Novels like Listening to Strange Tales at Night
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- 1 The Yunnan Files of Horror and the Supernatural 云南恐怖诡秘档案 On the mysterious, sprawling land of Yunnan, many terrifying secrets lie hidden from view. Darkness seems like an enormous curtain, silently descending over a place once alive with color and vitality. My name is Lin Yu, a young and curious explorer. I thought Yunnan was simply a scenic tourist destination with beautiful mountains and rivers and a rich array of local cultures. I never imagined I was about to step into an endless nightmare of terror. One fog-shrouded morning, I set off alone with 71Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Those Haunted Days of Mine 我那见鬼的日子 Once upon a time, there was Boss Zhou, a bold and outspoken materialist. Then one day, he started seeing ghosts... Boss Zhou cried out, “What the hell?” The reply: “A hungry ghost~” “What the hell is that supposed to be?!” “I'm a snake spirit~” Assistant Qian said, “Don't be afraid, Boss. I'm a fifty-eighth-generation disciple of the Maoshan Divine Seal Sect. I'll slay any god or Buddha in my way!” Three seconds later. “Boss, there are too many ghosts on their side. We'd better run...” “...” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Beauty’s Skin 美人皮 On a train, I saw a man enter the restroom and vanish into thin air. Following orders from above, my partner and I came aboard to investigate. But we discovered that something sinister had already begun to unfold. The fog shrouding the truth began to lift when my partner died. 108Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 True Tales of the Supernatural: The Days I Was Hunted by the Uncanny 《见鬼实录：被诡异盯上的日子》 Ghostly Case Files: The Days I Was Targeted by the Supernatural —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Other Shore Flower: 101 Supernatural Tales 彼岸花之101个灵异小故事 Paranormal tales, folk legends, phenomena science cannot explain. The flowers of the other shore bloom, then fade. They bloom for a thousand years and fall for a thousand years; flower and leaf never meet. Every frame holds a longing for family and a yearning to live. I hope you’ll enjoy the short paranormal stories I’ve written. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Yin Yanshi: The Thousand-Year Killing Plot of the Nine Abyss Locks 阴偃师之九溟锁的千年杀局 “In the twenty-fourth year of the Wanli reign, a bronze book of uncanny secrets appeared on the black market, and three craftsmen knelt as they turned into blood-soaked terracotta figures. I was the only one who could touch it and live. My left eye sees into the underworld, and my right hand can unravel a thousand mechanisms, yet neither can undo the Feng family’s blood curse: no one lives past thirty-five. When the bronze puppet my father left behind awoke at midnight and spat out a jade penda 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Surviving in the Haunted House 在诡舍中活下去 Inspired by a certain novel, though the content and setting are completely different. This is my first time writing a novel, so feel free to roast it if it's bad. Jiao Yan, who has just graduated from high school, transmigrates into a certain novel. Having read it before, can he “survive” what lies ahead? 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Fragrant Temptation: The Zhang Family’s Past 魅香劫：张家往事 The Scented Temptation: The Zhang Family’s Past —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 A Foolish Mother: A Life Ruled by the Bride Price 糊涂妈妈：被彩礼左右的人生 A Clueless Mother: A Life Ruled by the Bride Price —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Curse of the Hidden Mist Village: Traces Lost in the Dark 雾隐村之咒：暗夜迷踪 The Curse of Hidden Mist Village: Traces Lost in the Dark of Night —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 The 'Dead' Return: He Never Disappeared “死者”归来：他从未消失 The "Dead" Have Returned: He Never Disappeared —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Don't Chat with Strangers 别和陌生人聊天 A collection of suspenseful, horrifying, mind-bending mystery stories that expose the greed of human nature. People lose their reason to satisfy their selfish desires, plunging into an abyss of sin and causing innocent people to suffer, sometimes losing their precious youth or even their lives. The stories in this book are based on real cases, and all the names have been changed. 97Reads6.9Score107Shelves
