Novels like Paranormal Case Investigation Bureau
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- 151 The Forbidden Island of Human Nature 人性禁岛 I couldn’t get a ticket for the Spring Festival, so I took an unlicensed car home. I never expected the woman in the car to keep staring at me. I wanted to call the police... [Deep Dive] The horrifying truth behind going missing after getting into the wrong car during the Spring Festival. Don’t ride in unlicensed cars carelessly, because it’s not just your money that disappears, but your life! 1kReads8.6Score100Shelves
- 152 Strange Tales, Volume 1 奇闻诡事录1 This is a collection of folk tales about the uncanny, strange accounts from across the land. Each chapter is a complete story, each tale a separate supernatural mystery, revealing the mysteries of yin and yang, folk taboos, and the obsessions of the dead. You never know when a casual remark might draw the attention of spirits lurking in the wilderness; when an old object you pick up might hold the memory of a tragic death; or when an everyday habit might already have crossed a forbidden boundary 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 153 Grandma’s Ghost Stories 听奶奶讲灵异故事 I was raised by my grandmother. The bedtime stories I heard as a child were all supernatural events she had experienced herself. They scared me so badly I was afraid to go to the bathroom, but I could never resist listening to the end. What I didn't know was that the more stories I heard, the more likely they were to come true, and that I had plenty of secrets of my own. 152Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 154 Supernatural: My Years Hunting Ghosts at Bureau 749 灵异：我在749局打鬼那些年 The appearance of a white coffin and a red coffin at the construction site changed my fate. That night, I saw corpses that could move and a ghost that could steal a person's soul. They were all "deceiving" me, trying to make me die. What should I do... When you think the person behind you is a ghost, the real ghost may be the one standing in front of you... Once it's dark... don't read this!! 211Reads—Score—Shelves
- 155 Ghost Stories of the Southwest 西南鬼事 This is a collection of ghost stories from southwest China, made up of a series of medium-length tales. Some may be part of your childhood, some may be stories you've told yourself, and others may be stories you've never heard. Today, let Xiao An tell you these strange and wondrous tales, one by one. 101Reads—Score—Shelves
- 156 The Dark Realm of the Uncanny 谲暗物境 Lin Xue, a classmate of Qin Chuan and Ye Xin, mysteriously vanishes inside an abandoned old school building. Even stranger, everyone around them except Qin Chuan and Ye Xin has forgotten that Lin Xue ever existed. Determined to uncover the truth, Qin Chuan and Ye Xin embark on a strange and unsettling investigation. One inexplicable event after another follows. Yet when the truth finally comes to light, it turns everyone's understanding upside down! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 157 The Lu Ban Book 鲁班书 "The world knows only about Gongshu Ce, not the Book of Lu Ban. Gongshu Ce originated from the Book of Lu Ban, but only carried on its outward form. My family, however, possesses a peerless edition of the Book of Lu Ban. My ancestors were carpenters for generations. By my time, the craft had fallen into decline, but my family never gave up. Even I took over my father's carpentry business after graduating from university, following the usual path. Outsiders only know that my family works as carpe 1.5kReads8.7Score233Shelves
- 158 Burying a Corpse in the Mountain Village: The Soul-Shaking Yin Gong 山村葬尸，阴锣惊魂 Burial in the Mountain Village: The Ghostly Gong’s Terrifying Echo 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 159 Edict: After the Hour of the Dog 敕令：戌时之后 A folk-horror tale: one official dispatch has been held up for three years. The speaker is Shen Yan, a registrar in Bianzhou. The dispatch was held up three months ago, and nobody dared take it on. Of the two who did, one grew a black ring around the back of his neck, while the other lost an eyelid. Three lines were written on the dispatch: Wherever it passes, there will be no rain for three years. After the hour of the Dog, do not enter any place with a threshold. There are only three rules: fi 83Reads—Score442Shelves
