Novels like The Walking Corpse Files
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Walking Corpse Files, best match first.
- 51 I Sign Contracts with Demonic Beasts to Extend Their Lives in Strange Cases 我在诡案里签妖兽续命 [Unsolved Mysteries + Demonic Beasts + Mild Horror + Episodic Stories + No Romance] When I was on the brink of death after a car accident, I unexpectedly activated the Demon Beast-Seeking System. To stay alive, I was forced to travel around making contracts with demonic beasts. From then on, I could see the lingering memories of the dead, as well as the [qi] surrounding the living. Police officers were wreathed in gray qi around the chest, while black qi churned above celebrities' brows... I kep 348Reads8.3Score10014d adds
- 52 The Treasure Hunter with a Lucky Touch 桃运摸宝师 I left home when I was young and stumbled into the world of treasure hunting and spirit-reading. From Kunlun’s Hell to the South Sea Dragon Ruins, the Netherworld Ghostwood, and the Sea of Sand’s hidden nest... I traveled far and wide in search of secret treasures. Just as I thought I could take control of my own fate, Heaven played a cruel joke on me. I tried to escape, but only sank deeper and deeper... 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Nether Mausoleum 幽陵 A fleeting dream, a glance at passing scenes; eight thousand ghosts emerge from this realm. The Dragon Palace's blue waters are the real world; immortals point out the ancient kings of Shu... With nothing but a treasure-hunting verse, the Xiling Divine Manual, Bai Ze accidentally tore through a veil that had concealed secrets for millennia. The ancient age of slash-and-burn farming, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Yanzi creating the heavens, Fuxi making humankind: all seem both real and 556Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 54 The Northern School's Tomb Raider: Searching for Dragons 北派盗墓寻龙记 [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Adventure + Underworld + History] Adapted from true experiences. That year, I was no master appraiser fresh out of prison. I was just a poor kid who identified soil by smell and felt his way along tomb passages with his fingers. I drifted through a hazy youth and into middle age, enduring hardship and uncertainty all the way. Over half a lifetime, I witnessed all sorts of people from all walks of life, and heard tales of the underworld you have never heard before. If yo 51.3kReads7.9Score4k14d adds
- 55 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern Shaanxi 陕北盗墓笔记 [Tomb raiding, daily life, hardship, growth] This is a story about tomb raiding, feng shui, and the underworld. These are people who once lived ordinary lives but were forced by hardship to take up tomb raiding. They have no experience, only their miserable lives. Watch how they use those wretched lives to forge a legendary future. In 1999, a shocking incident took place in Suiping City, in northern Shaanxi. The tomb of Meng Tian, located right in the heart of the city, was completely emptied 574Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Beyond the Pass 关外盗墓笔记 From a “master of antiquing” to the “Divine Eye Beyond the Pass,” one thought is all it takes for Xiao Xu to embark on a dangerous road of no return. In the perilous underground world, friendship and loyalty are cheap, while profit and betrayal are the order of the day. Only by letting go of desire can you make it out unscathed. 1.2kReads8.8Score12614d adds
- 57 The Last Corpse Driver 最后一个赶尸人 The dead march on; the living must keep their distance. If they don't, disaster is sure to follow! I'm a corpse driver, and this is my story! 725Reads8.0Score10114d adds
