Novels like The Haunted Coffin
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Haunted Coffin, best match first.
- 101 A Corrupted Heart 糜烂之心 Deep inside the Luocheng Police Department, a metal filing cabinet labeled “Bloodstained Files” holds dozens of long-unsolved, grisly cases. Each one once shocked the nation with its bizarre deaths, but limited forensic technology at the time meant they were ultimately filed away as “unsolved.” In 2025, advances in forensic science prompted the department to launch the “Bloodstained Files Resolution Project.” The first case to be reopened was the most controversial of them all: the “Terrifying P 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 102 Ghosts in Pieces 散装见鬼 Do you believe there are ghosts in this world? I think that question is as impossible to answer as whether there are dragons in this world. The answer you hear most often is: Believe in them, and they exist. Don’t believe in them, and they don’t. But if you ask me, my answer is simple: Yes! Not because I believe, but because I can see them. Of course, I wasn’t able to see them from birth. It all goes back to the strange experience I had when I was six... 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 103 The Godslayer of the Countryside 乡村弑神者 [Chinese-style horror + not a power fantasy + more terrifying the more you think about it] When I was eight, my maternal grandfather took my two uncles and me to Chang'an Village to help harvest rice. Not long after we arrived, someone died under mysterious circumstances. Worried something might happen to me, my grandfather told my eldest uncle to take me home first. Before we left, he repeatedly warned us not to speak to anyone we met on the road. My eldest uncle agreed, and we hurried back. Ha 722Reads8.9Score105Shelves
- 104 The Art of White Sorcery 白相术 Thieves Have Their Code Three tales: "The Art of White Magic," "A Thousand Killings," and "The Ultimate Thief" Two stories retold: "Bajie" and "Wukong" "The Art of White Magic": Even underhanded methods can save lives, and even righteous justice can kill. "A Thousand Killings": In old Shanghai, there were once four master pickpockets. Some speculate they may all have been aliases of the same person. "The Ultimate Thief": The pinnacle of thievery, and a game of wits between people. "Bajie": D 1.3kReads9.3Score267Shelves
- 105 A Yin Corpse Brought Me to the Mortal World: The Living, Keep Away 阴尸送我来人间，生人退避 My name is Luo Ansheng. I was delivered by a Yin Corpse. A Yin Corpse brought me into the world, and a hundred ghosts fought over their food. All manner of fearsome beings gathered, eager to devour my flesh and essence. After I gave them a good beating, they settled down and began competing to protect me. 4.2kReads8.8Score397Shelves
- 106 Terrifying Folklore: It Begins with the Weasel Spirit 恐怖民俗：从黄皮子开始 The day I was born, I bore the burden of the Five Ghosts, and my soul was bound. I was destined to die, but my grandfather used an evil folk ritual to borrow a life for me. When I was twelve, weasels surrounded the village. They told me the life I'd borrowed had to be repaid... 100Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 107 Sewing Yin Corpses, Suppressing Ghostly Calamities 缝阴尸，镇鬼祸 [Six Lines and Eight Trigrams, Soul Banners and Sacrificial Rites] Humans have three souls and seven spirits; ghosts have obsessions from the Nine Hells and the karmic flames of the Five Aggregates. But ever since I was born, I have been missing my [Earth Soul]. I’ve dealt with corpses since I was little. Other children played with colorful building blocks, fluffy stuffed animals, and little tin cars that could run. My toys were one battered corpse after another. Qimen Dunjia, puppetry that mani 823Reads6.7Score101Shelves
- 108 A Record of Funerals in a Small Town 小城丧葬录 In 2020, Rongcheng was battered by torrential rain. At 32, Chen Yan hit rock bottom after falling from a government post. Forced to resign over an air-gun incident, he crashed while hauling freight, went unpaid by an advertising agency, broke his leg at a construction site, and eventually became a food delivery rider, scraping by between his mortgage and daily expenses. One rainy night, he stopped to help someone and stumbled into the Xiao An Funeral Parlor, where he met Old Yang, who secretly c 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 109 The March Murder Hunt 三月追凶 I’m working hard to create the most boring, lowest-rated, most lackluster mystery novel on the entire internet. Sometimes even the author can’t understand it, but apparently lots of people enjoy novels they can’t understand. —Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 110 Terror Descends: It Begins at the Haunted Hotel 惊悚降临：从恐怖旅馆开始 Twisted rules, a world thrown out of balance, ancient gods whispering in secret, and indescribable horrors descending upon the world. Some die, some weep, some flee in every direction, while others fight their way upstream! 2kReads—Score164Shelves
