Novels like The Spirit-Sealing Corpse Shroud
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Spirit-Sealing Corpse Shroud, best match first.
- 51 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 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 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! 11Reads—Score514d adds
- 53 Unlicensed Celestial Master: Selling Talismans at a Street Stall from the Start 无证天师，开局地摊卖符箓 (Supernatural thrills and comedy early on, wish fulfillment, then Primordial Chaos later) The world is overrun with strange phenomena. After transmigrating here, Zhang Chen unexpectedly gains a Celestial Master System. He thought he was finally on his way to the top, but it turned out Celestial Masters in this world had to pass exams. Full of confidence, Zhang Chen went to take the test, only to fail at the very first hurdle: the written exam. With no other choice, he set up a street stall, but 41Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 54 Old Alley Sound Repair: At Midnight Tonight, Qin Opera Calls the Souls 旧巷声修：今夜子时，秦腔引魂 [One Heroine + Sound Cultivation + Qin Opera + Livestreaming + Supernatural Mystery + Urban + Adventure] In modern society, information explodes across the world, and human negativity is amplified through social media, forming an immense “Tide of Resentment.” If no one guides and dispels it, within three years it will gather into a “Lament of Doomsday,” and the boundary between the worlds of yin and yang will collapse completely. Humanity’s power comes from “the Power of Wishes”: energy formed w —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Patroller of the Living World 阳间巡逻人 Stories of spirit babies have circulated in the countryside of Sichuan and Chongqing for generations. When a baby dies, its lingering resentment can turn it into a ghost. Spirit babies were most common during the height of the one-child policy. As a child, I fed crows, which left me with an unusually strong aura of yin. Spirit babies often mistook me for one of their own, so someone later raised a ghost to protect me. On top of that, I have to work for the Underworld Bureau just to stay alive. 511Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 56 The Temple That Eats People 吃人的庙 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Multiple Fears 多重恐惧 An invitation to a party brings together nine writers, each with a very different style. At the party, the novelist who invited them traps everyone inside and demands that each guest tell a story. With no other choice, they comply. One story after another unfolds at the party: will they reveal the clash of human nature or unleash ghostly terrors? Everything will come to light here. "This is my debut work. I hope you'll show it plenty of support." 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 A Compendium of Strange Events in the Mountain Village 山村诡异事件大全 This book is adapted from true events recounted by Uncle Zhengyu. It comprises a series of separate paranormal stories, recounting the strange, unexplained events that take place in mysterious mountain villages… It has all kinds of unsolved mysteries! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 The Curse of Sorrowful Love Lake Island 悲恋湖岛的魔咒 A tragic love affair haunts the island on Lake Sorrow, where a century-old curse follows like a shadow. Is David Crane's million-dollar prize a gift from fate, or an invitation to the abyss? An ebony bracelet conceals a mystery, a key of ultraviolet light opens a forbidden door, silicon-based blood algae whisper in the dark, and the shadow of a sacrificial ritual quietly descends. Science and witchcraft clash fiercely, while the line between reality and illusion blurs. To escape their family's f 2Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 60 Nightmare of Terror: Entering the Haunted World on the Red-Eyed Bus 惊悚噩梦：从红眼巴士进入诡世界 [Infinite flow + ghost survival + mild suspense + horror instances + no romance] “Ghosts cannot be killed. Only ghosts can deal with ghosts. Learn their patterns.” Lin Xi unexpectedly boarded a bus with no driver. The passengers here disappeared at regular intervals, and as more and more vanished, the survivors gradually uncovered the secret to escaping... Possessing a Nightmare Invitation means setting foot on a one-way road. At regular intervals, you are forced into the nightmare world to comp 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 The Day I Was Born, a Qilin Devoured the Sun and the Five Immortals Bowed 我出生当天，麒麟吞日，五仙磕头 When I was born, a qilin swallowed the sun and the Five Immortals bowed their heads. To save me, my grandfather replaced my heart with one belonging to a demon. All these years, I have subdued evil with the qilin and had the Five Immortals at my side, slaying ghosts and gods in the mortal world! 745Reads6.8Score10114d adds
