Novels like The Mysterious Returns
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Mysterious Returns, best match first.
- 101 The Haunted House: The End of the Foggy World 诡舍：迷雾世界终点 [Transmigrate into a Book + Infinite Flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Heroine] Fu Jinyue accidentally transmigrated into the world of a book. After going through one bizarre and eerie instance after another, he finally learned the answer... 369Reads—Score105Shelves
- 102 The Temple That Eats People 吃人的庙 The Man-Eating Temple 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 103 Conquering the World by Borrowing Ghosts in the Resurgence of Horror 恐怖复苏之借鬼闯天下 In a world beset by the Five Turbidities, hell lies empty. When Zhou Zhan’s consciousness awakens inside Liu Qi in the world of Mysterious Revival, he discovers that he wields the power to “borrow ghosts,” allowing him to steal supernatural abilities, seize control of rules, and turn danger aside. From the Knocking Ghost at No. 7 Middle School to the battle with the ghost ship, from self-sacrifice to a sixty-year cycle, he is both a witness to history and the one who breaks through conspiracies. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 104 Mystery Revival: From the Start, I Survived a Battle Royale 神秘复苏：开局经历大逃杀 In an age when the supernatural has gone global, a ghost is after him from the start. If he wants to survive, getting stronger is his only option... 485Reads5.4Score101Shelves
- 105 A Journey Through the Resurgence of Horror 恐怖复苏之旅 [Horror Revival] [Republican Era] [Foreign Nation’s Conspiracy] [Witness the Seven Elders of the Republican Era Become Ghost Controllers] [Contain the Supernatural] Reborn in a body where a vengeful ghost is awakening, I find my consciousness fighting the ghost for control when I encounter a terrifying ghost that can manipulate time and space. I pass its trial at death’s door, and the moment I take control of it, I’m dragged into the Republican era! Here, the supernatural has only just begun to 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 106 Mystery Revival: Gods Among Gods 神秘复苏神与神 Mystery Revival: Gods and Gods 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 Qingming Festival in Mystery Revival 神秘复苏之清明节 Mystery Revival: Qingming Festival 39Reads—Score—Shelves
- 108 Eerie Revival: I Run Into a Ghost Bride from the Start 诡异复苏：开局撞见嫁衣鬼新娘 The moment I heard that sound, I knew I was being watched. This world is full of ghosts, and I'm tired of running... Remember these three things. First: ghosts cannot be killed. The only thing that can deal with a ghost is another ghost. Second: forgetting is more terrifying than ghosts. Third: ghosts have no feelings, cannot be reasoned with, and are full of deceit! I'm sorry. I hope this helps you. Forgive me. Everything I did was only to stay alive... “Damn it! All I can say now is ‘paranorma 295Reads6.0Score105Shelves
- 109 Soul Alliance 魂盟 Starting February 6, 2025, two updates every day, posted promptly at 8 p.m. [Horror instances + no System + growth + brains + Infinite Flow + fake female lead] I stand in an unfamiliar place, surrounded by an eerie atmosphere. My memories are like shattered puzzle pieces, impossible to put back together. Who am I? Why am I here? The blank spaces in my memory are like bottomless black holes, swallowing my sanity. The only thing I can clearly recall is a vague figure in my mind. What connection do 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 110 Stealing Every Superpower, I Sweep the World 掠夺所有异能于一身横扫世界 [Supernatural powers + one female lead + System + ruthless and decisive + protagonist grows stronger] Lu Xiaosuo is a very “happy” person. At the age of eight, he began noticing that something was off about his parents. His friends and childhood sweetheart were all disguised as nameless “Beasts.” The male lead is their lamb, but he has no idea. On his eighteenth birthday, Lu Xiaosuo is confessed to by his childhood sweetheart. He thought this would be the start of a happy life, but little did he —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 111 Bet Your Life at the Haunted House 诡舍赌命 A horror-shelter fanfiction. You were once a reader, but now you're trapped in the story. You know how it ends, yet you're creating new deaths and new chances to survive. In this eerie shelter, the line between reality and fiction has long since blurred. The only thing that's clear is the deadly danger: one wrong step, and there's no coming back. