Novels Set in a Creepy World 诡异世界的小说

1. 1 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! 241.7kReads9.6Score30.4kShelves

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   ✨✨✨"On the day I was born, hundreds of ghosts walked at night, and snow corpses protected the road" 🔥Breaking hit supernatural mysticism + shocking reversal + fateful showdown🔥 The article is both scary and funny, the author often popularizes science, recommended by Gaga 🔥🔥🔥After Taboo is the sequel to "Hundred Ghosts at Night" "Ghost Story. Who let this Taoist priest in here" ☀️☀️☀️[No heroine + hilarious + reckless man + weird + national luck] Strange rules have come to the world, and the Dragon Kingdom has lost five rounds in a row. In the sixth game, Chen Yang participated in the battle as a representative. Just when people across the country thought this was just an ordinary passerby, Chen Yang took off his coat, revealing the yellow robe underneath. Chen Yang: "Yeah, yeah, yeah, no animals have become sperm since the founding of the People's Republic of China. It kills me! Weird people: (ͼ̤͂ ͜ ͽ̤͂)✧ Countries in the world: ( ﾟдﾟ)つ Chen Yang: "Don't be afraid, I'm a good person, come out, let's play together! Weird: "Bah, who is a good person who would bring a mahogany sword when he goes out!" Put away Gram full of interesting content.

2. 2 扎 The Paper Effigy Shop: Everyone Around Me Is a Big Shot 扎纸铺，我身边都是大佬 Jie Yu界玉Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted In our ancient land of China, many professions have their own rules and taboos. The older and more mysterious the craft, the more this is true. For example, when “asking the rice,” you must never ask how someone died; a coffin maker must never make their own coffin; a paper effigy maker must never draw eyes on a paper figure; and a spirit medium must never conduct a ceremony without all the members of their altar present... If any of these rules and taboos are broken, something terrifying will h 24.6kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves
3. 3 怪 Urban Legends: Who Let This Taoist Priest In Here? 怪谈：谁放这个道士进这里的？ Mao Erbai毛二百Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted This book has a short drama adaptation. Rules of Terror: This Taoist Priest Is Acting Strange. Now streaming [No Female Lead] [Hilarious] [Hotheaded Hero] [Supernatural] [National Destiny] Rules of Terror descend upon the world, and the Dragon Nation loses five rounds in a row. For the sixth round, Chen Yang is chosen to represent his country. Just as the nation assumes he is an ordinary nobody, Chen Yang takes off his jacket, revealing the yellow robe underneath. Chen Yang: "Yee-hee-hee! Ever s 23.4kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves
4. 4 宿 Dormitory Survival: I Lie Flat and Earn Nightmare Coins 宿舍求生，我躺平赚取梦魇币 The Real Master of Three Fates三运真人Mystery2.3M WordsOngoing [Tower Defense + Infinite Worlds + Apocalypse + Survival + Goddesses + Monsters + Leveling Up + Lie Flat and Grow] When people woke up, they found themselves in a dormitory survival game. Blood mist shrouded the world, human civilization teetered on the brink, and the only safe place was their own dorm room! Xu Lang awakened the Nightmare Overlord sequence. He could earn Nightmare Coins just by sleeping, then use them to strengthen anything. Goddesses could even make his sleep more comfortable a 32.6kReads8.1Score1.3kShelves
5. 5 登 The Godhood Game: Starting by Kidnapping All of Humanity 登神游戏，从绑架全人类开始 Lu Ershi San陆贰拾叁Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Not mindless wish fulfillment] [Decisive and ruthless] [Smart protagonist] [High-martial-apocalypse setting] See injustice on the street? Kidnap a vicious bandit and rob him blind. Be even more ruthless than the bandit himself. The world is in chaos? Kidnap a foolish emperor and trade him for a divine martial art, then kill him once you have the technique. Save the Blue Star? Don’t get the wrong idea. I just happened to be passing by. The truth is, I want to kidnap all of humanity! 21.5kReads7.8Score1.7kShelves
6. 6 我 I’m the Most Righteous Evil God Ever! 我这个邪神可太正了！ Sleep Until I'm Well Rested睡个饱觉觉Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [This is a deranged world!] [Cthulhu-inspired] [Careful: this story contains extremely intense psychological corruption. Read at your own risk.] One day, the world underwent a cataclysmic change! Every living thing was affected by an unknown force and mutated. And it wasn’t just living things... Human civilization was forced to retreat into the last nineteen fortress cities. People prayed to all kinds of gods for protection and blessings, struggling to survive in this hopeless world. Meng Yi arr 75kReads9.0Score8.3kShelves
7. 7 惊 Thriller: You Were Told to Escape, but You Became an NPC 惊悚：让你去逃生，你成了NPC Butterfly in the Rain雨中的蝶Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted [Horror Game + Choices + Comedy + Irreverent + Building a Personal Power Base] Ten years ago, the horror game descended upon Blue Star. As the protagonist, Lin Qi was inevitably dragged into the horror game too. While everyone else struggled to survive, he made choices. At the Death Restaurant, everyone else was careful not to anger the customers. Lin Qi had already become the restaurant owner. At the Ghostly Cemetery, others searched for clues and for the missing Grave No. 7. Lin Qi simply 19kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves

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   The protagonist of this book is pulled into a weird world as soon as he travels through time. Although there is a system, the protagonist later discovers that the system is actually a weird. The protagonist also transforms from a human into a weird through repeated experiences. During this period, the protagonist slowly discovers that this seems to be a game, a game that overthrows the weird world, and he is the most critical person. The plot is full of humor and sadness, and the characters are very full, which is really recommended.

8. 8 怪 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 173.4kReads9.7Score17.9kShelves

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   High score weird article

9. 9 惊 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 78kReads9.5Score8.9kShelves
10. 10 人 Trapped in a Horror World, I Was Forced to Become the Boss 人在惊悚，我被逼成了BOSS Fearless Elephant无畏象Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [No female lead + infinite-flow + decisive and ruthless + nuclear-grade absurdity + chaotic neutral] As everyone knows, surviving even a single day in a horror game is extremely difficult. Yet Lin Yi was trapped in the Undying Village for a full 29 days! Not only did he manage not to die, he was forced to become the ultimate BOSS of that instance! After resolving his survival crisis, he finally realized there was a problem. Now that I'm a BOSS, why haven't I cleared the game? That is, until a ne 6.1kReads9.0Score656Shelves
11. 11 你 Why Mess With Him? Rule Horror Is Practically His Grandchild 你惹他干嘛，规则怪谈是他孙子辈 Flying Cat崩飞猫Mystery484k WordsCompleted [Rule-based horror + comedy + swagger + master schemer + national fate + invincibility + undercover visits] My name is Dong Qing, nicknamed the Azure Emperor. I was born in ancient times. I was fortunate enough to subdue a Nian beast and refine it, becoming an ancient entity in a small world. Ten thousand years passed. My baleful aura turned inward, and my power reached its peak. Because my strength was too outrageous, the laws of the plane categorized me as a horror entity. In modern terms, I’d 1.8kReads9.0Score208Shelves
12. 12 我 I'm a Demon Emperor, and You Want Me to Challenge the Rules of the Horror Tales? 我一魔帝，你让我挑战规则怪谈？ Three Cabbages三棵白菜啊Mystery488k WordsCompleted [Rule-based horror + Demon Emperor + Invincible + No Female Lead + National Destiny + Supernatural] Demon Emperor Su Bai returns to his homeland, intending to enjoy a quiet life. Just then, a rule-based horror game descends upon the real world, and Su Bai is chosen to represent the Dragon Kingdom in its challenge. Treating it as a bit of fun, Demon Emperor Su Bai enters the game and begins his relaxing vacation. Breaking the correct rules will get you corrupted? This Emperor wants to try it. The 618Reads9.3Score182Shelves
13. 13 诡 The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 319.1kReads9.5Score38.4kShelves
14. 14 邪 Evil God Moran! 邪神墨然！ Three Winds 11三风11Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted Why does the headless ghost in the hospital keep praying at midnight? Why does the skin-stealing ghost in the desolate mountain village wail without stopping? And why does the long-haired female ghost in the studio apartment shriek in the middle of the night? None of this is a distortion of human nature, much less a collapse of morality. It’s just that… someone’s having an episode! In an age when horror has returned and vengeful ghosts run rampant, Bai Yuan, dressed in a hospital gown, smiled ca 154.5kReads9.3Score16.8kShelves

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    These books all have relatively good ratings in the weird world.

