Horrifying Tales Adapted from True Paranormal Events! 民间真实灵异事件改编恐怖至极！
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I Live in Fengmen Village 我住在封门村
My hometown shares its name with the legendary number-one haunted village in China: Fengmen Village. What’s more, our village also has a grandmaster’s chair. Whoever sits in it is doomed to die! It was 1997, and I had been accepted into the high school in town. Once summer vacation was over, I would finally be able to leave the place where I’d spent sixteen years. But what I never expected was for one terrifying incident after another to strike the village! Rats that ate human flesh, five-colore
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Tales of the Uncanny in Jiangnan 江南诡事录
I was born in an old town in Jiangnan, and from childhood I loved hanging around beneath the eaves of the old teahouse. I would listen as Zhou the Blind sipped his strong tea and spun yarn after yarn, recounting the strange tales he had heard over most of his life. Half of what this book records came from the stories passed by word of mouth beneath the teahouse storyteller’s gavel; the other half came from what I saw and heard as I grew up wandering the streets and alleys of Jiangnan. Now the te
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- 3 Old Tales of Gushui 4: The Scales of Conscience 沽水旧闻4：良心秤 Old Tales of Gushui 4: The Scales of Conscience —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Old Tales of Gushui 5: The Three-Ghost Mystery 沽水旧闻5：三鬼奇案 Old Tales of Gushui 5: The Strange Case of the Three Ghosts —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Old Tales of Gushui: The Jade Toad of the Ghost Market 沽水旧闻：鬼市玉蟾记 Old Tales of Gushui: The Jade Toad of the Ghost Market —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Old Tales of Gushui 9: The Wonton Tale 沽水旧闻9：馄饨记 Old Tales of Gushui 9: The Wonton Tale —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Old Tales of Gushui 2: The Phantom in the Opera Trunk 沽水旧闻2：戏箱魅影 Old Tales of Gushui 2: The Phantom in the Opera Trunk —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Old Tales of Gushui 3: The Tale of the Mirror 沽水旧闻3：镜中记 Old Tales of Gushui 3: The Tale in the Mirror —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Old Tales of Gushui 6: The Crying Next Door 沽水旧闻6：隔壁的哭声 Old Tales of Gushui 6: The Crying Next Door —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Old Tales of Gushui 7: Li Laowai Hunts Demons 沽水旧闻7：李老歪捉妖 Old Tales of Gushui 7: Li Laowai Hunts a Demon —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Old Tales of Gushui 8: Chen Ergou Steals a Jade Ruyi by Night 沽水旧闻8：陈二狗夜盗玉如意 Old Tales of Gushui 8: Chen Ergou Steals a Jade Ruyi by Night —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Old Tales of Gushui 10: The Shadow Peddler 沽水旧闻10：影子货郎 Old Tales of Gushui 10: The Shadow Peddler —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Old Tales of Gushui 11: Chen Ergou's Encounter with Evil 沽水旧闻11：陈二狗撞邪 Old Tales of Gushui 11: Chen Ergou Encounters Evil —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Old Tales of Gushui 12: Outwitting Daoist Zhang 沽水旧闻12：智斗妖道张 Old Tales of Gushui 12: A Battle of Wits with Zhang the Demon Taoist —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Old Tales of Gushui 13: The Return of the Soul 沽水旧闻13：回魂记 Old Tales of Gushui 13: The Tale of the Returning Soul —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Old Tales of Gushui 14: How a Fake Daoist Caught a Real Ghost 沽水旧闻14：假道士巧拿真鬼 Old Tales of Gushui 14: How a Fake Taoist Caught a Real Ghost —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Old Tales of Gushui 16: Li Laowai's Third Visit to the Ghost Court 《沽水旧闻16：李老歪三探鬼衙门》 Old Tales of Gushui 16: Li Laowai's Third Visit to the Ghost Yamen —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Old Tales of Gushui 17: The Real and Fake Li Laowai, Introduction 《沽水旧闻17：真假李老歪》导语 Tales from Gushui 17: The Real and Fake Li Laowai, Introduction —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Old Tales of Gushui 18: The Disappearance of Xiao Ergou 《沽水旧闻18：消失的小二狗》 Tales from Gushui 18: The Disappearance of Xiao Ergou —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Old Tales of Gushui 15: Chen Ergou Raises Hell on Ghost Festival 《沽水旧闻15：陈二狗大闹中元节》 Tales from Gushui 15: Chen Ergou Raises Hell on the Ghost Festival —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Old Tales of Gushui 19: A Dark Walk to Extend His Life 《沽水旧闻19：走阴续命》 Tales from Gushui 19: Extending Life Through a Yin Journey —Reads—Score—Shelves
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Horror's Edge: 100 Absolutely Terrifying Ghost Stories 恐怖边界：100个绝对惊悚的鬼谈
[Standalone Stories + Supernatural Horror + Folk Customs + Feng Shui and Mysticism + Mild Frights + Shocking Twists] Horror tales beyond anything you could imagine. Each story is like a dark door swinging open, drawing you into moments that will make your skin crawl. Listen. A faint whisper, an indescribable shadow creeping closer. Danger by the river, terror in the cemetery, ghost babies in the maternity ward, evil headhunting magic, apparitions at the hot springs, a bloodstained umbrella... On
