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What's the Scariest Supernatural Horror Novel Ever? 史上最恐怖的灵异小说有没有?

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  1. 101 One Ghost Story a Chapter: I Warned You, So Don't Blame Me 一章一个鬼故事,吓到你,别怪我 Mystery634k WordsCompleted [Traditional Chinese paranormal + Chinese-style horror] [Folktales + eerie rural happenings] Collected from all over and adapted into fiction, these stories include all kinds of folktales and urban legends. They're like the scary stories sold at street stalls, told in plain, simple language, with details that become more terrifying the longer you think about them. Great for unwinding. Each chapter features a different cast of characters. Note: Believe in science and reject superstition. Don't ta 9.7kReads7.3Score548Shelves
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  2. 102 Hiring a Handsome Guy to Guard the House 雇个帅哥来镇宅 Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Horror, one heroine] What do you do when you’re nearly broke? With no other options, Shang Yi reluctantly took a night-shift job, and it completely upended his worldview! The elevator, hallways, underground parking garage, bathrooms… Those places were already enough to give him a headache. But what troubled him even more was the attention he got from beautiful women… Strange incidents kept happening in the residential complex, yet the residents went on living there as if nothing were wrong. The 82Reads—Score—Shelves
  3. 103 Northeastern Folk Taboos 东北民间禁忌 Mystery5.1M WordsOngoing The black soil of the Northeast holds too many stories, and hides too many rules. If you hear someone call your name in the middle of the night, never look back. On New Year’s Eve, if a dumpling wrapper breaks, it’s for the “good brothers” to eat. If you meet a woman in red while walking at night, remember to pull your hat down low... These taboos passed down by the older generation are superstition if you don’t believe in them. But if you break them, they become a ghostly gateway that leads str 2.2kReads—Score103Shelves
  4. 104 The Last Shaman of Northeast China 东北最后的出马仙 Urban827k WordsCompleted Under siege by the Nine Wraiths and the Spirit-Devouring Ten Thousand Wraiths Formation, the barbarian wasteland's evil cultivators strike at the border again and again. Huang Dun wields a peachwood sword as his blade and his resolve to protect the people as his armor, leading immortal disciples, government forces, and border residents to build an ironclad defense. From tempering spirits and refining techniques to fortifying the area with the Sunbright Spirit-Gathering Formation, from passing on 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  5. 105 Northeastern Paranormal Tales: My Life as a Spirit Medium 东北诡事:我的出马仙生涯 Mystery303k WordsOngoing Style: First-person narration, with self-deprecation, dark humor, and down-to-earth Northeastern Chinese dialect, blending the supernatural, suspense, folk customs, and the ways of human society. Core premise: An ordinary young man from Northeast China who never believed in ghosts or gods is forced by an accident to "become a spirit medium," serving as a disciple of the spirit mediums and forming a bond with the "immortals," animal spirits. He is drawn into a bizarre supernatural world, and as h 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  6. 106 The Ghost Stories I Heard Back Then 那些年听过的鬼故事 Mystery393k WordsOngoing Now that I'm middle-aged, I look back on the ghost stories I heard as a child: tales of the bizarre and the uncanny, strange mysteries, and supernatural stories involving folk customs and taboos. I've brought them together to share with everyone. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  7. 107 A Weasel Demands a Title, So I Reveal My Purple-Robed Celestial Master's True Form 黄皮子讨封,我亮出紫袍天师法身 Mystery4.8M WordsCompleted Humorous and hilarious + traditional supernatural folklore + spirit medium rituals + no System Zhang Tiezhu staggers home drunk one night. He runs into a tailless weasel that asks him for a blessing. The weasel asks, “Do I look more like a human or a god to you?” “Heh... You look like your grandma’s leg!” The weasel says, “...Brother Zhang, cut it out. Give me a proper answer!” Zhang Tiezhu says, “Weasel, let me tell you: these days, you have to believe in science!” The weasel says, “I’m a Yello 43.7kReads8.9Score5.9kShelves
