away! This collection of folk tales is made up entirely of things I have personally seen and heard. One strange, little-known story after another: these long-buried supernatural incidents are now yours to hear, one by one! (Better to believe they exist than to believe they don't.) 22Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 247 湘 Tales of the Strange in Western Hunan 湘西异闻录 Qia Ling Little Taoist恰灵小道Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted [A friendly warning: This book has no System. It's funny and terrifying, with suspense and clever twists throughout, plus plenty of passion and brains. The more you read, the better it gets.] When I was four, I was kidnapped and taken to a cursed village to be sacrificed alive. A fox spirit risked her life to save me, and secretly pledged herself to me for life. To marry my fox bride, I venture deep into the Miao Valley, tread the Nether River Gorge, and walk the boundary between Yin and Yang. I 6.1kReads9.1Score593Shelves
48. 248 姑 The Strange Rural Tales My Aunt Told Me 姑姑给我讲的农村怪事 Lan Wei蓝薇Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing When I was little, I was timid, but I still loved listening to my aunt tell stories. Today, I'm sharing with you the stories she told me. I'll do my best to keep writing, and I hope you'll support me. 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is very immersive, realistic, and down-to-earth.

49. 249 诡 The Twilight Line of the Haunted Realm: Conquering It with My Wits 诡界晨昏线：靠脑子制霸诡界 What Am I Doing Now?现在干啥啊Mystery117k WordsOngoing [Mild horror] [No System] [Character growth] [One heroine] Countless “Haunted Realms” suddenly appeared around the world. Like black holes, they devoured ordinary people's mental energy and the real world, pushing reality to the brink of madness. In response to the crisis, all kinds of organizations sprang up. They ventured into the Haunted Realms to explore, seized haunted objects to protect themselves, and sought the truth on the edge of life and death. As their investigations deepened, they d 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can come and take a look.

50. 250 仙 The Immortal World's Top-Tier Star Reborn as the Real Heiress 仙界顶流穿成真千金后 Crimson Snowfirefly绛雪萤Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Star of Metaphysics in the Immortal Realm + Livestream Face-Slapping of Scumbags + Putting Green Tea and White Lotus Types in Their Place + Slight Everyone's Favorite + Exorcising Ghosts and Leveling Up Through Cultivation] Su Qintang, the top-tier star of ghost hunting in the immortal realm and a Golden Immortal of Primordial Chaos, was envied by someone and suddenly reborn as the despised real daughter of a modern wealthy family. On the night of the birthday banquet, facing the fak 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Hey everyone! Feeling a bit book-starved lately, or finding typical supernatural stories a bit too bland? Gather your reading buddies! These four Chinese horror + strong female protagonist cultivation novels are guaranteed to send chills down your spine and leave you breathless with excitement – ​​you won't be able to stop reading! Every heroine is incredibly compelling, carving her own path to ascension amidst eerie rules and ghostly atmosphere! 1. *The Top Immortal Transmigrates into a True Heiress* – Live-streaming cultivation, the ultimate face-slapping! A top immortal transmigrates into the body of a despised heiress? At her birthday banquet, she draws blood from her fingertip, summoning heavenly punishment and severing ties with her family, only to then create a metaphysical live-streaming empire! Watch as this fairy uses the Ouija board and haunted houses as daily material, cultivating her faith while simultaneously punishing villains and saving the nation. When the world is on the brink of destruction, the world discovers she is the only true god. And the man shrouded in purple aura only wants a "healing" romance with her. The focus is on the ultimate thrill of rising from humble beginnings to the pinnacle, with an immersive live-streaming ghost-catching segment! 2. *The Mysterious Feather Chronicles* – A tale of strange rules and supernatural beings in a wealthy family! A top student and school beauty can see another world. Blood-red curtains flutter without wind, paper vendors smile stiffly… These everyday Chinese horrors are the rules of life and death she must unravel. Born with auspiciousness, she is forced to devour all evil. As the secrets of a wealthy family and ancient conspiracies are revealed, she treads on the corpses of hundreds of ghosts, heading straight for the immortal realm. A perfect blend of modern campus life, urban legends, and a strict ghost system, the battle of wits to break the rules is incredibly satisfying! 3. *The Mysterious Eye Edict* – A "Buddhist" shopkeeper, physical exorcism! A "Buddhist" girl who runs the Yin-Yang shop "Forget-Worry Pavilion" accidentally stumbles into a procession of hundreds of ghosts. Targeted by the Ghost Emperor as a "delicious living soul"? She quickly teaches him a lesson using ancient talismans. While viewers scream and run in the live stream, she has already quietly emptied the Ghost Emperor's old house. A perfect score for subverting tropes! The contrast between the female lead's nonchalant crushing of powerful figures is incredibly satisfying. The episodic format is perfect for reading in short bursts of free time. 4. *Spirit Realm Overlord* – Short Drama Dungeons, Warning: A Shura Field! A cultivation master transmigrates to the modern world, bound to a horror short drama system to grind dungeons. In the supernatural short dramas where others struggle to survive, she uses her sword intent to directly exorcise the BOSS. Intending only to quietly recover her cultivation, she becomes a highly sought-after master by wealthy families, attracting a cold-faced CEO, a gentle young master… and a fallen Buddhist monk's obsessive pursuit across two lifetimes. It blends the fast-paced thrill of a system transmigration, modern cultivation, and a complex Shura field, with a tight, high-energy plot full of twists and turns. In summary: • If you love watching live face-slapping moments and modern metaphysics domination, choose the first book; • If you're obsessed with rule-breaking and suspenseful exploration, choose the second book; • If you like subverting tropes with female leads and daily ghost encounters, choose the third book; • If you enjoy system dungeons and yandere Shura fields, rush to the fourth book! All four female protagonists rise from weak to strong, growing step by step within a rich atmosphere of Chinese horror (red wedding dresses, paper effigies, old mansions and wells, ghost marriage sedan chairs… all the elements are there!), Ultimately reaching supreme power. My darlings, which one touched your heart? Come scream in the comments section, recommend the book, and urge for more updates! Leave your paragraphs and reviews, and let's discuss the plot together!

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