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Horror Novels Scary Enough to Make You Afraid to Turn Off the Lights

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GPT-6 Luna

Looking for something like *There Are Ghosts in the Office: Don't Work Overtime*. Ideally, a collection of short horror stories like *The Haunted Neighbor at Midnight*, the kind that makes your hair stand on end.

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1 The Border of Horror: 100 Absolutely Horrifying Ghost Stories The Out-of-Control Editorial DepartmentMystery432k WordsCompleted 3kReads8.7Score243Shelves
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After reading the first story, my scalp went numb😭😭😱
2 Folk Tales Qu GaofengMystery1.0M WordsCompleted 1.1kReads8.8Score105Shelves
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That's because I'm cowardly! ! [Petrochemical][Petrochemical][Petrochemical]
3 Strange Stories from the Countryside Zhang XiaoheMystery156k WordsCompleted 2.1kReads9.1Score147Shelves
4 Strange Stories from a Deserted Village The Out-of-Control Editorial DepartmentMystery304k WordsCompleted 386Reads8.7Score—Shelves
5 Notes on Taboos in Northeast China JunlanMystery122k WordsCompleted 1.1kReads8.8Score102Shelves
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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.
6 Midnight Terror: a Human Story That Makes People Think Deeply Gold Is MoneyMystery142k WordsCompleted 550Reads8.8Score—Shelves
7 Midnight Surprise Qiaodou Sack QAQUrban171k WordsCompleted 522Reads8.7Score—Shelves
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After reading the first story, my scalp went numb😭😭😱😱
8 Ghost Whispers in the Middle of the Night Millennium Old DemonMystery87k WordsCompleted 9.5kReads9.0Score301Shelves
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It's not scary, only more scary. It makes me feel scared.
9 Notes of Folk Ghosts Sun MingyuanMystery95k WordsCompleted 525Reads9.3Score—Shelves
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I always feel like there are a pair of eyes watching me [petrified] [petrified] [petrified]
10 Yin Yang Hot Pot Restaurant Yan HuoMystery806k WordsCompleted 393Reads7.7Score—Shelves
11 I May Have Changed My Life Hidden KnifeMystery808k WordsCompleted 75Reads8.9Score—Shelves
12 Midnight Ghost Market, the Living People Avoid It Wine-Eating MonkMystery592k WordsCompleted 3.2kReads9.1Score208Shelves
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🔥🔥 If you are timid, you accidentally entered it⚠️⚠️ Zundu is very scary. When I watched it, my hair stood on end. The creepy feeling made me afraid to even go to the toilet. Whoever watched it will know how scary it is! !
13 Hell Inn Sun Jiu Is ConfusedMystery814k WordsCompleted 2.8kReads9.0Score190Shelves
14 The Years When I Was a Teacher's Wife Gold Is MoneyMystery1.6M WordsCompleted 369Reads8.7Score—Shelves
15 I Have a Paper Shop Er LeiMystery806k WordsCompleted 202Reads8.7Score—Shelves
16 It's All the Fault of the Haunted House NightMystery907k WordsCompleted 153Reads8.7Score—Shelves
17 Give Me Back My Soul God Holds the KeyMystery644k WordsCompleted 128Reads6.5Score—Shelves
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Blame me for not having a strong heart [Petrochemical][Petrochemical][Petrochemical]
18 Imbalance in the World Xiao YouqianMystery94k WordsCompleted 173Reads7.7Score—Shelves
19 Cycle Drunk QiyeMystery133k WordsCompleted 404Reads8.3Score—Shelves
20 Out of Control Person LookMystery100k WordsCompleted 17Reads5.8Score—Shelves
21 I Worked as a Detective in the Republic of China Sun MingyuanUrban146k WordsCompleted 246Reads8.9Score—Shelves
22 Evil Tale 5: the Powerful Situation The Out-of-Control Editorial DepartmentMystery243k WordsCompleted 148Reads9.2Score100Shelves
23 Evil Tale 4: Tide of Hate The Out-of-Control Editorial DepartmentUrban175k WordsCompleted 228Reads9.3Score103Shelves
24 Evil Tale 3: Abyss of Desire The Out-of-Control Editorial DepartmentMystery209k WordsCompleted 194Reads9.2Score109Shelves
25 Evil Tales 2: Vanity Fair The Out-of-Control Editorial DepartmentMystery267k WordsCompleted 326Reads9.3Score107Shelves
26 Notes of Visiting Souls 2: Farewell to Entering the World Drunken and Mr.Mystery196k WordsCompleted 31Reads7.9Score—Shelves
27 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]
28 The Last Soul Master TalkerMystery813k WordsCompleted 181Reads8.4Score—Shelves
29 Underworld Agent StarsMystery810k WordsCompleted 36Reads6.1Score—Shelves
30 The Years I Was a Mourner Luo SanMystery302k WordsCompleted 132Reads8.6Score—Shelves
31 The Underworld Calls Me Mr. Little HelinEastern Fantasy803k WordsCompleted 617Reads5.8Score—Shelves
32 This Taoist Priest Is Not Too Cold Brother Catching GhostsMystery802k WordsCompleted 782Reads7.8Score—Shelves
33 I Live in Fengmen Village Naughty LeopardMystery807k WordsCompleted 632Reads6.1Score—Shelves
34 Strange Grave An Ink KnifeMystery802k WordsCompleted 103Reads7.0Score—Shelves
35 There's a Trick in the Words Chen TaiyaoMystery88k WordsCompleted 9Reads7.7Score—Shelves
36 Midnight Gravekeeper RoseMystery802k WordsCompleted 4kReads8.4Score247Shelves
37 Borrower from the Underworld The Out-of-Control Editorial DepartmentMystery1.3M WordsCompleted 3.1kReads9.1Score366Shelves
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🔥🔥Timid🈲Look! Those with a weak heart 🈲Look! Watch it tonight 🈲! Watch it before going to bed 🈲! !