  8. 108 I’m the Land Immortal of the Northeast 我,东北坐地仙 Mystery336k WordsCompleted My name is Chen Shan. I grew up in Lalin Town, Wuchang City, Heilongjiang Province. When I was twenty, a strange illness brought me to my knees. The hospital couldn't find its cause. My body swung between burning hot and freezing cold, and every night I dreamed of a fiery red fox coiling around the rafters. One day, by the Lalin River, the deranged Old Madam Wang grabbed my arm and shouted, “The Fox Immortal is on your shoulder, the Yellow Immortal is wrapped around your waist. You can't escape! 26Reads6.9Score—Shelves
  9. 109 A Collection of Ghost Stories 鬼故事之合集 Mystery149k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support gives me the motivation to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 328Reads—Score—Shelves
  10. 110 Horror Cinema: My Teammate Is Yukino Yukinoshita 恐怖影院:我的队友是雪之下雪乃 Mystery475k WordsCompleted [The rating has only just come out, and it’ll rise later] [Infinite Flow] + [Mild Horror] + [Horror Dungeons] + [Anime Crossover, Multiple Heroines] “Welcome to the Nightmare Screening Room. Here, you’re not an audience member sitting in the theater. You’re a participant in a real horror movie!” Guan Hong accidentally stumbles into a bizarre horror theater. There’s no popcorn here, only endless survival missions and vengeful evil spirits ready to peel off your skin at any moment. First screeni 1.7kReads6.2Score133Shelves
  11. 111 I’m an Actor in a Horror World 我在恐怖世界当演员 Mystery607k WordsCompleted [Infinite Loop + Death Games + Horror Worlds + Original Scenarios + No Female Lead] (The protagonist has limits he won’t cross + System (mostly useless) + Items + The protagonist isn’t superhuman) If you were asked to act in a real horror movie, would you be willing? Guan Long is one lucky guy: he was chosen to take part in one terrifying film after another. There’s the bizarre rest stop on the highway, another “floor” that suddenly appears on a rooftop, and eerie voices calling from elevators, 1kReads6.5Score—Shelves
  12. 112 Reborn in the Graveyard, I Go on a Rampage with the “Am I Dead?” System 墓地重生,我靠死了吗系统杀疯了 Mystery855k WordsOngoing [Reborn in a graveyard + Death System + mystery and crime-solving + powerful heroine seeking revenge] [Nonstop thrills + a badass heroine + lots of twists + crushing scumbags every step of the way] ⊗ Orphan Qin Mo is kidnapped and thrown into a mass grave. After crawling out of a coffin, she unexpectedly binds herself to the [Are You Dead Yet] System. ⊗ Fail six missions in a row, and the System will erase you! ⊗ Watch Qin Mo plan each move carefully, turn the tables against all odds, and make h 770Reads9.2Score100Shelves
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  13. 113 Life-and-Death Gambit in the Snowlands 雪域生死局 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. 4.3kReads8.6Score725Shelves
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  14. 114 Yin-Yang Eye Realtor: Selling Haunted Houses in Chongqing 阴阳眼中介:我在重庆卖凶宅 Mystery632k WordsCompleted A novel inspired by local Chongqing legends and historical anecdotes. This story is entirely fictional. As a child, the protagonist gained the ability to see yin and yang from a Qing dynasty skeleton. His family’s ancestral ledger is filled with secrets of old Chongqing. The folklore is meticulously researched, with traceable details ranging from place names and historical anecdotes to traditional remedies and feng shui formations. Each haunted house seems like a self-contained case, but in trut 185Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  15. 115 Horrifying! The Eighth One 惊悚!第八个 6k WordsCompleted Horrifying! The Eighth One 49Reads—Score—Shelves
  16. 116 The Midnight Pawnshop: The Living Must Keep Away 午夜当铺,活人回避 Mystery4.0M WordsOngoing [Traditional Supernatural + Chinese Folklore + Unorthodox Trading + Tales of Evil Objects] No romantic pairing This is a strange pawnshop that only accepts sinister objects with special value! Coins placed in the mouths of the dead, executioners' swords, grave-top mushrooms, flesh lingzhi, Kunlun fetuses... Evil objects can harm people, but they can also help them! Once they pass through the pawnshop's hands, being pawned and sold, evil can be transformed into treasure! They can bring promotions 259.4kReads9.4Score21.9kShelves
