Horror Novels! They Have to Be Really Scary!!! No Supernatural or Occult Stuff 恐怖小说 ! 要非常恐怖的 ! ! !不要灵异不要玄学

101 我 I Have a Wife and Kids, and You Say I'm a Bachelor?! 我有妻有儿，你竟说我是光棍？！ Butterfly Immortal蝴蝶大仙Mystery163k WordsCompleted (Ruthless + Eastern Cthulhu + The Bizarre + Infinite Worlds + Supernatural Powers) My name is Ye Sui. I used to be a web novelist supporting my wife, children, and elderly mother with my writing. Then one day, a psychiatrist showed up at my door and said: “Mr. Ye, your wife and children, and the rest of your family, have all passed away.” I turned and looked at my wife, son, and mother, sitting at the dinner table and eating just fine. “Liar! Get out!” But it seemed like the people around m 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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It's quite interesting. The protagonist seems to be mentally ill. His wife, children, and elderly mother are either ghosts or something else, but he's the only one who can see and touch them.

102 我 I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏！ Yu Zuo予作Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A mysterious force descended upon Earth, giving rise to another world of terror. Everyone was forcibly sent into the world of horror games on their eighteenth birthday. While everyone else was immersed in fear, struggling to survive in the cracks between life and death, Qin Nuo discovered that he could earn System rewards by influencing the ghosts’ emotions. And every time he completed a dungeon, he could establish his own business in the world of horror. So he became a food runner at the Yin Sp 113kReads9.5Score12.3kShelves

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A few books that I personally enjoyed

105 公 I’m the Only Ordinary Person at the Company 公司就我一个普通人 Xu Xu Ru Yu徐徐如雨Mystery235k WordsCompleted [Official introduction: Lovecraftian horror + Chinese-style horror, grotesque bodily mutations, mental corruption, vengeful evil spirits, uncontrollable desires... Told from the perspective of a rookie investigator with no supernatural abilities. Male lead: Liu Fan, a college graduate with no supernatural abilities. The brains of the group, a deadpan oddball who loves ill-timed wisecracks and goes insane with a perfectly straight face. Female lead 1: Lu Ningxia, a female ghost and the boss of a 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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A newly released good book, a horror novel.

106 凶 Haunted House Sleep Test: The Agent Said Not to Be Afraid, This Manual Teaches You How to Torment Ghosts 凶宅试睡：中介说别怕，这本手册是教你怎么折磨鬼的 Dreams Layered Like Light Clouds轻云叠梦16k WordsCompleted Haunted House Sleep Tester: The Agent Says, “Don’t Be Scared. This Manual Teaches You How to Torture Ghosts.” 58Reads—Score—Shelves

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A haunted house test sleep that's terrifying from beginning to end.

109 殡 Sewing Up Corpses at the Funeral Home, Until I Stitched Up My Blind Date 殡仪馆缝尸，缝到相亲对象 Summer Clear SkySummer晴空Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted I learned corpse sewing from my grandma as a child. Before I even graduated from vocational school, funeral homes everywhere were clamoring to hire me. My monthly salary was 100,000 yuan, plus commission. Everyone said it was easy money, but nobody knew that a corpse seamstress stitches flesh and skin while laying restless souls to rest. My very first job went horribly wrong. When the body bag opened, I recognized that face at once. Wasn’t she the girlfriend who had slept beside me last night? A 1.6kReads6.9Score125Shelves

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This is truly terrifying.

110 诡 Eerie Revival: Shh! Don’t Disturb the Ghost Behind Him 诡异复苏：嘘！别惊扰他身后的鬼 Moonlit Peach in the Night月夜难桃Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Fast-paced] [Eerie Revival] [Ghost control] [Mild horror] [A little comedy] [No female lead] High-octane from start to finish!!! People hurry along the streets. What are they so afraid of? That pair of eyes watching from a hidden corner? The passerby brushing by their side? Or... the ghost within their hearts! In this world, ghosts are not imaginary. They coexist with humans, but while people live in the open, ghosts lurk in the shadows. These ghosts hiding in the dark feed on human 8.5kReads8.0Score869Shelves

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It's scary yet has a touch of humor.

111 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... 16kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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Actually, most horror novels these days don't have the same appeal as they used to; these few are quite good.

