Help, I'm Out of Books! Looking for Something Slightly Scary, Dark, and Original 九敏，书荒了，要惊悚微恐黑暗一点的，题材新颖

1. 51 3 Special Case Task Force 318 318特案行动 Nan Zhi南至Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted In this world, some yearn for the light, while others sink into darkness. No matter how long darkness lasts, the light will eventually shine upon the world. A bizarre arson case from thirty years ago leads to several murders. One strange and eerie case after another, each story gripping and moving. Policewoman Xiao Nan is here to solve the cases, uncover the truth about her own origins, and deliver justice that is thirty years overdue! 8.8kReads9.1Score817Shelves

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2. 52 炬 Torchlight [Criminal Investigation] 炬火【刑侦】 Glazed Luanhua琉璃栾华Mystery601k WordsCompleted Dozens of high-stakes, mind-bending cases. A detective and a psychologist join forces to solve crimes, uncover the truth, and probe human nature. (Mystery + deduction + psychologist + episodic cases + serial murders + high-IQ crimes + strange tales + revenge plots + perfect partners + light horror + suitable for the easily frightened.) This novel is the second installment in Confession, also known as The Truth About Murder. Once again, it follows detective captain Ti An and psychologist Zhao Yao 5.8kReads9.4Score939Shelves
3. 53 消 Erasing All Trace of a Corpse 消尸灭迹 Lü You吕游Urban430k WordsCompleted There is no such thing as a perfect crime, unless you dispose of the bodies! When 81 skulls appear in an art museum... After elder brother Chang Zheng suffers repeated humiliation, and younger brother Chang Wei goes undercover only to be framed, can justice that comes late still be called justice? Once brothers, they sever their ties because of injustice, and from then on their lives take different paths. In the end, all their grudges and passions will vanish along with the piles of bones... Thi 478Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 54 罪 Mirror of Sin 罪心镜 Feng Jinyuan枫烬渊Mystery141k WordsCompleted "Moonlight shatters across the mirror, and every shard reflects a different version of me. Shen Mo, in a police uniform, searches for the truth at a murder scene; 'he,' wearing a mask, plots revenge in the shadows. When a headless body is found, the two figures in the mirror gradually merge: Am I the one hunting the killer, or the killer?" —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 55 六 The Six-Fingered Forensic Doctor 六指法医 The Cup Doesn't Keep Things Warm水杯不保温Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Heaven’s justice shines bright; the wronged shall be cleared of their names. Lin Ran, heir to a family of coroners and a top student at a forensic medicine college. Guided by his family’s eight-character ancestral motto and armed with a remarkable ability, Lin Ran joins the police force to clear the names of countless dead. Along the way, he embarks on one terrifying investigation after another. “The dead can’t speak, but their bodies can tell me who the killer is!” The world has lost a doctor, 3.1kReads8.4Score464Shelves
6. 56 民 The Greatest Taboo Among the People 民间第一禁忌 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.8M 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 336.9kReads9.4Score29.9kShelves
7. 57 序 Sequence: God Eater 序列：吃神者 No Brain, Just Cerebellum不要大脑要小脑Urban4.2M WordsOngoing [Tomato 2026 Male-Focused Fiction Most Popular Author, Ranked Number One] Published in print, quality guaranteed. An alternate high-martial world, ensemble cast and political intrigue, no nested plot twists, a slow-paced story with a grand setting. Readers all say it gets better the further you read. Giant birds swallow the sun, and all things undergo dramatic change. Strange, immortal gods, and humanity's superpowered sequences. Everyone wants to become a god in this world, but they have no ide 903.9kReads9.3Score109.3kShelves