- 160 Questions of the Uncanny 诡异问 Through the coming-of-age story of “me” (Meng’er), this novel traces the transformation of the Chinese countryside from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. The brutality of family-planning policies, the rise of the migrant-worker boom, the unraveling of traditional clan ties, clashes between old and new ideas, and the rough-and-tumble world of small towns... It captures a microcosm of an era in transition, with a realism and density of detail worthy of anthropological study. Through my perspectiv 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 161 Tales of a Desolate Village 荒村物语 A deserted village, a ghostly realm. Shao Qiu studies there, poring over his books. A murderer on the run suddenly hears someone call his name. He looks all around, but under the bleak moonlight, no one is there. “Have you ever seen a god?” The voice from earlier speaks again. “W-what? No, I haven’t.” The murderer trembles with fear. “I am one. Kill Shao Qiu!” The god’s voice echoes across the sky. “Otherwise, I’ll turn you in!” 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 162 Becoming an Ancestor After Death 死后当祖宗 No heroine + Chinese-style ghosts and gods + history + a contest for national destiny + family clan Wang Laosan is dead. The dead should act like the dead and go obediently to be reincarnated. But which bastard lifted the lid of his coffin and bullied his wife and children? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 163 Passerby: Secrets of the Ancient Scroll 过路人：古卷秘相 Shen Xun, guardian of the cycle of reincarnation, suppresses evil spirits and keeps the balance between yin and yang. His time is running out, and he must pass on the guardians' legacy as soon as possible. The first successor is Lin Jian, who possesses a supernatural camera. The evil spirits have already set their sights on her. As Shen Xun reaches the foot of the stairs, he senses a pair of eyes watching him from behind. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 164 The Deadly Neighbor at Midnight 午夜凶邻 The Neighbor from Hell at Midnight 121Reads—Score—Shelves
- 165 Office Ghosts: Don't Work Overtime office有鬼之不要加班 There Are Ghosts in the Office: Don’t Work Overtime 91Reads—Score—Shelves
- 166 I'm a Bar Owner, Forced to Catch Ghosts 我，酒吧老板，被迫营业捉鬼 [Horror + supernatural + semi-invincible + no System + not brainless + ruthless decisiveness] I’m Heibai, an utterly ordinary bar owner. I only wanted to live a quiet life, but one commission and one problem after another keep landing on my doorstep. Curse magic, a drug-induced dreamless sleep, a yin-yang wedding, a deadly text message... As the Underworld descends, little Jiangcheng becomes a den of danger, and one strange incident after another unfolds. Well, looks like I can’t hide my abiliti 1.2kReads8.8Score110Shelves
- 167 Chronicles of Ghostly Encounters 遇鬼纪 I’m not a professional writer. A few years ago, I started writing things down on a whim, simply because I wanted to record what was happening around me, and somehow ended up writing quite a lot. I also tried to pursue writing as a career, but honestly, aside from recording or adapting real events, writing is difficult for me. After thinking it over, I decided I wanted to return to my original purpose. Maybe I’m not much of a storyteller, but I really enjoy sharing and talking with people, especi 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 168 Horrifying Hauntings: Ghost Stories 恐怖灵异诡：鬼故事 Do you really think stories are just stories? In fact, behind every story lies a real event! In this book, I wrote a story about the last bus on Route 24. To experience what it would really feel like, I set myself a goal: for seven days straight, I'd ride the last Route 24 bus from its starting point to its final stop, then ride it all the way back. And that's where the story begins...! 337Reads—Score—Shelves
- 169 Floating Balance 浮衡 [Rules-Based Horror + Thrills + Supernatural Mystery] When black fog pours from cracks in the city and devours people, and every rule corresponds to a human life, no one knows that the source of the Cataclysm of the Ruins engulfing the world is nothing more than a father's obsession with bringing back his son, who died young. Sun Tianyi, designation Y-001, is the world's only stable S-rank original anchor. A ship's-anchor mark on his palm can dispel contamination, rewrite rules, and raise a defe 18Reads7.2Score134Shelves
- 170 The Daoist Descends the Mountain: The Revival of Eerie Energy 道爷下山之诡气复苏 The uncanny returns, throwing yin and yang out of balance. Ghosts and monsters roam by night, slaughtering people until the human world becomes a living hell. Everyone lives in constant fear. Only I emerge from a mountain Taoist temple. I cultivate the Great Way of Yin and Yang, wield the art of slaying the uncanny, and shatter all illusions and evil spirits. Evil spirits wreaking havoc? I will suppress them with Taoist arts. The uncanny tide spreading? I will cut it down with a single sword. De 9.6kReads8.3Score694Shelves
