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- 1 Records of the Spirit World 通灵异录 Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it; a car can carry people, but it can also kill them! My name is Xu Yang, and I’m an orphan. A typical college graduate who ended up unemployed, I had no choice but to start an unlicensed taxi business. Little did I know, that decision nearly sent me to my grave... 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Forbidden Secrets of the Ghost Child 鬼童禁忌 Two years ago, during a company outing in the wilderness, I brought disaster upon myself by not buying a souvenir. One death after another was recorded. At last, my turn came. Just as the trap began to close around me, the little boy I'd picked up on the bus helped me escape. But who was he… 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Rule Horror: Trapped on a Bus 规则怪谈：从陷入公交车开始 Synopsis: [Smart Protagonist] [No System] [No Over-the-Top Drama] The world is changing. Everything is transforming. Rules keep appearing. The bus is only the beginning. Only by following the rules can you survive. The synopsis doesn’t do it justice. Please read the full story. Thank you all for your support. —Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 4 Rule Horror: I Added a Rule to the Ghost Story 规则怪谈：我给怪谈加条规则 [Rules-Based Horror + Unconventional Thinking + The Protagonist Wipes Everyone Out + No Female Lead + National Fate] Rules-based horrors descended, plunging the world into chaos. One person from each country would be chosen by an eerie entity to enter the world of rules-based horrors and fight for their nation. Xiao Ran, who didn’t believe in any of it, was chosen by an eerie entity to fight on behalf of the Rabbit Kingdom. He either had to win and secure a glimmer of hope for the Rabbit Kingdom 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 You Asked Me to Be a Cook, So Why Is the Whole Sect Ascending? 让你当厨子，全宗集体飞升了？ Xia Qing transmigrated to a cultivation world called the Nine Wastes. Just as he was getting ready to enjoy the pleasures of this world and happily cultivate his way to immortality, he discovered he was only a humble cook. Luckily, he awakened the [Strongest Immortal Chef System]. Whenever someone approved of the food he made, he would earn approval points that he could use to draw prizes and improve himself. And so Xia Qing went wild. He cooked one incredible delicacy after another. “Hey, 5Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 6 The Crimson Round Table Game 猩红圆桌游戏 After death, a person weighs 21 grams less. Those 21 grams are a person’s consciousness. When emotions run especially high before death, that consciousness can become an obsession. Only those who die with exceptionally powerful emotions become obsessions, clinging to their last wish and struggling to remain in this world until they can fulfill it. 55Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 7 White Night of Terror: I’m Even More Savage Than the Vengeful Ghosts 白夜惊悚：我比猛鬼更生猛 [Horror and Suspense + Twists and Foreshadowing + Hilarious Stress Relief + Urban Ghost-Hunting + Decisive and Ruthless] Can't afford a house? I hear there's a long-abandoned mansion at 014 Taiping Street! Can't afford a car? They say luxury sports cars have been spotted at the suburban cemetery! Short on connections and cash? Take trillions in underworld banknotes to the ghost market and spend like a king! In this terrifying post-apocalyptic world, I'm the hottest guy beneath the night sky! My —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Haunted 撞邪 Can you guarantee that the people around you are really human? A lowly office worker had always kept his head down and worked in silence, until one day he accidentally discovered that his coworkers weren’t human at all… To stay alive, he has to pretend everything is normal, struggling to survive in the narrow cracks of this place day after day… 4.2kReads8.4Score30414d adds
- 9 Zoo Horror Stories: I’m the Rulebreaker! 动物园怪谈：我，规则破坏者！ [Jiang Kai: My rules are the rules!] [This zoo is not that zoo + the more you think about it, the scarier it gets + absolutely no ginkgo + firepower galore!] When Jiang Kai opened his eyes, he found himself inside the mist-shrouded world of his first game instance: “Zoo Rules.” This place was full of all kinds of rules and dangers! [Remember! Before entering the zoo, everyone except minors must buy a ticket at the blue ticket booth on the right!] [Remember! After entering the zoo, read the visit 2Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 10 Rule Horror: An Infinite-Flow Haunted Campus. Don't Trust Any Rule (2) 规则怪谈：无限流诡异校园，别相信任何一条规则（2） Rule Horror: The Infinite-Flow Haunted School. Don’t Trust Any of the Rules (2) 