Novels like The Haunted Old Mansion
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Haunted Old Mansion, best match first.
- 1 A Collection of Folk Mystery Stories 民间悬疑故事集合 A collection of folk mystery stories. On a stormy night, rows of lanterns swayed and glimmered along the mountain road outside Gujia Village, while villagers clutching torches wore worry plainly on their faces. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 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
- 3 Heir to the Qingcheng Sect 青城派传人 My grandfather was a Daoist priest of the Qingcheng Sect. When he was young, he helped the people by vanquishing demons and dealing with all sorts of feng shui problems. Once, while passing a farmhouse, he skinned a weasel spirit to restore a child’s vitality, offending the Yellow Immortal. To get revenge on my grandfather, the weasel spirit placed a curse on me that made me wish I were dead! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Rule Horror: My Sister's Body Has Disappeared 规则怪谈：姐姐的尸体消失了 [Thriller + Eerie + No System + No Female Lead + Deduction + Rules of the Supernatural] His sister had such a severe fear of studying that she stayed home. One day, she accidentally choked while drinking water and died. Yet the body she had left downstairs vanished without a trace. Luo Fan, a graduate student at one of M Country’s top universities, hid his academic credentials and enrolled at Guiyu Cheng University to investigate the truth behind his sister’s death and the disappearance of her b 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Grandmaster of Feng Shui 风水祖师 Li Yunfei has had a special talent and interest in feng shui since childhood. By chance, he discovers mysterious feng shui ruins in a mountain cave, setting him on the path of exploring the art. He leaves his hometown and follows his master, Xuan Feng, to study feng shui in depth. Through grueling training and practical experience, he steadily builds up his knowledge and expertise. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 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
- 7 Taboos of the Yin Coffin 阴棺禁忌 I was only looking for a part-time job keeping watch over a warehouse, but on my very first night, I encountered something utterly baffling. A visitor tricked me into lying in a coffin, and the coworker who stayed up chatting with me that night turned out to have died the day before... 78Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 8 Yin-Yang Ghost Embroidery 阴阳诡绣 Some taboos must never be broken, no matter what. Before my grandfather died, he warned me never to make money from the skills he taught me. But one night, a woman from my hometown collapsed outside my door and begged me to help her keep the child in her womb. My heart softened, and from then on, there was no turning back. 14Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 9 The Ten Thousand Souls Tribulation 万魂劫 In a lively school, paranormal incidents break out without warning: crying in the middle of the night, a terrifying ordeal in the boys’ dormitory, and the mysterious disappearance of a veteran student council member... As time passes, the terrifying memories sealed away for years gradually come to light... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Office Building Elevator 阿野探灵日记：办公楼的电梯 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Office Building Elevator —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 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
- 12 Tales of Strange Campus Happenings 校园诡事叙 Reader's guide: No romance. This isn't a wish-fulfillment story. It's more like a journal than a novel, with few dramatic twists. The story is told for the sake of telling it and follows the timeline. The supernatural elements are adapted from stories recounted by people the author once knew. Yuan Ruoying, a talented student in Class 16 of her second year of high school, attends a top school in the city. Her days are spent studying, following the same three-point routine. Life is busy but peacef 16Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 13 Horror Revival: My Right Eye Is a Ghost Eye 恐怖复苏：我的右眼是鬼眼 Fantasy + Supernatural + Reborn + Growth Terror returns, and human nature is no longer what it was. Eerie fog obscures the secrets of heaven, while spiritual energy settles into the human world. Good and evil clash in an endless cycle, with the road paved in the bones of the dead. Before being reborn, the wicked Ling Yun endured every cruelty of human nature. His closest friends and beloved were all traitors. Now that he has been reborn, he will make those people return to dust beneath his ghost 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Ghost Banquet 鬼禁食 A glutton's feast: can it really eat anything at all? Open wide, and nothing is off-limits? When you're indulging in wild game, have you ever felt a hint of murderous intent behind you... 