15. 15 全 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 288.5kReads9.4Score32.3kShelves
16. 16 身 Wearing the Bizarre Classic of Mountains and Seas, I Grow One Centimeter a Minute 身穿诡异山海经，一分钟长一厘米 cassoEastern Fantasy392k WordsCompleted [Colossal creatures + a small ensemble cast + grows one centimeter per minute + unstoppable domination + game] Fang Gu was forcibly dragged to a place called the Shanhai Realm to take part in a strange experiment. Here, eerie mist blankets the land and monstrous beasts roam freely. They devour one another to evolve, and the slightest mistake can leave you silently becoming part of another beast. In this bizarre world, where mosquitoes are bigger than calves, Fang Gu thought he could 3.2kReads8.6Score232Shelves
17. 17 杀 I Gain Points for Killing, and Now I'm Forced to Livestream a Death Game 杀人加点的我，被迫直播死亡游戏 Yong Ming雍名Urban946k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 3.9kReads8.3Score300Shelves
18. 18 至 My Supreme Immortal Bone Was Dug Out, So I Chose to Master the Martial Way! 至尊仙骨被挖，我选择武道通神！ Frost on the Ground Beneath the Bright Moon明月地上霜Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted In a desert dynasty, bandits run rampant and demons plague the land. Those born with extraordinary bones can cultivate the Dao and seek immortality. Sixth Prince Ye Shouyi has his immortal bone ripped out from the start and is exiled to the Demon Suppression Bureau. But he ends up on the path of the ultimate martial arts! His vital energy flows like mercury, his body cannot be destroyed. He can uproot mountains, cross seas, and send sand and stones flying! “I’m a refined and easygoing prince who 3.4kReads8.8Score184Shelves
19. 19 灰 Above the Gray Fog 灰雾之上 Anti-Static防静电Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted [Lord of the Mysteries]+ [Potions]+ [Races]+ [Civilization] A hundred years from now, I am a hero. My deeds become stories, praised by all. A thousand years from now, I am a legend. Stories become epics, passed down through generations. Ten thousand years from now, I am a faith. Epics become myths, and the incense offered to me never ceases. P.S. This book is also known as Above the Gray Mist. P.S. The development of the human race provides the backdrop. The focus is on an individual's epic, no 110.3kReads9.3Score10.9kShelves
20. 20 我 I Transmigrated to a World That Worships Evil Gods 我穿越到了信奉邪神的世界 A Million Failed Authors百万扑街Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Not a power fantasy + No formulaic tropes + Protagonist grows over time] The moment the subway doors open, Kong Jie finds a strange Buddha statue standing right in front of him. How can an ordinary office drone survive in a world where everyone worships evil gods, when his own family has gone mad? You’re evil gods! I’m a god too! What kind of god? The Door God! 443Reads6.9Score103Shelves

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    ### Readers' recommendation and lightning protection guide** | **Recommended people** | **Be cautious** | |--------------|--------------| | ✅ Readers who like **Cthulhu + Eastern folklore** mashup | ❌ Readers who hate **bloody descriptions** | A group that dislikes the **ambiguous yandere** setting |

21. 21 斩 Slay Demons, Devour Sins, Drive Out Evil in the North! 斩妖吞孽，北极驱邪！ Aged Little Cabbage陈年小白菜Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing “The Great Emperor of the North Pole, Ziwei Yuxu, commands the stars above, governs the myriad laws in the middle, and rules Fengdu below. He is the lord of all the stars in the heavens, and the Northern Pole Exorcism Office is his duly appointed authority.” “Isn’t the Exorcism Office an internal Celestial Court department that judges matters involving ghosts and gods? Why call it a military bureau?” “Do you know what a ghost is?” “Isn’t a ghost just a ghost?” “The Taishang Tiantan Yuge says: ‘A 87.1kReads9.1Score9.9kShelves

