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- 1 Zhuang Qin's Suspense Novella Collection 庄秦悬疑短篇集 There are fifty suspenseful short stories here, and I’ll tell them to you one by one... 121Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 2 After Dying and Reincarnating, I Passed the Civil Service Exam 轮回之死后我考上了编 Oh, great. I'm dead. Oh, great. I passed the civil service exam. Oh, great. My workplace is the Underworld. Welcome, everyone, to my first work! The idea came from a few things that happened during the holidays. It's a lighthearted collection of short stories, and it won't be too long. Come check it out! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 My Roommate Is a Paper Doll 我的合租室友是纸人 My Roommate Is a Paper Effigy —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Your Wi-Fi Neighbor Is Watching You 你的Wi-Fi邻居正在看着你 Your Wi-Fi Neighbor Is Watching You —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 My Shadow Is Livestreaming 我的影子在直播 My Shadow Is Live-Streaming 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Poison Before Bed 睡前毒物 Look up to the heavens and honor all living things; lower your head to write, and fear ghosts and gods. Good is repaid with good, and evil with evil. It’s not that retribution never comes, only that its time has not yet arrived. Absurd, terrifying, eerie, moving. I hope there’s a story that can frighten you, bring you to tears, and make you fall in love with it. 1.2kReads8.2Score215Shelves
- 7 President Lu's Sweet Little Sugarplum 陆总的掌心小软糖 Synopsis: Xia Wanxing thinks the boldest thing she’s ever done is drop a file at Lu Zhiyan’s feet on her first day at work, then crash headfirst into the arms of the man rumored to be as cold as an iceberg. She expects to face “social death,” but instead... On a stormy day, he appears outside her office with an umbrella and says casually, “I’m going that way. I’ll give you a ride.” When she works late, he has his assistant bring her a warm dinner with a note: “Remember to eat on time.” When a pr —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 A Survival Guide to the Haunted Dormitory 诡异宿舍求生路 Lu Chen, who is terminally ill, wakes up to find himself inside a mission world set in a sinister dormitory. There are terrifying ghosts and dangerous people here. He understands that the only way to survive is to face the dangers, complete one strange mission after another, earn survival points, and use them to exchange for skills to fight ghosts in the dormitory. Only by growing stronger can he stay alive... This isn't a story about the protagonist running for his life while ghosts chase him. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Office Building Elevator 阿野探灵日记：办公楼的电梯 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Office Building Elevator —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Short Horror Stories for Bedtime 睡前恐怖短故事 Are you sure you want to open this book? Hush... Listen. Something is whispering in the darkness. This collection features spine-chilling horror stories that will take you into a world full of the unknown and the terrifying: Warning: This book contains horror, suspense, supernatural, and other elements. Read with caution. If you're easily frightened, read during the day and make sure someone is with you. Are you ready? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: Room 514 at the Old Hotel 阿野探灵日记：老宾馆514号房间 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: Room 514 of the Old Hotel —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: Spending the Night in a Haunted House 阿野探灵日记：凶宅试睡 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: Spending the Night in a Haunted House —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Tale of the Vengeful Spirit Seal 2 怨灵封印传_2 The Tale of the Vengeful Spirit Seal_2 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Tale of the Vengeful Spirit Seal 3 怨灵封印传_3 The Tale of the Vengeful Spirit Seal_3 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 The Tale of the Vengeful Spirit Seal 4 怨灵封印传【4】 The Tale of the Vengeful Spirit Seal [4] —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Strange Tales from the Tea Pavilion 茶榭诡谈 Chilling events that may have happened right beside you and me. Perhaps you and I could become the protagonists, too. These are accounts of things that happened to people around us, as told by those who experienced them. True and false, false and true, right and wrong, wrong and right. Think it over, then think it over carefully!! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 A Troubling Seed 让人不安的种子 [Horror Short Story Collection + Standalone Stories + Chilling on Second Thought] Every story takes place in an ordinary setting: a home, a street, a school, nighttime, an elevator, a bathroom, and so on. Tiny inconsistencies, misperceptions, hallucinations, and fragments of urban legends are presented as things that “really happened,” making you think: This could be happening right next to me. 