Novels like The Northeast Paranormal Investigator
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- 1 The Immortal Hall's Secret Records 仙堂秘录 The tales of the northeastern spirit mediums are widely known, but have you ever heard of someone serving as a medium for a “Dragon Immortal”? From childhood, I was a walking calamity, born under the sign of Yinghuo and beset by a fiery catastrophe. By a twist of fate, the immortals chose me as their medium. This immortal is not one of the “Five Great Immortal Clans.” She looks sweet and adorable, but she is actually a young dragon from the Heavenly Lake of Changbai Mountain! On the day we estab 111Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 When the Corpse Coffin Rises, No One Returns 尸棺起，人不归 The one in the coffin, do not be afraid. Move the grave to a new site, and all will be well. A grave relocation full of lies, with a strange female corpse unearthed as soon as the coffin is opened, plunges a quiet mountain village into chaos. Grandpa vanishes without a trace. Who is the mysterious man in black? What is the wicked woman's true plan? What secret is Uncle Ping, the funeral escort, protecting? Who is friend and who is foe? How will Gu Tianci escape this perilous predicament? 227Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Unbroken Chronicle of the Strange 无间诡录 If the absurd became reality, would you still be able to laugh? In this eerie amusement park, you are absurdity itself! A chilling mystery, endless nightmares, and grotesque, terrifying creatures. What secrets are hidden among them? It’s all in Records of the Endless Strange! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Living Sacrifice 活人祭祀 Also known as Soul of Porcelain A new bridge was being built in the village, but no matter what they tried, the final pier simply wouldn’t stand. So the village chief invited a feng shui master. As soon as he entered the village, he said that a white tiger was raising its head in their midst. If they wanted to get the pier standing, they would have to sacrifice a living person... Legend has it that a master potter’s final piece was made with his own blood instead of water. Its patterns resembled 53Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 5 The Yin-Yang Diviner 阴阳神算师 My grandfather was a divination master who could calculate life and death and know the past, but he never allowed me to use divination too, until one day… 31Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 6 True Paranormal Encounters 真实灵异事件收录 [True Paranormal Events + Paranormal Events and Legends from Around the World + Not for the Easily Frightened] This book records true paranormal events I've heard about and experienced firsthand over the years, along with paranormal events and legends from around the world, and my own analysis of them. For convenience, some stories are told in the first person. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Bureau of Exorcism, Case File Zero: Shadows of the Mountains and Seas 镇邪司零号档案：山海谍影 The passerby you brush shoulders with on the street, the café worker who smiles at you: can you be sure they're all human? Deep in neon-lit nightclubs lies a hunting ground for half-demons. Deafening music covers the sound of them draining people's vital energy. Lost in pleasure, patrons slowly have the life sucked out of them, and by the time they notice, they're already completely spent. A Gu master with wicked intentions lurks in the corners of the city, secretly gathering living people and u 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Fate's Feng Shui Master 天命风水师 Where mountains bow, generals are born; where dragons emerge from the sea, scholars earn high honors. A yellow serpent playing with a chicken produces a top scholar, while a spirit serpent playing with a toad brings unexpected wealth. I am a feng shui master, born with a yin-yang fate. My grandfather said I was born to make a living at this. But once I stepped into this world, I discovered that feng shui can save lives, and it can take them. Whether one becomes a human or a demon depends on a si 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Long Yin-Yang Path: I Begin as Nothing, Yet Command the Order of Heaven and Earth 阴阳途长，我以微末行，掌乾坤序 At the mouth of an alley, the ashes of spirit money always drift through the air at three in the morning. Zhang Jiuling clutches the yellowed notebook his grandfather left him, and for the third time, sees a shadow in the mirror that does not belong to him. He used to work the night shift as a security guard at a funeral home. Then one day, as he was collecting a corpse, the dead man suddenly opened his eyes, grabbed his wrist, and spat out