Novels like The Eerie Spirit
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- 1 The Medium Forensic Doctor 通灵法医 To doctors, death is simply the inevitable result of illness or injury. Medically speaking, every death is caused by an illness or injury. Even elderly people who die peacefully in their sleep after a long life must have some underlying condition that explains it. As a result, medicine’s understanding of life and causality becomes mechanical, simplistic, even brutal. If someone has a fever, lower their temperature. If they have stomach cancer, remove part of the damaged stomach. If their blood p 164Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Spirit Loans 贷灵 My master found me swaddled in a blanket eighteen years ago. Eighteen years later, I was told I would only live to the age of twenty. With just two years of life left, I have to do everything I can to survive. I have no money or influence, but I do have one thing that sets me apart from ordinary people: I’m a young feng shui master. 74Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 3 The Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Gate 诡门十三针 After graduating from college, I spent months looking for a decent job and couldn’t find one. Then Grandpa handed me his herbal medicine stall, saying it was an inheritance passed down through the Xia family and could make a fortune. Grandpa had conned me. He said it would make a fortune, but in more than two months I hadn’t made a single sale. That night, the pretty older sister next door, whom I rarely spoke to, came to see me... 212Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 4 Heavenly Master of Demon Subjugation 伏魔天师 Lighting lamps and telling ghost stories, the taboos of yin and yang. The Three Mao Sect's wondrous secret arts, capable of seizing the workings of creation; soul-binding plaques, shrouded in mysteries that even ghosts and gods cannot fathom; and ancient taboos that inspire dread. The only Maoshan Sect leader in history to vanish under mysterious circumstances. He seizes the secrets of heaven and earth and walks between the realms of yin and yang, revealing the hidden side of the ancient Taoist 4Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 5 City of Evil Spirits 邪灵都市 I've been dating my girlfriend for a year. This Lunar New Year, I went back to her hometown with her to meet her parents. I never expected… 465Reads6.8Score10314d adds
- 6 The Gate of Death 死亡之门 Not every game is meant to be played. The moment the gates of desire opened, our entire class set out on a road with no return. The campus belle and my friends began dying one by one, and that was only the beginning. The moment the phone rang, the gates of death opened too. 156Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 7 Soul Snatcher 勾魂儿 My friend played a game, and it ended up bringing trouble down on them… 197Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 8 The Strange Dao: From the Start, a Vengeful Spirit in the Marshal's Mansion 诡道，开局大帅府里的怨灵 [Supernatural + Suspense + Adventure] Yin soldiers crossing the border? I’ll draw talismans to trap them, borrow the incense offerings of the living, and force them to crawl back on their knees! Vengeful spirits haunting me? I’ll use copper coins to bind their souls and seal them in the earth’s ley lines. Feng shui curses? I’ll redirect the dragon veins and defy fate itself. In the chaotic Republic of China era, warlords carve up the land, yin soldiers march through, and living corpses roam by n —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Mysterious Revival: The Memory Sequence 神秘复苏之记忆序列 In an age of the Five Turbidities, vengeful ghosts run rampant. A memory from the past, traveling against time. A long stairway to godhood, built from memories. This time, the Ghost Rider Headquarters’ records gained a new codename: “Postman.” Cheng Yuan: When you read this, your name will already be in my little notebook. [Lord of the Mysteries] + [Mystery Revival] (Not a saint) (No female lead) (Will stop at nothing) (A false mastermind) (Not a power fantasy, contains angst, and doesn’t suck 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 My Lady Ghost 我的女鬼大人 An unlucky guy is possessed by a mysterious and beautiful female ghost. Under her tutelage, he masters spirit arts, practices Maoshan Taoist magic, and hunts ghosts, vanquishes demons, and fights evil to protect the righteous! 33Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 11 Tales of the Malevolent Spirits 凶灵秘闻录 A strange space hides countless mysteries. It is filled with danger and crises, and death lurks everywhere. Everyone who enters has only one thought: survive! 14Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 12 There's a Ghost Behind Me 身后有鬼 I told a ghost story in the middle of the night, and then… 50Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 13 Resurrection of Evil Spirits in the City 都市之厉鬼复苏 This is the worst of times, but not the best of times. This is an age of idealism, when the ideal triumphs over the material. Evil spirits return, vengeful ghosts emerge, and the world is overrun by demons. There are no Maoshan Taoists, nor are there immortals, gods, Buddhas, or demons. Only ghosts can fight ghosts. Live with ghosts, and dance with them. 134Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 14 My Stunning Wife Has Five Souls, and I Can't Handle It! 绝美老婆有五魂，我直呼受不鸟！ [One heroine]+ [Supernatural]+ [Urban]+ [Daoism]+ [Underworld]+ [No System]+ [Not invincible] Lin Xuan is the ninety-fifth-generation heir of the Maoshan Sect. In his twentieth year in this world, his master told him that his destiny was still uncertain, and that descending the mountain before he turned thirty would bring disaster. He didn't believe it. The moment he came down from the mountain, however, Judge Lu hauled him off to the Underworld, saying he wanted to introduce him to a wife... Th 1.7kReads5.9Score22314d adds
- 15 The Genius Who Fell from the Heavens 天降鬼才 I don't know the arts of Qimen Dunjia, or the secrets of feng shui and the Eight Trigrams, but everyone in the jianghu calls me an unparalleled genius. Why? Because there's a hole in my head! It's stuffed with modern knowledge from the new era! Honestly, I'm a very proper and refined person. Believe it or not, I certainly do. 9Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 16 Nightmares Awaken 噩梦复苏 What would you do if one day the world went dark and you became a walking corpse? I never expected to live to see tomorrow. We’re just a bunch of poor wretches who could die at any moment. I hate that I keep struggling. I look at the world in despair. Sometimes, you never know how wonderful the world after death can be. New book: My Apocalypse Is Not Normal. 38Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 17 You Audacious Demon! I Can Tell at a Glance You're Not Human 大胆妖孽！我一眼就看出你不是人 [Mystery + crime-solving + fantasy + no harem] When the world defies the natural order, it becomes a demon. When a person strays from the human path, they become a fiend. When a soul refuses to depart, it becomes a ghost. When an object behaves abnormally, it becomes a monster. This is an age when the gods are nowhere to be seen, and demons, fiends, ghosts, and monsters run rampant. The imperial court established the Xuanjing Bureau to exterminate evil and uphold the Way. A Xiuchun saber, a Gold 16Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 18 The Yin-Yang Life and Death Command 阴阳生死令 Everyone is born with a Life-and-Death Token on their spiritual platform. What happens when someone sees your Life-and-Death Token…? Did you know that people can actually lose their memories? Yet hidden inside my Life-and-Death Token is a bewitchingly handsome man. The secret of life, death, and reincarnation lies within a death pendant, and a revenge plot, along with love and hatred hidden for three thousand years, is finally coming to light… 1.1kReads8.6Score10114d adds
- 19 I’m an Immortal Cultivator, and I’m Beating Up Ghosts Online 我，修仙者，在线锤鬼 He transmigrates to another world, where demons and monsters are on the rise! A headless female ghost outside a lonely grave. A skinned ghost hiding in a mall fitting room. A morgue where the dead dance at midnight. The sinister, eerie Dongling Village… The world has been transformed, and evil spirits wreak havoc! Fortunately, Lu Xiu awakens a god-tier cultivation System. From then on, the world has a tough guy who chases vicious ghosts through the streets. Ghost King: “Holy crap! Big brother, l 820Reads7.5Score12214d adds
