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- 1 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—Shelves
- 2 A Couple of Ghost Stories 鬼故事一二则 Have you ever encountered anything unbelievable in your daily life? Strange slipper sounds in the middle of the night, or the eerie sound of fingernails scraping? Have you experienced or heard anything like that? Each chapter is a standalone ghost story, based on the author's own experiences or stories told by people around them. Those who scare easily should read with caution. We accept no responsibility if you get scared to death... 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Strange Tales from the Paranormal Affairs Bureau: A Prequel 诡调局异闻前传 A missing ancient corpse and bloody handprints left on a door set off a series of supernatural incidents, with clues still undiscovered to this day... The smiling man encountered at midnight, and the pair of feet beneath a car in the countryside… As more and more bizarre things happen, the chilling records become increasingly real... What stirring final songs lie behind the strange legends passed down to this day? A friendly warning: Not for the faint of heart! If you don't believe in ghosts 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Feng Shui General Store 风水杂货铺 My name is Wu Mu, and I’m a feng shui master, more or less. My master and I run a general store in the village, with no System, and take care of feng shui and supernatural cases involving ghosts, evil spirits, and the like. We read the feng shui of a place and determine the balance between yin and yang. I also have another identity: the Judge of Yin and Yang, which awakens later on. I banish evil ghosts that harm the living and seek justice for the souls of those who died unjustly. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 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—Shelves
- 6 Li Wu's Bizarre Life 李吾的诡异人生 Li Wu was born under an unusual fate, destined to a life of loneliness and hardship. The summer he graduated, his grandmother disappeared. She left him his grandfather’s notebook, and from then on, he embarked on the path of the ghost arts. As he searched for his grandmother, Li Wu’s life grew increasingly strange. Along the way, he uncovered his grandfather’s plans from more than twenty years earlier and learned why his grandmother had disappeared. A conspiracy had been circling around him ever —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Tree Through the Coffin 树穿棺 A Tree Pierces the Coffin —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Yin-Yang Clinic: The Handsome Guy I Picked Up Is a Miracle Healer 阴阳医馆：捡个帅哥是神医 The Yin-Yang Clinic doesn't treat illnesses or sell medicine. It only sells things belonging to the dead! Then I suddenly noticed the paper effigy move! One bizarre, baffling case after another marks the beginning of this strange tale! Rebirth, miracle doctor, supernatural mysteries, System Ling Chen has no idea whether he's trapped in an illusion or living in reality... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 A Red Coffin for the Funeral, a White Sedan for the Wedding 红棺送葬，白轿迎亲 Yin-Yang Eyes + Supernatural Beings + Protectors + Four Divine Beasts + No Romance From the start, he awakens Yin-Yang Eyes, and the Red-and-White Fiends come to claim his soul! That was when I discovered that my grandfather had another identity: he was a Yin-Yang Master and the head of the sect guarding the mountain gate. My peaceful life was turned upside down. The black dog at home began speaking, and the neighbor who had looked after me since childhood was facing death. But the conspiracy be 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 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. 13Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 11 I Told You, No Illegal Spirit Cultivation! 都说了不许非法成精！ (Complete) After the founding of the People’s Republic, spirits were forbidden from taking human form. But it’s fine if you do it legally. So if you don’t want to be wanted by the authorities, you’d better register properly. “Illegal transformation: like you.” “Legal transformation: like me.” (A modern urban fantasy about spirits, with suspense and supernatural elements. My own take on the legends of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, with plenty of original worldbuilding and a large ensemble ca 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Night Fishing: A Ghostly Scare 夜钓鬼吓人 Some people love fishing at night, while others encounter strange things when they do... This is a collection of chilling, terrifying, bizarre, and absurd tales about different anglers who fish after dark. Some of these stories may have happened right near you... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Ghost Market of the Underworld 阴间鬼市 The Ghost Market of the Underworld —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 My Curse Came True: The Truth Is Revealed 我的诅咒应验了之真相由此揭开 [Curses + two male leads + Uncle Jiu + nine great families, each with their own skills + growing stronger with a golden finger + supernatural shop + schemes and conspiracies + transmigrate into a book + clever protagonists] During the Republic of China era, the country was in turmoil, and demons and monsters ran rampant. After his grandfather disappeared, Yan Chen quelled internal strife, overcame every obstacle, and took over the supernatural shop. Together with Gu Yankai, he handled supernatur —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Folk Horror Stories from Across China 中国全国各地民间恐怖故事 Adapted from folk tales told by colleagues and friends. This story contains frightening scenes, so please read with care. If it involves any sensitive information, please contact the author to request revisions. Thank you. 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 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—Shelves
