Novels like The Yin Grave
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Yin Grave, best match first.
- 51 Taking a Fox as My Wife 养狐为妻 When I was eighteen, I accidentally injured a fox. To my shock, my master forced me to marry her... 1.3kReads8.6Score10214d adds
- 52 My Fated Little Fox Immortal 我的天命小狐仙 Born with all eight characters of my birth chart belonging to yin, every ninth year brings disaster. That is my fate. To save my life, my grandfather arranged a marriage for me when I was nine. But when I was nearly eighteen, he personally called it off. Because of that, I embarked on a path unlike that of any other feng shui master! I said, “Our marriage was fated. You’re written in my destiny, and we’ll be together for three lifetimes!” She said, “Cut it out. If you don’t wash the dishes today 315Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 53 A Rural Guide to the Supernatural 乡野灵异手册 I was born in a remote village, with a faint red, triangular birthmark on my forehead. On the day I was born, every fish in the village pond died. After my birth, one strange event after another began happening in the village: cooked chunks of a corpse in an abandoned well, a neighbor's grandmother coming back from the dead, a doll that wept bloody tears. The villagers started calling me a harbinger of disaster, and everyone avoided me. 131Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 54 Reading Yin Fate: The Female Ghost Is So Gorgeous, I Can't Help Myself 算阴命：女鬼太正，真的忍不住啊 Lin Qishan stayed up past midnight and brought a ghost home. She was a beautiful female ghost, too. As the saying goes, if you’re bold enough, even a female ghost will take maternity leave. After all, the law doesn’t protect female ghosts. The female ghost bit her lip, eyes burning with shame and anger. She didn’t dare make a sound and could only endure it in silence. After experiencing how wonderful the female ghost was, Lin Qishan finally let himself go... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 The Yin Official Forensic Doctor 阴倌法医 Armed with half a tattered book left behind by my grandpa, I took up the shady trade of a Yin Constable, making a living by swindling people. I thought that as long as I followed the rules, I’d be safe and sound. But my final job dragged me into a bewildering whirlpool, and from then on I found myself walking the boundary between the world of the living and the underworld... 1.6kReads7.7Score24514d adds
- 56 The Drought Demon's Bone 旱魃骨 My name is Yin Jian. I crawled out of my mother’s corpse three days after she died. I was born bearing the bones of Hanba, foremost among evil bones... Where Hanba appears, a thousand miles of land turn barren... But this barren land isn’t dry earth. It’s a blood-soaked wasteland... I inherited the legacy of the Shenxiao Sect, becoming its last disciple and the final disciple of the sect... 452Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 57 The Gu Master 蛊人 I became a gu person at the age of seven… I was the only one of nine children to survive. The other eight died with blood pouring from their seven orifices as countless worms burrowed into their hearts… The most mysterious gu magic! The strangest stories! Find them all in this novel! 287Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 58 The Yin-Yang Affairs Office 阴阳事务所 The Yin-Yang Affairs Office is closed during the day and open at night. We don't take cases from the living, only from ghosts. I'm a man of principles. What? A pretty young lady wants to come visit? Yo, I might consider it! A bewitchingly beautiful, sultry red-robed female ghost; a headless ghost whose head was chopped off with an axe; the Black and White Impermanence from the underworld... They're all regulars here. To tell you the truth, even the King of Hell was raised by me! 354Reads7.8Score10114d adds
- 59 Terrifying Tales 惊魂诡事 Deep, silent alleyways, eerie, terrifying deserted villages, reed marshes choked with weeds... Every scene holds some of my most unforgettable memories! Everything that happens in this book is something I saw or heard myself. You can also read it as a story. Curious about the supernatural tales that have taken place in rural villages and mountain hamlets? Have you ever heard of or seen something that made your hair stand on end? If you find yourself sleepless in the dead of night, put on your he 308Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 60 My Tsundere Fox Wife 傲娇狐妻 My uncle told me that if I raised a fox well, I'd have no trouble finding a good wife. But before I could even make my fortune, a long-tailed bride came knocking at my door... 216Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 61 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
- 62 The Corpse-Scent Beside My Pillow 枕边尸香 Ever since I was little, I had a wife-to-be I'd never met. When I was fifteen, my grandfather died, and I married into her family... 2.4kReads8.3Score19014d adds
