Novels like The Horror Exam
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Horror Exam, best match first.
- 1 A Nightmare in the Red Chamber 噩梦红楼 [Infinite Flow + Horror + Survival + Ensemble Cast + Not Purely Puzzle-Solving] A strange red apartment building has swallowed ten innocent residents. Every week, someone inside the building is randomly chosen to undergo a trial. Within those trials lurk terrifying, uncanny beings they have no hope of resisting. Then, suddenly, an eleventh room appears in the building. Then Li Ming struggles to survive one trial after another. As he looks at the building, now empty except for himself, all Li Min 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Through Life and Death, Reincarnation After Reincarnation, All to Return Home 生死轮回，只为归家 Handcrafted, no AI. After failing an exam and being caught in a sudden car accident, Zhang Jian, a boy who had failed the entrance exams, fell into the brutal Main God Reincarnation Space. A city besieged by zombies, demon hunting in the Wild West, a blood-soaked crucible, a cyberpunk neon metropolis, a nuclear wasteland, a chaotic age of supernatural powers, and vast worlds of martial arts and immortal cultivation: unfamiliar teammates and deadly crises came one after another. His one unwaverin 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Master of Horror, Dare You Come In? 恐怖大师你敢进来吗？ Ghosts taking revenge, possessing people, pressing down on sleepers; summoning, taming, driving away, and controlling ghosts; romances between humans and ghosts, humans and ghosts merging, and ghosts joining forces. Which is reality, and which is illusion? Are we living in reality, or in a world of our own creation? Yao Keke’s best friend, Cui Yueshuang, vanished right before her eyes. Where did she go? As she searches for her friend, Yao Keke receives help from an expert who teaches her the art 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Horrific Murder Scene 恐怖的凶杀现场 This book is based on real cases. Every case in it, from the bride who knelt on the ground, the body hidden in a roadside greenbelt, and the corpse that fell from a building, to the headless male body, human-meat buns, and the game of death, caused a sensation at the time. They were tightly sealed away and shrouded in secrecy, yet they really happened right here among us... What force lurks in the shadows? When the fog is lifted, will the truth emerge, or will it be the top-secret files that hav 256Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 5 The Horror Face Mask 恐怖面膜 Never buy cosmetics from social-media resellers without thinking twice. Some of them can cost you your life! Soap made from human fat, face masks made from human skin: let me expose the horrors lurking among online resellers... 68Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 6 The Horror WeChat Group 恐怖微信群 A rich tycoon suddenly appears in the class chat group. Anyone who completes his assigned tasks can earn a huge red packet, so all the students eagerly join in. But what I never expected was that he would ask me to... 33Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 7 Death Will Be Televised 死亡将映 (Infinite Flow + mild horror + deduction + survival + one heroine) To uncover the ultimate secret, he must endure one round of slaughter and struggle after another. I thought I only had to complete a simple death mission to go home, but I was forced to uncover the ultimate secret. I thought I could open the Forbidden Zone of God and grow stronger, only to be told that the human body was also a treasure locked in chains. When I finally reached the end, I discovered that I had walked this road bef 113Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 God of Real Estate: Selling Haunted Houses and Solving Murder Cases in the Human World 中介之神：我在阳间卖凶宅破凶案 Mingxia was a freak. One winter when she was six, she saw her second great-uncle wandering by the fields. A faint white glow surrounded him. At first glance, he looked whiter than snow. She went over and called to him, but he only smiled at her. A few children ran past her second great-uncle, laughing and playing. It was as if they couldn't see him at all. Only the farm dog in the fields barked at him nonstop. A little while later, her aunt came to call her second great-uncle to dinner. But when 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Survivors’ Base 逃生者基地 Lin Siwen is a university student enjoying the age of carefree campus life. But some unknown force draws her to a survivor base. From now on, her days will no longer be filled with books, sunshine, and classrooms, but with demons, perverts, and... How long can a young woman who has never entered the working world survive in this strange place? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 I Have a Horror Livestream 我有一个恐怖直播间 The moment you receive a bizarre job offer to become a streamer, you have set foot on a road of no return. No one can escape! In this deadly livestream, the appearance of bloody writing on the walls means the broadcast has begun. Once it starts, you will enter an unknown world of terror and face ghosts so bizarre and horrifying they defy belief. They will be everywhere, coming to claim your life. Even if you are lucky enough to survive this deadly livestream and return to your room, you will sti 315Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 11 Paranormal Survival: The Endless Gate 灵异求生：无尽之门 A survival game of endless horror-room challenges. No female lead, and no saintly protagonist. Beyond the never-ending doors lie one hopelessly terrifying room after another. Vengeful spirits, zombies, parasites, vampires, mummies, clowns... Everyone and everything you know, and don't know, might appear in the next room. Chinese, American, European... Different styles are randomly assigned, all to cater to each player's deepest fears. The cruelty of the strange creatures and the wickedness of hu 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Classroom of Death 死亡教室 When you receive a strange letter of admission, you have set foot on a road of no return. No one can escape! At this university of death, the moment your name appears in bloody letters on the classroom blackboard, class has begun. And once class begins, you will enter an unknown world of terror, where you must face bizarre and horrifying ghosts. They will be everywhere, coming to claim your life. Even if you are lucky enough to survive that deadly class and return to the classroom, you will stil 1.9kReads7.1Score10814d adds
- 13 Rule Horror: From the Start, in the Kingdom of Women 规则怪谈：开局女儿国 [Infinite instances + survival + not overpowered + not brainless + deduction + suspense + one heroine] In the mysterious Spirit Realm, created by an unknown force, anyone unfortunate enough to be drawn in must complete terrifying tasks where failure means death, at regular intervals. Zhang Yihong is unlucky enough to be pulled into the Spirit Realm, yet fortunate enough to become a Realm Breaker. What choices must he make... to make it to the end and see the light of day again? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Horror Supply Shop 恐怖用品店 An adult shop in a cemetery, and a brick-thick guide to running an adult shop. I started running a bizarre little store. My very first customer wanted to buy my human skin... 265Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 15 Death Message 死亡讯息 I joined a special department that hunts down criminals, punishes evil, and solves all kinds of bizarre, world-shaking cases. Now, I’ll take up my pen and show you a world unlike any other! 27Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 16 Escape Game: A Ticket to Hell 逃生游戏：通往地狱的车票 [Infinite-flow + suspense, not a power fantasy / no golden finger / no harem / team-based] On the day of his eighteenth birthday, Shao Chi received a strange ticket. From the moment he got it, all kinds of bizarre and inexplicable events began happening around him. To stay alive, he was forced to board a dilapidated bus and embark on a string of escape games. Instance One: A small village hidden deep in the mountains. At night, the sounds of an opera drift through the air, and a pair of bloods 262Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 17 A Guide to Performing in Horror Films 恐怖片演绎指南 Infinite Flow + Supernatural A horror-film role-playing show has quietly become a hit. Anyone desperate to have a wish granted will receive an invitation. The Very Horror Show cordially invites anyone interested to take part in its horror-film performances. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Horror Livestream 恐怖直播间 In the gloomy forest, a lone figure swayed slowly. Not far away, a rotting corpse dangled from a tree, rocking gently in the night breeze. Elsewhere, an old man on a grave silently picked up his own arm. He put it back, and it fell off; he put it back, and it fell off again. In the grass, Li Bing secretly livestreamed with his phone held up. 189Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 19 The Dungeon Hasn't Even Started, and I've Already Entered 副本还没开始，我已经提前进入了 (Spiritual qi revival + fourth natural disaster + multiple heroines + infinite levels) Spiritual qi revived, and the Main God’s space descended into reality. Some people paid to buy identities; others spent the entire night poring over expensive guides. When eighteen-year-old Yang Jing logged into the Main God’s space for the first time, he discovered he seemed to have unlocked two rather unusual permissions. Every time he entered an instance, he could arrive earlier than the other participants. 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Luring Ghosts 招诡 A lot of the time, there are secrets and things hidden inside you that even you don't know about. For instance, what happens after you fall asleep... 350Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 21 A Terrifying, Eerie Dream 惊悚诡异梦 He had a strange dream. In it, he experienced bizarre, absurd, and utterly terrifying events. As one horrifying ordeal followed another, he began to uncover the truth behind it all… [This book’s style: supernatural, suspenseful, with comedic elements.] [Urban + suspense + paranormal + deduction + calculating protagonist + endless flow] 35Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 22 Eerie: After Completing the Puzzle, I Somehow Ended Myself 诡异：凑完拼图莫名把自己终结了 [Mystery + Eerie + Deduction + Infinite Flow + Ensemble Cast + Flawless Logic] Have you ever felt despair? Lu Bai wakes up in a dim room, where a mysterious force orders him and several other poor souls to go on missions in one strange place after another. Complete a mission and live. Fail, and die. Black Dragon Pool, the old elm tree, the ancient well at the village entrance, the strange funeral home. After Lu Bai and his companions rack their brains, endure countless hardships, and narrowly es 142Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 23 Infinite Escape Guide 无限逃生指南 My name is Gao Wei, and I’m a second-year graduate student. I thought my life would continue to be as uneventful as ever, until one day I was pulled into a strange gaming platform. From then on, deserted-island survival, the apocalypse, mysterious old castles, ghost ships… endless unknown dangers followed me like a shadow. I struggled to survive one real-life escape game after another, but in the end, I discovered that the truth wasn’t so simple… (This story uses the infinite-flow genre to tell 172Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 24 The Funeral Hall [Death Game] 灵堂【死亡游戏】 [Infinite Flow + horror game + survival + supernatural invasion + no System + intelligent protagonist] Twelve coffins are laid out in a funeral hall. Inside them lie the cursed people chosen by demons. If they want to escape, there is only one perilous path they can take: enter one of the blood-red coffins. Inside those coffins, unknown and terrifying missions await them, along with countless spine-chilling, thrilling games. Come on! Play a death game with the ghosts. Win and live, lose and 135Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 25 A Notice from Hell 来自地狱的通知书 I started out as an ordinary student who had just taken the college entrance exam. I was expecting my university acceptance letter and looking forward to a normal life, but that single letter changed everything and dragged me straight into hell. I was taking the bus home. When I got on, there wasn't a single person aboard. The locked door trembled faintly as a black cat bared its claws at the wooden umbrella swaying in front of it. Bloodstained footprints kept appearing on the floor, slowly draw 167Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 26 You Think College Makes Life Easy? 上了大学就轻松了？ Infinite-loop horror + slow burn + no golden finger + challenges + rule-based horror + the supernatural + instances + conflict An ordinary school suddenly turns into a “meat grinder”! All kinds of deadly rules: ignore the “teachers,” don't run, follow the schedule to the letter... All kinds of bizarre instances, movie scenes, teamwork, and going it alone... Ten universities compete online. Staying alive is the only hope! When you graduate from your senior year of high school and take the college 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 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—14d adds
- 28 Infinite, Dead Space 无限，死亡空间 [Infinite Flow + No Female Lead] Do people go to another world after they die? Lun Hui didn't even know whether he was dead. He met Alice, whose mother had died before the college entrance exam. He saw an emperor whose achievements would last for all time die before he could call back his troops. He saw a giant beast that ruled an entire planet shed a tear… Lun Hui saw so many things, and he saw himself too. Was the person lying in a pool of blood him? Was the one hacked to pieces him? Lun Hui d 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Horror Reincarnation: The Ultimate Adaptable Player 恐怖轮回之最强适配者 [Infinite Flow] [AI Brain] [Horror Game] [Rules-Based Horror] At three in the morning, after five straight hours of ranked losses, Lu Yuan was completely tilted. He was about to turn off his computer and go to bed. Suddenly, a blinding white light burst from the screen. An AI program appeared and selected him as a dungeon-compatible player. One eerie dungeon after another began to open. A motionless amusement park, a bizarre shared apartment, and the despairing, silent depths of a five-star dung 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Cursed Mansion 诅咒之馆 [Horror infinite-loop adventure + supernatural thrills + standalone dungeons + ensemble cast + no romantic pairing] “Welcome to the Cursed Library. Your fate has long been cursed.” “Every book here is a horror novel, endlessly generating one terrifying story after another.” “Whenever a horror story appears in the novel assigned to you, that novel will suck you into the world of its story.” First horror story: “Ghost Bus” (complete) Second horror story: “Old House on a Desolate Mountain” (complet 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Why Does a Map Company Have to Deal with the Uncanny, Too? 