- 58 The Corpse Driver of the Yellow Springs 黄泉赶尸人 My name is Zhang Yijiu, and I’m a corpse walker. When I got my first job, I didn’t dare say a word the whole way. That road had only two living people on it: me and Fatty Fan... 612Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 I Graduated on a Whim, Secretly Became a Corpse Driver, and Got Livestreamed 任性毕业，偷摸做了赶尸匠还被人直播了 Lin Xu unexpectedly awakens the Corpse-Driving System. A terrible student, he decides to head to western Hunan and drive corpses. On the train, Lin Xu gets a call from his homeroom teacher: “Lin Xu, we're taking graduation photos today! Hurry over and make yourself a nice memory from your senior year!” Lin Xu: “Teacher, I'm on a train to western Hunan right now! I'll have to miss the graduation photos.” Homeroom teacher: “Western Hunan? What are you going there for?” Lin Xu: “To drive corpses, o 141Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Yellow Springs Agency 黄泉事务所 Two handsome guys solving all kinds of ghostly troubles~~ There are happy affairs and sad affairs, but in the end, they’re all affairs of the heart~~ As for the two handsome guys themselves~ Heh~ heh! Here’s the proper blurb: Crossing between the worlds of yin and yang, resolving affairs of the living and the dead. The Yellow Springs Affairs Office is at your service! Yin Yuchen looked at the young man who had interrupted his fun by suddenly appearing. Fine, whatever you can do for me... Take ca 57Reads6.8Score714d adds
- 61 Corpse-Driving Taboos 赶尸禁忌 Grandpa died, but then he came back to life. He said I was destined to face a terrible calamity... If I couldn’t survive it, my whole family would suffer! 153Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 62 Tales of the Tomb Gate Hunt 墓门狩记 Xu Changsheng is cursed with the fate of a lone star. At seventeen, he brings death to all thirteen members of his family, leaving only his distant granduncle, Zhang Facai, alive. Zhang Facai encounters a sinister supernatural affair at the Liu family estate in Changbai Mountain and is rescued by Linghu Shou, a mysterious tomb-raiding officer from the Northern School. Linghu Shou chooses Xu Changsheng and takes him to Harbin, where he joins a band of extraordinary people on an expedition into th 58Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 63 When a Charlatan Meets a Fortune-Teller 当神棍遇见神算 After graduating straight into unemployment, Lin Canghai is at his wit's end and joins a feng shui studio. There he discovers that his boss is the very charlatan he cursed out the day before. A series of bizarre incidents at the studio opens the door to a whole new world, and Lin Canghai realizes that his boss is a master diviner while he himself is the supposed fraud. Lin Canghai: ...I didn't want things to turn out this way, but the boss is paying way too much! 78Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 64 Tomb Raiding Tales from Republican China 民国盗墓往事 A long-lost memory brings a gripping story from the past to light. What I’m about to tell you is a secret from the Republican era… 3.5kReads8.8Score60914d adds
- 65 Tomb Raiding: The Yin-Yang Dragon-Seeking Secret 盗墓：阴阳寻龙诀 [Red Moon Ghost City]+ [Black Mountain Beast Cave]+ [Shuhai Mysterious Coffin]+ [Fengdu Ghost Seal]+ [Snow Ridge Divine Statue]+ [East Sea Dragon King]+ [One Hundred Thousand Yin Soldiers] In a world of tomb raiding, there are arts to finding gold. Read yin and yang, seek dragons, and roam heaven and earth. My background is a mystery, and anyone who tells my fortune dies within three days. 669Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 My Years at the Crematorium 我在火葬场的那些年 Are only the dead kept in the morgue? Are only corpses cremated in the incinerator? When a crematorium security guard sees someone burning paper offerings in the middle of the night, are they really for the dead, or are they for the living? A deep dive into the shocking crematorium incident that made headlines! 839Reads7.2Score10114d adds
- 67 A Collection of Folk Tales and Strange Accounts 民间怪谈异闻录 Also known as: Spirit Hunt Begins Here, Keep Quiet and Stay Back [Supernatural + Video Filming + Small-Scale Infinite Horror + Folk Horror Tales + Taoist Magic] Have you heard of the Death Omen and the Hanging Guest coming to claim lives, the sound of meat being chopped at midnight, a blood-red singing doll, eerie sobbing from a mass grave, the startling secrets of a baozi shop, or the mystery behind a school of death? Do you know that there may be many things in this world that you cannot see? 85Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 68 Cheongdam Supernatural Affairs Office 清潭灵异事务所 Legend has it that vengeful ghosts haunt Longhua Wetland Park. After sending one final photo, my cousin Chu Rui’an vanished without a trace here. … My name is Chu Yan’an. I used to be just an ordinary photographer. I ventured into Longhua Park at night to find Chu Rui’an and nearly lost my life. There, I met Qin Shu, the head of the Qingtan Paranormal Affairs Office, with phoenix-like eyes and an otherworldly beauty that defied gender. The female ghost on Red Bridge, the swarms of water ghosts 3.4kReads8.9Score75714d adds
