Novels like The Southeast Asian Medium
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Southeast Asian Medium, best match first.
- 1 Don't Turn Into a Ghost While Chasing Her! Hey! 别在追她的时候变成鬼啊！喂！ [Ensemble Cast] Click in and read a few chapters first. The more you read, the more it draws you in. My identity changes at random every seven days. I might be human, or I might be something else. I have no choice, so I do everything I can to survive in the narrow space between humans and the uncanny. Just as I was settling into life in week-long cycles, I suddenly discovered that there was more to my identity than simply being human or uncanny... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 My Best Friend Says She’s a Paper Effigy 闺蜜说她是个纸扎人 My Best Friend Says She's a Paper Effigy —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Drawing Ghost Talismans, Starting with Mr. Vampire 从僵尸先生开始鬼画符 Lin Mo had a very long dream. When he woke up, he found himself lying on a coffin lid. “Come on, I’ll take you to inspect the feng shui, make zombies, and rake in the money,” said a middle-aged man with a limp. “Where are we going?” Lin Mo rubbed his forehead and sat up. After replying to his master, he pulled out a small booklet. “Master, we’re going to Renjia Town.” Lin Mo hesitated for a moment, leaving the second half of his sentence unsaid: to kill his master. 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 I Tour the World to Offer Sacrifices, and All the Gods Bow 我巡天下祀，诸神皆叩首 [Chinese Folk Customs + Supernatural Cultivation + Eerie Mystery Cases + A Cast of Human Characters + Mutual Redemption + One Female Lead] A bowl of hot rice suddenly appears in the General’s Shrine, which has been sealed for sixty years. Pei Zhaoye is ordered to open the shrine and inspect it. To his surprise, the statue that has never opened its eyes steps down from the altar and bows before him. “Your sinful god welcomes... Mr. Lu.” But Pei Zhaoye’s surname is not Lu, and he remembers nothing 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Way of Ghost Hunting 索鬼道 A college student is forced to possess someone and accidentally causes a huge disaster. At first, all he wants is to learn the Daoist arts to protect himself. Along the way, he slays demons and vanquishes evil, restores peace to the world, and makes amends for his past mistakes. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Haunted House Notes: A Shadow in the Mirror 凶宅笔记：镜中影 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 A Modern Narrative of Supernatural Horror 灵恐现叙事 Original horror and paranormal fiction. Horror stories are only meant to help everyone unwind, not to make you more afraid. We welcome discerning readers to come and help answer everyone’s questions... 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Livestream Fortune-Telling: Exorcisms and Face Reading, Guaranteed! 直播算命：驱邪看相妥妥的！ [System + supernatural + wild imagination] On the first day of his livestream, Du Jie gets a call from a popular female streamer. A feng shui problem? Easy! The cases that follow are much trickier, and each one is more bizarre than the last! A ghost baby? A paper effigy? The strange illness in Xiangyang Village, the Five Elements fortune-borrowing ritual... Are all these bizarre events testing my cultivation? Forget it. I'd better call on the Grandmaster! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 I Transmigrated into a Heretical Cultivator 我穿越成了旁门左道 Yi Han was the sole heir to the Yi family, Earth's most prestigious tomb-raiding clan in Huaxia. After entering an ancient Western Zhou tomb rumored to house an immortal's remains, he unexpectedly transmigrated to the Tian Nan Continent of the Yuan Yang Realm, becoming a corpse puppet belonging to an ordinary female disciple of the Corpse Yin Sect. Fair-skinned and beautiful, curvy in all the right places, still as a maiden, and moving like... Ever since he got a female master with the mind of a 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 I Sew Corpses, She Makes Paper Effigies, Together We Light the Sky Lantern 我缝尸，她扎纸，咱俩一起点天灯 This is Xiao Qing's first book, and it will absolutely not be abandoned. It's a story set in a brand-new world, blending the supernatural and fantasy with science fiction. Much of it reflects Xiao Qing's own understanding, so feel free to share different opinions. We can all discuss it together. Two people who grew up together find their fates intertwined by destiny. Their lives become even more closely