Novels like I Went to Pay Respects at Grandpa's Grave, and Somehow Angered Him Back to Life?
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- 1 Taking Ghostly Assignments in the World of the Living 我在阳间接阴单 [Comedy (a little) + supernatural (not scary) + special abilities (unconventional) + no heroine (I’m bad at romance)] Jin Liangduo has been having a run of bad luck lately. His company laid him off, he can barely keep up with his mortgage, and his mother can’t stop taking her medication. At long last, he lands a temporary job patrolling a cemetery, only to apparently get himself killed doing it. When he wakes up, he remembers some big shot who insisted on dumping a colossal mess in his lap right —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 I'm the Life of the Party, and I Flirt with the Creepy School Belle from the Start 小爷显眼包，开局撩崩诡校花 [Absurd] [Outrageous] [Ridiculous] [Wildly Imaginative Supernatural Story! A great stress reliever, guaranteed to make you laugh!] The supernatural resurges. On the night of freshman orientation, the eerie campus belle lays a curse. Students whose surnames start with L are dying one after another, each killed by their own online handles! Ling Ye, whose soul has transmigrated into this world, finds that the original owner's online handle was "I'd Die Beneath the Peonies"... You cursed me to die b —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Are You Alive? Your Ghost Delivery Is Ready 活了么，您的猛鬼外卖已出餐 [Supernatural]+ [Comedy]+ [Livestream]+ [Ghost Hunting] Zhua Xiaobo grew up in an orphanage. He should have died in a car accident, but a mysterious woman died in his place, bringing him back to life. He also became a food delivery driver who delivers to ferocious ghosts in the underworld. From then on, he walks the roads of the living and fulfills the wishes of the dead. He can’t help thinking, “Other delivery drivers earn money delivering food. I’m delivering food to save my own life!” To make 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Forbidden Gate 禁门 When I was six, I pulled a nail out of the depths of Yin Mountain. It had been driven into the Taiji symbol before a stone coffin. A dragon was carved into its head, and its eyes could glow. After I pulled it out, the woman inside the coffin sat up. Dressed in white and barefoot, she asked me: “Do you want to die, or do you want to live?” I said I wanted to live. She took me with her. Ten years. Spending nights in wells, practicing horseback riding on wooden stakes, and driving a copper coin 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 She Has No Shadow, Yet Wears My Uniform and Calls Me Teacher 她没有影子，却穿着我的工服喊我老师 She Has No Shadow, Yet Wears My Uniform and Calls Me Teacher 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 The Strongest Spirit Medium in Qianzhou, the Land of Wu and Nuo 巫傩黔州最强走阴人 #SpiritWalkers #Folklore #UnusualTales #StrangeCaseFiles #TheYinYangRoad Chen Xuan, a ritual master from Qianzhou, is neither Buddhist nor Daoist. He commands the Five Chang troops and roams between the worlds of yin and yang. Just after solving a bizarre case involving stolen skins and body possession, he takes on a high-priced supernatural job in the Northeast. A wealthy child is plagued by a strange illness that has left famous doctors and immortals alike helpless. Joining forces with Ma Xiao —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Deadbeat of Both the Living and Spirit Worlds 我在阴阳两界当老赖 [One female lead] + [temporary underworld worker] + [traditional supernatural mysteries] + [underworld turned into a state-owned enterprise] + [sharp-tongued and tough] + [reliably updated daily] My name is Lin Wan. I'm an embalmer at a funeral home and a part-time temporary worker in the underworld. Day job: putting makeup on the dead and listening to their stories. Side jobs: owing the underworld money, being hunted by a foundation, and getting sabotaged by the System. They all say I'm inve —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 When the Paranormal Invaded, My Sister and I Had Only Each Other 诡异入侵，我和姐姐相依为命 [Eerie Invasion] + [One Female Lead] + [Thriller] + [Heartbreaking] Grandma said the sun used to be golden, and blankets dried in its warmth smelled lovely. I've lived for ten years and never seen a sun like that. The night the blood moon appeared, the sky turned red. Ever since, the sun has never been warm again. It hangs there, pale and wan, its edges faintly tinged red, like a half-open eye. A light red fog hangs in the air all year round, and two-thirds of the population has already been inf —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Your Diary 你的日记本 You suddenly come across a diary. The handwriting is clearly yours, yet you can't remember writing any of it. Curious, you decide to open it and take a look. Maybe it would be better to read it tonight. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Good-for-Nothing Metaphysics Expert Can Raise Dragons 玄学废柴她养龙哎 [Occult arts]+ [comedy]+ [no romance]+ [modern]+ [ghost hunting] Qiutang Sect is a rundown Taoist temple. Miss Qiu Li is a disciple of this declining temple. Heaven never lets even a blind sparrow starve. Sure enough, Miss Qiu Li finds a dragon and brings it back to the temple. Having a dragon makes all the difference. With its breath lending her power, Qiu Li draws talismans with astonishing speed and skill. It doesn’t matter if she can’t use other techniques. She can just hurl talismans by the 166Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 11 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
- 12 The Sword Cultivator Returned to the Modern World and Started Hunting Ghosts 剑修她穿回现代开始捉鬼了 [Revenge]+ [Eerie]+ [Human Nature] A powerful cultivator transmigrates back to the modern cultivation world, only to discover, to her shock, that her supposedly dead grandfather is a high-ranking official in the Netherworld. She also learns that, to save her, he borrowed one hundred thousand units of Yin Virtue from the Netherworld. Well, so much for taking it easy after returning. The big shot now embarks on a path of working odd jobs, capturing ghosts, repaying her debt, and accumulating good 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Coffin Shop on West Street 西街棺材铺 The world is vast, and full of wonders. Chinese culture is profound and rich. How many of those bizarre, spine-chilling tales have you heard? In a small town in Guizhou, there is a coffin shop known as the West Street Coffin Shop. Its owner is a young man who couldn't even get into college. But how much do you know about this coffin-shop owner who couldn't even get into college? 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Short Tales of Terror: A Collection of Strange Stories 短篇微恐：志怪故事集 Do you think the footsteps behind you when you walk alone late at night are just the wind? Do you think the unfamiliar object that suddenly appears in an old storage box is just something you forgot about? Do you think the blurry shadow that sometimes flickers across the mirror is just a trick of the light? This collection of strange tales has no blunt, bloody shocks. It is filled only with eerie everyday moments hidden in the folds of ordinary life. Each story stands alone, yet after you close 55Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 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
- 16 The Uncanny Path: Invasion of the Aliens 诡道：异形入侵 Aliens + ghosts + demons + parasites + lurking horrors. Maximum terror! The protagonist comes down from the mountain to investigate aliens and ghosts, honing his Daoist arts in real combat. Chapters 1–12 focus on aliens. From Chapter 13 onward, the story combines evil ghosts and aliens. Later, certain aliens will transform into demons, but the sense of oppression and the level of danger will stay just as high. The sect is the Hidden Immortal Sect, founded by Laozi’s disciple. Its history can be 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Shen Family’s Sin 沈家孽 The Shen Family's Sin 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Train I Drive Leads to the Abyss 我开的火车通往深渊 My name is Lin Muhai. I'm twenty-one and a trainee train driver at the Ancheng Locomotive Depot. Before my first run, I heard a woman's voice in the crew waiting room. "One sleeper, two sleepers, three sleepers..." She counted to six, then paused. "Lin Muhai, it's your turn to count." 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 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
- 20 Ghost Eyes 鬼眼 I'm an orphan. To scrape together enough money for college tuition, I stole offerings from a cemetery. The next day, a bizarre eye grew on my body. To stay alive, I apprenticed myself to an insanely powerful master and learned some insanely powerful magic. Before long, I was a badass young Taoist, slaying demons and banishing evil. But hey, I'm just a nobody. I have no great ambitions or sense of justice. I do all this just to survive, earn a living, and enjoy the freedom of college life! Don't 2.5kReads—Score125Shelves
