Novels like Cthulhu: Reclaiming the Glory of the Black Hand
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- 51 Seeking Existence Amid Extinction 于消亡中寻求存在 The darkness consumes the universe, and civilizations vanish and fade away. The future is shrouded in darkness. By the will of the gods, Shang Yang arrives in this world of despair. Was it all a scheme, or was it help? Walking the path of life, one must be either ruthless or filled with great love. “I will become a god and tell the myth of a god who loves all living beings!” 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 The Uncanny Returns, So Why Has Cthulhu Returned Too? 诡异复苏,怎么克苏鲁也复苏了? [Cthulhu Mythos] + [Eldritch Creatures] + [Eerie Revival] + [Eastern and Western Mythologies] + [Semi-Infinite Flow] Eerie phenomena have returned worldwide, and their deadly rules are sweeping across the globe. Either drive the ghosts back to the underworld, or seal them inside your own body. Ghost hunters around the world join forces. B-Rank Phenomenon: Vengeful Ghost A bodiless, invisible ghost that devours people. A-Rank Phenomenon: Ghost Wedding Make your skin the groom and your bones the b 4Reads—Score11914d adds
- 53 Immersed in Nuclear Wastewater from the Start, Cthulhu Emerges and Destroys the Island 开局浸泡核污水,克苏鲁出世灭岛 [Cthulhu Mythos + behind-the-scenes story + future world + ensemble cast + no heroine] [The protagonist goes off the grid after the story gets going. The Cthulhu elements come later, so don't read if that's not for you.] August 24, 2223, was a day all of humanity would remember. A country with neither ability nor virtue dumped nuclear wastewater into the ocean, bringing not only pollution, but also... the Old Ones from the depths of the sea. When the Old Ones' howls ring out over the ocean, the 49Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 54 High Martial: I Don't Want a Lovecraftian Golden Finger! 高武诡异:我不要克系金手指! [Cthulhu, high-martial arts, eerie, mass misinterpretation] Xie Feng. A hardcore Cthulhu fan who had spent seven years playing Call of Cthulhu tabletop games transmigrated to a high-martial-arts world after rolling a fumble during a session. He became the most useless outcast of the Xie family: nineteen years old, with the lowest-grade constitution and only one meridian opened. He figured that being useless wasn't so bad. At least the high-martial-arts world was better than Cthulhu: monsters cou 1.5kReads7.2Score14714d adds
- 55 Sequence: Stop Worshiping Me, I'm Really Not an Evil God 序列:别拜了,我真不是邪神 Read the reviews, they’re all glowing! You won’t regret giving it a try! [Unhinged + Villain Protagonist + Ruthless + No Holding Back on Power Levels + Dark Humor + Sequence Containment + No System + Not Mindless + Cthulhu] [Nine Paths to Godhood, eighty-one Sequence Professions, each with its own unique traits. Just read it and see!] “My name is Chen Mu. I’m still childlike, inexperienced in the ways of the world, and I believe in all that is true, good, and beautiful. In short, I’m just an 133Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 56 1927 Shanghai: Facing the Old-Era Evil Gods 1927魔都:直面民国旧日邪神 I transmigrate to the Shanghai slums of 1927 and, from the start, stumble upon a sacrifice to an evil god! Fishmen howl, whispers eat away at the soul. This Republic of China is nothing like the history books: the ancient Cthulhu gods are reviving amid the chaos, refugees are becoming their followers, warlords worship evil gods, and the foreign concessions conceal an abyss! Luckily, I bind myself to the ancient Record of Exorcism. It lets me decipher blasphemous symbols, dispel low-level horrors 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Beneath Fate: I Somehow Became a Gray Mist Creature 命运之下:我竟成为灰雾生物 Bai Chen, an occult enthusiast, unexpectedly becomes one of the first transmigrators. He arrives in a world teeming with eerie creatures and gray fog. While everyone else is still gaining power through fate, Bai Chen chooses to join the gray fog, found a religion, and gradually become a boss. When his teammates begin fighting back against the gray fog, they find a statue atop an evil altar. Th-that isn't Bai Chen, is it? 16Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 58 Cthulhu: I Just Want to Cultivate