Novels like I'm Broke, Why Should I Be Afraid of Ghosts?
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- 1 The Singing in the Tomb 墓室里面的歌声 The Singing in the Tomb —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Woman Who Crawled Out of the Dry Well 枯井里爬上来的女人 The Woman Who Climbed Out of the Dry Well —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Strange Tales of the Maze City: Spirit Detective 迷城诡事之灵探 Mysteries of the Haunted City: Spirit Investigator —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Insect Life: A Journey to the Brink of Death 蟲生：绝命之旅 Thirteen bodies are discovered in a derelict mansion on the outskirts of the city. The victims are from different walks of life, and their deaths are bizarre. I am ordered to investigate the case, only to discover that all kinds of details at the crime scene are eerily similar to last night's nightmare... The strangely arranged bodies, the colleague who seems to have something to say, the girlfriend acting strangely, the ancient sacrificial ritual... As the investigation deepens, more and more c 98Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 5 The Snake People’s Classified Files 蛇人绝密档案 A mysterious female corpse was found near the Ming River. The corpse was intact on the outside but severely damaged inside, and the cause of death was unknown. While performing an autopsy, forensic pathologist Ye Han discovered numerous serpentine traits matching those described in the mysterious ancient book, The Serpent Traces. That night, a serpent person came back to life at the forensic center, the corpse vanished, and an intern was brutally killed. Ye Han was drawn into a series of events 30Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 6 Night Talks in the Wine City: The Yin-Yang Person 酒城夜话之阴阳人 The sequel to A Collection of Strange Tales from Republican-Era Sanjiang and Old Tales of Jiangyang: The Wicked Dragon of Sanjiang. After the demon-hunting at Golden Dragon Temple, the liquor city of Luzhou enjoyed a brief period of peace. The reincarnated Dragon Kings of the Three Rivers finally reunited, joining forces to protect Luzhou. But just as they thought the danger had passed, Perfected Shi Miao, who had taken the lives of countless children in the liquor city, escaped from prison. He 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 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... 527Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 8 Forbidden Livestream 禁忌直播间 When you open this book, The Forbidden Livestream, you may not believe that its story is based on real events! An allegedly unsolvable horror forum, a hapless programmer crushed by the 996 work schedule, and a third-rate female student detective who considers herself first-rate. What dazzling sparks will fly when all of them come together? Thriller or mystery? Human or supernatural? Be careful! Because from this point on, every step you take will keep you on the edge of your seat! 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Strange Tales from Japan 日本异闻录 Japan is a country with a long history, deeply influenced by Chinese civilization. Tales of the supernatural have circulated in Japan for almost as long as the country itself has existed. Japan has a great many kinds of yokai, most of which originated in China. But through their own rigorous reinvention, Japanese yokai eventually surpassed their predecessors. In modern Japan, this has given rise to a consumer culture centered on yokai, with books, comics, films, TV dramas, and games appearing on 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Poison Before Bed 睡前毒物 Look up to the heavens and honor all living things; lower your head to write, and fear ghosts and gods. Good is repaid with good, and evil with evil. It’s not that retribution never comes, only that its time has not yet arrived. Absurd, terrifying, eerie, moving. I hope there’s a story that can frighten you, bring you to tears, and make you fall in love with it. 1.1kReads8.2Score18714d adds
- 11 He Watches You from the Abyss 他在深渊中凝视你 After a strange illness, Su Jingjing unexpectedly discovers that she can sense the emotions surrounding death. She thinks that becoming a police officer will help her overcome the nightmares caused by these emotions. But once she joins the force, she realizes it was all in vain. As cases continue to occur in City A, she gradually gains a new understanding of her “special ability,” and begins to suspect that the strange illness she suffered at the age of twelve was no ordinary illness. The killer 18Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 12 Hell Hospital 地狱医院 The mysterious hospital is running again. Eighteen floors underground, each one a separate hell. After a major accident that no one knows about, all research at the secret experimental base, Yunzhong Hospital, was halted. The place was abandoned for years... This evening, Xiao Mo takes an empty cable car up a mist-shrouded mountain. The cable car station suddenly loses power, leaving him stranded on the mountain for the night. The only place to go is the strange, brightly colored building ahead, 158Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 13 Strange Tales from Thailand 泰国异闻录 Thailand, known in ancient times as Siam, is an ancient land steeped in mystery. Nangua and Yue Bing travel to distant Thailand to complete their studies. Before they can enjoy their wonderful life abroad, they are drawn into a series of inexplicable events: a witch whose body is covered in beautiful human skin aboard an airplane, a snake spirit flickering in and out of sight in the student dormitory, a remote primeval forest rarely visited by travelers, and a two-headed snake god in an ancient 9Reads6.5Score114d adds
