Period Settings, Horror, and the Supernatural: Give Me Some Fiery Horror Novels!! 年代，恐怖，灵异，就是很火辣的恐怖小说！！

1. 51 扎 The Paper Effigy Shop: Everyone Around Me Is a Big Shot 扎纸铺，我身边都是大佬 Jie Yu界玉Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted In our ancient land of China, many professions have their own rules and taboos. The older and more mysterious the craft, the more this is true. For example, when “asking the rice,” you must never ask how someone died; a coffin maker must never make their own coffin; a paper effigy maker must never draw eyes on a paper figure; and a spirit medium must never conduct a ceremony without all the members of their altar present... If any of these rules and taboos are broken, something terrifying will h 22.6kReads9.3Score2k14d adds

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   A suspenseful and supernatural film set in Northeast China.

2. 52 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 213.6kReads9.6Score25.4k14d adds
3. 53 暴 Getting Rich in 1993: Mei Yufen's Passion for a Rugged Hunk 暴富1993：美玉芬迷情猛糙汉 Xuanmo Daotian渲墨道天Modern Romance98k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Family + Getting Rich + Rugged Hero + Beauty] [A bewitching young bride left alone in an empty bed vs. a fierce heavy-truck driver from the countryside. From the start, it’s all fireworks and nonstop excitement.] {This is a web novel that breaks from the usual formula, with an author who guarantees it’s the real deal. No golden finger or any of that stuff: just an ordinary person turning her life around. It’s all about getting rich and enjoying the good life, without any forced —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A lighthearted, action-packed story set in a rough-and-tumble era. It's the first one I wrote. It focuses more on the characters' emotions and the real changes in the social environment. Those who like this kind of story can check it out.

4. 54 糙 Eight Years of Secret Love from a Rugged Man: Village Girl Chunhua Finally Breaks 糙汉八年暗恋，村女春花破防了 A Smile Topples the City, Snow一笑倾城雪Modern Romance520k WordsOngoing The height of summer, 1982. A rural village in northern China. Wang Chunhua has been widowed for three years, raising her family on her own. Everyone for miles around says she's had a hard life, but behind her back, no one is willing to lend a hand. Anyone who gets involved will never live it down. But Wu Hao, the village's bachelor at the end of the road, isn't afraid. He's had his eye on her for eight whole years, ever since the day she got married... Now the grass on her husband's grave is wa 22kReads7.0Score1.8k14d adds
5. 55 小 My Sweet, Soft Bride: The Rough, Dominant Man Can Never Spoil Her Enough 小媳妇软又娇，霸道糙汉宠不够 Flowers Bloom in the Wutong Tree梧生花Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted Original title: The Empty Bedroom Next Door: The Rough Truck Driver Coaxes Her to Have His Baby Every Night [Period setting + rough, rugged man + both leads’ first time + sweet romance + no rebirth, no transmigration] [Sweet, traditional beauty vs. untamed truck driver, with a striking difference in build and complexion that turns the tension up to the max] Li Weiying works at the Hongxing Cotton Mill. Lu Dingzhou, the “Living King of Hell” from the transport team, barged into her life. He was t 17.6kReads8.6Score1.6k14d adds
6. 56 开 From the Start, in a Year of Famine: The Self-Sacrificing Sister Wakes Up 开局荒年，扶弟魔变清醒 Cabbage Leaf卷心叶子Modern Romance605k WordsCompleted A time-travel story set in the 1960s, with a pocket dimension, famine, hoarding supplies, making money, and raising children. Chen Chunxia, a multinational company's CEO, transmigrates to 1960, during a famine, into the body of a woman with the same name. The original is a shameless enabler of her younger brother, unloved by her husband's family but cherished by her birth family. Her scumbag soldier husband despises her, but at least she has two children who love her. She transmigrates with her 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Historical fiction, about making money and acquiring items.

7. 57 地 The Essence of Heaven and Earth 地天髓 Spinach Noodles Without Any Spinach菠菜面里却没菠菜Mystery100k WordsOngoing One man is eighty years old, another is four hundred. In my youth, I climbed the mountains until my shoes wore through. Why, then, do clouds rise from the peaks tonight? I see a rainbow in the sky, then return to the world after hundreds of years. In an instant, a vast red cloud sweeps across the heavens. “Supernatural Mystery + Urban Cultivation + Primordial Wilderness + Tomb Raiding + Ancient Masks + Comedy + Horror...” I was different from the moment I was born. Others have three flowers gath 59Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This book is very good.

8. 58 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1.3kReads—Score10714d adds

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   It's addictive from the first glance; the story of the little ghost hunter who sells his house to save his grandfather begins.

