Novels like Bureau of Anomalous Biology Investigations
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- 1 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
- 2 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
- 3 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
- 4 The Mysterious Department 神秘部门 There’s no monster-slaying and leveling up, no love and hate. Just watch Qiu Tian deal with all those... unbelievable situations. Take your time... savor every detail... The perfect pick when you’ve run out of books. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Special Affairs Bureau: I Recruited Gifted Folk from Among the People! 特事局：我招募了民间异人！ After transmigrating into a world where the paranormal has returned, he unexpectedly becomes the director of the Bureau of Special Affairs! Yellow River Corpse Retriever: Once you enter the rivers, you become a traveler in a straw raincoat, wielding inscrutable powers to transform into a jiao dragon. Yin-Yang Master: Between yin and yang, he reads life and death, commands spirits, drives out ghosts, and establishes feng shui. Knife Peddler: The Ghost Valley formations turn eight thousand times, 93Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 6 The God of the Underworld Is My Big Sister. Is It Really So Strange That I Catch Ghosts Barehanded? 冥神是我姐，徒手抓鬼很合理吧 [Paranormal + two female leads + powerful partners] I accidentally awakened an incredibly powerful female ghost, and now she won’t leave me alone! Because of her, I also learned the truth behind my tragic fate. I swear I’ll take back what belongs to me. A wealthy businessman’s newly purchased restaurant is haunted. When other people catch ghosts, they use magical artifacts, talismans, compasses... “Wait while I set up a formation and use my artifact to drive her out...” Me? I marched right up an 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 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
- 8 A Young Man Who Wields Lightning Joins Bureau 749 749局来了个玩雷电的年轻人 Liu Tianyu, a university archaeology student, accidentally bought a turquoise ring in Zhouyuan, Baoji. After he was injured and bled during a confrontation at a rice-noodle shop, he activated the Thunder God inheritance sealed inside the ring and became the successor to Lei Zhenzi’s legacy, inheriting the Nine Heavens Universal Thunder and Thunderclap-Transforming Heavenly Venerable Thunder God Art. His awakened lightning ability attracted the attention of the 749 Bureau. After surviving an atta 119Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 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. 203Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 10 Ancestral Secret Arts: I Alone Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 祖传秘术：我一人镇百鬼 In 1999, on the eve of the new century, a young man named Lu Ming drowned during a bizarre outing to the countryside. Yet his soul did not depart. Instead, it was drawn by a mysterious force back to his old home in a remote mountain village. He discovered that this seemingly ordinary ancestral home was actually a secret base belonging to the Yin-Yang Lu Clan, a family whose secrets had been passed down for generations. The Lu family were reclusive heirs to arts such as divination, exorcism and t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 I Can Join the Paranormal Investigation Bureau Too 我也能加入神秘调查局 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 I Told You to Sleep in a Coffin to Recover, Not to Have Vengeful Ghosts Carry It 让你睡棺材养病，没让你厉鬼抬棺 I was born dead and raised by my adoptive father in a coffin. To stay alive, I had no choice but to enter the Cave of Wronged Spirits, bow nine times to a coffin, and take a corpse as my master. I entered the Coffin Sect and, like generations of disciples before me, carried coffins to bury ghosts, spending my whole life entangled with every kind of bizarre evil spirit. The Nine Peaks Suppressing Corpses, coffins adrift on a sea of blood, a city built of bones, eight heirs vying for supremacy… In 2.3kReads—Score30214d adds
- 13 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
- 14 Bureau 749: The Ghostly Hollow of Wawu Mountain, Sichuan 749局—四川瓦屋山迷魂凼。 749 Bureau: The Bewildering Hollow at Mount Wawu, Sichuan. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 I Open a Paper Effigy Shop in the City 我在都市开纸扎店 Li Xiaofan, the owner of a joss-paper shop in Jiangzhou, appears to be an ordinary young man, but is actually a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Age of the Decline of the Dharma. Hidden among the common people, he crafts paper offerings to guide the dead into the afterlife. But after a bizarre incident at a funeral home, where a paper figure swallowed someone's heart, he draws the attention of the secret government agency Dragon Hidden. Dragon Hidden is a mysterious organization that has existed —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Legend of the Dragon Squad 龙组传奇 There is a group of people who seem ordinary on the surface, but in secret they can travel between heaven and earth, subdue demons, and do the impossible. They are members of the Dragon Group. No matter how much they contribute to their country, their deeds can never be made public. Even if they die, their records can only be sealed away forever in the highest-level archives. 1.2kReads6.9Score11114d adds
