Novels like The Horror Academy
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Horror Academy, best match first.
- 51 Paper Cutting to Prolong Life 剪纸续命 Three days after his master's death, Chen Zhi's name was pressed into a paper-cut figure. Someone cut paper outside his door late at night. A paper figure bearing his name appeared at the doorstep, and from then on, the blue-black mark on his hand began to seep inward along his veins. Paper can ward off evil and bind souls. And the darkest art of the Paper-Cutting Sect is called Name Binding. To stay alive, Chen Zhi can only follow the torn pages his master left behind, the black sand beneath t 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 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
- 53 Grandma's Yin-Yang Notes 2 奶奶的阴阳笔记2 Mystery and the Supernatural + Copper Coins to Find the Way + Paper Effigies That Hear the Dead + Locust Wood to Bind Souls I work as a temporary hire at the Special Investigations Bureau in the Dragon Kingdom. I’ve seen madmen capable of rewriting fate. That day, a gigantic black hand came crashing down and the air froze. I thought I was as good as dead. But my mother burst out like a streak of red lightning. In the look she gave me over her shoulder, I saw reluctance, concern, and a fierce re 214Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 54 The Misty Ailao Mountains 迷雾哀牢山 [Just started getting ratings, so they’re still a little low. Please bear with us.] Every afternoon at three, thick fog blankets Mount Ailao, making it impossible to see even your own hand. What exactly is hidden in the fog? Monsters? Or…? I’m a tour guide in the Mount Ailao scenic area. When I started the job, I thought my future was bright, but I was unexpectedly caught up in a feud between two powerful families. Will I live or die? It’s all beyond my control. Fate is a chain of interlocking l 473Reads8.4Score104Shelves
- 55 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... 486Reads8.7Score100Shelves
- 56 Rule Horror: Doraemon and the End of Ten Days 规则怪谈：哆啦A梦与十日终焉 A world combining Doraemon and The End of Ten Days, with the added element of rules-based horror. Duanmu Yan accidentally transmigrates into the world of Doraemon and becomes Nobita Nobi. He has been playing the role of Nobita Nobi and surviving in this world for two and a half years. Until… a giant clock appears in the city center. Whenever it chimes, words appear on its display. “I heard the echo of ‘deduction’!” The world begins to grow uncanny. The people around him start becoming infec 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 Welcome to the Real Nightmare Game 欢迎进入真实噩梦游戏 [Infinite Flow] [Horror Dungeons] [Plot-Heavy] [Mind Games] [No Romance] [Mystery and Escape] [Supernatural] Zhao Ding woke with a start in the middle of the night, only to find that his familiar bedroom had become strangely unfamiliar. The walls had turned old and yellow, inexplicable dust had appeared in his slippers, and eerie knocking echoed through the silent night... Listening to the strange knocking outside, Zhao Ding had no idea that the world beyond his door was no longer reality. The m 32.1kReads8.1Score4kShelves
- 58 Death on Delivery 死亡外卖 Never try to save money when ordering takeout! After ordering a meal that wasn't clean, strange events keep happening, and his coworkers begin dying one by one. Some takeout costs you money. Some takeout costs you your life. My other completed novel, The Hell Company, is over a million words long. Come check it out, dear readers~~ 2.4kReads8.7Score225Shelves
- 59 I Rely on My Nose to Attain the Great Dao 我靠鼻子证大道 I Rely on My Nose to Attain the Great Dao 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 I Work as a Mortuary Makeup Artist 我在殡仪馆做化妆师 I used to be a stylist on film and television sets. After reality put me through the wringer, I stumbled into a job as a mortuary makeup artist. Every day, I face all kinds of bizarre corpses, and they have shown me another world... 724Reads8.2Score100Shelves