- 171 Snatching Immortality 抢仙 [Mystery and adventure + occult battles + a nontraditional path to immortality + ruins around the world] I've practiced Daoism for twenty years and watched my master ascend with my own eyes. Becoming an immortal has become an obsession. But the Heavenly Dao has run out of opportunities for me. I'm just one step away, yet the gap is as vast as heaven and earth. The chance to become an immortal should be somewhere between the highest heavens and the deepest underworld, but I can find it nowhere. I 50Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 172 Whispers by the Candlelit Ruins 幽庭烛烬语 In the dead of night, countless eerie secrets lurk in the dark folds of the city. The knocking in an old apartment, known as “Knocking at Midnight,” rings out like clockwork at three in the morning. When a woman living alone peers through the peephole, all she sees is a roiling cloud of scarlet blood mist in the hallway, while a damp scratching comes from the doorknob. In the basement of a century-old apothecary, “Whispers in the Medicine Crock” never cease, day or night. Every night at midnight 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 173 I Volunteered to Join the Hell Cinema 我是自愿加入地狱影院的 Mystery Infinite Flow + a passionate, hilarious ensemble cast + a story about intangible cultural heritage in every script + a protagonist who dreams their way through the trials. Watch as five ordinary young men who don’t know one another write countless adventurous tales, full of laughter and tears, as they face one perilous folk-culture script after another~ 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 174 Ordinary World: I’m Creating a Horror Game 平凡世界：我来创造惊悚游戏 (Infinite flow + horror game + mild horror + dungeon escape + no female lead + supernatural resurgence + Cthulhu) Li Yan has run into the biggest crisis of his life: he's been framed! Unwilling to fall into the trap of having to prove his innocence, he hurries away from the scene. He can't do anything about the baseless accusations, but fortunately, a System drops from the sky, and now he can create terrifying horror games. Oh, so you're framing me? Then go repent in the horror game I create! (N 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 175 The Beautiful Snake Wife 蛇妻美人 I slept in a coffin from the time I was little. When I was six, a snake slithered in and kept me company in the coffin for six years… He had never slept in a bed as a child, only in a very ancient coffin. When he was six, a snake slithered in and kept him company in the coffin for six years. Later, a graceful fairy came and said she would marry him when he turned eighteen. 132Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 176 Living Next Door to Ghosts 与鬼为邻 After losing his job, he rented an apartment and thought he was starting a new life. He never expected ghosts to knock on his door in the middle of the night, only to discover that all his neighbors were ghosts. He wanted to leave, but faced a hefty penalty for breaking his lease. With no other choice, he decided to make the best of it. 13.9kReads8.6Score1kShelves
- 177 The Female Side Character Woke Up to Find the Male Lead Begging for a Kiss 女配一睁眼，男主冷脸求亲亲 Brooding, unhinged male lead vs. proud, silly, timid beauty | Sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside male lead | Sweet romance | Both leads are each other’s first | Mostly everyday life | A slow-burn romance | Coercive possessiveness | Intense push and pull Only after Jiang Yumian died did she learn that she was not only the villainess in a book, but also a fake heiress. The poor student Qizhou, who had been switched with her at birth, was the real heir. In her previous life, she turned the re 9.1kReads8.0Score1kShelves
- 178 Global Haunting: I Became the Last City God 全球诡异入侵：我成了末代城隍 Rifts in the Nether Ruins tear reality apart, and demons from another realm descend. Awakened scientists shoulder guns and cannons, while practitioners of ancient arts emerge from seclusion with swords in hand. And I, Chen Mo, will revive the ancient traditions of western Hunan. At the Sunken Mausoleum's underwater palace, I slay a giant alligator with my sword and seize its water-fiend pearl. At the summit of Huping Mountain, I summon the Tang dynasty's Mountain-Quelling Sword and destroy the 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 179 36,036 Terrifying Stories You’ll Regret Not Reading 不看后悔的36036个恐怖故事 [Standalone Stories] [Paranormal Events] [Unbelievable] [Forest Spirits] [True Cases] [Rural Ghost Stories] There is no overarching plot. Each chapter tells a self-contained story adapted from the encounters of a shamaness who can see spirits, and the strange, gripping tales surrounding each young friend she meets. 314Reads—Score—Shelves
- 180 Fortune-Telling with Incense: A Life-or-Death Incense from the Start 看香算命：开局生死香 [Mystery] + [Fast-Paced] + [Extremely Satisfying] Fresh out of college and unemployed, he is forced to inherit the family business of incense reading and fortune-telling. At the City God Temple, he meets He Hui and they set up an incense-reading studio. When someone frames them, they turn the tables and earn their first fortune. Later, he heads to the countryside to lay low, encounters all kinds of strange happenings, and learns to manipulate people, creating plenty of money-making opportunitie 65Reads—Score—Shelves