- 17 A Modern Narrative of Supernatural Horror 灵恐现叙事 Original horror and paranormal fiction. Horror stories are only meant to help everyone unwind, not to make you more afraid. We welcome discerning readers to come and help answer everyone’s questions... 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Mysterious Resurgence: I'm Not the Ghost King 神秘复苏，我不是诡王 [Mild horror, somewhat Lovecraftian, no System, survival and growth, one female lead, not for the fainthearted] "This story is entirely fictional and does not reflect reality. Now, the mysteries begin to return..." Grandpa died with his eyes open. The day we carried his coffin up the mountain, I didn't dare look back, because the people carrying it... weren't human! A daily dose of occult weirdness: One ring of the bell, and all ghosts flee; one talisman stuck on, and evil spirits call you Dad 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 When the Paranormal Invaded, My Sister and I Had Only Each Other 诡异入侵，我和姐姐相依为命 [Eerie Invasion] + [One Female Lead] + [Thriller] + [Heartbreaking] Grandma said the sun used to be golden, and blankets dried in its warmth smelled lovely. I've lived for ten years and never seen a sun like that. The night the blood moon appeared, the sky turned red. Ever since, the sun has never been warm again. It hangs there, pale and wan, its edges faintly tinged red, like a half-open eye. A light red fog hangs in the air all year round, and two-thirds of the population has already been inf —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Daily Horror Stories: The Uncanny Invades the Human World 侵入人间每日恐怖故事 [Horror + folk legends + ghost stories + paranormal terror + spine-chilling tales to enjoy with a meal + mysteries + no female lead + short folk horror stories] Read one every day and feel the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. 90Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Your Diary 你的日记本 You suddenly come across a diary. The handwriting is clearly yours, yet you can't remember writing any of it. Curious, you decide to open it and take a look. Maybe it would be better to read it tonight. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 In This Life, I See My Past Life 我于今生观前世 The protagonist encounters his past lives in a dream. Only after unraveling the mystery of his time in the womb does he discover that he is nothing but an empty shell. Once his three souls return to his body, three powerful spirits press against his own will. He has no choice but to deal with monsters and outside intruders to strengthen himself, all while withstanding the weight of karma and fighting to stay alive! Whether it's a black dragon stirring up trouble, a corpse-nurturing ground in the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Tales of the Strange in China 神州异事录 Ever since I was young, I’ve experienced all sorts of strange things beyond ordinary people’s wildest imagination. In particular, these eyes of mine can see the dead and all manner of yin entities… Now that I’m old, I have plenty of free time, so I’ve decided to look back on the things I’ve experienced. If life were a piece of music, I’d say it’s like the suona. Of all the instruments, the suona reigns supreme: it either sends you to heaven or plays at your wedding. Everyone gets to live a life 164Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Special Incident Investigation Bureau 特殊事件调查局 Heaven has its yin and yang, and the earth has two sides. Our society is no different. Joining the Special Investigations Bureau means living alongside the dark side of this world. Murderous curses, midnight phone calls, Meng Po’s soup... Behind these chilling cases, are we dealing with supernatural forces, or is there a mastermind pulling the strings? The Special Investigations Bureau exists to stir up the turbulent currents of this shadowy world and uncover the black hand reaching out beneath 11Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 25 Bureau 749: I Crush All Evil with Thunder 749局：我以雷霆镇万邪 Lin Leichen was an ordinary young man until he awakened an ancient bloodline that gave him control over thunder and made him the natural nemesis of all evil spirits and monsters. He was recruited into the nation’s most secretive force, Bureau 749, which handled the paranormal cases beyond the understanding of ordinary law enforcement. From vengeful spirits that devoured souls through mirrors to elegant, deadly vampires beneath the night sky; from aloof sword immortals flying in from Mount Shu to 696Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 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... 534Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 27 Urban Paranormal Tales 都市灵异怪谈 Do you believe there are ghosts in this world? Or, to put it another way, what do ghosts represent to you? Fear? Death? Darkness? My view might be a little different from yours. I can see ghosts. Aside from those who died by suicide, who endlessly relive the moment of their death where they died, most ghosts are just like ordinary people. They simply have unfulfilled wishes. But there are exceptions. Have you ever heard of a jian? When a person dies, they become a ghost; when a ghost dies, it be 119Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Special Case Investigation Unit 特别案件处理科 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 I Guarded a Top-Secret National Secret on the South China Sea Floor for Eighty Years 我在南海海底守了八十年国家绝密 A deep-sea mystery. A thousand meters beneath the ocean, he saw a sight that defied everything he knew: an ancient stone city, pitch-black from end to end, hanging upside down over the abyss. Its walls bore carvings more than ten thousand years old. Even more terrifying was Peng Lizhen, an American scholar trapped in a time loop in 1939, deep within the city. At last, he learned that this stretch of ocean concealed a rift in time capable of tearing the world apart. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 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
- 31 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
- 32 Weeping Evil 哭邪 People watch over a temple for ten years; the temple watches over them for a lifetime. 107Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 33 The Demon Clan Invades the City, and I Become the Strongest Celestial Master? 妖族入侵都市，我成了最强天师？ [Urban high-martial arts: I’m invincible, so do whatever you want! So righteous it’s practically evil! Satisfying battles! A whole basket of beautiful monster girls! Bad guys don’t get to live, they only get killed!] Have you ever wondered if the people hurrying along the busy, bustling streets beneath the night sky are actually monsters? Before anyone realized it, the monster clans had launched a full-scale invasion of the city. They’re right there among you and me. The staff on a blood donatio 755Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 34 Bureau of Paranormal Investigations 特异事物调查局 [Mystery + horror + sci-fi + adventure + wild imagination] Before graduating, forensic science student Ren Lin dissects a beautiful female corpse. Not long afterward, he meets a woman who looks exactly like the corpse, with a horrifying scar beneath her neck. A voice keeps echoing in his ear: “Did the corpse you dissect feel pain?” This is only the beginning, just the tip of the iceberg! Ren Lin joins the Bureau of Special Affairs and rises from a low-ranking agent to a legend! 42Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 35 Special Case Management Bureau 特殊案件管理局 The first volume of Special Case Management Bureau has come to an end! Celebration time! Special Case Management Bureau 2: The Heavenly Net has launched on Tomato. Search for it on the platform or visit the author's profile to read it! [Spiritual Qi Revival]+ [Fast-paced]+ [Growth]+ [Everyone is smart] Have you heard of the Special Case Management Bureau? It's a mysterious department attached to the Ministry of Public Security that officially doesn't exist, a secret organization dedicated to de 12Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 36 749 Bureau: Classified Files 749局秘闻 Have you heard of Bureau 749? Some say it’s a classified agency. Others say it’s a mysterious organization that researches supernatural phenomena. Still others believe Bureau 749 investigates and covers up cases involving extraterrestrial life forms appearing within the country. Which of these rumors is true? I didn’t know either, until I got caught up in a bizarre murder case and became a member of Bureau 749. That’s when I discovered that the bureau was far more complicated than anyone could i 328Reads7.7Score10314d adds
- 37 Awakening My Supernatural Powers: My Years at the Special Affairs Bureau 异能觉醒：我在特事局那些年 With graduation just around the corner, I was specially recruited into a mysterious department. Can the superpowered people from Japan summon “shikigami”? I beat those “shikigami” until they were covered in bumps! The Nazi superpowered organization, the “Ahnenerbe” I’ll make them kneel and sing “Conqueror”! Tell the vampires and witches for me: When you get beaten, stand up straight! What elite troops? I beat the elite troops! Mighty China, your righteous spirit will endure forever! 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Forbidden Love with a Demon Wife 妖妻禁忌 He is a soul-reaping emissary who walks between the worlds of yin and yang, the last heir of the Ghost Dao lineage. Bearing the Book of Life and Death and wielding the Judge’s Brush, he can determine reincarnation with a word and decide eternal life with an iron stroke. She is the sovereign of the Fox Clan, blessed with peerless beauty and heavenly talent, and unmatched cultivation. Yet she is willing to defy the whole world just to hold him close. “If we can’t stay together, then this life will 4Reads6.9Score114d adds