- 21 New Tales from the Strange Studio 新聊斋奇谈 The author has collected strange tales of ghosts and monsters from elderly people around them and various folk sources. The stories are fresh, with surprising twists, and have the feel of a modern-day Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. Not for the faint of heart! 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Forbidden Tales of the Desolate Village: A Midnight Whistle, and a Shrouded Corpse Spirit at the Door 荒村禁忌：夜半吹哨，白布尸魂找上门 Taboos of the Abandoned Village: A Whistle in the Dead of Night, and a White-Cloth Corpse Spirit Comes Calling —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 The Boarding School Deep in the Mountains 大山深处的寄宿学校 This is a fully enclosed school built deep in the mountains. Strange things began happening as soon as she arrived. Just how many secrets is she hiding? And why is the school tucked away in the mountains? It all began the day she transferred. 732Reads8.4Score131Shelves
- 24 The Maoshan Taoist Master of Yin and Yang 茅山阴阳道长 Night fell. The corpse in the coffin slowly opened its eyes and raised both hands. Suddenly, it shoved the coffin lid aside, exhaled a breath of cold air, then leaped up and slowly hopped into the woods beneath the moonlight... As the name suggests, Yin-Yang Daoist is a Maoshan priest. Evil spirits have emerged, plunging the world into chaos. Watch as the Yin-Yang Daoist slays demons and banishes evil to keep the world at peace. 467Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Watch Out, There's a Ghost 小心有鬼 If you’ve just started this book and aren’t sure whether it’s worth reading, try chapters 32 and 33 first. If you enjoy them, you can dive into the whole story with confidence. This is the first book in the series. It isn’t very long, but it consists of many entertaining standalone stories and is well worth a read. The author’s subtle, in-depth writing draws readers right into the world of the book. Every character’s personality and every event’s distinct details come vividly to life between the 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Tales of Strange Happenings Across the Ten Directions 十方异事录 By a twist of fate, the young Ma Shiyi wanders aboard a wondrous ship that sails beyond the Six Realms. The great vessel drifts across the Ten Directions Sea, hazy and dreamlike. Inside, it holds a world of its own, like a gigantic living maze, carrying countless humans, ghosts, and demons toward worlds that are not theirs. It is filled with dazzling splendor, rare treasures, and unimaginable wealth. The one thing it has no supply of is time, and death is its greatest problem. 27Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 27 You Were Supposed to Tell the Fortune-Teller’s Fortune, Not Calculate Her into a Coffin 让你给女神算命，你把她算进棺材 [Horror] [Hilarious] [Exorcism by Physical Force] [Occult Prayers] Our peaceful world hides strange, terrifying things that few people know about. At the request of his lovesick buddy, Feng Zi “accidentally” runs into a beautiful fortune-teller on an overpass, only to get slapped silly by the murderous aura rushing off her. “We were never meant to meet. It’s all because you paid extra.” After the goddess lavishly showers him with money, he takes his first-generation weapon, “Big Baby,” and charg —Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 28 A Hundred-Year-Old Villager’s Tales of Ghosts and the Supernatural 农村百岁老人口述鬼怪奇谈 I grew up in the countryside, and whenever I had free time, I liked listening to centenarians in the village tell strange tales of ghosts and other uncanny events from days gone by. I have collected, recorded, and adapted these folk stories. There is no overarching plot. Each chapter is a standalone horror story. Not for the faint of heart!!! 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 The Haunted Clinic: I Use My Snake Wife to Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 恐怖医馆：我以蛇妻镇百鬼 I grew up in a gloomy, ruined temple, where I unexpectedly met a white snake. When I turned eighteen, the white snake became the love of my life. For its sake, I also became a rising star in the underworld of occult practitioners... 413Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 30 In This Life, I Shall Suppress Yin and Yang 这一世，镇压阴阳 [Urban high-martial arts, reincarnation and rebirth, one heroine, a touch of the supernatural, lighthearted and passionate.] In their previous lives, he was an orphan, and she was a ghost. An orphan and a ghost, from meeting and understanding each other to relying on and keeping one another company. Then, their feelings quietly blossomed, and they became lovers... after overcoming countless hardships. But what happy ending has there ever been for a human and a ghost in love? Every union between 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 The Ghost-Exorcising Priestess 驱鬼女上师 [Supernatural + Humor + Episodic Stories] Zhang Tian is a gifted ghost hunter whose greatest wish is to make a fortune and buy a huge house. Having an unreliable father is bad enough. Then, after returning from a ghost hunt in the middle of the night, she finds a “flashy idiot of a thief” in her home! Now the foul-mouthed exorcist has another man to support. One day, the flashy idiot thief says, “Woman, time to come clean. I'm actually a domineering CEO.” Zhang Tian flings a talisman at him. “Ba 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Don't Mess with This Unemployed Uncle! He's Got an Exclusive Circle of Ghost Friends 别惹失业大叔！