Novels like The Corpse Carrier
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Corpse Carrier, best match first.
- 51 Mountain God Festival 山神祭 The Greater Khingan Range. Temperatures below minus twenty, with snow up to a hunter's knees. A weasel spirit crouched in a tree, watching as a hunter in a fox-fur hat crept across the snow with his rifle at the ready. If the hunter died, his flesh would go to the beasts and spirits hiding in the woods, while his soul would belong to the mountain god who commanded the clouds, winds, and rain. From the moment he took his first step into the forest and snow, the hunter's life was no longer his ow 47Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 52 Yin-Yang Ruoxie 阴阳若邪 On the day Xie Ruoxie was born, the family home was surrounded by countless poisonous insects. His mother took it as a bad omen and abandoned him at birth. Fortunately, his grandparents raised him. He only wanted to get into college and repay their kindness, so why are the things happening to him getting stranger and stranger? And who am I, really? Why can I command poisonous insects and drive away ten thousand ghosts? (This story is adapted from real events.) 18Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 53 The Paranormal Investigator 探诡达人 My name is Qi Yue. I was born in the seventh lunar month, so that’s how I got my name. I’m a restaurant reviewer, and I’ve been doing this for five years. I made a little money in the first few years, but after the pandemic, the jobs became fewer and fewer. I wanted to switch to another line of work, but I didn’t know how to do anything else, so I had no choice but to keep struggling. With my pockets nearly empty, I desperately searched online for similar jobs. At last, I found a well-paid posit 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 Songs of the Underworld 冥歌 [Not a wish-fulfillment novel] It’s a tangled, lengthy story, not one about a loser turning his life around by fawning over women. [There is a heroine] I’m new to this, so I don’t understand why novels have to be tagged as having no heroine. To be honest, mine has one, though she doesn’t appear much. [Not necessarily funny] Hard to say. The author has a strange sense of humor. [Neurotic] The author is a little crazy, with a mind that keeps jumping around, so the plot can sometimes feel erratic. 1Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 55 After Dropping Out, I Became a Corpse Driver: Exposed on Ziqi's Livestream 辍学后当赶尸人：被子柒直播曝光 After dropping out of school, Yuan Shuai thought his life was over. He never expected to be hit by a god-tier corpse-driving System. After the college entrance exams, a classmate posted in the group chat: “Yuan Shuai, if you dropped out and don’t have a job, why not come work as a security guard at my company?” Yuan Shuai: “No thanks, I’m busy driving corpses. Since we’re classmates, I can give you a twenty percent discount if you need a corpse driven.” When the dead return home, passersby must 41Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 56 The Yin-Life Pawnshop 阴寿当铺 The Underworld Pawnshop: I Sell Ghostly Goods to Stay Alive Lu You's funeral shop stands at the coldest, most shadowy corner of the old street in the west of the city. For generations, the Lu family has dealt with the dead, but by Lu You's generation, they are cursed to die before turning thirty. By day, he sells incense, candles, and paper money for the dead. By night, he helps vengeful spirits who died unnatural deaths fulfill their wishes in exchange for extra days of life. On the first night 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 I Became Haunted by Evil Spirits After Starting Out as a Corpse Burner 从当烧尸匠开始恶鬼缠身 To escape an arranged marriage, I took a job burning corpses at a funeral home. Old Li, who handled the bodies, actually brought a prostitute to the funeral home. That woman later died, leaving a red high heel at the entrance... The next day, Old Li died. A red high heel had pierced through the center of his forehead... With my father's help, I learned that before she died, the woman had been pregnant. Someone had cut the baby out of her and turned them into a Mother-Child Demon. After that, t 5.7kReads8.3Score483Shelves
- 58 The Corpse Walker: Exposed by Buer Bu Jiao Zhou Jie 赶尸人：被不二不叫周姐曝光 Shen Yun, who was doing manual labor to earn his tuition, accidentally bound himself to a corpse-driving System. But he was so handsome that even the System couldn’t stand it, so it changed his face into that of white-haired Zhang Fei! Shen Yun: “Damn it! Where did my handsome face go?!” The first time his face changed, he scared Zhou Jie unconscious on the spot. Viewer 1: “Holy crap! That extra’s acting is incredible!” Viewer 2: “The set and special effects are amazing! Zhou Jie’s going all out —Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 59 Street Lie Detection: The Corpse Stitcher’s Identity Can’t Stay Hidden 街头测谎，缝尸匠的身份瞒不住了 Su Chen unexpectedly gets the strongest corpse-stitching System. He can grow stronger just by stitching up corpses. One