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Tales of Folk Supernatural Encounters 民间灵异故事说 This book takes a fresh approach with its distinctive chapter structure. Each chapter is like a gateway to a mysterious world, leading readers into one gripping, spine-chilling ghost story after another. The stories cover a range of subjects and styles: some are so sinister and terrifying they raise the hairs on your neck; others are packed with suspense that makes your heart race; still others are steeped in an eerie atmosphere that draws you in and refuses to let go. Whether you’re a seasoned 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 The Shen Family’s Sin 沈家孽 The Shen Family's Sin 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Beneath the Candlelight, the Bride Revealed Her Tail 烛影下，新娘露出了尾巴 Beneath the Candlelight, the Bride Revealed Her Tail 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Woman in the Rental Apartment 阿野探灵日记:出租屋里的女人 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Woman in the Rental Apartment —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Last Bus on Route 73 阿野探灵日记：73路末班车 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Last Bus on Route 73 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Dripping Sound in the Old House 阿野探灵日记：老宅滴水声 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Dripping Sound in the Old House —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 A Collection of Short Horror Stories! 短篇恐怖故事集！ A collection of horror stories. No human causes, no romance or harem, no humor or comedy, no good luck, and no one can escape! Fear! Fear! And more fear! 60Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The Strange Neighbor Across the Hall 住在对面的诡异邻居 The Bizarre Neighbor Across the Hall —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Knocking at Midnight in the Women's Dormitory 女生宿舍零点的敲门声 Knocking on the Dormitory Door at Midnight 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Haunted House Livestream: Viewers Request Ghost Operas 老宅直播：观众点播鬼戏 Livestreaming from the Old House: Viewers Request Ghost Operas —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 The Button for the Thirteenth Floor 电梯里的第13层按钮 The Button for the 13th Floor in the Elevator —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 The Corpse-Talking Deliveryman 尸语外卖员 The Corpse-Talking Food Delivery Rider —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 A Delivery from the Bottom of the Well, Please Sign for It 井底快递，签收一下 A Delivery from the Bottom of the Well: Please Sign for It —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 A Collection of Supernatural Horror Short Stories 超级恐怖短篇小说合集 An ordinary office worker in the city buys an antique wooden comb on a whim, unaware that he has become entangled in a terrifying curse spanning a century. A new work, with one self-contained story per chapter. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Short Horror Stories 短篇恐怖故事 A crescent moon hung over Beijing late at night, casting its light over the empty streets, where yellow streetlamps glowed dimly. At that hour, nobody was out and about, and the whole city had sunk into a deep, peaceful sleep. He stepped outside and looked back at the office building, now shrouded in darkness, then drew a deep breath. The chilly late-autumn breeze was like a mischievous girl gently fanning his face, and it felt wonderfully refreshing. 6Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 33 The Vengeful Spirit Seal Chronicles_1 怨灵封印传_1 The Vengeful Spirit Sealing Chronicles_1 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Records of a Hundred Ghosts 百鬼事录 [Short Story Collection] + [Based on True Events] + [Folk Paranormal] + [Chinese-Style Horror] + [Urban Legends] + [Standalone Stories] Two hundred standalone horror stories, with no dragging things out. Every story delivers a jolt to the heart, with supernatural encounters, suspense, and eerie mysteries taking turns onstage. No lengthy buildup, just instant scares. Not for the faint of heart! 269Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 35 365 Nights of Strange Tales 三百六十五夜诡故事 I’m just an ordinary person. I can’t tell tales of ghosts and strange happenings, of exorcising demons and subduing monsters, and I don’t know much about the astonishing secrets of occult arts and mysterious sects. I can only tell you some stories from my own life. Because these stories are so trivial, I may ramble a little and keep things plain. But they’re all about the joys and sorrows, the warmth and coldness of a glittering, bustling world. Most stories don’t have a clear ending, so readers 103Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 36 The Midnight Spirit Medium 午夜问米人 Before my grandfather died, he handed me a bag of moldy rice and said that our family had been asking rice questions for three generations, but the tradition had to end with me. I asked why. He only said, “Because some things, once you ask about them, you can never come back.” I didn't listen. I took the bag of rice. On my first night asking the rice, I