Novels like Chronicles of Strange Events
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Chronicles of Strange Events, best match first.
- 51 I Ferry Souls in the Mortal World 我在人间摆渡灵魂 Some people call me Master, others call me a charlatan. Some even respectfully address me as Grandmaster or Celestial Master. But really, I’m just an “ordinary” guide for the dead. Jiang Cheng, an unremarkable funeral master, awakens a mysterious ability after one particular funeral. He can actually see souls, or ghosts!!! (This story has only one supernatural character, the protagonist. It’s more of an everyday-life story with tearjerking moments, not a horror novel.) 50Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 52 Rules of the Gods: I Have Only Six Months to Live 神明规则：我只剩半年生命 [The Old World Ends, a New Covenant Begins] The mysterious realm and reality are colliding again and again. The mysterious has begun invading the world, and the residents of the old world are locked in fierce battle with the entities of the New Covenant. Who truly deserves to rule the world? Ye Ze, terminally ill and driven by a fierce will to survive, was invited by the [God] to the [Amusement Park]. Countless people came here to take part in all kinds of scenarios, driven by desires for money, 75Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 53 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
- 54 Jiangcheng General Store 江城杂货铺 Rules of the Jiangcheng General Store: 1. The store opens at the hour of the Rat and closes at the hour of the Rabbit. We serve no customers at any other time! 2. Every visitor is a customer. Anyone who enters must follow the store’s rules, or bear the consequences! 3. All transactions must be honest. Payment is due upon delivery. Break the deal, and bear the consequences! 4. No pets allowed! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Underworld Messenger: I Slay the Yama Kings Among the Living 阳差执令：我在人间斩阎罗 The Yang-Realm Marshal’s Command: I Slay the Kings of Hell in the Human World —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Zhengzhou Love Gu: After My Roommate Cursed Me, I Woke Up in His Arms Every Night 郑州情蛊：我被室友下蛊后每晚都在他怀里醒来。 Zhengzhou Love Curse: After my roommate cursed me, I woke up in his arms every night. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Ye Qingyu: The Curse of Yin Birth 夜轻语：阴生诅咒 Ten years ago, things beyond human understanding appeared in this world. They fed on fear and toyed with human souls! No one ever knew what these things really were. They were collectively called the Uncanny. Yet even stranger, one day they suddenly vanished all at once, and no one remembered the disaster. Even fewer remembered that it all began when two girls suddenly went mad on the streets of Chaoyun City… Ten years later, her life began. It might not be perfect, but she still lived with 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 The Impostors: The Whole World Is Fake, and I'm the Only Real Human 伪人：全世界都是假的，只有我是真人 Impostors: The Whole World Is Fake, and I'm the Only Real Person —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Midnight Terror! Is There Someone in the Mirror? 夜半惊魂！镜里有人？ A Midnight Fright! Someone in the Mirror? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 The Forbidden Path of Mystery 禁忌谜途 Days are like pages in a book, turning gently one after another. Sometimes they overflow with sunshine; sometimes they’re shrouded in gloom. But that’s what makes the good things all the more precious. Take the time to appreciate life, and you’ll find surprises waiting everywhere. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 No King, No Emperor, Yet I Rule the World 无王无帝定乾坤 For three thousand years, the Tianyuan Continent had been ruled jointly by the Immortal Dynasty and the sacred lands. It was iron law that common-born youths kneel to receive imperial decrees, and custom that sect disciples give the royal family a half-bow. That all changed when a boy carrying a woodcutter's blade stormed the capital and kicked over the Nine-Dragon Cauldron. "I hear your emperor calls himself the Son of Heaven?" Lin Kaiyuan split open the Imperial Ancestral Temple with one slash —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Defying the Sword, Shattering the Heavens 逆剑破穹 Days are like pages, turning softly. Sometimes they're filled with sunshine, sometimes shrouded in gloom. But that's what makes the good moments all the more precious. Take the time to appreciate them, and you'll find surprises hidden throughout life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 The Mad Cultivator’s Mysterious Path 狂修玄途 Days are like pages, turning softly. Sometimes they're filled with sunshine, sometimes shrouded in gloom. But that's what makes the good moments all the more precious. Take the time to appreciate them, and you'll find surprises hidden throughout life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 The Record of Breaking Calamities in the Kaiyuan Era 开元破劫录 Days are like pages, turning softly. Sometimes they're filled with sunshine, sometimes shrouded in gloom. But