day, he goes out to stitch a corpse, but a beautiful woman stops him halfway and demands to give him a lie detector test. The result unexpectedly exposes Su Chen's identity as a corpse stitcher, and then one strange event after another begins to unfold… 41Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 60 I Took Leave to Go Home and Deal with a Corpse, but My Beautiful Boss Insisted on Coming Along 请假回家赶尸，美女上司非要一起 Fu Long, who had left Raojiang, was eating braised chicken rice in the Magic City CBD when he suddenly got a call from the head of his village: "The corpse-driving contest starts soon. Last year, you didn't come back, and we lost to the neighboring village by five cows, two pigs, and more than a dozen chickens. If you dare not come back this year, I'll livestream myself tearing down your house!" 106Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 I Came Down the Mountain as a Corpse Driver and Scared My Online Girlfriend Silly 赶尸下山，我把网恋对象吓傻了 His shima told Zhang Hao to take his marriage contract and go down the mountain to meet his beautiful fiancée. Then the woman he'd been dating online for seven years sent him a message. Liu Shishi: "Let's break up. I don't want to keep staring at my phone." Zhang Hao: "I'm coming down the mountain." "Then... let's meet in person." "Let's meet in person tomorrow night. Don't keep me waiting." Liu Shishi brought her twin sister and showed up at the designated spot as promised. A young man 1Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 62 The Last Feng Shui Master 末代风水师 The names in this story are fictional, but there is no need to doubt that the events are real. In recent years, posts and essays by feng shui masters have appeared countless times on all kinds of forums, some true and some false. I really don't want fabricated stories to lead people astray in their understanding of yin-yang and feng shui, so I have written under a pseudonym about the winding experiences of a feng shui master. I hope to give everyone a whole new understanding of this mysterious a 242Reads8.1Score102Shelves
- 63 The Yin-Yang Scissors 阴阳剪 A black dragon coils around me, skeletons block the door, fox spirits form ranks, and a white snake possesses me... All I have is a pair of scissors and a sheet of red paper. I cut down demons and sever the boundary between life and death... The Yin-Yang Scissors cut through the forces of yin and yang. I am the heir to the Yin-Yang Scissors. With them in my hands, one snip decides life or death. All the thrilling, eerie, and mysterious tales are found in The Yin-Yang Scissors... 126Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 64 Midnight Stories 深夜故事 “Zzz... It's midnight. Welcome to our late-night story program. I'm your host, Qin Yong.” Qin Yong was a recent college graduate. Since he had studied fine arts, he found a job at a radio station after graduation. Every night, he told a horror story, all of them provided by a stranger on WeChat using the account name “Midnight Caller.” At first, they were just stories. But as time went on, Qin Yong found that they were becoming increasingly real, and increasingly connected to his own life... 535Reads—Score100Shelves
- 65 Listening to Strange Tales at Night 夜听诡事 Whenever you're bored in your spare time, you can open my book and let it take you into a different world. This book is made up of a collection of short tales of horror, the supernatural, and ghosts and monsters. They will show you the warmth and coldness of the world, and reveal the selfishness and greed of human nature. Perhaps you'll find yourself in the stories and feel what the characters feel. As you read, set aside the weariness of body and mind for a while and immerse yourself completely 576Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 66 I'm Broke, Why Should I Be Afraid of Ghosts? 我穷鬼，岂会怕鬼？ [Goofy] [Funny] [Irreverent] [Mystery] [Supernatural] [Hop in] [No System] [A fish that slipped through nine years of compulsory education] Wang Ling landed a job paying 18,000 yuan a month as a security guard at a private hospital. On his first day, he was left completely stunned! Each floor of the hospital's inpatient wing had a special passage enshrining one of the underworld's yin deities. The morgue even had butcher's knives inexplicably lying around. Wang Ling put up with all of that. Then 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 The Yellow Springs Grievance Office 黄泉申冤司 Top forensic pathologist Lu Pan was silenced after exposing a series of bloody murders orchestrated by the powerful. His soul entered the Underworld, only to find the cycle of reincarnation in ruins: evil ghosts bribed the ghost guards and roamed free in new lives, while innocent souls were falsely condemned and sank into the Blood River! He himself was cast into the Purgatory of Unjust Deaths for “disrespect.” At the end of his rope, the [Mirror of Justice System] awakened: “If the Underworld h —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 I Failed the Exams and Became a Corpse Driver, and Dai Xiaomei Livestreamed It 落榜赶尸的我，被呆小妹直播了 