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 112 After My Face Was Stolen, I Drew the Six Realms of Living Beings 我的脸被夺走后我画出六道众生相 My face was stolen. It wasn’t disfigured. It wasn’t disguised. My face was literally gone. To stay alive, I had no choice but to paint one new face after another onto my own. Human, ghost, demon, beast, god, immortal. Every face I painted gave me a new ability. As I tried to reclaim my original face, I gradually discovered that this world was far more complicated than it seemed. 96Reads—Score126Shelves
- 113 The Weird Resurgence: A Divine Doppelganger 诡异复苏之身外化神 Online, I throw down the gauntlet: “Give me the Mirror Ghost. Yang Jian is nothing!” In reality, I’m timid and cautious, dying over and over in an endless hall of mirrors. Luckily, the Keyboard Warrior System activates and grants me three “death resets.” I risk my life through trial and error, uncover the rules, and become the only survivor. Headquarters lists me as an object of observation. I turn around and set my sights on the Mirror Ghost beside Zhang Wei. The Reflecting Mirror activate 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 114 This Was Supposed to Be a Healing Game, So Why Is a Ghost Knocking from the Start? 说好的治愈系游戏，开局鬼敲门？ "Knock, knock, knock!" "Open up! The neighborhood is here to spread some warmth. Your grandpa Qian Wanhao has arrived." "A cozy, heartwarming game." "Here you'll find Grandpa Qian Wanhao, who loves knocking on doors to greet people; a gloomy JK girl carrying a black umbrella by the roadside; and a mischievous, hungry child who loves eating things they shouldn't." "Come inside, and you'll forget all your troubles..." Late one night, Hai Ge, a game streamer with tens of millions of followers 110.3kReads7.2Score15kShelves
- 115 Possessing a Body in the Void 虚空夺舍 [Mystery and deduction] + [Yandere] + [Contract Ghosts] + [Transmigration] + [Horror] While in college, the protagonist, Yuan Wenxing, stumbles upon an abandoned school building. From then on, a mindscape comes into being!!! The most terrifying thing inside isn't the supernatural horrors, but the hearts of those within. Yuan Wenxing takes on task after task in the mindscape, gaining skills as he goes. The only way to escape is to become the rules themselves, in other words, to become a god. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 116 Supernatural Revival: I Used a Simulator to See Through the Human-Skin Paper 灵异复苏：我用模拟器看破人皮纸 This book has been maliciously reported, and I can’t keep writing it. I’m sorry, everyone, and thank you for your support. I wanted to finish this novel I worked so hard on, too. I’m sorry, guys. See you in my next book. 18Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 117 Strike It Rich by Opening the Coffin 开棺发财 [Handcrafted from scratch + Traditional supernatural horror + No System + No cultivation + Extremely scary + Based on true experiences] Paper figures carry the coffin, a black dog tosses the grave, and an old man falls in love with a ghost. An opened coffin is carried home, and a beautiful fairy follows through the door. My name is Qin Yang. I was down on my luck and only hoped to make money by opening coffins. I never expected that it would turn out to be such a high-risk profession. (Friends i 1.6kReads—Score134Shelves
- 118 Thriller Game: I Have a Haunted House 惊悚游戏：我有一座恐怖屋 [Mystery + Supernatural + Livestreaming + Wild Imagination] Chen Yu's escape room business is on the verge of closing when he suddenly awakens a System, and everything changes. As long as he gathers Fear Points, he can exchange them for all kinds of rewards! “Congratulations, Host, you've received the Sadako scenario!” “Congratulations, Host, you've received the Ju-on scenario!” “Congratulations, Host, you've received the The Shining scenario!” 9.4kReads5.4Score869Shelves
