Looking for Horror Novels with Scary Instances Like The Strange House 求像《诡舍》一样有恐怖副本的小说

1. 51 惊 Thriller Game: A Journey of Escape Begins in an Ancient Castle 惊悚游戏：从古堡开始的逃生之旅 Years Like Flowing Fire流火似年Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted [Infinite Worlds + Mild Horror + No Female Lead + Escape + Not Wish Fulfillment + No System + Smart Characters + Original Worldbuilding] [This story has plenty of twists and focuses on an ensemble cast. Please read patiently: the characters may not be as simple as they seem, and although this is an infinite-worlds story, each instance is connected in some way.] Yan Changqing has been bedridden and paralyzed for twelve years. Throughout those twelve years, he has repeatedly had the same dream. In 12.1kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
2. 52 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 272.1kReads9.4Score27.8kShelves
3. 53 开 From the Start, I Have Hundreds of Millions in Hell Money: I'm Invincible in the Age of the Uncanny 开局冥币亿万：诡异时代我无敌 Sis, Don't Be Like That姐姐别这样Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Supernatural horror + apocalypse + tycoon + ghost money + rules + comedy + no heroine + fast-paced power fantasy (buys a supernatural-horror site by chapter 7, keeps buying everything without dragging things out, and buys an entire city in 200,000 words) + mid-story twists + late-game rule deduction] The supernatural apocalypse arrives, and evil ghosts run rampant. Within the rules, ghosts cannot kill people. While countless people struggle to survive the apocalypse, carefully searching for a w 140.9kReads9.4Score15.2kShelves
4. 54 诡EN Supernatural Awakening: I Can Become a Demon King 诡异复苏：我能化身大妖 Fallen Leaves Return to the Earth叶落归泥Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Ghost Stories + Journey to the West + Hilarious Comedy + Sunny Boy + Mental Illness + Positive-Energy Sayings] As the supernatural revived and the uncanny world fell into chaos, Jiang Chen awakened the Demon Transformation System. By provoking emotional fluctuations in ghosts and monsters, he could absorb ghost energy and use it to draw Demon Transformation Cards, taking on the forms of great demons from Journey to the West. Faced with all kinds of violent, savage, strange, and sinister ghost 173kReads9.5Score17.7kShelves

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   These books are all very good.

5. 55 伪 Impostors in the Apocalypse: From the Start, I Led the Campus Belle's Dorm in a Fight for Survival! 伪人末世，开局带校花宿舍求生！ Ultimate Banana Peel Monster究极香蕉皮怪Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsOngoing [Impostor apocalypse + dorm survival + upgrading + Sigma male protagonist + rules + ruthless] The sun has mutated, impostors are everywhere, and Lin Chuan's college dorm has become a safe house. [Rule One: Do not leave the building during the day. Sunlight will burn you.] [Rule Two: At night, you must shelter at least one human, or impostors will break in.] [Rule Three: The number of impostors in your room must not be two or more, or else...] To survive, Lin Chuan must figure out the true identi 4.2kReads7.7Score348Shelves
6. 56 求 Survive? Why Would a Warden Like You Need to Survive? 求生？你一个监管者求什么生？ I've Changed My Name Three Times Already我已经换三个名了Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [If you won't clear the level, what are you even trying to survive for?] [I'm a supervisor. Using my privileges to exploit a bug at the perfect moment is totally fair, right?] [Go tell my coworkers that!] Everyone transmigrates, and Lin Qian becomes one of the survivors in the Infinite Tower. Behind every door is a new, unknown world. While everyone else is still hesitating to step outside, Lin Qian has already become a supervisor after winning a bet. [Level 1 Supervisor Salary: Gain one free at 164.3kReads8.8Score17kShelves
7. 57 伪 Impostor Academy: I Bind to Hannibal Lecter’s Personality from the Start 伪人学院，开局绑定拔叔人格 Chubby Koi胖头锦鲤Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A madcap, hilarious story with the right values, no darkness, and absolutely positive energy! Blocked by impostors at the door, I accidentally entered the Impostor Academy dungeon, only to discover I was bound to the personality of Hannibal Lecter! From now on, the roles of hunter and prey are completely reversed. I am the impostors' strictest father! 19.7kReads7.6Score3kShelves
8. 58 诡 Eerie Revival: I Can Contact the Past 诡异复苏：我能联系过去 Young Master Yanque燕雀大公子Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The Hungry Ghost Festival of 2025. A super red moon appeared, and as it lingered in the sky, the supernatural returned. Left Yang was shocked to discover that he could use his phone to contact himself in the past. In the stairwell, the Knock-at-the-Door Ghost killed anyone who opened the door. But someone discovered that it skipped the first floor and started knocking there. So Left Yang contacted his past self. [Please have your one-month-younger self rent an apartment on the first floor!] The 43.3kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves
9. 59 从 Starting at the Cheater's Tavern, I Deceive the Gods! 从骗子酒馆开始，欺诈诸神！ No Admiring at Dusk日暮不赏Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [A satisfying power fantasy + mind-bending twists + reversals + slow burn + battles of wits + nonstop thrills] When people all over the world were “kidnapped” and locked in a prison, they were forced to take part in a game of death. In this game, only the winners had the right to survive. Su Yang received the talent “Call Your Enemy Dad” from the start. [Call Your Enemy Dad: After activation, if you make another “player” call Su Yang “Dad,” you can control their actions.] But when the talent fai 47.5kReads8.6Score4.1kShelves
10. 60 糟 Oh No! The Horror Boss Is Both Fierce and Clingy 糟糕！惊悚boss又凶又黏人 Wandering Burdock流浪苍耳Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The print edition has been published under the title Beneath the Mask, Lost Without End [Infinite Flow + Multiple Instances + Mystery + Devoted Couple + Rivals-to-Lovers] [The male lead is a horror boss disguised as a player. At first, both leads want to kill each other. The story mainly follows the infinite-flow instances.] Jiang Lian is dragged into a horror game. While everyone else avoids it at all costs, she has spent three years painstakingly searching for it. On her first instance, she l 69.4kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves

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    The first book features an infinite flow, multi-level setting, from the Rose Hotel to the Legend of the Nian Beast, each level filled with suspense and confrontation. Notably, the terrifying bosses gradually become love-obsessed... The second book tells the story of a ghost pulled into a horror game, like a fish returning to the sea. Watch him easily defeat weaker opponents in the levels, until one day he's forced to return to the War of the Gods...

11. 61 当 When the Gods' Child Enters the Horror World 当诸神之子进入惊悚世界后 Tai Sang, Who Likes Tian Nong Jiu喜欢天农九的泰桑Mystery964k WordsCompleted Feng Ze always thought he was a ghost, that his mom and dad were ghosts, and that all his neighbors were ghosts too. So when he, a ghost himself, is suddenly pulled into a horror ghost game, he's as happy as a fish in the sea. People who enter the ghost game are doomed sooner or later. When Feng Ze enters, it's the ghosts who are doomed! And each game is worth 10,000 yuan in cash! He quits being a courier, food delivery rider, and security guard all at once. The ghost game is his job now. He lov 73.7kReads9.0Score12.6kShelves
12. 62 嘘 Hush! It's Here 嘘！它来了 Xi Han玺晗Mystery472k WordsCompleted Stray cats appear on campus, awakening a curse of murder sealed away for fifty years. Long ago, cats protected the school by killing rats, but when their numbers grew too large, they were burned alive. Their resentment coalesced into a nine-lived shadow cat. It uses humans to wreak havoc, draining the vitality of the living in a blood sacrifice to avenge its burning. Strange incidents, gruesome deaths, vengeful spirits demanding lives night after night: the only way to survive is to destroy all 182Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you like horror novels, check this one out, it's super good!

13. 63 诡 The Eerie Abode: Infinite Flow Instances 诡所【无限流副本】 Midnight深夜十二点Mystery51k WordsOngoing [Survival + No System + Mystery Solving + Supernatural Stories + Horror Atmosphere] [Fast-paced, enters the first instance in Chapter 2] [Ancient Mansion + Village + Campus + Hotel + Bus + Temple + Island + Skyscraper] Every city has a mysterious place called “Nirok Manor,” home to a group of residents marked with black patterns. Whenever a strange letter appears in their mailbox, whoever is named in it must undertake a perilous green-text mission! As Si Chen completes one green-text mission aft 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Infinite flow, terrifying...