half a bloodstained copper coin. "Your Yin-Yang eyes ar 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Case Files of Bureau Six: The Ancient Shaman 六处事件档案之上古神巫 Overnight, her father was branded a traitor, and her mother vanished without a trace. The innocent and carefree Wei Yingshuang was forced to grow up in an instant. From then on, she bore the burden of searching for her parents while moonlighting as a full-time bodyguard for her childhood friend, who was born with a knack for attracting spirits. For most people, running into an evil spirit is a rare occurrence. For this one, it's an everyday affair. She can encounter one on a night walk, while br 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Northeastern Paranormal Tales: My Life as a Spirit Medium 东北诡事：我的出马仙生涯 Style: First-person narration, with self-deprecation, dark humor, and down-to-earth Northeastern Chinese dialect, blending the supernatural, suspense, folk customs, and the ways of human society. Core premise: An ordinary young man from Northeast China who never believed in ghosts or gods is forced by an accident to "become a spirit medium," serving as a disciple of the spirit mediums and forming a bond with the "immortals," animal spirits. He is drawn into a bizarre supernatural world, and as h 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Spirit Medium: My Altar Has Only Five Words 出马仙：我的堂单只有五个字 [Urban] + [Mystery] + [Supernatural] + [Comedy] + [Supernatural Mystery] + [Transmigration] + [Single Female Lead] + [Lighthearted] My master transmigrated, and I have to bring him back! After the college entrance exams, a farewell dinner landed me a shop for free. It also gave me a new goal: save my master! Did you know? Spiritual qi has revived. Becoming a spirit medium is a shortcut to cultivation. In an age of spiritual qi revival, it’s already too late to rely on your own cultivation. So, w 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 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
- 14 The Living Ghost King 活诡王 A mysterious fragment of a map, a strange jade gourd, a grandfather who vanished nineteen years ago, and a person dying mysteriously after every QQ message I receive. Together, they set off one bizarre and eerie event after another... To uncover the truth, I have no choice but to embark on a series of strange and perilous investigations. It seems as though I’m merely reacting to events, yet everything seems fated to happen. From a haunted dormitory to a ghost village deep in the mountains, and t 160Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Folk Mystical Arts 民间奇术 I’ve been blind since childhood. My grandfather told me that we carvers are different from those people cursed with the Five Afflictions and Three Shortcomings. I didn’t believe him, not until... 79Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 16 The Last Spirit Medium 最后一个出马先生 For years, I went unnoticed amid the bustle of the city. Then one day, I made my debut, and the whole world knew my name. My name is Yan Youli, and I'm a shaman. Punishing evil, promoting good, cultivating myself, and helping others: those are my principles. Vengeful spirits, wicked fiends, ferocious beasts, and even beautiful women from the underworld: why are they all coming after me? The last shaman takes you into the wondrous world hidden behind traditional culture! 13Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 17 The Living Dead 活死人 A coffin from a hundred years ago was unearthed in our village. I warned everyone not to take the antiques inside, or disaster would strike. They agreed to my face, but the next day someone came to tell me that a person had died the night before... 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Let Me Tell You a Little Story. It’s Not Scary at All: Season One 我讲个小故事，一点儿都不吓人·第一季 Fear should lie buried in the subconscious, fading without a trace, yet it always leaves signs in everyday life. The alley where the sunset hides, the corner turned away from the neon lights, the wealthy woman sitting outside a cafe and giving passersby a malicious sidelong glance: all these traces show that when people enter the darkness beyond the reach of sunlight, fear instantly swells like a shadow and engulfs them. Come, step into my stories and experience fears that grow more terrifying t —Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 19 Folklore Mystery: My Watch Can See Ghosts 民俗悬疑：我的手表能见鬼 Fragmented narrative + layered foreshadowing + not a power fantasy + folk customs + mystery + no invincible hero Entirely hand-crafted, no AI. My name is Yang Yan. I owe gambling debts. I married a ghost bride. I put on a watch that had been tossed to me. It said that if I couldn’t find out how I died, I would die. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Years I Spent Handling Supernatural Cases for the State 我帮国家处理灵异事件的那几年 By a twist of fate, I was drawn into a bizarre murder case. From then on, I found myself caught up in one paranormal case after another across the country. I’ve experienced so many strange and eerie events that some still make my skin crawl and my hair stand on end when I think about them. Lend me your ears, and hear about the bizarre experiences I’ve had over the past few years. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Urban: A Demon Has Possessed Me, So Don't Bother Saving Me Yet 都市：有妖上身先不用救我 [From the start + humor + invincible protagonist] Beneath the bustle of towering skyscrapers and on streets teeming with traffic, there is not only the intoxicating neon-lit nightlife, but also a brutal darkness hidden from view! When humans kill, it's usually over old grudges and grievances. But far more often, people are killed by demons, zombies, and evil spirits... That's why every region has established a Demon Control Bureau, dedicated to hunting down these monsters and evil spirits that w 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Paranormal Files 灵异档案 In a strange era, strange events unfold across the country: ghosts, mountain spirits and water monsters, yin beings, zombies, and all manner of evil spirits and monsters. A series of major supernatural incidents will be brought before you. 530Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 23 Rural Taboos 乡村禁忌 I always thought I was my father’s son. Then, on the day I came of age, he told me that the weasel spirits had given me to them... 155Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 24 Entangled with Another Dimension 与另一维度的纠缠 After I ran into a crazy woman, everything became unbelievable. A madwoman barged into my life. I don’t know who she is, where she came from, or what she wants. She’s so strange. Is she human, or a ghost? But she’s already taken up part of my life. Without her, I’d go crazy! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Exorcist Partners: The Female Daoist 驱邪合伙人：女道士 The world is vast, and anything can happen. They say metaphysics lies at the end of the universe. Since even science can't explain everything, leave it to me, your humble Daoist, to sort things out. (Psst! Master says we need to promote Daoism, so this book will cover plenty of Daoist knowledge. It's for reading and learning only. If you haven't had a master, don't try to practice it on your own!) The setting is based on real events, but the story is entirely fictional. A young female Daoist hea —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Genius Taoist Priest 天才道士 A smooth-talking swindler gets beaten black and blue after tricking a man’s daughter in the city. With no choice, he returns to the countryside to become a Taoist priest, and from then on, his fortunes take off. 121Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 27 Horror Revival: The Mysterious 749 Bureau 恐怖复苏：神秘部门749局 [Uncovering the 99-Year Confidentiality Agreement] Unexplainable supernatural events keep happening in this world, leaving people anxious and throwing their lives into disarray. There is a group of practitioners of esoteric arts who walk between the worlds of yin and yang. By day, they work for the neighborhood office; by night, they are demon-vanquishing exorcists. They belong to a mysterious department: Bureau 749. 1Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 28 The Midnight Hearse 午夜灵车 I was just a taxi driver, until an accident dragged me into a war that had nothing to do with me. A woman in red walking the streets at midnight, a mother and child who hanged themselves and now haunt the living... An underground laboratory, the origins of a mysterious organization... 465Reads7.2Score10014d adds
- 29 The City's Mystical Geomancer 都市奇门地师 With ten fingers, I sever the forces of yin and yang; with a single talisman, I decide life and death. My birth chart is pure yang, and I’m cursed with a fire calamity. My master says I won’t live past twenty, unless... 19.3kReads7.9Score1.1k14d adds