- 119 Ghost Eyes from the Start: Which Yang Jian Is This?! 开局鬼眼，这是哪个杨戬？！ (Just released, so the rating is new.) Bad news: I’ve run into one of those enemies who suddenly got incredibly powerful. He says he’s going to torture and kill me. Good news: The System is here. But it insists I’m just like Yang Jian, destined to become a god, and even bound me to a Yang Jian template. The Eight-Nine Arcane Art, Heaven’s Warrior God, True Lord of the Pure Source and Wondrous Way: it all sounds pretty good. Yu Cheng eagerly took a closer look, only to see the panel clearly list: 42.9kReads8.5Score4.3kShelves
- 120 Martial Arts Are Useless? I Use Superpowers to Evolve Them into the Ultimate Path 武道无用？我以异能演化武道通神 [High Martial Arts + Superpowers + Two Worlds + The Pace Takes Off Midway + No Female Lead] Chen Moxian awakens a superpower that can analyze anything and everything, but his body is still ordinary. And the opponents he'll soon face include: A body of steel that can tear apart tanks with its bare hands, a reborn person who can return from death without limit, and a transmigrator from Blue Star with a System that lets him grow stronger at lightning speed... After an accident sends Chen Moxian to 717Reads8.3Score106Shelves
- 121 The God of Drama: The Corrupted Path of the Imperial God 戏神：被带坏的帝神道 “Dad, do you regret it?” “Divine Dao is recognition of a person’s ability, not a tool.” “Wang Mian, don’t go!” “If I could do it all over again, I would never let the tragedy happen a second time.” Whether it means turning back the tides of an era or restarting the world, this time, I live for my younger brother. 39Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 Eerie: Trapped in a Horror Game 诡异：我被困在恐怖游戏中 (Survival + no System + mild horror + mystery and deduction + no goody-two-shoes protagonist + no invincibility) There has always been a rumor circulating online: in the eerie mobile game Candle, the characters drawn by players aren’t just AI data. They’re real, living people. Xu Hanshan, one of the world’s top-ranked players, doesn’t believe it. But... While streaming the game, a bizarre bug sends him plunging into Candle’s eerie world as a one-star starting character. Xu Hanshan doesn’t kn 56Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 123 Living for the Dead: I Devour the Bizarre in the Human World 替死者而活：我在人间吞噬诡异 [This novel is a serious supernatural mystery] Qi Guang died, and I took his place. An inhuman being, surviving in a borrowed body, without warmth or an understanding of humanity. I can devour every supernatural entity. I carry all of his memories, imitate his life, and learn to understand warmth, the bustle of everyday life, and the bonds between people. The human world meant nothing to me, until I met Mu Chen and gained a family I wanted to protect, along with an ordinary daily life. But the 301Reads—Score—Shelves
- 124 Mystery Revival: Speedrunning Evil Ghosts, Starting with the Starving Ghost 神秘复苏：从饿死鬼开始速通厉鬼 Ghosts cannot be killed. The only thing that can deal with a ghost is another ghost. The transmigrator Zhou Yuan awakens in the Knocking Ghost's domain at Linchang No. 11 High School. He is neither an ordinary person nor a ghost handler: he has directly become the consciousness of the Starving Ghost. A ghost infant writhes in his abdomen, and the instinct to devour everything surges like a tide. Outside the door, an A-class calamity-level evil ghost is hunting him down. He has read the original 597Reads6.6Score431Shelves
- 125 Naruto: Unable to Gather Chakra, I Have to Borrow It 火影：无法凝聚查克拉的我全靠借 Five-year-old orphan Zhou Yang harbors a mysterious resurgent evil spirit: the Spirit Thief! It can steal anything: the Uchiha’s secret Sharingan techniques, Jiraiya’s insights into sage arts, even… the Otsutsuki’s immense lifespan! Every touch is a life-or-death gamble, and he could be reduced to an empty husk at any moment. To keep the evil spirit under control, he risks everything to steal the Nine-Tails Chakra, but unexpectedly forges a life-and-death bond with Naruto Uzumaki, a dead-last st 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 Ten Days to Play God: The Final Cut Leaves Jian Ling Hanging 十日戏神：杀青搞简伶坠吊了 [A passionate, dramatic BE may be unforgettable, but I want Jian Ling to have steady, lasting happiness.] A few sweet Ten Days of the God of Theater stories about Jian Ling. Apologies for OOC and the writing. Ensemble cast, HE, everyone is friends, Jian Ling are a real couple TvT with