Xiao Zhang transmigrated to a parallel world, failed the college entrance exam, and unexpectedly awakened the strongest Corpse-Driving System. He had only wanted to quietly make a fortune as a corpse driver, but Dai Xiaomei accidentally livestreamed him, throwing the whole country into an uproar. Dai Xiaomei: “I honestly never thought corpse drivers were real.” From then on, the two began livestreaming their daily corpse-driving adventures. “The heroic spirits of our martyrs must not remain in a —Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 69 You Were Told to Drive Corpses, Not Scare People 让你去赶尸，不是让你去吓唬人 ♦️A serious, imaginative story about corpse-driving, with tightly interwoven plotlines that only get better as it goes! ⛺️A streamer was broadcasting live from a mass grave, dancing on the graves. He danced Su Fan right out of his tomb and fainted on the spot! The viewers in the livestream: Time to prepare the feast! When a guest came to the corpse inn with a beautiful ancient corpse in tow, the tourists who had come out to sightsee nearly got scared out of their wits! Guest: This young guy's co 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 I Know a Few Ghost Tricks 我会点鬼术 A hundred years a ghost, ten years a good man. My name is Bai Yaoyao. In this world overrun by vengeful ghosts and monsters, all I want is to tend my little paper funerary shop and live in peace. But my meager ghostcraft seems to keep getting me into enormous trouble. With no other choice, if I want to survive, I’ll have to hone this little bit of ghostcraft to perfection! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 The Yellow River Corpse Retriever 黄河捞尸人 There is always more to the Yellow River than you know! You’d be better off never asking about the forbidden legends of the Yellow River! The Yellow River’s ghost soldiers, the Fish-Bone Divine Temple, the Iron-Headed Dragon King, deadly venomous insects, ghost wedding processions... The strangest objects of the Yellow River, and the oldest, most mysterious profession: Yellow River corpse divers! Their families have guarded the ancient river route for generations. But what are they really protec 28Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 72 Rule Horror: I'm an NPC, and I'm Going Crazy Again Today 规则怪谈：我NPC，今天也发疯 Others enter Rule Horror scenarios to survive. I got sucked in as an NPC, and the System even forces me to go crazy. If I don’t, I die. Fine, then I’ll go crazy for everyone to see. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 Apocalypse: Tracing the Dragon's Veins 末世：探寻龙头脉 [Thriller and Horror] [Tomb Raiding] [Antique Appraisal] [Supernatural] [Imagination] Wei Qi, who runs an antique shop in the provincial capital, explores a cave in his hometown with two companions. After they encounter something strange, he falls seriously ill. During his illness, he enters another world, receives guidance from an expert, and gains the ability to use feng shui and magic arts. After recovering, his memories return, and he discovers that his father dug up the coffins of his mothe 6Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 74 Tales of Western Hunan 湘西往事录 Strike the gong to announce the spirits, ring the bell to summon their souls. Dressed in Taoist robes, the corpse driver of western Hunan. The dead are on the move. The living, stand aside. A crescent moon shines on blue robes, a river of stars stretches across the low sky. The mournful gong clears the way, ghostly shadows speak of western Hunan. Silver bells softly summon souls, coins pave the road and drive the spirits away. Every household shuts its doors tight, the living keep away as deathl 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 Horror Landlord: My Thirty-Eight Female Tenants 恐怖房东：我的三十八位女租客 “Zhuge Ming, if you come study at my kindergarten, I’ll give you five hundred a month, and pick you up and drop you off...” said the headmistress. “I brought you lunch, Zhuge Ming. I made it myself...” said the teacher. “Come here. I’ll marry all three of my daughters to you,” said Priest Lin. Zhuge Ming was born with a peach-blossom fate. He had the looks of a woman despite being a man, and from the moment he was born, every woman had just one wish: to marry him. Zhuge Ming was miserable. Who c —Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 76 Haunted Campus: My Card-Drawing System Is a Little Unorthodox 诡异校园：我的抽卡系统不太正经 Chen Mo, an ordinary high school student, accidentally binds the “Paranormal Gacha System” and is forced to become an on-campus exorcist. He draws an [SSR Succubus Maid] and has to help her find her lost underwear. He draws an [R-Rank Jumping Senior] and must fulfill her dying wish to experience her first love. And the strangest part is, after the evil spirits possess all the beautiful girls at school, they all fall in love with him? “System, are you sure this is a horror story and not a romance 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 I Hosted a Show, and My Identity as a Corpse-Driving Taoist Was Exposed 主持节目，我赶尸人身份被曝光了 A campus interview