Novels like Weeping Evil
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- 1 Horror and Supernatural Ghost Stories 恐怖灵异鬼故事 "A chilling tale, a bizarre plot, and a chance to explore an uncanny world unlike any other. Strange tales of ghosts, short and sharp, will send a shiver down your spine! Ready to test your courage?" 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Records of the Republic-Era Haunted Realm 民国诡域录 Autumn, 1937. Inside an antique shop on the Shanghai Bund, Lu Ziming, an archaeology professor recently returned from studying in France, uncovers the secret of a gilt-bronze figurine from the Ming dynasty. It is, in fact, a cursed artifact capable of summoning “living terracotta warriors.” When A Si is shot dead by shards from a bronze mirror belonging to Yamamoto, a Japanese merchant, the Lu family’s ancestral compass suddenly spins counterclockwise, pointing to a blood-red patch of light atop —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 A Maoshan Taoist Investigates the Mystery of the Hidden Gods 茅山道士探神隐之谜 Two thousand years ago, the gods of Huaxia sacrificed their divine forms to seal away an indescribable being, joining forces to create the Nine Provinces Barrier. Their divinity faded, but their divine thoughts shattered into countless fragments, known as Divine Relics, and scattered across the mortal world. Beyond the barrier lies true chaos and its demons; within it, human civilization endures. But the barrier is slowly crumbling, and the Chaos Aura leaking through has given rise to all kinds —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Ghost Gate Pass 诡门关 Among those who deal with ghosts, there is a group known as the Miscellaneous Arts. They follow an unorthodox path, dabbling in fortune-telling, divination, feng shui, talismans, and spirit-medium rituals, but mastering none of them. They have no school behind them and no helpers beneath them, and everyone looks down on them. 78Reads8.0Score314d adds
- 5 The Spirit-Seeking Case Files 探灵追凶录 The older generation often says that if your birth chart is too heavy, your life will be too short. After my grandfather died, a spirit curse appeared, along with a younger sister who had no place in my memories. It was as though invisible hands were drawing me into an endless abyss... The faint figure of a Su family girl, an infant spirit in a coffin, a corpse in a cloud-patterned urn: in a deserted corner of the campus, they always whispered strange things in the dead of night... To seek the s 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Corpse Eye Cipher 尸眼密码 Li Xinxin is a forensic trace examiner who can see a victim’s final seven seconds of memories by touching their corpse. But whenever blood-red words seep from her bronze pendant, the 37th death loop has already begun. A quantum-state blood moon splits into 37 satellites, genetic tides surge, and the clocks in the morgue remain forever frozen at 23:07, the eerie moment her parents disappeared. The genetic sequence from a clone’s corpse is an exact match for her younger brother’s, the violet-eyed —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 My Master Broke a Taboo and Made Me Paint Eyes on a Paper Figure 师父犯忌讳，竟让我给纸人画眼睛 My master broke a taboo and actually asked me to paint eyes on a paper effigy —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Fox Bride 诡狐嫁 Every night, I have the same dream. A man keeps haunting me in it. He lies in a blood coffin and says he will find me. I got a fine-quality jade pendant, but the man who sold it to me asked for only one yuan. After handing it over, he seemed relieved. I didn't understand why, but soon afterward, my father got into an accident while transporting goods. He turned into a fox that devoured people and had no humanity! Strange things kept happening around me until that man appeared. Then I learned the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Ancient House in the Dark: Unraveling the Fog of Death 暗夜古宅：揭秘死亡迷雾 The Mysterious Old House: Uncovering the Fog of Death follows Lin Feng, a suspense novelist who travels to a mysterious old house deep in the mountains in search of inspiration. There, he encounters a woman in white and a string of other supernatural events, then faces a life-or-death crisis in the basement. Through courage and ingenuity, he uncovers the connection between the house’s murders and a secret organization. After returning to the city, Lin Feng is attacked by men in black trying to s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Soul-Calming Banquet 安魂席 Soul-Calming Banquet —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Wang Pangzi and I Go Ghost Hunting 我与王胖子去抓鬼 Zhang Qiang had studied the occult with his grandfather since childhood. When he and his good friend Wang Peng, also known as Fatty Wang, came to the city for work, they rented a haunted house and a series of supernatural events followed. Zhang Qiang used the methods he had learned since childhood to resolve them. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Scarlet Otherworld 猩红异界 While playing chess against Li Rui, the chess player Wu Yu is ambushed by him and transmigrates to an ancient otherworld. Just as Wu Yu prepares to put his schemes to use and make a name for himself, he discovers that this place is not as simple as it seems. Nothing is ever more terrifying than the human heart. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 This Evil Spirit Is a Little Fierce 这个阴灵有点凶 My grandfather said I was born with a life as fragile as paper, and that I was never meant to come into this world. Every day I’ve lived since has been a gift. But when I was twelve, my grandfather died under mysterious circumstances. From then on, I depended on my only remaining relative, and we relied on each other to survive. But on my twenty-fourth birthday, in my zodiac year, I’ll face my most dangerous trial yet. Will I make it through...? 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Grandpa's Ghost-Hunting Tales 爷爷的抓鬼往事 The older generation always had plenty of taboos. They would rather chat about anything else than talk about ghosts and spirits, for fear of inviting trouble and shortening their lives. This was all the more true in the rural villages of western Gansu, where the elderly held such beliefs as sacred rules, engraved in their bones and woven into their every word and deed. When my grandfather was young, he crossed between the worlds of yin and yang and subdued evil spirits. No one in the surrounding 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Let Me Tell You a Little Story, It's Not Scary at All (Six-Volume Set) 我讲个小故事，一点儿都不吓人（全六册） Fear should remain hidden in the subconscious and fade away without a trace, yet it always leaves clues in everyday life. In an alley where the sunset has slipped out of sight, in a corner turned away from the neon lights, an elegant lady sits outside a café, casting ill-intentioned sidelong glances at passersby. These signs show that when people find themselves in darkness beyond the reach of sunlight, fear swells in an instant like a shadow and closes in around them. Come, step into my stories —Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 16 Thriller: Nothing About This Game Feels Right 惊悚：这个游戏哪都不对劲 [Cthulhu Mythos + sci-fi (supernatural) + goofy humor + a nobody author] My name is Meng Jiang. Life is unpredictable, and the worst always seems to happen. One day, I was happily gaming with my “good friends” when, whether I was possessed or what, a flash of white light suddenly transported me, along with the game, to a completely different world… We all spent the same amount of money, so why are you playing Cyberpunk 2077 while I’m stuck with Cyberpunk 2451? And why is this thing’s art styl 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 True Tales of Terror 恐怖实录 When people get old, they grow frail, and the older they get, the more they want to look back on the past. There's no blessing a person can't enjoy, and no hardship they can't endure. I've lived through two dynasties. They say seeing is believing, but that doesn't mean everything you hear is false. There are plenty of things in this world that can't be explained. 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Key to Fiction 虚构之钥 (This isn't a feel-good power fantasy, and the writing may be rough at first. This book is focused on telling a good story. Trust me, if you stick with it, you won't be disappointed.) To survive and win a competition of death and slaughter, Si Li believed that cheating was pretty much the only way. When their partnership came to an end, Si Li had also completed his quota. He wrapped up his final collaboration with his partner and successfully escaped the competition... or did he? Or was an eve 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Vicious Spirits 阴魂凶猛 Don’t go to unfamiliar places on a whim. Don’t casually make friends with people you don’t know. When walking at night, don’t look back. 2Reads6.7Score214d adds
- 20 Terror in the Desolate Village 荒村惊魂 I entered a village inhabited entirely by women. I thought I’d found a man’s paradise, but after a series of bizarre events, I realized things weren’t so simple… 153Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 21 A Bloody Night in Jiling Village 寂岭村血夜 This novel contains depictions of human nature and graphic violence. Readers under 18 should read with a parent or guardian. On December 4, 1994, a small mountain village in eastern Shenzhong City, near the border with Huizhou City, was the site of an unprecedented major crime. It later became known as “Shenzhong’s Sealed Village.” “Help me! Everyone’s been killed!” “Hello, this is Danao Police Station. What happened?” “There’s a ghost! A ghost is here! N-no, don’t come any closer! P-please, hel 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Mythic Forbidden Zone 神话禁区 Beneath the firmament, divine treasures lie hidden and ghosts lie in wait. I stumbled upon the secrets behind the legends. I crossed the lands between the three rivers and six banks, stained the snowy plains of towering peaks with blood, and endured countless brushes with death as I fought against fate for my life. I survived, yet the world has no trace of me. 202Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 23 The Yin-Yang Paper Effigy Maker 阴阳纸扎匠 Paper crafting, also known as paper ornament making, is a traditional craft practiced by skilled artisans called paper crafters. With nimble hands and clever minds, they fold and cut paper into all kinds of designs. Some are intricate, depicting people, birds, animals, fish, and insects, while others are simple, like decorative lanterns. These paper creations can comfort the living and help them make up for regrets and debts to the dead. They can also serve as bribes to appease the dead and win 342Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Female Corpse in the Ice Coffin 冰棺女尸 Everyone wants a pair of beautiful eyes, but nobody knows that the more beautiful the eyes, the more they attract the attention of ghosts. I'm an orphan. It was because I had a pair of beautiful eyes that my adoptive father took me in. Only later did I realize that the moment I stepped through his door, I had fallen into a conspiracy. My adoptive father is a doctor with a huge underground laboratory. He never lets me go inside. One day, I sneaked into the laboratory and saw countless preserved c 4Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 25 My Years as a Taoist Priest After Coming Down from the Mountain 我下山当道士的那些年 "Ghost Hunting" + "Slow-Building Fear" + "No Female Lead" + "Foreshadowing" + "Mystery" + "Episodic Plot" + "No Dragging Things Out" + "No Filler" My name is Wu Yan. I used to be called Wu Jianguo, but my second granduncle said I lacked fire in my Five Elements, so he changed my name to Wu Yan. While I lived at my second granduncle's Taoist temple, he passed on all his “skills” to me. After he passed away, I left the temple and descended the mountain to start my own life... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Dead Men's Sacrifice 死人祭 I went to mourn at my dead sister's funeral, never expecting my wailing to bring the dead baby inside her corpse back to life... 9Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 27 On the Edge of Death 死亡边缘 His cousin marries a stunningly beautiful woman, but on their wedding day, the bride dies! Then strange things begin happening in the village, and the villagers start dying one after another... 126Reads8.8Score914d adds
- 28 On My Birthday, an AI Told Me My Best Friend Was Going to Kill Me 生日那天，AI告诉我闺蜜要杀我 On my birthday, an AI told me my best friend was going to kill me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Old Shen 旧沉 My name is Chen Lingqi. I live in a remote little village, where my master told me that a calamity is written in my fate. But what exactly is this calamity? Will I be able to get through it? And if I do, how should I live the rest of my life... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The 444th Horror Story 第444个恐怖故事 Every chapter is a standalone horror story. [Modern Mystery] [The More You Think About It, the More Terrifying It Gets] [Folk Horror] [Rule Horror] [Monstrous Thrills] It's all here. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Usurping Heaven's Mandate 篡天命 The arts of the Dao often say, “Fate can be known, but not changed; calamities can be calculated, but not avoided.” Yet when my grandpa passed down three ghost coins to me, he told me there was another kind of person in this world, someone who could toy with destiny as if it were in the palm of their hand. I’m one of those people who gamble with life: I gamble with other people’s lives, and with my own. But if you want to gamble with Heaven, you have to find a coffin first... 528Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 32 The Ultimate Supernatural Horror: The Ghost Card Train 终极灵异：鬼牌列车 [Supernatural] + [Horror] + [No Female Lead] + [No Sanctimonious Hero] + [No Mindless Decisions] Ghosts cannot be killed. Every ghost has its own unique rules for killing. Every card represents a vengeful ghost. Find a way to control the ghosts and escape the supernatural incidents. An old, eerie train stained with blood runs toward a terrifying supernatural realm. Where is the train’s final stop? No one knows. Or rather, no one has ever made it to the final stop. 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 I'm a Tailor Who Can Sew Anything 我是个裁缝，什么都缝 [Ensemble cast + expansive worldbuilding + mind-bending twists + folk customs + breaking the fourth wall] Have you ever doubted, even for a moment, whether this world is real? If one day you discovered the truth about this world, what would you choose to do? Qin Yu made his choice. Once a Yin Courier who spent his days sewing clothes and his nights stitching corpses in a small two-story house, he embarked on a one-way journey bearing the fate of humanity on his shoulders. It all began with the T 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Ye Qingyu: The Curse of Yin Birth 夜轻语：阴生诅咒 Ten years ago, things beyond human understanding appeared in this world. They fed on fear and toyed with human souls! No one ever knew what these things really were. They were collectively called the Uncanny. Yet even stranger, one day they suddenly vanished all at once, and no one remembered the disaster. Even fewer remembered that it all began when two girls suddenly went mad on the streets of Chaoyun City… Ten years later, her life began. It might not be perfect, but she still lived with 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Blood Sacrifice: The Nightmare Prison 血祭：梦魇之狱 [Dark + paranormal + evil gods + Cthulhu + demons + angels + mysterious cases + horror + suspense + series + religion + reborn] A mysterious experiment has brought demons back to the human world. The truth is waiting to be revealed, and reporter Donovan Ned is being pulled by an invisible force, step by step into the darkness. Evil gods, living dead, ghouls, bizarre creatures, and a terrible fate await him. He must search for answers and uncover his destiny amid one strange incident after anothe 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Telling Horror Stories at Midnight 半夜讲恐怖故事 Telling Ghost Stories at Midnight 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 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
