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- 151 Ghost Stories at Three in the Morning 三更讲鬼 This book recounts some strange events from the 1980s. One place holds far more than a hundred stories. Perhaps it would be more fitting for me to be a bystander, or a listener. I have written down the stories I heard to remember the past. You can simply take the people and events in these pages as a joke, if you like. Or you can read them as stories that invite self-reflection. Who knows... the characters in them might bear a resemblance to you. Or perhaps they reflect someone close to you. Wit 156Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 152 I'm a Big Shot in the Infinite Game, Also Known as Wu Dang 我在无限游戏里当大佬，别称无当 Five thousand worlds, five thousand wagers against the gods. The river flowing from the souls in the ferryman’s sleeves proclaims the game’s victory. But did the gods really win? “I wager these five thousand cycles are not just repeating the same mistakes.” “They are five thousand worlds you created to maximize your own gains!” As [humanity], [kindness], [hesitation], [sincerity], [courage], [protection], [justice], [fairness], [family bonds], [dependence], [happiness], and [glory] completely fa 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 I Keep Being Reborn in an Infinite-Loop World 我在无限流里不断重生 [Infinite-flow horror, ensemble cast | No System, no golden finger | No mindless power fantasy] After clearing my twelfth instance, I didn't get to go home. Everyone had been deceived. Clearing an instance didn't let us leave at all. It turned out that clearing an instance didn't mean escaping. We were trapped in an endless cycle of worlds, each layer harder to tell from reality than the last. The boundary between the instances and reality had blurred completely. Was anything before our eyes 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Escape: After Coming Back to Life, I Only Play on SSS Difficulty 逃生：复活后我只玩SSS难度 [Infinite flow + no CP + survival game + heroine's growth + horror and suspense] (Chapters 26–51 can be skipped without affecting the rest of the story. Each stage is about 25 chapters long.) Ruoling, a second-year college student, was pulled into a horror dimension while playing The Final Escape. She was killed by the plot right from the start! After being revived, she obtained a mysterious black book and became a tech geek. She meets all kinds of god-tier teammates, fights her way to escape, s 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 I’m Socially Anxious, Yet I Became a God in the Haunting 社恐的我，在怪谈里封神 This isn’t cookie-cutter or fast-paced. If you like quick reads, this isn’t for you. This is real rule-based horror. I’ve worked on the ideas until my brain was smoking and sparking, so please add it to your bookshelf. It’s a great novel, written with care. _ At first, no one knew what it was. It was like a silent tide, quietly spilling across the borders of the world. There was no earth-shattering roar, no vision blotting out the sky. It was just that, after some ordinary evening, the “rules” 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 True Accounts of Eerie Dreams: A Big Shot's Practical Guide to Faking It 诡梦实录：假装大佬实战教学 [No Romance + Infinite Flow + Forced Rank Skipping] Undergoing a major rewrite. The ending of the first dungeon is being written now, and the whole dungeon will be posted at once when it's finished. Currently rewritten up to Chapter 15. New blurb: Before Mo Bugui dies, the System asks her if she is willing to cooperate and play the role of a high-level player. She is still hesitating when the monsters outside draw closer. Desperate to survive and pay for her mother's medical bills, Mo Bugui grit —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Rule Horror: The Infinite Loop's Haunted Campus, Don't Trust Any Rule 规则怪谈：无限流诡异校园，别相信任何一条规则 Rule Horror: An Infinite-Flow, Supernatural School. Don't Trust a Single Rule 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 A Faith-Based Game: I Hijacked a Deranged Saintess from the Start 信仰游戏，开局劫持疯批圣女 [Infinite Flow] [Gods' Game] [Sequences] [No System] Countless worlds on the brink of destruction are connected by a place called Boundary City. Players enter, complete missions, serve seven gods, and climb ever higher along twenty-one sequences. Some believe in the gods. Others pursue power. Until one day, the players discover in horror that the gods they worship and the ones who gave them strength are dead! Gao Yang: "If the gods are dead and their thrones are empty, why can't I ascend to one 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 Eerie Descent: Nobody on the Subway Is Human 诡异降临：地铁里都不是人 [!!! NOT A POWER FANTASY !!!] [No golden finger + No Romance + No Leveling Up + No Items + No System] [Infinite Flow + Mystery and Horror + Every Character Is Smart] Important warning: If you are riding the subway right now, be sure to check underneath your seat and make sure there isn’t a corpse lying there! A mysterious subway train, with eighteen stops along its route. At every stop, the passengers must face a bizarre instance! A cruise ship sailing alone across the sea, with nowhere to dock 3.5kReads7.3Score60014d adds