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    True and false, false and true, sometimes the false side is easier to accept, but there is still the effort to face reality

22. 22 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.7M 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 229.3kReads9.0Score24kShelves
23. 23 奉 By the Ancestral Master's Command, Refine the Uncanny into Immortality! 奉祖师令，炼诡成仙！ Mister Quan Ling泉翎先生Eastern Fantasy390k WordsOngoing Demons devour people, false gods demand sacrifices, and the dynasty sucks its subjects dry to the bone! This world is terminally ill! Chen Ren transmigrates into this world, bearing the seal of the Shangqing Tianshu Academy as he walks through this living hell. Slay demons and earn merit! Exterminate monsters and earn merit! Overturn this man-eating world, and the merit will be immeasurable! He issues an edict to summon the Six Ding and Six Jia, guarding him on every side and driving evil away! 1.8kReads7.1Score108Shelves
24. 24 道 A Hundred Years of Ringing the Bell at a Taoist Temple: The Empress Asks Me to Come Forth and Slay Immortals 道观撞钟百年：女帝请我出山斩仙 Three Hours of Child's Play三时儿戏Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Eerie Primordial World + Play It Safe from the Start + Invincible Power Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + Overpowering All] Lu Changqing transmigrates into an eerie world of immortal cultivation. Just as his master is about to refine him, he awakens the Chaos Treasure, the Eastern Emperor Bell! The treasure's origin is incomplete? No problem! [Strike the bell and refine it every day: spiritual resonance +1, origin +1] But this world turns out to originate from the [Ancient Primordial World and 510Reads7.2Score—Shelves
25. 25 瞎 The Blind Swordsman Draws His Blade, First to Slay the Fox Demon Bride 瞎子拔刀，第一刀先斩狐妖娘子 Little Bean Sprout小小豆芽Eastern Fantasy300k WordsCompleted [Invincible Hero + Drinking and Roaming the Jianghu + Living for Revenge and Retribution + Draw Your Blade and Strike Down Any Foe] This world is home to demons. Fox demons, tiger demons, dragon demons, stone demons, sound demons, eye demons, and food demons. There are also demon slayers, who can kill demons. Lu Xiaoyao transmigrated here with a Demon-Sealing Register. Every demon he slays earns him a reward. Cultivation, martial skills, lifespan, spiritual treasures... Unfortunately, things wen 7.8kReads8.3Score388Shelves
26. 26 爆 Grinding Like Mad at the Dao, This Old Daoist Will Become an Immortal Yet 爆肝道法，道爷我终将成仙 The Cat Who Drinks Lattes喝拿铁的猫Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Supernatural Horror + Eastern Lovecraftian Horror + Chinese-Style Horror] Beneath a world that seems peaceful and serene, a twisted, horrifying darkness churns. When the Seven Stars align and obscure the Moon, a hundred fangshi dance a mysterious, bizarre ritual on a mountaintop, then set themselves ablaze. Torrential rain pours down. In the hazy mist, an indescribable silhouette of horror appears, and overnight, everyone in the city goes mad. Three bells ring from a temple. Countless monks’ co 34kReads8.6Score2.7kShelves

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    This is a good book. It has the meaning of "relatives and friends are better than relatives and friends, and friends are better than friends" in Sun and Moon Tongcuo. The story is not clichéd, it is highly readable and the pace is moderate.