一个地图公司也要让我处理诡异？ The abandoned old district has long since become a breeding ground for the uncanny. An occurrence known as a “contaminated zone” appears from time to time in the old district, centered around individual buildings. Rumor has it that a contaminated zone is another world, filled with the absurd and the uncanny. As the number of missing people increased, the authorities had no choice but to close the routes between the old and new districts. By a stroke of luck, people discovered that the cores of c 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Crimson Battlefield: Endless Trials 猩红战场：无尽试炼 [Infinite Flow + apocalypse + survival + power progression + spatial dimension + multiple heroines] Either evolve through slaughter, or turn to dust beneath the crimson sky screen. Survival has no end. The only way forward is to face death head-on. One day, two days... ten days... Not just for themselves, but to protect their home. One person, a squad, a fortress, a town... Step by step, people built the homes they carried in their hearts, all for that faint glimmer of hope. 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Horror Survival: It Begins with a Strange Sheepskin Scroll 恐怖求生：从诡异羊皮卷开始 Lin Mo transmigrated into a world of horror and, like everyone else who entered it, became a Challenger! In the world of horror, he must take on all kinds of terrifying events and secret realms. [Horror Event: Anyang Mountain Hospital...] [Horror Event: The Substitute Ghost Residential Compound...] Here, you can find treasure chests and open Spirit Markets stocked with all kinds of survival supplies and cards that grant mysterious abilities. You can even become a Ghost Tamer or an Illusionist… B 37Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 34 Thriller Game: Everyone Struggles to Survive, While I Ascend to Godhood Alone 惊悚游戏：众生苟存！我独自封神 [Wish-Fulfillment] + [Rule Horror] + [Eerie] + [Infinite Flow] + [Mind-Bending] + [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger] + [Roleplay] + [Hacking the Backend] Welcome to the [Multiverse Horror Show]! This is a death livestream that uses human fear to drive its ratings, and the lives and deaths of billions of beings to entertain higher-dimensional civilizations. Here, players either scrape by with divine artifact inheritances or become ratings fodder beneath the claws of vengeful ghosts. Earth's survival —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Arrival in the Infinite Rules 降临在无限规则 A powerful female lead with bipolar disorder, and a male lead who’s an emotional desert. An enchanting, eerie, dreamlike style, with a suspenseful romance and a vast, mysterious world pieced together like a puzzle. You could believe it’s all just the uncontrolled fantasy of a female lead whose bipolar disorder has progressed to schizophrenia, brought on when her mind went blank after a round of electroconvulsive therapy. But perhaps Earth really is just a prison for souls, keeping us from ascen 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 The Haunted Inn 恐怖旅店 A new graduate faces the toughest job market in years and, with no other options, applies for a night receptionist position at an inn. On my first day, I was told that the job had two requirements. First, I must not speak to the guests. Second, I must not leave the front desk. 512Reads8.0Score10314d adds
- 37 I Volunteered to Join the Hell Cinema 我是自愿加入地狱影院的 Mystery Infinite Flow + a passionate, hilarious ensemble cast + a story about intangible cultural heritage in every script + a protagonist who dreams their way through the trials. Watch as five ordinary young men who don’t know one another write countless adventurous tales, full of laughter and tears, as they face one perilous folk-culture script after another~ 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Eerie Amusement Park 渗人乐园 A mysterious game, terrifying trials, and a journey between reality and the game that brings you face-to-face with the truth of the world. Confront strange phenomena, break down the boundaries between good and evil, and experience the two sides of human nature. Is Eden Park truly a paradise for humanity, or a breeding ground for darkness...? Welcome to the Creepy Park. 20Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 39 The Death Contact List 死亡通讯录 A mysterious secret identity appeared in the company group chat. No one knew who it belonged to, and from then on, the entire company was plunged into a state of panic! 413Reads7.2Score10514d adds
- 40 One Hundred Ways to Encounter a Ghost 见诡一百法 The day my eldest uncle died, all our relatives and friends went to his funeral. My cousins wailed as they finished burning the joss paper. When it was my turn, I just couldn't cry. I could have faked it, but no tears would come, and my aunt's family looked displeased. That wasn't really a big deal. The problem was that when I tossed paper money into the brazier, the flames, which had been burning fiercely, went out in an instant! I tried several times, and it happened every time. It was creepy, 1.9kReads8.5Score13414d adds