- 30 Return to Life 还魂 The elders often say, “Better to die in the river than be born upon it.” I was born on the river. I should have been doomed to die, but someone lent me their life. 127Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 31 The Blind Healer and Ghost Physiognomist 瞎医鬼相 [Supernatural, feng shui, fortune-telling, folk mysteries, no System] On the day Xiao Mufeng was born, a horde of ghosts tried to take his life. His second uncle died a horrific death, and his grandmother lost an arm. When he was six, his second aunt and grandmother died one after another. It was all because he was a ghost baby. Before she died, his grandmother sealed Xiao Mufeng's eyes, hoping he could live an ordinary life. Unexpectedly, on his eighteenth birthday, Xiao Mufeng accidentally bro —Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 32 The Vengeful Ghosts Return, and I Inherit My Grandfather's Paper Effigy Shop 厉鬼复苏，我继承了爷爷的纸扎铺 A jade-backed bronze mirror that lets out a shrill wail; a three-legged cabinet that comes to life after devouring flesh and blood; a dead tree with a human face that drags people into the mire; an abandoned church where ghostly shadows appear after nightfall... Do you believe there are ghosts in this world? Do you think there are ghosts among the people around you? Ghosts are the dead. People are living ghosts. This world is doomed, because the desires of ghosts, or of people, cannot be contain —Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 33 The Outer Five Immortals Reveal Their Divine Might 外五仙显神威 [Spirit Mediums] [Supernatural Comedy] [Female Lead] [Slow-Burn Beginning] My name is Cui Ling. Ling as in “all things have a spirit.” I was born with an extraordinary destiny, and at eighteen, I became a spirit medium. With all four pillars and eight supports in place, my journey as a spirit medium began. 257Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Grave-Nailing Craftsman 钉坟匠 A centenarian’s body must not be buried carelessly. My master hanged himself at his own front door because he mishandled one such burial. To let him rest in peace, I performed an Earth Immortal burial again, only to discover that my dead master was watching me... 235Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 35 Wicked Fate Geomancer 邪命地理师 [Mystery + Supernatural + Comedy + Not a Power Fantasy + Urban + National Fate] The Dragon Veins are gone from the world. The nation's fate now depends entirely on geomancers! Also known as The Geomancer of an Ill-Fated Destiny A friendly warning: This story is almost too realistic… I'm a geomancer. Some people call us feng shui masters, but that's not the whole story. I don't know much, but in my line of work, it's all about cause and effect, and the tides of fortune! In your eyes, a nati 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Don't Read If You're a Coward! One Ghost Story Every Day! 胆小勿进！每天一个鬼故事！ A series of urban ghost stories Every chapter tells a different tale There’s sure to be one you’ll enjoy When the novels you’re following haven’t updated yet Read some urban ghost stories in the meantime 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 I'm the Only Normal Person in the Harem 后宫就我一个是正常人 I’m the Only Normal One in the Harem 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Last Shaman of Northeast China 东北最后的出马仙 Under siege by the Nine Wraiths and the Spirit-Devouring Ten Thousand Wraiths Formation, the barbarian wasteland's evil cultivators strike at the border again and again. Huang Dun wields a peachwood sword as his blade and his resolve to protect the people as his armor, leading immortal disciples, government forces, and border residents to build an ironclad defense. From tempering spirits and refining techniques to fortifying the area with the Sunbright Spirit-Gathering Formation, from passing on 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Last Horse-Riding Shaman 最后一个出马仙 A drought demon descends, throwing the mystic arts into chaos. Rumor has it that whoever obtains the Golden Pearl of Nüba can break through to the Celestial Rank and command the world. Before long, turmoil erupts. The five great schools of mystic arts descend on Yulin Village in search of Nüba. Five renowned, revered “hypocrites” from that era end up driving my grandmother to her death. To avenge her, I become the last shaman in the world! 121Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 40 A Family of Spirit Mediums 出马仙世家 A small suggestion from Zhang Xin, the 26th-generation heir of a family of spirit mediums: before opening the door when you get home at night, choose one of these three things to do: “Spit three times behind you,” “Flick the hem of your clothes three times,” or “Tap your heels together three times.” 60Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 41 The Yin Grave 阴坟 I woke up to find myself lying in a coffin, dressed in an ancient-style wedding gown... 43Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 42 The Paranormal Files 诡异档案 An exclusive exposé by an eyewitness on the paranormal files of China’s secretive investigative organization, Bureau Nine! This book chronicles the past and present of its paranormal cases, revealing one bizarre and fantastical incident after another. The Corpse-Worshipping Cult, the Black God Cult, Nanyang sorcery, Yunnanese Gu magic, Chinese Taoist arts, reincarnated living Buddhas: let the author guide you into a real land of the supernatural and uncover the many unknown secrets hidden all ar 546Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Shangqing Celestial Master 上清天师 [Taoist priest + no saintly protagonist + supernatural + two male leads + two female leads] Ever since the great battle between Chinese Taoists and Japanese onmyoji, supernatural incidents have been erupting across the cities, as though ancient forbidden spells have been broken. White-hair vampires, black fiends, vengeful ghosts, grinning corpses... Feuds that began a thousand years ago will finally be settled in this life. With humanity twisted and morality in decline, what other dangers are wa 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Founding Ancestor of the Northeast Ma Clan 东北马家开山鼻祖 Legend has it that in the desolate days of Northeast China, bandits ran rampant, and people lived in constant fear. In that harsh, heartbreaking era, no one cared whether others lived or died, and no one spared a thought for the families caught in the chaos. At last, it all came to an end at the hands of a young man from the shamanic clan, who broke the grip of that savage, evil age. No one knew who he was. All they knew was that his actions brought shame upon his people and disgraced his family —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Strange God Returns 诡神复苏 [Mad Chinese-style ancient gods, with some pretty dark tastes] [Xuanhuan] + [Supernatural] + [Invincible] + [Horror] Lin Yi transmigrated into a world gone mad and awry. The gods feed on flesh and blood, and the path of cultivation is full of sinister madness. God: Become my agent, and I can help you ascend to immortality in broad daylight. Lin Yi: Ascend in broad daylight? No thanks. Let me devour you first! Ancient Wild God: I’ll give you a great gift, one that will make humanity revere you as 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 I, a Young Maoshan Taoist, Walk Between Yin and Yang 我，茅山小道，行走阴阳 (A note to all readers!!! You can skip Volume One, The Young Maoshan Daoist Comes of Age, and go straight to Volume Two, Conquering the Yin and Yang. Volume One is a little slow, so feel free to skip it if you don’t want to read it.) My name is Li Qingfeng. The year I was born, strange phenomena appeared in the sky, as dragons and tigers contended. Later, I studied Maoshan Daoist arts under a master. He said I was the most gifted person he had ever met, and that taking me as his disciple left hi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Azure Hound's Guide to Exorcism 苍狗捉妖录 A young Taoist from a small temple on Mount Xuanhu descends from the mountain to save the world, contending with people and battling ghosts. Strange illnesses, vengeful spirits, and a lifetime of trials finally teach him that what truly needs saving is the human heart! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 My Wife Is a Half-Immortal 我的媳妇是半仙 [Slow burn] The story takes place in a quiet, peaceful little town where the people are simple and kind, and neighbors are close. The male protagonist is an ordinary local who leads an uneventful life. His wife, however, is known by everyone as a “half-immortal” for her extraordinary intuition and unusual way of handling everyday matters. 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 49 The Yin-Yang Spirit Medium 阴阳出马仙 [Transmigration + Urban + Supernatural Powers] He transmigrated to another world, and from the day he was born, there was nothing special about him. He thought he would live an ordinary life, but then he attended a bizarre and mysterious wedding and began his path of cultivation. Curse magic, sorcery, a hundred evil spirits of the netherworld, a nine-headed serpent, a mysterious stone coffin... One strange event after another came his way, constantly plunging him into danger. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Opening the Sparrow Gate 开雀门 While my mother was carrying me, I was sitting upright in her womb. The doctors all said the birth would be difficult, but my grandmother traded my life to a spirit messenger. My Xuanwu even went so far as to strip off his skin and bones for me! My relatives sought out one master after another to protect me, but sadly, they all said the good fortune I was born with was nowhere near enough to keep me alive. If I wanted to survive, I had no choice but to embark on the path of cultivation. From Sha 34Reads7.1Score—14d adds