14. 64 恐 A Horrifying Apocalypse: The Cannon Fodder Villainess Starts with God-Tier Tools 恐怖末世，炮灰女配神级道具开局 Silent Worry不语忧Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted Reborn, Wu Yue finally learns that she's nothing more than a vicious cannon-fodder supporting character in a book. She has no mental power or awakened abilities, gets crushed by the heroine, a delicate, qipao-wearing charmer adored by everyone, and is eventually torn to pieces by evil spirits after being used as bait. She immediately decides to stay far away from the leads, find a hidden instance that nobody knows about, and lie flat like a lazy salted fish for the rest of her life. But a change 39.8kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves

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    It's super good, super good, super good! It's incredibly sweet, everyone come and watch! (Friendly reminder: if you don't want to choke halfway through your juicy gossip, I suggest watching the prequel first. Don't ask me how I know, because I haven't watched the prequel. I always end up choking halfway through my gossip.)

15. 65 规 Rules of the Paranormal: The Horrors? They're All Family 规则怪谈，诡异？都是一家人 A Slime一只史莱姆Mystery947k WordsCompleted [Rule-based horror + national destiny + no romance + livestream + original scenarios + mild scares + warm and healing] Three years ago, rule-based horror arrived, launching a game that put the fate of nations on the line. Every month, chosen players are randomly selected from various countries to enter the horror world and clear its challenges. Clear a challenge, and you earn generous rewards. Fail, and the chosen player dies, while the horror descends upon their country. The Xia Kingdom has alr 15.5kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves
16. 66 纸 The Paper-Linked World 纸连世界 niziziziniMystery483k WordsOngoing [Murder-mystery game + Infinite Flow + supernatural abilities + survival + strong female lead] My name is Shu Yulian, and I transmigrated into a book. But why are there ghosts in this book? What do you mean I have to play a life-or-death game with the eerie creatures? I only made it through elementary school. You expect me to outsmart them? Heavenly Grandma, can you please give me a break!! What? You're saying my sister is one of the eerie creatures? What, I got put on the wanted list by an [Evi 85Reads8.9Score251Shelves

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    Similar to passing through a mysterious dwelling, there are multiple paths to survival, all connected to the storyline and leading to different endings; the logic is sound.

17. 67 零 12:17 A.M., Please Confirm Your Name 零点十七分，请确认你的姓名 Luo MoxuanC5洛墨萱C5Mystery349k WordsOngoing In Qiheng City, people don’t simply disappear. First, the city erases their names, then convinces everyone they never existed. At 12:17 a.m., a fire alarm suddenly went off in a residential building in Qiheng City that had only sixteen floors: “Someone is trapped on the seventeenth floor.” Zhou Jiming, an engineer who inspected fire safety systems, checked the building plans, stairwell height, elevator programming, and exterior facade. Every piece of evidence proved that the seventeenth floor di 17Reads—Score170Shelves

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    No female lead, no system, no cheat codes

18. 68 噬 The Spirit-Eating Notebook 噬灵笔记 The Wind I Remember所追忆的风Mystery119k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + mind-bending puzzles + ghostly mysteries + survival] A strange notebook, and yet it is a doorway to hell. The cursed are haunted, hunted, and dragged into an endless abyss of terror. Ghosts close in at every turn, and death is just around the corner. No one can escape unscathed. A group of ordinary people bound together by a curse must awaken in the depths of despair, uncover the notebook’s secret, and put an end to this terrifying game with their own hands. Kill the ghosts, or 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's super beautiful, with lots of dungeons.

19. 69 我 The Parallel World I Transmigrated to Is Actually Haunted 我穿越的平行世界居然有诡 I Am a Star in the Heavens我乃天上繁星Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted Also known as "The Strange Assimilation" [Infinite flow + supernatural horror + mild scares + no romance] Su Ze finds a book called "The Strange Assimilation" in the library. Because of this book, his body is controlled. Then he is crushed to death by a bookshelf. When he wakes up, he has become himself in a parallel world. He is even chosen by the strange world to become a player! From then on, he dances on the edge of a blade, surviving one near-death experience after another. 53.8kReads8.5Score4.9kShelves
20. 70 惊 Thriller: There's a Ghost in My Phone 惊悚：我的手机里有鬼 No More Wind and Rain风雨不再Mystery333k WordsOngoing A month ago, my younger sister mysteriously disappeared in a subway station. A day ago, the police pulled a headless female corpse from the river. A DNA test confirmed it was my sister, Xu Yuan. A minute ago, my dead sister walked in carrying a cake decorated with a human head. A white ghost candle was stuck into the crown of the skull, and the longevity noodles were made from human organs. She had come to celebrate my birthday. A minute later, I was chosen by a supernatural app's blood contract 3.2kReads—Score450Shelves

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    I'm writing a book myself, please support me!!!

