Looking for Eerie, Terrifying Stories with Lots of Tragedy and a High Body Count

1 恐 Terrifying Nightmare: Extreme Survival in a Bizarre World Young BearMystery1.1M WordsOngoing 223.8kReads9.4Score25.4kShelves

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I recommend it for sure. I don't remember the fourth one, but it seems to be worth recommending. The first one and The Wandering House are definitely OK. The other books are all down to personal taste. I read them and thought there was nothing wrong with them.

7 山 Mr. Yamamura Yin Yang The Out-of-Control Editorial DepartmentMystery589k WordsCompleted 10.5kReads9.1Score762Shelves

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Wonderful❗Thriller❗Horrifying❗

8 恐 The Border of Horror: 100 Absolutely Horrifying Ghost Stories The Out-of-Control Editorial DepartmentMystery432k WordsCompleted 3kReads8.7Score243Shelves

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It's not ordinary scary 😭 I saw that I didn't dare to go to the toilet in the middle of the night. Who knows!! If I had known earlier, I would have watched it during the day😭😭

11 宿 Dorm Survival: I Was Pulled into the Management Chat Rolling EggsMystery4.5M WordsOngoing 97.4kReads8.9Score8.3kShelves

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1️⃣This book fully meets the requirements. Every time you enter the game, a few people will be embarrassed by this name. 2️⃣This book is dark, depressing, and somewhat restrained.

13 阴 Borrower from the Underworld The Out-of-Control Editorial DepartmentMystery1.3M WordsCompleted 3.1kReads9.1Score366Shelves

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It's not that scary. I didn't dare to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. If I had known better, I would have watched it during the day.

14 全 Global Strange Invasion: I Became the Last City God Mr. Deer Runs Really FastUrban689k WordsCompleted —Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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[Tomato hit·Folklore suspense] 📚 --- "Global Weird Invasion: I Became the Last City God" - Secrets of Western Hunan × Modern Weirdness × Shinto Restart, a masterpiece of folk suspense that will make your spine shiver and your blood boil! --- 🔥 Core summary: A global alien invasion and demonic cracks are rampant. And I, Chen Mo, a 25-year-old temporary worker at the Folklore Archives, woke up and became the last "last city god" in China. The incense was cut off and the Shinto collapsed, but I held a volume of "Yanshui Tusi Contract" and started the counterattack of the Eastern gods in the mountains of western Hunan! --- ✨ World view·Double invasion: · Table invasion: Cracks in the ruins tear apart reality, demons from other worlds descend, and scientific awakeners face a bloody battle! · Invasion: The erosion of rules is coming quietly, folk customs and myths have become reality, only the power of Shinto can break it! · The fundamental truth: The ancient contract after the "Jedi Tiantong" is loosened, and the mountains and seas are about to reappear in the world! --- 👤 The protagonist, the last city god Chen Mo: · At the beginning, he only has two skills: "Distinguish Right from Wrong" and "Connecting Yin and Yang", and the area under his jurisdiction is only one town. · Relying on repairing the "contract network", conquering Bai Wuchang, Willow Spirit, Fox Girl, Mountain God, Shui Bo... And forming the shabbiest and most hard-core "City God's Office". · From the ninth-level city god to the first-level righteous god, I made the whole of Xiangxi hear the bell of the restart of Shinto! --- 📖 Main plot·Four-volume epic: Volume 1: The God of Demise, restarting the incense (rooted in Yuanshui, breaking the lock on Longtan) Volume 2: Reconnection of the contract, Bailing Night Journey (powerful in western Hunan, establishing the power of the city) Volume 3: The heavy light of the underworld, Parade of China (going across the country, confronting foreign gods) Volume 4: All mountains and seas are leveled, a new chapter in the myth (reshaping order, creating a future) --- 🎭 Featured unit·Folklore Horror:·The century-old ghost marriage curse of the ghost bride in red wedding dress·The "water monkey" who merges seven children's souls in the dry well·The paper mannequin walks at night on the old stage, the faceless bride in the mirror·Behind every strange thing, there are forgotten folk blood, tears and warmth ---🌟Reading highlights: ✅Cultural deep cultivation: real Xiangxi folk customs + ancient mythological research, a wealth of knowledge! ✅ Rhythm explosion: Unit tricks + main line advancement, full of suspense, intensive fun! ✅ The characters are vivid: the venomous Bai Wuchang, the gentle Liu Ling, the philistine fox girl... The team is warm and exciting every day! ✅ The pattern is open: from one town to the whole country, from local Shinto to global mythology collision! --- 📢 Exclusive recommendation for Tomato readers: · Suspense lovers who like "Mysterious Resurrection" and "I Have an Adventure House", this book is more "folklore"! · Tired of seeing the system cultivating immortality? Come and experience the hard-core growth path of "incense becoming a god + contract repair"! · The structure of unit drama + main plot means you can enter the trap at any time without any pressure, and you can stay up late to catch up and you won't be able to stop! --- 💬 Popular comments from readers: "I thought it was a story about a little town god farming, but it turned out that the story opened up to the restart of the myth of all mankind!" "The ghost bride made me cry when I read it. It was obviously a horror story, but in the end I was so moved." "I could read a hundred chapters of Bai Wuchang and the fox girl's daily life! The team interaction is so interesting!" --- 📌 Keywords: # Folklore Suspense # Shinto Flow # Xiangxi Secret Stories # Unit Drama # Group Image Growth # # Behind the scenes layout --- 🎯 Suitable for the following people: · Suspense lovers who prefer a deep cultural background · Readers who like team growth and daily interaction · Imaginative party who are interested in the "Chinese-style gods" setting · You who want to see modern weird things + mythological revival themes without routine! --- 🌄 The last sentence: When monsters from other worlds tear apart the sky, and when the gods of the West descend on the city - don't forget that in the mountains and rivers of this land, sleeps the oldest covenant of protection in the East. And I, Chen Mo, the last city god, will restart the mountains and seas, and redefine the world --- ⬇️ Click to read and enter the shocking world of weird things in western Hunan and the restart of Shinto! (6,000 Updates per day, quality assurance, welcome to join!)