38 Netherworld Emperor: Start with the Blood Coffin! As Bloody as FlowersMystery1.1M WordsCompleted 510Reads5.8Score—Shelves
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This book is so stimulating, my scalp is numb, the blood coffin by the river late at night, the woman outside the window, the knock on the door at midnight, the bloody fingerprints on the door, someone under the bed, a female ghost sleeping together, the face on the beam, the longevity shoes in front of the bed, the bloody faucet in the toilet... [Add one to the bookshelf]
39 The Strange and Supernatural Things I’ve Heard and Seen Graduate Student of Folk MysticismMystery410k WordsOngoing 842Reads5.8Score114Shelves
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Horrible, real, but not very popular
40 Midnight Neighbor Plucking Plum Blossoms, Drunk in Luoyang7k WordsCompleted 132Reads8.8Score—Shelves
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The first two short stories are collected together, and the third is a thriller and funny novel.
41 Don't Work Overtime If There Is Something Wrong in the Office Plucking Plum Blossoms, Drunk in Luoyang6k WordsCompleted 99Reads8.8Score—Shelves
42 The Secrets of Journey to the West Plucking Plum Blossoms, Drunk in LuoyangMystery551k WordsCompleted 35Reads5.8Score—Shelves
43 Insomniacs' Forbidden Tales: 444 Midnight Ghost Stories Jun NanchaoMystery1.1M WordsCompleted 5.1kReads5.8Score451Shelves
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A thriller with an Easter egg at the end of each story. I have 444 folk ghost stories that will cause you to lose sleep at midnight, are absolutely terrifying, will definitely make you sweat, and will definitely cover your head with quilts! There will be illustrations or Easter eggs in the "Author has something to say" at the end of each chapter! But before you click on it, please be mentally prepared. The author is not responsible for any consequences! [Horror and Supernatural] [Horror Folklore] [Country Ghost Stories] [Real Cases] [Urban Weirdness] [Late Night Cold Sweat] [Scalp Numbness] [Folk Fairies and Monsters] [Short Unit Stories] [Unit Linkage and Easter Eggs] In order to prepare readers mentally, the horror level of each story is divided into [1 o'clock] [2 o'clock] [3 o'clock], which corresponds to the insomnia until 1, 2, and 3 o'clock in the middle of the night after reading this story. It is worth reminding that these three levels only represent the degree of horror and do not determine whether the story is exciting or not. Even a story that only makes you sleepless until 1 o'clock can make people sleep in summer without turning on the air conditioner and break out in cold sweat!! There is no main plot, it is absolutely terrifying! Not for the faint of heart! ! Do it at your own risk! ! ! [Sorry for the bad writing! ! ! ! ] The whole text is interspersed with many "surprises" and unexpectedness. Now, open the first chapter - look at tonight, what time did you start watching? What time did you go to bed? Easter egg at the end of the introduction: There are few stories with the level [all night], you can savor it carefully.
44 I Have 36,524 Folk Horror Stories Nalan XiMystery2.5M WordsOngoing 21.4kReads5.8Score1.5kShelves
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A really nice short ghost story
45 A Collection of 36,524 Folk Horror Stories Alone Through the Cold AutumnMystery1.1M WordsOngoing 28.7kReads6.9Score1.8kShelves
46 Can't Read During the Day: a Strange Story Every Day Hong JiuMystery590k WordsCompleted 472Reads—Score—Shelves
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Take a look, friend
47 Tales of Strange Creatures in a Northeastern Mountain Village Hong JiuMystery142k WordsCompleted 4.2kReads—Score179Shelves
48 Horror and Spooky: Ghost Stories Hong JiuMystery426k WordsCompleted 319Reads—Score—Shelves
49 The Autobiography of a Yin Walker A MuyaoRural Life332k WordsCompleted 6.5kReads6.9Score293Shelves
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Have you noticed? The older generation in rural areas have many rules: don't blow whistles at night, don't walk on deserted mountain roads after rain, don't look at red and white events, and don't accept red papers from strangers. I used to think it was all old superstition. It wasn't until I was seven years old, had a double accident at fifteen, and got on that soulless bus at eighteen years old—that I understood: all folk taboos are living rules that predecessors paid for with their lives. The body is covered with paper ashes, the shroud walks at night, ghosts lead the way, and the yin and yang are reversed. I am a wanderer in the underworld. I travel between the two worlds. The most terrifying thing I have seen in the world is not ghosts, but the taboos you want to break because you don't believe in evil. The whole book is immersive and supernatural from the first-person perspective. There are no routines or delays. Every chapter is a terrifying experience!
50 Forbidden Love, Buried Before Daughter's Wedding Snails Don't Climb MountainsMarriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted 205Reads8.8Score—Shelves
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Don't be afraid if you secretly watch it late at night. I've already watched it first. The picture is so strong that I don't dare to sleep.