- 181 Primordial Edict: Grandmaster of the Daoist Order 元始敕令：道门大宗师 Vanguard of the Taoist altar, great general who banishes demons, edict of the Primordial Beginning, all arts subdued and concealed!!! With Taoist arts perfected and the strength of a grandmaster, he commands thunder and lightning, slaying monsters and vanquishing evil!!! This is a world of the Taoist sects, and the realm of the Nine Provinces… 680Reads6.7Score114Shelves
- 182 The Skinning Ghost 扒皮鬼 (Traditional supernatural horror + extreme horror + multiple twists + mystery + entirely handcrafted) Lately, I've been having nightmares every night. A fortune-teller said I might have a ghost clinging to me. He told me about a forbidden folk ritual: Put on a pair of worn underwear over your head, and it will block a ghost's sight. That night, I got home and followed his advice, half believing it. My girlfriend came back to the room after washing up and stared blankly at where I was. "Where... 64.7kReads8.3Score7.2kShelves
- 183 Thriller Game: I Punch a Ghost from the Start? That's Going Too Far! 惊悚游戏：开局揍鬼？过分了吧！ A terrifying game descends! Wang Ning has just transmigrated when he is unlucky enough to be chosen. After entering the game, he awakens a God’s Choice System that offers a variety of choices and rewards! He runs into a thug ghost? [Choice One: Cowardly cower and wait to die on the spot.] [Choice Two: Charge in and smack it hard across the face. No need to go easy on it! Reward: a ghostly item!] He runs into a masochist ghost? [Choice One: Let the ghost play you to death!] [Choice Two: Grab a li 12Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 184 I’m an Actor in a Horror World 我在恐怖世界当演员 [Infinite Loop + Death Games + Horror Worlds + Original Scenarios + No Female Lead] (The protagonist has limits he won’t cross + System (mostly useless) + Items + The protagonist isn’t superhuman) If you were asked to act in a real horror movie, would you be willing? Guan Long is one lucky guy: he was chosen to take part in one terrifying film after another. There’s the bizarre rest stop on the highway, another “floor” that suddenly appears on a rooftop, and eerie voices calling from elevators, 664Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 185 Hell Is Empty, and Evil Spirits Walk the Earth 地狱空荡荡，恶灵在人间 This is a horror novel centered on mystery, a traditional supernatural story with no System and no cultivation. The setup is lengthy, there are many mysteries, and the truth is revealed gradually. A mysterious apartment brings endless nightmares. To escape, you must complete the nine tasks assigned by the apartment. Hunted by evil spirits, mocked by ghosts, and consumed by resentment, everyone will be trapped in a terrifying cycle of death and rebirth, played out in blood. “All who are ruled by 486Reads8.6Score100Shelves
- 186 Dragon Scales Covering the Bed [Mystery] 龙鳞满床「悬疑」 [Female-oriented novel] My name is Ning Xi. I was an abandoned baby my mother found by a creek. The centenarian old shamaness who lives on Toukan Mountain read my bones and declared that I was the Dragon King's daughter. I thought it was just superstition. Dragons and Dragon Kings don't exist. I'm a firm materialist, after all. But on the day of my college entrance exams, I saw a red carp turn into a dragon right before my eyes… 1.9kReads9.1Score272Shelves
- 187 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
- 188 EN The Terrifying Classroom 恐怖教室 There's an abandoned school building behind the school where people often go missing. But everyone who comes back out becomes rich overnight. I went in, and now I can't get out... 4.2kReads7.8Score348Shelves
- 189 The Demon in the Coffin 至棺重妖 The new novel, The Fragrance of the Living Dead: Handling Ghostly Affairs Among the Living, is now being serialized. The excitement never stops, with new chapters every day. If you enjoy it, please support the author, Ye Wei. Thank you all! [Mystery + Horror + Supernatural + Folk Tales of the Strange + Female Ghosts + Monsters + Mountain Spirits + Corpses] This is a strange little village hidden deep in the mountains... Ever since he was nine and encountered the dead rabbit crouched on his windo 1.6kReads9.2Score112Shelves