- 38 Matters of the Underworld 冥事 Do you believe there are ghosts in this world? As an outstanding product of nine years of compulsory education, I certainly didn't. But ever since I started working as a security guard at Hongqi Factory, I do! I thought it was just an ordinary factory, but who would have guessed that... 328Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Gate of Death 死亡之门 Not every game is meant to be played. The moment the gates of desire opened, our entire class set out on a road with no return. The campus belle and my friends began dying one by one, and that was only the beginning. The moment the phone rang, the gates of death opened too. 164Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 40 Something Wicked This Way Comes 撞邪 I'm a truck driver who hauls freight all over the country. There are lots of taboos in the business. For example, if you come across a funeral procession, flash your headlights a few times. When driving through a tunnel, especially one with a square entrance, never whistle or say anything disrespectful. And when staying overnight at an inn, always point the toes of your shoes toward the door... 15Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 41 The House Immortal Affairs Office 家仙办事处 Chen Ping'an, a graduate student in folklore, has never believed in ghosts or gods. That is, until he inherited his old family home and caught a fox spirit sitting on his sofa in the middle of the night, playing Honor of Kings. Then it tossed him an employment contract from the “Household Spirits Affairs Office.” From then on, his materialist worldview completely fell apart: Huang Xian works as a delivery driver, gathering intelligence. Bai Xian runs a traditional Chinese medicine clinic and sec 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The End of the Haunted Dream 诡梦终焉 [No female lead, no cheat, no power fantasy, no toxicity, no padding, a mystery novel, no characters acting stupidly, no corruption, no double standards, no simp, no saintly do-gooder] Tell me, are people afraid of ghosts? Ghosts? They’re just figments of people’s imaginations. They don’t exist, so there’s nothing to fear. What about people? Are you afraid of them? Yes! I’ve always been afraid! Why? Because... once... I was human too. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Midnight in the Countryside 午夜乡村 My parents' job transfers sent me to live and study at my grandmother's house. Before bed, she warned me not to go and look, no matter what sounds I heard. From then on, one strange event after another came crashing into my life. Then, one day, my grandmother suddenly told me the secret about who I really was... 527Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 44 The Taoist Master of the Funeral Home 殡仪馆的天师 A Celestial Master’s legacy? No thanks. Slaying demons and exorcising evil? Not interested. Lin Yue lands a government job at a funeral home, using the Three-Flavored True Fire to cremate bodies and Five Thunder Talismans to keep the place under control. His boss praises his efficiency, while evil spirits curse him for fighting dirty. The whole city is haunted? Don’t worry. Master Lin from the funeral home will come right to your door. Overtime costs extra. 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Inescapable 29th Floor 逃不出的29层 [Mystery] + [Infinite Flow] After being unemployed for a long time, young designer Fan Feiyun finally lands a job in the art department of a gaming company. The newly established company is on the 29th floor of a newly built office tower. Just a few hours after Fan Feiyun starts work, all thirteen employees find themselves trapped on the 29th floor. No matter what they try, they can't escape. The signal is dead, and there's no way to call for help. Whenever someone dies, a new area opens up. Is 742Reads—Score10514d adds
- 46 The Haunted Hearse 灵车诡事 I'm an ambulance driver for the dead. When I first started the job, Third Master told me a few rules every hearse driver must follow. Then one day, to pay off my loan, I transported a bizarre corpse... 328Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 47 The Most Realistic Mystery and Horror Stories 最真实的悬疑恐怖故事 [Mystery] [Thriller] [Supernatural] This book brings together a host of captivating, gripping mystery stories, like a grand door slowly opening onto a world of enigmatic deduction and drawing you ever deeper until you can no longer escape. On this strange journey, shrouded in layers of mystery, every story is like a winding, intricate maze. They wait for you to venture inside, follow each thread, and unravel the shocking truth concealed behind layer upon layer of fog. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Seven-Star Rebirth: The Zombie Doll 七星转生：僵尸娃娃 (No female lead, no transmigration, no System, no stupidity, no invincibility, no characters losing their wits. Read at your own discretion.) Protagonist: Shen Xuan, a human on the side of the [Lingfeng Pavilion] faction. Supporting characters: spirits from all realms, on the side of the [Divine Contract Collection] faction. Here you'll find the twelve ancient Zodiac beasts, as well as seven kinds of contracts to collect. Here you'll find iron chains and a red coffin sealed for centuries, as wel —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Earth Master 地先生 Every title in the occult arts has a special meaning: tomb raiders are called grave diggers, those without a school or sect are called Mr. Bai, and those who sew heads onto corpses are called Old Madam Butian... Our trade calls us Earth Masters. Ghostly incense, the flayed-skin curse, the pecking-eye gu, the Cave of Nine... Every job I take on is full of twists and hidden dangers. Fight your way through, and the spirits and ghosts will fear you, and you’ll reign supreme in the occult world. Fail 86Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 50 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... 494Reads8.7Score10014d adds