- 63 The Ghost Marriage Pact: My Thousand-Year-Old Ghost Bride 冥婚契约：我的千年鬼新娘 Crimson wedding characters, a destined match beneath the moon; separated by life and death, their hearts are bound as one. Zhou Zi'an, a folk customs writer, travels alone to the mist-shrouded town of Qingshi to investigate an unsolved ghost marriage case from ninety years ago. The red wedding characters on the Shen family's old mansion have not faded through years of wind and rain. The carved bridal bed is made up with a quilt as good as new, and a red figure wanders in the mirror every night. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 The Maoshan Coffin-Raiser 茅山升棺人 From the moment I was born, someone secretly plotted against me, making my mother give birth prematurely and changing my birth date. My birth chart clashed with my parents' fates, and they both died on the very day I was born. I vowed to find the culprit, and in time became a Maoshan coffin-raiser! Coffin-raising is the practice of relocating graves. After death, people should be buried in a place with good feng shui to protect their descendants. But some ancestors are buried in malevolent place 1.3kReads9.0Score10214d adds
- 65 The Fox Immortal Beauty 狐仙美人 When I was fourteen, I saved a white fox. To save my life, Grandpa actually made me enter into a contract with it? Fox Immortal: “I would gladly shed all my demonic aura and give up a thousand lifetimes of cultivation, all to spend a lifetime with you, from youth to old age!” Ding Ning: “I thought I’d become a Taoist priest who hunted ghosts and vanquished demons, but in the end I became a heretic condemned by everyone...” As I taught myself Taoist arts, secrets and legends began to emerge one a 1.1kReads8.6Score10014d adds
- 66 Born of a Corpse 尸生子 My mother-in-law was a midwife. When I grew up, I took over and delivered babies for women, becoming a male midwife. I deliver babies for the living, but I also deliver them for the dead... 177Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 67 My Wife Is a Dragon Maiden 我的老婆是龙女 When my mother was giving birth to me, she had a difficult labor. In a dream, she found herself in the Dragon Palace, where a fairy handed her a cup of tea. She drank it without thinking, then miraculously survived. Little did she know, that was the tea a bride serves her mother-in-law at the wedding. And somehow, I ended up with a Dragon Princess for a wife... 578Reads8.9Score11214d adds
- 68 I Went to Pay Respects at Grandpa's Grave, and Somehow Angered Him Back to Life? 给爷爷上坟，把爷爷气出来了？ [Supernatural + comedy + fantasy. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental!] “Grandpa, help me earn enough to buy a house, and I’ll send you a whole hall of maids. Grandpa, bless me so I can buy a BMW, and I’ll make your home even more luxurious. Grandpa, bring me good fortune, and I promise you’ll have plenty of gold ingots to spend. Grandpa, bless me so I win the jackpot, and I’ll set off a hundred thousand firecrackers for you!” “Good grandson, 407Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 69 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
- 70 The Coffin Bearer 抬棺者 I’m a coffin bearer. After carrying coffins for decades, I’ve seen all kinds of sinister coffins: mother-and-child coffins, coffins without mourners, coffins for those who died violent deaths… And behind these coffins, a shocking secret was hidden… 195Reads6.7Score10514d adds
- 71 From the Start: My Extreme Yin Sacred Body Awakens, Shocking Everyone 开局：极阴圣体启动，震惊所有人 [Plot twists + one heroine + suspense and horror + decisive killing + brotherhood] My name is Jiang Daotian. I was born on Ghost Festival, and I’ve been frail and sickly since childhood. When I was five, I became seriously ill, and major hospitals issued notices that I was in critical condition. My parents had plenty of connections and sought out many Taoist priests and immortal masters. But after looking at my birth details and fate, every one of them furrowed their brows and reached the same c —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Yin-Born Child 阴生子 Before I was even born, someone plotted against me. I was cut from my mother’s womb before I was full-term, born with a congenital defect, and prone to attracting evil spirits. My fate was cursed, and I was destined not to live past a hundred days. To stay alive, I went to live with my maternal grandfather, a medium who could travel between the worlds of the living and the dead. After years of learning from him, I became a medium myself. From then on, I could communicate with the gods, enter the 110Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 73 I Heard of Strange Things That Year: Never Read This Late at Night 那年听闻怪事，千万别深夜翻看 These stories are adapted and fictionalized from various experiences shared by friends. They are written in an accessible style and make for a good way to unwind. A reminder: reject superstition. This is all imaginative fiction. Any similarities to real events are purely coincidental, so don't take it seriously! 