- 61 Horror Academy, 恐怖高校， A country boy somehow winds up in a dim, terrifying classroom. Some say this place is hell; others call it a land of nothingness. You have to endure countless trials before you can graduate, leave, and return to the real world. Here, there are enhanced bloodlines that can alter the body’s genetic makeup, as well as supernatural abilities beyond anything people in the real world could ever dream of. Everything here is utterly extraordinary, with all kinds of factions and power struggles. Countles 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 Living for the Dead: I Devour the Bizarre in the Human World 替死者而活：我在人间吞噬诡异 [This novel is a serious supernatural mystery] Qi Guang died, and I took his place. An inhuman being, surviving in a borrowed body, without warmth or an understanding of humanity. I can devour every supernatural entity. I carry all of his memories, imitate his life, and learn to understand warmth, the bustle of everyday life, and the bonds between people. The human world meant nothing to me, until I met Mu Chen and gained a family I wanted to protect, along with an ordinary daily life. But the 301Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 I Asked You to Write a Horror Play, So Why Did You Have to Add a Deity? 让你写诡剧，您非要往里加神人？ He Mo has always believed that eerie plays, with their dark, disturbing themes and wall-to-wall negativity, are bound to drive actors to a mental breakdown if they perform in them for too long. So he insists on adding a few absurd characters and comic plotlines to lighten things up. The more the theater objects, the more it proves he's doing the right thing. It shows that he's exposed the theater's intention to torment its actors through eerie plays. The more the actors object, the more it prove 329Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 The Young Feng Shui Master 少年风水师 When I was ten, my grandfather built a coffin for himself with his own hands... From that moment on, the heavens shattered and all realms fell into chaos. [The 2021 feng shui and fantasy masterpiece!] 633Reads8.1Score136Shelves
- 65 Northeastern Folk Taboos 东北民间禁忌 The black soil of the Northeast holds too many stories, and hides too many rules. If you hear someone call your name in the middle of the night, never look back. On New Year’s Eve, if a dumpling wrapper breaks, it’s for the “good brothers” to eat. If you meet a woman in red while walking at night, remember to pull your hat down low... These taboos passed down by the older generation are superstition if you don’t believe in them. But if you break them, they become a ghostly gateway that leads str 1.6kReads—Score103Shelves
- 66 Death Game Dimension 死亡游戏空间 “Let's have some fun playing a game~” Out of curiosity, Xu Ge clicked YES and entered a mysterious game space, where he had no choice but to play one deadly game after another. Guess Who I Am, Dating Game, The Countess's Death, The Sin of Pride, Live-Action Ghost Show... Who is behind the mysterious game? And as Xu Ge continues playing, he becomes caught up in an even greater conspiracy. A plot spanning thousands of years, the return of the primordial, changes to the world, and one mysterious in 129Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 67 The Lu Ban Book 鲁班书 "The world knows only about Gongshu Ce, not the Book of Lu Ban. Gongshu Ce originated from the Book of Lu Ban, but only carried on its outward form. My family, however, possesses a peerless edition of the Book of Lu Ban. My ancestors were carpenters for generations. By my time, the craft had fallen into decline, but my family never gave up. Even I took over my father's carpentry business after graduating from university, following the usual path. Outsiders only know that my family works as carpe 1.5kReads8.7Score233Shelves
- 68 My Haunted House Keeps Leveling Up 我的恐怖屋无限升级 Ye Xiaotian transmigrates and becomes the owner of a haunted house on the verge of bankruptcy, then obtains the Horror Park System. As long as he completes missions, the System will keep expanding the haunted house! What? You think my haunted house isn’t scary? Let me tell you a secret: every time you go inside, I’m the one holding my breath for you! Because hidden in my haunted house is something even I don’t know whether it’s human or ghost!!! An insane asylum, a midnight serial killer, Sadako 253Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 69 Old Wei’s Supernatural Stories 老魏讲灵异故事 [Traditional Supernatural Tales] [Chinese-Style Horror] [Based on True Stories] [Reader Submissions] [Chilling on Second Thought] [Bizarre Tales] [Beyond the Realm of Science] [Plain, Simple Writing] [Just Stories] These stories were collected from various places by the author, then adapted and fictionalized, so no sources are listed. They’re all kinds of little ghost stories to listen to before bed: straightforward and easy to follow, perfect for unwinding and relieving stress. To keep reader 1.4kReads9.4Score213Shelves