- 160 Infinite Horror: My Persona Mustn't Crack 无限惊悚：我的人设不能崩 [Infinite Flow + Horror Game + Mind Games and Puzzles + No Romance, Ensemble Cast] If my mom kills me at exactly six-thirty every morning, does that count as perfect attendance? I'm Si Yan, a surgeon and an inexperienced horror-game player. My daily routine: wake up, wash my face, and think about medicine before Mom's jaws split open in a bloody grin After all, the growth rate of those lumps on the back of her neck seriously violates the principles of pathology. When I finally smashed her contro 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 In This Horror Infinite Flow, This Woman Is Not to Be Messed With 恐怖无限流这个女人不好对付 [Infinite Worlds & No Romance] In the modern world, the Taoist clan has faded into obscurity. Li Baibai, its last heir, scrapes by day to day drawing talismans. One day, she is pulled into another bizarre world as a player. She will face: Tutorial dungeon: A Ghost Knocks at Midnight. Scenario: [Your father has died, but his body has gone missing. You and your mother depend on each other, and she is your only family. While sorting through your belongings, you find a few words carved into the back 41Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 162 Infinite Flow: My Safe House Is Absolutely Safe 无限流：我的安全屋绝对安全 [Infinite flow + powerful heroine + mild horror + suspense + unhinged heroine] [Some twists involving the plot and characters occur in individual instances. The early instances move quickly to get things going, but the later ones get more and more exciting!] [Three instances are currently complete. First instance: Fengshan Road Middle School | Multiplayer beginner-friendly instance Second instance: Fourth Psychiatric Hospital | High-risk solo instance, not yet cleared Third instance: Heartbeat I 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Who’s Watching You Sleep? 谁在看着你睡觉 A collection of horror stories, including The Haunting of the Girls' Dorm, The Peeping Eye, and The Abyss of the Locked Room: A Mother's Checkmate! I guarantee you'll be too scared to use the bathroom after reading them at night! Each story is 80,000 to 100,000 characters long. I'm a newcomer, and this is my first time writing on Tomato Novel! I hope you'll give me lots of encouragement! Your support is what motivates me to create more and better stories! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 Infinite Nightmare Game Machine 无限噩梦游戏机 This isn’t a wish-fulfillment novel. It has infinite-flow, but the protagonist isn’t invincible, brainless, saintly, or surrounded by a harem. Since game characters are assigned at random, there will be transformation scenes. Read with caution if that bothers you. Chen Xi bought a game console in a livestream room and accidentally got pulled into a game called Infinite Nightmare Survival. Players are assigned random characters when they enter the game, and failing a mission can cause them to die 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 A Guide to Performing in Horror Films 恐怖片演绎指南 Infinite Flow + Supernatural A horror-film role-playing show has quietly become a hit. Anyone desperate to have a wish granted will receive an invitation. The Very Horror Show cordially invites anyone interested to take part in its horror-film performances. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Infinite Games: I Reach the Top by Screwing People Over 无限游戏：我靠坑人当榜一 [Infinite Flow + Mind Games + Ruthless Female Lead + No Couple + Strongest Female Lead Power Fantasy] Feng Xunyue is unexpectedly chosen for a devil's game. Every time a player clears an instance, they receive a reward that's almost impossible to refuse. Determined to uncover the truth behind the game and the mystery of her own origins, Feng Xunyue resolutely sets off down the path of screwing over everyone in the game. She unleashes natural disasters in a battle royale instance, betrays humanit 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Supernatural Revival: From the Start, I Bet on a Livestream from a Psychiatric Hospital 灵异复苏开局对赌直播精神病院 Haunted House Livestream: Three Million to Save a Life. The People of Longguo Never Bow Their Heads [Supernatural revival + No System + No saintly protagonist + Fresh plot + Escape + Exploration + Crime solving + Not dark] Chen Feng opens his eyes in a foot massage parlor to find himself three million in debt and his younger sister on the brink of death! A mysterious creditor offers him a deal: livestream three trips into deadly places, and the money and your life are yours. The first stop is 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Mysterious Tales: Stop Crying! Smile, Damn It! 诡秘怪谈：别哭了！给老子笑！ Weird Tales of the Mysterious: Stop crying! Give me a damn smile! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Southern Song: A Mad Legitimate Daughter Arrives at Suiyue Nunnery 南宋：碎月庵来了个疯嫡女 [Historical Infinite Flow + Ensemble Cast of Ancient Women + No Romance + Southern Song Dynasty + Chinese Supernatural Tales] Hua Xiyin, the legitimate daughter of the Hua family, is sent off by her stepmother and stepsister to recuperate at a remote nunnery after she slaughters her grandmother at a birthday banquet. She expects to spend her days eating vegetarian meals, praying to Buddha, and taking it easy. But the moment she enters the nunnery, she steps into a resentful realm and begins clea 465Reads—Score10114d adds