  17. 117 Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 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 1.8MReads9.9Score232.7kShelves
  18. 118 He Was Eating Noodles at a Roadside Restaurant, When He Found a Human Eyeball in His Bowl! 他在路边餐馆吃面,竟然吃出了人眼珠子! 12k WordsCompleted He was eating noodles at a roadside restaurant when he found a human eyeball in his bowl! 58Reads—Score—Shelves
  19. 119 Murder in a Locked Room at Tang House on a Rainy Night 雨夜唐楼密室杀人案 11k WordsCompleted Murder in a Locked Room at a Tanglou on a Rainy Night 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  20. 120 72-Hour Countdown to Death! 死亡倒计时72小时! 7k WordsCompleted 72 Hours Until Death! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
  21. 121 Neon Abyss: Heart of the Machine 霓虹深渊:机械之心 11k WordsCompleted Neon Abyss: Heart of the Machine —Reads—Score—Shelves
  22. 122 The Hour Has Come. 时辰已到。 11k WordsCompleted The time has come. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
  23. 123 The Flowers Have Yet to Fade, My Perfect Lover 花事未了,完美恋人 Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted The Flowers Have Yet to Fade, My Perfect Lover 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  24. 124 My Master Gave Me a Car for Investigating the Supernatural 师父传我一辆看事儿车 Mystery176k WordsCompleted A thousand-year-old van? Built by hand from scratch [Traditional horror]➕ [Even more immersive as an audiobook]➕ [Uncovering the truth about my origins] Greetings, dear readers! [Traditional supernatural horror, primal fear] The original experience of horror is the fear a person feels when experiencing it firsthand. [First person, highly atmospheric] Give me a chance to tell this story from my own point of view. [Uncovering the truth about my origins] Along the way, I met many people. “The gates 21Reads—Score—Shelves
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  25. 125 The May Day Calamity 五一劫 12k WordsCompleted The May Day Calamity 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  26. 126 Republic-Era Notes on Summoning Evil 民国招邪笔记 Mystery403k WordsCompleted Chinese-Style Horror + Episodic Mysteries + Ancestral Taboos + Republican-Era Suspense + Cursed Objects That Claim Lives Each supernatural case wraps up in three to five chapters. The pace is breakneck, with no dragging things out! Folk-horror elements: red wedding gowns, ancestral halls, midnight opera troupes... If you’re a scaredy-cat, read during the day. If you’re brave, listen to the audiobook at night for the full dose of terror. 319Reads—Score—Shelves
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  27. 127 The Cursed Coffin 阴棺抬煞 Mystery891k WordsCompleted Deep in Bai Street stands a yin-yang coffin shop that never makes coffins and never receives customers. Chen Ye grew up accompanying his grandfather on spirit-walking rites and coffin-bearing, learning all manner of evil spirits. He thought he would spend his life in the peaceful funeral trade, taking payment to guide souls onward and living in safety. Then, in a single night, three coffins arrived at the Ding family’s home, and one bizarre incident after another erupted throughout the househol —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  28. 128 Breaking Hell: The Celestial Master Returns 破狱:天师归来 Sci-Fi & Apocalypse388k WordsCompleted After ten years in prison, the day he gets out, he discovers he’s completely out of step with the world. There are no bustling streets or lights in every window. The streets lie abandoned, the cities are dead, and the air reeks of rot and blood. Monsters that are neither human nor ghost roam everywhere: stiff bodies, fangs and claws, and a thirst for blood. The military can’t defeat them, the police can’t hold them back, and human civilization is on the brink of collapse. Even more absurdly, peo 7Reads—Score—Shelves