- 41 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 33.8kReads8.1Score4.2k14d adds
- 42 I'm a Living Detective, So Why Are You Making Me Solve Ghost Cases? 我一活人侦探，你让我破鬼案 The comic adaptation of this work, "I’m a Living Detective, So Why Make Me Solve Ghost Cases?", is now available. [Infinite flow + no System + no golden finger + horror and suspense] While investigating an urban-legend case, detective Lin Sanshi encounters the same eerie phenomenon as the victim. From then on, he must wander through a series of different mission worlds: A mountain-top guesthouse where people are murdered in a snowstorm A perilous corpse-driving journey A survival game controlled 4.7kReads7.1Score41814d adds
- 43 The Fatal Rule 致命法则 A rich guy in the group chat sent out a red envelope and said the person who got the most money had to play a game with him. The game turned out to involve the class belle... 319Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 44 National Fortune Horror Tales: I Am the Clear-Headed Emissary of the Mortal Realm 国运怪谈：我，人间清醒代行者 A genre-defying phenomenon powered by four core elements: rules-based horror, national destiny, interstellar civilization, and hard-hitting law. In 2045, a blood-red countdown shrouds the globe, and a game of rules-based horror descends. The chosen ones’ lives and deaths determine their nation’s fate. Chen Mo, a former law student, is trapped in the Midnight Bus from the start. A red-clad old woman demands his seat. He flips open the City Bus Safety Management Regulations: “Ma’am, your bionic jo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Ascension Plan 登神计划 “Complete a series of games, and you can become a god.” Four young men are lured here by different lies, but will things really be as simple as they expect? Ensemble cast, no main character. Borrowed plot elements will be noted. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Eerie Descent: Nobody on the Subway Is Human 诡异降临：地铁里都不是人 [!!! NOT A POWER FANTASY !!!] [No golden finger + No Romance + No Leveling Up + No Items + No System] [Infinite Flow + Mystery and Horror + Every Character Is Smart] Important warning: If you are riding the subway right now, be sure to check underneath your seat and make sure there isn’t a corpse lying there! A mysterious subway train, with eighteen stops along its route. At every stop, the passengers must face a bizarre instance! A cruise ship sailing alone across the sea, with nowhere to dock 3.5kReads7.3Score60014d adds
- 47 One Cursed Letter, and I'm in the Eighteenth Layer of the Ghost Realm? 一封诅咒信，我入诡界十八层？ [Horror + Survival + Infinite Flow + Plot-Heavy + Three Updates a Day + No Fighting Monsters to Level Up + Original Horror Instances] They say that when a white letter mysteriously arrives in your hands, a curse has attached itself to you… Rotting books, an empty bus, a door seeping blood… In bizarre ways, a group of unsuspecting people who receive letters are sent to one eerie world after another. They are called Curse-Bearers, and in the eldritch realm, they must endure their own curses. No 1.3kReads6.4Score10814d adds
- 48 I Deliver Souls from the Dead in Nightmares 我在噩梦里超度亡魂 (Female lead, no CP + Infinite Flow + horror game + intelligent deduction + story-focused, with horror elements) Ever since Lin Yue could remember, she had only ever made one wish before the Buddha. She would say, “May all those whose wishes have gone unfulfilled get what they wish for.” Li Zi would tease her, saying she had a bodhisattva’s heart but wasn’t cut out to be a saint. Even so, Lin Yue could never bring herself to make a wish for anything of her own. Fate would never give her what 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Escape: After Coming Back to Life, I Only Play on SSS Difficulty 逃生：复活后我只玩SSS难度 [Infinite flow + no CP + survival game + heroine's growth + horror and suspense] (Chapters 26–51 can be skipped without affecting the rest of the story. Each stage is about 25 chapters long.) Ruoling, a second-year college student, was pulled into a horror dimension while playing The Final Escape. She was killed by the plot right from the start! After being revived, she obtained a mysterious black book and became a tech geek. She meets all kinds of god-tier teammates, fights her way to escape, s 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Death QQ Group 死亡QQ群 If you found out that a friend you saw regularly had actually died several years ago, how would you react? Shortly before graduation, I joined a QQ group for professional networking. A friend who had been dead for years appeared again, posting one bizarre game challenge after another in the group. As we completed the challenges, my classmates began dying one by one in strange ways. An abandoned old campus, a terrifying and eerie cemetery, and survivors of a similar incident from more than a deca 1.1kReads6.8Score—14d adds
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