Novels like Absolutely True Tales of the Supernatural
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- 1 Tomb Raiding: The Mystery in the Clouds 盗墓谜云 When the four seas are united and the Nine Provinces stand as one, the land will reach Great Harmony. Beneath the crimson heavens, when the Black Dragon descends, the world will be at peace. This is the fate of the tomb guardians. But the tomb guardians have searched for a thousand years and still haven't discovered what this fate means. To unravel the mystery, a group of people finds a beggar. He is the only person to have visited the Land of Great Harmony and come back alive! 239Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 2 Records of the Republic-Era Haunted Realm 民国诡域录 Autumn, 1937. Inside an antique shop on the Shanghai Bund, Lu Ziming, an archaeology professor recently returned from studying in France, uncovers the secret of a gilt-bronze figurine from the Ming dynasty. It is, in fact, a cursed artifact capable of summoning “living terracotta warriors.” When A Si is shot dead by shards from a bronze mirror belonging to Yamamoto, a Japanese merchant, the Lu family’s ancestral compass suddenly spins counterclockwise, pointing to a blood-red patch of light atop —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Haunted by Vengeful Spirits 诡怨缠身 I rented an innocent, wholesome girlfriend online to take home for the New Year. I thought a romantic encounter was in store, but strange things kept happening, and everything seemed deeply unsettling. Who was this girl, really? What unspeakable past was hidden behind that sinister ancient jade? I thought I'd already uncovered the truth. Little did I know, I'd only just fallen into an endless nightmare! 65Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The True Supernatural Events I Saw and Heard 我眼见和耳闻的真实灵异事件 Do you believe ghosts exist in this world? Have you ever encountered one? In fact, many paranormal events really do happen in this world. Or, to put it another way, ghosts truly exist all around us. Not everyone has seen the Egyptian pyramids with their own eyes, but that doesn't mean we can deny their existence just because we haven't seen them! I solemnly promise that every story in this collection is absolutely true. None of them are sensationalized or dressed up with empty embellishments jus 143Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Nearly 700 Years of Paranormal Events in China 中国近700年灵异事件 Over the past nearly seven hundred years, countless chilling and inexplicable supernatural events have taken place on this ancient and mysterious land of China. Like ghosts hidden in the river of history, these events sometimes flash with an eerie light, filling people with awe and curiosity about the unknown world! 61Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 The Three Corpses Scripture 三尸经 A breathtakingly beautiful corpse, a village steeped in age. Born of a corpse and raised by a ghost, I am the only corpse driver. I share a bed with a female corpse and dream of entanglements with female ghosts... Three-fingered mountain demons, evil corpses in the wetlands, strange Nuo rituals... One bizarre event after another opens the door to a whole new world for me! 752Reads—Score100Shelves
- 7 The Ghost Pact 鬼约惊魂 Lovers meet before dusk; ghosts meet after the hour of the Dragon. In the middle of the night, my ex-girlfriend asked me to meet her in the grove behind the school. She said her boyfriend wanted to see me... 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Ancient House in the Dark: Unraveling the Fog of Death 暗夜古宅：揭秘死亡迷雾 The Mysterious Old House: Uncovering the Fog of Death follows Lin Feng, a suspense novelist who travels to a mysterious old house deep in the mountains in search of inspiration. There, he encounters a woman in white and a string of other supernatural events, then faces a life-or-death crisis in the basement. Through courage and ingenuity, he uncovers the connection between the house’s murders and a secret organization. After returning to the city, Lin Feng is attacked by men in black trying to s —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Repaying Evil with Evil: The Evil Spirit Quells a Hundred Ghosts 以恶制恶【邪灵镇百鬼 My name is Ni Daye. My father gave me that name! He hoped that when I grew up, I would make a fortune, build a great enterprise, and achieve great things! But things didn't go as he wished. I hadn't learned any real skills, and on my very first ghost hunt, I ran into something terrifying... 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Strange Things Ahead: My Ghost-Hunting Days at an Aristocratic School 前方有诡我在贵族学校抓鬼那些事 [Lighthearted + Feel-Good + Supernatural + Urban] When Fang Xiaomiao was little, she collided with a great demon and died on the spot. Luckily, the fruit of a Bodhi seed she had once eaten forcibly kept her alive. But even a divine artifact could only keep her alive until she turned twenty. Her fate was full of holes, and Heaven wanted to reclaim this BUG as soon as possible, so it forbade her from doing anything that might earn merit. To change her fate, Fang Xiaomiao enrolled at a prestigious —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 My Paranormal Memoirs 我的灵异自传经历 The story follows the male protagonist through a series of supernatural and terrifying events he personally experienced as a boy and later as an adult. Each chapter is a new story, beginning with memories from his childhood, as the paranormal incidents grow steadily more frightening. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 True Supernatural Tales from Across the Country 全国真实灵异故事 Dear readers, Everything in this book is fictional and created by the author. All stories, plots, locations, people, and organizations have no connection to the real world, nor are they associated in any way with real events, people, places, or organizations. Any phenomena in the book that seem “supernatural” have a scientific basis or a reasonable explanation. They are included for entertainment through fiction, and are absolutely not intended to promote feudal superstition. Please read this 46Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Uncovering China’s Mysterious Cases 揭秘中国神秘事件 This book introduces readers to real-life bizarre, mysterious, and uncanny events from across China. Each chapter tells one true story, guaranteed to open your eyes and leave you amazed. 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Don't Call Me a Ghost Warden, I'm Just a Student 别叫我鬼差，我只是一名学生 People often say that ghosts are terrifying. But sometimes, people are even more frightening than ghosts. After all, the hardest thing to see through is a person's heart. Until the very last moment, you'll never know what lies beneath a kind exterior. 83Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Tales of the Demon Trafficker 贩妖记 If I told you all of this was true, would you believe me? A bizarre walking marriage among the Mosuo people set me on an extraordinary path that would shape half my life. A thousand-year-old cosmic box. A river where the dead never die. Inspired by numerous supernatural events that really happened and drawing on little-known local customs and traditions, this story reveals a hidden world of spirits and strange creatures! 109Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 16 I Joined a Yangtze River Sand-Dredging Crew and Pulled Up a Ghost Bride with My Own Hands 我在长江捞沙队，亲手捞上鬼新娘 “Folklore,” “ghosts and monsters,” “the supernatural,” “mythology” The sand-dredging crew pulled up a ghost bride who had been offered to the River God. From then on, the bride began haunting them, and strange things kept happening. The River God was furious, too, and demanded that we give him an explanation! With no other choice, I went with the crew to the River God’s lair. There, we came across countless monsters from legend: yuan dragons, flood dragons, corpse-liberation rings... We also unc —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Ren's Storytelling 持仁讲故事 An 80th-generation disciple of Maoshan Shangqing, long resident at the Jade Emperor Palace. Recording strange tales heard from my senior brothers, along with stories submitted by netizens. None have been verified, so please don’t take them as fact. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Urban Paranormal Tales 都市灵异怪谈 Do you believe there are ghosts in this world? Or, to put it another way, what do ghosts represent to you? Fear? Death? Darkness? My view might be a little different from yours. I can see ghosts. Aside from those who died by suicide, who endlessly relive the moment of their death where they died, most ghosts are just like ordinary people. They simply have unfulfilled wishes. But there are exceptions. Have you ever heard of a jian? When a person dies, they become a ghost; when a ghost dies, it be 109Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 The Cursed Car and Its Ghostly Road 祸车诡途 [Mystery and the Supernatural] [A Deadly Trial] [Truck Driver’s Weird Tales] [749 Bureau] [Chinese-Style Swordsmanship] [Folk Horror] [Fate] “Uncle Shi, hit the brakes! There’s something in front of the truck...” Screeeech! “What?” “Uncle Shi, you just hit someone!” “There’s nobody there. You’re seeing things.” “It was a kid! The truck bounced when we ran over him. We should get out and check.” “Wasn’t that just a speed bump?” Though Shi Guang was sure of himself, better safe than sorry. So he h 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 The Thirteenth Friend 第十三个朋友 Su Rang, an investigator with the Folk Customs Affairs Bureau, and his team are caught in a cursed mystery spanning a century. When the ghost of “Gu Shisan” awakens once more, a house at 14 Fuxing Road in Bincheng becomes the scene of another inexplicable disappearance. The number of missing people always points to the eerie number “thirteen.” As the investigation deepens, Su Rang realizes this is only the tip of the iceberg. Beneath the world within the walls, dark currents are stirring. Doppel 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Grave Keeper 墓吏 There are Buddhas and Daoists, immortals and ghosts, humans and demons, good and evil, black and white. I vow not to become a Buddha until Hell is empty; I vow not to become an immortal until the Ghost Path is no more! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Midnight in the Countryside 午夜乡村 My parents' job transfers sent me to live and study at my grandmother's house. Before bed, she warned me not to go and look, no matter what sounds I heard. From then on, one strange event after another came crashing into my life. Then, one day, my grandmother suddenly told me the secret about who I really was... 553Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 23 Don't Panic, I'm a Legitimate Northeast Chinese Spirit Medium 各位莫慌，贫道乃正经东北出马仙 [Traditional Supernatural Horror] [Spirit Mediums] [Comedy] [No System] [Yang Ergou Series, Book 3] On the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, the gates of the underworld swing wide open. Yang Duoduo follows his parents' last wishes and goes to a mass grave to pay respects at a lonely tomb. Born with a half-spirit body, he should have remained untouched by the worlds of yin and yang. But a black fox bursts from the grave and forcibly changes his constitution. Black Fox: Do you think I look 8.2kReads6.9Score574Shelves