connected, and the road ahead grows more treacherous. Their strange, bizarre, yet utterly mar 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 I Joined a Yangtze River Sand-Dredging Crew and Pulled Up a Ghost Bride with My Own Hands 我在长江捞沙队，亲手捞上鬼新娘 “Folklore,” “ghosts and monsters,” “the supernatural,” “mythology” The sand-dredging crew pulled up a ghost bride who had been offered to the River God. From then on, the bride began haunting them, and strange things kept happening. The River God was furious, too, and demanded that we give him an explanation! With no other choice, I went with the crew to the River God’s lair. There, we came across countless monsters from legend: yuan dragons, flood dragons, corpse-liberation rings... We also unc —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 May the Monsters Bless You 妖怪保佑 Wang Yan lives up to his name: his whole life is an act. Useless and lazy, he somehow stumbles into a business eliminating demons and monsters. “We've been hunting demons for ages, and we get by on three things.” “What are they? Spells? Powers? Magical treasures?” “Wrong! Being a coward, having no sense of loyalty, and selling out your friends!” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Paranormal Cases I Experienced Over the Years 那些年，我经历的灵异事件 [Standalone Stories] + [Supernatural Horror] + [No System] Ten years ago, after graduating from college, I happened to get a job driving a taxi. I never expected to encounter a whole series of bizarre and terrifying events! It wasn’t until later that I learned I was born with a yin fate and a pair of yin-yang eyes, but someone had sealed them when I was young. I’ve written more than a dozen stories so far, and there’s plenty to read! 4.7kReads7.3Score206Shelves
- 14 Apprentice at the Occult Curio Shop 邪术杂货店的学徒 I never believed in Southeast Asian black magic, Nanyang sorcery, or even the gu poison arts of Yunnan. But after a trip to Hong Kong, not only did I believe in them, I also used them to make a fortune… This book reminds everyone: don’t be lazy, greedy, arrogant, or wicked. May it leave a deep impression on your heart! 146Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 15 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 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 I Became an Immortal Through Unorthodox Ways 旁门左道吾成仙 In his previous life, Xu Chen had cancer. Unable to afford treatment, he could only wait for death. Disheartened, he was duped by an old charlatan into learning a whole set of useless esoteric arts. After struggling for five long years, he left this world with regrets. To his surprise, he was reborn with his memories intact, and every esoteric technique he had learned turned out to be real. In this life, he seeks neither fame nor fortune. With the arts at his fingertips and an unremarkable level 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Folk Mysteries: A Drop of Blood to Attract Romance 民间秘术化解之滴血招桃花 A folk technique for attracting romance: using a drop of blood 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Master of Gods and Ghosts 神鬼相师 University student Jiang Hao unexpectedly inherits his ancestor’s legacy. Feng Shui can change fate, the art of destiny can reveal one’s life, money can be used to divine the future, and the Six Lines can calculate all things under heaven. Prayers and exorcisms, Qimen Dunjia, and all manner of mysteries are contained within the Eightfold Formation of Gods and Ghosts. So what if he is widowed, bereaved, lonely, or destitute? He will defy fate and swear to win the beauty of his dreams! 274Reads6.8Score101Shelves
- 19 The Daoist Sect's Spirit Medium 道宗通灵师 I'm a food delivery rider. As it happened, I delivered meals to a mother and her son three days in a row. On the fourth day, I went to their home and saw a forensic doctor carry their bodies out of the house. I also heard the doctor say they'd been dead for more than seventy-two hours. That very night, the ghostly mother and son appeared in my home and took over my room. By chance, I met Wang Xiangyun, a Taoist who knew how to subdue demons and drive out evil spirits, and asked him to help me ge 586Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 20 Spirit Investigation Society No. 97 探灵社97号 Mo Xiaoxin must be one of the poorest people in the city. Saddled with a two-million-yuan debt, she moves into a haunted house to save money, and from then on, walks the same path as ghosts. Or was it fate all along? He Yao: a Taoist priest? A rich heir? A police officer? Whatever his identity, from then on, he walks the same path as her. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Decoding the Spirits 解灵 Do you believe that souls really exist in this world? Have any of you ever encountered one? If you truly came face to face with a soul one day, would you be afraid? There are many strange and unusual things in this world. If you ever encounter a soul, please believe me: don’t be afraid. All things have a spirit; even grass and trees have feelings. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 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 12Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 23 Folk Secrets for Love: A Red Candle to Attract Romance 民间秘术化解之红烛招桃花 A Folk Secret Art for Attracting Romance with a Red Candle —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Unusual Tenant in My Home 我家的特殊房客 Lighthearted, funny, supernatural abilities, no System, and mostly everyday life. Ding Yang has had a close friend for years: a stunningly beautiful woman. As someone who transmigrated into another person's life, passing up such a gorgeous woman would be a waste of life. He arranged to have barbecue with Wu Xinyue that evening, but somehow he was dragged to a cemetery in the northern suburbs and haunted by a woman in red. She wanted his help investigating the cause of her death. Wu Xinyue flatly —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 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—Shelves
- 26 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. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Maoshan Arcane Arts 茅山秘术 The world is full of extraordinary people, including those who can locate burial sites, read the forces of yin and yang and feng shui, and exorcise evil spirits. They are the true practitioners of Maoshan! Armed with a book of Maoshan esoteric arts, Lin Jiusheng travels across the land from north to south, encountering countless strange events and bizarre tales... 597Reads6.8Score100Shelves
- 28 The House of Corpse Incense 尸香门第 Grandpa said I was “cursed to die young,” and that I had to go home for my birthday every year. One year, it poured, and I didn’t go back... [PS: Updates are a little slow while the book is new. If you don’t mind reading a finished novel, check out my completed work, The Yin-Yang Merchant: http://www.heiyan.com/book/48682 275Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 29 The Divine Face Reader in Hemp Robes 麻衣神相 Before my grandfather died, he left me a divination that I must not disobey. Then my fiancée came to break off our engagement. Because of this, I went to the city to investigate, only to discover a tangle of entanglements and endless mysteries. To defy fate and change my destiny, I press forward without looking back. 329Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 30 EN The Maoshan Secret: Chronicle of Ghosts, Zombies, Demons, and Monsters 茅山秘闻之鬼僵妖魔录 When I was seventeen, I stumbled into another world by accident. From that moment on, I fell into an abyss, with no way back for the rest of my life. In that world, I saw things that ordinary people never see in an entire lifetime. Of course, the price was spending the rest of my life dealing with zombies, ghosts, demons, and monsters. Now I'm about to leave this world for another place. So, while I still have this last bit of time, I'll write down everything I've been through. These things shou 269Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 31 The Genius Geomancer 天才地师 Master the secrets of feng shui, rise straight to the top, and turn the clouds and rain with a flick of your hand! Young Liang Chen happens upon the legacy of a feng shui geomancer, defies fate and changes his destiny, thriving at every step. He inherits the lost wisdom of sages past and present, and unlocks the secrets of the universe. 178Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 32 Proud Puppet Master 傲世傀儡师 “On the Ancient Cang Continent, there is no battle qi or magic. Instead, there are countless puppets brimming with spiritual power. The Purple Domain Azure Dragon shakes heaven and earth; the Western Extremity Demon Phoenix dances across the sky; the Frost Titan rocks the world; the Nine Abyss Nether Skeleton inhabits the Deathless Pool. The young Gu Chen soars into the sky in a silver robe, his fingers dancing as silver threads whirl. He rides a dragon, bears a blazing phoenix, and looks down u 169Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 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—Shelves
