Chilling Stories That Will Haunt You: Not for the Faint of Heart 细思极恐 胆小勿入

1. 1 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 77.1kReads9.5Score8.7kShelves

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   Have you ever seen a road that never ends? Have you ever seen the strange head floating outside the car window? Zhao Yi, the male protagonist of Infinite Stream, has a terrifying upgrade

2. 2 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

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   ✨Ning Qiushui set out to find the answer because of a letter, so he got on a bus without a driver🚍, the black villa in the mist, the blood-red door, is the secret in the door the real answer [what]? Each task seems to be independent, but they are closely linked [like], Ning Qiu Shui can find out... 🔔 Ling Zhisuo moves to flip through the book together...

3. 3 栩 Vivid as Life 栩栩若生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller said I was born destined for greatness, the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess, with the power to turn stones into gold and command flower spirits and tree sprites. Once I came of age, my family was sure to prosper. But when I was twelve, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, and I kept seeing terrifying visions... In a dream, I met an old woman who told me to find an expert with supernatural powers to save my life. Millet to summon souls, altars and form 23kReads9.5Score3.8kShelves

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   The storyline is very interesting. The ending is also very unexpected.

4. 4 国 National Treasure 国家宝藏 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery930k WordsCompleted [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Smart Protagonists] There is a group of people armed with black blades and mysterious arts, born to venture into ancient tombs across the land. There is a group of people who fight without end and bleed until they are drained, dying to protect the nation's treasures. They stand before the countless people of the world, shielding them from its darkest corners. They leave the greatest glory of their people behind them, for all to behold. They share one name: Qilin. But I 42.1kReads9.5Score4.9kShelves
5. 5 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 1.7MReads9.9Score233.7kShelves

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   Ordinary daily life hides horror, so be careful! You guys, these books are really not for the faint of heart.

6. 6 三 The Language of the Three Corpses 三尸语 Luo Xiaoyang洛小阳Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing You’ve heard of people who died with their eyes open, but have you ever heard of a dead person whose mouth wouldn’t close? His grandfather’s death turns the life of a broke college student upside down. A corpse glares, a soul is hooked; a corpse opens its mouth, and disaster strikes twice. As one bizarre incident after another unfolds, he accidentally discovers that there’s far more to it than ghosts… 83.1kReads9.3Score15.1kShelves
7. 7 1 The Last Bus on Route 13 13路末班车 Old Eighty老八零Mystery813k WordsCompleted I'm the driver of the last bus on Route 13. Every night at eleven, I have to make a run to the suburbs. This book is addictive, so don't blame me if you can't put it down! In this novel, even the sharp-tongued readers who always guess the plot right will find themselves repeatedly proven wrong. You might find yourself asking, “What's going on? What's going on?” Don't doubt your sanity. Just keep reading. A story that keeps you on edge, here to save readers suffering from a reading drought! 16.7kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
8. 8 老 Old Wei’s Supernatural Stories 老魏讲灵异故事 Unrestrained for Ten Thousand Miles万里天纵Mystery2.3M WordsOngoing [Traditional Supernatural Tales] [Chinese-Style Horror] [Based on True Stories] [Reader Submissions] [Chilling on Second Thought] [Bizarre Tales] [Beyond the Realm of Science] [Plain, Simple Writing] [Just Stories] These stories were collected from various places by the author, then adapted and fictionalized, so no sources are listed. They’re all kinds of little ghost stories to listen to before bed: straightforward and easy to follow, perfect for unwinding and relieving stress. To keep reader 1.5kReads9.4Score224Shelves
9. 9 诡 Terror in the Haunted Dorm 诡寝惊魂 Chen Zidong辰子栋Mystery3.6M WordsCompleted I got a job as a dorm supervisor in a university women’s residence, but the girls there were a little too friendly… Crying in the middle of the night, dorm rooms catching fire, rooms that don’t exist. Hidden in the deepest corners of memory is a bizarre and fantastical world… The night is deep, the dream unfinished. A mountain spirit blows out the lamp. Where can a lonely soul return? 13.2kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
10. 10 规 Rule Horror: My Family Isn't Normal 规则怪谈：我的家人不正常 White Beard白胡子Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror + mystery + livestream + national fate + System] The supernatural returns, and rule-based horror games invade countries around the world. As one chosen by fate, Zhou Bai represents the Great Xia Kingdom in a horror game. The first scenario is a family of four. [You live with your wife and your parents. But remember, there are only three people in your home.] [You can trust your wife, unless she takes off her red hair clip.] [You and your wife have never had a child. If you hear a baby cr 49.8kReads9.4Score6.6kShelves

