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- 1 Strange Tales of the Five Elements 五行诡闻 Our village has always practiced water burials. When I was ten, my mother was buried in the mountains, and water kept bubbling up from her grave... 112Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 2 Supernatural: The Book of Yin Bonds 灵异：阴缘簿 Born on Ghost Festival, with a fated bond to the yin world, young Yang Yifeng has been able to see the yin and yang realms since birth. Following his grandfather, who knows secret arts, he steps into a world full of eerie mysteries and karmic entanglements. From a vengeful spirit in a well to a ghostly figure on the last bus, behind every terrifying encounter lies a tragic story. Can he understand his fate through one brush with death after another and uncover the truth behind his unusual consti —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Tales of the Strange Countryside 乡间诡异录 My name is Li Hu. I was born in a small mountain village. My grandfather was a yin-yang master, so I grew up surrounded by all kinds of supernatural oddities. If I told anyone about them, they would probably think I was crazy... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 True Tales of Rural Hauntings 真实乡村诡事 The story takes place in the town where I live. There are ancient poplar trees and honest villagers here, as well as many strange occurrences. I've recorded some of the stories I know: a woman who can see ghosts, Liu the Blind Fortune-Teller, a bizarre car crash, a woman who hanged herself wearing a bright red wedding dress, a man afraid to walk alone at night, the wails of a blind old woman, an old woman who drank poison, and a drunk who died in his neighbor's house... 187Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 5 The Haunted Peach Blossom Stove 灵异桃花灶 There’s an old man in the village named Uncle Xing. He had been practicing as a yin-yang ritual master for over twenty years, ever since he was sixteen. At forty, he encountered a supernatural event so terrifying that he buried his magical arts and withdrew to the countryside, as if fleeing from something. He changed careers and became an ordinary auspicious-date consultant. But the truth can’t stay hidden forever. One day, he showed off and used magic to create a stove that would boost the roma —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Ghost Executioner, Coffin Bearer 铡鬼人，抬棺匠 I'm an ill-starred man who brings death to everyone in my family. I see the dead off and grant the living their wishes. A single dragon pole can hoist countless ghosts and fiends; a single executioner's blade can cut down thousands of evil spirits. A coffin maker, a ghost slayer, walking the road of the living with the gate of reincarnation on my shoulders. The dead are passing through, the living stand aside 205Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 7 Old Apartment Complex: The Strange Dream 老小区：诡异梦境 The Old Residential Compound: Eerie Dreams —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 My Best Friend Gave Birth to a Monster, and Now the Child Clings to Me as Its Mom 闺蜜产鬼子，小孩却缠上我当妈妈 My best friend gave birth to a little demon, but the child clung to me and called me Mommy —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Train I Drive Leads to the Abyss 我开的火车通往深渊 My name is Lin Muhai. I'm twenty-one and a trainee train driver at the Ancheng Locomotive Depot. Before my first run, I heard a woman's voice in the crew waiting room. "One sleeper, two sleepers, three sleepers..." She counted to six, then paused. "Lin Muhai, it's your turn to count." 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Corpse Grudge 尸怨 When my mother married my father, he was already dead. So where did I come from...? 44Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 11 Notes from Another Realm 异境手记 Every story is a prism of twilight. When the collector turns to the final page, silhouettes of every story’s protagonists suddenly appear on the blank paper. The instant their fingertips touch, the embossed gold pattern on the handbook’s cover reverses into flowing dusk, drawing the reader into this endless twilight narrative as well. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Strange Tales: The Secret History of Spirit Hauntings 诡事异闻录：灵祟秘史 By chance, the protagonist visits relatives in a remote mountain village, only to find an eerie atmosphere hanging over the place. The villagers behave strangely, and at night there are odd sounds and flickering lights. While investigating, the protagonist discovers an ancient book describing mysterious rituals, setting off a string of supernatural events... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Married to an Evil Spirit: The Red Veil of Huaian Village 嫁煞：槐安村的红盖头 Married to a Malevolent Spirit: The Red Veil of Huaian Village —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Tales of Strange Happenings in the Countryside 乡村奇闻怪谈录 In remote villages, there are countless stories unknown to the outside world. My name is Li Yan, and I was born in a secluded rural village. I grew up by my grandmother’s side. She was the village’s famous spirit medium, and from childhood I heard all sorts of strange tales and strange happenings from her. I’m sharing them with everyone here. 6.7kReads8.7Score14814d adds