asked about Liu, the widow who had hanged herself at the end of the alley three years ago. The rice spun three times in the bowl, then stood 74Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 My Dopamine Black Market: Midnight Collection of Folk Horror 我的多巴胺黑市：午夜民间惊悚集 I’m the owner of the Midnight Dopamine Black Market. I don’t sell antiques or talismans. I deal in just one thing: those few thrilling seconds when your heart stops after waking from a midnight dream. There’s only one rule for entering this black market: trade your courage for the dopamine you desire. Here you’ll find folk horrors that make your scalp crawl: a headless sacrifice beneath the old locust tree at the village entrance, paper figures carrying a bride in a sedan chair, and the “passing 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Strange Tales of the World 世奇怪谈 [One Thousand and One Nights of Terror] A deranged pregnant woman, abnormal growth, a horrifying circus, money paid to buy a life, a bizarre matchmaking gathering, an endless staircase, a rule-based horror story at a nursing school, a haunted snow mountain, a human-faced badger, strange happenings in a rented apartment, dog-headed men... Bizarre tales you’ve never heard before, wildly imaginative premises, plot twists layered upon plot twists, and endings you’ll never guess. A cup of tea, a cig 2.2kReads8.5Score328Shelves
- 39 The Underworld Patrolman 阳间巡阴人 Other babies are born crying, weeping over the hardships of the mortal world. He was born laughing, laughing hysterically. Born with demon eyes, burdened by the Five Afflictions and Three Deficiencies, his yin lifespan longer than his yang lifespan. A living person's soul in a dead person's fate: isn't he a natural spirit walker?~ The Ghost King Zhong Kui begs to be his master, while the King of Hell fights to be his godfather. What a background, tsk tsk~ Come meet Li Mufeng, the spirit walker, 71Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Death Sacrifice 死祭 True Experiences ✖️ Traditional Supernatural Tales ✖️ Horror Late one night, I got a call from an unknown number. A hoarse voice whispered, “There's someone under your bed.” I looked in terror, but there was nothing there. After that, the phone rang at the same time every night, repeating the same words. Then, on the third night, I found a trail of footprints under the bed that weren't mine. And from the other end of the phone, I heard my own voice... 224Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Hidden Tribulation 隐劫 Hidden Calamity 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Mount Yin of the Forsaken: Raising Fiends in Coffin Mountain, Commanding the Underworld Winds 绝户阴山：棺山养煞，我掌阴间风 My name is Chen Jiu, and I was born in Juehu Yin Mountain. After my grandfather died, I became the new guardian of the Coffin Mountain, raising evil spirits. With a whole repertoire of feng shui secrets and a peachwood sword, I slay the Yellow Immortal, seal yin coffins, venture into ancient tombs, and break deadly curses. Everyone in the village fears me, curses me, and wants me gone. Only my brother Gou Sheng dares to risk his life alongside me. When evil spirits come, I’ll slaughter them un —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Strange Little Tales from the Folk 灵异民间小故事 These are folk tales of the strange and supernatural, some true, some not. Some are quite old and have grown more and more fantastical with each retelling, so don't overanalyze them or take them too seriously. Some may resemble stories you already know, but that's purely coincidental. 194Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 44 Escape from the Bear’s Jaws 熊口逃生 Escape from the Bear’s Jaws 949Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The Wicked Daughter-in-Law Struck by Lightning 雷劈恶媳 Struck by Lightning, the Wicked Daughter-in-Law —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: The Paper Bride 聊斋灵异故事：纸妻 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: The Paper Wife 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Don't Look Down, There's a Ghost Beneath You 别低头，地下有鬼 Don't Look Down, There's a Ghost Below —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Paranormal Ghost Story: The Lingering Yin Debt 灵异鬼故事：残阴债 A Ghost Story: The Lingering Yin Debt 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Don't Touch That Red Coffin 别碰那口红棺 Don't Touch That Red Coffin 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Tales of Folk Monsters: Ghosts and the Supernatural! 民间怪谈录，灵异鬼怪！ A forbidden book recording eerie tales and strange rumors from Chinese folk tradition · Wet footprints in an old house late at night · A stranger in an ancestral mirror · Footprints walking backward on the seventh night after a death · A packed audience in an abandoned theater What makes this book special: · Each story stands on its own · Based on real folk legends · Authentic Chinese horror atmosphere · Short and gripping, perfect for reading on the go Reading warnings: · Best read during the d 6Reads—Score—Shelves