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    Completed, scary 😱, a suspense novel that I would read all night long

11. 11 北 The Haunting Shadow of North Second Ring Road 北二环的诡影子 Wang Zichen王梓宸Mystery130k WordsCompleted Ten years ago, on a rainy night on Baoding's North Second Ring Road, a taxi carrying three strangers drove into the downpour. The driver, Han Zhiguo, insists he picked up only one passenger, a woman in a red dress. But strange text messages on his phone and fragmented memories keep revealing a terrifying truth: that night, there were clearly three people in the car, yet he was the only one who lived to see today. For the next ten years, Han Zhiguo kept having the same nightmare: the rainy night —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 规 Rule Horror: The Haunted School 规则怪谈：诡异学校 Seventh Month July柒月JulyMystery580k WordsCompleted [System + Mystery + Deduction] I grew up in an ordinary family. To broaden my horizons in another city, I deliberately applied to a university far from home. But then strange things began happening one after another: bizarre campus rules, a mysterious countdown, and the secrets hidden behind the school slowly coming to light... 42kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves

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    I watched it at night [laughing evilly] [laughing evilly] [laughing evilly] [laughing evilly]

13. 13 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 152.3kReads9.5Score22.1kShelves

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    "Chen Ji killed his mother a week ago and spent three days with his mother's body until he was arrested." "You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and will be transferred to a mental hospital for supervision." "Do you have anything else to say?" The black-haired boy in front of him slowly raised his head, his face calm. "I'll reiterate it again." "I didn't kill my mother..." "It was a ghost." [Not invincible] [No system] [The protagonist is not crazy] I think this is okay

14. 14 噩 Nightmare Strikes 噩梦惊袭 Little White Bear Café小白熊咖啡厅6k WordsCompleted Nightmare Strikes 452Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend these books. They are all very good. I won't dare go to the toilet after reading them too much.

15. 15 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 40.8kReads8.8Score3.7kShelves
16. 16 诡 The Haunted Grave 诡坟 A Single Ink Blade墨刀一柄Mystery802k WordsCompleted I think I've been possessed! Right before the college entrance exam, I suddenly came down with a high fever that wouldn't break. I missed the exam and had to spend half a year recovering at home. During those six months, I found a job as a cemetery groundskeeper. My coworker, Old Zhang, saw how frail I was and how weak my yang energy seemed, and insisted on finding me someone to protect me. But he didn't tell me that my protector would be a female ghost!! Not only does she want to marry me, she 88Reads7.0Score—Shelves
17. 17 烟 Ashtray 烟灰缸 Little Sister-in-Law Huahua花花小嫂子Mystery323k WordsCompleted [Mild horror + affair + twists] A stunning woman from the south, a knock at midnight, a silent delivery guy, someone crouching beneath the bed... Qin Song’s life is plunged into a living hell by an affair. 146.1kReads9.5Score23.7kShelves
18. 18 噩 Nightmare Game: The Occult Strikes 噩梦游戏：诡秘来袭 Jiangnan Qiyin江南七寅Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted One baffling nightmare after another. One murderous con full of deceit after another. The abandoned Train No. 1987, the desolate Asylum No. 387, a virus laboratory hidden underground, an evil family that feeds on blood, a mysterious ancient castle deep in the mountains... Chu Yang walks through the Third Dimension, where countless terrifying nightmares and uncanny horrors lie in wait. “Faced with death, humanity is worth nothing at all.” 291Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 十 The Twelve Haunted Stations 十二诡站 Xu Keyi徐可一Mystery123k WordsCompleted [Horror + Infinite Worlds + Not Invincible + No System + One Male Lead + One Female Lead] This is a train bound for the land of the dead. They say anyone who committed a capital crime in life can sign a contract and gain a slim chance of survival by boarding it. My name is Fang Jue. I thought everything happening here was just a terrifying “game,” but then I realized things were nowhere near as simple as I had imagined. My story is full of rampant ghosts and revelations about human nature. The f 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 人 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 116.2kReads9.5Score16.8kShelves
21. 21 直 My Livestream Fortune-Telling Is So Accurate, the Government Wants Me to Come Out of Retirement 直播算命太准，国家请我出山 Jia Xuan佳旋Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted After the Fake Heiress Goes Live, the World's Wealthy Families Beg Her for a Reading After fighting her way back from the cultivation world, Su Luo returns to her life as a fake heiress. In her previous life, the Su family stole her fortune, cut off her path to survival, and stepped over her corpse to become one of the most powerful families. Now that she's back, she breaks the Su family's dark magic and starts livestreaming fortune-telling to make a living. The rich young masters who once wante 6.2kReads8.0Score840Shelves
22. 22 我 My Sect Has Eleven Graves 我的门派有十一座坟 Ten Lifetimes, This Life十世今生Mystery997k WordsCompleted Fantasy and the supernatural, with a lighthearted, humorous tone and a touch of horror. My name is Zhang Shiyi. I have ten senior brothers, so my name is Zhang Shiyi. But all ten of my senior brothers are dead. They’re lying in the graves outside. What? My master? He’s dead too. The biggest, roundest grave is his. Haha~ Well, congratulations, then~ Get ready to sing: Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations to you, hey! Congratulations, congratulations to you~ 33kReads9.1Score3.2kShelves
23. 23 死 The House of Deadly Peril 死亡凶间 Nicholas Goudan尼古拉斯狗蛋Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted I work as a specialist crime-scene cleaner, tasked with cleaning up after murders, suicides, and accidental deaths. I’ve seen more than my share of partings and grief, as well as the other side of death. Then, on the Ghost Festival, I encountered something terrifying... 21.5kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
24. 24 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. 440Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Be brave enough to open "Haunted House for Rent", a collection of real haunted house supernatural events that is super scary! It will make you jump with fear and your hands will tremble!