16 灵 The Supernatural Returns, and the Eternal Night Begins Qingyuan Vocational High School ProdigyMystery2.4M WordsOngoing 323.9kReads9.3Score26.2kShelves

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These books are all good-looking and have many twists and turns. They are the kind of books that you can't stop reading once you read them.

23 诡 The Supernatural Has Returned? Sorry, I’m the Supernatural Inspiration Brainstorm ExplosionMystery1.7M WordsOngoing 75.9kReads8.6Score9.4kShelves

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The overall structure is very good and the content is relatively good and refined. It is not like other novels that are slow and stupid and write whatever comes to mind.

25 第 The Fourth Law The Fourth LawUrban277k WordsOngoing 28Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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[Bookshelf plus one][Bookshelf plus one] Unconventional zombies, thrillers, suspense, supernatural, and apocalyptic science fiction all rolled into one. [Bookshelf plus one][Bookshelf plus one][Bookshelf plus one][Bookshelf plus one] The logic is rigorous, and it is not a brainless AI novel. The long series is steadily updated. It is highly recommended to read two chapters to test the waters, [Bookshelf plus one][Bookshelf plus one]

26 西 Southwest Ghost Stories Nanshui XiaoshengMystery822k WordsCompleted 107Reads—Score—Shelves

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Short, simple ghost story

27 惊 Thriller: I Only Sell Haunted Houses Nicholas GoudanMystery1.5M WordsCompleted 117.8kReads5.8Score12.5kShelves

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This horror novel is one of the best I have read in recent years. The male protagonist is not afraid of ghosts after seeing them once or twice, and his skills are very strong, which is more in line with normal people's reaction to seeing ghosts. It's very suitable for someone like me who loves to eat and watch! ! Super recommended! !

28 午 Midnight Surprise Qiaodou Sack QAQUrban171k WordsCompleted 522Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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😱😱😱😱Help! These horror novels are the best of them all. They filled me with the fear of a deserted village. I didn't dare to let out my breath while reading. I felt a chill on my back, as if I was being dragged into an endless abyss. Don't enter for the faint of heart!

31 我 I Have 36,524 Folk Horror Stories Nalan XiMystery2.5M WordsOngoing 21.4kReads5.8Score1.5kShelves

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Weird thriller horror novel

33 国 Weird Stories About the National Fortunes: Fear of Being Weird and Not Violent Enough Sweet TeaMystery746k WordsCompleted 93kReads8.7Score17.7kShelves

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You can take a look, these four books are all about swordsmen and they are quite scary.

37 鬼 Ghost Orchid Wen YufengMystery124k WordsCompleted 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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The design is clever, the content is compact, and the plot is novel. Once you take a look at it, you won't be able to stop!

39 冒 The Fake Master Walks Between Yin and Yang: Sweet-Talking the Living, Battling Vengeful Ghosts Lantern-Bearing WuchangMystery1.0M WordsCompleted 676Reads5.8Score109Shelves

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"Horror Folklore [Fake Master Shocks Hundreds of Demons]" unlimited streaming + folklore horror + light comedy + survival + unit drama + single female protagonist + intensive entertainment! Not stuck! ! ! Worth a look! ! ! [The divine work of bird food] [The divine work of bird food] [The divine work of bird food] [The divine work of bird food] [The divine work of bird food] [The divine work of bird food]

40 夜 Night Club Ghost Recording Jade DragonMystery278k WordsCompleted 235Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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After watching it, I had a nightmare for a week, being chased by 💀[petrified][petrified][petrified]

48 我 My Spirit Summoning Is a Little Unorthodox Lost Fish MintMystery981k WordsOngoing 1.3kReads6.1Score103Shelves

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Highly recommended to take a look

49 诡 Weird Question Shiyue 8Mystery424k WordsOngoing 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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Oh my god, how can it be so beautiful?

50 放 Endless Movies Three and a Half Pots13k WordsCompleted —Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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The real fear is not the ghost, it is the untouchable abyss in which you are trapped. This book uses the calmest words to write the most piercing despair.