that's what makes the good moments all the more precious. Take the time to appreciate them, and you'll find surprises hidden throughout life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Blood Sacrifice: The Nightmare Prison 血祭：梦魇之狱 [Dark + paranormal + evil gods + Cthulhu + demons + angels + mysterious cases + horror + suspense + series + religion + reborn] A mysterious experiment has brought demons back to the human world. The truth is waiting to be revealed, and reporter Donovan Ned is being pulled by an invisible force, step by step into the darkness. Evil gods, living dead, ghouls, bizarre creatures, and a terrible fate await him. He must search for answers and uncover his destiny amid one strange incident after anothe 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 My True-Life Paranormal Encounters: The Bizarre Things I've Experienced 亲身灵异实录：我经历的邪门事儿 Based on true events, firsthand accounts. Over the course of my life, I’ve encountered far too many bizarre things that science can’t explain. On a stormy night, a nightclub hostess was pinned down by a ghost in her sleep. Something furry crouched on her chest, and a seductive moan like a fox’s cry sounded beside her ear. She began to walk with a sway, her eyes shining like a fox’s, and the men around her started meeting with strange accidents one after another: the boss’s brakes failed in a c 1.1kReads6.8Score10614d adds
- 67 The Greatest Ghost Taoist in the Mortal Realm 阳间第一鬼道 The coffin is raised, the incense still burns, and the grave is moved. The Taoist was once an evil ghost; wicked arts throw the age into chaos. Paper figures harbor murderous intent; living stones imprison evil spirits. Vengeful ghosts don Taoist robes, and the sinister wind never stops blowing. Ning An was a disciple of the Taoist sect, but his master used him as a pawn, while his master’s wife wanted to eat him and turn him into a vengeful ghost. 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 I'm Broke, Why Should I Be Afraid of Ghosts? 我穷鬼，岂会怕鬼？ [Goofy] [Funny] [Irreverent] [Mystery] [Supernatural] [Hop in] [No System] [A fish that slipped through nine years of compulsory education] Wang Ling landed a job paying 18,000 yuan a month as a security guard at a private hospital. On his first day, he was left completely stunned! Each floor of the hospital's inpatient wing had a special passage enshrining one of the underworld's yin deities. The morgue even had butcher's knives inexplicably lying around. Wang Ling put up with all of that. Then 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 The Seventh Night After Death 头七 My grandfather said that whoever a hanged person sees last is the one they’ll come back to haunt. When I was twelve, the village hired a troupe to perform ghost plays. I went to play with them, never imagining that the troupe’s leading performer was hanging from the beam right behind me. 22Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 70 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
- 71 The Most Realistic Mystery and Horror Stories 最真实的悬疑恐怖故事 [Mystery] [Thriller] [Supernatural] This book brings together a host of captivating, gripping mystery stories, like a grand door slowly opening onto a world of enigmatic deduction and drawing you ever deeper until you can no longer escape. On this strange journey, shrouded in layers of mystery, every story is like a winding, intricate maze. They wait for you to venture inside, follow each thread, and unravel the shocking truth concealed behind layer upon layer of fog. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Strange Tales from Candle Bridge 烛桥异闻 [Supernatural]+ [Xuanhuan]+ [Tomb Exploration] The story takes place in a rural village called Shizhu Village. Told from the perspective of the protagonist, Fang Jidou, it recounts how his father and grandmother ward off evil and avert disasters for their neighbors. The village built a Candle Bridge to support production, but someone disrupted its feng shui, unleashing a series of strange events. Some people saw things in their dreams, some heard rumors, and some experienced them firsthand. Ther 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Tales of the Countryside: My Grandma Was a Midwife 乡野怪谈之我的姥姥是稳婆 At the foot of Mount Maqi, midwife Zhang Guilan spent her life delivering babies on nighttime roads. Other midwives delivered human babies. The ones she delivered were ghosts, demons, and wronged spirits from the wilderness. Road-blocking skin-sellers, water ghosts demanding souls, Pixihuzi repaying a debt of gratitude, and Li the Bald-Tailed Dragon making his presence known. She didn't believe in the supernatural when she was young. Only after surviving countless dangers did she understand t 145Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Police Academy Cadet from the Start: Bridging the Worlds of Yin and Yang 开局警校生，阳执阴渡 [Police Academy] [Mystery and Supernatural] I thought my life would follow the usual path: graduate, pass the joint recruitment exam, and start working. But an accident let me glimpse the divide between Yin and Yang and awakened