- 69 I Ran into Ghosts on the First Day of School and Became the Paranormal World's Ceiling 开学撞鬼后，我成了灵异天花板 [Campus supernatural mysteries, suspense and horror, male lead's growth, gradually becoming decisive and ruthless, power fantasy, mystery] The Gate of the Underworld lies hidden on campus. Its gatekeeper vanished years ago, and the place has become a gathering ground for evil spirits. Lin Ye was an ordinary student, but was forced onto the path of exorcising evil and guiding souls to their next lives. He dispels resentment, suppresses malice, purifies filth, drives out evil spirits, and guides l 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Tales of Ghosts and Soul-Soothing 安魂鬼事录 [Two male leads + fated reincarnation + supernatural suspense + tragic romance + mind-blowing twists] I'm just a soul-soother, yet the Tianxing Leixiao Sect saddled me with a “hot potato”: Chen Wushe, a man with countless secrets. And every one of Chen Wushe's secrets is tied to me. To solve the mystery, I have no choice but to take Chen Wushe on a journey to find the Pojun Blade. The soul of the Demon Lord Chongxiao is hidden in the strangely restored Pojun Blade! And the Tianxing Leixiao Sect 88Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Hunting Notes from the Greater Khingan Range 大兴安岭狩猎笔记 Folk Horror / Period Fiction / Hunting Legend / Supernatural Northeast 1993, deep in the Greater Khingan Mountains. Snow seals off the mountains, and an endless sea of forest stretches in every direction. This is a blank spot on the map, a forbidden zone beyond the reach of the law. In a world of nothing but black and white, survival depends not on the law, but on the rules. Chen Ye, an abandoned baby raised by wolves, is known as “Wolf Boy.” Ten years ago, on a stormy winter night, the old hunt 1.2kReads7.5Score10714d adds
- 72 Exploring the Mystery of the Curse 探险诅咒之谜 Li Wen takes his girlfriend exploring in Black Bamboo Valley, but she accidentally falls into a mysterious place. When he sees her again, he has been cursed. To break the curse, Li Wen sets off on adventures far and wide. From the Black Bamboo Kingdom to Jin Feng Ridge and Ailao Mountain, he eventually uncovers an ancient and earth-shattering secret. How could it possibly be... 81Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 After the College Entrance Exams, I Became a Corpse Herder, Exposed by the Campus Goddess 高考后当赶尸人，被校花女神曝光 After the college entrance exams, the campus belle suggested that everyone take a trip to western Hunan and visit her childhood sweetheart. When they arrived at a village in western Hunan, they found a gloomy, mysterious old mansion standing there. The locals stayed well away from it. Campus Belle: Village chief, this old mansion has been abandoned for so long. Why doesn't anyone live there? Village Chief: Miss, don't ask so many questions. Hurry up and leave, or someone might die! Campus Belle: 3Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 74 My Little Dumpling's Livestream Exposes My Identity as a Corpse Driver 小呆呆直播，我赶尸人身份被曝光 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Zhang Wei inherits a yin-yang shop and settles into life as a laid-back shopkeeper. One night, he unexpectedly becomes a corpse driver. Viewers: The campus beauty is getting married. Want to come to the wedding? Zhang Wei: I’m an officially employed corpse driver for the Underworld. I’m happy to join the banquet, but count me out of the wedding. Viewers: What perks come with an official job? Zhang Wei: I stay at the five-star Delona Hotel, have Bai Wucha 31Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 75 They Call Me the Great Master 他们叫我大先生 You surely know about the shamanic horsemen beyond the passes, but have you heard of the Four Great Houses within the passes? In the 1990s, Yang Wanli was born in a village in northern China. A fortune-teller said he was the reincarnation of an evil ghost and was destined to stir up trouble. By a twist of fate, he became a disciple of the Daoist school and got entangled with the Four Great Houses. Strange and sinister things kept happening around him. A fallen dragon, an immortal who has shed th 756Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 76 The Longevity Project 长生计划 A handsome young man has turned up at my house, mooching food and lodging without paying, all under the excuse that he’s lost his memory. Every sign points to the fact that he has been alive for a very long time... 458Reads8.3Score10614d adds