27. 27 诡 The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 758.7kReads9.6Score131.3kShelves
28. 28 有 There's Something in Here! I'm Done with This Dungeon! 有脏东西！这副本我不下了！ A Melon That Fell to Earth落地生瓜Urban470k WordsOngoing [Dungeons] [Livestream] [Absurd comedy] In a dynasty-war dungeon notorious as beginner hell, Zhang Ren starts out as a prince? Viewers in the Livestream chat cry foul and insist there’s got to be something going on behind the scenes! Amid all the speculation, Zhang Ren says, “I have no idea! I was just at home taking a dump when a eunuch handed me a gold-threaded handkerchief and said it was time for the prince’s meal.” At first, viewers mostly tease him and envy his good luck. But after Zhang R 20Reads6.0Score—Shelves
29. 29 只 As Long as They Have Health Bars, I'll Kill Even the Gods 只要有血条，神明也杀给你看 Don't Eat Fish Porridge不吃鱼粥Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [Hunter: You can see the health bars of all things, and every attack is guaranteed to deal damage, even to gods!] [Stalker: Stealth through the darkness, hunt beneath the light!] [Executioner: The time for your sentence has come!] “Come on, come on, take a blade!” “Immortal? Once your health bar hits zero, you die!” “As long as it has a health bar, I can kill it, even if it’s a god!” The dark side of the world, a shattered map, strange creatures from the abyss... There is no light behind them, 118.1kReads9.3Score13.4kShelves
30. 30 校 The Campus Beauty Livestreams Ghost Hunts, Revealing My Celestial Master's Identity 校花直播抓诡，我天师身份曝光了 Knowledge Seeker知探Mystery289k WordsOngoing [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [No Frustrating Setbacks] [Relentless Monster Slaying] After transmigrating three years ago, Lin Bai gained a golden finger and became a Celestial Master who slays evil! As spiritual veins gradually awaken across Blue Star, supernatural incidents are becoming increasingly frequent. On the day of campus beauty Su Qiuwei's birthday, she invites a Taoist priest to livestream a ghost hunt, but mistakes the Evil-Slaying Sword Lin Bai gave her for an evil sword! She even want 22Reads6.8Score—Shelves
31. 31 半 I Play Rock-Paper-Scissors with the Mirror at Midnight, and I Won't Sleep Until I Win 半夜和镜子猜拳，我赢一把就睡 Mr. Krabs Loves to Eat蟹老板爱吃饭Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted The entire Xie family had a rather spooky air about them. His great-great-grandfather was a mountain wanderer, and his great-great-grandmother sewed up corpses. His great-grandfather was a Maoshan Taoist, and his great-grandmother was a spirit medium from Fengtian. His grandfather made paper offerings, his grandmother prepared bodies for burial, his father drove corpses, and his mother raised poison insects. Some of his ancestors even liked to dig themselves out of their graves… As a result, X 16kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
32. 32 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Awaken the Great Demon King System from the Start 灵气复苏：开局觉醒大魔王系统 I Love Rice Balls我爱吃饭团Urban502k WordsCompleted (Urban + System + Supernatural + Scheming + Comedy) The age of spiritual qi revival has arrived. With supernatural incidents breaking out all over the streets, Jiang Xiaobai awakens the Great Demon King System, designed to target ghosts and monsters. From then on, he embarks on a point of no return, committing one outrageous crime after another against the supernatural. I, Jiang Xiaobai, have a scalpel in my left hand and an evil baseball bat in my right. I'm just an innocent little newbie~ A li 650Reads8.9Score—Shelves
33. 33 妖 Monsters Aren't Good, So I Get Stronger by Slaying Them 妖怪哪有好的啊，斩妖就能变强 Ye Chen307夜辰307Urban588k WordsCompleted [Kill, never spare] [Take revenge the same day] [Never stop chasing a target] [If you can fight, don’t talk] [The ultimate sneak attacker] A temp worker who kills and starts fires, a special affairs bureau that saves those in need. Lin Jiangfeng, a temp at the Special Affairs Bureau, has a dual-form Dao-Buddhist System. In his daytime Buddhist form, his defense is off the charts, and he plays it safe while acting as the ultimate sneak attacker. At night, in his Daoist form, his courage gets a 308Reads7.2Score102Shelves
34. 34 十 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 1.7MReads9.9Score231.9kShelves
35. 35 末 The Apocalypse Is Coming? I’ll Arrive First! 末日降临？我先降临！ Noodle King Zai板面王仔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.8M WordsCompleted [The print edition of I'm a Supplier of Survival Plans for the End Times is now available on major platforms] [Character growth · Multi-theme stages · Ensemble cast · Occasional brutal takedowns · No cookie-cutter plot · No mindless wish fulfillment] After facing repeated layoffs and betrayals, Su Jin was at the lowest point of his life when he was accidentally hired by a mysterious company. Countless worlds are on the brink of destruction. Only by saving their clients can the sparks of civiliza 504.6kReads9.2Score52.7kShelves