- 190 I Blundered into a Horror World, Only to Find That All the Bosses Were Lamps 误入恐怖世界，没想到BOSS全是灯 I stumbled into a world of horror, only to find that every BOSS was a lamp. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 191 Supernatural Revival: I'm the Only One Who Knows the Plot 灵异复苏：只有我知道剧情 Chen Mu transmigrated into a parallel world where the supernatural was resurging. Terrifying ghosts were everywhere, posing a grave threat to humanity. Humanity's only way to fight back against the resurrected ghosts was to enter the mysterious Tower of Reincarnation. Clear its various instances and earn System rewards, growing stronger in the process! After entering the Tower of Reincarnation, which others described as mysterious and perilous at every turn, Chen Mu discovered something. Mr. Vam 985Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 192 Studying Neutrinos at the Funeral Home 我在殡仪馆研究中微子 ❎ Not for the faint of heart! Five-star horror rating. I’m a college student. To ease the burden on my family, I decided to find a part-time job near campus. By chance, I spotted a faded advertisement on a utility pole nearby. The job was keeping night watch at a funeral home, and the pay was great, so I took it. On my first day, the manager told me three bizarre rules for the funeral home’s night shift: I’d be the only one working overnight; never open the door for strangers; and never get invo 16.7kReads7.2Score2.4kShelves
- 193 Carrying the Living and the Dead 载人也载鬼 After losing his job, the protagonist plans to buy a car and drive for a rideshare service. Instead, he ends up buying a Soul-Ring Car and helps a female ghost solve the mystery of her death. He then becomes a rideshare driver who transports ghosts. 11.3kReads8.4Score767Shelves
- 194 The Corpse Carrier 背尸工 My name is Chen Feng, and I work as a corpse bearer at a funeral home. After a class reunion, I spent the night with Jiang Lixin, the school beauty. I never expected to see her corpse at work the very next day, or that I'd have to carry her on her final journey... 5.4kReads7.0Score327Shelves
- 195 I'm the Daoist World's Peak, So Being a Little Stronger Is Only Natural 我道门天花板，强亿点很合理啊 [Urban fantasy + Taoist arts + Chinese-style horror + no female lead + invincible powerhouse] A child cries on a rainy night, and he attains the Dao during the Southern Song dynasty. For eight hundred years, he alone has guarded the mortal realm. No ghosts or monsters dare take him lightly. Yu Wuye attained the Dao during the Southern Song dynasty. On Zhenyang Mountain stands Zhenyang Hall, and beneath it lies Zhenyang Pass. Zhenyang Pass is where the underworld and the mortal realm meet. 1.8kReads7.4Score103Shelves
- 196 The Yin-Walking Incense Master 走阴女香师 Ever since I can remember, there has been a paper doll on my bed every night. With straight bangs and a bob, a pale face with rosy cheeks, a round face and almond-shaped eyes, it was clearly made to look just like me. As I slowly grew up, the paper doll “grew up” too… 318Reads9.0Score105Shelves
- 197 A Chronicle of Debut 出道纪事 [No formulaic tropes, no wish fulfillment, no web-novel conventions, traditional supernatural fiction, based on real events. Read with caution if any of this bothers you.] I graduated from high school in 2014 and became a disciple of my master, Li Jingshan. I spent three years studying the Dao and another three learning the arts. Then I spent five years practicing them in the world, occasionally gaining new insights. I enjoy reading novels, but lament that today's books are all baseless fabricat 630Reads8.5Score123Shelves
- 198 The Solar Eclipse Apocalypse 日蚀启示录 [Rules Horror + Mind Games + Terror + The Supernatural] Strange regulations, an eerie head of security You must follow the rules on the night shift, or you'll die Visitors must not ask anyone's name Do not look in mirrors without a reason If a child cries, give them candy At first, Wu Ming thought the old man was just playing a prank on the newcomers Until one day, he saw a dark figure standing behind him in the mirror Even more terrifying, the candy in his pocket kept multiplying every day And —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 199 A Security Guard’s Guide to Survival 保安求生之路 After a phone call and a nightmare, the ordinary life of Qin Yun, a lowly security guard, is turned upside down. He encounters one bizarre event after another, unsure whether the people around him can be trusted or the things beside him are safe. As dreams and reality intertwine, he searches through the unknown for a way to survive. 54Reads—Score—Shelves
- 200 The Eerie Midnight Mirror 子夜诡镜 The scholar Chou Wuya happened upon a copy of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. The stall owner casually included an ancient bronze mirror, named Seeing the Heart. At midnight, Chou Wuya discovered that the mirror could tear apart dreams and reality, drawing him into one eerie, terrifying mirror realm after another. Every mirror realm was a supernatural ordeal with no way out. A woman named Ruoxi was sealed inside the mirror. She told Chou Wuya that every time he entered a dream, he would gai 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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