- 170 Rule Horror: Feeding Records from No. 7 Huaiyin Lane 规则怪谈：槐荫里7号进食记录 Rule Horror: Feeding Records from No. 7, Huaiyin Lane —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 Forbidden Horror: Don't Look in the Mirror at Night 禁忌怪谈：晚上不要照镜子 Taboo Horror: Don’t Look in the Mirror at Night —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Horror Park: I Teach in the Ghost Realm, and the Boss Cries While Doing Homework 惊悚乐园：我在鬼域搞教育，BOSS哭着写作业 Horror Paradise: I Teach in the Ghost Realm, and the Boss Cries While Doing His Homework 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 One Cursed Letter, and I'm in the Eighteenth Layer of the Ghost Realm? 一封诅咒信，我入诡界十八层？ [Horror + Survival + Infinite Flow + Plot-Heavy + Three Updates a Day + No Fighting Monsters to Level Up + Original Horror Instances] They say that when a white letter mysteriously arrives in your hands, a curse has attached itself to you… Rotting books, an empty bus, a door seeping blood… In bizarre ways, a group of unsuspecting people who receive letters are sent to one eerie world after another. They are called Curse-Bearers, and in the eldritch realm, they must endure their own curses. No 1.3kReads6.4Score10814d adds
- 174 Fatal Game: The Death Script 致命游戏：死亡剧本 [Infinite-Flow + Horror + Survival] No female lead, no romance between men and women, pure deduction-based infinite flow. A strange minibus carries a group of guilty people to a village that doesn’t exist on any map. ...The people living in the base dormitories receive a different horror script every so often. Anyone who receives one is forcibly dragged into the script to play out its horrifying story. When Su Bai finally returns home after experiencing one terrifying incident after another, he 504Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 175 The Horror Realm: A Detective's Notebook 恐怖领域之推理笔记 [No CP + Female Lead + Not a Saint + Infinite Flow + No Cheats + Deduction + Slightly Feel-Good (Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment)] [Note: This is a deduction-focused story, but it won't be written in a way that's hard to understand.] Shen Li is a high school student who has just finished her college entrance exams, but suddenly transmigrates to an unfamiliar world. Having read countless novels, she finally begins her fight to survive in a world of horror. Terror, suspense, bloodshed, human nature, 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 Paper Murder 纸杀 A folk-horror app called Night Walk draws Lin Zhou into Chinese taboo scenarios such as “Red and White Spirits Collide” and “Paper Effigies Return to Life.” Death resets the cycle, but after three resets, you vanish without a trace, and he has only one resurrection left. Chinese folk horror + loop resets + death game + folklore research and puzzles 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 The Chosen Game: I Only Wanted to Be a Doctor 神选游戏：我本来想当个医生 The gods initiate a selection, and Luo Yan, a second-year medical student, is trapped in a classroom surrounded by a gray barrier. Along with 180 classmates, he is thrown into a deadly solo survival trial. Monsters keep coming, and the rules are cruel and cold: the longer you survive, the later you return to the classroom. When Luo Yan opens the classroom door as the last person in his class to return, only 43 of the 180 students are still alive. On the surface, he is gentle and modest, a relia 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 The Laughing Underworld Chronicles 笑冥录 “If an almanac could turn you into a ghost right on schedule, but the price was wearing a dead person’s clothes once a day, would you use it?” Top-voted answer (by the poster “Lord Wuchang Has No More Years of Life Today”): “Thanks for the invite. I’m in the underworld, just got off the night shift.” 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 The Prison of Sin 罪狱无间 My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 Welcome to Fairy Tale Town 欢迎你们来到童话小镇 Not a power fantasy! Not a power fantasy! Not a power fantasy! If you want to read about a protagonist slaughtering everyone in her path, you can skip this one. The protagonist is an ordinary person! The focus is on solving mysteries! [No national destiny games + infinite flow + dark fairy tales + mystery-solving focus + no CP + first-person narration + no livestreaming + rule-based horror] What happens after the stepmother steals Cinderella’s glass slipper? What is the truth behind the mysterio 3.3kReads8.7Score52614d adds