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8. 58 凡 Mortal Cultivation: Ten Thousand Corpses Forge an Immortal Bone 凡人修仙，万尸铸仙骨 Swimming Champion游泳冠军Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsOngoing Demonic cultivation + no System + scheming underdog + decisive and ruthless. This book is dark, so don't read it if that's not your thing. The moment Song Wen kills the frail little beggar and seizes his blood and soul, every cell in his body cheers and leaps with excitement. His mind races, and he knows that killing will be part of his life from now on. For survival and immortality, he'll stop at nothing: petty schemes, conspiracies, and ruthless slaughter. On the road to immortality, bones are 95.9kReads8.9Score7.8kShelves
9. 59 白 The White Bone Daoist Court 白骨道庭 Not a Minute to Spare兜里没有一分钟Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted Cultivate true energy, build the foundation of the Dao, and manifest the Yin Spirit. The unorthodox path makes seeking the Dao difficult: refine baleful energy, taint the soul, and seek freedom for a fleeting moment. The heterodox path is arduous too: evade earthfire, dodge astral winds, and give birth to the Yang Spirit. A master of the unorthodox path is reborn. In this life, I will establish a Dao lineage, nurture Dao artifacts, and suppress an entire age. 25.9kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves
10. 60 我 The Monsters I Created! 我创造的怪物！ No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Cosmic Horror + No System + No Romance] Also known as: Dark Revelation Gods and demons, dragons, and the apocalypse were once fairy tales. The mysteries of this world have faded from sight, yet someone has brought those long-lost things back into the public eye. And every clue, every lead, points to a man named Chen Ye. “Friends, would you cast off this flesh and join us in embracing evolution?” Extended blurb: Sequence 001: The Mimic Sequence 002: The Deep O 80.7kReads9.2Score8.7kShelves
11. 61 麻 The Divine Fortune-Teller in the Linen Robe 麻衣神算子 Horseback Fishing骑马钓鱼Mystery7.4M WordsCompleted My grandfather taught me everything he knew about fortune-telling, but after I read three people’s fortunes, he left me. From then on, I didn’t just tell the fortunes of the living... 50kReads9.2Score4.5kShelves
12. 62 麻 The Master of Ma Yi Divination 麻衣相师 Peach Blossom Ferry桃花渡Mystery6.3M WordsCompleted My great-uncle had all kinds of abilities. One day, he told me he’d buried a treasure for me in a feng shui paradise… 27.7kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves
13. 63 我 Slay the Gods 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 1.2MReads9.9Score171.6kShelves
14. 64 我 I Said There Were No Gods Tonight, So the Gods Fell 我说今夜无神，于是众神陨落 Ji Nanyi季南一Urban415k WordsCompleted [The print edition, titled A Godless Night, is available to search for on all platforms. The comic adaptation is now online.] [Plot-driven + infinite-flow + mild horror + countless twists] Yan Huang had a terminal illness. He didn't want to die, so he became a player in Instance. The System's evaluation of him read: [Player Yan Huang practices what he preaches and has impeccable morals. Congratulations, you have awakened the talent: Deceiver.] [Deceiver: Each lie you tell has a fifty percent cha 40.1kReads9.6Score5.6kShelves

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15. 65 我 I Can Reload Infinitely, and See Through Every Hidden Card 我无限回档，洞悉所有底牌 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 375.6kReads9.5Score48.6kShelves
16. 66 神 The Divine Cage Game 神笼游戏 AshzzoieUrban2.2M WordsOngoing In a dazzling technological future, a powerful being descends, calling itself a god and ruling over all. Everything becomes a game for the gods. The gods become humanity’s sole objects of faith. Above all faith, humans are the pieces and the gods move them. The world is a cage, and this is a game ruled by the gods. The gods rule everything! The gods create the games! The gods make the rules! Rule One: Every human must take part in the game. You need a ticket to compete, but the winner takes all, 33.1kReads9.3Score3kShelves
17. 67 冰 The Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoarded a Hundred Billion in Supplies 冰河末世，我囤积了百亿物资 Sea of Memories记忆的海Sci-Fi & Apocalypse7.2M WordsOngoing Doomsday + reborn + massive stockpiling + playing it safe + unlimited space + dark revenge, no saintly protagonist The world enters an ice age. The freezing apocalypse arrives, and 95% of the planet's population perishes! In his previous life, Zhang Yi was killed by people he'd helped because of his kind heart. Reborn one month before the freezing apocalypse, Zhang Yi awakens a spatial ability and begins frantically stockpiling supplies! Short on supplies? He empties the hundred-billion-yuan war 377.3kReads8.7Score31.5kShelves

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    Suspenseful and brain-burning: "Ten Days to the End" The protagonist Qi Xia is trapped in the "End of the World" and trapped in a death game that repeats for ten days, and her memories are all fake! Every reincarnation is a test of life and death. Qi Xia must find the truth among lies and traps. The author's imagination is wide open, the foreshadowing is deep, the plot is constantly reversing, the flow of masterpieces is endless, and the suspense is confusing! Hot-blooded fantasy: "I Learned to Kill Gods in a Mental Hospital" Lin Qiye was an ordinary boy in a mental hospital, but he unexpectedly awakened the power of killing gods. This mental hospital is not simple, and the patients all have unique skills. Lin Qiye leads them to fight against the invading gods. "In Daxia, the gods are forbidden to travel." Combining high martial arts with suspense, the super-burning plot makes people excited! Just chase and that's it! Doomsday Survival: "Global Freeze: I Built a Doomsday Safe House" The world suddenly fell into the extreme cold of minus 100 degrees Celsius. The protagonist Zhang Yi relied on his space powers to stock up on supplies in advance and build a doomsday safe house. It's icy and snowy outside, and people are panicked. Not only does he have to resist the cold, he also has to battle wits with his neighbors who have evil intentions. The survival details are super hard-core, and the excitement is close to the heart! Urban Superpowers: "The Lost City of Alien Beasts" Orphan Gao Yang travels to a parallel world, where alien beasts disguise themselves as humans and hide in the dark, and are surrounded by dangers. Fortunately, he awakened the lucky system and relied on his golden fingers to survive the crisis of alien beasts. The setting of alliances and conspiracies creates a sense of suspense, and it's absolutely great to watch!!!