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Ghosts Cannot Be Killed 鬼无法被杀死 [Fast-Paced + Episodic + Multiple Worlds: Supernatural, Beast Taming Battles, Fantasy, Post-Apocalyptic, Urban Romance, History...] Each world has a complete storyline of over 100,000 words. The first world is a “supernatural world”: supernatural phenomena return, and the human realm becomes a living hell as vengeful ghosts rise across the globe. The rules are: First, ghosts cannot be killed; only ghosts can deal with other ghosts. Second, gold can be used to imprison vengeful ghosts. Third, ord 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Surviving in a Haunted Mountain Village 在恐怖山村里活下去 Gu Xi enters a real-game scenario called “Horror Mountain Village,” where she's cast as a young bride sold into a remote mountain village to bring good luck to her sick husband. In just a few days in the village, the System's missions have her beating up her brother-in-law, smashing a family heirloom, and even catching her husband in bed with her maid... She's managed to offend every member of the family. She thought this was the limit of reckless behavior, but the missions that follow only get 699Reads8.2Score10114d adds
- 13 This Ghost Story Is Pretty Interesting 这个鬼故事有点意思 The rating for this new book has just come in. It'll go up later, so don't worry and enjoy! [Standalone Stories] [Supernatural Horror] [Urban Legends] [Strange Tales from the Countryside] [Based on True Stories] [Tales of Spirits and Strange Creatures] [Love Between Humans and Ghosts] There is no overarching plot. Every chapter is a standalone story. Some stories are adapted from real cases, some are compiled from urban and rural legends, and some… some are completely made up by the author. Come 5.1kReads8.4Score41514d adds
- 14 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 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Eerie Amusement Park 渗人乐园 A mysterious game, terrifying trials, and a journey between reality and the game that brings you face-to-face with the truth of the world. Confront strange phenomena, break down the boundaries between good and evil, and experience the two sides of human nature. Is Eden Park truly a paradise for humanity, or a breeding ground for darkness...? Welcome to the Creepy Park. 20Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 16 Two-Thirty in the Morning 凌晨两点半 I never thought a game could change me into someone I didn't even recognize anymore… 89Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 17 Rule Horror: The Supernatural Beings Fear Me Like a Tiger 规则怪谈：诡异视我如猛虎 [No female lead + livestreaming + hilarious + eerie + national destiny + absorption] The eerie descends, and those chosen are sent to represent their nations in a world of urban legends, where they must face the eerie. If they fail, the eerie descends upon their country. If they succeed, it disappears. The Dragon Nation has already endured four waves of eerie incursions. It can't withstand a fifth. Wei Ming, who has terminal lung cancer, wants to bring honor to his country before he dies. After 128Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 18 Rule Horror: The Infinite Loop's Haunted Campus, Don't Trust Any Rule 规则怪谈：无限流诡异校园，别相信任何一条规则 Rule Horror: An Infinite-Flow, Supernatural School. Don't Trust a Single Rule 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 In a Rules Horror Story, All I Have Left Is a Rebellious Streak 人在规则怪谈，我只剩下一身反骨 [No female lead + eerie mysteries + scheming trickster + hilarious + rule-based horror + rebellious] Rule-based horrors descend upon the Blue Star, appearing at random around the world and enveloping hotels, schools, restaurants, zoos... These places can only be restored by solving the horrors. Bai Ge wakes up at school to find himself trapped in a rule-based horror. Luckily, he gains an SSS-rank talent: an irrepressibly rebellious streak! By breaking the rules, Bai Ge successfully solves the “H 15Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 20 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 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Rule-Breaking Horror Dungeons: I Use a Simulator to Farm Affection 规则怪谈副本：我用模拟器刷好感 Countless strange tales have formed dungeons and invaded the world. Anyone could be chosen to enter a horror game world! If they complete the challenge, the corresponding strange dungeon in their country will disappear. If they fail, their country will be overrun by the supernatural! Just as everyone else struggled to survive, Chen Ye awakened a System that could simulate what would happen next. With the hopes of the whole world resting on Chen Ye, he instead kept everyone on tenterhooks. He wou 91Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 22 How I Transmigrated into a World