- 77 I’m a Renowned Corpse Handler, So How Did I Get Sold Back to Xiangxi as a Zombie? 我堂堂赶尸匠，竟被卖回湘西当僵尸 After I was brought back to the Jiang family, I rose to the top and became a best actress, finding success in both my career and love life. On the day of my engagement, my fiancé's childhood sweetheart went mad with jealousy and sold me off with a bowl of drugged soup, sending me deep into the mountains of western Hunan. Watching me bound to the sacrificial altar, she sneered. “You're always going on about being a lucky star. Let's see if your good fortune can save your own skin!” A corpse walke 121Reads—Score114d adds
- 78 The Archaeological Diviner 考古神算 The Archaeological Diviner is being adapted into a web drama. It's based on an IP novel. (Search for it and you'll see.) A professor in the archaeological world of Huaxia has a grandson named Li Bagua. Following his grandfather's wishes, Li Bagua goes into archaeology, but encounters all sorts of strange things during his work... Each archaeological expedition helps him grow more mature! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 After Failing the Exams, I Took Up Corpse Driving and Got Exposed by Xiao Zhouzhou! 落榜后去赶尸，被小周周曝光了！ Li Chen fails the college entrance exam, and his family is buried in loan-shark debt. Just as he thinks he's done for, he suddenly awakens a corpse-driving System. Driving corpses makes him stronger and earns him generous rewards on the side. Just then, a call comes in about his class reunion. “Li Chen, you didn't get into college, did you? How about I get you a job hauling bricks at my family's construction site?” “Sure! You'd better pay the wages of a few people, then!” The call ends. Li Chen 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 The Imperial Tomb Guardian 皇陵守墓人 Last century, a team of archaeological experts discovered an ancient tomb in the Qinling Mountains and organized dozens of the country's top archaeologists to excavate it. Before long, however, the team mysteriously vanished without a trace, and none survived. After decades of research, Professor Wang Xuan discovered that the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor concealed a shocking secret. He led four students deep into a small county in the mountains of Bashu, embarking on an extraordinarily biz 4.9kReads5.9Score32114d adds
- 81 Corpse Driver: From the Start, I Took My Father-in-Law to Propose for Marriage 赶尸人：开局赶着老丈人去提亲 Have you ever wondered if legendary zombies lurk beneath the dazzling neon lights of the city? Have you ever wondered if, beyond the bright moon hanging above the world, immortals stand apart from the Six Paths? Have you ever wondered if extraordinary people walk between the worlds of yin and yang amid the crowds of a modern metropolis? Countless strange beings hide within the society ruled by humanity. In forbidden zones where no one dares to venture, ancient gods make their homes. “You say you 52Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 82 Tomb Raiding: The Tides of Terror in the South Seas 盗墓之南洋惊潮 I ran into trouble in the western territories and couldn’t stay there any longer, so I went to seek refuge with my maternal uncle in Vietnam. I became an antiques appraisal expert in his business smuggling cultural relics, started a new life abroad, and joined the ranks of treasure hunters. That also gave me the chance to search for tombs underwater. But I never expected to stumble upon a great tomb in a border town. At its entrance was an unmistakably ancient mark: the family emblem of the Ghos 7Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 83 Searching for Dragon Pearls 寻龙藏珠 [First person + Suspense and exploration + Supernatural arts + Ensemble adventure + Ancient civilizations + No romance] To find my missing childhood friend, I accidentally wander into an underground cave, where a thousand-year-old drought demon bites me and leaves me afflicted with an ancient curse. The only way to suppress the curse and stay alive is to cultivate using Dragon Pearls. Thus begins my perilous and unpredictable quest to find dra 219Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 84 Adventure Journal 探险手札 The Yellow Springs snake demon in a mysterious ancient village; a mirror that wards off evil amid endless dunes; an ancient corpse buried beneath the snowy mountains, untouched by decay... My name is Xu Kaiyang, and I’ll take you on an unprecedented adventure! 7.8kReads8.6Score67014d adds