21. 71 诡 In a Strange World, a Beauty Comes Knocking from the Start 诡异世界，开局有美女上门 Sunflower of Wanzhou宛州的日葵Mystery102k WordsCompleted [Original dungeons + no wish fulfillment + mystery and deduction + nontraditional infinite flow] Lin Feng lives beneath a bridge in Blood City, spending his days lazing around and waiting to die. Then one day, he meets a beautiful woman. “Is this a chance encounter with a beauty?” And so a story called Dream Abyss slowly unfolds... [Ten Rabbits]: A widely known folk song, a forest beneath the dark of night, and a case shrouded in mystery. Was it murder, or an accident? [Snowfall Lament]: High in —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 乡 Tales of Strange Happenings in the Countryside 乡村诡事录 Zhang Xiaohe张小河Mystery156k WordsCompleted The strange happenings in a mountain village. I was born and raised in the countryside. Deep in the mountains, there are always ghosts and spirits, and my village was no exception. Heaven, earth, black, yellow, the cosmos vast: demons and ghosts send shivers down your spine. One year, the start of spring fell on the fifteenth day of the eighth month. That year, so many strange things happened. Just bringing them up is enough to scare people. Meeting the Black and White Impermanence on a night wa 1.9kReads9.0Score137Shelves

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

23. 73 东 Northeastern China's Forbidden Secrets 东北禁忌手札 Jun Lan君阑Mystery122k WordsCompleted [Extreme horror + a folk-horror story set in the countryside] In a remote mountain village, deep within the forest, countless taboos remain unknown to outsiders. The people here follow ancient rules of life and death: pregnant women must never encounter a coffin, and anyone who dies of old age at a hundred years old is destined to become an evil spirit. But in a single day, the old Yu family breaks both taboos, drawing every kind of demon and ghost to their door! At midnight, someone hears the s 912Reads8.8Score108Shelves
24. 74 无 Infinite Loop: Escape the Forbidden Land of the Final End 无限循环，逃离禁忌终焉之地 Thirty-Something Man Takes on Tomatoes三旬老汉闯番茄Mystery253k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] + [Escape Through Logic and Deduction] + [Two Male Leads, No Romance] In the middle of the night, Lu Chao receives a call from an employer who disappeared a week ago. Just as he is about to ask what happened, he realizes the other person is speaking strangely. Moments later, he receives another eerie phone call. The caller counts down seven days. When the seven days are up, Lu Chao wakes in a locked room, only to discover that he has entered a deeply unsettling world… 80Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend everyone to read this book; it's really good. The plot is excellent, and the two male leads are quite contrasting: one seems like a lunatic, and the other is a normal person.

25. 75 残 Seeking Life Amid Lingering Regrets 残念觅生 Yu Cangjue御苍爵Mystery318k WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow, rules-based horror, extreme escape, eerie games, no harem, no formula, no invincible protagonist, no System, no mindless plot, not a feel-good power fantasy] I’m a ballet doll, grinning as I watch them kill themselves. I throw people into “my” mindscape and lay out an inescapable path to their doom. But that lunatic Li Yu finds a loophole in every stage. I crank up the difficulty of surviving, but he uses game theory to beat me. I forbid him from speaking, but he has the whole t 237Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Tired of endless loops and rule-based fantasy novels where killing is the only motive? This book isn't about changing maps and endlessly escaping, or changing rules and continuing to kill. The rules and monsters you perceive aren't randomly generated. Instead, they point to the same emotional truth you've deliberately ignored but can't foresee. While others are still piling up dungeons, this book has already foreshadowed every rule—a logically meticulous approach, with each dungeon a pinnacle of strategic thinking. All for that final line that will send chills down your spine—"It turns out everything was predetermined from the beginning!" 494648494955

26. 76 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]" An infinite flow + horror folklore + light comedy + survival + single female lead + episodic + packed with exciting moments! No writer's block! Worth reading! Strong story independence! Almost as good as the completed series🖤🍏