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 The Ghost Slayer's True Account 斩鬼人实录 A profession you never would have imagined. He's no Taoist, yet he knows an art for slaying ghosts and gods. He's no detective, yet he helps the police crack one bizarre case after another. He can banish ghosts and exorcise demons in the name of the justice of the Way he believes in, and he can also challenge the orthodox sects and the gods themselves for the sake of a fox spirit... Now, join me in the strange adventures of Wang Yanhuo and his friends, and step into the world of ghost slayers. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 The Yin-Yang Exorcist 阴阳摸诡人 I have two mothers, and neither of them is alive. The moment I was born, a heavenly dog swallowed the moon, blood rained from the sky, every beast bowed its head, and ghosts wailed... 781Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 76 Blood Wedding 血嫁 Ever since I received a strange hundred-yuan bill, every wedding I attend ends in bloodshed. The grooms have their throats slit, their blood splattering across the brides’ white gowns. Ten couples have died for no apparent reason, and I’m the only one who has seen the killer: the Grim Reaper, holding a scythe... A cold and aloof fiancé appears out of nowhere. A mysterious exorcist hides in a coffee shop. Strange supernatural incidents pull me into a terrifying, thrilling spiral. At last, the da 951Reads8.6Score11814d adds
- 77 The Coffin of Life and Death 生死棺材 In our line of work, there’s a type known as the miscellaneous school. They follow unorthodox paths, dabbling in everything but mastering nothing. They have no sect above them and no helpers below them, and nobody takes them seriously. I’m an heir to the miscellaneous school, yet I turned their world upside down and left them in chaos. Only when I decided to retire did I discover a shocking mystery hidden within me... 491Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 78 Raising a Fox as My Wife II 养狐为妻Ⅱ I am a jinx, born under an ill omen. To keep me alive, my grandfather arranged an extraordinary betrothal for me when I was a child… 299Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 79 The Beautiful Demon Wife 妖妻美人 I've slept in a coffin since I was little. When I was six, a snake slipped inside and stayed with me in the coffin for six years… 3.7kReads8.9Score42414d adds
- 80 You Were Told to Guard a Village, So Why Did You Make the City God Cry? 让你守个村儿，你把城隍打哭了？ After the old madman died, I always thought I was the only person left in the village. Then one year, two men showed up carrying a camera and said they wanted to film a documentary about walking marriages... 458Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 81 The Fragrance of Corpses for Ten Miles 十里尸香 Most people receive gifts that are heartwarming or romantic. Even if they aren't a surprise, they're at least well-intentioned. But the gift I received when I turned twenty was a very real shock, and a curse. 1.9kReads8.2Score16514d adds
- 82 Tomb of the Yin 镇阴棺 I was always at my grandfather’s side, helping people relocate graves. There was a special burial practice involved in moving graves called a second burial. It required opening the coffin, gathering the bones, and dressing them in new clothes. The first time I encountered a second burial, I dug up a female corpse that looked lifelike... 122Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 83 The Bride from the Underworld 来自阴间的新娘 On the night my neighbor got married, the bride died because of me… 1.1kReads6.8Score10314d adds
- 84 Ghost Master of the Yellow Springs 黄泉鬼师 A Master of Water Divination, also known among the people as a Ghost Master or Celestial Master, possesses powers that reach from heaven to earth and can speak with ghosts and gods. He treads the Yellow Springs, wields the Yin Lamp, glimpses fate, and cultivates the Great Dao. One day, my grandfather told me that I was actually dead... 159Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 85 A Book by the Speed-Loving Snail 爱飙车的蜗牛的一本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 873Reads7.9Score10314d adds
- 86 Heir of the Classic of Mountains and Seas 山海传人 When I was nine, a horde of ghosts surrounded our house, all intent on taking my life! To save me, Grandpa went and found me a female ghost to be my wife… 210Reads9.0Score10314d adds