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The One Who Borrows Lives from the Underworld 阴间借命人
[Standalone Stories + Supernatural Horror + Suspense + Folk Customs + Playful Tone + Ensemble Cast + Nonstop Ghost-Hunting Thrills!] Ever since I borrowed a life from the underworld, I’ve known no peace. My name is Quan Ning. I’m a lawyer, and one day I was in a car accident on a mountain road. As I lay dying, I saw a ghostly judge from the underworld come to claim my soul. I struck a deal with him and borrowed a sliver of hope for survival. The price of this life I borrowed was becoming
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- 24 Northeastern China's Forbidden Secrets 东北禁忌手札 [Extreme horror + a folk-horror story set in the countryside] In a remote mountain village, deep within the forest, countless taboos remain unknown to outsiders. The people here follow ancient rules of life and death: pregnant women must never encounter a coffin, and anyone who dies of old age at a hundred years old is destined to become an evil spirit. But in a single day, the old Yu family breaks both taboos, drawing every kind of demon and ghost to their door! At midnight, someone hears the s 912Reads8.8Score108Shelves
- 25 The Midnight Ghost Market: Living People Keep Out 午夜鬼市，活人回避 [Mystery + supernatural + ghost market + narrow escape from death] My name is Tang Chao. I’m a broke young man scraping by in the antiques business, with hundreds of thousands in debt hanging over me. An ordinary porcelain-buying deal led me to pick up a strange Jun ware bowl at an unexpectedly low price. I thought I’d found a bargain. Little did I know, it was the beginning of my nightmare... On a bus, I met a burly man calling himself Jue Mingzi, who warned me that “a calamity is sure to befal 3.5kReads9.1Score217Shelves
- 26 Ghostly Whispers at Midnight 夜半鬼语 [Rural + Supernatural + Ghost Stories] Back when my grandfather was young, he learned carpentry. As Old Zhao put it, a sixth-grade carpenter these days was worth half a scholar. But things were different back then. Carpenters belonged to one of the lowest trades. They had to carry their tools around every day, get up before dawn and stay out until the middle of the night, traveling from village to village to find work. And because they went so many places, and made coffins and dealt with the dea 5kReads9.0Score204Shelves
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Tales of Strange Happenings in the Countryside 乡村诡事录
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
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The Sound of Nightmares: 60 Horror Stories That Wake You from Your Dreams 噩梦之声：60个做梦吓醒的恐怖故事
[Standalone Ghost Stories + Supernatural Horror + Not for the Faint of Heart + Rural Tales] When night falls, terrifying ghostly figures emerge. Step into all kinds of bizarre and unbelievable tales, and spend your nights screaming! Haunted houses, ghostly shadows outside the window, a deadly lipstick, someone beneath the mattress, an umbrella that hunts people... Every corner conceals inexplicable phenomena and secrets that will fill you with dread! Every page will make your hair stand on end,
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Zhenwu Subdues Demons: Sixty Years of Peace 真武荡魔：甲子太平
[Invincible Protagonist] [Pure Supernatural] [No Female Lead] I was the True Warrior Emperor in heaven, but could not bear humanity's suffering. Moved by compassion, I descended to the mortal world, to vanquish evil, deliver ghosts, and bring peace to all. The Five Arts of geomancy, medicine, destiny, physiognomy, and divination can determine the fate of the world. Geomancy suppresses demons and evil; medicine saves people. Destiny can be changed, and physiognomy reveals the powerful and the nob
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Insomniacs' Forbidden Tales: 444 Midnight Ghost Stories 失眠者禁忌：444个午夜鬼谈
A horror anthology with a bonus at the end of every story. I have 444 folk ghost stories guaranteed to keep you awake until midnight, terrify you, make you break out in a cold sweat, and pull the covers over your head! At the end of every chapter, the “Author’s Note” will include an illustration or bonus! But before you open it, brace yourself. The author accepts no responsibility for what happens next! [Supernatural Horror] [Folk Horror] [Rural Ghost Stories] [True Cases] [Urban Oddities] [L
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The Yin-Yang Master of the Mountain Village 山村阴阳先生
My brother came back from the dead, and I learned funeral rites to uncover the truth My name is Chen Xiaojun, and I live in a place in Northeast China called Kaoshan Village. One year, my older brother died under mysterious circumstances. His death was gruesome. Though he was only in his twenties, his corpse was as thin as a skeleton, with hair turned white! Even more bizarre, my brother came back to life in the funeral hall! To find out what had happened, I learned a few tricks from an old mast
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I Have 36,524 Folk Horror Stories 我有36524个民间恐怖故事
[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.