of Rule-Based Horror from the Start 论我开局穿越到规则类怪谈世界 I crawled out of a mountain of corpses and stood alone at the heart of the storm. Confused, anxious, terrified. This is a parallel world plagued by rule-based urban legends, where the slightest mistake can cost you dearly. [Botanical Garden Visitor Guidelines] [① The garden is absolutely safe. There is no chance of any plants escaping, especially the large ornamental ones. If you encounter a large plant on the loose during your visit, flee at once.] [② There is no rose garden here. If a staff me 22Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 23 Being the Bright and Cheerful Guy in the Rule Horror 在规则怪谈当阳光开朗大男孩儿 (No female lead + not a wish-fulfillment story + no invincible protagonist + thrills + horror + mystery + plot-driven) If that bothers you, don't read! Completed instances: Death Academy, Train in the Fog, An Unblessed Start to the School Year When eerie instances descend, Zhao Di is chosen as a challenger. Talent draw in progress... Your talent is Sunny, Cheerful Young Man: You're a young man with nothing, but you have a little more luck than everyone else. Would you like to spend one point of 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Rule Horror: It Starts When I Resign to the Beautiful Headmistress 规则怪谈：从向美女园长辞职开始 (What reader could possibly turn down an author who likes to kowtow to their readers?) [The most unique rules-based horror world on Tomato! + the Gold Club world (antimemetics division) ☆ + no female lead (important!) + livestreaming elements added to satisfy the market + fast pace + single male protagonist] The gods disagreed over how to define humanity, eventually giving rise to the Rules World. Countless parallel universes were thus linked together in a search for a way to break its rules. Am 33Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 25 I Work as a Test Sleeper in a Haunted House 我在凶宅当试睡员 [Supernatural horror only, one female lead (though I personally think there's no female lead), rule-based horror] There's a residential complex where every room contains a rule, and every rule represents a vengeful ghost. Never break the rules, because the ghosts will kill you. Never trust the rules, because the rules will deceive you. 134Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 26 Reading Comprehension 阅读理解 [Rules-based horror + smart characters + no mindless decisions + wordplay + no national destiny + thought-provoking short lines + original scenarios] Ming Cha is a high school senior, busy preparing for the college entrance exams, when he is unwittingly drawn into a game. Here, insincere, nauseating flattery, a sarcastic tone, or even a slight change in a syllable can strip words of their original meaning, and that is only at the level of sound. Welcome to the word game. Read, understand, and re 44Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 27 Rule Horror? Sorry, I’m a Rebel Through and Through! 规则怪谈？抱歉！我一身反骨！ [No female lead + rebellious + hilarious + eerie + ruthless protagonist] The supernatural returns, and tales of strange rules descend upon Earth. One person from each country is randomly chosen to represent their nation's fate. Lin Fan represents Longguo, a nation on the brink of ruin, as he enters the world of strange tales to face the supernatural! [First entry into the world of strange tales: The Lady's Secret (99% death rate)] When they see that the challenge is rated at the highest difficul 8Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 28 When Horror Stories Descend, My Eyes Gain All Kinds of Powers 怪谈降临：我的眼睛有数种功能 [National destiny + supernatural mysteries + slightly goofy + no CP + System + livestream] Blue Star is running out of resources. Then the Forbidden Zone descends, opening a passage to a world of supernatural mysteries and selecting one contestant from every country to enter. In that world, every time a country's contestant achieves a complete victory, their country gets the chance to open a high-tier resource chest! If they merely clear a challenge by following the basic requirements, they can 22Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 29 I Entered a Horror Story 我进入了恐怖故事 When Shen Yu opens his eyes, a villa shrouded in darkness comes into view. This is where the game begins. When staying up late becomes forbidden, going to the bathroom alone brings misfortune, and your roommate turns into a monster, the unknown conditions for death have yet to be unlocked. What will you choose? 431Reads6.6Score10614d adds
- 30 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 486Reads8.6Score10014d adds