Immortality 克苏鲁:我只想修仙啊 In my past life, I worked myself to death. In this life, I, Yun Chen, will devote myself to cultivating immortality and achieving eternal life! [Ding! You have become an Apostle of the Old Ones!] Quit it, I want to cultivate immortality! [Ding! You have obtained the Whisper of the Ancient Gods!] Cut it out, Squidward! [Ding! You have obtained the Twisted Dream!] I just want to cultivate immortality! [Ding! You have obtained the ability to summon Cthulhu!] Yun Chen: … Squidward, you're amazi 16Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 59 Great Old One, Please Begin Your Performance 旧神大人,请你的开始表演 Legend has it that the strange and powerful Cthulhu is an ancient god. Faint sparks of its power are scattered throughout the world, inspiring countless followers and cults. And somehow, I transmigrate and become Cthulhu. Everyone is arguing: “Lord Cthulhu is the supreme god of light and benevolence!” “No, you damned heretic! It is the ruler of the dark abyss! How dare you blaspheme against it!” Me: “Everyone, please stop arguing...” All eyes turn to me. “Which side are you on? Pick the wrong on 117Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 60 File No. 00 00号档案 Case File 00: When Your Gaze Becomes Part of the Story Would you dare open a “living book”? Welcome to a narrative universe woven from “folds in the text,” a real world that trembles with every word you read. Here: ✍️ Words are existence: Every character breathes with life. Each comment you leave will tear through the folds of space and time, rewriting the characters’ fates. ⏳ Folded time and space: Time is no longer a straight line, but a sheet of paper you can crumple and reshape. Fold the w 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 The Cthulhu Era: Starting from Sequence Zero 克苏鲁时代,从第零序列开始 Cthulhu + Sequences + Outer Gods + Calls from the Unknown, Whispers in Your Ear. The age of Cthulhu has arrived. Li Fan accidentally transmigrates into the body of a count’s son. Demons hatch their schemes, the Church fights back, and Cthulhu’s call beckons. Step into the history of sequence evolution and help build a new nation. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Cthulhu: A Journal of Despair 克苏鲁绝望笔记 Chen Mo’s blood and tears reflect a starry sky in the mirror: billions of writhing pupils are gnawing at his retinas. The Old Gods roar blasphemous hymns, and ancient blood seeps through the cracks between city bricks. They have waited a thousand years for this “awakening.” He is no prey, but a vessel. When the last shred of his humanity has been devoured, a door will open inside his skull. 816Reads—Score16414d adds
- 63 The Dao Hides, the Gods Vanish 道隐神匿 [Cultivation]+ [Cthulhu Mythos]+ [Supernatural Powers and Spells] From the twisted shadows looking down on all living things atop Baiyu Jing, to the bizarre feast of writhing flesh in Kunlun's Jade Pool, to the enormous pupils prowling and spying in the weak waters of the Yellow Springs: when the gilded splendor of Taoist temples and Buddhist monasteries fades, and the gods of the heavens no longer heed the prayers of mortals, when the moral codes of the court and the martial world fall away, th 145Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 64 Is Cthulhu-Inspired Tabletop Role-Playing Deadly? The Beautiful Girls Have My Back 克苏鲁跑团要命?美少女护我前行 [Cthulhu + immersive game + mind games + not mindless + multiple heroines + crossover anime + Azur Lane + Blue Archive + Princess Connect + …] This book has too many elements to sum up in a blurb. If you don’t like it, feel free to roast me! Lu Nan was a young man who transmigrated to a strange world. In his eyes, the sun was a ball of flesh! Then the gears of fate began to turn when he was thrust into a game he couldn’t refuse. Lu Nan struggles to survive, relying on his intelligence and coura —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Cthulhu Flower God: Pollination of Withering and Blooming 克苏鲁花神:枯荣的授粉 [Cthulhu] [Hardcore occult studies] [Meticulously researched] [Mystery and exploration] [Not a power fantasy or formulaic story] [No female lead] [Phobias] [Impostors] Have you ever wondered where the feng shui energy in the world comes from? Could dragon veins be something beyond human understanding? Why do the occult traditions of different regions around the world all ultimately point to the same entity? Shen Yu, a paleographer, is drawn into a series of bizarre incidents. Every clue points t 1.3kReads8.3Score24414d adds