- 13 Supplement: The Missing Verse 补：阙 [Original Story + Modern Supernatural Horror + Objects Turn Strange + Romance] I’m Chu Qi, a top student, but I have a best friend who’s completely love-struck. Being love-struck is one thing, but she’s unlucky too, and she’s into superstition. Fine, be superstitious if you want. But how did you manage to buy something that’s actually real?"} in JSON. The end bracket quote Chinese? Ensure no Chinese chars. Need correct item10. Output JSON only. Above last has" Chinese punctuation violates no Chi 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Have You Ever Heard a Child Running Around Upstairs in the Middle of the Night? 你半夜听过楼上小孩跑步吗 Have you ever heard a child running around upstairs in the middle of the night? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 A Record of Strange Tales, Past and Present 古今怪谈轶事录 Let's talk about the past and present, and share strange tales. Hello, readers! I'm the author of this book, Lao Zhou. A friendly warning: if you're easily scared, read with caution. I'll take you on a journey through haunted houses and strange tales from ancient and modern China. When I decided to write these stories, I was no longer sure I was a hundred-percent materialist. In fact, there really are so many phenomena and stories in this world that science simply can't explain. I believe magnet 449Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Pinnacle of Fear 恐惧之巅 Ye Zihui, an unemployed man in his twenties, unexpectedly receives a strange text from an unknown number. By accident, he embarks on a terrifying adventure in another world, collecting the code symbols of the Summit of Fear. In this world, you can take special items collected at the Summit of Fear back to reality and even trade them freely. You can also store them in your personal space and use them the next time you enter the Fear Realm. Every trial taker here is assigned a level. The only way 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Realm of Evil 邪恶之境 Strange and bizarre things keep happening: absurd dreams, bloodthirsty monsters, and baffling mysteries. The world order is in chaos, but that doesn't stop me from being a true god who can move mountains and overturn seas. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Whole Village Came to the Feast, So Why Was My Sister-in-Law Convicted? 全村来吃席，嫂嫂为何入罪 The Whole Village Came to the Banquet, So Why Was My Sister-in-Law Convicted? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 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
- 20 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
- 21 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
- 22 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
- 23 Disfigured 破相 A mysterious new tenant moves into the apartment above Xu Ying. He leaves early and comes back late every day, sometimes making a terrible racket in the middle of the night. Yet Xu Ying doesn’t seem to mind. Lin Qiao, a young detective, has been haunted for years by the suspicious suicide of his younger sister, Li Wen. His investigation has recently made a breakthrough, but at the same time he has found himself in another predicament. Ten years after Li Wen’s death, another woman’s body is disco 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 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
- 25 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
- 26 The Most Realistic Mystery and Horror Stories 最真实的悬疑恐怖故事 [Mystery] [Thriller] [Supernatural] This book brings together a host of captivating, gripping mystery stories, like a grand door slowly opening onto a world of enigmatic deduction and drawing you ever deeper until you can no longer escape. On this strange journey, shrouded in layers of mystery, every story is like a winding, intricate maze. They wait for you to venture inside, follow each thread, and unravel the shocking truth concealed behind layer upon layer of fog. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 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
- 28 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
- 29 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