27. 77 人 The Human Realm's Trial Grounds 人间试炼之地 Fool, Don’t Cry蠢别哭Mystery107k WordsOngoing (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincible protagonist, no System, no power fantasy. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) (Male-oriented + Infinite Flow) My name is Chen Mo. I failed at starting a business. I thought this was just an ordinary food delivery order, but then I realized I had entered “Hell” and become an inmate. I heard this place was originally called the “Human Trial Grounds,” but after the first Main God came into being, the Main God named it “Hell.” In “Hell,” the abs 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Good novel

28. 78 凶 House for Rent: Haunted 凶宅出租 Black Night Moon Spirit黑夜月灵Mystery453k WordsCompleted Firsthand experiences and true cases from a real estate agent, adapted supernatural incidents from haunted houses. Each chapter is a standalone paranormal story, uncovering the secrets behind haunted houses and the tangled struggles of human nature. 450Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The most terrifying book I've ever seen

29. 79 聊 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: I Asked You to Repay Your Debt, Not Paint Skins and Ghosts 聊斋：让你还债，没让你画皮画鬼 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Eastern Fantasy125k WordsOngoing [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio + Bizarre Cultivation + No System + Subverting Expectations + Folk Supernatural Tales + Becoming a God Through Painting + Dark Tone + Lovecraftian Horror + Clever Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Transmigrating into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, I find myself trapped in the deadly predicament of The Painted Skin from the start, and saddled with an unpayable debt to the dead? Don't panic. I have a White Bone Brush tha 817Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Looking for a horror story similar to "The Haunted House"? This folklore and supernatural tale with no romantic pairing is just what you're looking for! It has a strong Chinese horror atmosphere, uses Taoist magic to outwit demons, has many plot twists and foreshadowing, and the plot is fast-paced and unconventional.

30. 80 规 Rule Horror: Who Taught You to Study Like That? 规则怪谈：谁教你这样读书的 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery426k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead, No Romance, Rule-Based Horror, Infinite Realms, Chinese-Style Horror] Traditional culture has been distorted on a massive scale in modern society. Altered pronunciations, words smeared with stigma, and ancient sayings twisted out of shape are gnawing away at the human soul. Su Muyu, the thirtieth-generation descendant of Su Shi and the sole inheritor of the Soulcrafter lineage, joins Li Guazi, a girl whose past is a mystery, and Mr. Dongli, a word spirit from the handwritt 50Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

31. 81 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
32. 82 甄 Empresses in the Palace: A Concubine's Scheme 甄嬛传-庶女谋 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Female-Channel Fanfiction21k WordsCompleted Empresses in the Palace: The Concubine’s Scheme 15Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 83 退 The Day She Broke Off Our Engagement, Snow Buried My Door. Three Years Later, I Had the Entire Marquis's Household Executed 退婚那日雪满门，三年后我让侯府满门抄斩 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted The Day I Broke Off the Engagement, Snow Blanketed the Door. Three Years Later, I Had the Entire Marquis's Estate Executed 74Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 84 终 The Ultimate Horror 终极惊悚 I Really Do Have a System我是真有系统Mystery192k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] + [Mystery] + [Team] + [Plot] Liu Zheng, a first-year graduate student at the School of Mechanical Engineering, was broke and on the verge of becoming homeless when a mysterious app quietly appeared on his phone... [Beep. Host detected: broke as can be, with a powerful desire to make money. Accept this job?] [Yes/No] With three parts apprehension and seven parts anticipation, Liu Zheng tapped to confirm. The next second, a mechanical voice rang out, and an old mansion buried deep 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's based on "My Bizarre Life," currently at 100,000 words, with two storylines. You can check it out.

35. 85 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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    Ghost-catching and Immortal Cultivation Novels

36. 86 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.9M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 310.8kReads9.4Score27.9kShelves
37. 87 诡 The Mysterious Invitation [Infinite Flow] 诡异邀请函【无限流】 Evening Breeze, Island, and Stars晚风屿星Mystery421k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + horror instances + mild scares + survival] After receiving a mysterious envelope, you wake up inside a van and find yourself being taken to a cemetery to complete a week-long task: "Protect the coffin." But every night, one of your companions disappears, and the next day, you find their face inside the coffin. What kind of world is this...? Dare you step into this adventure? The truth is far more terrifying than death. 974Reads—Score102Shelves

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    [Heart][Heart]

38. 88 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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    A terrifying read awaits in this hardcore Chinese-style ghost story, *Tianxuan Supernatural Affairs Agency*. The ghosts of an old house wail night after night, a curse gnaws at the bones of those in a deserted village, and eerie creatures lurk in every street and alley. A moment of peace during a casual conversation between master and apprentice is quickly shattered by a deadly trap. Each episode features chilling murders; no filler or plot holes—a must-read for hardcore horror readers.