- 14 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 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Movie That Never Ends 放不完的电影 Movies Without End —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Do I Look Human or Like a Ghost? 你看我是人还是鬼？ After graduating from high school, I was guarding watermelons in a melon field. One night, a thief came to steal them. I rushed over and fought him, driving him off, but then I came down with a high fever that wouldn't break. The next day, my family went to check the field. All they found were my own chaotic footprints and the watermelons trampled into mush... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Strange God Returns 诡神复苏 [Mad Chinese-style ancient gods, with some pretty dark tastes] [Xuanhuan] + [Supernatural] + [Invincible] + [Horror] Lin Yi transmigrated into a world gone mad and awry. The gods feed on flesh and blood, and the path of cultivation is full of sinister madness. God: Become my agent, and I can help you ascend to immortality in broad daylight. Lin Yi: Ascend in broad daylight? No thanks. Let me devour you first! Ancient Wild God: I’ll give you a great gift, one that will make humanity revere you as 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 You Were Supposed to Tell the Fortune-Teller’s Fortune, Not Calculate Her into a Coffin 让你给女神算命，你把她算进棺材 [Horror] [Hilarious] [Exorcism by Physical Force] [Occult Prayers] Our peaceful world hides strange, terrifying things that few people know about. At the request of his lovesick buddy, Feng Zi “accidentally” runs into a beautiful fortune-teller on an overpass, only to get slapped silly by the murderous aura rushing off her. “We were never meant to meet. It’s all because you paid extra.” After the goddess lavishly showers him with money, he takes his first-generation weapon, “Big Baby,” and charg —Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 19 The Ultimate Ghost-Raising Master 极品养鬼师 [Adult] + [Adorable Pets] + [Sharp Tongue] + [Making Money] + [Secret Arts] Do you know how to raise ghosts? No worries, I do! Do you know how to catch ghosts? No worries, I do that too! Do you know where to find ghosts? No worries, I’ll take you there! Watch your step. Get in! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Tales of Strange Happenings Among the People 民间诡事杂谈 Never enter a temple in the barren hills alone. Never talk about ghosts and spirits on a night road. Never bury the dead in the center of a burial plot. Pork butchers often can't draw their last breath when they die. The world is full of strange things. What seems ordinary can be deadly. Don't believe me? Turn around and take a look. 277Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Mountain God Festival 山神祭 The Greater Khingan Range. Temperatures below minus twenty, with snow up to a hunter's knees. A weasel spirit crouched in a tree, watching as a hunter in a fox-fur hat crept across the snow with his rifle at the ready. If the hunter died, his flesh would go to the beasts and spirits hiding in the woods, while his soul would belong to the mountain god who commanded the clouds, winds, and rain. From the moment he took his first step into the forest and snow, the hunter's life was no longer his ow 40Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 22 The Last Sand Diver 最后一个淘沙官 [Tomb Raiding]+ [Mystery]+ [Supernatural] There is a group of people in this world who understand the balance of yin and yang, know the past and present, and brave deadly dangers in search of secret treasures buried with dragons, lost cities, and ancient palaces said to house immortals. With their own hands, they piece together fragments of the unknown world. They are the Sand-Seeking Celestial Officials. I am the last inheritor of the Sand-Seeking Celestial Officials, and I have decided to reco 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Cultivating Buddhism and Taoism, I Befriend the Paranormal 佛道双修我与诡异为伍 No System, no harem, no goody-two-shoes protagonist, and either one or two heroines. Fresh out of college, Chen Xiao scraped by delivering takeout in his spare time. One night, he accidentally crossed paths with something unclean, and from then on, evil spirits clung to him relentlessly. Strange events kept happening, and misfortune followed him everywhere. On the road, he ran into a ragged wandering monk. Unable to turn a blind eye, Chen Xiao gave him a little help. He never imagined that this 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Back When I Was a Folk Mage 我做民间法师的时候 I entered the trade at fourteen and spent six years as a folk ritual master. In the south, this line of work is called “spirit arts.” I watched it go from thriving to decline. This year marks my sixth year, and I’ve finally left the trade behind. This work isn’t as glamorous as it looks. We’re all rats crawling out of the sewers, and the bar for entry keeps getting lower. I’m writing these stories down now as a way to remember those days. 195Reads—Score10414d adds
