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- 51 The Heaven-Chosen Paper Effigy Maker 天命扎纸人 First comes fate, then fortune, then feng shui; fourth, accumulate virtue, and fifth, study. Sixth, choose a spouse; seventh, choose a career; eighth, make friends with people of influence; ninth, practice good health. Those who work with yin and yang make their living by reading fate, but they are doomed to three deficiencies and five afflictions, with life and death impossible to predict. With nothing but the craft of making paper effigies, they guide countless wandering souls and spirits to t 349Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 A Creepy Game? Isn’t This a Dating Sim? 诡异游戏？这不是恋爱游戏吗？ A bizarre game descends upon the world, randomly selecting lucky people to become players and face dungeon trials. Clear a dungeon and earn all kinds of rewards. Fail, and you’ll be erased on the spot. Song Yi wakes from a night’s sleep to discover that he’s been unlucky enough to be chosen as a player in the bizarre game. He thought he was as good as dead, but things turn out to be nothing like he expected. White-haired girl: “Brother Song is mine. No one can take him away!” Gentle desk mate: “ 195Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 53 Man-Eating Python 噬人蟒 Man-Eating Python —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 Tales of the Malevolent Spirits 凶灵秘闻录 A strange space hides countless mysteries. It is filled with danger and crises, and death lurks everywhere. Everyone who enters has only one thought: survive! 14Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 55 Six Dolls on a Rainy Day 雨天的六个娃娃 Six Dolls on a Rainy Day —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 Ghostly Tales from Fengdu 丰都鬼事 In her previous life, young artist Lin Wan set out alone for the fabled ghost city of Fengdu to search for her missing older sister, Lin Zhixia. Naively, she trusted the seemingly kind innkeeper and local gentry, unaware that she had stepped into a carefully laid trap. Coveted for her yin constitution, she was ultimately sacrificed in an old mansion behind Fengdu's famous mountain by the so-called “good Samaritans” to a traitor in the underworld who had disguised himself as Black Impermanence. H 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 The Most Terrifying Class on Campus 高校里最恐怖的班级 A classmate who had been dead for two years suddenly spoke in the group chat. At first, everyone thought it was someone's prank, until the first classmate died unexpectedly. Only then did they realize this was no prank... 792Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 Afterlife Notes: The Eyeless Locust Tree Maiden Bonus Story: Blood Silkworm Thread 还魂笔记之无眼槐娘番外：血蚕丝 Afterlife Notes: The Eyeless Locust Tree Maiden Bonus Story: Blood Cocoon Silk 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 Afterlife Notes Bonus Story: The Corpse Stitcher 还魂笔记番外篇：缝尸匠 Afterlife Notes: Bonus Story: The Corpse Stitcher 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 Are All the People I Save Female Ghosts? 我的救赎对象全是女诡？ [Heartwarming] + [Female Ghosts] + [Horror Game Instances] + [Lighthearted] Lin An transmigrates into a terrifying world and is dragged into a deadly horror game. With his life hanging by a thread, he awakens a System. Lin An: System, are you here to save me? System: Ding! The White Moonlight Simulator is at your service! Lin An: No! This is a world of the supernatural. What am I supposed to do with a White Moonlight System? System: How about giving it a shot? It might just save your life. With 60.9kReads8.4Score8.9kShelves
- 61 Notes on Returning Souls: The Eyeless Huai Tree Maiden 还魂笔记之无眼槐娘 The plum rains have swollen every brick in Green Tile Alley. When Lin Yan grips her grandmother’s death notice and opens the door to the old house, the sixty-year-old locust tree in the courtyard seems to be watching her through its cracked bark. The year her great-great-grandmother planted it, three children went missing from the alley. During all the years her grandmother kept watch over it, she would bury bloodstained silver locks beneath its roots in the dead of night. The last page of her g 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 No Responsibility for Scaring You to Tears 吓哭不负责 [Traditional supernatural tales] [Ghost stories] [Chinese-style horror] [Based on true events] [Reader submissions] [Chilling when you think about it] [Bizarre tales] [Beyond the realm of science] [Plainspoken prose, no literary flourishes] [Just stories] Not for the faint of heart! Don’t read late at night! Folklore, haunted houses, eerie village incidents, urban vengeful spirits, supernatural curses, and even non-supernatural stories that are chilling when you think about them... A collection 24.3kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