- 70 Midnight Oracle 午夜神谕 Shh… It’s late. Turn out the lights. Once you step through this door, the world of lies behind you. Whatever you see there, don’t tell anyone. Don’t scream… Stay alive, and you’ll understand everything. As an “ordinary” residential community security guard, Chen You has endured one midnight after another: the church bells ring out twelve long echoes in succession; in an empty post office, the PA system switches on by itself and mutters ancient prophecies; an estate that sho 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 Rule Horror: Every Rule Is Waiting for Me to Break It 规则怪谈：所有规则都在等我违规 Rule Horror: Every Rule Is Waiting for Me to Break It 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 72 Otome Survival: I Get Strong by Snatching Opportunities From the Whole Server 乙女求生：从截胡全服开始变强 [Supernatural Horror] [Infinite Flow] [Survival Game] [Romance] [Unflappable Heroine] [爽文] Tang Yuan thought she had been transported into a gorgeous dating sim, and was just about to cuddle up to her billionaire boyfriend with his eight-pack abs. The on-screen comments erupted in warnings: Run! He's a monster! He'll swallow you whole as soon as you kiss him! Tang Yuan: ??? "Ding! The player has triggered a guaranteed-death scenario. Choose incorrectly and you will be erased immediately." To sta 579Reads6.7Score675Shelves
- 73 Horror Revival: He’s Just Too Cautious 恐怖复苏：他实在太稳健了 Five years ago, terror returned to the world, and evil spirits swept across the land. Li Changye was lucky enough to survive. From then on, he stayed cautious as a stray dog, making sure every killer he faced was reduced to dust and bone. He planned carefully before acting and never stepped into danger lightly. Five years later, terror came sweeping back. Amid endless darkness and despair, Li Changye advanced one careful step at a time, carving out a bloody path to survival. 3kReads6.7Score220Shelves
- 74 I'm a Bar Owner, Forced to Catch Ghosts 我，酒吧老板，被迫营业捉鬼 [Horror + supernatural + semi-invincible + no System + not brainless + ruthless decisiveness] I’m Heibai, an utterly ordinary bar owner. I only wanted to live a quiet life, but one commission and one problem after another keep landing on my doorstep. Curse magic, a drug-induced dreamless sleep, a yin-yang wedding, a deadly text message... As the Underworld descends, little Jiangcheng becomes a den of danger, and one strange incident after another unfolds. Well, looks like I can’t hide my abiliti 1.2kReads8.8Score110Shelves
- 75 The Uncanny One 邪门儿 In the old days, bandit gangs had four pillars and eight posts. The foremost pillar was called the Heaven-Supporting Pillar, and its holder served as the gang's strategist. Since strategists tattooed goshawks on their chests, they were also known as Mountain-Circling Eagles. A Mountain-Circling Eagle is neither monk nor Daoist, yet can discern yin and yang, communicate with spirits, and foretell fortune and misfortune. Neither immortal nor shaman, yet can cast talismans, drive out evil spirits, 1.4kReads8.6Score154Shelves
- 76 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
- 77 The Strange World: Luckily, I'm Good at Exorcising Demons with Physics 诡异世界：正好本人擅长物理驱魔 [Infinite worlds + no System + horror + no national destiny competition + no livestreaming + bloodline + get stronger by fighting monsters] A mysterious door. A group of people forced to enter. Countless worlds overrun by the uncanny. Five years ago, his younger sister was taken by the Gray Realm. Wang Anle, who bears a Taotie tattoo, spent five years searching for her. He made his living exorcising spirits, until a chance opportunity finally let him enter the Gray Realm. Only then did he disc 3Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 78 My Emotions Can Confer Godhood 我的情绪能封神 [Strong female lead + growth-focused + Cthulhu horror + ship any couple you like] I’m Xu Quan, the only BUG left after reality’s folds invaded. My System sounds the alarm every day, either because an S-rank obsession has formed or because the real world is collapsing. I’m so sick of it. All I want is to quietly collect my obsession encyclopedia. The head of the Stability Bureau can’t stand me? [Ding! Their permissions have been changed to “backyard husky.”] A green-tea rival shows up to stir up 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 79 Global Haunting: I Became the Last City God 全球诡异入侵：我成了末代城隍 Rifts in the Nether Ruins tear reality apart, and demons from another realm descend. Awakened scientists shoulder guns and cannons, while practitioners of ancient arts emerge from seclusion with swords in hand. And I, Chen Mo, will revive the ancient traditions of western Hunan. At the Sunken Mausoleum's underwater palace, I slay a giant alligator with my sword and seize its water-fiend pearl. At the summit of Huping Mountain, I summon the Tang dynasty's Mountain-Quelling Sword and destroy the 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 80 My Master Gave Me a Car for Investigating the Supernatural 师父传我一辆看事儿车 A thousand-year-old van? Built by hand from scratch [Traditional horror]➕ [Even more immersive as an audiobook]➕ [Uncovering the truth about my origins] Greetings, dear