- 30 The Paranormal Files 诡异档案 An exclusive exposé by an eyewitness on the paranormal files of China’s secretive investigative organization, Bureau Nine! This book chronicles the past and present of its paranormal cases, revealing one bizarre and fantastical incident after another. The Corpse-Worshipping Cult, the Black God Cult, Nanyang sorcery, Yunnanese Gu magic, Chinese Taoist arts, reincarnated living Buddhas: let the author guide you into a real land of the supernatural and uncover the many unknown secrets hidden all ar 546Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Subduing Evil 镇邪 There are always mysterious things in this world, yet people dismiss them as nonsense. Miaojiang gu poison, corpse-driving in western Hunan, Nanyang curses, the Flowerfall Cave Maiden, shamanic sorcery, and yin-yang demons are all forbidden taboos. You don't have to believe in them, but you must remain in awe. Above all, never profane them! When the taboo soul bell rings out in the sky and ancient horrors quietly awaken, the world teeters on the brink of disaster. Will there still be someone who 637Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 32 You Found Me 你找到我了 Modern Supernatural + Female-Led + Fresh Premise + All-Rounder + Wild Imagination + Reincarnation + Spirit Speech + Runes and Formations + Fictional Modern Setting + Pure Wish Fulfillment in the Middle and Later Parts Abandoned and cast out? No. Her god reincarnates for her, life after life. Following the usual formula and old clichés? No. The Heavenly Dao is nothing to her. An ordinary girl dealing with a life that’s a complete mess? No. Other people are the ordinary ones. She is the unique one 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Two Couples’ Great Adventure in a Remote Mountain Village 两对情侣深山荒村大探险 (The moon shines blood-red over a haunted village. Strange things lurk in the deep mountain forests, and a terrifying mystery waits to be uncovered.) Two couples plan an expedition to a remote mountain village. After braving all kinds of hardships, they finally reach Zhengyang Village, a place steeped in eerie legends. By day, they explore the surroundings; at night, they tell all sorts of bizarre stories and flirt with each other. They enjoy a fun-filled stretch of time together. On the night b 55Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Mystery, Horror, the Supernatural, and Folklore: Fourth Auntie? Where Did I Get a Fourth Auntie?! 【悬疑惊悚+灵异+民俗】四姑婆？我哪儿来的四姑婆！ [Mystery and suspense + the supernatural + folk customs] Great-Aunt Four? Where would I even get a Great-Aunt Four?! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Don't Talk to the Comments 不要和弹幕说话 [Horror + Supernatural + Mystery + Mind-Bending + Anthology (first four volumes complete) + Dread That Gets Under Your Skin + Not for the Fainthearted + The Villain Is the Smartest Character in the Book + Growing Female Lead + No System, No Cheats, Plot-Driven] Have you ever replied to a historical comment on a video, even just for fun? Hu Jia accidentally comes across a web series from ten years ago. It depicts a real case from that same year, but its ending is completely different from what 19Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 36 The Ghostly Side of Humanity: Mad Stories You Never Knew, Volume 1 鬼味人间：你不知道的疯人故事1 Believe me, this world has another face. What seems insane to you may be perfectly normal to someone else. The eerie, unsettling stories of human life, the sinister and unfathomable depths of the human heart, and tales of madness you’ve never heard before are all hidden in this book, Ghostly Flavors of the Human World. 3.2kReads9.2Score261Shelves
- 37 Hook in the Mist 迷雾之钩 The mist over Qinglan Reservoir never lifts. A pendant and fishhook engraved with the date 1962.7.15 don’t catch fish; they catch the living and the dead. Three years ago, documentary photographer Shen Bozhou’s heart stopped for ten minutes when he jumped into the reservoir to save his partner, who had plunged into the water under mysterious circumstances. Ever since, he has been haunted by visions from beneath the surface. Now he has returned to finish the film he left incomplete, only to find —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Sisters, Here’s a Scary Ghost Story to Test Your Nerve Before Bed 姐妹，睡前听个练胆恐怖鬼故事吧 “It’s late. Want to hear a horror story to test your courage?” This is a collection of short horror stories made just for gorgeous you. Every story comes from a crack in ordinary life that becomes terrifying the more you think about it! Maybe it’s the faint sound of breathing beneath your bed, or a strange reflection that flashes across the mirror, or perhaps it’s the home where you live alone, yet someone always knocks on the door in the dead of night... The book is made up of several standa 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Midnight Whispers: Lock the Door Before You Hear My Ghost Story 午夜耳语：锁好门再听我的鬼故事 #Horror #Thriller #Mystery #UrbanLegends #ShortStories #CreepyOnSecondThought #QuickRead Shh...! Listen... When the clock’s pendulum swings past midnight, are you ready to receive a “whisper” meant only for you? Standalone short stories reveal brand-new scenes of terror. No complicated plots, no lengthy build-up, just pure sensory thrills. [Before You Read]: Lock your door. This book accepts no responsibility for any “accidents” that may occur because you left it unlocked. We recommend turning o 115Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 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