- 63 Bureau 749: A Yin Messenger on the Road to the Underworld 749局：黄泉走阴人 There is an organization that exists only in the darkness: Bureau 749. Founded in 1974, with no records and no official status, it is made up of scientists and people with supernatural abilities. It handles the dirtiest, most sinister, most forbidden affairs in the human world. Ghost soldiers march through the night, leaving nothing but empty skins in an entire village. The White God of Wealth kills anyone who worships him, taking their souls to feed evil. An ancient Buddha opens its mouth to de 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 Infinite Flow: Eerie and Terrifying Dungeons 无限流：诡异惊悚副本 [Infinite Flow]+ [Horror Escape Instances]+ [No Cultivation, Just Mind Games] “Qi Qiushui, I’m Xia Xiaoxiao. By the time you read this message, I’ll be dead.” “Whatever you do, don’t open the Blood Gate Forum later!! Don’t!!” A strange message from the already-dead Xia Xiaoxiao, the mysterious Blood Gate Forum, and an eerie bus that travels between reality and illusion all drag Qi Qiushui into the instances of the Infinite Flow. In the brightly lit hotel corridors, a glance to the side revea 8.3kReads5.7Score766Shelves
- 65 The Water Stain That Never Dries 永远拧不干的水渍 The Water Stain That Never Dries —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 Let Me Tell You a Little Story, But Don't Be Scared, Season Five: Nightmare 我讲个小故事，可别吓着你呀 第五季：梦魇 Fear is a drop of water falling into a pond, setting off one ripple after another. Hidden in everyday life, lurking in people's hearts, fear is everywhere. Fear lives in my stories. 126Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 67 Case Seven: From a Ghost's Last Wish to a Cult Mystery 第七单：从亡魂心愿到邪教迷案 Case Seven: From a Dead Soul's Wish to a Cult Mystery —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 After a Ghost Hit Me While Delivering Takeout, I Became the Underworld's Top Mediator 送外卖撞鬼后：我成了阴阳界金牌调解员 After Running into a Ghost While Delivering Food, I Became the Underworld's Top Mediator —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 69 As Long as the Heart Lamp Burns, His Delivery Box Carries Unfinished Wishes 心灯不灭，他的外卖箱里装着未了的心愿 As Long as the Heart Lantern Burns, His Delivery Bag Carries Unfulfilled Wishes —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 Midnight Terror: Tales of the Supernatural 午夜惊魂：民间鬼事录 [Folk Taboos + Rural Ghost Stories + Episodic Tales + Chilling on Second Thought] The village elders say that some things are better believed than dismissed. Liu Er, a bachelor, picked up a red wedding dress. That very night, he heard the sound of a suona, and a faceless bride knocked on his door and said, “Liu Er, I’ve come to marry you.” Before a dead person is buried, the guiding candle at the head of the coffin must never go out. Old Liu Guang died, the candle went out, and a crack appeared 4kReads—Score168Shelves
- 71 The Three Months I Was Trapped at My Girlfriend's Best Friend's Home 我被困在女友闺蜜家的那三个月 My girlfriend’s eerie home is the stuff of nightmares. This time, I’ve mysteriously found myself trapped in her best friend’s house, where she makes an utterly baffling demand... Two heroines + well-crafted suspense + scheming characters + sweet romance + twists + written by the author, not AI 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 72 Strange Tales: The Land of Silent Hauntings 异诡实录：诡寂之地 [Horror]+ [Mystery]+ [Instances]+ [Infinite Flow] “Knock, knock, knock...” Lin Baisui was jolted awake. A voice that sounded like her mother called from outside the door. “Open up, it’s Mom...” But Lin Baisui clearly remembered that her parents had died three years ago. So who was outside? 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 Shadows in the Daylight 白昼暗影 The criminal he hunts is himself. The shadow he cannot escape is his only protector. Lin Mo, the police department’s star profiler, cracks one extraordinary case after another with his precise criminal psychology analyses. But he doesn’t know that every night, another self awakens: Shen Ye, a “dark vigilante” who fights violence with violence, hunting down criminals who escaped justice through Lin Mo. The massacre that destroyed his family when he was a child split ten-year-old Lin Mo’s mind, cr —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 The Yin-Life Pawnshop 阴寿当铺 The Underworld Pawnshop: I Sell Ghostly Goods to Stay Alive Lu You's funeral shop stands at the coldest, most shadowy corner of the old street in the west of the city. For generations, the Lu family has dealt with the dead, but by Lu You's generation, they are cursed to die before turning thirty. By day, he sells incense, candles, and paper money for the dead. By night, he helps vengeful spirits who died unnatural deaths fulfill their wishes in exchange for extra days of life. On the first night 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 One Chilling Story Every Night 每晚一个惊魂故事 [One story per chapter] [Chinese-style horror] [Folk tales] [Urban vengeful spirits] [Haunted houses] [No main plot] Collected and adapted fictional tales of terror from all over, one story per chapter, each one different. No grand lectures, just bone-chilling tales rooted in everyday life. All adapted from strange folk tales passed down for years. They sound true, and the more you think about them, the more unsettling they get. Great for unwinding, but don't try to “unwind” alone in the dead of 1.1kReads—Score103Shelves