他有专属鬼友圈 An unemployed middle-aged man helps a ghost investigate the cause of death and unexpectedly gets a job as an underworld clerk! In the style of the author's previous work, Carrying Both the Living and the Dead, this novel offers mystery, horror, thrills, and positive energy. If you enjoy a thrill, come on in. Also, this isn't a play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger kind of novel. The plot is rich and varied, with one twist leading into the next... 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 That Goofball Has Run Off With the Ghost Young Master Again! 那个沙雕又把鬼少爷拐走了！ [Top-focused + infinite-flow + goofy comedy + supernatural horror + thrills + a strong and clever male lead] [Unconventional ordinary-person top] × [refined and adorable young master bottom], both virgins, both virgins, both virgins. (We repeat this because it matters. Any plot point that makes you question whether they're both virgins is foreshadowing!) Wen Yuan can't understand it. Other people enter infinite-flow worlds in fairly reasonable ways, so why is his arrival so bizarre? That's rig 182Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 34 Bronze Tomb Guardians 青铜镇尸 In the 26th year of Guangxu's reign, Shen Henian, the last Celestial Master of Maoshan, used his own life to seal the ancient Zombie King Ying Gou inside a bronze coffin and sink it to the bottom of the Yangtze River. He left behind a warning: Reinforce the seal with blood every sixty years. If this vow is broken, Ying Gou will see daylight again, and not a soul will remain for thousands of miles. Twenty-four years later, the seal begins to weaken. Shen Henian's grandson, Shen Changgeng, is a co 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Ghosts Knock at Midnight! 半夜鬼敲门！ Zhou Ming moved into an old, cheap apartment, unaware that it concealed a terrifying secret from twenty years ago. Every night at midnight, three knocks sounded on his door, right on time. But when he looked through the peephole, no one was there. Then, one rainy night, he looked through the peephole and saw a twisted, misshapen face staring fixedly at him… As he investigated further, Zhou Ming discovered that the apartment had once been home to Lin Xiaowan, a girl who had gone missing. Her d 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Tales of Feng Shui 说说风水那些事 A Few Words About Feng Shui 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The Gluttonous Taoist Nun 饕餮道姑 Wuwang is an “ordinary” female Daoist. While her fellow cultivators banish demons with talismans and peachwood swords, she wields an iron spatula. To earn merit and prolong the life of her gravely wounded master, she ventures into a world overrun by evil spirits, while adding to her Guide to Appraising Ghosts: pan-fried two-timing scoundrels, crisp and fragrant; stir-fried shrews, bursting with satisfying resentment; steamed wicked children, so tender they melt in your mouth; boiled abusers, sof 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Horror Revival: This Streamer Is the Real Deal 恐怖复苏：这主播能处 As horror returns, streamer Chen Ping'an awakens the Ghost Exploitation System. Every day, he's either exploiting ghosts or on his way to exploit ghosts. When he runs into a ghost, his first thought is whether he can make money off it. If there's a profit to be made, he won't spare even a ghost. 119Reads5.1Score—Shelves
- 39 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 1.1kReads6.8Score106Shelves
- 40 I Failed the College Entrance Exam, So I Enrolled at a Paranormal Vocational College 高考落榜，我上灵异职业技术学院 After failing the college entrance exam, Su Xing gets a beating from both parents and, worked up, threatens to jump into a river. Ding! The System sets Su Xing up with a school: the Paranormal Vocational and Technical College. The school doesn't teach math, Chinese, or English. It only teaches ghost-catching, demon-subduing, spirit investigation, and more... Su Xing complains to the System, “Even with a System, you won't let me go to a proper university? Why a vocational college?” “Guaranteed to 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Strange Tales of the Countryside: A Battle of Yin and Yang 乡野诡事阴阳斗 My grandfather died a gruesome death after being struck by an evil spirit. In the dead of night, a