9. 59 史 The Poorest County Magistrate's Wife in History Leads the Whole County to Prosperity 史上最穷县令夫人带全县百姓赚钱 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance993k WordsCompleted Hang Ying, head of a reclusive modern-day clan, dies during an expedition and transmigrates into Yingzi, the wife of Xu Mengran, a penniless county magistrate in the Great Chu Empire. Who ever heard of a county magistrate being poor? Well, this one wears a patched robe, and his wife earns money washing and mending clothes to help him pursue a career in the imperial examinations. They have no maids or guards, the yamen runners look down on them, and a rich young lady even comes to their door to b 706Reads7.0Score—14d adds
10. 60 千 The Heiress Was Coldly Kicked Out of Her Family, So She Moved to the Countryside 千金被无情赶出豪门，转身下乡了 Swords, Blades, Mountains, and Rivers刀剑山河Modern Romance3.5M WordsCompleted Shen Xuening was pushed down the stairs by the real heiress and died. To her surprise, she was reborn five years earlier. This time, she decisively traded places with the real heiress and became Cinderella, returning to her hometown in the countryside. Her home in the far northwest is far from the big cities, with mountains and trees everywhere and life blooming all around. Fishing, raising horses, growing vegetables, opening a country resort, filming videos, selling local specialties, developin 32kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds
11. 61 好 Phew, I Survived Another Day in the Cultivation World 好险，又在修仙界多活了一天 Mischievous and Cunning刁钻古怪Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation + System + genius protagonist + satisfying wish fulfillment + wicked female lead + no main-story romance, though she has a one-sided admirer] Merchants value profit over parting. After successfully eliminating her other illegitimate siblings and inheriting the family business, Ning Zhao pulls an all-nighter and dies of exhaustion. She transmigrates into a female-oriented cultivation novel titled After Proving My Dao by Killing My Husband, I Ascended on the Spot. And she 11.1kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
12. 62 我 I Wear the Stars to Come See the Sun and Moon 我披星辰，来见日月 Zhang Paopaopao张泡泡泡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn, System, making money, working hard! Not a romance. There are no romantic scenes in the main story. This is a story about a strong female lead, but she grows over time and isn't invincible from the very beginning. After returning to the time she graduated from junior high, Su Shiyi decides to break free from her heartless family for good. She'll study hard and train in combat, with one goal: to become a better version of herself, learn to protect herself, and never be manipulated again! D 12.2kReads9.2Score1.8k14d adds
13. 63 天 All Male Cultivators Are Fleeting Clouds 天下男修皆浮云 Green Robes in Misty Rain青衫烟雨Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Shi Qiu becomes a tempting morsel in the eyes of male cultivators, with everyone wanting a bite. Even with her naturally gifted spiritual bones, all the men in the world are beneath her notice. 2.8kReads9.0Score34414d adds
14. 64 低 Keep Your Voice Down. Is This Something to Be Proud Of? 低声些，难道这种事情很光彩吗？ A Kun Appears When the Sea Turns Blue海蓝时见鲲Modern Romance633k WordsCompleted [Interstellar + many males, few females + everyone adores her + one true love + all male characters are virgins + sweet romance] Yun Li transmigrates into the interstellar age as the only female in the universe. At the start, she picks up an identity bracelet, and learns the hard way that nothing is more expensive than something free: from the start, she inherits a debt of 300,000 star coins! Who gets it? Other heroines open their eyes to the joy of being surrounded by men, while she opens hers 16.8kReads8.9Score1.5k14d adds
15. 65 穿 Transmigrated to the 1950s, the Country Sent Me Abroad to Study 穿越五零，国家送我去留学 A Cup of Wine in the Spring Breeze Among Peach and Plum Blossoms桃李春风一杯酒丶Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [No Golden Finger] [Strong Female Lead] [Research] [Few Extreme Male Leads] [Academic Prodigy] [A Strong Nation] [1950s] [Family Life] [Positive Energy] [Romance] An optimistic, positive female lead who refuses to waste energy on negativity, and a handsome male lead who trades his pen for a gun. (The romance is very, very subtle so far. The main plot is studying abroad and doing research.) After waking from a nap, Shi Jiayi becomes one of the chosen ones of the 1950s. The tide of transmigration 71.6kReads9.3Score6.1k14d adds
16. 66 出 You Need Connections to Get Ahead? My Connection Is the Nation! 出来混讲背景？我的背景是国家！ Chattering Away多多嚷嚷Modern Romance2.9M WordsCompleted Fake Heiress and Real Heiress + Reborn + Strong Heroine and Strong Hero + System + Top Student + Patriotism + Academician In her past life, her younger brother was kidnapped, her parents and aunt died in a car accident, and her grandparents passed away from grief. Her cousin went missing, her female cousin jumped off a building, and she herself eventually died in a car accident. When she opens her eyes, Gu Yin is reborn! She has returned to the very moment her younger brother was kidnapped! 11.7kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
17. 67 贫 Just a Poor Rogue Cultivator. Why Are You Kneeling, Fellow Daoist? 贫穷散修一枚，道友何故下跪？ Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [No romance, ensemble cast] [A goofy trio of wandering cultivators] [Female-led cultivation progression, few scenes involving children, skip if that bothers you] Song Li transmigrates into a cultivation novel as the evil female supporting character. After bullying the heroine, she is thrown by her own brother into the Abandoned Infant Pagoda, where she dies at the hands of countless vengeful infant spirits. Waking inside the pagoda, she looks at the crying spirits and says, “I can be your mother 31.3kReads9.4Score4.2k14d adds
18. 68 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I Cultivate Immortality, Driving My Scumbag Ex and Stepmother Crazy 重生六零我修仙，渣男后妈气疯了 Dumb Little Deer呆小鹿Modern Romance146k WordsOngoing [Space + Rebirth + Period Setting + Mountains of Supplies + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Yun Shuyao, from the year 2026, is stabbed to death by her scumbag husband. When she opens her eyes, she has transmigrated to 1960, where her predecessor was starved to death in bed by her stepmother and stepsister. She gives a cold laugh. In her previous life, she worked for a scumbag. This time, she’s living for herself. Her space is full of mountains of supplies, and she happens to arrive during a famine. She 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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