18. 68 异 The Lost City of Exotic Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [The new book The Maze of Inversion has begun serialization. Updates come at 9 p.m. every evening. Please continue to support it.] Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 503.1kReads9.7Score69.9kShelves
19. 69 抱 Sorry, I’m Crazy. Keep Your Weirdness Away 抱歉，我有疯病，诡异勿扰 Hot Pot Tripe火锅涮毛肚Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Dark Fairy Tales + Horror Game + Livestream + Hilarious + No Romance + Unconventional Ending] My name is Shi Yu, and I'm mentally ill. One moment I was asleep, and the next I had been transported into a horror game called “Little Red Riding Hood.” Black smoke was rising from Mom's head, and the cake meant for Grandma had been mixed with an unidentified kind of minced meat... The game was being livestreamed to the entire world in real time. People watched in astonishment as, while the other p 30.2kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves
20. 70 无 Infinite: The Heroine Awakens in a Black Coffin 无限：女主在黑棺里苏醒了 Chubby Little Dudu胖小嘟嘟Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted The great masters in other stories are all ethereal immortals, riding flying swords. Yin Qing is different: she rides... a coffin. An infinite-flow novel. Not every story arc is horror-themed; all kinds of worlds make an appearance. (No romance, lighthearted, suitable even for the easily frightened.) 5.1kReads9.2Score596Shelves
21. 71 惊 Thriller: Where Can He Find Shelter? 惊悚：何枝可依 I Eat Roses我吃玫瑰Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Infinite-level game + horror + heroine pursues hero, but no groveling after a breakup] ❗Warning: This is not a power fantasy with a strong female lead! The heroine is pretty useless at first! Please read the blurb carefully and make sure you’re okay with the heroine’s personality before starting. [Plot] He Zhi’s journey from a rookie in a horror game to a true god of the Purple Star took a very, very long time. [Romance] After being discharged from the hospital, Huo Xunjing mysteriously disap 37kReads9.3Score6.2kShelves
22. 72 网 Online Game: Divine Assassin, I Am the Shadow! 网游：神级刺客，我即是暗影！ One for Three Yuan三元一只Sports5.1M WordsOngoing [Online game, assassin, game merges with reality, stats-focused] The mysterious game Godforsaken arrives. Players can kill monsters to gain lifespan, then spend that lifespan to bring their in-game abilities into reality! And so the supernatural descends, and disaster spreads across Blue Star! In his previous life, Qin Feng and his younger sister, Qin Xiaoyou, grew stronger until they were among the world’s top hundred. In the end, though, his star-chasing sister gouged out his eyes to give his 233.1kReads9.1Score26kShelves

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    **Apocalyptic**: zombie siege, awakening of powers, hoarding goods for survival, all villains - **Interstellar**: mecha, zerg, commander, interstellar pirate

23. 73 玄 Xuanhuan: Blind, I Wander the Martial World 玄幻：成为瞎子，我游历江湖 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted (The short drama is now streaming: Fantasy: Beginning with Two Springs Reflect the Moon) [Spending Life + Grinding and Lying Low] "Once a song breaks the heart, where in all the world can one find a kindred soul?" From the start, he transmigrated as a blind man and became a street musician. [Two Springs Reflect the Moon: LV2 (1/10000) Effect: Unblocks qi and blood, opens the meridians, dispels dampness, and warms the body] He is a blind street musician who wipes out an entire gang for 199.6kReads9.6Score22.2kShelves
24. 74 诡 The Eerie Apocalypse: Reborn, I Start with Ten Trillion Netherworld Coins 诡异末世：重生开局拥有万亿冥币 Sis, Don't Be Like That姐姐别这样Mystery4.4M 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 177.5kReads9.4Score21.2kShelves
25. 75 超 Super Scary Livestream 超级惊悚直播 Yuwen Chang Gong宇文长弓Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted "Welcome, everyone, to the Supernatural Scary Live Stream. Before we start today's broadcast, I have to tell you that only three kinds of people can watch this stream: those with a heavy aura of yin energy, those who will die within seven days, and the third kind, which I can't discuss in detail. I can only give you one warning: watch your back!" 29.1kReads9.2Score3.7kShelves

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    Nowadays, many romance novels are cloaked in thriller themes. This novel that I read in 2018 can still be rated as a novel. However, it is a male novel (there is some love between men and women, but very little). The only regret of this book is that the author did not choose to develop the story in a longer term [crying] [crying] [crying]

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