- 181 Notes: Strange Happenings at the Crematorium 笔记：火葬场灵异事件 I work at a crematorium, and over the years I’ve had countless terrifying experiences that make your hair stand on end... I never believed in ghosts until my cousin introduced me to a job at the local crematorium. I began dealing with all kinds of corpses, and while cremating them, I also encountered all sorts of strange paranormal events. Because of my unusual constitution, “friends” who refuse to leave the human world for one reason or another keep coming to me. After all those spine-chilling 592Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 182 The Nine-Layered Supernatural Realm 九层灵异空间 “Welcome to the Ninth Supernatural Realm.” A black-clad bull-headed figure walked over. “Are you human or a ghost?” Ling Yun was caught up in a once-in-a-century “Heavenly Dog” swallowing the sun, plunging Earth into three days of darkness. When eight people awoke on the third day, the dimensions of space had changed, and they found themselves in the Ninth Supernatural Realm. Ling Yun was among them... “Escape. We have to get out. This is a world unlike Earth...” 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Thanks for Asking, My Inherited Apartment Is Full of Ghost Stories 谢邀，我继承的公寓全是怪谈 [Single male lead, no romance, supernatural. The male lead isn’t strong or particularly satisfying to read about, and he’s indecisive. I’m warning you in advance, so if it’s not your thing, please move along.] The living should keep their distance from eerie tales whenever possible. When Yin Lan was little, his grandfather warned him of this. Yet that same grandfather left him a family home full of strange rumors after he died. Driven by curiosity and hoping to find out why his father and gran 1.1kReads9.1Score12114d adds
- 184 Rule Horror: I Report This! The School's Teaching Aids Are All Made from Students 规则怪谈：我举报！这学校的教具都是拿学生做的 Rule Horror: I’m reporting this! The school’s teaching aids are all made from students 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Close Your Eyes, and the Nightmare Begins 闭眼即梦魇 [Infinite-flow + no romance + mild horror + mystery-solving] A bizarre murder case dragged Yan Wei, a psychiatric patient, into a bloody game. As layer after layer of fog lifted, he discovered a grand conspiracy lurking behind it all... A mysteriously vanished psychiatric hospital, otherworldly powers worshipped by the masses, a boy whose face he could never remember from his dreams... Behind ideals that seemed so grand lay a tangled web of human and divine self-interest. 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Infinite Flow: Survival Guide for Dorm 107 无限流，107宿舍求生指南 [Infinite-flow + fairy-tale worlds + escape game + rules + no romance + ensemble cast of women] The rating only went up on August 3, so it’s a little low for now. A dormitory building that suddenly falls silent, a neighboring room that won’t answer, messages that won’t send, a mysterious app that downloads itself… […Can we begin now?] A completely unknown new world, an escape game with an unknowable purpose, witches, woodcutters, princesses, knights… A talking corpse swings back and forth from t 147Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 187 Infinite Flow: There's Something Off About My Second Personality 无限流：我的第二人格有点不对劲 [Infinite Worlds + Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Puzzle-Solving Instances + Livestreaming + Randomized Talents + Mystery and Mild Horror] Fang Wuyin suspects she has a second personality. Fang Wuyin binds herself to the Realmwalker System. Fang Wuyin is forced to open realms and go around containing anomalies. Fang Wuyin... Fang Wuyin casually starts a guild and accidentally tops the rankings?! Reader's Guide: 1. This story may include guild-building, collecting catalogs of contained e 946Reads—Score19414d adds
- 188 Just a Divine Game? Watch Me Speedrun It 区区神明游戏，看我速通 The Divine Game has descended. One player from every country is chosen to enter a dungeon, where survival is not guaranteed, while the whole world watches live. The Divine Game chose Shang Qiu. Shang Qiu, female, nineteen years old. An S-rank clear veteran, a thrill-seeker with mild germophobia. She likes being on her own, hates being held back by others, and hates people blocking her way even more. While other players scream, cry, and huddle together to survive in the dungeons, Shang Qiu squ 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 Rule Horror: Help! My AI Miracle Doctor Says I Have to Die 规则怪谈：救命！我的AI神医说我必须死 Rule Horror: Help! My AI Miracle Doctor Says I Have to Die —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 Infinite: My Bargaining Chip Is the World’s Corpses 无限：我的筹码是世界尸骸 The rating is low because this just came out [No CP + infinite-instance] [Warning: The heroine isn’t an absolute good person. Whether she kills or saves people depends entirely on her mood. Cheating, swindling, and stealing from NPCs and players is part of her daily routine.] Zhu Yaoguang was unlucky enough to be hit by a meteorite and flung into an instance game. Hidden clues, terrifying NPCs, and players with ulterior motives made up one deadly instance after another. Just when she finally cle 110Reads8.3Score10014d adds