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    The boss's new book has nothing to say

36. 36 开 An S-Rank Horror from the Start, but They Give Me a C-Rank Talent? 开局S级怪谈，但给我C级天赋？ Pale Era苍白纪元Mystery3.0M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Endless Twists + Wild Ideas and Clever Logic + Mild Horror + Protagonist and Villains Are Both Smart] [This is absolutely not a mindless power fantasy. If you don't like the first instance, go ahead and curse me out.] [This isn't a traditional rule-based horror story. The horrors can think and are intelligent, so readers who prefer traditional rule-based horror should steer clear.] Horrors run rampant, and strange tales are everywhere. Beneath every shadow may lurk an unknown t 141.3kReads8.9Score14.1kShelves
37. 37 惊 Thriller Game: From the Start, I Helped Monsters Make Choices 惊悚游戏：开局帮鬼怪做选择 Delicious Shimeji Mushroom美味的口蘑Mystery2.5M WordsOngoing [Horror game dungeons + career-based progression + NPCs caught in a rat race + livestreaming + everyday-life style] Jiang Ye’s daily routine consists of working, studying, working... Then one day, he’s pulled into a horror game during class and awakens an all-career talent. He discovers that all his career skills are a little strange. From the start, he unlocks the career “Small-Town Exam Machine,” with an added skill that lets him make choices for ghosts and monsters. [A difficult choice has ap 52.3kReads9.4Score5.3kShelves

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    The weird invasion genre is very interesting and worth watching.