  29. 129 Crown of Frost and Ash 霜与烬之冠 Female-Channel Fanfiction341k WordsCompleted At her engagement ceremony, the man she loved pushed her into an abyss. Three years later, she returned wearing a silver-frost mask. This time, she would crown his empire with her own hands, then stain that crown red with his blood. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  30. 130 March of a Hundred Ghosts: I Take the Hungry Ghosts to War 百诡行军:我带饿鬼上战场 Mystery308k WordsCompleted [Comedy] [Adventure] Bilige was a half-baked shaman who had somehow ended up in the army. His companions included a Shaanbei fat man who'd eaten himself up to two hundred jin during a famine, a long-legged Northeastern squad leader who would grab a cleaver at the slightest provocation, and a Sichuan opera actor who never told the truth. Together with Wang Laihe, a hotheaded young man who couldn't read a single character, and a little hungry ghost who did nothing but bare its teeth and shout “Hun 297Reads—Score—Shelves
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  31. 131 In This World, Who Do You Think You Are? 天地间老子在你算老几? Mystery538k WordsOngoing On a pitch-black night, I dreamed of countless stars rushing toward me. By chance, I became a haunted-house tester, and all sorts of supernatural phenomena began appearing out of nowhere. The strange and bizarre things in the city, the mysterious forces deep in the mountains, and the gods people worship: do they really exist? Where can I find the key to a new world? Is this a responsibility, a mission, or a chance to become the next scapegoat? What unsolved mysteries lie in the world I inhabit, 52Reads—Score—Shelves
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  32. 132 I Just Want to Be a Slacker, but They Keep Making Me Play Horror Games 我只想当咸鱼,偏偏要我玩惊悚 25k WordsCompleted All I Want Is to Be a Couch Potato, but They Keep Making Me Play Horror Games 81Reads—Score—Shelves
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  33. 133 Night Wanderer: Never Look Back at Three in the Morning 夜游神:凌晨三点千万别回头 Mystery163k WordsOngoing [Urban supernatural + underworld ranks + survival in two realms + System binding] At three in the morning, never look back. Lu Chen picks up a [Night Patrol God Seal] and accidentally becomes bound to a divine office in the underworld! While everyone else sleeps, he traverses the netherworld, patrols the night, and hunts down ghosts. When the hundred ghosts roam, they bow before him; when dark forces run rampant, he suppresses them with a single gesture! Unsolved cases in the mortal world, secre —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  34. 134 Reborn Daoist: I Sweep the City Clean by Catching Ghosts 重生道士:我靠捉鬼横扫都市 Urban183k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + suspense]+ [mysticism and the supernatural]+ [revenge and comeback] In my previous life, I devoted myself to Taoist cultivation, only to be betrayed by my lover and die at the hands of a vengeful ghost. Reborn at twenty, I awaken the memories of a Celestial Master, with Taoist arts powerful enough to reach the heavens! Malevolent spirits in apartment hallways, vengeful ghosts in old houses, urban hauntings, plots from the netherworld... Every evil spirit in the world bows before me! W —Reads—Score—Shelves
  35. 135 Campus Ghost Stories 校园鬼汇 Mystery1.7M WordsOngoing A fast-paced, feel-good story of eerie incidents on campus. Join the characters as they explore the school's chilling horrors! A cursed phone, a lifelike silicone doll, a deadly package, mysterious glasses, a terrifying elevator, revenge for bullying, an abandoned classroom building, a dance studio, a study room, sculptures... The campus is full of strange happenings. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
  36. 136 Curse of the Desolate Village 荒村咒怨 Mystery200k WordsCompleted [Horror + suspense + mystery] [Step-by-Step Terror Series: Parasites Among the Living] An isolated mountain village is inexplicably struck by a spreading plague. The infected bleed from all seven orifices, while their internal organs liquefy and pour out through openings in their bodies, leaving them to die in gruesome agony. Several medical workers from the nearby town venture into the deadly region to investigate, and one bizarre incident after another unfolds… Can they uncover the truth? Who 345Reads8.0Score—Shelves