25. 25 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 312.8kReads9.5Score37.6kShelves

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26. 26 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 270.5kReads9.6Score54.3kShelves
27. 27 7 The Biggest Scoundrel in Bureau 749 749局第一流氓 Piggy the Painter画画的小猪Urban710k WordsCompleted Liu Mang, a street punk, unexpectedly awakens ghost eyes and gets dragged into the 749 Paranormal Investigation Bureau. There, he discovers that he carries the bloodline of an ancient shamanic clan and is a key target of the Chrysanthemum School of Japan’s “Human Pillar Project.” From a corpse-reanimation case at a funeral home to an international conspiracy involving corpse-refining, he uses the Taixu Spirit-Taming Art to refine evil spirits and break through sinister schemes involving ghost so 399Reads6.7Score101Shelves

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    In the service station, the Nanyang ancient mantong and the "Shan Hai Jing" shadow whisper behind the window. They not only discuss "commodities", but also choose the spirit and soul of their next prey with great interest.

28. 28 在 I Am a Female Sorcerer 在下女术师 The Girl Who Swallows Ghosts吞鬼的女孩Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted The night Bai Zhou returned home to inherit the funeral-clothing shop, someone tried to murder her... From the moment she came back from the dead, she was swept up in one eerie, chilling case after another. A dead old woman wandering through a funeral hall; vengeful spirits who died violent deaths scrambling to find substitutes; a sinister temple in the mountains where people are killed; evil spirits crying out for justice during a performance of Judge Bao... Watch Bai Zhou learn the Taoist Five 22.6kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves

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    On the night when she returned home to inherit the shroud shop, Bai Zhou was murdered... From the moment she came back from the dead, she was involved in a series of strange and gloomy cases. The dead old woman walks through the mourning hall; the ghosts of the dead are scrambling to find a substitute; the ghost temple in the mountains kills people; the evil spirits complain when singing Bao Gong's opera... Let's watch Bai Zhou learn the five Taoist skills of "mountain, medicine, fortune-telling, fortune-telling, and divination" to survive in the rampant mystery.

29. 29 收 The Corpse Collection Files 收尸档案 Zhang Wuren张无忍Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Since ancient times, the dead have been left with their bodies. But few people know that corpses hold many secrets that remain hidden from the world. Cursed corpses, living corpses, bodies left where they fell, vengeful corpses, bisected corpses... Every corpse has a story of its own! My name is He Yongheng, and I collect bodies for a funeral home. 5.2kReads9.0Score495Shelves

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    A super-real horror novel that always seems to appear at the corner of the stairs, so be careful!!

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