- 15 Multiple Fears 多重恐惧 An invitation to a party brings together nine writers, each with a very different style. At the party, the novelist who invited them traps everyone inside and demands that each guest tell a story. With no other choice, they comply. One story after another unfolds at the party: will they reveal the clash of human nature or unleash ghostly terrors? Everything will come to light here. "This is my debut work. I hope you'll show it plenty of support." 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Midnight Spirit Medium 午夜问米人 Before my grandfather died, he handed me a bag of moldy rice and said that our family had been asking rice questions for three generations, but the tradition had to end with me. I asked why. He only said, “Because some things, once you ask about them, you can never come back.” I didn't listen. I took the bag of rice. On my first night asking the rice, I asked about Liu, the widow who had hanged herself at the end of the alley three years ago. The rice spun three times in the bowl, then stood 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Midnight in the Countryside 午夜乡村 My parents' job transfers sent me to live and study at my grandmother's house. Before bed, she warned me not to go and look, no matter what sounds I heard. From then on, one strange event after another came crashing into my life. Then, one day, my grandmother suddenly told me the secret about who I really was... 550Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 18 Before the Strange Things Begin 在一切诡异之前 [Supernatural resurgence + horror + no System + semi-infinite survival + no saintly protagonist + not dark + no female lead] When ghosts invaded reality, a group of survivors gained the protection of the “Rules.” They became employees of the “Rules,” and to keep enjoying their protection, they had to complete tasks. But the power of the “Rules” was limited... I didn't really care about any of that. I didn't want to bother figuring out what was the cause and what was the effect. So what if this w 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Embroidered Shoes of Death 死亡绣花鞋 I have a friend who dreamed he was getting intimate with a beautiful woman. The next morning, he woke up in a mass grave with a female corpse beside him! My name is Luo Tianlin, and I’m an antiques dealer who specializes in collecting antiques that have “gained a spirit.” The drum used to take the dead as concubines; the bloodsucking jade bracelet; the Book of Life and Death that calls the roll, and more. I want them all! 89Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 A Collection of Rural Horror and Strange Tales 农村恐怖诡异故事集 This book is mainly about ghosts, monsters, horror, and folk practices involving Taoist priests, spirit mediums, and the like. Readers who scare easily, beware. There are also some hilarious exchanges in the story. I hope it brings you readers plenty of joy. 201Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 A Ghost at the Interview: The System Makes Me Play Chu Renmei 面试撞诡，系统让我扮演楚人美 [Supernatural resurgence + no female lead + System + role-playing + horror + decisive and ruthless + urban] Fresh out of college and already unemployed, Lin Ye receives a high-paying job offer from the Afterlife Funeral Home. It turns out to be a death warrant leading straight to hell! The interviewer is a faceless ghost, and HR is a painted-skin demon! The moment a ghostly claw pierces his heart, Lin Ye thinks he’s done for! [Ding! Host’s life is in imminent danger. Critical condition at 100% c 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Opening a Shop: I Was Born to Exorcise Ghosts 开间铺子：我命定驱鬼 [No romance] The moment Liu Ye lost both her parents, the extraordinary path of her life was set in motion. Unfortunately, she had no experience at all, so she could only start from scratch. With the little black dog by her side, Liu Ye felt nothing at all, though she was even a little excited... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Short Tales of Terror: A Collection of Strange Stories 短篇微恐：志怪故事集 Do you think the footsteps behind you when you walk alone late at night are just the wind? Do you think the unfamiliar object that suddenly appears in an old storage box is just something you forgot about? Do you think the blurry shadow that sometimes flickers across the mirror is just a trick of the light? This collection of strange tales has no blunt, bloody shocks. It is filled only with eerie everyday moments hidden in the folds of ordinary life. Each story stands alone, yet after you close 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Uncanny Path: Invasion of the Aliens 诡道：异形入侵 Aliens + ghosts + demons + parasites + lurking horrors. Maximum terror! The protagonist comes down from the mountain to investigate aliens and ghosts, honing his Daoist arts in real combat. Chapters 1–12 focus on aliens. From Chapter 13 onward, the story combines evil ghosts and aliens. Later, certain aliens will transform into demons, but the sense of oppression and the level of danger will stay just as high. The sect is the Hidden Immortal Sect, founded by Laozi’s disciple. Its history can be 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Mount Yin of the Forsaken: Raising Fiends in Coffin Mountain, Commanding the Underworld Winds 绝户阴山：棺山养煞，我掌阴间风 My name is Chen Jiu, and I was born in Juehu Yin Mountain. After my grandfather died, I became the new guardian of the Coffin Mountain, raising evil spirits. With a whole repertoire of feng shui secrets and a peachwood sword, I slay the Yellow Immortal, seal yin coffins, venture into ancient tombs, and break deadly curses. Everyone in