- 41 Strike It Rich by Opening the Coffin 开棺发财 [Handcrafted from scratch + Traditional supernatural horror + No System + No cultivation + Extremely scary + Based on true experiences] Paper figures carry the coffin, a black dog tosses the grave, and an old man falls in love with a ghost. An opened coffin is carried home, and a beautiful fairy follows through the door. My name is Qin Yang. I was down on my luck and only hoped to make money by opening coffins. I never expected that it would turn out to be such a high-risk profession. (Friends i 1.6kReads—Score134Shelves
- 42 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
- 43 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
- 44 The Ghost Fan's Grave: Crossing the Yin-Yang Divide 鬼扇坟之阴阳渡 I saw a ghost for the first time when I was five. Using a ghost fan and a pair of eyes that could see through evil, my grandfather led me into the crack between the worlds of yin and yang. From then on, I became someone who mended fissures, patching up secrets that the living should never see and the dead could never tell. This is a story about eyes that see through evil and a ghost fan, two souls sharing one body and the Six Fiends, sacrifice and protection. From the first ghostly wail in Yinsh 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Reborn from the Start in a Funeral Hall, I Became a Pallbearer 开局重生在灵堂，我成了送丧人 When I was reborn as a rogue Taoist priest performing a ritual in a funeral hall, the family’s wails nearly burst my eardrums. A bright red coffin stood in the center of the room. Thick blood seeped from beneath its lid, though no one else noticed. I was the only one who caught the stinging, rusty smell. The rogue priest’s memories flooded my mind: this wasn't a peaceful death in old age. This was the vengeful spirit of a pregnant woman who had died a violent death. “Reverend, it’s time. Nail th 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 The Yin-Yang Twin 阴阳双生人 [Mild Horror + The Supernatural] Ming Ye grew up living in a cemetery. Her parents went missing seven years ago and were eventually found dead under bizarre circumstances in the mountains. Seven years later, she became an emergency room doctor. One midnight, she met the Taoist priest Xu Baoyang on a bus as he was out catching ghosts. Later, while tracking clues about his missing master, Xu Baoyang came to the hospital where Ming Ye worked and discovered that a strange hospital orderly had set up 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Slaying Demons and Ghosts Since High School 斩妖灭鬼，从高中开始 [Traditional Supernatural Horror] + [School Life] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Coming of Age] + [Not Overpowered] + [Passionate] It all begins with a student jumping from a school building. Liu Tianyu had expected to spend his student years in peace, but from that day on, his life was never quiet again. Peril at a haunted temple, a school turned into a sacrificial altar, a ghost city beneath the water: one challenge after another awaits. Watch as a group of students turn the tables amid the schemes of g —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 My Ghostly Roommate 我的阴室友 [Paranormal mystery] [Updates daily, though not on a fixed schedule] [Thanks for your support ❤️] Over the summer after my college entrance exams, I kept having the same dream about my college dorm and roommates. Then I dragged my suitcase into Room 304 and saw those familiar yet unfamiliar faces, along with an empty bed. I was stunned. They were Yaoyao and Xinxin, the girls in the photo from my dream. Was the empty bed Qingqing’s? She hadn’t shown up for months after the school year began, so w 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 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. 171Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 50 I'm a Little Spirit Medium 我是小神婆 [Mysticism + supernatural + crime-solving + powerful protagonist + resolving mysteries + hidden origins + folk customs] I'm an abandoned baby, picked up from a trash can by my shaman grandmother. Growing up under her influence, I always wanted to become an even more powerful shaman than she was. Because of my unusual fate, strange and bizarre things, sometimes terrifyingly uncanny, are always happening around me... What happened to the female ghost who fell in love with someone else's body? Did 1Reads—Score—Shelves