- 87 The Spirit Chaser 赶阴人 Read the stars and moon, and declare life and death with ironclad certainty. A man on the margins of the human world, he sets right the injustices of the underworld. My new book, The City's Strongest Immortal Son-in-Law, is out now. I humbly ask for your support! 450Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 88 The Book of Life and Death 生死书 The living walk the Road to the Sun, while the dead cross the Bridge of Helplessness. Have you ever heard of a sutra meant to be recited specifically for the dead? If you like listening to my stories in the middle of the night, whatever you do, don’t look back, because “he” might be right behind you. 57Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 89 A Life Borrowed from the Yin Realm 借阴命 To keep me alive, my grandfather borrowed someone else’s life for me. Years later, that person’s descendants came seeking revenge... 190Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 90 You Were Supposed to Catch Demons, So Why Are You Dating a Fox Demon? 让你去捉妖，你和狐妖好上了？ When I was born, the King of Hell sent a child, and the Yin Marshal guarded me. Strange things happened one after another. To keep me alive, my grandfather arranged five betrothals for me. On my eighteenth birthday, a bewitchingly beautiful fox spirit came to my door... 289Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 91 Infinite: Kissing the Slit-Mouthed Woman from the Start 无限之开局拥吻裂口女 [Infinite Flow] [Dark] [No bleeding-heart protagonist] An accident sends Bai Chen, Blue Star's top psychologist, transmigrating into the Nightmare Reincarnation Tower. Every instance there is based on a horror movie, manga, novel, or similar work. Clear an instance, and you'll receive unimaginable abilities, skills, equipment, and even money! And Bai Chen is the only one who knows how the plot unfolds, a BUG-level existence! “I've lived most of my life and the highest rating I've ever seen is a 75Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 92 The Spirit Burying Master 葬灵师 Every year since the year I was born, someone in the village has died. To keep me alive, Grandma arranged a marriage for me, and my betrothed was supposed to come for me when I came of age. On my eighteenth birthday, I discovered that the one who had come for me wasn't human... 147Reads7.9Score24114d adds
- 93 365 Nights of Corpse Tales from the Gorge 峡江尸话365夜 The poorer and more desolate the land, the stranger the tales; deep in the gorges along the river, there are stories of the supernatural. My hometown lies in the mountains of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, in an area where several ethnic minorities live together. Before Liberation, it was a backward wilderness beyond the reach of government control. Over the long course of history, many baffling things happened here. After I was born, I heard plenty of chilling tales of strange happeni 117Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 94 The Feng Shui Master of Qingwu 青乌风水师 My grandfather tells the fortunes of the living. I tell the fortunes of the dead. One day, my grandfather forced me to read his fortune... 1.2kReads8.8Score13214d adds
- 95 The Yama King's Wife: Living Sacrifice 阎王妻：活祭 Every five years, the village offers a living person as a sacrifice to the gods. It has to be an unmarried young woman who is still pure. The year I turned seventeen, the Heavenly God chose me as the sacrifice... 60Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 96 The Corpse of a Mountain Village Woman 山村女尸 [Feel-Good Read + Urban + Suspense + Supernatural] He Xi is an ordinary security guard. One day, the west gate of Chaoxi Psychiatric Hospital desperately needs a guard. The pay is 30,000 yuan a month, but nobody dares take the job! Nobody else dares, but He Xi does! Only after arriving does he realize something is wrong. The west gate isn’t meant for people to pass through at all. It’s a gate for ghosts! 7.7kReads7.7Score35314d adds
- 97 The Corpse Leaps Over the Wall 尸跳墙 I’ve been blind since childhood, so I work as a massage therapist for the blind. Then one day, I met a terrifying woman who said she could restore my sight. The price was... 140Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 98 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. 4.2kReads8.8Score38614d adds
- 99 The Soul-Returning Soup 还魂汤 I was born in a remote village. The day my mother gave birth to me, she died a horrible death! I was born disabled, missing an arm, and with a red birthmark shaped like a coiled snake on my foot. My master said I had been cursed by an evil spirit, and that the curse could only be lifted if I found the one who cast it. Otherwise, I wouldn’t live to see twenty... 96Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Strange Tales of Min Mountain 岷山异事 In the 1980s, businessman Mo Wenshan traveled to the Min Mountains to survey the market. By a twist of fate, he became entangled in a tomb-robbing case, setting off a series of strange and perilous ancient tomb expeditions. In the process, the secrets of the ancient Shu civilization, hidden for a thousand years, came to light… 199Reads8.7Score—14d adds