plenty of them. What if: Qi Xia's Plan B. Qi Xia uses echoes and everyone's memories to reshape the world of flesh and blood until it's indistinguishable from reality. Then, whether heroes of the end or rulers of t 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 The School Beauty’s Eerie Game [Haunted School] 校花的诡异游戏【诡校】 The dead school beauty has eerily come back to life, turning into a vengeful spirit who sends terrifying red-envelope polls to the class group chat! My classmates are dying one after another. Who will be next? Me? Faced with death, the corruption of human nature and the collapse of morality are laid bare! 70Reads—Score—Shelves
- 128 I Heard of Strange Things That Year: Never Read This Late at Night 那年听闻怪事，千万别深夜翻看 These stories are adapted and fictionalized from various experiences shared by friends. They are written in an accessible style and make for a good way to unwind. A reminder: reject superstition. This is all imaginative fiction. Any similarities to real events are purely coincidental, so don't take it seriously! 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 Ghost-Reading Master: I Can See Through the Thoughts of Every Ghost in the World 《读鬼大师：全世界阿飘的心思被我看穿了》 Ghost-Reading Master: I Can See Through the Thoughts of Every Ghost in the World 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 God of Drama Vs. Terror in the Sealed Room 戏神VS惊封 A fanfic based on The Thrill of Life: Apologies for any out-of-character moments. The characters are from The Thrill of Life, while the plot is from The Ultimate Guide. There's a bit of Jian Ling shipping in the story, mostly because the author ships them. The author hopes this book can make up for some of the regrets in The Thrill of 280Reads—Score—Shelves
- 131 This Ghost Catcher Is Not That Cold 这个鬼差不太冷 [Completed] [Eerie Revival] [Playing Card Elements] [The Protagonist Isn’t an Idiot] [Government Organization] [Absurd, Light Comedy] Also known as: Eerie Revival: Contracting an Ancient Great Ghost from the Start! Midnight is nigh, and a hundred ghosts roam the streets! “What! The only thing my family has left is a box of playing cards?” “What! The monthly salary is 100,000?” “Forget ghost hunting. I’d even sell my body if you asked me to!” Armed with nothing but a box of playing cards, one yo 2.5kReads8.1Score228Shelves
- 132 Monsters Aren't Good, So I Get Stronger by Slaying Them 妖怪哪有好的啊，斩妖就能变强 [Kill, never spare] [Take revenge the same day] [Never stop chasing a target] [If you can fight, don’t talk] [The ultimate sneak attacker] A temp worker who kills and starts fires, a special affairs bureau that saves those in need. Lin Jiangfeng, a temp at the Special Affairs Bureau, has a dual-form Dao-Buddhist System. In his daytime Buddhist form, his defense is off the charts, and he plays it safe while acting as the ultimate sneak attacker. At night, in his Daoist form, his courage gets a 234Reads7.2Score102Shelves
- 133 Eerie Revival: I Can See the Notes 诡异复苏，我能看到备注 [Inspired by the setting of Mysterious Revival: The uncanny cannot be killed, and only the uncanny can fight the uncanny. Also known as: Mysterious Revival Has Only Just Begun!!!] After unexpectedly arriving in a world overrun with evil spirits, Jiang Yi discovered that his eyes had undergone an indescribable mutation. Everything in the world came with a very strange note in his eyes. When confronted with evil spirits everyone else tried to avoid, he could always find a way to survive by relying 69.1kReads6.7Score6.2kShelves
- 134 Why Are You Still Fooling Around in a Weird Apocalypse? I Have the Only Talent! 诡异末世还浪？但我有唯一天赋！ [Invincible + reborn + supernatural resurgence + unique abilities] As the supernatural resurges, countless eerie crystals fall from the sky. Shen Mo is reborn on the eve of the resurgence. Cold-blooded and ruthless, he makes his moves early to seize opportunities he could never obtain in his previous life. He awakens the one-of-a-kind talent, Will of Heaven and Earth, and commands SSS-rank horrors, S-rank cursed artifacts, and more, leaving everyone else far behind. His talent seems useless, yet 278Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 135 Ghostly Laughter Invades: I’m a Madman, and the Sky Won’t Let Me Die 鬼嘲入侵：我疯子天不死 Ghostmock invasion + terrifying ghosts and monsters + one yandere heroine + an insane male lead + infinite revivals + paranormal events + haunted places + terrifying specters When the abyss stared at him, he stared right back without hesitation. Ghostmock invasion: ghosts run rampant. Ghostmock: Sorry, they call me Madman Tian. When I go crazy, I don’t just eat ghosts. I even eat myself. The Great Xia Empire, in an age when the magical arts have faded... This world is about to be dragged into th 285Reads—Score—Shelves