vicious ghost came to the mourning hall to claim my life. At the brink of despair, I awakened the divine power to create dreams. In dreams, I can glimpse the thoughts of ghosts and gods. By creating dreams, I can shatter evil spirits and their souls! Yet the feng shui world branded me an aberration! Thus began a century-long struggle between good and evil, linking me to the feng shui masters! T 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 I Tamed the Paranormal 我把诡异收服了 Born with ghostly eyes, I share a desk with the City Lord of the Underworld. A vengeful female ghost wants me to kiss her, I take in a powerful underworld enforcer, and a princess from a thousand years ago swears an oath with me. Onstage, they sing of sorrow and grief. Beneath the stage, I capture every kind of evil. My name is Zhang Qiang. Watch me run rampant through the Underworld! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Grandma's Tales of Strange Happenings in the Village 奶奶讲的乡村诡事 Grandma's Tales of Strange Things in the Countryside 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 A Ghost Hunter in the Underworld, Earning Billions in Hell Money 地府打工人捉鬼赚亿点点冥币 [Chinese-style horror + underworld constables + folk ghost stories + mystery investigations + the supernatural + comedy + wild imagination + no romance] First major arc: A rookie ghost constable slowly learns the ropes of catching ghosts through a series of cases. Second major arc: The supernatural world levels up, with rivals competing and growing stronger through cultivation. Third major arc: At the China-Myanmar border, he goes undercover deep behind enemy lines. What secrets are being kept t 939Reads—Score110Shelves
- 45 My Road to Riches with a Taoist Who Sees Yin and Yang 我和阴阳眼道士的暴富之路 After graduating from college straight into unemployment, Su Nian was at the end of her rope when she stumbled into a company specializing in the mystical arts and somehow became a ghost-hunting master. While other people relied on their cultivation to hunt ghosts, she got by on talismans given to her by a female ghost possessing her. It was barely enough to keep food on the table. Who could have guessed that an ordinary ghost hunt would provoke a century-old ghost, which branded her with a de 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 The Strange Case Files 诡局录 [No System + No Cultivation + No Foolish Protagonist + Traditional Supernatural Horror + Mystery and Suspense] My name is Shang Tian, and I’m a man cursed by an evil spirit. It was a lottery ticket that should never have existed. Its dark, yellow-black background looked soaked in old blood and night; the glaring red lettering wasn’t a set of lucky numbers, but an invitation to hell. When I scratched it off, overjoyed and thinking I’d found a lifeline to a hundred-thousand-yuan jackpot, my finge 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Tales of the Strange: King of Destruction 怪谈：破坏之王 The bane of everyone’s existence in the urban legend game is back. Whether you’re a monster or a demon beast, you’d better stay far away. Otherwise, everything’s going to go to pieces. I’m Hao Yun. The monsters all hate me, and I’m so sad... [Mystery + Imaginative Premises + Original Scenarios + Comedy + No Female Lead + Cunning Twists] 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Chaos Invades the World, and I Become a God by Mediating Disputes 全球混沌入侵，我靠调解成神 Light is not necessarily pure, and darkness may hold warmth. The answer lies in a truth deeper than the abyss. When the only hope of saving the world points down a dead-end path with no chance of survival, will you still have the courage to wager everything on a faint glimmer of light? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 I Own an Antique Shop: Enter at Your Own Risk, It's Haunted 我有一家古玩店，闹鬼慎入 A haven for the supernatural, where every guest is welcome! You can leave haunted objects here for safekeeping, or even store a ghost. In special circumstances, we also take in the living. As long as you can pay, the haven can give those with nowhere else to go, those being hunted, and ghosts, monsters, and other sinister beings a place to stay. Sign the contract and set the seal. Once the agreement is made, the haven guarantees that nothing will go wrong during the agreed period. My name is Yun 154Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 50 I Write Horror Novels on Tomato Novel 我在番茄写恐怖小说 A friendly heads-up: [This story is wildly imaginative] This novel brings together over a hundred stories, with elements of the uncanny, fantasy, and Lovecraftian horror. Unlike other novels, it has no long, tedious passages. Every story is full of eerie, fresh surprises. 107Reads—Score127Shelves