- 85 Tales of Tomb Raiding in Southern China 南派盗墓往事 [Tomb Raiding + Adventure + Suspense] In the 1990s, I was just a minor antique dealer who traded in bones. Then I mistakenly bought a burial object, and from that moment on, I embarked on a one-way journey across a thousand years... To find the answers, I had no choice but to wander between the worlds of the living and the dead, crossing mountains and seas and traversing deserts and wastelands. At the very source of it all, I finally uncovered the truth behind the baffling mystery... 1kReads7.3Score13814d adds
- 86 Tomb King of the Imperial Capital 帝都墓王 The Mo family tomb-raiding syndicate is the only force descended from the Faqiu Zhonglang tradition. Beneath the capital's turbulent surface, the family battles over the clan head's position, while tomb raiding brings thrills and danger and tangled relationships grow ever more complicated. Can Mo Xunhun, the Mo family's illegitimate son, fight his way through every obstacle? 248Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 87 Chasing the Wind by Moonlight 乘月追风 [Mystery and horror + supernatural + ghost stories + not a power fantasy + no heroine] Intern doctor Lu Zhuifeng's family is framed by villains, and from then on, all kinds of spirits and ghosts frequently possess him, forcing him to get involved in supernatural incidents. He has only one unreliable, half-trained young fortune-teller by his side. How will they overcome the crises they face? As they get drawn deeper into the fray, a filthy conspiracy begins to emerge... 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Don't Compare Tomb Raiders! The Guanshan Taibao Have No Taboos! 别拿摸金比！观山太保百无禁忌！ My name is Jiang Jiuhe. My ancestors were the Guanshan Taibao, who built and guarded imperial tombs to keep tomb raiders away. But by the time the duty passed down to me, I'd spent twenty-five years on guard and still couldn't get a decent meal. I looked at our ancestral copy of The Guanshan Guide to Mysteries and spat. To hell with the ancestral rules! In this world, starving to death is no better than gambling everything, even your life. But I never imagined that by tearing it up, I would be r 666Reads—Score10614d adds
- 89 I Became a Corpse Driver to Lead Our Fallen Heroes Home 成为赶尸人来带领英烈回家 No romance, no female lead, no ambiguous relationships, and no harem. (This is a wild idea, so please don’t compare it to reality. I hadn’t planned to keep writing, but… I can’t let go 😭😭 I really hope someone can bring them back.) Nineteen-year-old Jiang Yan is watching a video of the remains of the Volunteer Army returning home when the lingering will of countless fallen souls who never made it back pierces his spirit. As the cold voice of the System rings out, he resolutely chooses to sacrifi 250Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 The Tomb Raider Legends Series: All Six Books 盗墓者传奇系列：全六册 A six-book set, including The Tomb Raider's Legend 1: The Tomb of King Chu You, The Tomb Raider's Legend 2: The Misty Marshes of Yunmeng, The Tomb Raider's Legend 3: The Divine Turkic Coffin, The Tomb Raider's Legend 4: The Sacred Bones of Kunlun, The Tomb Raider's Legend 5: The Ancient Tomb at the Earth's Core, and The Tomb Raider's Legend 6: The Border Town of Tomb Raiders. 202Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 91 Haunted, Part One 撞鬼第一部 Do you know why every household keeps its doors and windows tightly shut at night? It was only after I became a food delivery driver that I discovered those terrifying folk customs passed down for generations weren't just superstition from the older generation. They were how you stayed alive... 11.8kReads6.7Score39114d adds