- 66 Sacrificed to an Unnameable Being? I’ll Take Its Place 被献给不可名状之物?我要取代祂 [Female protagonist, no romance + Chinese-style Lovecraftian horror + Classic of Mountains and Seas mythology + growing heroine] She was offered to the gods as one of a pair of twin sacrifices. She should have died, but the god who toys with mortals dragged her back into the human world. From its lofty perch, the god called her “bride,” “toy,” and “little moth.” Its treatment of her like an insect made her sick. She knew this was nothing but the condescending mockery of those who already held po 51Reads—Score15114d adds
- 67 Reborn: The Campus Beauty Brings My Insecurities to Life 重生:自卑的我被校花开发了 [Pure romance] [No NTR] [Everyday life] [The book contains a few elements of cosmic horror, but its main focus is on sweet, everyday romance.] This is an interesting world. In a vast steel jungle, demons and monsters walk among humans. In the silent sea beyond the stars, indescribable giants roam through the gray mist, and countless ships have fallen silent there. I am Jiang Yao. An octopus brought me to this world when I transmigrated. At first, it was just a dream, but then all kinds of strang 1kReads9.1Score10614d adds
- 68 Sherlock Holmes: Case Files of Unnameable Events 福尔摩斯:不可名状事件薄 When London's fog can no longer nourish his hungry mind, and every criminal mastermind's tricks have grown tedious, the world's greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes, sinks into unprecedented boredom and lethargy. Dr. Watson watches his friend with concern, powerless to stop his spirit from withering away. Then a breakthrough arrives in a way beyond all imagining. An inscrutable stranger knocks on the door of 221B Baker Street, bearing an invitation impossible to refuse: uncover the ultimate myste 5.7kReads8.9Score83914d adds
- 69 After Seeing the Red Moon 在看到红月之后 [Call of Cthulhu tabletop role-playing + Spirit Vision + Infinite Worlds + Smart Protagonist + Nontraditional Cthulhu] Everyone thought the red moon was just a rare astronomical phenomenon. Only Chai Xin knew that the red moon was a gateway to the Inner World. The world has never been just one layer. The surface is the orderly Main World, where everyday life unfolds and days and nights pass as usual. Beneath it lies a tangled Inner World: one side is an abstract reflection of the Main World 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Doomsday Wasteland: I Have a Fate-Bound Pocket Watch 末日废土,我有一只命运怀表 [Wasteland Apocalypse + Divine Sequences + Manipulating Fate + One Heroine + Mental Instability] Chen Mo transmigrates to a wasteland and becomes a lowly scavenger in the Ash District of Rock Fortress. The place is rife with danger, overrun by mutated creatures, ruled by gangs, and plagued by a corrupt Fortress Council. But he doesn't panic. That's because he has a pocket watch that can predict the future. All he has to do is ask a question, and the watch will give him a prediction. Badly injure 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 I Reincarnated as an Evil God, So What's with Recruiting Apostles? 转生邪神的我,招募使徒怎么了 [Aesthetics of Violence] + [Reincarnated Evil God] + [Lord of the Mist] + [Cthulhu Fiction] A mass of eyes, twisted tentacles, unnerving paintings, blasphemous shadows... The vessel of an evil god sneaked into the room, saw the scene before him, and was so terrified he broke down in speechless panic. Even more despairing was the indescribable shadow cloaked in darkness, holding a book of calamity that constantly poured forth blasphemous words. It emerged from the void and slowly spoke: “Welc 1.3kReads7.8Score11614d adds
- 72 The Cthulhu World: My Days at the Clinic 克苏鲁世界:我在那开诊所的日子 [Cthulhu + no System + another world + no female lead + guess who the protagonist is] (This is a slow-burn, fan-oriented work, and the author's writing is average.) ↑ The above is a disclaimer. Lin Ke is summoned as an ordinary zombie. He inherits an old-timer's clinic and works conscientiously, always treating his patients with warmth. He has a little octopus by his side that lives in his shadow day in, day out. But for some reason, certain patients grow more and more respectful toward him, giv 855Reads7.0Score11014d adds