the village fears me, curses me, and wants me gone. Only my brother Gou Sheng dares to risk his life alongside me. When evil spirits come, I’ll slaughter them un —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Yin-Yang Twin 阴阳双生人 [Mild Horror + The Supernatural] Ming Ye grew up living in a cemetery. Her parents went missing seven years ago and were eventually found dead under bizarre circumstances in the mountains. Seven years later, she became an emergency room doctor. One midnight, she met the Taoist priest Xu Baoyang on a bus as he was out catching ghosts. Later, while tracking clues about his missing master, Xu Baoyang came to the hospital where Ming Ye worked and discovered that a strange hospital orderly had set up —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Strange Tales from the Teaching Mission 支教诡事 I'm an ordinary teacher at a key secondary school, but after I talked back to the principal, I was “volunteered” for a long-term teaching assignment at a middle school in the countryside. I was furious, but to keep my job, I had no choice but to accept being “volunteered.” What I never expected was that this school would be anything but ordinary. (Note: This book is set in a parallel world. Any resemblance between its place names, characters, or events and those in real life is purely coincident 3.6kReads8.2Score37314d adds
- 28 The Half-Baked Feng Shui Master: I Became a Legend Through Hands-On Ghost Hunting 半吊子风水师：撞鬼后靠实操封神 Lin Jingran, nicknamed Dogshit, is the most hopeless half-baked feng shui master in the old district. He has no real skills and is a coward, getting by on the old notes his grandfather left behind. That is, until his childhood friend kneels before him, crying that the secondhand house he bought is haunted and his wife and son are close to dying. For two thousand yuan, Lin Jingran steels himself and goes over. He steps on wet hair as soon as he walks in, hears a woman crying by his ear, and watch 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Wrathful Love in Western Hunan: The Bell of the Gu Spirit 怒情湘西之蛊魂铃 [A power fantasy about a strong female lead's growth + metaphysics and destiny + chilling unsolved cases + a fiery heroine + male leads who all know how to flirt] The heroine is a sharp-tongued little firecracker. As the reincarnation of Tanlang, she has incredible luck with men and a maxed-out charisma buff. She fights her way through one challenge after another, growing stronger all the while, and is as cool as she is dashing. Her destiny has been stolen, and all she wants is to get it back. U 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Horror and Terror 恐怖，惊悚 A classmate by the bed calls out softly. A cat's cries echo through the woods. Shadows flicker at the edge of the street. A piercing scream comes from inside the restroom. Are all the things you see and hear real? And are they all human? 696Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 My Days at the Funeral Parlor 我在白事铺的那些事 I'm the owner of a funeral supplies shop. On the surface, the name says it all: I run a funeral business. But my real job is helping the government eliminate every kind of paranormal phenomenon. Ghost kings, great demons, zombies: that's all child's play. There are far too many strange and bizarre phenomena that ordinary people have never even heard of. Let's explore this future full of the unknown together. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 I Have a Fox Immortal Wife 我有一个狐仙老婆 As the old saying goes, when a fox comes asking for your hand, it’s either deeply in love or out to harm you. When Gu Ning was five, a white fox with magical powers tricked him into a wedding ceremony, making him take the heavenly tribulation in her place. To stay alive, Gu Ning opens a café that only operates after midnight and caters exclusively to wandering spirits... 2Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 33 Old He's Collection of Strange Tales (Complete in Two Volumes) 老贺的诡事辑录（全两册） The Strange Cases of Old He is a horror mystery novel based on the real-life experiences of Yang He, a retired soldier. In 1982, while serving in the army, the protagonist Yang He made a mistake. After returning home, he encountered a series of bizarre events. Though he had never believed in fate, he began to believe the words of an old fortune-teller. He wanted to change his destiny, but was drawn into a vast conspiracy as a result. One strange and eerie event after another took place, and one —Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 34 The Hundred Venerables Record: Tales of Another Day 百崇录：异日谈 A sealed ancient scroll has come to light once more: "The Hundred Abominations: Tales of Strange Days". Its faded, uncanny writing: written in blood? Annotated in tears? No one can say. All that remains are over a hundred strange accounts, each word sinking into the bone, all told by the “ill omens” lurking among humankind. Some nest in the dark corners of people's hearts, watching for greed; some lie in the shadows of the streets, drinking in sobs; others haunt desolate wilderness and ancient h —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Grandpa Started the Trouble, Three Generations Must Pay 爷爷闯下的祸，三代来还 The trouble Grandpa caused will take three generations to repay. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 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