- 31 Rule Horror: When the Gunshot Rings, Reload 规则怪谈：枪声一响，开始读档 [Rule-Based Mysteries + Game + Horror + System + The Uncanny + Death and Rebirth] When online games become reality, Bai Ye is chosen as a player by the game Rules and forced into a rule-based escape horror. From the Deep-Sea University rule-based mystery to the City of Ultimate Evil rule-based mystery, Bai Ye travels through one instance after another. Countless times, he raises the gun in his hand, dies to the sound of gunfire, and is reborn again. He wonders: if he can’t reload after dying, ho 141Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 32 Rule Horror: I Become a Horror Story and Make the Rules 规则怪谈：我化身怪谈，制定规则 [Rules-Based Horror Invades the World + No National Survival Games or Livestreams + Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy + Lord of the Rules-Based Horror + Creating Rules + Horror Gourmet + Tentacle Monster] Jiang Ming transmigrated into a parallel world where all the Chosen Ones had already failed their challenges, and rules-based horror had overrun the world. Fortunately, Jiang Ming bound himself to the Lord of Rules-Based Horror System. He picked up his pen and wrote his first primordial rule: [All beings b 77Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 33 Horror Movie System 恐怖电影系统 When people see someone standing at the pinnacle, all they can see is his brilliance. They envy his greatness, but never notice the shadows, sorrow, and blood-soaked bones beneath his feet. 333Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 34 The Horror Story Editorial Department 惊悚故事编辑部 “Welcome to the Horror Story Editorial Department. Here, you’ll enjoy an extraordinary horror-reading experience. In these stories, you are both the author and the reader. Now, begin your reading journey and share your frightening experiences with other readers.” 131Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 35 Death Began at School 死亡从学校开始了 Ghosts are the product of an imbalance between yin and yang. In this vast world, people are all different in character, and their souls are just as varied after death. The virtuous return to pure lands and enjoy the blessings of the afterlife; the wicked and violent turn into vengeful spirits, their resentment gathering until it takes the form of a ghost. These specters wander between yin and yang, but most conceal their forms and rarely appear before the living. [No cultivation, no System, no h 310Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Rules of the Strange: From the Start, I Can See Through the Rules 开局规则怪谈：从看破规则开始 [Thriller + mystery + livestream + national fate + no female lead] The supernatural is resurging, terrifying games are spreading, and rule-based horror stories have descended upon Earth. The supernatural has entered the real world. Those who are chosen will be sent into a world of strange rules to face supernatural challenges on behalf of their countries. Mo Fan, a challenger representing the Dragon Kingdom, gains the ability to tell whether the rules are true or false. If he wins, he’ll buy the 628Reads7.3Score10314d adds
- 37 Supernatural Horror: Someone Behind the Wall Is Calling My Name 惊悚灵异：墙里有人叫我的名字 Horror and the Supernatural: Someone in the Wall Is Calling My Name 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Eerie: After Completing the Puzzle, I Somehow Ended Myself 诡异：凑完拼图莫名把自己终结了 [Mystery + Eerie + Deduction + Infinite Flow + Ensemble Cast + Flawless Logic] Have you ever felt despair? Lu Bai wakes up in a dim room, where a mysterious force orders him and several other poor souls to go on missions in one strange place after another. Complete a mission and live. Fail, and die. Black Dragon Pool, the old elm tree, the ancient well at the village entrance, the strange funeral home. After Lu Bai and his companions rack their brains, endure countless hardships, and narrowly es 142Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 39 Rule-Based Urban Legends: It Begins at the Death Hotel 规则类怪谈之从死亡旅馆开始 [No female lead] [No saintly protagonist] [Slow burn] What would you do if you became a Rule-Bound Horror? Kill people? Do whatever you wanted? “I want to drive out every Rule-Bound Horror…” That was Wen Changqing's answer. In the dimly lit hotel, two identical owners beckon me… In a wilderness village, every house is draped in ghastly white mourning banners… A farm grows man-eating mushrooms and scarecrows that want to take the place of the dead… 56Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 40 Escape: After Coming Back to Life, I Only Play on SSS Difficulty 逃生：复活后我只玩SSS难度 [Infinite flow + no CP + survival game + heroine's growth + horror and suspense] (Chapters 26–51 can be skipped without affecting the rest of the story. Each stage is about 25 chapters long.) Ruoling, a second-year college student, was pulled into a horror dimension while playing The Final Escape. She was killed by the