- 73 Apocalyptic Madness: Stock Up on Sanity and Survive with Me 末世狂病:备好SAN值跟我求生 [Apocalypse + Zombies + Frenzy + Extreme Horror + Cthulhu + Multiple Viewpoints + Teamwork + Not Reborn + No Superpowers + Pure Zombie Survival] The unorthodox intern Cheng Nuo is slacking off at work when a zombie crisis suddenly erupts. But all the signs suggest that an even greater crisis lies behind it! After surviving one disaster after another, he meets several companions, and together they form an apocalypse survival team! They follow every clue, searching for the truth behind the catastr 246Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Whisper Code 低语代码 [Infinite Flow | Rule-Based Horror | Heavy Lovecraftian Horror] Strange whispers and a string of garbled characters swirled in the depths of her mind as Ji Cheng awoke in an octagonal death chamber. Eight unlocked doors. Eight trapped people. The red light flashed six times, and a sixty-second countdown began. They had to find the one and only safe exit. Nameless, twisted monsters lurked behind the doors. Flesh-eating worms and warped apparitions were everywhere, and looking directly at them was 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 The Evil God Taught Me Math and Science: Bad Grades Make You Mutate 邪神教我数理化,成绩不好就异化 [Knowledge Ascension + Lovecraftian + Mist + Soul Transmigration] Xue Ba, a civil engineer, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Misty Continent and becomes a refugee, scraping by by serving time in prison on someone else's behalf. Then one day, after being framed as a serious criminal, he glimpses a god during an evil ritual. They say that anyone who understands a god's whispers can gain the power it bestows. As it happens, Xue Ba understands the god's cryptic babbling: language, math, physics, ch 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Everyone's a Hero, but This World Isn't Magical at All 全民勇者,但这世界一点都不魔法 [Everyone Is a Hero] [System] [Kingdom's End] [Soulslike] [Cthulhu Mythos] [Ragnarok] [One Female Lead] Wu Shuang wakes up to be told that he is a hero, and his mission is to save the kingdom. The problem is... he is the 42,782,408,421st hero. The previous hero is lying beside him, and has been dead for a while. The System's first quest for him is to take out the goblins in town. That shouldn't be hard... except the leader of the goblins is a little on the huge side... almost twice Wu Shuang's s 62.8kReads8.5Score9.7k14d adds
- 77 I’m a Tentacle Investigator, and a Popular Evil God at That 我,触手调查员,是万人迷邪神啊 [Everyone's Favorite + Cthulhu Mythos + Occultism + No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Everyone's a Freak] At first, Zhang Ming thought he had been transported into a Cthulhu-themed game, playing the dead man "Bright Shoning." Later, he discovered this was the real world. But then Zhang Ming raised his soft, writhing tentacles... If this wasn't a game, why could he transform? On December 31, 1614, by the Unified Calendar, the greatest and most terrible supernatural disaster in history erupted in Lai 215Reads8.3Score10614d adds
- 78 I Became a Playwright in the Mysterious World 我在诡秘世界成为了剧作家 The novelist Luo Cao unexpectedly receives a mysterious package. The appearance of a fountain pen seals his fate. As he passes through one soul after another, will Luo Cao lose himself completely? Does a person write a story, or does a story write a person? And what is the reason behind his sudden entanglement in this bizarre tale? To return to his own world, Luo Cao is forced to form a Sacred Covenant with Jasmine, a character from his novel. Fountain Pen 558755 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Fatal Company: Containing the Forbidden, Starting with Scavenging 致命公司:从捡垃圾开始收容禁忌 [Modern Lovecraftian horror + wild imagination + mystery and suspense + supernatural phenomena resurging + infinite trials + one heroine + battles of wits] [This is a modern Lovecraftian novel incorporating containment entities, rule-based horror, and the resurgence of the supernatural.] [The protagonist’s power level stays consistent throughout, as he pits his wits against the rules of the containment entities.] The thing Lu Chen regrets most in his life is clicking on that job ad for a “high-p 139Reads—Score10314d adds