- 39 My Undying-Bone Ancestor Is Neither Good nor Evil 我的不死骨老祖宗亦正亦邪 My Undying-Bone Ancestor Is Both Righteous and Evil Phoenix blood, the soul of a qilin, an undying bone, the Art of Immortality... A thousand-year-old conspiracy stirs once more, sending the world into turmoil. See how young Master Feng meets every move with a counter of his own! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 After Graduation, You Went to Work, but You Chose a Secure Job at 749 毕业工作，你跑去749端铁饭碗 [Monster Containment]+ [Investigators]+ [Supreme Great Xia]+ [Restricted Zones]+ [Otherworldly Spaces] Feng Fan arrives at the “Good Rebirth” Crematorium and takes a temporary job burning corpses! He never expected an old woman to rise from the dead. Everyone else was so terrified they fled, but Feng Fan excitedly sent her straight into the incinerator! He was born into this world over twenty years ago with a golden finger called the [Anomaly Compendium]. He thought he had transmigrated into the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 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 84Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 42 China’s Special Operations Group 华夏特别行动组 Beneath the prosperity of a flourishing age, strange incidents occur one after another. All kinds of hidden, inhuman beings roam the streets, disrupting people's peaceful lives and threatening national security. There is a group of people whose identities are unknown to the public. Yet they are constantly battling the forces of darkness, protecting peace in the world and defending their country's honor with their lives. By chance, Chen Jie, an ordinary young man, awakens a superpower and is recr 353Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 43 Central Special Cases Unit: A Record of the Nation’s Strange Cases 中央特案组：全国诡案实录 > The Ministry of Public Security establishes a special case unit to tackle cold cases nationwide, secretly summoning five extraordinary talents. > Fighting champion Lei Zhen subdues an armed criminal with his bare hands, but knocks over an entire row of file shelves in the process. > Ice-cold forensic pathologist Su Jin looks over the chaotic scene and says, "Next time, please use the correct part of your body to make contact with the suspect." > The smooth-talking Fang Zhe laughs and smooths t 30Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 44 The Mysterious Department Jiuding: The Power of the Five Elements 神秘部门九鼎：五行之力 (This story is entirely fictional. If anything seems familiar, trust in science.) By chance, I joined Jiuding, a mysterious national agency. There, I met a group of old monsters: Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng, Zuo Ci, Yuan Tiangang, Li Chunfeng, and Zhang Sanfeng. I also learned that other countries have their own mysterious agencies. For example, America’s S.H.I.E.L.D., Britain’s Knights of the Round Table, Russia’s Society of Nature, Japan’s Onmyoryo, and so on. I thought my future would be spent d 202Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 45 I Write Horror Novels on Tomato Novel 我在番茄写恐怖小说 A friendly heads-up: [This story is wildly imaginative] This novel brings together over a hundred stories, with elements of the uncanny, fantasy, and Lovecraftian horror. Unlike other novels, it has no long, tedious passages. Every story is full of eerie, fresh surprises. 99Reads—Score12714d adds
- 46 The Dead Cultivate Immortality, Feasting on the Heavens 死人修仙，以天为宴 This is an eerie cultivation novel inspired by the culture of Han dynasty burials. Mystery, the supernatural, cultivation, and Chinese-style cosmic horror. People in the Han dynasty did not believe death was the end. They saw it as the beginning of cultivation. This belief gave rise to cultural ideas such as “treating the dead as though they were alive” and “living through death.” It also led to distinctive burial customs. The well-known “jade burial suit” and the grand tomb layout called “yello 388Reads8.7Score12314d adds
- 47 Archives of the Unusual 异闻档案 The grand finale of Qing Tai’s “Archive Trilogy,” Strange Case Files, is here! Zhen Nanfang and Xiao Hui join forces with ace detective Ling Li to launch the Strange Case Files, while the once “child prodigy” shows off his skills, exposing bizarre and baffling cases! After Bureau Nine is disbanded, Shu Yi and Mu Qier retreat to the countryside. But can they truly enjoy a peaceful, quiet life? Find out what brings the reclusive master back in a triumphant return to the world... Gratitude and r 365Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 48 Quelling Spirits in a Haunted House 凶宅镇灵 I'm an ordinary real estate agent. One winter, I took on a house, and in less than a week, three people died inside its kitchen refrigerator. With no other option, I called Li Tiandi, a specialist in handling haunted houses, for help. While hunting ghosts with him, I unexpectedly learned that I had the constitution of someone who could travel to the underworld. And so I began a life of buying and selling haunted houses with him. 183Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 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
- 50 Grandma's Yin-Yang Eyes 奶奶的阴阳眼 When I was little, I didn’t understand anything. I just thought it was fun. I remember when Second Grandma died, even Second Grandpa, who slept beside her, didn’t know. But Grandma woke Dad up and told him to go pay his respects... 672Reads7.8Score10314d adds