plot right from the start! After being revived, she obtained a mysterious black book and became a tech geek. She meets all kinds of god-tier teammates, fights her way to escape, s 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Rule Horror: After Lights Out, Follow the Dormitory Rules 规则怪谈：熄灯后，请遵守宿舍守则 Rule Horror: After Lights Out, Please Follow the Dormitory Rules 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Global Genesis: I Created a Bizarre World 全民创世：我创造了诡异世界 (Ghostly energy resurges, lords, gods, urban fantasy, exploration of myriad worlds) This is an era when everyone can create a world of their own. Worlds of battle aura, immortal cultivation, high martial arts, beastmen, magic, Ultraman, mecha, and the three great calamities: demons, the Zerg… But Chu Huai creates a terrifying world of the uncanny. This is also an age of great contention. Everyone's world must connect with the myriad worlds, where they fight, plunder, and annex one another 427Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 43 The God-Eater Girl Has an Immortal Body 神蚀少女拥有不死之身 [Chinese-Style Horror + Master and Servant + Immortality + Cthulhu + Dual Female Leads] Is having an immortal body really a wonderful thing? Watching your family die, your friends leave, and your beloved pass away: that's the price of immortality. But I refuse to accept that. So I'm going to make my beloved become a god alongside me, and then we'll never have to part. Who could have imagined that after countless hardships, the brutally cruel path to godhood was nothing more than a game the gods 160Reads—Score10114d adds
- 44 The Corpse-Reading Detective 诡案读尸人 The Corpse-Reading Detective 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Mysterious Survival Game 诡秘生存游戏 [Cheat = intelligence + a Pokemon-style ability that grows stronger after the end of Volume Two. Don’t read this if you want a golden finger that mindlessly steamrolls everything.] Scan the QR code on a beautiful woman’s pocket, and download the green edition of Weixin 2.0... By a stroke of luck, Lin Chen stumbles into a mysterious game world and begins his fight for survival! In the Killer Game, players gather around a table to investigate the villain! On the Infinite Train, players vote to exe —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Running a Flower Shop in a Horror Game 人在惊悚开花店 [Infinite-loop horror game, with a touch of rule-based horror + no romance + horror] [New book, so the rating and reader count are a little low. Please don't mind. The ratings and readers will come!!] Huh? I transmigrated? Let me see, am I a royal relative or a rich young lady? Oh my god, why am I in a horror dungeon? I want to go home! I don't want to transmigrate! Waaah! At Cachtice Castle, gazing at Lady Bathory, who sleeps forever among the roses: “I am Li Yi, but you need me, so I am Ottili 356Reads7.1Score10314d adds
- 47 Rules of Horror? I'll Just Fire Up Excel 规则怪谈？我反手一个Excel Mo Fan, a top data analyst who worked so much overtime he went bald, suddenly dies and is thrown into a perilous world of bizarre rules. Here, the supernatural is commonplace and death is the ending. Everyone lives in fear. When others are scared out of their wits by the Slit-Mouthed Woman, Mo Fan calmly opens Excel and marks her threat level red with conditional formatting. When others run in despair through an endless corridor, Mo Fan uses a pivot table to spot the spatial patterns at a glanc 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Rule Horror: The Strange Happy Family 规则怪谈：诡异的幸福之家 [Horror + Brain-Bending Mystery + Livestreamed National Fate] Rule-based horror descends upon the world. As one of the chosen, Ling Xiao enters the horror realm to survive. At the critical moment between life and death, he unexpectedly awakens a Rule System. If he survives, the whole nation celebrates. If he fails, the horror realm descends upon the real world. 1. You live with your wife, child, and parents. Remember, there are only five people in the household. 2. Your child goes to school at e 1.1kReads6.1Score10414d adds
- 49 Midnight Oracle 午夜神谕 Shh… It’s late. Turn out the lights. Once you step through this door, the world of lies behind you. Whatever you see there, don’t tell anyone. Don’t scream… Stay alive, and you’ll understand everything. As an “ordinary” residential community security guard, Chen You has endured one midnight after another: the church bells ring out twelve long echoes in succession; in an empty post office, the PA system switches on by itself and mutters ancient prophecies; an estate that sho 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Rule Horror: Every Rule Is Waiting for Me to Break It 规则怪谈：所有规则都在等我违规 Rule Horror: Every Rule Is Waiting for Me to Break It 5Reads—Score—14d adds