- 80 Fragments of the Old Days: What Is a Lovecraftian Worldview? 旧日残章:什么叫克系世界观 [Cthulhu] [Tabletop RPG Style] [Investigators] [Infinite Flow] [Not an Overpowered Lead] Luo Chen is a self-taught mage who learned a few incantations from occult texts. He assumed he was in a fantasy world and tried to find a society or government agency that regulated magic so he could get a proper position. That is, until one day, a strange notebook called the Investigator's Handbook suddenly appeared beside him, inviting (or rather, forcing) him to investigate bizarre cases deep in the mount 34.2kReads9.2Score7.8k14d adds
- 81 EN Cultivating in the Lovecraftian Mythos: Am I the Strongest Cthulhu? 克系修仙,我是最强克苏鲁? [Death Rewind + Eerie Immortals and Buddhas + Chinese-Style Cosmic Horror (Light)] [Madman] [No Female Lead] [The World Has Gone Mad] [Chinese-Style Cosmic Horror, Madman Cultivates Immortality] He transmigrates to a place where even the world has gone mad. He possesses the power to rewind time upon death. From then on, death is no longer the end, but... a toy he can play with. He travels between the future and the past, manipulating gods and monsters with ease. Bizarre horrors, sickly immortals 405Reads6.9Score10414d adds
- 82 The Paint Is Still Wet: My Artwork Is Devouring Reality 颜料未干:我的画正在吞噬现实 [Urban + Infinite Flow + A Touch of Lovecraftian Horror + Games + No Female Lead] Which is the true color of this world: his paints or his blood? Meteors streak across the sky screen, his brush soaks up paint, and the blood of reality is about to run dry. An inconspicuous white stone falls onto a terrace, revealing a brutal world known as the “Game Arena.” A death notice boasting a 96.7% mortality rate sends a chill through the air. Countless people scream, countless people sing, The gifts of th —Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 83 In the Depths of Dongyuan: The Immortal Beneath the Earth 洞渊深处:地底仙 [Lovecraftian Cultivation] + [Eerie] + [Madness] + [Classic of Mountains and Seas] Immortals aren’t in the heavens. They’re underground! Ever since returning from exploring a cave, Chen Si has finally understood this truth! The immortals told him: “Use blood to power the formation, and offer sacrifices to all spirits.” He will follow their example, using human blood and flesh to forge his path to immortality! Is this truly an ascent through a grotesque transformation of flesh and blood, or merel 1.5kReads8.4Score22314d adds
- 84 You're Supposed to Be an Investigator, So Why Are You Dating an Evil God? 让你当调查员,你和邪神谈恋爱? [Cthulhu Girls] [Eerie] [Superpowers] After transmigrating to a world overrun by the eerie, Qi Mai only wants to live a quiet, peaceful life. But for some reason, the strange beings around him just keep multiplying. The good news: the beautiful transfer student in his class, [Ketu Luzi], has just moved in next door! The bad news: beneath her clothes lurk terrifying, twisted black tentacles, and she commands a gang of fishmen... The even worse news: she has set her sights on Qi Mai. “I’ve discove 6.2kReads8.7Score83114d adds
- 85 Searching for the Herb of Immortality: I Nearly Became a Walking Corpse 为寻不死草:差点变行尸 [Tibetan legends + folk tales of the uncanny + suspenseful exploration + tomb raiding, no beauties, not a power fantasy, no formulaic tropes] Legend has it that Tibet is home to an herb of immortality, which comes in yin and yang varieties. If the living eat the yang herb, they can live forever; if the dead consume it, they can be resurrected. But anyone who eats the yin herb turns into a walking corpse. The herb of immortality is said to grow thousands of meters underground, in a place that T 203Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Lying in a Coffin, I Somehow Hacked the Evil God’s Dream 人在棺材躺,我竟黑了邪神梦境 A sunlit beach, a lover returned from the dead, a wedding three years overdue... Lin Yuan jolted awake from a perfect world, only to find himself lying in a cold coffin reeking of decay. A writhing tendril of flesh was embedded in the back of his head. Above him stretched an endless crimson dome, while millions of others like him floated all around. Their faces wore crazed smiles as, inside their false dreams, an evil god called the Black Mountain Lady drained their souls, one mouthful at a time 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Sequence 001: I Am the Evil God's Agent!! 