- 24 Hearing the Strange, Seeing the Uncanny 听诡见异 Do you believe there are ghosts in this world? Maybe you’ve seen one already, or perhaps one is right beside you. You just don’t know it. Let me tell you: ghosts really do exist! 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 I Heard That the Woman I Loved So Deeply Got Married 听说，我深爱着的她，结婚了。 I heard that the woman I love deeply has gotten married. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 When Staying at a Hotel, Never Choose the Room at the End of the Hallway 住酒店，千万别选过道尽头的房间 When staying at a hotel, never choose a room at the end of the hallway. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 A Collection of Short Supernatural Stories 灵异故事短篇集 A series of three-person adventures beginning with Chapter 1245. Each chapter is a standalone story, blending folk customs, urban legends, horror, suspense, and comedy. The six protagonists each have distinct personalities, taking you between terrifying thrills and lighthearted fun. Hope you enjoy! 161Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Speaking Up for Ghosts 帮鬼说说话 Bu Huan had been able to see ghosts since she was little, so her playmates often ostracized her. At last, a master sealed her ability, but just a few days before she was due to start university, she accidentally broke the seal while saving a child. Her long-dormant power surged back, shattering her peaceful life once again. But she was no longer the little girl who cried at the sight of a ghost. The male ghost pleading desperately on the train, the little girl behind her teacher, the shadowy gho 2kReads8.8Score276Shelves
- 29 I Run a Pawnshop at the Border Between Yin and Yang 我在阴阳交界开典当行 City Life + Making Money + The Supernatural + Bureau 749 The rating has only just come in, so it will gradually rise. The living pawn their possessions to buy more years of life; the dead pawn theirs to make wishes come true. Whether in the underworld or the world of the living, desire is always endless. At a pawnshop on the boundary between yin and yang, the living come by day, and the dead arrive at night. 6Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 30 Tales of Feng Shui 说说风水那些事 A Few Words About Feng Shui 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 The Paranormal Investigator 探诡达人 My name is Qi Yue. I was born in the seventh lunar month, so that’s how I got my name. I’m a restaurant reviewer, and I’ve been doing this for five years. I made a little money in the first few years, but after the pandemic, the jobs became fewer and fewer. I wanted to switch to another line of work, but I didn’t know how to do anything else, so I had no choice but to keep struggling. With my pockets nearly empty, I desperately searched online for similar jobs. At last, I found a well-paid posit 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 My 1990s Field Notes on Folk Ghost Stories 我的90年代民间志怪见闻录 Jia Nanxing, a young man from a mountain village, chance upon a stone statue and has an extraordinary encounter. Facing all kinds of strange events in the world, “zombies, evil spirits, witchcraft”, he braves countless dangers and later meets Jiang Wangyou, a mysterious female classmate. As they cultivate, the two travel around the world dealing with supernatural incidents. The story features transmigration, antique appraisal, and adventure. Supernatural fantasy all in one, along with all kinds 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 The Engineer's Strange Case Files 工程诡录 Please note: This story has no harem, no brainless characters, no overpowered cheat, and uses science instead of mysticism. If that's not your thing, please don't read. A staunch atheist with a PhD in control engineering is unexpectedly sent as a technical consultant to a new factory plagued by strange incidents. One bizarre equipment failure follows another, yet every scientific method he knows proves useless. With only three days left to finish the project, Dr. Qi decides to use scientific ins 1Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 34 True Records of Strange Cases 诡案实录 The 1963 Ghost Face Case in Fengmen Village, the 1971 Hong Kong Fox Spirit Murder, the 1995 Zombies of Jiulao Cave, the 2005 Mysterious Ghostly Figure at the Lin Family Estate, and more. You may have read about these strange cases on gossip forums, but what was the truth behind them? Were they natural coincidences, the work of human hands, or something unspeakable involving ghosts and gods? 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 The Northern School Yin-Yang Master 北派阴阳师 I'm a corpse carrier and a second-rate Taoist. My father refined my mother into a Yin child to bring him wealth, and now he wants to make me disappear for good. The only person I've ever truly been at odds with is my father, the old fraud known as Chen Banxian... 160Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Yin-Yang Tattooist 阴阳纹身师 A beautiful woman came to me for a tattoo, and I accidentally pricked her... 437Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 37 The Soul-Caller at Midnight 夜半叫魂人 My grandfather was the last soul-caller in the village. Before he died, he warned me: no matter whose voice I heard calling my name in the middle of the night, I must never answer. Then, late one night, I heard my mother calling anxiously from outside the door. I was just about to respond when a cold hand clamped over my mouth from behind. When I turned around, I saw my grandfather, who had been buried three days earlier. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 The Paper Effigy Yama 纸扎阎罗 Before Grandpa died, he left me with a warning: a paper effigy maker must never make three kinds of figures. On my very first day taking over the shop, I broke every rule. I made a wedding dress for a girl who died violently, a filial son for a childless widow, and finally... a stand-in for a living person. Now all the paper figures I made come alive at night and gather around me, calling me “Master.” Outside the window, the girl who should have been dead for three years is knocking on the door. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 The One Born with Dual Yin Energy 双阴之人 A Person of Twin Yin 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 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
- 41 A Lifelike Journey: Studying the Tao and Slaying Evil as an Apprentice 栩栩如生之拜师学道斩妖邪 Black mist swirls day and night at the mouth of the Ten Thousand Souls Cave, unleashing a supernatural catastrophe that throws both the mortal world and the underworld into turmoil. Lin Xu, a feng shui master, wields a bronze sword to ward off evil and uses a compass to detect danger. Along with the hapless Ma Mingyu, the spirit fox Bai Ling, the sentient Tanggao, and the jittery Maozaojing, he enters this forbidden place filled with vengeful spirits. The bone-corroding vines ensnare people and 181Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The Ditsy Girl Awakens Yin-Yang Eyes, Hunts Ghosts to Prolong Her Life, and Ventures into the Underworld 呆女觉醒阴阳眼，捉鬼续命闯阴间 I’m a clueless village girl, and at twelve I awakened as a ghost-hunting powerhouse. On the day I was born, every creature on the mountain stood guard for me, and I wouldn’t open my eyes until thunder struck! For the first twelve years, the whole village took me for an idiot. Then, once I came to my senses, an old Daoist declared I wouldn’t live past twenty-four! Forced to become his apprentice, I discovered that my master’s shop was connected to the underworld at night! I lazed around and doz —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 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... 794Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 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
- 45 Campus Ghost Stories 校园鬼汇 A fast-paced, feel-good story of eerie incidents on campus. Join the characters as they explore the school's chilling horrors! A cursed phone, a lifelike silicone doll, a deadly package, mysterious glasses, a terrifying elevator, revenge for bullying, an abandoned classroom building, a dance studio, a study room, sculptures... The campus is full of strange happenings. 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 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
- 47 The Dead Cultivate Immortality, Feasting on the Heavens 死人修仙，以天为宴 This is an eerie cultivation novel inspired by the culture of Han dynasty burials. Mystery, the supernatural, cultivation, and Chinese-style cosmic horror. People in the Han dynasty did not believe death was the end. They saw it as the beginning of cultivation. This belief gave rise to cultural ideas such as “treating the dead as though they were alive” and “living through death.” It also led to distinctive burial customs. The well-known “jade burial suit” and the grand tomb layout called “yello 388Reads8.7Score123Shelves
- 48 The Ghost Hand Blinds the Eye 鬼手遮眼 Walk the roads at night often enough, and you’re bound to run into something. Like a hand reaching from behind to gently cover your eyes. Think it’s a ghost? Maybe. But it could also be something far more sinister than a ghost... 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 I Read People's Fortunes 我是一个看事的 (No harem, not a power fantasy, slow-paced, fighting monsters and leveling up) My name is Yu Xuanxiao. I was an ordinary person, but I was inexplicably drawn into a conspiracy and had no choice but to enter the Daoist sect and learn the art of talismans. By chance, I discovered that the source of it all was connected to a black fox from a hundred years ago. For the sake of my future, I can only fight alongside a group of like-minded companions, battling demons and monsters to the death time an 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 The Supernatural Events I Encountered in My Rental Apartment 我在出租屋遇到的灵异事件 One day, Du Shangfeng returned home and discovered that his once-gentle cousin had begun acting terrifyingly strangely. He was so frightened that he fled the house in the middle of the night. On the road, he ran into his college classmates Li Xiuchen and Pan Xiaowei, a girl from the Miao family. Together, they began investigating the matter. As they dug deeper, stranger and stranger things came to light: Why had their classmate Afu, who had moved away and whose house had been demolished, suddenl 7.3kReads8.3Score475Shelves