my Yin-Yang Eyes. With mortal eyes, I could pierce the veil between worlds and face ghosts and evil spirits head-on. I inherited the secret art of thunder, and can summon lightning with my bare hands. Yin creatures flee at the sight of me. I glimpsed the secrets of fate —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Afterlife Notes Bonus Story: Embroidering Souls 还魂笔记番外篇：绣魂 The Soul-Returning Notes: Embroidered Souls 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Terror at Three in the Morning: There's a Ghost Behind the Door 三更惊魂，门内有鬼 Terror at Three in the Morning: There's a Ghost Behind the Door —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Break the Seal 开封印 [Horror and the Supernatural + Traditional Fantasy] After reading for more than a decade, I still have one question: do cultivators truly exist in this world? If they do, what were they doing during the century of humiliation our Chinese nation endured? Did they really just stand by and watch the land of Jiuzhou engulfed in war, with its people plunged into misery? The first few chapters may not be very good, so I recommend skipping ahead and reading the later chapters. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 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
- 79 The Evil-Suppressing Man of the Living World 阳间镇邪人 The world is formed from the union of Heaven and Earth. Where there is righteousness, there is evil; where there is yang, there must be yin. This world is full of the strange and the terrifying, and I am part of the strange. My name is Xiao Xie. My grandfather once said that on the day I was born, I tore a vicious asura ghost apart with my bare hands... 1.6kReads7.5Score11114d adds
- 80 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… 4.5kReads8.4Score30014d adds
- 81 Strange Little Tales from the Folk 灵异民间小故事 These are folk tales of the strange and supernatural, some true, some not. Some are quite old and have grown more and more fantastical with each retelling, so don't overanalyze them or take them too seriously. Some may resemble stories you already know, but that's purely coincidental. 156Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 82 The Ghostly Deliveryman 鬼怪外卖员 “Hello, this is Jiang Sheng, a delivery rider for the Midnight Takeout app. Here’s your order. Please check it!” Wearing a black delivery uniform, Jiang Sheng smiled at the rotting corpse before him. He even remembered to take the corpse’s hand as he said, “Hey, don’t forget to leave me a five-star review!” This is the story of an ordinary man delivering takeout to vengeful ghosts... 243Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 83 True Accounts of Spirit Crossing at Midnight 子时渡灵实录 "A spine-chilling memoir of spirit deliverance by Xu Hanko!" I am an inheritor of Taoist arts. This book records the cases I have handled over the years, helping spirits pass on. Chanting incantations, forming hand seals, stepping the astral patterns, and setting up ritual arrays, I have unraveled the obsessions of countless wronged souls. Every detail of every case is etched in my memory, and behind each one lies the full range of life’s suffering: birth, aging, sickness, death, meeting those w 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Strange Tales of the Corpse Retrievers 捞尸诡闻 My grandfather was a corpse retriever. When he died, the waters of the river churned all night. In a single night, every chicken in the village died... 20Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 85 I Run! She Chases! My Yandere Fox Wife Loves Me to Death 我逃！她追！病娇狐妻嗜我如命 [Fox spirit + yandere + 1v1 + tangled love and hate + fate + Daoist arts + supernatural + plainspoken] Before I was born, my grandfather cut off one of a nine-tailed fox’s tails. That was how he offended the Fox Immortal. It began a relentless, unending campaign of revenge. My grandfather died saving me. I swore I’d make the fox demon pay in blood! I kept my strength hidden, devoted myself to studying the Dao, and bided my time as I plotted revenge. But I never imagined that the Fox Immortal I r 111Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Tales of the Strange in China 神州异事录 Ever since I was young, I’ve experienced all sorts of strange things beyond ordinary people’s wildest imagination. In particular, these eyes of mine can see the dead and all manner of yin entities… Now that I’m old, I have plenty of free time, so I’ve decided to look back on the things I’ve experienced. If life were a piece of music, I’d say it’s like the suona. Of all the instruments, the suona reigns supreme: it either sends you to heaven or plays at your wedding. Everyone gets to live a life 155Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 The Shangqing Celestial Master 上清天师 [Taoist priest + no saintly protagonist + supernatural + two male leads + two female leads] Ever since the great battle between Chinese Taoists and Japanese onmyoji, supernatural incidents have been erupting across the cities, as though ancient forbidden spells have been broken. White-hair vampires, black fiends, vengeful ghosts, grinning corpses... Feuds that began a thousand years ago will finally be settled in this life. With humanity twisted and morality in decline, what other dangers are wa 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Ghosts and Monsters: Run! This Taoist Has a Wild Style 鬼怪：快跑！