113 我 I Have 36,524 Folk Horror Stories 我有36524个民间恐怖故事 Nalan Xi纳兰惜Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted [Standalone stories] [Supernatural suspense] [Folk horror] [Mountain spirits and monsters] [Adapted from real cases] [Rural legends] There is no main storyline. Each chapter is a self-contained story adapted from folk rumors, with eerie, gripping plots. Note: This story discourages superstition and encourages belief in science. It is entirely fictional, so just enjoy it as entertainment. 4.2kReads8.8Score217Shelves

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Based on true events from folk horror stories [smirk]

115 神 Mysterious Curse 1 神秘诅咒1 Zhaoyangyang昭阳阳Mystery370k WordsCompleted [Supernatural Mystery + Urban Cultivation + Folk Taboos + A Passionate Coming-of-Age Story] Enter a sinister world concealed beneath the bustle of the modern city! I have no control over life or death. My name is Zhang Wen. I thought getting into college would let me escape that bleak village in the southwest. Then my grandfather died suddenly, with these words written in cinnabar on his palm: "Dig three feet down at the southeast corner of the wall." I unearthed a bloodstained notebook. Its fir 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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You have to read horror novels yourself.

116 诡 The Haunted Tomb 诡坟 Sugar Quixote糖吉柯德Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted [This is no ordinary paranormal story. It's all about horror and suspense: no mindless wish fulfillment, forbidden yin-yang lore, no cultivation, and a ghost wife. If it's not good, you can break my legs.] People laugh at my family's poverty and say that all my blood relatives have died, so there must be a ghost in our house. I don't dare argue... because there really is a ghost buried in our ancestral grave! ...My name is Zhang Asi... I was born at four in the morning on the fourteenth day of t 40.1kReads8.8Score3.7kShelves

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Come on, let's get started.

117 死 The Dead Bride 死去的新娘 Sister Corpse尸姐Mystery163k WordsCompleted At the lavish wedding between my boyfriend and me, a strange man pushes open the doors and walks elegantly into the hall. Who is he? What does he want? Is he here to wish me well, or destroy me? When the man smiles and casually pushes me off the rooftop, I finally remember who he is. After destroying my life, fate grants me the chance to be reborn. If that's the case, I've decided never to bow my head and never to give up. Even if I have to fall into the deepest pits of hell, I won't hesitate. 38.4kReads9.5Score6.1kShelves

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They are all Chinese-style horror.

118 西 Ghost Stories of the Southwest 西南鬼事 Young Scholar from Nanshui南水小生Mystery800k WordsCompleted This is a collection of ghost stories from southwest China, made up of a series of medium-length tales. Some may be part of your childhood, some may be stories you've told yourself, and others may be stories you've never heard. Today, let Xiao An tell you these strange and wondrous tales, one by one. 101Reads—Score—Shelves

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This is a short story, simply a folk horror tale, a ghost story.

119 乡 Strange Tales from the Countryside 乡村诡故事 Shark Sauce鲨鱼酱子Mystery226k WordsCompleted Before you start this book, a warning: if you scare easily, don't read it. If you live alone, be careful. Every short ghost story here is based on an ordinary person's real-life experience. Not a single word is made up. From the damp old alleyways of the south to the frozen, deserted villages of the north; from late-night overtime in office buildings to lights-out in university dorms; the taboos our elders forbade us to talk about, and the moments you dare not dwell on in the middle of the night 120Reads—Score—Shelves

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This one is alright.

120 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 1.3kReads—Score107Shelves

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Horror novels, suitable for reading while staying up all night.

122 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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It was terrifying beyond belief; I was too scared to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. I wish I had watched it during the day!

123 散 Ghosts in Pieces 散装见鬼 Tian Yucao田雨草Mystery174k WordsCompleted Do you believe there are ghosts in this world? I think that question is as impossible to answer as whether there are dragons in this world. The answer you hear most often is: Believe in them, and they exist. Don’t believe in them, and they don’t. But if you ask me, my answer is simple: Yes! Not because I believe, but because I can see them. Of course, I wasn’t able to see them from birth. It all goes back to the strange experience I had when I was six... 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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That's terrifying!