- 34 Zeng Wenchuan, Feng Shui Master 风水大师曾文辿 Zeng Wenchuan was one of the four great masters of the Jiangxi school of feng shui and the foremost disciple of Yang Junsong, the grandmaster of feng shui. Together, they founded the legendary village of Sanliao in Xingguo, Jiangxi, the first village of Chinese feng shui, whose history spans a thousand years. After failing the imperial examinations, Zeng Wenchuan encounters Yang Junsong, a court feng shui master being hunted by the imperial court, in a ruined temple. A mysterious fragment of the —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Walking Between Yin and Yang: Lost Between Two Worlds 踏阴阳：两界迷途 A village where the living and the dead dwell together A wedding and a funeral held at the same time An ancient tomb A mural depicting the creation of heaven and earth An age older than mythology By chance, Wei Bo enters a village and steps into an ancient mystery. Unable to tell whether he belongs to the present or the distant past, he searches ceaselessly between the worlds of yin and yang, and between antiquity and the present, for the truth, all for the sake of his beloved and his friends. P 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 The God in the Cage 笼中之神 This is a requiem for prisoners, echoing between the abyss of reality and illusion. When the prison of consciousness is exposed, will you choose to sink into a sweet lie, or awaken to a cruel truth and be destroyed? The answer was already decided from the very start of the search. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Divine Descent 降神 You have Daoist arts to cultivate immortality; I have spirit-summoning arts that can commune with the gods. Cultivating immortality comes with conditions. You need either natural talent and immortal bones, or a fortuitous encounter and spiritual roots. To achieve anything in your cultivation, you also need a cheat. But what if you're just an utterly ordinary person? You have nothing: no talent, luck, good fortune, or even the grit to work hard. You're no pretty boy, and you're not young, either. 1kReads6.2Score131Shelves
- 38 I Have a Ghostly Wife 我有鬼娇妻 [Mystery] [Comedy] Have you ever experienced something like this? I mean, asking for a wife at the bottom of a dry well! I live in a small village in the mountains, cut off from the outside world. No outsiders have visited in hundreds of years. Maybe it's because of a curse, but no baby girls have ever been born in our village. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Paper Figures Knock at the Door: No Living People Allowed 纸人敲门，活人勿进 The father who came back with a corpse died yesterday. The old man who came to report a death was made of paper. My childhood sweetheart, Fang Ting, kept watch with me. At dawn, she was gone too. Suona horns blared outside. Her father held up her memorial portrait and said she had died at eight o'clock last night. So what was the thing in my bed last night? And now, evil beings from a hundred li in every direction are heading for my home. 7.2kReads7.1Score707Shelves
- 40 Heaven's Mandate: Yin and Yang 天命阴阳 The Pixiu feeds on wealth from every corner of the world. It swallows all things but never excretes, attracting riches and gathering treasures, taking in but never giving out. On my eighteenth birthday, I met a girl who completely bewitched me. But I never expected that she would actually… 1.4kReads8.4Score189Shelves
- 41 The Bureau of Foreign Affairs' Strange Tales 外事局诡闻录 All the petty affairs of the world are interactions between people. Whether good or bad, they belong to the realm of internal affairs. Anything beyond ordinary human life, anything ordinary people cannot accept, belongs to external affairs. That is the meaning behind the name of the External Affairs Bureau. Skin-Human Ravine, the Five Barbarians' Ghost Cave, a thousand corpses vying to steal fortune, a mother and daughter possessed by yin spirits, a ghostly yang infant... I experienced all kinds 3.1kReads8.7Score251Shelves