- 17 Horror Night School 恐怖夜校 My promotion was just around the corner, but my lack of a degree was holding me back. Short on money, I went for a cheap night school that nobody had ever heard of. I thought the only problem was that it was in a remote location and had rundown facilities. But I never imagined that from then on, my life would be plagued by one paranormal incident after another... Damn it, someone help me! Can I just quit school already? 13Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 18 The Haunted Old Mansion 恐怖老宅 The living guard the yang, while ghosts hold the yin in check. Yin and yang are inseparable, and nothing is forbidden. In this world, everyone is either human or ghost, yin or yang. But there are people who walk between the two realms all year round, neither human nor ghost. They are the Yin-Yang House Guardians! 54Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 19 A Ghost Scared Itself to Tears in the Mirror 鬼照镜子被自己吓哭 Would you dare chat with a ghost for fifty cents? Would you dare sleep by a grave and beat up a ghost that sticks its head out? Would you dare live in a haunted house and beat up a hanging ghost? I would. A vain female ghost keeps pestering me, so I tell her to take a good look at herself in the mirror. The moment she does, she dies all over again. A ghostly woman tries to claim my life in a haunted house, so I whip out a compass and a Bagua mirror. You blame me for not waiting until your team m 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Building 704: The Haunted Tower 七零四凶楼 Protagonist: Chen Mo, 28, a restorer of antiques and old objects. Quiet and reserved, with exceptional powers of observation, he is forced into a series of supernatural incidents while handling his ancestors’ belongings. Main setting: Building 704, a tenement in the old district of Jiangcheng. Abandoned for thirty years, the building is said to be filled with countless dead and overflowing with sinister energy. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 My Dear Lord of the Underworld 亲爱的阴司大人 In my zodiac year, I followed tradition and wore red underwear. I never expected to break a taboo and get caught up in a mysterious incident. From then on... I became the most sought-after snack for a host of ghosts?! Su Yao: Stick with Brother Yao. Me: So I go hungry nine days out of ten? 83Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 22 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—Shelves
- 23 Overwhelming Baleful Aura 煞气罡然 Playing the pig to eat the tiger + mystery + ruthless killing! He possesses profound Taoist arts, yet is shrouded in murderous energy and mystery. Watch as this young man uses his fists to sweep away every demon and monster in the mortal world, then uses his sword to cut down the greed and every sin in human nature... 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 I Work as a Medium in a Buddhist Supply Shop 我在佛具店当神棍 Ancient scrolls and Tang Buddhist tales speak of a thousand years; the bewilderment of the mortal world is all intertwined. The many affairs of spirit mediums unfold, as they steadfastly guard a corner of the mountains and seas. If we are to dispel the gloom and uphold the righteous path, let us hear the immortals revealed in this very age!, Dragon-Editing Colonel —Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 25 A Substitute Bride in a Ghost Marriage: 100 Terrifying Days in an Ancient House 替嫁冥婚我在古宅的惊魂100天 On the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, heavy snow buried Qingwa Town, and the cold cut to the bone. I, Li Wan, the adopted daughter of the Li family, faced a choice in the ancestral hall: take my sister’s place in an arranged marriage. My younger sister, Li Jiaojiao, wept and refused to marry into the ancient Gu family manor, while Father pleaded with me. All that remained of the Gu family was their gloomy old manor and their young master, Gu Yanzhi, who had been dead for three year 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Death Song of the South China Sea Shipwreck 南海沉船亡歌 A treasure ship from the Southern Song Dynasty, built to restore the empire. A death song echoing through the deep sea. His brother dies a mysterious and gruesome death, leaving behind only a bizarre recording that drives listeners mad. Mojin heir Chen Hao joins forces with a Tanka sea king and a genius archaeologist to avenge his brother and uncover the truth, venturing into the South China Sea's forbidden zone, “Ghost-Cry Cove”! Magnetic mountains block all signals, the death song warps the mi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 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! 45Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 28 The Yin Corpse Ghost Physiognomist 阴尸鬼相 I never imagined that simply returning to my village to attend a strange funeral would somehow get me stuffed into a coffin... From then on, my life changed completely, and I became what people call a “yin corpse ghost visage”! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 The Last City God: Turning the Taboo on Its Head in Mountain City 末代城隍：我在山城逆转禁忌 Three years after his grandfather went missing, Shen Shu, who films videos about intangible cultural heritage, found a sheet of yellow paper in an old trunk. It bore just one sentence: Don’t go to the Old Stone Bridge. But his camera had already captured a white figure beneath the bridge. From that night on, the old rules of the mountain city, torn down, forgotten, and exploited for profit, came looking for him one by one. Shen Shu could see taboos others couldn’t, and even reverse them. But eve 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Soul-Returning Soup 还魂汤 I was born in a remote village. The day my mother gave birth to me, she died a horrible death! I was born disabled, missing an arm, and with a red birthmark shaped like a coiled snake on my foot. My master said I had been cursed by an evil spirit, and that the curse could only be lifted if I found the one who cast it. Otherwise, I wouldn’t live to see twenty... 83Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 I Became a Skinner After Moving Into the Apartment 入住公寓后成了剥皮匠 On the day I moved in, the building manager handed me a rusty key and a yellowed set of house rules. “Light the red lantern in the living room every night. If it goes out, hide under the bed immediately.” Next door lived a qipao-clad female ghost who loved to sing. Downstairs was a doctor with a peculiar taste for blood. To stay alive, I lit the lantern on time every day, until the power went out on the seventh night. The instant the lantern went dark, I saw the dried corpses of the previous ten 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Yin-Yang Travels in a Mountain Village 山村阴阳行 My name is Chen Jiujin, and I'm a wandering tradesman. To put it plainly, when someone has a haunting on their hands, they hire me to take a look. This time, I came to Zhou Family Village. A seventeen-year-old girl had been followed by something foul. She drank chicken blood, dug up graves in the middle of the night, and kept repeating the same words: “Give me back my life.” I thought it was just an ordinary wandering ghost. But I was wrong. The thing inside that girl's belly wasn't a ghost. It 2.8kReads6.4Score213Shelves
- 33 Terrifying Supernatural Events I Experienced Myself 亲身经历的恐怖灵异事件 Terrifying supernatural encounters I experienced firsthand 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 A Collection of Folk Supernatural Tales, Part One 民间灵异事件合集（上） Collection of Strange Supernatural Tales from the Countryside, Part One 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Tales of Strange and Unusual Events: Supernatural Happenings in Everyday Life 奇闻异事录之生活中的灵异事件 This place has it all: remarkable people living ordinary lives, paranormal oddities happening right beside us, deadly places explored by thrill-seekers desperate to make a living, startling customs and secret tales from every corner of the land, mythical beasts and evil creatures found only in legend, and eerie coincidences so uncanny they make your scalp crawl. It's no exaggeration to say I've experienced every kind of paranormal event you can imagine, and plenty you can't. I used to be an adve 869Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Mo Chi Y 墨池Y The inspiration for this novel came from a real supernatural incident involving a residential compound security guard. As cities expand, they inevitably encroach on the homes of the dead. The Dingyuan Estate, where Yao Yan worked as a security guard, had been built on a mass grave abandoned for a thousand years. One late-spring night, deep in the darkness, all was silent beneath a fine drizzle. Suddenly, a girl’s spine-chilling cry for help came from outside the guard booth: “It hurts so much. C 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 I’m a Miko in the World of Thrills 我在惊悚世界当巫女 Synopsis: Mystery, wild imagination, System, the paranormal, livestreaming [Horror + deduction + livestreaming + System] The infinite worlds are falling apart. You must soothe the resentment of each world's BOSS and restore order to the infinite worlds. Gu Xia, a Miao shamaness, represents the western Hunan region as she enters the infinite world. Her first world is the Miao homeland of western Hunan, the place she knows best. First World: Mysterious Western Hunan. The region has three great hor 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 A Medium’s Live Stream of Terrifying Calls 灵媒直播间惊悚连线 In the livestream room late at night, there are no viewers, only pervasive yin energy and a flashing alert: “Paranormal Activity Index: 99%.” Psychic medium Su Qing’s streams are anything but ordinary. The “viewers” she connects with are ghosts wandering between the worlds of the living and the dead. When she accepts a connection request, the person on the other end might be the spirit of someone who died unjustly, weeping as it reveals the truth; a vengeful presence in a haunted house, rasping —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 The Five Ghosts' Wealth-Invoking Art 五鬼招财术 This story is entirely fictional and has no connection to real life. Any similarities are purely coincidental. Su Jin, a formidable force in Shanghai’s e-commerce industry, was born with Buddha bones and a faint spiritual sensitivity. She marries into a wealthy merchant family for the second time, but life is soon caught in an undercurrent of conflict, stirred up by her domineering, superstitious mother-in-law and her emotionally obtuse husband. When a new factory is completed, her mother-in-law 