show. Host Zhou Xiaoyi asked, “Have you ever seen a ghost?” “Heh. What era are we living in? We should believe in science. Of course I've never seen a ghost!” Ye An replied. Beep! Beep! Beep! The lie detector went off like crazy! “Then what did you do after you encountered a ghost?” “Obviously, I ran! It was a ghost. Wouldn't I have to be an idiot not to run?” Beep! Beep! Beep! The lie detector went off like crazy! From that day on, Ye An's identity as a corpse-drivin 31Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 78 I Quit My Job to Become a Corpse Herder, and Xiao Tuantuan Exposed Me 炒了老板去赶尸，被小团团曝光了 Designer Qin Long submits his proposal for the tenth time. Boss: Take it back and revise it again! Qin Long: To hell with this, I'm done! Do whatever you want! After quitting on his boss, Qin Long suddenly awakens a System that forces him to drive corpses... When the soul-summoning bell rings, the dead set out! One leaping figure after another races along the broad road of afterlife... The whole scene is accidentally exposed by Xiaotuantuan, who is livestreaming an outdoor adventure as a treat f —Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 79 The Last Corpse Driver 最后一个赶尸人 The dead march on; the living must keep their distance. If they don't, disaster is sure to follow! I'm a corpse driver, and this is my story! 731Reads8.0Score101Shelves
- 80 Records of Artifact Containment 遗物收容志 Shen You runs an antique shop on the verge of bankruptcy. On the surface, he sells old things; in truth, he deals with “cursed objects.” A carved wooden comb arrives mysteriously in the mail. The instant he touches it, he sees the horrific scene of a woman having her head shaved in public a hundred years ago. Late that night, as if sleepwalking, he picks up the comb and begins to comb his own hair. With every stroke of its teeth, a strand of real hair comes away, while a tearing pain spreads acr 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 The Pact of the Ancient Book 古书之契 It all began when Lin Zhiyu picked up a strange book. Then he met the equally strange Yu Zhiyan, who seemed to have a secret connection to the book. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 Corpse-Driving Taboos 赶尸禁忌 Grandpa died, but then he came back to life. He said I was destined to face a terrible calamity... If I couldn’t survive it, my whole family would suffer! 141Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 83 Folk Traditions Awaken: I Ascend to the Divine Throne with Time 民俗复苏：我携光阴登顶神座 A bizarre "folk custom game." Its rewards can actually be brought into the real world. From that moment on, a new Age of Exploration began. Human society was about to undergo an unprecedented transformation. But opportunity came hand in hand with danger. Ghosts, gods, evil spirits, forbidden cults... The filth that should have been buried in the dustbin of history was being stirred up again. Taking the alias "Zhu," he became the Lord of Time. Su Mo was determined to take control of this br 112Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 84 The Heavenly Eye Coffin: Tales of Tomb Raiding in Tibet 天眼棺材：西藏盗墓惊奇录 [Mystery] + [Supernatural] + [Horror] + [Tomb Raiding] Two tomb-raiding enthusiasts meet online. After receiving an invitation from a mysterious stranger, they head to Tibet in search of an ancient tomb containing a coffin with a celestial eye. After enduring countless dangers, they uncover a shocking secret and treasure, and encounter both allies and enemies, along with a web of intrigue. Hidden inside the celestial-eye coffin is a crystal ball that can see through everything. It will change 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 Feng Shui Tattoo Artist 风水纹身师 A down-on-his-luck tattoo shop owner unexpectedly acquires a System, and from then on, life seems to go his way. Beautiful woman: “Boss! I want a tattoo!” Chen Hua: “So, beautiful, are you going to take your clothes off yourself, or should I help you?” With the System in hand, the whole world is mine! With beauties in my arms, even ghosts and gods will flee! 4Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 86 I Expose My Corpse-Driving Skills at School 开学赶尸，被校花曝光了 He was just passing by while escorting a corpse, but the campus belle exposed him! They even thought he was playing dress-up! “Bro, your makeup looks so real!” “Miss, these are real zombies! They're not pretending!” 2.7kReads6.9Score134Shelves
- 87 Dumped from the Start, I Become a Corpse Driver and Shock the World 开局被甩，成为赶尸人震惊世界 From the start, Chen Chen is dumped by his girlfriend, who has hooked up with a rich second-generation heir, and falls into despair. Who could have guessed that the very next moment, he would obtain the Ultimate Corpse-Driving System? The entire world is soon left in shock. Female CEO: “I can’t believe corpse drivers are actually real!” Netizen A: “Holy crap, that corpse is hopping toward me! Help!” Netizen B: “Mom asked why I’m watching the livestream on my knees.” “Everyone, believe in scienc 443Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 88 My Years at the Crematorium 我在火葬场的那些年 Are only the dead kept in the morgue? Are only corpses cremated in the incinerator? When a crematorium security guard sees someone burning paper offerings in the middle of the night, are they really for the dead, or are they for the living? A deep dive into the shocking crematorium incident that made headlines! 838Reads7.2Score101Shelves