- 136 Locust Blossoms Falling on Xiaohai's Shoulders 槐花落满小海的肩 The Blossoms of the Pagoda Tree Fall Across Xiao Hai’s Shoulders is like a series of windows looking out onto the years of youth, each one holding a different young person’s journey as they grow up. Some stories follow a boy who gives everything for a simple dream, whether chasing a soccer ball across the pitch or sketching the world on a drawing board. There is sweat and disappointment along the way, but also a fierce, burning devotion. Others focus on the things that weigh on a young heart: th —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 137 Ten Days to the End: Qi Xia and I Storm the Haunted House! 十日终焉，齐夏带我闯诡舍！ [Mystery + wild imagination + a brand-new story] [First, all my instances are brand-new, and they're definitely mind-bending. I'm completely confident they can measure up to The Haunted House.] [Second, I hope you enjoy reading. Please consider giving it a five-star rating!] [Finally, this story is a little scary. Minors, please watch it together with an adult. Thank you.] Qi Xia transmigrates into The Haunted House and must open nine blood-red doors to return to the real world... 3.1kReads—Score230Shelves
- 138 Supernatural Revival: I Tamed a Cowardly Ghost from the Start 灵异复苏：开局我驾驭了胆小鬼 "If you could completely control the first evil spirit you encountered at no cost, then transmigrate to a mysterious world overrun by resurgent evil spirits, would you do it?" yes or no Of course, yes! Sun Lin was lying on his side in bed, scrolling through short videos, when he instinctively tapped yes. He saw choices like this countless times a day, but the next second, a vortex appeared on his phone and pulled him into this bizarre world. Ghosts cannot be killed. Only ghosts can deal with gho 169.6kReads7.0Score18.5kShelves
- 139 Slay the Gods: Cangnan City's Chief, Codename Ghost Umbrella 斩神：沧南市负责人，代号鬼伞 My name is Li Miao. By the time you read this, I will already be dead. There are no ghosts in this world, but the people here are far more terrifying than ghosts. Yang Jian is here. He wants me to put an end to this chaotic era... 30.3kReads7.7Score2.8kShelves
- 140 Eerie Revival: I Commanded the Haunted Umbrella 诡异复苏：我驾驭了诡伞 The rating has only just been posted, so it should rise later: Eerie Revival, mastering evil spirits, an original spin-off rather than fanfiction, an important female supporting character but no heroine. Also known as: Mastering the Ghost Umbrella, I’ll Bring the Supernatural Era to an End! No heroine, no heroine, no heroine. The prominent female character who appears early on is only a comrade-in-arms to the male lead. They will not fall in love! The Five Turbidities have poisoned the world, He 45.4kReads7.0Score5.7kShelves
- 141 The God of Drama: Shipping Everything Only Makes You... 戏神：什么都磕只会！ Synopsis: A figure in a bright red opera robe stands amid the ruins of civilization, his hem fluttering with the dust. He is a “king,” a nameless performer. Two other “kings” stand beside him. Each of the three holds a USB drive. They are the last survivors in this absurd world. When the spiritual treasure is activated, the world restarts and everything returns to the beginning. But this time… can we succeed? Or will this happen countless times more, until the end of the universe? After sleeping 463Reads—Score123Shelves