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Strange Records from the Wilderness: The Fatal Curse Following Hikers 荒山诡录：徒步者背后的索命诅咒 Also known as: Ghosts in the Deep Mountains: The Reaper Has Called Out Every Teammate In the summer of 2012, I joined a hiking club, only to encounter horrors in the wild mountains that shattered everything I thought I knew. When our guide took a detour to avoid a locust tree, a black-clad child beneath it grinned eerily at me. A frail old man who had been walking ahead suddenly appeared behind us, his rotting black teeth stretching almost to his ears. When I caught up with the group, the “team 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Chronicles of Ghostly Dreams 幽冥幻梦录 Monsters, demons, ghosts, and spirits, where are you? In a corner of the night, or beneath the sunlight of day? In people's hearts, or at the edge of the world? Monsters, demons, ghosts, and spirits, what are you? Are you fear, pain, or bewilderment at the unknown? Are you shadows in the darkness, or hope in the light? Monsters, demons, ghosts, and spirits, why do you exist? To make people afraid, or to help them grow? To make people run away, or to make them face things head-on? Monsters, de 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Horror Class Chat 恐怖班群 Alternate title: Terror Game: Born with a Half-Human, Half-Demon Constitution [Campus] + [Mystery Horror] + [Slow Burn] + [No Cultivation] “Remember, you started out at school and grew stronger step by step.” Gu Yi’s expression turned bitter, but all he could do was give a rueful smile and nod in acknowledgment. “There must have been something that really stuck with you, right?” Gu Yi’s expression shifted. He seemed about to say something, but in the end, he only shook his head. “Then let me ask 4Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 18 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Woman in the Rental Apartment 阿野探灵日记:出租屋里的女人 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Woman in the Rental Apartment —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Last Bus on Route 73 阿野探灵日记：73路末班车 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Last Bus on Route 73 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Dripping Sound in the Old House 阿野探灵日记：老宅滴水声 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Dripping Sound in the Old House —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Forbidden Zone of the Living 活人禁地 My dad forced me to eat something I shouldn’t have. On the seventh day after he died, I saw him outside, playing a suona… 63Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 22 The Talisman Master 画符天师 A talisman is the true seal of Heaven and Earth, though people counterfeit it with cinnabar, ink, paper, and brush. I, Ding Mian, possess but a spark of spiritual light, yet I can reach through Heaven and Earth. I can command emptiness, water and fire, tiles and stones, grass and trees, food and drink; I can make things exist or vanish, and pass through and transform them. This is the Way of Heaven! 74Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Tales of the Monstrous 怪形异传 In the forbidden zone of the Taklamakan Desert, the Cradle Project’s experimental base has become a living hell after its vacuum energy spiraled out of control. An unknown flying-saucer-shaped creature, covered in transparent, wet streaks, breaks through the barrier. It devours researcher Chen Ming in an instant and escapes into the ventilation ducts, leaving behind only a few drops of blood to announce the coming disaster. Three hours later, Chen Ming returns “unharmed.” His face is pale, his g 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Unable to Be Seen, I Have No Choice but to Tame the Supernatural 看不见的我只好选择收服诡异 [Lighthearted] + [Funny] + [Plot Twists] + [Horror] + [Heartwarming] + [Mind-Bending] (A slow burn, but it gets exciting later on) [Normal Synopsis:] Lin Yan wakes up one day to find that he suddenly has several new roommates. A skin-covered chair that bleeds and grabs at people, a creepy doll that blows cold air beside his pillow, a long-tongued female ghost that’s always swaying back and forth… Lin Yan is at his wits’ end. These roommates are far too enthusiastic, and they want him to die firs —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Where Love Runs Deep, Spirits Stir 情深则灵 Jiang Xiaomao has a secret: he’s discovered that his desires can get people killed. As he gradually awakens supernatural abilities during paranormal events, he also realizes that he’s been corrupted. What should he do? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Subduing Evil 镇邪 There are always mysterious things in this world, yet people dismiss them as nonsense. Miaojiang gu poison, corpse-driving in western Hunan, Nanyang curses, the Flowerfall Cave Maiden, shamanic sorcery, and yin-yang demons are all forbidden taboos. You don't have to believe in them, but you must remain in awe. Above all, never profane them! When the taboo soul bell rings out in the sky and ancient horrors quietly awaken, the world teeters on the brink of disaster. Will there still be someone who 637Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 27 Driver of the Underworld 幽冥司机 Bus Route 206 is hiring a night-shift driver. Liu Hao eagerly applies, only to discover that the job not only pays well but also has short hours. It’s only after he signs the contract that he realizes there’s something wrong with the bus… Strange passengers and eerie lost property leave Liu Hao wondering if he’s driving the last bus of the underworld! 395Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 28 The Haunting of the New Home 搬家诡事 [Mystery + Thriller + Supernatural + Horror + No Female Lead + Smart Protagonist] His name was Yi Jibo. After he was wrongfully imprisoned, his mother fell ill and died. To pay off his gambling debts, his father sold her ashes to the Japanese through a crematorium driver. To get his mother's ashes back, Yi Jibo went to work at a Japanese funeral home. And so he burned Japanese corpses while searching for his mother's ashes… 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Possession 上身 Ghosts: ethereal, elusive beings! Ghosts: a certainty that exists for those who believe, and not for those who don't! Are ghosts really only around at night? What do they actually look like? The truth is, they're right beside you! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 A Collection of Bizarre Horror Stories 怪诞恐怖故事集 My stories have magic, blood and tears, the evil side of human nature, and the horror you’re looking for. 1. Mother’s Bottles and Jars: A single drop of blood can turn one grain of rice into a whole pot of rice. A hundred drops can conjure a bicycle... What kind of magic is hidden in the bottles and jars Mother prepared for him? 2. The Toilets in Dreams: If you fall asleep while desperate to pee, you’ve surely dreamed of all kinds of toilets. If you write down the toilets you see in your dreams, 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Messenger of the Underworld 冥界使者 After graduating from college, I hoped to find a good job, but ended up delivering packages. Then one day, I received a mysterious delivery slip, and my life changed completely. 35Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 32 Ghost Stories by Night 鬼话夜谈 The story follows Chen Xingchen and Jiang Chuyan, who grew up together in a village. They hear tales of the supernatural from the village elders and experience a number of eerie events themselves. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 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... 299Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Heirloom Bones: Blood Sacrifice at Yinshan 嗣骨：荫山血祭 (Not recommended for the fainthearted or anyone alone late at night) Li Ming returns to his hometown for a funeral, but the moment he steps into Yinshan Village, everything feels uncanny. Strange noises echo from inside the coffin day and night, while dark red patterns appear beneath his skin and writhe like living things. The ancient well that sustains the village churns with ominous black sludge. Deep within the ancestral hall, inhuman drumbeats and indescribable ancient whispers resound day a 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Horror Taxi 恐怖出租车 There is a kind of vehicle meant for certain people. Its job is to take them to the world they belong in. That is the ghost bus. You may never have heard of a living person boarding one, but if you ever see a vehicle of unknown origin on the road, be careful... 2kReads6.8Score—14d adds
- 36 I Was a Ghost Officer, but Now I Only Want a Promotion 身为鬼差的我，后来只想升官 I wield the Register of the Underworld as a ghost officer, commanding the power to seize souls. Everyone says the King of Hell is the supreme ruler of the netherworld, but to me, he is merely a stepping stone. The underworld is vast, and the Nine Hells are deep. Is that really the limit of my ambition? I want to break the Nine Hells’ shackles, shatter the chains between yin and yang, ascend to the realm of the Great Emperor, and rule the netherworlds of all realms. Only then will my lifelong wis 33Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 37 Yin-Yang Embroidery: I’m the Last Tattoo Artist 阴阳绣：我是最后一个刺青师 My name is Zhou Yiyang. You probably won't believe this, but I make my living tattooing people, though what I do is nothing like ordinary tattooing. My tattoos come in two kinds: yin embroidery and yang patterns. They can change a person's fate and fortune, and help them avoid misfortune and find good luck. I'm a yin-yang tattoo artist, and I feed myself a bag of salt. 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Ghost's Prophecy 鬼无谶 Half a bowl of clear water reflects the universe; a single spirit talisman commands ghosts and gods. I tread the Eight Trigrams path of yin and yang, wielding a wooden sword to slay demonic spirits. Once every three thousand years, the appointed day arrives. Three years before it, spring begins. Since ancient times, those bound by fate have met, and beyond the nine heavens stands the Three Pure Ones. The heavenly altar resounds with the melody of the horn, welcoming the sacred presence as it des 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Strange Cases of the Paranormal Investigation Bureau 诡调局异闻 Is there really an organization that handles mysterious incidents? A lot of people wonder about it. So do I. Tales from the Paranormal Investigation Bureau chronicles a mysterious organization dedicated to investigating all kinds of supernatural phenomena. [Supernatural + mind-bending + terrifying on reflection + suspenseful and thrilling + horror + no heroine] A wealth of subject matter, drawn from real cases! This is why the Paranormal Investigation Bureau exists. 