- 89 Folk Taboos: I Cultivate Merit in the Mortal World 民间禁忌：我在人间修功德 Everyone knows the barber, but few realize that the earliest barbers were actually executioners, and strange adepts who mastered esoteric arts. They walk between life and death, needing only a barber's razor to read the secrets of Heaven and travel between yin and yang. They shave the living, and they shave the dead. Even today, folk wisdom warns: never offend the barbers who roam the land with their poles and packs. 158Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 90 Dumped from the Start and Left to Drive Corpses, Now I'm Invincible 开局被甩成为赶尸人，我无敌了 At a dinner where he was supposed to confess to the campus belle, Zhang Bufan, a college entrance exam failure, is pranked and teased by his classmates. By sheer chance, he obtains a god-tier Corpse-Driving System! Classmate: “Zhang Bufan, come sweep the toilets at my dad’s company. I’ll give you the friends-and-family rate of 1,000 yuan a month!” Zhang Bufan: “For 100 yuan, I’ll help your dad find his roots.” “When the dead travel, the living must keep their distance…” At midnight, bells ring t —Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 91 The Ultimate Ghost-Raising Master 极品养鬼师 [Adult] + [Adorable Pets] + [Sharp Tongue] + [Making Money] + [Secret Arts] Do you know how to raise ghosts? No worries, I do! Do you know how to catch ghosts? No worries, I do that too! Do you know where to find ghosts? No worries, I’ll take you there! Watch your step. Get in! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 Corpse Driver: From the Start, I Wore a Taoist Robe to Military Training 赶尸人：开局穿道袍参加军训 After finally getting into a decent university, I got bound to a System on the very first day of term! It wants me to drive a corpse at the dead of night, and if I refuse, it’ll take years off my life?! The worst part is, the first corpse I have to drive is my academic adviser’s father... 33Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 93 Horror Revival: From the Start, I Chose to Become a Corpse Stitcher 恐怖复苏，开局选择成为缝尸人 Zhao Han transmigrates to the Blue Star for no apparent reason, and from the start is recruited by the Spirit Suppression Bureau, an organization devoted to handling supernatural incidents. Thanks to his outstanding talent, he is assigned to the team with the best benefits. But then a System appears, and he has to join the corpse-stitching team to activate it. To activate the System, Zhao Han says, “I don’t want to join Team One. I want to join the corpse-stitching team.” Much later, when people 1Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 94 Case Seven: From a Ghost's Last Wish to a Cult Mystery 第七单：从亡魂心愿到邪教迷案 Case Seven: From a Dead Soul's Wish to a Cult Mystery —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 After a Ghost Hit Me While Delivering Takeout, I Became the Underworld's Top Mediator 送外卖撞鬼后：我成了阴阳界金牌调解员 After Running into a Ghost While Delivering Food, I Became the Underworld's Top Mediator —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 As Long as the Heart Lamp Burns, His Delivery Box Carries Unfinished Wishes 心灯不灭，他的外卖箱里装着未了的心愿 As Long as the Heart Lantern Burns, His Delivery Bag Carries Unfulfilled Wishes —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 Jade-Hued Splendor: Ninth Lord’s Wife Is a Max-Level Expert 翡色倾宸九爷娇妻是满级大佬 The seemingly fragile and easy-to-bully heiress of a jade empire is actually a max-level powerhouse with a pocket dimension! When her manipulative green-tea best friend runs into her unconventional face-slapping counterattacks, a high-energy urban drama of thrilling triumphs and crushing defeats begins. Shen Hua, the pampered little princess of a jade dynasty, disguises herself as a naive “reed girl” to experience ordinary life. Everyone thinks she’s a parasitic vine relying on her family and he —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 Soul Funeral Director 灵魂殡葬师 My name is Zeng Yao. Yao, as in “beautiful as jade.” I have no father or mother. They say my mother died in childbirth, and no one knows who my father was. My uncle, Old Lei, brought me home. My uncle had an unusual profession: he was an undertaker. He beautified and applied makeup to the dead, then handled their cremation and everything else. Like father, like son, they say, but although I wasn’t my uncle’s child, he made me learn all those things from a young age. But I didn’t like it. I eve 476Reads8.7Score100Shelves
- 99 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—Shelves
- 100 The Corpse-Driving System from Heaven 天降赶尸系统 College student Tian Ye suddenly acquires the Corpse-Driving System and becomes a mysterious corpse driver... 418Reads—Score—Shelves