readers! [Traditional supernatural horror, primal fear] The original experience of horror is the fear a person feels when experiencing it firsthand. [First person, highly atmospheric] Give me a chance to tell this story from my own point of view. [Uncovering the truth about my origins] Along the way, I met many people. “The gates 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 Hell Is Empty, and Evil Spirits Walk the Earth 地狱空荡荡，恶灵在人间 This is a horror novel centered on mystery, a traditional supernatural story with no System and no cultivation. The setup is lengthy, there are many mysteries, and the truth is revealed gradually. A mysterious apartment brings endless nightmares. To escape, you must complete the nine tasks assigned by the apartment. Hunted by evil spirits, mocked by ghosts, and consumed by resentment, everyone will be trapped in a terrifying cycle of death and rebirth, played out in blood. “All who are ruled by 501Reads8.6Score100Shelves
- 82 Humans for Sale: The Monster App Is Delivering 人类售卖中：怪物APP正在配送 [Suspenseful mind-bender + no female lead + Cthulhu Mythos + no System + slow-paced + urban + loops + monsters + farming + plot] The Monster App is live! Shopping platforms like “BuyTogether” and “Taobao” remind you that humans are now hot sellers! A host of food delivery platforms, including “Hungry Gator,” “MeatTogether,” and “Honeyblood,” are open for business 24 hours a day! “Didi Slaughter” will do the stabbing for you! “Quick Claw” and “Echo” will livestream it all! “Learn-It-All” offers a 391Reads8.3Score102Shelves
- 83 Film and TV Crossover: Crashing Into Horror Movies 综影：乱入恐怖电影 Think you've figured out every horror movie trope? This time, you're no longer a spectator. As the curtains rise on countless classic horror worlds all at once, familiar jump scares become the only rules you can rely on to survive. Use Sadako's rules of transmission in The Ring, and predict Death's deadly logic in Final Destination. This isn't a flight from danger, but the craziest practical challenge for a horror fan: use every bit of your understanding of fear to dismantle it, reshape it, and 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 Eerie Revival: I Died from the Start and Became the Ghost Boss 诡异复苏：开局死亡，成为诡老板 [Villain] [Creating Urban Legends] [No Female Lead] After signing a strange contract, Wang Yuan is killed by the “Greedy Ghost.” When he comes back to life, he becomes the owner of the “Haunted Shop.” From then on, countless products are created in the Haunted Shop. “Life-Buying Money,” which can take the life of someone you hate. “Fate-Binding Cord,” which makes someone fall in love with you unconditionally. “Wish Coin,” which can grant any wish. Everything you want can be found in the H 887Reads6.7Score124Shelves
- 85 One Goal: Stay Alive 唯一目标：活着 (Survival + high intelligence + deduction + no saintly protagonist + mild horror. Read with caution if you’re sensitive to these elements.) A stream of fire pierced the atmosphere and struck the ground. In an instant, the world was plunged into chaotic darkness, and the buildings of civilization people had once taken pride in became lifeless ruins. Yet among the ruins, one building alone remained standing, like a watchtower surveying all the darkness. Beneath the apocalypse, strange phenomena we 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 Global Reincarnation Begins with Resident Evil 全球轮回从生化危机开始 Resident Evil: Chu Feng, dressed head to toe as a mercenary, stood in a laser corridor, breaking out in a cold sweat. The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng: “Urgent! Waiting for an answer! I’ve become Ximen Chuixue, and I’m about to fight at the top of the Forbidden City. What do I do?” The Storm Riders, Xiong Ba: “Chu Feng’s back again! I was terrified!” After transmigrating to Blue Sea Star, Chu Feng unexpectedly discovered that the world’s reincarnation dungeon spaces were all based on movies and anime h 322Reads7.1Score119Shelves
- 87 It Begins with a Figure in the Mirror 从镜中人影开始 [Eerie phenomena descend + no System + escape by following the rules + fighting evil with evil + semi-infinite flow + brotherly bonds] As the Heavenly Dao declines, eerie forces revive. Bai Ren and Bai Jian pray to the gods, but the only ones who answer are their future selves… The terrifying Hell Apartment issues deadly missions, the government’s Anomaly Control Bureau struggles to hold the line, and mysterious forces stir up a storm. The struggle between salvation and destruction has never 65Reads—Score103Shelves