- 111 The Chewing Sounds in the Abyss 深渊里的咀嚼声 The Sound of Chewing in the Abyss 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 112 Survived Eighteen Times: The Third Real Horror Movie 活过十八次：第三度真实恐怖电影 (Starring in Real Horror Movies) + (Infinite-Flow Supernatural Instances) If you happen to scroll through videos, Weibo, or Tieba and come across an invitation to the Third Degree Horror Movie, you will find yourself thrown into a horror movie, playing one of its characters. As the plot unfolds, bizarre, spine-chilling curses and eerie ghosts lurking everywhere will descend one by one. A village shrouded in a blood spring, a strange building, thirteen flights of stairs, a dark corridor, a silent 3.3kReads—Score398Shelves
- 113 Horror Academy: Dormitory 404 恐怖学院：404凶舍 A sensational incident once occurred at the academy. It was later completely covered up. Five years later, the academy opened its doors again. 2kReads—Score182Shelves
- 114 My Neighbor Knocks on the Wall at 3 A.M. Every Day 我的邻居每天准时在凌晨3点敲墙 My neighbor knocks on the wall at exactly 3 a.m. every day 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 115 Rule Horror: The Haunted Dormitory 规则怪谈：诡异寝室 [System + Horror + Loops + Mind-Bending] The supernatural returns, and tales of the uncanny descend upon the world. Asleep, Ye Nanxi is pulled into a world of eerie stories by a piercing shriek. Here, winning earns you a million in cash. Losing costs you your life. The first scenario is a dormitory. [Please read the rules carefully.] [Wang Niannian, Wen Bai, Zhou Ke, Jiang Ning, Pei Zhaoyue, and you share a dorm room. But there are only five people in the room.] [You can trust Wang Niannian unco 467Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 116 The Soul Ferryer Between Yin and Yang 阴阳渡魂人 Soul-snatching ghost weddings, bathroom hauntings, the legend of the red-clad senior, Thai black magic, ghost soldiers borrowing the road, man-eating mountain demons, nightmare fiends that enter your dreams, the mystery of the headless woman, a bizarre bride in an escape room, vengeful child spirits, games that summon ghosts, human organ trafficking, a shocking exhibition of human deformities, and long-lost Maoshan secrets... Do these things send a chill down your spine? - The truth is, this wor 186Reads9.2Score102Shelves
- 117 The Hand Reaching Out of the Coffin 棺材里伸出的手 The Hand Reaching Out of the Coffin —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 118 The Strange Realm Archives 诡域档案 Six years ago, Comrade Peng Gang, an outstanding investigator in the Ministry of State Security of Huaxia and deputy director of the Seventh Bureau, met a strange death while on a mission. Six years later, several investigators go missing one after another. The case they were investigating is deeply strange and has countless connections to the case from six years ago. In response, the mysterious investigation team, Fifth Bureau, Ninth Division, begins looking into a series of cases in the realm 332Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 119 Tales of the Supernatural 灵异怪谈 Yin-yang masters are fated to suffer the Five Evils and Three Deficiencies. Is there any way to escape their fate? A life-and-death romance with a bloodthirsty vampire zombie! After desperately searching for the Strange Records of Yin and Yang, he discovers it is all part of an even bigger conspiracy! The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, bloodthirsty vampire zombies, an inn in the underworld, an ancient Warring States tomb, and the Strange Records of Yin and Yang all feature in Strange Tales of the S 1.6kReads8.8Score137Shelves
- 120 Corpse Driving in Western Hunan: The Soul-Calling Guide on the Night Road 湘西赶尸：夜行引魂人 A sudden disaster at a mass grave! Wu Liangzi is struck on the back of the head and wakes among rotting coffins and bones, clutching a bloodstained piece of yellow paper. It bears the name of the man he has spent three years tracking down for murdering his father! Seven corpses in black robes dance around him all night, their lifeless eyes seeming to “acknowledge their master.” A mysterious corpse driver tosses him a life-and-death contract. “Four of your seven souls have scattered. If you can’t 240Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 Mysterious Curse 1 神秘诅咒1 [Supernatural Mystery + Urban Cultivation + Folk Taboos + A Passionate Coming-of-Age Story] Enter a sinister world concealed beneath the bustle of the modern city! I have no control over life or death. My name is Zhang Wen. I thought getting into college would let me escape that bleak village in the southwest. Then my grandfather died suddenly, with these words written in cinnabar on his palm: "Dig three feet down at the southeast corner of the wall." I unearthed a bloodstained notebook. Its fir 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 The Corpse-Reading Detective 诡案读尸人 The Corpse-Reading Detective 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 123 Strange Tales of a Mountain Village 山村异事 Mom tied a rope around her mouth and hanged herself over Dad's coffin! Forty-nine days later, Mom came back for me! 340Reads6.7Score103Shelves