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Slaying Demons and Ghosts Since High School 斩妖灭鬼，从高中开始 [Traditional Supernatural Horror] + [School Life] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Coming of Age] + [Not Overpowered] + [Passionate] It all begins with a student jumping from a school building. Liu Tianyu had expected to spend his student years in peace, but from that day on, his life was never quiet again. Peril at a haunted temple, a school turned into a sacrificial altar, a ghost city beneath the water: one challenge after another awaits. Watch as a group of students turn the tables amid the schemes of g —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 I Am a Life-Pawn Broker 我是赊命人 [Life on Credit + Past and Present Lives + Destiny + Growth] Past and present lives, the river of fate, and sealed memories on the verge of awakening. He was born under a fate marked by three misfortunes and seven defeats. But after inheriting the Heavenly Soul of King Wu, a twist of fate led him into the Azure Dragon Sect, where he became a Life-Borrower. Life-Borrowers use soul power to wield Daoist arts. Thanks to this unusual profession and the soul of King Wu, Shen Rufeng possesses extraord 13Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 42 Daoist Bai Mei, Matchmaker of the Dead 白媒道长 Welcome to the works of Pangtou Yu! The author will do their best to bring you exciting stories. Thank you for your support and for sharing your criticism. Wishing all readers the best of luck. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 A Collection of Folk Tales 民间故事会合集 Open this book, and you’ll find that its folk legends and tales are unlike any you’ve read before. These stories are full of fantasy: some are terrifying, some suspenseful, some explore the ugliness of human nature, and others deal with karmic retribution. In this vast world, what hidden folk tales and legends do you know? Step into an ancient, mysterious world and join the author in discovering and experiencing these extraordinary folk stories! 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Qingchuan Ghost School 青川鬼校 Ordinary high school student Su Bei takes shelter from the rain one day and discovers he is trapped in the abandoned grounds of Qingchuan Middle School, a place rumored to be haunted. It is no longer an empty ruin, but a living hell where time is warped, space behaves strangely, and real, terrifying ghosts lurk everywhere. There are no superpowers, no talismans or magical artifacts, and no apocalyptic technology. The only things Su Bei can rely on are his cool head, keen powers of observation, a 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The Judge’s Brush: I Use Daoist Arts to Subdue Yin and Yang 判官执笔：我以道法镇阴阳 One case, one solution. Episodic stories, fast pacing, easy to get into. Wang Zhen was born with a fate tied to the Underworld, and holds the Judge’s Brush in his hand. He can see through the boundary between yin and yang, judge wicked spirits, and draw talismans with a fingertip. His strokes make them come alive. Curses that steal lives, girls in red at school, ghostly shadows in hospitals... One eerie, bizarre case after another, one vengeful spirit after another claiming lives. While others g 426Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 46 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—Shelves
- 47 Strange Tales from Across the Land: A Hundred Chilling Stories 各地诡事：惊情百篇 A hundred cities, a hundred kinds of strange mysteries. Every location hides taboos the locals never dare discuss, and every story unearths a chilling truth from the folds of the land. When you open this book, perhaps a pair of eyes is already watching your page number from a corner of your city. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 The Heavenly Master's Memoirs of Spirits and Illusions 天师自传灵幻录 After I was tricked into going to northern Myanmar, my organs were harvested and I died... After being reborn, I somehow became a celestial master. By a stroke of luck, I subdued my first demon. Later, I went to Laos... where a seductive female ghost, still alluring despite her age and with long, slender white legs, pinned me beneath her feet. [This story is entirely fictional. Please do not imitate it or believe in superstition!] —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Midnight Terror: Tales of the Supernatural 午夜惊魂：民间鬼事录 [Folk Taboos + Rural Ghost Stories + Episodic Tales + Chilling on Second Thought] The village elders say that some things are better believed than dismissed. Liu Er, a bachelor, picked up a red wedding dress. That very night, he heard the sound of a suona, and a faceless bride knocked on his door and said, “Liu Er, I’ve come to marry you.” Before a dead person is buried, the guiding candle at the head of the coffin must never go out. Old Liu Guang died, the candle went out, and a crack appeared 4kReads—Score174Shelves
- 50 Supernatural Revival: From the Start, I Bet on a Livestream from a Psychiatric Hospital 灵异复苏开局对赌直播精神病院 Haunted House Livestream: Three Million to Save a Life. The People of Longguo Never Bow Their Heads [Supernatural revival + No System + No saintly protagonist + Fresh plot + Escape + Exploration + Crime solving + Not dark] Chen Feng opens his eyes in a foot massage parlor to find himself three million in debt and his younger sister on the brink of death! A mysterious creditor offers him a deal: livestream three trips into deadly places, and the money and your life are yours. The first stop is 3Reads—Score—Shelves