39. 89 哽 The Sobbing Maitreya 哽咽的弥勒 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery408k WordsCompleted A truly thrilling horror fantasy, with a master like Lin Zhenying guiding you through terrifying adventures, slaying demons and monsters, exploring forbidden arts, and cultivating as a demon immortal. Once you start reading, you won't be able to stop. It's pure exhilaration from beginning to end! 15Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 90 柜 The Woman in the Closet 柜子里的女人 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery6k WordsCompleted The Woman in the Cabinet 55Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 91 诡 The Haunted House: The End of the Foggy World 诡舍：迷雾世界终点 Milky Cat奶乐猫Mystery135k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Infinite Flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Heroine] Fu Jinyue accidentally transmigrated into the world of a book. After going through one bizarre and eerie instance after another, he finally learned the answer... 369Reads—Score105Shelves

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    [The Mysterious Abode Fanfiction + Transmigration + Infinite Flow + Mild Thriller + Survival + Single Female Lead] "The End of the Mist World 1" is temporarily complete. Readers who wish to continue the story can read "The Mysterious Abode: The End of the Mist World 2." Thank you for your support. Fu Jinyue bought the book "The Mysterious Abode" online but unexpectedly transmigrated into the world within the book. The familiar driverless bus, the black villa, and the red blood-red door from the book appeared vividly before him… Actually, while reading this book, Fu Jinyue had always wanted to know what the end of the Mist World was. So, he slowly walked through the blood-red door. After experiencing one bizarre and strange dungeon mission after another, he finally knew the answer…

42. 92 误 Trapped in a 3s-Rank Horror Instance: I Survive by Visiting Relatives 误入3s级恐怖副本：我靠走亲戚保命 You Hua尤话9k WordsCompleted I Accidentally Entered a 3S-Rank Horror Instance: I Stay Alive by Visiting Relatives —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I was forcibly dragged into this terrifying dungeon while still clutching the sausage I'd just bought. A system notification popped up: this was a 3S-level high-risk dungeon with a 99.9% Mortality rate, guarded by exceptionally ferocious monsters. At the end of the corridor, a figure slowly approached, carrying a copper basin filled with dark red liquid, radiating a chilling aura. The livestream chat was filled with shouts of "Run!" But after staring at me for a moment, a familiar voice suddenly rang out: "Good heavens, it's Jiajia!" [I highly recommend it!]

43. 93 雪 Life-and-Death Gambit in the Snowlands 雪域生死局 Trusted Washlet心腹大浣Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Chinese Folk Horror + Gods and Ghosts + Folk Legends + Secret-Realm Exploration + Mystery and Deduction + Strong Allies] At an antique fair in Lhasa, I stumbled upon an ancient Tibetan stone tablet. Curious about its contents, I accepted an invitation to join a merchant named Lao Gun and the team he had assembled to search for goods. Together, we ventured deep into the barren mountains of northern Tibet to investigate an ancient temple. I never expected the old temple to conceal such mysteries. 8kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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    It's a fantastic read, offering a wealth of information—all practical and informative. It's not your typical horror/supernatural story; the background and characters are fresh and unique, and the writing is incredibly realistic and detailed. If you're tired of traditional supernatural fiction, this is a must-read. Highly recommended!

44. 94 诡 I'm Handsome in the Bizarre World 诡异世界的我很帅 Laying Bricks from Dawn to Dusk搬砖从早到晚Mystery235k WordsOngoing Multiple female leads, and the senior girls are great at putting on an act. The women around the male lead are all bad news, and they turn the tables on him. The male lead has a golden finger: he gets stronger whenever he comes into contact with the supernatural. This is a nontraditional supernatural-rules novel, with a little humor and a little romance. Please give it a few more chapters. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Please watch and comment!