- 92 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: The Secret of Immortality 盗墓笔记之长生诀 A fanfiction based on The Grave Robbers' Chronicles. No romance, true to the original, featuring the Iron Triangle. A continuation of Book Eight. In the second year after Zhang Qiling entered the bronze gate, Fatty and I climbed Changbai Mountain to visit an old friend. But we found several things amiss. Everything pointed to one possibility: Little Brother seemed to have left the bronze gate. Just then, a mysterious person handed me a letter. Inside the envelope was a key. I took it and went wi 218Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 93 I Hosted a Show, and My Identity as a Corpse-Driving Taoist Was Exposed 主持节目，我赶尸人身份被曝光了 A campus interview show. Host Zhou Xiaoyi asked, “Have you ever seen a ghost?” “Heh. What era are we living in? We should believe in science. Of course I've never seen a ghost!” Ye An replied. Beep! Beep! Beep! The lie detector went off like crazy! “Then what did you do after you encountered a ghost?” “Obviously, I ran! It was a ghost. Wouldn't I have to be an idiot not to run?” Beep! Beep! Beep! The lie detector went off like crazy! From that day on, Ye An's identity as a corpse-drivin 33Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 94 I Quit My Job to Become a Corpse Herder, and Xiao Tuantuan Exposed Me 炒了老板去赶尸，被小团团曝光了 Designer Qin Long submits his proposal for the tenth time. Boss: Take it back and revise it again! Qin Long: To hell with this, I'm done! Do whatever you want! After quitting on his boss, Qin Long suddenly awakens a System that forces him to drive corpses... When the soul-summoning bell rings, the dead set out! One leaping figure after another races along the broad road of afterlife... The whole scene is accidentally exposed by Xiaotuantuan, who is livestreaming an outdoor adventure as a treat f —Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 95 The Corpse Village Puppeteer 尸乡偃师 Fifteen years ago, the once-prosperous Qi family was consumed by fire overnight. He was the last child of this family of tomb raiders. Now, after fifteen years, he has returned to the path of tomb raiding, determined to uncover the mysteries hidden in ancient tombs. Why did the Shang dynasty's master craftsman sacrifice his eldest son and bury him beneath a long street? Did Emperor Taishu of Shang achieve the immortality he sought? What did the Gu family members see when they ventured into the Q 222Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 The Corpse-Driving System from Heaven 天降赶尸系统 College student Tian Ye suddenly acquires the Corpse-Driving System and becomes a mysterious corpse driver... 437Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 It's 2:30 A.M. Let Me Tell You a Story! 凌晨两点半，我来给你讲故事！ Before I knew it, this book had passed 200 chapters. Time flies, and now the story is nearing its conclusion. It will end after just one million words. We’re currently in the rapid-update phase, with three chapters posted every day at 9 a.m. This book is a collection of folk horror stories set in the countryside. Each chapter is a standalone story, and every plot has been carefully crafted by the author. Comments from fellow readers are welcome. If you like it, add it to your bookshelf. 13Reads—Score114d adds
- 98 Secrets of the Black Dragon: A Feng Shui Tomb-Raiding Chronicle 玄龙秘藏：风水盗墓录 Beneath the land of Huaxia lies the “Nine Twists of the Dragon Vein.” Deep within each twist are secret burial sites dating from antiquity through the Ming and Qing dynasties, holding the secrets of feng shui, tales of immortality, dynastic treasures, and forbidden curses. Folk feng shui masters are divided into three factions: the “Tomb Guardians,” who protect the dragon veins and the order of ancient tombs; the “Tomb Raiders,” who use feng shui to find tombs and make a living; and the “Evil-Br —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Jade Curse 玉咒 My family has a blood curse passed down through the generations. None of the men in our family live past the age of fifty. The source of the curse turns out to be a living piece of ancient jade. 1.6kReads8.8Score31114d adds
- 100 Ghost Curse 鬼咒 Stars are people too. Let me tell you about the times I followed my master and helped some Chinese celebrities change their fate. Changing someone's fate, of course, starts with raising a little ghost. 3.1kReads—Score63614d adds