- 76 The Lost Pool in the Mirror 镜中迷潭 That night, I stepped into the elevator. The doors opened four times. Each time, it was the fourth floor. The fifth time they opened, there was a hall of mirrors outside. In countless mirrors stood countless versions of me. Only one of them was smiling. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 Horror Revival: I Am Possessed by a Vengeful Ghost 恐怖复苏：我被厉鬼驾驭了 After the supernatural invaded, my region was declared the safest place around. I made an indelible contribution to that achievement. Because I’m already dead. 1.2kReads5.5Score102Shelves
- 78 Eerie Survival Game 诡异生存游戏 Mind-bending puzzles + deduction + battles of wits + no overpowered protagonist + dungeon games A beautiful woman shows up at his door with a card. He scans it and becomes a player. From then on, Lin Chen begins his battle to survive in a bizarre game. Sweet Home, the beginning of a dream; a battle for life and death that dispels lies. The Killer Game, where it’s hard to tell police from criminals; votes decide the verdict in the Hall of Judgment. A wedding brings everyone together in a snowy ca 125Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 79 When Your Reflection Starts to Betray You 当你的倒影开始背叛 [Horror assignments + death games + independent planets in the galaxy] “Hey, your sister is dead~” “Your sister is dead!” “Hey, I don’t have a sister, but yours really is dead, hehe.” “**!” Lin Yumin angrily hung up. A little while later, her phone rang again. “Ma’am, we’ve found your sister’s body. Please come to the Public Security Bureau to identify it.” “Will you give it a rest? Your sister is dead! Your whole family’s croaked!” After unleashing a torrent of abuse, Lin Yumin hung up 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 80 Dorm Survival: Getting the Rules Horror System from the Start 宿舍求生：开局得到规则怪谈系统 [Goofy protagonist + outrageous schemes + dormitory survival + no romance + not mindless wish fulfillment + shameless protagonist + protagonist with top-tier combat strength] Everyone around the world woke up transmigrated into a bizarre dormitory building. Chu Feng awakened a rules-horror System that lets him set rules. From then on... Others: Hiding in their dorm rooms, trembling with fear. Chu Feng: Going out to loot treasure chests and setting rules to farm coins. Others: Running for their l 56Reads—Score101Shelves
- 81 I’m an Actor in Horror Movies 我在恐怖电影中做演员 A bizarre horror movie poster transports Wang Yan into the world of the film. Playing a bit-part character who could die at any moment, he struggles to survive in a terrifying movie that feels all too real. By making clever use of the rules, he eventually sets out on the path to becoming an award-winning actor. (Horror infinite survival + suspense + serious tone + characters with brains + possible romance. There is no System, to be clear, no System!) 17Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 82 In the Reincarnation Game, I'm Not the Patient 轮回游戏我不是病人 (Infinite Survival + Instance Worlds + Suspense + High Intelligence + Decisive and Ruthless) Settle in and enjoy the ride. The pace is lightning-fast. The Survival Game of the Myriad Heavens descends, and Lu Chen is swept into the Black Mist Hospital, where the death rate is as high as ninety percent. Monsters roam here, and the rules determine life and death. But Lu Chen awakens the S-rank talent “Precise Analysis,” which lets him see through monsters' weaknesses and loopholes in the rules. Whi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 The Horror Taxi 恐怖出租车 There is a kind of vehicle meant for certain people. Its job is to take them to the world they belong in. That is the ghost bus. You may never have heard of a living person boarding one, but if you ever see a vehicle of unknown origin on the road, be careful... 2kReads6.8Score—Shelves