- 88 I Am the Perfect Eldest Senior Sister 我是完美大师姐 I’m the Perfect Senior Disciple 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 Night Tales from the Haunted House: 1,000 Folk Ghost Stories 诡舍夜话：1000个民间鬼故事 [Changting 9.0 Rating] [A Must-Read for Women Late at Night] [Urban Horror] Don't read this late at night! A thousand standalone tales of the eerie, guaranteed to make you afraid to walk alone after dark! This collection features sinister events passed down through generations in rural lanes and villages, as well as bizarre tales widely shared online. Each chapter is a story of its own, so there's no need to wait for updates. Just open it and start reading! The faint sobbing from a corner of an 4.7kReads—Score169Shelves
- 90 Netherworld Emperor: It All Begins with a Blood Coffin! 幽冥大帝：从血棺开始！ Mystery and the supernatural + horror + mind-bending deduction + wild imagination + Sichuan-Chongqing flavor After a flood, a blood-red coffin drifts down the river into our village... A strange song, eerie bloody handprints, a headless corpse, and somehow, I become the Great Emperor of the Netherworld... An accident reveals the secret of the Nine Fiends Blood Coffin and a grand scheme laid by the Great Emperor of the Netherworld. It all begins with the blood coffin, and everything will ultimate 683Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 Shh, Please Be Quiet 嘘，请噤声 [Infinite Flow + Suspense + Horror, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] Chen Heng was going to die. Suffering from brain cancer, he had only three months left to live. But just as he gave up on treatment, he was unexpectedly swept into the so-called [Gods' Game], a game that promised to grant anyone's wish. It was an endless slaughter, and each round of the game could have only one winner. Why am I called a [Contender] when this is clearly a [Game]? Whose game is this? And who is watching us from behi 510Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 92 The Hour Has Come. 时辰已到。 The time has come. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 93 Death Novel: Judgment 死亡小说:审判 Death Novel: Judgment 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 A Dragon's Son, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 龙生子，鬼抬棺 My name is Ding Lin, and I was born covered in dragon scales. The villagers said my mother wasn’t human. When she died, a hundred ghosts carried her coffin, and the River Earl wept at her funeral. My mother said I was the child of a dragon, born extraordinary, blessed by a hundred ghosts and immune to every taboo... 5.2kReads8.8Score522Shelves
- 95 Esports: Even a Genius Prodigy Works Hard 电竞：天才少年也很努力 Esports: Even the Genius Prodigy Works Hard 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 Paranormal Streamer: The Sledgehammer Notes 灵异主播：铁锤笔记 A paranormal livestreamer and a female yin-yang practitioner team up to deal with supernatural incidents. After being ambushed by an evil sorcerer, they fall victim to a curse involving poisonous magic. To break the curse, they descend into the Yuanchen Palace, face off against ghosts in a battle of song, storm a reclusive sect’s warded realm, help underworld officials subdue demons, escort an earth immortal to take up a post, and venture into the underworld to steal a prophecy from a forbidden 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 Rule Horror: Infinite Instances, A Grimoire of the Eerie 规则怪谈：无限副本，诡异图鉴 [Infinite-flow + instances + no romance + eerie + suspense + mind-bending + horror + supernatural + imaginative suspense] Worried there aren't enough instances to keep you reading? This book will satisfy you. At three in the morning, the eighth rule at the convenience store is written in blood. Wu Yan only wants to earn eight hundred yuan for a night shift, but he receives an illustrated book that turns its own pages. Rules-based horrors, urban legends, Nanyang curse magic, memetic contamination 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 The Horror Industrial Park 恐怖工业园 You're a seasoned wage slave. One day, you're dragged into a [Weird and Absurd + Comedic and Witty + Not Brain-Dead + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story + Exploring Human Nature + Enter at Your Own Risk] strange other world. You think that if you complete the System's tasks, you'll return to the real world. What you don't know is that this other world exists because of you... 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 The Red Paper Umbrella: A Soul's Return 红纸伞之念魂归 The Red Paper Umbrella: A Thought to Bring the Soul Home 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 A Collection of Terrifying Tales 恐怖惊魂故事录 [Traditional supernatural tales] [Strange happenings late at night] [Whispers of the uncanny in your ear] [Based on true events] [Urban horror] [Thrilling and chilling] One ghost story for every chapter, all set in the dead of night. Come and read... 635Reads—Score—Shelves