- 142 The Strange Book 诡书 [Supernatural + Protagonist’s Growth + Single Female Lead + Ensemble Cast + Mild Horror] What would you do if you could see ghosts? Would you explore out of curiosity, or keep your distance? What if I told you that ghosts are impossible to resist, and that an ordinary person would lose the ability to move just from seeing one? All you could do is watch yourself die with your mind perfectly clear. What would you do? Would you charge into one last desperate attack, no matter the cost? Or would you 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 143 You Were Supposed to Debut in a Group, So How Did You End Up in the Art Troupe? 让你出道成团，你怎么进的文工团 [Entertainment industry + livestreaming + classic songs + classic film and TV (no female lead, no romance, just career pursuits)] Watching foreign-language songs dominate the Chinese music charts, Jiang Xu made an important decision. He had transmigrated and become a rich second-generation heir, with more money than his family could ever spend, but that didn't change his mind. Jiang Xu decided to join a trainee survival show. His song “Listen to Mom” made his mother spend 25 million yuan, and al 1.2kReads7.0Score101Shelves
- 144 Fight to the Death: The Other Shore! 至死方休：彼岸篇！ [Fanfiction + Death Rewind + Foreknowledge + Restarting the Other Shore] Original novel: I Died a Hundred Thousand Times and Became a God in the Bizarre World! by Liu Ge Hulu. [Death Rewind + Foreknowledge + Restarting the Other Shore] The Other Shore: the end of the bizarre. After stopping the Other Shore from invading the present world, Fang Xiu, who can rewind time through death, ventures there alone in search of the secret to becoming a god. There, he witnesses a much more real bizarre world 1.1kReads—Score104Shelves
- 145 Jian Ling: Am I Actually a Red King? 简伶：我竟是一代红王？ For female readers: A Theater Is a God fanfic + Jian Ling pairing. Apologies for any OOC! The Six-character generation gathers in the First Era world. The story begins The Crimson Star shattered with a deafening roar, and the universe faced its final restart. The Twilight Society, the Nine Lords, the Nine Great Domains… at last, after the restart, they were reunited. And none of it had anything to do with Chen Ling. “I will be imprisoned within myself forever. I will be accompanied by despair f 537Reads8.0Score118Shelves
- 146 Ten Days to the End: I Can Evolve Echoes 十日终焉：我能进化回响 A seamless continuation from the original ending, carrying the story forward. Yu Nian'an is present, and this is a heroine-centered series. Qi Xia will eventually return home, and it has a happy ending. The focus is on everyday life, filling in plot holes, sweet moments, and a touch of mystery, along with battles using Echo abilities. Have you ever wondered if one person could possess four Echoes at once? “I retained the remnant of the ‘Path’!” “I heard the Echo of ‘Countless’!” “I heard the 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 147 The Lingering Thoughts of the God of Drama 戏神余念 A new work is out! You’re welcome to check out my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 104Reads—Score—Shelves
- 148 The God of Drama: I'm Not the Chang God 戏神：我不是chang神 (A God of Acting fan fiction. Lighthearted, no harem, male/male romance, Jian Changsheng pairing. Please don’t read if that bothers you.) An Xu, once the top star at a nightclub, transmigrates into the world of God of Acting and embarks on a dazzling Divine Dao. Returning to his old line of work, he uses his talents to bring the light of “love” to a world once filled with suspicion and strife. Sorry, this introduction sounds a bit robotic. If you’re interested, please check out the main story Ov 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 The Ghost God 詭神 How do you know that the god you worship isn’t a ghost? (This is where ghosts originally existed, the source of the strange phenomena in Mystery Revival.) No System, no female lead, and no characters acting stupidly. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 150 At the Cemetery, I Find a Pair of Red High Heels 人在公墓，捡到一双红色高跟鞋 Wang Jin finally graduated. He never expected that after studying civil engineering, he'd end up in a tomb, landing a job as a security guard at a high-end cemetery. He figured he'd work there for a few years, save some money, and then leave. But on his very first day, he found a pair of red high heels outside the security office. An ordinary person with no worries might have thrown them away. Someone more cautious might have grown suspicious. But Wang Jin was neither. He looked around, saw no o 1.5kReads8.0Score141Shelves
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