- 84 Luring Ghosts 招诡 A lot of the time, there are secrets and things hidden inside you that even you don't know about. For instance, what happens after you fall asleep... 350Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 85 I Was a Ghost Officer, but Now I Only Want a Promotion 身为鬼差的我，后来只想升官 I wield the Register of the Underworld as a ghost officer, commanding the power to seize souls. Everyone says the King of Hell is the supreme ruler of the netherworld, but to me, he is merely a stepping stone. The underworld is vast, and the Nine Hells are deep. Is that really the limit of my ambition? I want to break the Nine Hells’ shackles, shatter the chains between yin and yang, ascend to the realm of the Great Emperor, and rule the netherworlds of all realms. Only then will my lifelong wis 33Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 86 The Crimson Flower Cup 血色花盏 Blood-Red Flower Cup —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 87 The Night Shift Clerk's Countdown 《夜班店员的倒计时》 The Night-Shift Clerk's Countdown 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 The Clammy Echoes of the Basement 地下室的黏腻回响 The Sticky Echoes of the Basement —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 Lucid Darkness 清醒的黑暗 Clear-Eyed Darkness 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 Living Witness to the Strange 活见异闻 Grandpa had seen a ghost for himself. In the dead of night, he went behind the villagers’ backs to dig up a dead woman’s grave, and even stripped off her... 36Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 91 Republic-Era Ghost Master: The Life of Xu Jun 民国驭鬼者：许俊的一生 In an age of the Five Turbidities, Hell lies empty, evil spirits have returned, and the mortal world has become a living hell. Xu Jun, a young man from the modern era who transmigrates into the Hongdu of the Republic of China, becomes a ghost wielder. He inherits the Netherworld Eye and the power of the Shadow Ghost, while carrying the mystery of time and space. He allies with the fortune-teller Yuan Tian to confront the island nation’s “Twelve Evil Fiends” Project: twelve terrifying evil spir 37Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 The Haunted House at No. 13 13号凶宅 Number 13 Qianliang Hutong in Beijing has long been a haunted house. During the Cultural Revolution, several people died mysteriously one after another inside the residence. Long Fei, an investigator with the Public Security Bureau, assumed the alias Li Qiang and moved into the compound as a housing office inspector. After a series of thrilling struggles, Li Qiang finally discovered that Number 13 was an operational base for an enemy spy organization... 959Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 93 Don't Look Back During Evening Study at School 学校晚自习别回头 Don’t Look Back During Evening Study at School 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 Ghosts in the High-Rise, Yet You Still Want Me to Go Undercover as a Security Guard 大厦闹鬼，你还让我去做卧底保安 My name is Ma Rui, and I’m a police cadet. Recently, a series of bizarre cases have taken place inside an office building: a little finger in a food delivery order; hair in a steamed bun filling; bloodstained banknotes; a strange tile cat; and a headless woman’s corpse in a woven sack… To solve the cases as quickly as possible, the police need to send an undercover agent into the building to work as a “night security guard.” So I took on this important assignment! 856Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 95 The Black Dog of Misty Mountain 雾山黑犬 Black Dog of Mist Mountain 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 Twelve Ghosts 十二鬼魂 Twelve Ghosts 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 Horror Game: Playing the Husband from the Start 恐怖游戏：开局扮演丈夫 Xuan Ye was chosen and dragged into a horror world to take part in a horror game, where he drew the perfect-grade talent [Shadow Mind Reader]. His first instance, [Model Couple], plunged him into a battle of wits against the supernatural beings… —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 The Mystic Arts Curse Master 玄门咒神 On the day Yang Xuan was supposed to get engaged, a blood-red coffin inexplicably appeared in his home. Inside lay a beautiful woman with skin like jade. On the first day, his father died. On the second day, a yin-yang master told Yang Xuan: If he wanted to survive this calamity, he had to consummate his marriage with her... 115Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 The Ominous Coffin 凶棺 It all started with a coffin that floated up from the river... I thought it was a fortune dropped from the sky, but it turned out to be a disaster. After I pried open the coffin, I began to feel that something unclean had followed me home. My daughter grew stranger by the day. She was only three, yet she had already started developing! 125Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 Super Horror Amusement Park 超级惊悚乐园 This is an abandoned amusement park. At night, the rusted Ferris wheel creaks back into motion. A shadowy pirate ship sails in from the deep-sea fog. Children’s giggles keep reaching your ears as the swings sway back and forth. Footprints appear in the lake, one after another, sending ripples across the water, as if someone invisible is walking across it and slowly climbing ashore. Tang Fei holds a hammer in his left hand and his phone in his right. He watches the grass bow beneath the steps of 199Reads—Score—Shelves