序列001,我为邪神代理人!! Protagonist: Ling Xiaoran. [Genres: Lovecraftian + apocalypse + supernatural powers + gender-bending] When the seven stars align and the constellations reach their proper positions, it will walk upon the earth once more, and the world will meet its end. The apocalypse arrives. The blood-dark moon hangs overhead, and undead, insectoids, dinosaurs, zombies, plants, and people with supernatural powers all appear. Chaos reigns, but who among them is the aberration? Zhang, an agent of the gods, will 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 A Faded World 褪色世界 [Urban Fantasy / Light Sci-Fi / Cthulhu Mythos / Mystery and Growth / Ensemble Cast / Pure Romance] Synopsis: A poker-faced genius high school student with a self-healing cheat ability is swept into the undercurrents of a bloodborne curse, a mysterious record company, and an ancient catastrophe. As he gets beaten down and grows stronger, he is forced to accept that he himself is the one who, in the future, will become the Witch of the Original Land's former... For readers who: Enjoy the vibe o 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Mysterious: I Gained the Creator's Authority from the Start 诡秘,开局获得造物主权柄 Steampunk + Cthulhu! “Sir, what do you think of the recent Rooting Morning Post?” “They say I’m an agent of the Abyss, a traitor to the kingdom, a close friend of witches, a betrayer of the world, scum, a man who plays with young girls’ hearts, a despicable outsider, an ominous blasphemer, a source of all evil radiation, a pervert who deceives little girls, the maddest of the evil gods, and the unknowable among the unknowable! Slander, all of it! I, Ivan, am a good person! I’m not joking!” P.S. 3.8kReads8.7Score39914d adds
- 90 The Encyclopedia of Mythology 神话百科全书 [Mythology returns + global anomalies + anomalous apocalypse + ensemble cast + Cthulhu Mythos + raising gods + a tiny bit of genderbent goddesses + grand worldbuilding + not invincible] “The sun overhead wants to kill us, the Earth beneath our feet is insane, the endless night wants to replace us, and even Death itself wants to enslave us. What can I do? Just grip my gun tight and tell these monsters: humanity still has one last breath left!!!” An unnamed soldier, during the Fifth Anomaly War T 1kReads8.2Score14514d adds
- 91 I Really Don't Want to Become an Outer God 我真不想当外神了 All right, all right! My dearest friends, I know you've been waiting a long time to hear his story. Some say he sacrificed himself to stop an evil god from awakening deep beneath the earth, saving the world in the process. Others say those glorious deeds were nothing but the empress's wistful ramblings as she mourned him. The real man had died long ago in a tiny village without even a name. And some say he never existed at all, that he was merely an idol invented by a bard. But the story I'm abo 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 I’ve Become an Old One, and the Mysteries Are Only Now Invading Reality? 我都成旧日了,诡秘才入侵现实? [Just launched, so the rating will rise over time] [Cthulhu] [Rising and Falling] [Death Rewind] My name is Su Xing. Today is a special day. I got a System. Every time I die, I gain a trait. But why does every single one of these traits... make me more and more like a monster? You were killed by a blade. Gained [Nothing Can Escape the Blade]: It moves at the prompting of your will and strikes as you will it. It cannot be stopped and cuts through everything. You were bitten to death by an imposto 213.3kReads7.5Score33.4k14d adds