- 25 You Want Me to Catch Ghosts? 你让我去抓鬼？ My name is Lin Fan. I'm twenty-two, and I graduated with a college diploma in marketing. While other graduates had job offers in hand and were charging ahead, I graduated straight into a pit of misery. I was two months behind on rent, my pockets were emptier than my face was clean, and my only possession was a beat-up electric scooter that clanked at the slightest touch and looked ready to fall apart at any moment. Five yuan per delivery. I raced around in the wind and sun, but I couldn't plug t 37Reads—Score114d adds
- 26 The Temple That Eats People 吃人的庙 The Man-Eating Temple 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Possessed by an Evil Spirit 撞邪 Grandpa spent his whole life doing good deeds. He never imagined that one night, he would ruin a young girl's life... 283Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 28 The Otherworldly Netherworld 异站冥途 A bus bound for reincarnation, visible only to those on the brink of death. Every stop beyond the platforms brings an unknown crisis. At the Netherworld bus stop, queue up and board; the living get off, the dead stay behind. To find his long-lost girlfriend, Zhao Jichuan unhesitatingly boarded the bus. In an ocean of blood and tears, in a world of pain and fear, betrayal was commonplace and screams were nothing unusual. Just as he was about to despair, he thought he saw a ray of light... 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Look! The Actress Is Babbling at Thin Air Again 瞧！影后又在对着空气阿巴阿巴 [No CP + Ghost Hunting and Demon Subduing + Supernatural Suspense + Metaphysics + Film and TV Acting + Showbiz] Remember! If a pie falls from the sky, don't pick it up! The heavens' pies all come with serious side effects! Take me, for example: I got caught in an accident and died during the most ordinary pre-event archaeological survey. Having no experience, I believed the ghostly nonsense in my head and chose to “complete the mission,” earning a new lease on life. The result was… A compliment 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Eerie Game: From the Start, I Picked Up a Top-Tier Star 诡异游戏：开局捡个顶流女星 [Horror game + dark tone + unscrupulous tactics + Infinite Flow + one female lead] Could the strange creature Gu Changqing brought out of a haunted villa really be a top-tier star and a high-level player in the horror game? And does she really need to form a "deep connection" with Gu Changqing and devour his "life essence" to maintain her human form...? 8Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 31 Nothing Is Forbidden: Keep Your Distance from the Living 百无禁忌之生人勿近 The year I graduated from college, I went on a road trip through Yunnan with a few of my dormmates. After we got lost, we stumbled upon a strange little village. The people there looked so bizarre that they didn’t seem human at all… After we returned from that village, one strange thing after another began to happen! 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 A Ghost Hunter in the Underworld, Earning Billions in Hell Money 地府打工人捉鬼赚亿点点冥币 [Chinese-style horror + underworld constables + folk ghost stories + mystery investigations + the supernatural + comedy + wild imagination + no romance] First major arc: A rookie ghost constable slowly learns the ropes of catching ghosts through a series of cases. Second major arc: The supernatural world levels up, with rivals competing and growing stronger through cultivation. Third major arc: At the China-Myanmar border, he goes undercover deep behind enemy lines. What secrets are being kept t 1kReads—Score11014d adds
- 33 Tomb of the Living 活人墓 The village needed a new road, so they had no choice but to demolish a grave. After that, one strange thing after another began happening in the village... 52Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 34 White Russian Cemetery 白俄公墓 [Supernatural + Mystery + Horror + Forbidden Sites and Zone Exploration + Dark] While traveling, I passed through a small town called Beima and accidentally entered a strange internet cafe. The terrifying legend of a woman ghost hanging upside down, messages from an online friend dating back to 2001, an old school campus regarded as forbidden ground, a mysterious ghost village behind the school, and a cemetery that exists only in people's memories. Somehow, all of it seems connected to me. This 45Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 35 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 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Rule Horror: I'm an NPC, and I'm Going Crazy Again Today 规则怪谈：我NPC，今天也发疯 Others enter Rule Horror scenarios to survive. I got sucked in as an NPC, and the System even forces me to go crazy. If I don’t, I die. Fine, then I’ll go crazy for everyone to see. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Campus Curse: A Register of Corpse-Subduing Spells 校园诡咒镇尸簿 (No romance + an unusual team-up to catch ghosts) On what seemed like an ordinary night, four girls in a dormitory started playing with a spirit board. But that very night, horror quietly descended... Was it a collapse of morality, or a distortion of human nature? Follow this unusual team as they solve the mystery. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Horror Landlord: My Thirty-Eight Female Tenants 恐怖房东：我的三十八位女租客 “Zhuge Ming, if you come study at my kindergarten, I’ll give you five hundred a month, and pick you up and drop you off...” said the headmistress. “I brought you lunch, Zhuge Ming. I made it myself...” said the teacher. “Come here. I’ll marry all three of my daughters to you,” said Priest Lin. Zhuge Ming was born with a peach-blossom fate. He had the looks of a woman despite being a man, and from the moment he was born, every woman had just one wish: to marry him. Zhuge Ming was miserable. Who c —Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 39 Tales of the Strange: King of Destruction 怪谈：破坏之王 The bane of everyone’s existence in the urban legend game is back. Whether you’re a monster or a demon beast, you’d better stay far away. Otherwise, everything’s going to go to pieces. I’m Hao Yun. The monsters all hate me, and I’m so sad... [Mystery + Imaginative Premises + Original Scenarios + Comedy + No Female Lead + Cunning Twists] 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Underworld Retirement Home 冥府养老院 [Mystery + Supernatural Horror + Urban + Deduction + No Do-Gooder Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless] On the first day of school, I ran into a female ghost! Facing the red-clad upperclassman before me, I raised a chair and brought it crashing down on her! "You think it's funny to dress up like a ghost and scare me, you bastard?" —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Afterlife Notes Bonus Story: Rouge Well 还魂笔记番外篇：胭脂井 Afterlife Notes: Bonus Story: The Rouge Well —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Forbidden Tales of the Desolate Village: A Midnight Whistle, and a Shrouded Corpse Spirit at the Door 荒村禁忌：夜半吹哨，白布尸魂找上门 Taboos of the Abandoned Village: A Whistle in the Dead of Night, and a White-Cloth Corpse Spirit Comes Calling —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 No Responsibility for Scaring You to Tears 吓哭不负责 [Traditional supernatural tales] [Ghost stories] [Chinese-style horror] [Based on true events] [Reader submissions] [Chilling when you think about it] [Bizarre tales] [Beyond the realm of science] [Plainspoken prose, no literary flourishes] [Just stories] Not for the faint of heart! Don’t read late at night! Folklore, haunted houses, eerie village incidents, urban vengeful spirits, supernatural curses, and even non-supernatural stories that are chilling when you think about them... A collection 24.4kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds
- 44 My Best Friend Urged Me to Get a Tattoo, But I Ended Up Tattooing Ghost Skin 闺蜜劝我纹身，可我竟然纹了鬼皮 My best friend urged me to get a tattoo, but somehow I ended up tattooing ghost skin on myself 93Reads—Score214d adds
- 45 Even Ghosts Get a System 鬼也会有系统 Ghosts and monsters are divided into different ranks according to how they came into being and the strength of their abilities. The lowest rank is “Wandering Spirits.” They are usually formed from people who died with deep resentment, and their powers are weak. They can only frighten people by causing minor supernatural phenomena, such as making lights flicker or producing strange sounds. The next rank is “Vengeful Ghosts.” These spirits often died violent deaths and harbor profound resentment. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Reincarnation Notes: An Extra Story, The Painted-Skin Debt 还魂笔记番外篇：画皮债 The Reincarnation Notebook: Extra Story: The Painted Skin Debt —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Rift in the Abyss: We Awakened the Old Ones 深渊裂隙：我们唤醒旧日支配者 In 1992, U.S. Army Major Austin takes charge of the top-secret project "Abyss Watch." One hundred and thirty meters beneath the desert, a strange fissure spreads madness into the world above. Five elite soldiers are ordered into the abyss, with Austin directing their investigation remotely. A videotape that appears out of nowhere exposes a horrific secret from the past: To spy on the secrets underground, the military sacrificed living people. A thousand meters below ground, an ancient stone gate —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Wayfarer Between Yin and Yang 阴阳行者 The ultimate truths of heaven and earth are two: death and parting, and the way between yin and yang. I protect the living in the world of light, driving out evil and subduing demons until every specter is vanquished. I guide the dead across the Yellow Springs, and set foot upon the Bridge of Helplessness without hesitation. A traveler between the realms of yin and yang, I bear the balance of life and death on my shoulders. Have you ever seen an old sheep knock at your door, or a paper figure sp 263Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 49 I’m Going to Lure 100 Lost Souls 我要勾满100个亡魂 Sequel to I Guide Souls at Wangxiang Terrace Lin Jiaojiao, 24, an overworked office worker, suddenly dies on the Nth night in a row of staying up all night revising proposals. When she opens her eyes again, she has already completed every step of the underworld’s procedures. But just as she reaches Wangxiang Terrace, the guide Zhou Yi stops her. “Your attachment remains unresolved. You can’t be reincarnated.” Judge Li Muzi offers her a way forward: work as a soul reaper under him, and she can be 11.2kReads—Score4k14d adds
- 50 The School of Terror 恐怖艺校 Also known as "The Horror Art School: I Fell in Love with a Taoist Priest" [Supernatural + Romance + Transmigration + Wild Imagination] During those three years at school, many strange and terrifying things happened. At midnight, a sinister atmosphere would descend over the school... The year Ye Xue'er attended art school, she fell in love with him at first sight and decided to follow him, staying by his side as they worked together to spread the art of Taoism far and wide... 4Reads—Score—14d adds