124 把 Give Me Back My Soul 把老子的魂魄还给我 The Key Bearer神持钥Mystery644k WordsCompleted My name is Lin Zhou, and I'm a security guard. After I lost my job, my childhood friend Erwa found me a high-paying security job at a hotel. I soon discovered that everything about the place was strange. There wasn't a soul around during the day, but at night it was bustling, sending chills down my spine. I tried desperately to escape the hotel, but no matter how far I ran, I couldn't get away... 114Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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For those who want to test their courage, look here; the truly brave can jump straight in [petrified][petrified][petrified]

134 神 Mystery Revival: Take Them Down! Take Them All Down! 神秘复苏：打掉！打掉！都打掉！ I Don't Want to Write Code Anymore我不要写代码了Mystery239k WordsOngoing [Set in the Mysterious Revival world] [No System] [No saintly hero] [Carving out a domain] Ghosts cannot be killed. Only ghosts can deal with ghosts, and survival depends on seeing through the rules that govern evil spirits. Sun Wukong always thought there was no such thing as ghosts in this world. Until one night, a pair of cold, rigid ghost hands clamped around his neck. Only then did he understand. This world was slowly slipping out of control. 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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Shamelessly recommending my own book [kissing emoji]

136 让 You Told Me to Be a Corpse Stitcher, So I Stitched Up My Ex-Girlfriend? 让你当缝尸匠，你给前女友缝了？ I Still Dare我还敢Mystery256k WordsOngoing [Classic Supernatural Horror] + [Chinese Folk Customs] + [Corpse Tailor] + [Feng Shui Secrets] + [Forbidden Arts] To repay a debt of gratitude, Shen Xiao breaks the family rule against sewing up corpses after dark and accepts an exorbitantly priced job worth eighty thousand yuan. To his surprise, the corpse he’s asked to stitch up belongs to his high school first love! Only after that night does Shen Xiao realize what kind of taboo he has violated! Vicious ghosts hunting for lives, the Heibai Wu 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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It looks great!!

138 阴 The Yin Tattooist 阴纹师 Master Mo Da墨大先生Mystery4.1M WordsCompleted May you be blessed with wealth and long life, and travel safely in and out. I’m the heir to a special kind of embroidery, commonly known as “tattooing.” You’d think this craft would be quite profitable in a modern city, but before my master died, he forbade me from using it to make money. I always did as he said, but recently, something happened, and I had no choice but to go against his dying words. From then on, all kinds of strange things began happening around me. 951Reads8.8Score121Shelves

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The protagonist's solutions to individual paranormal events in the early stages were genuinely terrifying.

139 重 I Was Reborn to Raise Ghosts So I Could Catch Her 重生养鬼是为了接住她 Long Ling龙翎Mystery254k WordsCompleted Reborn on the night I returned to the dorm, I saw the mark of death on Su Xiaoxiao's neck. In my previous life, I jumped off a cliff for her. My soul scattered, and I got another chance. In this life, I raise ghosts, cultivate magic, and defy fate, believing I can keep her safe for the rest of her life. Until a rogue cultivator laughs wildly as he dies: You will be the one to dress her in that red robe. Three lifetimes of reincarnation, trading life for death. I cut down the one pulling the stri 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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Breaking away from traditional supernatural novels, the protagonist is not mentally challenged, has no superpowers, and his way of transcending is by embracing regrets. It's incredibly heart-wrenching and has a powerful aftertaste.

142 死 The Death Train 死亡列车 Tu Su屠苏Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.2M WordsCompleted This is a world where civilization has collapsed and evil runs rampant! This is a blood-soaked, frenzied realm where morality has fallen apart! This is a struggle to survive! 4.2kReads8.5Score491Shelves

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Can!!!!

144 我 My Ghostly Roommate 我的阴室友 Loves Stir-Fried Tomatoes爱吃爆炒番茄Mystery143k WordsOngoing [Paranormal mystery] [Updates daily, though not on a fixed schedule] [Thanks for your support ❤️] Over the summer after my college entrance exams, I kept having the same dream about my college dorm and roommates. Then I dragged my suitcase into Room 304 and saw those familiar yet unfamiliar faces, along with an empty bed. I was stunned. They were Yaoyao and Xinxin, the girls in the photo from my dream. Was the empty bed Qingqing’s? She hadn’t shown up for months after the school year began, so w 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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147 腺 Adenovirus Swimming Pool: I Fell Asleep and Was Pulled into a Livestream, Then My Child Disappeared 腺病毒游泳馆：睡一觉被拉进直播后，我的孩子不见了 Con MaoriCon卯日11k WordsCompleted The Adenovirus Swimming Pool: I Was Pulled Into a Livestream While I Slept, and My Child Disappeared 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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"Rotting child pressed against the head" + "teeth chattering"—the author is such a master writer! The oppressive feeling of that monster crawling right above your head is absolutely chilling!

148 规 Rule Horror: Mirror Image 规则怪谈：镜像 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃10k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: Mirror Image 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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"Strange Tales of Rules: Who Taught You to Read Like This?" Is a terrifying and thrilling read that will broaden your horizons! [Thumbs up][Angry][Explore][Thumbs up]