- 124 The Golden Bait Project 黄金鱼饵计划 [Modern mystery, dark crime, twist-filled power fantasy] Cornered with no way out, he came up with a plan: the Golden Fish Bait scheme. He deliberately posted huge amounts of fake gold online, posing as a wealthy recluse to lure greedy thieves to his door. He set up layers of mechanisms, surveillance cameras, and traps in advance, hoping to take the thieves down and get the money he needed to save his life. But once the hunters took the bait, everything spiraled out of control. The intruders wer 5Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 125 Two Little Dogs: One Went to Heaven, the Other Stayed by My Side Until I Grew Old 两只小狗，一只去了天堂，一只陪我老去 Two little dogs: one went to heaven, and the other stayed by my side as I grew old. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 Rule-Based Survival: I Can Foresee Death 规则求生：我能预知死亡 [Infinite Flow, mild horror, terrifying dungeons, no romance, survival, not a saintly protagonist] One night, Chen Feng was walking through an abandoned park after finishing his shift at the crematorium when something strange happened. There was clearly no one behind him, yet he heard faint footsteps. At first, he thought he was imagining things, but when he listened closely, the footsteps were still there, gradually drawing nearer. They sounded as though they were deliberately mimicking his own 22.3kReads7.6Score2.2kShelves
- 127 A Dress Became My Ticket to Freedom in Old Age 一条裙子成了我晚年自由的入场券 A Dress Became My Ticket to Freedom in Old Age 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 128 I Just Want to Be a Slacker, but They Keep Making Me Play Horror Games 我只想当咸鱼，偏偏要我玩惊悚 All I Want Is to Be a Couch Potato, but They Keep Making Me Play Horror Games 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 Tonight at Eight, I'll Be Waiting for You in the House 今晚八点，我在房子里等你 I'll Be Waiting for You in the House at Eight Tonight —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 Strange Tales, Volume 1 奇闻诡事录1 This is a collection of folk tales about the uncanny, strange accounts from across the land. Each chapter is a complete story, each tale a separate supernatural mystery, revealing the mysteries of yin and yang, folk taboos, and the obsessions of the dead. You never know when a casual remark might draw the attention of spirits lurking in the wilderness; when an old object you pick up might hold the memory of a tragic death; or when an everyday habit might already have crossed a forbidden boundary 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 131 The Republic-Era Book of Mysteries 民国诡秘录 Sometimes, the one who takes your life isn’t a person at all, but an evil spirit or demon. And the one controlling those spirits from behind the scenes might well be human... In the chaotic Republican era, foreign powers encircled the nation, eager to invade China, while warlords fought among themselves at home, leaving the land in ruins. On the other side of the jianghu, evil spirits rose everywhere and ghosts ran rampant, while mysterious foreign religions invaded as well. After waking from a 907Reads—Score105Shelves
- 132 He Was Eating Noodles at a Roadside Restaurant, When He Found a Human Eyeball in His Bowl! 他在路边餐馆吃面，竟然吃出了人眼珠子！ He was eating noodles at a roadside restaurant when he found a human eyeball in his bowl! 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 133 My Spirit-Actor Husband Turns My Luck Around 戏灵老公带我转运 My Opera-Spirit Husband Turns My Luck Around —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 Republic-Era Notes on Summoning Evil 民国招邪笔记 Chinese-Style Horror + Episodic Mysteries + Ancestral Taboos + Republican-Era Suspense + Cursed Objects That Claim Lives Each supernatural case wraps up in three to five chapters. The pace is breakneck, with no dragging things out! Folk-horror elements: red wedding gowns, ancestral halls, midnight opera troupes... If you’re a scaredy-cat, read during the day. If you’re brave, listen to the audiobook at night for the full dose of terror. 87Reads—Score—Shelves
- 135 The Night-Sealed Door 夜封门 Seven months pregnant, the woman was brutally hounded to death, and her seven-month-old baby was thrown into a well. Her wronged soul is cut off from the road ahead, and evil spirits come to claim their due. The gates of hell swing open, and the underworld seals its doors in the dead of night. 2kReads8.3Score159Shelves
- 136 Exorcism Records: The Supreme Judge of Yin and Yang 镇鬼实录：阴阳第一执宰人 [Traditional supernatural horror + ghost hunting + no romance] The city is full of tricks. I want to go back to the countryside. After losing his job, Jiang Bai returns to his rural hometown, only to find that a wicked spirit has begun tearing out people’s hearts. More and more villagers are being killed, and the whole village is helpless. Ignoring his late grandfather’s prohibition, he inherits his grandfather’s legacy and enters the world of the mystic arts. In a once-quiet town, accidents kee 77Reads—Score—Shelves