- 37 Life and Death Together: Redemption in a Century-Old Haunted Realm 浮生同生：百年诡域救赎录 In an instant, on an elevated highway on a rainy night, Lu Ye, a wage earner at the bottom of society, risked his life to save a stranger, Su Wan. The two of them plunged into a deadly crisis. An accident bound them to the only twin symbiosis System on the entire internet: [Shared Life]. Its rules were cruel and impossible to escape: they could not break the bond, survive alone, or clear a stage separately. If one lived, they both lived; if one died, they both died. From then on, two ordinary 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Dragon-Locking Well: Snakebone Town 锁龙井：蛇骨镇 The Dragon-Locking Well: Snakebone Town —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Old Tales of Strange Happenings 民间旧诡事 The woman in red who knocks on doors late at night, the soul-binding bones beneath the locust tree, the copper-bell curse in an old house in an abandoned village... These old tales of the uncanny, scattered across the countryside, are the idle chatter of old folks and stories sealed away by time... 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Come Listen to a Ghost Story! 来听诡故事！ The chime of midnight is the switch that starts each story. Hidden here are 365 eerie legends from every corner of the world. Maybe it's the strange sobbing in the night-shift office during overtime, a stranger's long hair beside your pillow in an old residential complex, or a passenger in a white dress who vanishes in front of a cemetery. One short ghost story every night, tearing through the everyday facade to reveal the chilling truth beneath. Do you dare open this collection of midnight tale 42Reads—Score514d adds
- 41 The Criminal Catcher 捕凶人 [Crime-solving + Extreme horror + Not for the faint of heart] A bizarre series of dismemberment cases. People living alone who vanish in the dead of night. A derelict building no one dares approach. An old cassette tape with a chilling voice. Law enforcers hiding behind a mask of justice. Stairwell lights that mysteriously flicker on in the rain. An old videotape that plays by itself. Anonymous calls at midnight, demanding a life… One baffling case after another, one blood-soaked crime scene aft 2.6kReads6.9Score22314d adds
- 42 The Corpse-Eater Inn 尸人饭店 Driven by greed, I took a job at a restaurant that paid 50,000 yuan a month. I rested during the day and worked between midnight and 2 a.m. On my very first day, the chef told me I had only seven days left to live... 515Reads8.4Score10214d adds
- 43 Grimm's Fairy Tales, Reimagined as Horror 诡异格林童话 Lin En, a folklore graduate student, wakes up in another world only to be swallowed by a tide of rats from the start! At the brink of despair, his research notes on Grimm’s Fairy Tales, which he’d brought along, transform into a golden finger: the [Book of Truth]! [Warning! The fairy-tale incident “The Pied Piper” is about to occur!] [Truth erosion initiated... “Piper” erased! New entries revealed: “Astral Worm,” “Sonic Neural Control”!] When the whole town hails the Pied Piper as their savior, 19Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 44 The Fox Bride 嫁狐新娘 My stepfather sold me into the mountains to be the wife of a fool. My in-laws forced me to share a room with him, but a wickedly handsome spirit fox immortal swooped in and stole me away. Not only does he want to marry me, he wants me to bear his fox cubs. What am I supposed to do? 17Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 45 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
- 46 The Ghost Fan's Grave: Crossing the Yin-Yang Divide 鬼扇坟之阴阳渡 I saw a ghost for the first time when I was five. Using a ghost fan and a pair of eyes that could see through evil, my grandfather led me into the crack between the worlds of yin and yang. From then on, I became someone who mended fissures, patching up secrets that the living should never see and the dead could never tell. This is a story about eyes that see through evil and a ghost fan, two souls sharing one body and the Six Fiends, sacrifice and protection. From the first ghostly wail in Yinsh 4Reads—Score214d adds
- 47 The Paper Effigy Yama 纸扎阎罗 Before Grandpa died, he left me with a warning: a paper effigy maker must never make three kinds of figures. On my very first day taking over the shop, I broke every rule. I made a wedding dress for a girl who died violently, a filial son for a childless widow, and finally... a stand-in for a living person. Now all the paper figures I made come alive at night and gather around me, calling me “Master.” Outside the window, the girl who should have been dead for three years is knocking on the door. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 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
- 49 New Tales from the Strange Studio 新聊斋奇谈 The author has collected strange tales of ghosts and monsters from elderly people around them and various folk sources. The stories are fresh, with surprising twists, and have the feel of a modern-day Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. Not for the faint of heart! 11Reads—Score514d adds
- 50 A Hundred-Year-Old Villager’s Tales of Ghosts and the Supernatural 农村百岁老人口述鬼怪奇谈 I grew up in the countryside, and whenever I had free time, I liked listening to centenarians in the village tell strange tales of ghosts and other uncanny events from days gone by. I have collected, recorded, and adapted these folk stories. There is no overarching plot. Each chapter is a standalone horror story. Not for the faint of heart!!! 32Reads—Score—14d adds