- 20 The Yin-Yang Inn 阴阳旅店 From the day I was born, underworld soldiers came to drag my soul away. At eight, I arrived at the Yin-Yang Inn and began working as a guide for the dead. From then on, I guided both the dead and the living. Every ghost or living person who came to the inn had a secret they couldn't tell. The Yin-Yang Inn has strange rules. Ghosts must sign a contract, while the living must stay the night. Whether or not their request is fulfilled, their payment is never refunded. Even so, guests keep coming one 257Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 21 Soul Stabber 刺魂 In the eyes of many people, I’m an idle good-for-nothing. I own a shop, yet keep it closed every day so I can sleep. I have a dog, yet often can’t even afford to buy dog food. In reality, I’m a Soul Tattooist. As long as you have the money, I can tattoo the dead onto someone’s body, whether they’re vengeful spirits seeking payback or benevolent spirits returning a favor. 25Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 22 Demons and Monsters: My Days at the Embroidered Uniform Guard Bureau 妖魔鬼怪：我在锦衣司的日子 College student Gu Ximing is walking along when he suddenly finds himself in the Great Ming Dynasty, a world teeming with demons and monsters. To make matters worse, he's dumped in the dungeon of the Brocade-Clad Guard's Garrison Office and made a jailer. “Demon and Monster Compendium, open...” “Reward...” “Cultivation technique...” “Divine weapon...” With his golden finger, Gu Ximing carries the light of the Great Ming's sun and moon and wields the Demon-Slaying Blade, sweeping away demons and 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 One Hundred Ways to Encounter a Ghost 见诡一百法 The day my eldest uncle died, all our relatives and friends went to his funeral. My cousins wailed as they finished burning the joss paper. When it was my turn, I just couldn't cry. I could have faked it, but no tears would come, and my aunt's family looked displeased. That wasn't really a big deal. The problem was that when I tossed paper money into the brazier, the flames, which had been burning fiercely, went out in an instant! I tried several times, and it happened every time. It was creepy, 1.9kReads8.5Score13414d adds
- 24 Possessed by an Evil Spirit 撞邪 Grandpa spent his whole life doing good deeds. He never imagined that one night, he would ruin a young girl's life... 290Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 25 Forbidden Burial Ground 阴坟禁地 The beautiful female corpse in the yin grave turns out to have been my wife in a previous life... In this life, a female Taoist priest has taken a liking to me. The beautiful female corpse and the sexy Taoist priestess in fishnet stockings are fighting over me? How am I supposed to choose...? 4Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 26 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Get Stronger by Killing Ghosts 灵气复苏:杀鬼就变强 Chang Can transmigrates to another world called the Xuanhuang Empire and obtains a Super Enhancement System. As long as he has enough enhancement points, he can enhance anything. Enhancement points are earned by killing the uncanny. To gather enough, Chang Can ventures farther and farther down the path of killing the uncanny... 298Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 27 Living Witness to the Strange 活见异闻 Grandpa had seen a ghost for himself. In the dead of night, he went behind the villagers’ backs to dig up a dead woman’s grave, and even stripped off her... 36Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 28 Peering into Immortality: The Eye That Sees Through Illusions 窥仙：破妄之眼 Gu Xian, a college student, never imagined that his closest roommate would vanish completely from everyone's memories overnight. His classmates don't remember him, he's missing from the photos, and even their social media history has been erased. Gu Xian is the only person in the world who remembers that he ever existed. At that moment, a pale blue-white light blazed in Gu Xian's eyes. He saw another face of the world: the hidden realm of cultivation, concealed beneath ordinary cities and foreve —Reads—Score18214d adds
- 29 Stay Away, Spirits 阴人勿扰 Someone dug up our family grave and put the newlywed daughter-in-law who’d just died in their family in there. My uncle told me to go get her out in the middle of the night... 477Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 30 A Terrifying, Eerie Dream 惊悚诡异梦 He had a strange dream. In it, he experienced bizarre, absurd, and utterly terrifying events. As one horrifying ordeal followed another, he began to uncover the truth behind it all… [This book’s style: supernatural, suspenseful, with comedic elements.] [Urban + suspense + paranormal + deduction + calculating protagonist + endless flow] 35Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 31 The Dragon Raises the Coffin 龙抬棺 There is an ancient stone stele in Qinglong Mountain. Its inscription reads: “The living must not enter; the dead must not be buried.” The local county records state that during the Hongwu era of the Great Ming, a coffin pulled by nine dragons descended from the heavens and landed on Qinglong Mountain. And I am the child of the person in that coffin. 408Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 32 Mystery Revival: A New Beginning 神秘复苏：新的开端 (The pacing is a little slow at first, but it definitely gets good later!) Vicious ghosts roam the world, and people are lost and helpless. The world is changing. There are always those favored by fate, and those blessed with good fortune, but this is only the story of an ordinary person. 12Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 33 There's Something Strange About My Body 我的身体有诡异 [Alternate Setting] + [Slow Burn] + [Lovecraftian] + [No Romance] A modern city, beneath the neon lights. Have you ever seen something twisted and strange, writhing before your eyes? Have you ever heard those whispers that never cease? Elven ballads, ancient dragons' low growls, a vampire clan's feast, the first shoots of the uncanny... Paranormals, taboo objects, occult arts, curses, demons, lands unknown... Oh, my dear friend. Have you ever heard of the King of a Thousand Faces, the Measure of 8Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 34 EN Martial Extremes: Crushing All Demons and Deities 极道淬体，横推一切妖魔鬼怪 [Otherworld + Weird Immortals + Extreme Path + Invincible + Steamrolling + No Female Lead + Power Fantasy] There's nothing a single body-tempering session can't solve. If there is, then temper your body twice, ten times, a hundred times, ten thousand times... Zhang You stumbles into a bizarre cultivation world and nearly gets carved up to serve as bar snacks. Luckily, he awakens a special constitution that lets him temper his body without limit, setting him on the legendary path of extreme marti 461Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 35 The Northeast Paranormal Investigator 东北灵异先生 Fangshi, spirit mediums, exorcists: these professions are famous, but their abilities are limited. There is one calling that stands above them all: its practitioners are known as paranormal masters. My name is Huo Jie. When I was nine, I encountered a vengeful spirit and nearly died of fright. To survive, I became a paranormal master! From then on, I roamed between the worlds of yin and yang, wielded the art of feng shui, and guided ghosts and gods through their trials! 230Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 36 The Gravedigger 掘墓人 Eighteen years ago, Grandpa found me in the arms of a female corpse and brought me home. Eighteen years later, I went grave-robbing with Grandpa and dug up a gorgeous beauty… 582Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 37 The Hundred-Ghost Storyteller 百诡传人 To solve the mystery of the Seventy-Two Ghost Mounds, Yang Tianming descends the mountain with the Hundred Ghosts Register, ventures into the city, and meets beautiful women. He rescues a Corpse Sister, practices forbidden arts, and guides wandering spirits to the afterlife. With the Soul-Whipping Whip in hand and the Hundred Ghosts Register at his side, when the Dragon Soul returns to his body, he won’t be alone! 74Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 38 Horror Revival: I Get Stronger from the Start by Slaying Ghosts 恐怖复苏：开局砍鬼就变强 Tong Zheng transmigrates into a world where supernatural horrors have returned and ghosts run rampant. He activates the Physical Exorcism System. He starts with a knife, and the only way to level up is to slash. A vengeful ghost haunts a hospital. Tong Zheng arrives and strikes once, leaving it completely stunned. Ghost: What did I ever do to deserve dying to a blade like that? A construction site uncovers an ancient tomb, where a century-old fierce ghost causes trouble. Tong Zheng arrives to su 1.1kReads8.5Score10114d adds
- 39 Possessed by the Demon-Suppressing Tower, I Rise to Godhood with the Demons' Help 镇妖塔附身，众妖魔助我成神 The Six Realms are locked in chaos, heaven and earth are crumbling. Gods and demons wage war, while monsters and ghosts run rampant. Immortals and Buddhas descend to earth as divine beasts roar. At the summit of the Celestial Realm, Sun Zheng swings his sword and cleaves heaven and earth. In the shadowy underworld, Sun Zheng holds up his pagoda to subdue the demons! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Records of Yin-Yang Mysteries 阴阳异闻录 The newly dead have their brows painted and faces made up; those long dead have their skin painted and bones carved. The people around you may not be human, and the stories you've heard for years may be more than just stories. 447Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 41 The Hidden Dragon 龙隐者 Xia Yan, an ordinary college student, inherits the legacy of a lich from another world, and his life becomes extraordinary. Leading a squad of little skeletons as he conquers the city, he is both the Grim Reaper and a superhero. The campus beauty, the queen of the music world, the domineering female CEO... all bask in the glow of Xia Yan's soulflame! Vampires? Werewolves? Angels? Demons? He takes them all down! He rides a bone dragon into battle against an airborne carrier, and unleashes a zombi 202Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 42 Yellow Springs Medical Hall 黄泉医馆 On the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, ghosts roam at night and the living must keep away. Yet on Linjiang Road, an unremarkable clinic stands with all four doors wide open, inviting every kind of visitor. Above the eaves hangs a gilded plaque bearing four large characters: “Yellow Springs Clinic.” 531Reads8.1Score10014d adds
- 43 Strange Feng Shui Affairs 风水异事 My grandfather is a feng shui master. While he was away, a woman came looking for him. After I greeted her, I saw purple-black veins of blood on her face, writhing on their own… 1.7kReads8.8Score52014d adds
- 44 The Divine Seer in Hemp Robes 麻衣女神相 Face reading is based on the Book of Ma Yi. Study someone’s face, and you can read them right before their eyes. Wealth and poverty, fortune and misfortune, blessing and calamity: it is all written in a single face. The Divine Physiognomist Ma Yi says: “When the heart is good but the face is not, the face will follow the heart. When the face is good but the heart is not, the face will fade as the heart does.” 2.7kReads8.5Score25314d adds
- 45 The Eerie Coffin in Deep Waters 深水诡棺 When I was ten, I fell into a well. Deep in the water was a coffin. After I saw it, I was plagued by nightmares and fell ill. My grandfather gave me a piece of deadwood to protect my life, and I miraculously recovered! From then on, strange and supernatural events followed one after another, and all kinds of mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas came after me! Even stranger, a mysterious neighbor moved in next door. He was fair-skinned, beautiful, and long-legged, with a mastery 191Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 46 The Last School Bus 末班校车 [A female-focused mystery thriller, a brain-teasing and hilarious redemption story] From here on, I'll personally take you on this last school-bus journey... You'll see a terrifying doll sitting right beside you... You'll witness a string of murders in a girls' dormitory, all within a single year... You'll shudder at the bizarre death of a school beauty who was three months pregnant... You'll rage at the evil hidden in a fog-shrouded residential complex along the way... And you'll encounter the 417Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 47 The Daoist in Blue 青衣道人 "A Feel-Good Taoist Power Fantasy + Unstoppable Domination of the City! + No Female Lead" "Building a Taoist Temple Alone + Holding Court in the Golden Triangle of Northern Myanmar + Looking Down on All Under Heaven!" Dressed in blue, with a black sword in hand, he slays gods when gods appear and vanquishes Buddhas when Buddhas come! The Thirty-Six Heavenly Powers and the Seventy-Two Earthly Arts! The Twin-Fish Jade Pendant, mummies, pyramids, lizardmen beneath the earth, A world unlike any othe 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Vengeful Ghost Returns: Endless Abyss 厉鬼复苏之无尽深渊 I’m a huge fan of "Mysterious Revival". I’d never written anything before, but one day I suddenly felt like writing a supernatural horror novel. Feel free to take a look. The author is a scaredy-cat and is afraid of getting flamed. Zhou Ming’s story begins on the last bus, but no one knows where it will end. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Eerie Coffin Bearers 诡抬棺 Nine peaks, a sea of blood, mountains of bones... Murderous danger lurks everywhere. Every step is fraught with peril, and I never know how much longer I'll survive. It wasn't until I deciphered the nursery rhyme I'd heard when I became someone's disciple that I uncovered a shocking secret... 63Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 50 The Supernatural General Store 妖妖灵杂货铺 A dilapidated grocery store goes by another name: Yaoyao Ling. Think that sounds strange? The owner of this shop is stranger still. Other people hunt ghosts, but he eats them. You’re afraid of going to hell, but he was born there. After thousands of years, he can no longer tell whether he is human or ghost. But he knows exactly why he is still alive. Everything begins in this little grocery store, where funny, thrilling, and fascinating supernatural tales await. It’s all here at the Yaoyao Ling 117Reads7.0Score—14d adds