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- 33 Folk Tales: One Chapter, One Horror Story 民间怪谈一章一个恐怖故事 [Anthology of stories] [Folklore horror] [Supernatural horror] [Village legends] [Chinese-style horror] [Old-time storytelling] There is no overarching plot. Each chapter is a standalone horror story adapted from folk tales, with eerie, unsettling plots that grow more terrifying the more you think about them. Note: This story discourages superstition and encourages belief in science. It is entirely fictional, so just enjoy it as a bit of fun. 26.1kReads7.5Score1.2kShelves
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Tales of Folk Monsters: Ghosts and the Supernatural! 民间怪谈录，灵异鬼怪！
A forbidden book recording eerie tales and strange rumors from Chinese folk tradition · Wet footprints in an old house late at night · A stranger in an ancestral mirror · Footprints walking backward on the seventh night after a death · A packed audience in an abandoned theater What makes this book special: · Each story stands on its own · Based on real folk legends · Authentic Chinese horror atmosphere · Short and gripping, perfect for reading on the go Reading warnings: · Best read during the d
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- 35 Supernatural Mystery: The Haunted Bus of Western Hunan 悬疑灵异故事｜湘西鬼大巴 Mystery and Supernatural Story | The Haunted Bus of Xiangxi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Supernatural Mystery: The Ballad of the Lonely House 悬疑灵异故事｜孤宅童谣 Mystery and Supernatural Story | The Nursery Rhyme of the Lonely House —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The Dragon Vein Seals the Demon: A Record of the Thousand-Year Seal at Guling 龙脉锁魔：谷岭千年封印录 Gu Ling Village in the Qinling Mountains lies at the “dragon's eye” of a dragon vein. Villager Li Gensheng comes back from the dead as an evil spirit, and strange events plague the village. The master and disciples of the Tianxin Sect join forces with Taoist priests from the Lingbao and Shenxiao sects to exorcise the evil. They uncover the secrets behind the Yinluo Sect's thousand-year seal and old grudges between sects. In the end, they destroy the remaining evil spirits and protect the dragon 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Short Horror Mystery: Scissors 短篇悬疑恐怖故事｜剪刀 Short Mystery Horror Story | Scissors 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Short Paranormal Tales 《短篇灵异故事》 Short Supernatural Stories 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 The Ancient Well at the Village Entrance 村口的古井 The Ancient Well at the Village Entrance —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Tales of the Strange: Urban Mystery, The No. 23 Night Bus 民间怪谈录：都市异闻之23路夜班车 Tales of Folk Hauntings: Strange Urban Encounters on the No. 23 Night Bus —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The Clock in the Old House 古宅钟表 The Clock in the Old House —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 The Ghost Embroiderer 《鬼绣娘》 The Ghost Embroiderer —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 A Night's Shelter Deep in the Mountains 深山借宿 A Night's Shelter Deep in the Mountains —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: The Paper Bride 聊斋灵异故事：纸妻 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: The Paper Wife 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Don't Look Down, There's a Ghost Beneath You 别低头，地下有鬼 Don't Look Down, There's a Ghost Below —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Paranormal Ghost Story: The Lingering Yin Debt 灵异鬼故事：残阴债 A Ghost Story: The Lingering Yin Debt 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Don't Touch That Red Coffin 别碰那口红棺 Don't Touch That Red Coffin 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The Iron Coffin in Black Dragon Pool 黑龙潭的铁棺 The Iron Coffin in Black Dragon Pool 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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Yin-Yang Eye Realtor: Selling Haunted Houses in Chongqing 阴阳眼中介：我在重庆卖凶宅
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
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