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Strange Case Files 诡局录 [No System + No Cultivation + No Foolish Protagonist + Traditional Supernatural Horror + Mystery and Suspense] My name is Shang Tian, and I’m a man cursed by an evil spirit. It was a lottery ticket that should never have existed. Its dark, yellow-black background looked soaked in old blood and night; the glaring red lettering wasn’t a set of lucky numbers, but an invitation to hell. When I scratched it off, overjoyed and thinking I’d found a lifeline to a hundred-thousand-yuan jackpot, my finge 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Strange Tales from Liaozhai: Ghost Stories and Unsolved Mysteries 聊斋秘闻鬼魅传说与未解之谜 A collection of suspenseful short stories inspired by Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio and Chinese folk legends! Your follows and support motivate me to write. I’ll do my best to bring you even better stories! Fresh off the press! Leave a review, and I’ll keep improving! 1Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 42 Ghostly Tales from Fengdu 丰都鬼事 In her previous life, young artist Lin Wan set out alone for the fabled ghost city of Fengdu to search for her missing older sister, Lin Zhixia. Naively, she trusted the seemingly kind innkeeper and local gentry, unaware that she had stepped into a carefully laid trap. Coveted for her yin constitution, she was ultimately sacrificed in an old mansion behind Fengdu's famous mountain by the so-called “good Samaritans” to a traitor in the underworld who had disguised himself as Black Impermanence. H 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Haunted 撞邪 Can you guarantee that the people around you are really human? A lowly office worker had always kept his head down and worked in silence, until one day he accidentally discovered that his coworkers weren’t human at all… To stay alive, he has to pretend everything is normal, struggling to survive in the narrow cracks of this place day after day… 4.2kReads8.4Score30414d adds
- 44 The Child's Haunting 童诡 Mystery | Horror | Hidden Chen Shuyang was overjoyed to move in with his girlfriend, Bai Lu. But as they spent day after day together, he gradually discovered her many strange quirks, from bizarre tastes in food to abnormal behavior. Little by little, he uncovered the terrifying secret she was hiding. 443Reads8.0Score11314d adds
- 45 I'm a Little Spirit Medium 我是小神婆 [Mysticism + supernatural + crime-solving + powerful protagonist + resolving mysteries + hidden origins + folk customs] I'm an abandoned baby, picked up from a trash can by my shaman grandmother. Growing up under her influence, I always wanted to become an even more powerful shaman than she was. Because of my unusual fate, strange and bizarre things, sometimes terrifyingly uncanny, are always happening around me... What happened to the female ghost who fell in love with someone else's body? Did 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 A Compendium of Strange Events in the Mountain Village 山村诡异事件大全 This book is adapted from true events recounted by Uncle Zhengyu. It comprises a series of separate paranormal stories, recounting the strange, unexplained events that take place in mysterious mountain villages… It has all kinds of unsolved mysteries! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Curse of Resentment 怨咒 I went out with a few friends to take care of some business and witnessed a series of strange events. That night, I dreamed of meeting a beautiful girl. When I woke up, I discovered that the drunk girl from the night before had died outside my door... 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Strange Taoist 怪道士 My name is Niu Dabao, and I’m the only college graduate in Niu Village. I thought that after graduating, I’d get promoted, earn a higher salary, marry a beautiful, wealthy woman, and reach the pinnacle of life. Who could have guessed the company would go bankrupt and the boss would kill himself? I didn’t get a single cent of my wages, and I couldn’t even afford rent, so I slept at the train station every day! A shabbily dressed Taoist priest told me I was plagued by bad luck and haunted by a hun 1.8kReads8.4Score12714d adds
- 49 A Horror Game Has Arrived? I Hear It's Terrifying! 惊悚游戏降临？听说好可怕啊！ Horror Comedy + Supernatural + Infinite Worlds + No Female Lead + Internship System + Light Power Fantasy While Qin Feng was working diligently, a coworker told him that the horrifying game that had descended a few days earlier actually had a livestream. Was it really that scary? "Have you heard? The game is full of vicious ghosts." "Have you heard? The ghosts are ranked by level." "What levels?" "Scary, terrifying, dangerous, horrifying, nightmare, and hell." "That's all?" "What, there's more?" 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Bureau 749: A Yin Messenger on the Road to the Underworld 749局：黄泉走阴人 There is an organization that exists only in the darkness: Bureau 749. Founded in 1974, with no records and no official status, it is made up of scientists and people with supernatural abilities. It handles the dirtiest, most sinister, most forbidden affairs in the human world. Ghost soldiers march through the night, leaving nothing but empty skins in an entire village. The White God of Wealth kills anyone who worships him, taking their souls to feed evil. An ancient Buddha opens its mouth to de 5Reads—Score—14d adds