- 137 I Have a Haunted House? 我有一座恐怖屋？ Chen Ge inherits an abandoned haunted house that has been deserted for thirty years. He thinks it’s just an ordinary business, but then he activates the Haunted Amusement Park System inside the building, drawing him into a terrifying adventure that spans the worlds of the living and the spirit realm. As he explores, the secrets of the haunted house gradually come to light. Thirty years ago, a mysterious ritual was performed here in an attempt to open a passage to the spirit realm and gain immen 132Reads—Score—Shelves
- 138 Edict: After the Hour of the Dog 敕令：戌时之后 A folk-horror tale: one official dispatch has been held up for three years. The speaker is Shen Yan, a registrar in Bianzhou. The dispatch was held up three months ago, and nobody dared take it on. Of the two who did, one grew a black ring around the back of his neck, while the other lost an eyelid. Three lines were written on the dispatch: Wherever it passes, there will be no rain for three years. After the hour of the Dog, do not enter any place with a threshold. There are only three rules: fi 83Reads—Score442Shelves
- 139 The Witch Seeks the Veins and Calms the Soul 巫师寻脉镇魂 A man in a red robe isn't necessarily a groom. He might be a shaman, known as a Duangong. The protagonist, Liu Chunqiu, is the youngest shaman in southwestern Hubei. Other people wear red to marry. He wears red to drive out ghosts. Other people pray to Buddha and beseech the gods. He invites the gods to possess him. His master asks him to find and recover the lost lineage of shamanic arts. From then on, the protagonist performs Duangong rites day and night to heal the sick and ward off evil, and 110Reads—Score—Shelves
- 140 The Legend of Han the Blind Man 韩瞎子传奇 He was known as Han the Blind, a master of the secrets of feng shui and yin-yang arts. For decades, he roamed the lands beyond the Great Wall, known to everyone. He could read the heavens, the earth, people, and ghosts, yet could never predict his own fate. His life was beset by misfortune: orphaned by his father at a young age, he bore the burden of his sect’s rise and fall. Cursed with the Five Abuses and Three Deficiencies, he had love in his heart, yet was destined to die alone. This book re 2.5kReads7.2Score448Shelves
- 141 Passerby: Secrets of the Ancient Scroll 过路人：古卷秘相 Shen Xun, guardian of the cycle of reincarnation, suppresses evil spirits and keeps the balance between yin and yang. His time is running out, and he must pass on the guardians' legacy as soon as possible. The first successor is Lin Jian, who possesses a supernatural camera. The evil spirits have already set their sights on her. As Shen Xun reaches the foot of the stairs, he senses a pair of eyes watching him from behind. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 142 Walking Between Yin and Yang 行走阴阳 To carry on the family line, Grandma forcibly brought home a madwoman... Ten years later, someone came to our door and delivered five bright red coffins, each bearing the name of a member of our family... 2.8kReads8.7Score257Shelves
- 143 Living in America, I Start with a Chinese-Style Haunted House 人在老美，开局中式鬼屋 American Horror: Five people recklessly enter a haunted house, and none make it out alive; Chinese Horror: Five people recklessly enter a haunted house, and six people make it out; I’ll prove that all Americans are cowards! 616Reads—Score—Shelves
- 144 Don't Panic, the Hot Pot's Still Hot 莫慌，火锅趁热 Don't Panic, Eat Your Hotpot While It's Hot —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 145 Who Is the Suspect, and Who Will Be the Last One Standing? 谁是嫌疑犯，谁又是最后的赢家 Who is the suspect, and who will be the last one standing? 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 146 Old Tales of the Dead Village 死人村旧事 Chen Ergou holds a stalk of grass and gently pokes at the paper money still smoldering in front of him. Behind him, a dense crowd of “people” from the village and beyond stands packed together... Hanwa, his belly slit open and his tongue hanging down to his chest; Sufen, naked, with raw flesh exposed; the Fat Taoist, whose limbs and head are covered with tightly packed stitches at the joints; Tian Da, his body stiff, a walking stick jutting from his wide-open mouth; Xiao Zhao, pale-faced and dri 185Reads8.4Score109Shelves
- 147 The Ghost Wedding Palanquin, Carried by the Living 阴婚轿，活人抬 The Ghost Wedding Sedan, Carried by the Living —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 148 Chang’an Night Walk: Dragon Blood and Rotten Flesh 长安夜行录：龙血腐肉 Chang'an Night Chronicles: Dragon Blood and Rotten Flesh 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 Rule Horror: The Last One to Leave the Classroom After Evening Study 规则怪谈：晚自习最后离开教室的人 Rule Horror: The Last Person to Leave the Classroom After Evening Study 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 150 After the Fake Heiress Dies, My Family Forces Me to Keep Vigil for Her 假千金死后，全家逼我替她守灵 After the fake heiress dies, my whole family forces me to keep vigil for her —Reads—Score—Shelves