这道士路子有点野 No harem, no formulaic tropes, invincible, no System, feel-good comedy, laugh-out-loud funny Hey, you ghost up ahead, stop right there! This Daoist isn't going to take your kidneys. Pah! You think a female ghost like you can seduce me? Listen, I'm an honest, upstanding young man! You're only slowing down my money-making. Pay up! Granny Ghost, you ran into me! I won't get up without at least eighty or a hundred thousand. No money? That's fine, just sign this work contract and pay me back by wo 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 The Yin-Yang Ghost Hunter 阴阳捉鬼道神 (Supernatural + suspense + urban + wildly satisfying power fantasy) Heaven and earth shatter as one man, like a demon god, cleaves the sky and splits the land. In the age of declining magic, Ye Yi, an orphan, is taken in by Tianjizi. He steps into the bustling city carrying a jade pendant as his token. Spiritual qi revives like a rising tide, and fortune gathers like a raging flood. He seizes opportunities, battles the demons and monsters of the mortal world, subdues the fiends of the immortal r 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Those Years of Exorcising Evil in Guangdong 广东驱邪那些年 Three decades, dozens of regions, and hundreds of exorcisms A true account of the tumultuous, terrifying lives of two generations of ghost hunters Behind every supernatural incident lies a heartbreaking story... Behind every story is a long-buried secret, unknown to others: things they cannot bear to leave behind, cannot let go of, partings from those they love, and resentment that endures... (Anthology, no System, no immortal cultivation, grounded in reality, a modern-day Strange Tales from a C 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 The Eastern Ghost Emperor Quits His Job 东方鬼帝他撂挑子不干了 The Eastern Ghost Emperor, deputy to the Great Emperor of Fengdu, commands all ghosts and guards the Gates of Hell to keep evil spirits from escaping and protect the human world. The Eastern Ghost Emperor with a good memory: A catastrophe! All the ghosts have escaped! The amnesiac Eastern Ghost Emperor: All the ghosts escaped? I'm escaping too! They say there are two Eastern Ghost Emperors, standing on either side of the Gates of Hell. The one on the left has a solemn face and a mighty bearing, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 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
- 93 I, a Young Maoshan Taoist, Walk Between Yin and Yang 我，茅山小道，行走阴阳 (A note to all readers!!! You can skip Volume One, The Young Maoshan Daoist Comes of Age, and go straight to Volume Two, Conquering the Yin and Yang. Volume One is a little slow, so feel free to skip it if you don’t want to read it.) My name is Li Qingfeng. The year I was born, strange phenomena appeared in the sky, as dragons and tigers contended. Later, I studied Maoshan Daoist arts under a master. He said I was the most gifted person he had ever met, and that taking me as his disciple left hi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Strange Tales of the Double Ninth Festival 重阳志异录 When the nines overlap, the sun and moon shine together in their full yang glory. Spiritual energy surges forth, and ghosts and gods can no longer hide. The Lady Yu dies and becomes a sorrowful wraith. When the sun's spiritual energy appears, ghosts and gods fear their doom. (Spirit mediums, Daoist priests, Buddhist monks, folk traditions, immortals and gods, ancient gods.) The story is about to begin. I am Wang Chongyang... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Haunted Shadows in the Mall 商城诡影 Haunted Shadows in the Mall —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Shadows of Doubt in the Hospital 医院中的疑云 Suspicion at the Hospital —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Chasing Souls Through the Dark 黯夜追魂 Chasing Souls Through the Dark —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Shadows of Mystery in the Forbidden Village 禁村谜影 Shadows Over the Forbidden Village —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Walking Between Yin and Yang, I Took Two Vengeful Ghosts as Aunts 行走阴阳，我认了两个厉鬼作姑姑 [Supernatural + Horror + Ghost Stories + Urban + Ghost Hunting + Taoist Magic] He was punching ghost dolls and kicking fox spirits at the age of three, and you tell me that's reasonable? He's a yin-yang master who took two vengeful ghosts as his aunts, and you tell me that's perfectly normal? You can already fly on a sword, and now you're telling me to believe in science and reject superstition? Beating up evil spirits at the funeral home, making a water ghost copy out the Tao Te Ching, and sicc 80Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 100 Welcome to the Nightmare Livestream!!! 欢迎来到噩梦直播间！！！ My new work is out! Everyone is welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