- 191 Crimson Battlefield: Endless Trials 猩红战场：无尽试炼 [Infinite Flow + apocalypse + survival + power progression + spatial dimension + multiple heroines] Either evolve through slaughter, or turn to dust beneath the crimson sky screen. Survival has no end. The only way forward is to face death head-on. One day, two days... ten days... Not just for themselves, but to protect their home. One person, a squad, a fortress, a town... Step by step, people built the homes they carried in their hearts, all for that faint glimmer of hope. 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 A Guide to Surviving the Ruins 遗迹生存指南 [Infinite Flow + mind games + ensemble cast + unraveling the world] (This story has a sequel, “Ruins of Nothingness,” with the original cast and even more exciting ruins! If you enjoyed this one, go give it a try~ The protagonist here is a bit reckless. After taking a beating in the sequel, he gets... a lot better.) The Evil God gave me dead-fish eyes, but I put them to diligent use at work., From He Ye’s diary … The materialist warrior (slacker) He Ye went astray, and only found the righteous 543Reads8.9Score12114d adds
- 193 The Thirteenth Eye 第十三只眼 As a kid, I was a mischievous little brat, and I once caused a whole lot of trouble. As a result, I hit the jackpot and ended up with three shadows. One black, one red, and one blue. I bragged about them plenty, even though I was the only one who could see them. One night, the red shadow slipped away from beneath my feet and sprinted into the darkness... I panicked and chased after it! If you run off, what am I supposed to brag about? You've been with me this long. The least you could do is say 36Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 194 The Buddhist Manager’s Chess Game 佛系经理的棋局 The Zen Manager’s Game —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 The Twilight Line of the Haunted Realm: Conquering It with My Wits 诡界晨昏线：靠脑子制霸诡界 [Mild horror] [No System] [Character growth] [One heroine] Countless “Haunted Realms” suddenly appeared around the world. Like black holes, they devoured ordinary people's mental energy and the real world, pushing reality to the brink of madness. In response to the crisis, all kinds of organizations sprang up. They ventured into the Haunted Realms to explore, seized haunted objects to protect themselves, and sought the truth on the edge of life and death. As their investigations deepened, they d 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 196 Welcome to the Real Nightmare Game 欢迎进入真实噩梦游戏 [Infinite Flow] [Horror Dungeons] [Plot-Heavy] [Mind Games] [No Romance] [Mystery and Escape] [Supernatural] Zhao Ding woke with a start in the middle of the night, only to find that his familiar bedroom had become strangely unfamiliar. The walls had turned old and yellow, inexplicable dust had appeared in his slippers, and eerie knocking echoed through the silent night... Listening to the strange knocking outside, Zhao Ding had no idea that the world beyond his door was no longer reality. The m 33.8kReads8.1Score4.2k14d adds
- 197 The Haunted Gate 恐怖诡门 This novel features [one heroine] + [original instances] + [no saintly do-gooder] + [no System] + [mild horror] + [no mindless plot] I don’t know when it began. Perhaps when I was very young, in high school or college, or maybe when I started working. I realized that the world had gone beyond the bounds of reason. To be precise, it had shifted away from the world we once knew. The ghosts and monsters we saw in TV dramas and horror movies were actually hiding all around us. In my third year at wo 713Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Night Tales: One Eerie Story Every Night 夜话：每晚一个诡故事 Unravel the chilling logical paradoxes hidden in everyday details. Each story is an artistic reimagining of a real social event from recent years. Every late night conceals secrets unknown to others. Each chapter is a standalone story, with a brisk pace, tight storytelling, and no dull moments. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 I Go Crazy in Horror Games 我在惊悚游戏里发癫 [Infinite flow + horror + various games + no heroine + comedy + somewhat ensemble-focused, with a team early on] Malicious eyes outside a seventh-floor window, death awaiting those who enter the “Rules” game, a hunt for the thug hiding among the crowd, the absurd “Madcap Game,” and the “Endless” maze, where a way out must be found amid infinite recursion... A dream start, a theater of death. Faced with a death game, Xie Ran said: “Rewards are precious, but safety is worth more. If life is on the 1.7kReads8.6Score16214d adds
- 200 The Longer the Night, the Less You Dream 夜长少做梦 [Original Instances] [Thriller] [Mild Horror] [Eerie] For the first week, he was so frightened by the shadowy figure in his dreams that he didn't dare sleep. After staying awake for two nights, he started seeing ghosts everywhere he looked. Unfortunately, a month of nightmares was only the beginning of his story... 15Reads8.0Score—14d adds