45. 95 I [I, the Forgotten Dream, I] 【I被遗忘的梦I】 I The Only Awakened Elementary School Student II唯一苏醒的小学生IEastern Fantasy484k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow | Rules-Based Horror | Instances | Ensemble Cast | Mystery | No Harem] This is a dream that was once forgotten, a memory that should never have been recalled. By a twist of fate, Wen Xuan and four others arrived in a city born from barren wasteland: [Huacheng]. In one game, instance, and [dream] after another: They experienced disasters caused by human actions. They learned how powerful the supernatural could be. They overcame the evils of human nature. They resisted the destructi 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Infinite flow group portrait dungeon style; similar to the Ghost House dungeon, purely human (skip to Volume 2 if you want to see the dungeon directly).

46. 96 青 Green Rain Falls on White Robes 青雨沾白衣 Cigarettes on a Rainy Night香烟雨夜Mystery408k WordsOngoing [Horror Game + Supernatural Survival + Rules-Based Horror + Scheming + Yandere] Note: The main storyline is about a forbidden romance that transcends time and space. Survival is a secondary plotline. My name is Qin Yang. Qin as in Qin Yang, and Yang as in Qin Yang. I have a wife named A Ying. To be precise, she's my ghost wife... I'm a lecherous, hard-drinking gambler who would bet his life away. One day, I died because of a wretched romance from three years ago. I thought my life was over, but 6Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    ✪ω✪ New book, please support! Thriller game + supernatural survival + rule-based ghost stories + dark humor + infinite flow! [Sparrow's Masterpiece]

47. 97 羽 The Feathered Deep 羽化深渊 Mr. Yezi D叶子先生DSci-Fi & Apocalypse869k WordsOngoing The story takes place in the modern East Asian coastal city of Linyuan. Linyuan is a port city plagued by year-round rain, industrial decline, and a mix of religions. It is home to: * Abandoned Taoist temples * An underground black market * A seaside altar * A sealed-off mountainous region * Folk villages * An old, quarantined psychiatric hospital * A secret religious sect left over from the Republican era Ordinary people believe the world is normal. But in truth, the world has been infiltrated 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story takes place in Lin Yuan City, a modern coastal city in East Asia. Lin Yuan City is a port city plagued by perpetual rain, industrial decay, and a mix of religions. Here you'll find: *abandoned Taoist temples*, underground black markets*, seaside altars*, secluded mountain villages*, a sealed-off old mental hospital*, and a secret cult remnant from the Republican era. Ordinary people believe the world is normal. But the true world is actually permeated by an ancient will from "beyond the deep sea and starry sky." [What?]

48. 98 我 Learning to Slay Ghosts at Death’s Door 我在鬼门关学崭鬼 The Socially Anxious Fifth Dimension社恐的五维Mystery172k WordsCompleted [AI+AI+AI+AI+AI+AI+AI+dead protagonist+paranormal revival+death rewind+Ghost Gate] On the eve of the Ghost Festival, the paranormal makes a full-scale comeback, and the world enters an age of the supernatural. Vengeful ghosts run rampant... But in their despair, people remember an ancient legend: The disciples have no way back; touch the gate, and you command your fate. The King's path has no form; the God's name lives forever! 7Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 99 鬼 Haunted School: Teacher-Student Games 鬼校：师生游戏 Mr. Mu Yi目夷先生Mystery270k WordsCompleted Ten teachers from the same city, each from a different level of schooling, from kindergarten to high school, arrive at the remote Shengxiong Town Experimental School to teach, each with their own reasons. But while they wait for the director in the security office, they are greeted not with a welcome ceremony, but with a sudden, bloody massacre: the director kills one of the teachers in front of everyone. Before panic can even spread, even more terrifying rules follow, and they are faced with a 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended! A fantastic opportunity to teach in a rural area!

50. 100 御 Beast Taming: In the Urban Legend Dungeon, I'm the Lazy King from the Start 御兽：怪谈副本，开局我是懒大王 Chaos Without a Thought混沌无念Anime Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted [Rules-based horror + beast taming + comedy + System + no romance] The protagonist isn't a bleeding heart! (This isn't traditional beast taming or a national-fate rules horror story, so feel free to dive in.) After waking from a night's sleep, Lin Yu found himself transmigrated into a parallel world where people mainly made contracts with the supernatural. He was also a soon-to-be senior in high school, training to become a supernatural beast tamer?! "All I did was stay up late watching Blue Fox 10.7kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    If you don't have any books, just read this one. [Smirk]

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