  37. 137 Horror Academy: Dormitory 404 恐怖学院:404凶舍 Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted A sensational incident once occurred at the academy. It was later completely covered up. Five years later, the academy opened its doors again. 1.8kReads—Score163Shelves
  38. 138 Paranormal Tales from the Northeast Countryside 东北农村灵异小故事 Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted Spooky Little Stories from the Northeastern Countryside 7Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 139 Passerby: Secrets of the Ancient Scroll 过路人:古卷秘相 Mystery471k WordsOngoing Shen Xun, guardian of the cycle of reincarnation, suppresses evil spirits and keeps the balance between yin and yang. His time is running out, and he must pass on the guardians' legacy as soon as possible. The first successor is Lin Jian, who possesses a supernatural camera. The evil spirits have already set their sights on her. As Shen Xun reaches the foot of the stairs, he senses a pair of eyes watching him from behind. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
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  40. 140 Strange Tales, Volume 1 奇闻诡事录1 Mystery288k WordsCompleted This is a collection of folk tales about the uncanny, strange accounts from across the land. Each chapter is a complete story, each tale a separate supernatural mystery, revealing the mysteries of yin and yang, folk taboos, and the obsessions of the dead. You never know when a casual remark might draw the attention of spirits lurking in the wilderness; when an old object you pick up might hold the memory of a tragic death; or when an everyday habit might already have crossed a forbidden boundary 13Reads—Score—Shelves
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  41. 141 The Scarlet Fountain Pen 血色钢笔 6k WordsCompleted The Blood-Red Fountain Pen 5Reads—Score—Shelves
  42. 142 Conspiracy: The Amnesia Cage 诡计:失忆囚笼 14k WordsCompleted The Scheme: A Cage of Lost Memories 4Reads—Score—Shelves
  43. 143 Death Novel: Judgment 死亡小说:审判 18k WordsCompleted Death Novel: Judgment 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  44. 144 The Last Bus on Route 13 13路末班车 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! 18.2kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
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  45. 145 My Iron Wok Is Actually an Ancient Alchemy Cauldron 我的铁锅竟是上古丹炉 9k WordsCompleted My Iron Pot Turned Out to Be an Ancient Alchemy Furnace 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  46. 146 I Rely on My Nose to Attain the Great Dao 我靠鼻子证大道 11k WordsCompleted I Rely on My Nose to Attain the Great Dao 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  47. 147 The Red Paper Umbrella: A Soul's Return 红纸伞之念魂归 10k WordsCompleted The Red Paper Umbrella: A Thought to Bring the Soul Home 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  48. 148 The Struggle for Supremacy at the End of the Han: Winners Become Kings, Losers Become Outlaws 汉末争霸之成王败寇 Historical210k WordsCompleted The protagonist is Zhang Jiao. He sweeps across the realm, vying for supremacy through warfare and battles between generals. A village bully’s soul travels back to the late Eastern Han and takes over Zhang Jiao’s body. At a moment of crisis, he turns the tide and leads the Yellow Turbans in a sweeping conquest of the realm, winning through strategy. 54Reads—Score—Shelves
  49. 149 Uncovering Strange Mysteries and Finding a Way Out 诡事探秘逢生 Mystery187k WordsOngoing In Lichong City, four childhood friends who grew up together were enlightened by a Taoist priest when they were young, and each possesses a supernatural ability. After Yang Zhuang got into an online argument, the four were drawn into a supernatural incident at an abandoned hospital in the neighboring city of Huidong. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  50. 150 Unraveling the Strange: Surviving the Second Case 诡事探秘逢生二 Mystery156k WordsOngoing An abandoned mining town, missing residents, and dense fog that traps souls. A four-person ghost-hunting team ventures into the forbidden zone to uncover a shocking mystery from 2015. When the truth comes to light, whose spirit has been waiting? A suspenseful thriller that will keep you awake tonight. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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