- 42 Subduing Evil 镇邪 There are always mysterious things in this world, yet people dismiss them as nonsense. Miaojiang gu poison, corpse-driving in western Hunan, Nanyang curses, the Flowerfall Cave Maiden, shamanic sorcery, and yin-yang demons are all forbidden taboos. You don't have to believe in them, but you must remain in awe. Above all, never profane them! When the taboo soul bell rings out in the sky and ancient horrors quietly awaken, the world teeters on the brink of disaster. Will there still be someone who 637Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 43 Folk Tales of Feng Shui and the Supernatural 民间风水怪谈 Curse Arts + Maoshan Arts + Qimen Dunjia + Plum Blossom Numerology + Folk Arcane Arts + Gu Techniques Feng shui affects everyone’s health, fortune, romance, family, and career. Want great fortune and riches? Want to become the richest person around? Want your children and grandchildren gathered around you? Want to become famous overnight? Want a beautiful companion by your side? If so, open to the first page and keep reading… 17.3kReads7.7Score1.2kShelves
- 44 Mountain Patrolman: I Suppress Evil with a Dragon's Sinew Only Three Inches Long 巡山人：我以三寸龙筋镇邪异 Warrior King Luo Laowai returns to his old home in the forests of Northeast China. By a stroke of luck, guided by the Gray Immortal, he obtains a three-inch dragon tendon. An old soldier with an old rifle takes on the forces of nature, ghosts, demons, and monsters. Fox, Yellow, White, Willow, and Gray Immortals gather as divine warriors at his gate. The Three Realms have always existed among humankind, and true immortals walk beside ordinary people... 12.6kReads7.9Score1.2kShelves
- 45 The Yellow Springs Occultist 黄泉诡术师 My name is Yan Fu. Yan as in King of Hell, Fu as in floating clouds. A corpse of a woman from the Yellow River protects my life; half a volume of ghost records conceals my whereabouts. My double pupils see the worlds of yin and yang, and I wield evil arts to command ghosts and corpses. I hunt female ghosts in an abandoned mansion in the eastern mountains and capture demons on the western desert frontier; I travel far to the Miao borderlands to battle blood gu, and pass through the Southern Seas 520Reads—Score102Shelves
- 46 The City's Mystical Geomancer 都市奇门地师 With ten fingers, I sever the forces of yin and yang; with a single talisman, I decide life and death. My birth chart is pure yang, and I’m cursed with a fire calamity. My master says I won’t live past twenty, unless... 19.3kReads7.9Score1.1kShelves
- 47 Darling? Darling! 亲爱的？亲爱的！ Welcome, everyone, to our Loving Family The blurb can't show off my charm, so just read Chapter One. I'm a new author, and the earlier chapters aren't very good. Please bear with me. I'll try to wrap up the instances quickly and just write romance in the real world instead. I'll be making major revisions to the earlier chapters. Updates will probably come gradually, with around 200,000 words in total. The earlier chapters really aren't good. Start reading from Chapter 60 onward. The earlier part 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Use Plastic Wrap to Catch Ghosts, and Chocolate to Beat Them 抓鬼用保鲜膜，打鬼用巧克力 Li Ang transmigrates into the body of a patient at Chongguang Psychiatric Hospital. Fortunately, he awakens the Ghost-Hunting Expert System, which lets him exchange points for all kinds of ghost-hunting gear. Wait, aren't the items this System offers a little overpowered? From basic ghost-catching equipment to lightsabers, golden pistols, all kinds of grenades, and RPGs loaded with thunderfire incantations. Li Ang: Just a warm-up. Don't get excited yet. The real show is about to begin. Li Ang an 3Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 49 Feng Shui Master Liao Wenzheng, China’s Only Feng Shui Top Scholar 风水大师廖文政中国唯一风水状元 [Feng Shui + sacred geomantic sites + geomantic arts + Feng Shui masters + Feng Shui taboos and how to overcome them + metaphysics, mystical arts, fortune-telling, divination, geomancy, changing your fate and fortune + no transmigration, no livestreaming, no female lead] During the Jiajing reign of the Ming dynasty, the imperial tombs at Tianshou Mountain were nearing completion, and Emperor Jiajing issued an edict calling for the realm’s finest geomancy masters. Liao Wenzheng, a Feng Shui heir 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 From the Start, I Married a Ghost Immortal 开局娶鬼仙做老婆 This work is being kept on the list despite its low rating. [Traditional Supernatural Fiction, Metaphysics, Multiple Female Leads, Folk Horror Stories, Half Power Fantasy, Alternate World, Folk Legends] My name is Lin Hao. I haven’t seen my parents since I was seven. The authorities said they were dead. But my grandfather said someone had scattered their three souls and seven spirits. After that, I lived with him in a small county in southern China. Then, after an accident, I somehow performed a 3kReads6.2Score219Shelves