- 93 Cthulhu: Actually, I'm with the Foundation 克苏鲁:其实我是基金会的 Mo Lin thought he would spend his life living an ordinary existence. But by a twist of fate, he was swept up in an operation beyond anything he could comprehend, and the “true face” of the world gradually began to reveal itself to him... In a dim basement, a strange-looking creature hums a nursery rhyme... quietly waiting for the one it is destined to meet. 136Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Cthulhu, Call Me the King of the Occult 克苏鲁,请叫我诡秘之王 Synopsis: [Mysterious forces return + System + unhinged protagonist + containment] Chen Xiao accidentally transmigrates to another world and awakens the [Mysterious Eye] System. At that moment, the other world is being invaded by powerful, indescribable mysteries. Chen Xiao discovers that his System just happens to be able to counter them! As the Mysterious Eye opens, Chen Xiao draws ever closer to the truth of this world: What are the mysteries? Where did they come from? Where have the immortal 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Murder at Midnight 夜半杀机 "Dead by Daylight + Identity V + a whole bunch of horror movies (I'll fuse in whatever I find, Fusion Summon!) [Lovecraftian Setting, No Female Lead]" The world enters a terrifying countdown! Evil spirits return, and ancient gods whisper. It turns out the source of it all is a mysterious game called Midnight Murders! The dead are resurrected amid the gods' schemes and struggles. After living a second life, can Yu Jin escape the gods' control? The clock strikes midnight. The game begins. “Shh! Do 300Reads9.1Score10414d adds
- 96 Infinite Regress: The Anomaly Begs Me to Become an Evil God 无限回溯:异常求我成邪神 [Supernatural powers + anomalous containment + time + mild horror + light comedy + pseudoscience + no System (maybe?) + maybe no heroine + satisfying clever protagonist + escape] The good news: Zhong Zhaixing can rewind time indefinitely, so he has the advantage. The bad news: The endless rewinds never stop, and he’s trapped. Starlight University is attacked by countless anomalies. Being eaten by monsters? He can take it. Being killed by the rules? He accepts it. Being stabbed to death by a ps 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 My Years as a Class-D Personnel 我当D级人员那些年 Containment objects, Cthulhu Mythos, a Foundation-style structure, and a first-person perspective. The story takes its time. The protagonist has a very high sanity level and is mainly a witness: he bears witness to the many faces of life, to disaster and calamity, and to humanity’s struggle and courage. The story centers on various containment objects and the incidents surrounding them. After experiencing a series of people and events, the protagonist goes from resisting to accepting his role, a 1.9kReads8.2Score29314d adds
- 98 The God-Eater Girl Has an Immortal Body 神蚀少女拥有不死之身 [Chinese-Style Horror + Master and Servant + Immortality + Cthulhu + Dual Female Leads] Is having an immortal body really a wonderful thing? Watching your family die, your friends leave, and your beloved pass away: that's the price of immortality. But I refuse to accept that. So I'm going to make my beloved become a god alongside me, and then we'll never have to part. Who could have imagined that after countless hardships, the brutally cruel path to godhood was nothing more than a game the gods 160Reads—Score10114d adds
- 99 The Uncanny Path: I Told You to Cultivate, So Why Have You All Gone Mad? 诡道:让你们修真,你们都疯了? You were told to slay your inner demon, so why did you kill your whole family? You were told to suffer a little, so why are you skinning people and tearing out their bones? [Protagonist in torment + unhinged protagonist + Chinese horror + Lovecraftian urban cultivation + not mindless + satisfying power fantasy + more torment early on, more payoff later] [Readers in a normal state of mind, enter at your own risk. This book is all about madness. The first twenty chapters move quickly to get to the 112Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 100 Immortal Through Cunning Arts, I Can Ignore the Cost 诡术成仙,我能免疫代价 [No female lead] [Eerie cultivation] [Urban setting] [Modern technology aids cultivation] Some eerie arts require you to destroy your own eyes. Others demand that, as a child, you cut off your limbs at the roots, then leave them immersed in a vat for three years. Some can only be mastered by driving a wooden spike into your head. After Yu Xiu transmigrates into this world, he is lucky enough to gain the ability to access an information feed, allowing him to learn eerie arts without paying their 95Reads5.4Score12214d adds

















