38. 38 恐 Horror Revival: My Body Can Make Ghosts Crash! 恐怖复苏：我的身体能让鬼死机！ A Little Demonic有点妖Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The supernatural is resurging, and the apocalypse is near. A bewitching ghost in a cheongsam walks down the corridor in blood-red high heels. An unattended room-service cart slowly rolls through a hotel, ramming into doors... A pair of dorm-room slippers appears in the corridor, waiting for someone to put them on... In this era of supernatural resurgence, Tang Yu gains a ghost capable of controlling screens. It enters shutdown inside his body, allowing him to control ghosts at virtually no c 20.5kReads8.1Score1.5kShelves
39. 39 惊 Horror: I Created the Anomaly Containment Association 惊悚：我打造了异轨收容会 Chi Yisheng赤亦生Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing [Horror + Satisfying Power Fantasy + Director’s Tall-Tale Style] Horror games descended upon Blue Star, turning into one eerie dungeon after another. The monsters inside stepped into the real world, and from then on, the world was overrun with the uncanny. Only by conquering every dungeon could humanity stop the supernatural from consuming the world. Otherwise, the eerie realms would merge with reality and turn the human world into a living hell! Shen Yu bound himself to an Anomaly Containmen 50.2kReads9.1Score4.4kShelves
40. 40 诡 Eerie Revival: I Can Observe the Future 诡异复苏：我能观测未来 Young Master Yanque燕雀大公子Mystery561k WordsCompleted [Supernatural resurgence + observing supernatural traits + extracting ability traits + upgrading traits + observing the future + observing other people's past] [Seventh day of the supernatural resurgence] [Big-Headed Ghost Infant: The size of a baby, its entire body bluish-purple. It moves by crawling, but can scuttle up walls as fast as a gecko. It attacks by stabbing with its tongue. What triggers it to start following someone is still unknown!] [High-Heel Footsteps: Footsteps that always soun 3.9kReads8.7Score482Shelves
41. 41 诡 Lord of Strange Tales 诡谈之主 Mr. Three Lines三行先生Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted The slit-mouthed woman appears, ready to give people a full makeover with her scissors. A raging fire burns inside the classroom as a pair of hands quietly lock the door. At the crossroads, a curious girl begins to summon spirits. In an abandoned mountain cabin, a head crawls across the floor. In the church, a demon sealed inside an angel statue opens its eyes. A greedy deal draws an extraordinary merchant into the world. In a peaceful and tranquil world, a pair of hands quietly stir 818Reads8.1Score108Shelves
42. 42 模 After a Thousand Simulations, I've Mastered the Escape Game 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 272.2kReads9.6Score55.9kShelves
43. 43 不 Come On, I Was Already Invincible Before This Horror Game Even Started! 不会吧，我都无敌了，恐怖游戏才来？ Old Pumpkin老南瓜Mystery4.8M WordsOngoing The anime adaptation of the novel I’m Having a Blast in the Paranormal Game is now streaming on Hongguo App. “Three years, then another three years. Ten years have passed. System, I’m already invincible. Where’s that horror game you promised me?” Lin Chen came to this world ten years ago, and the horror game managed to avoid him for nine of them. But it couldn’t avoid him forever. Lin Chen entered the horror game, a game with a 99% death rate, and turned it into a speedrun. 6.1kReads8.5Score558Shelves
44. 44 末 Doomsday: The Road to Ruin 末日绝途 Mayfly Spring and Autumn蜉蝣春秋Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.4M WordsOngoing Blue rain began to fall from the sky. Unknown monsters suddenly descended upon this world. Human society collapsed in an instant. No cheats, no protagonist's halo, no spiritual qi revival! Every step we take leads us closer to despair! To those who died at the very beginning of the apocalypse, I envy you, because you never had to experience a despair more despairing than death. My name is Chen Ge. I will witness the coming of the apocalypse. 67.9kReads8.9Score4.5kShelves
45. 45 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 44.6kReads9.1Score4.8kShelves
46. 46 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Mystery1.4M 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 157kReads9.5Score23.3kShelves
47. 47 诡 Strange Tales: The Evil God Gets a New Job 诡谈：邪神再就业 Dian Ze Xi Shuai典则蟋蟀Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror + Twists + Foreshadowing: The Series Where Even the Righteous Gods Are Worshipped by Villains] The supernatural invaded, and Shi Fei received a mission invitation from a dead person. Horror, slaughter, and escape: everyone was fighting to survive. When the supernatural blocked his only way out, Shi Fei calmly tried to talk it down: “Move aside. Don’t make me stop being human.” The creature refused to surrender and launched an attack instead. So Shi Fei really did stop being human, turnin 72.6kReads9.4Score14kShelves
48. 48 垂 On My Deathbed, I Sat Bolt Upright: The Old Ones Were Me All Along 垂死病中惊坐起，旧日竟是我自己 Ten Tons in Three Days三天吃十吨Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Not an invincible protagonist + progression novel + no System + Lovecraftian horror + not fast-paced wish fulfillment + follows the official route] Lu Ning wandered through the fog for two thousand years. When he finally emerged, he found that the world seemed to be sick. The sun was covered in tentacles, planets were blanketed in flesh, the moon had sprouted countless eyes, and even Earth was groaning and crying for help. The diseased, disaster beasts, and followers of evil gods ran rampant, w 57.7kReads9.1Score7.5kShelves
49. 49 我 Behind the Scenes, I Create the Uncanny 我在幕后，创造诡异 A Thought of Emptiness一念之空Urban603k WordsOngoing A million-character novel on this site, with a steady, guaranteed update schedule Mastermind behind the scenes + creating the uncanny + decisive male lead Terminally ill, Bai Ye tries every possible way to save his life. A single sacrifice grants him the power to create the uncanny. “Creating the uncanny and bringing fear and disaster can prolong my life and give me supernatural power? What is there to think about? To me, life matters more than anything!” A being of absolute darkness, he gains t 2kReads7.4Score138Shelves
50. 50 恐 Horror Revival: From the Start, I Get a Call from a Ghost! 恐怖复苏：开局遭遇鬼来电！ Dawn of the First Day初日之晨Mystery704k WordsOngoing [Horror Revival + Wielding the Supernatural + Invincible + No Female Lead + Saving the World + System + Taking Over Headquarters] From the start, Lin Yu sacrifices two Demon Pills and activates the ghost System, his golden finger! As long as he comes into contact with a vengeful ghost, he can take perfect control of it directly!? What are we waiting for? Vengeful ghosts, come and die! In the end, after taking control of every vengeful ghost in an entire world, Lin Yu realizes he can never get th 11.9kReads7.0Score988Shelves

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