- 62 The Last Ghost Exorcist 最后一个驱鬼人 I was born under a curse, with the umbilical cord wrapped around my neck before I was even born. My grandfather used a life-borrowing ritual to save me. But how could anyone challenge the authority of the underworld and King Yama? Strange things began happening around me one after another, and at night I even saw the Impermanence Spirits coming to claim my life. Later, I followed a fat old Daoist and learned the way of the Dao, how to read burial sites, and how to break poison curses. I became t 79Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 63 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—14d adds
- 64 The Dragon Raises the Coffin 龙抬棺 A human corpse with a serpent’s body, a red coffin for the funeral, the living must not disturb it. Anyone who sees it is doomed to die. Eight ghosts bear the coffin, and once it touches the ground, the burial begins. The descendants entrusted with the task will enjoy boundless fortune and longevity... 2.6kReads7.0Score16814d adds
- 65 Tales of the Supernatural in Rural Northeast China 东北农村诡事录 A collection of eerie and terrifying folk tales. Zhang Liang was born in the 1970s and was forced onto the path of exorcism by a curse. Every tale is full of danger and excitement, with an ending no one can predict. If you have the nerve, come take a look and experience a different kind of ghost story. Mildly scary, read with caution. 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Chaos Invades the World, and I Become a God by Mediating Disputes 全球混沌入侵，我靠调解成神 Light is not necessarily pure, and darkness may hold warmth. The answer lies in a truth deeper than the abyss. When the only hope of saving the world points down a dead-end path with no chance of survival, will you still have the courage to wager everything on a faint glimmer of light? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Folk Taboos: I Cultivate Merit in the Mortal World 民间禁忌：我在人间修功德 Everyone knows the barber, but few realize that the earliest barbers were actually executioners, and strange adepts who mastered esoteric arts. They walk between life and death, needing only a barber's razor to read the secrets of Heaven and travel between yin and yang. They shave the living, and they shave the dead. Even today, folk wisdom warns: never offend the barbers who roam the land with their poles and packs. 166Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 68 Maoshan Ghostcraft 茅山鬼道 Among China's many Daoist schools, none is more renowned for catching ghosts and subduing demons than the Maoshan Celestial Masters. The title of Ghost-Hunting Celestial Master is known to all. With sword, talismans, incantations, and a Bagua compass, all four treasures brought to bear, even spirits and demons flee. See how a true disciple of Maoshan drives out ghosts and vanquishes demons. Zombies, strange spirits, vengeful ghosts, sorcery, and evil Daoists wreak havoc across the land, only to 1.6kReads—Score14514d adds
- 69 Don’t Mess With Him, This Taoist Is a Little Wild 别惹他，这个道士有点野 Daoist arts + feng shui + folk customs + witchcraft + folk secrets + corpse walking + suspense + the supernatural Have you ever seen a person with no shadow? A corpse that can walk? A living person covered in corpse spots? Paper that cannot be burned? An ancient zither that plays by itself? Someone stepping out of a portrait...? Tang Yao has seen them all, and has spent his entire life dealing with such things. “Conceived in the yin year, month, day, and hour, and born in the yin year, month, da —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Reincarnation Notes: An Extra Story, The Painted-Skin Debt 还魂笔记番外篇：画皮债 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Ghost: This Vital Energy Packs a Punch 鬼：这真气有力气 Awakening in the middle of the night, Qiu Zhen discovered that he was sharing a bed with a blood-faced ghost, while his roommates had already been slaughtered. In desperation, he threw a punch and shattered the vengeful spirit. This is written in third person. The tags can't be changed after the contract is signed. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Underworld Longevity Bureau 黄泉长生局 [Mystery + Tomb Raiding + Adventure + Ghost Hunting] They say the Yellow Springs are crawling with ghosts and demons. Once I raise my yellow talisman and form a hand seal, I'll wipe them all out. From three-eyed ghost lice and the Fish Kingdom tomb to the Ten-Thousand-Pearl Snake Woman... Li Que, a little nobody of the Daoist sect, and Fatty get caught up in a vast scheme for immortality. As the saying goes: “In paper shoes, I tread into the Yellow Springs; through the gloom of life and death, I 241Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 73 Enter at Midnight: Clear the Dungeons to Survive (Season 7) 午夜入场，副本通关才能活下去(第七季) 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 The Daoist Arts Compendium: Flirting with Ghosts in the Underworld 道术灵册我在冥界调戏鬼 Supernatural and bizarre incidents keep happening, along with the use of all kinds of talismans, spells, and Taoist arts. Follow me, Lin Feng, as I promote traditional Chinese Taoism. Lin Feng was raised from childhood by his grandfather, Lin Yousheng, a renowned Taoist priest. The story takes place in a small town in the 1980s and 1990s. Before turning thirteen, Lin Feng had little interest in his grandfather's identity as a Taoist priest, but at thirteen, he began his journey down the Taoist p 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 75 In Taoist Robes: I Counsel Students, Then Spirits 道袍加身：劝完学生劝鬼神 An art teacher unexpectedly becomes a Taoist exorcist. The colors in the classroom give way to the cinnabar of talismans, and one supernatural incident after another, once dismissed as impossible, begins to unfold. All the ghost stories he had heard were never mere fabrications. Beyond the mist where yin and yang meet lies a truth far more terrifying than anything on canvas. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 I Became a Heavenly Master of the Dao 我成了道门天师 My name is Li Changqing. When my mother gave birth to me, ghosts roamed the night, and a wandering Daoist saved my life. He said my fate was far too harsh, bringing calamity to my closest relatives. My parents might not die peacefully… and I still had three disasters to survive. My only chance of survival was to join the Daoist sect. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 The Yin Sovereign: The Fox Immortal Arrives 阴天子，狐仙驾到 I was born with an extraordinary destiny, meant to become an emperor. But just after I was born, someone tried to sabotage my fate. To save me, my grandfather gave away the merit accumulated by eighteen generations of our family, and risked his own life to defy the heavens and change my destiny... 5.5kReads7.4Score35014d adds
- 78 The Fox Immortal Seeks a Title: I Said You Look Like My Future Wife 狐仙讨封：我说你像我未来的老婆 The white fox who once snuggled under the covers with me came to ask me to grant her a human form. I said: “You look like my future wife: a tempting face and figure, a slender waist, soft breasts, peach-round hips, fair skin, stunning looks, and long legs. You're even more beautiful than a nine-tailed fox spirit descended to the mortal world.” 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 The Person Under the Bed, the Eye on the Wall, the Peeping Tom Outside the Door 床下的人，墙上的眼，门外的窥 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 The Little Taoist of Nanshan 南山小道士 A torrential storm washed away his stall, and his protective charm burst into flames. Lin Yan was haunted by the evil spirit that had plagued him as a child! A staunch materialist, Lin Yan is forced into the world of the occult. He becomes a disciple of an old Taoist priest from Nanshan, learning talisman magic, exploring haunted houses, and dispelling waterborne curses, only to be unexpectedly caught up in rivalries among Taoist sects. As the evil spirits of the Taiping Sect stir up trouble, he —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Six Relics to Banish Evil 六器渡邪 On a stormy night, the evil box passed down through my family shattered on its own, and I became a wanted fugitive accused of several murders. My only chance of survival was to recover the six cursed artifacts scattered across the Lin family. But they weren't treasures. They were instruments of torture, each one imprisoning the soul of someone our ancestors had tortured into becoming an artifact. Soul-harvesting rice from the Hungry Ghost Realm, a mending needle used to sew together a hundred —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Curse of the Sinful Shadow: The Sinner's End 孽影咒怨之罪者的末路 In the shadowy corners of a bustling city, evil grows unchecked like a cancer. Driven by greed, some resort to the most despicable means to line their pockets, while others lose themselves in an abyss of desire, unable to climb out. Little do they know that retribution is already drawing near. Each sin has finally awakened a curse lurking in the unseen world. This is a horror story about evil and retribution. Every sinner pays a terrible price for their misdeeds, while the resentment hidden in t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 A Spirit Medium’s Disciple Who Became a Taoist 当道士的出马弟子 First, I offer incense as a disciple of the spirit-medium tradition. I am a junior student of Qingwei! This book has three aims! First, to explain some rather mysterious topics and present superstitious ideas from a scientific perspective! Second, to share a few tips on avoiding scams, so no one gets tricked! Third, there is no fantasy cultivation or wish-fulfillment in this book! Fourth, everything mentioned in the book is based on my own personal experience! Zhengyuantang, Wang Clan Immortal R 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 The Feng Shui King of the Underworld 江湖风水之王 On the day I was born, ten thousand demons emerged from the mountains, a hundred ghosts clawed their way out of their graves, and an immortal corpse guarded the way. My master, Daoist Jingxian, took me from a tomb and raised me for twenty years, only to fall under a curse and die a horrible death, skinned alive. Knowing he was going to die, my master left me a letter. First, he warned me not to seek out the killer. Then he urged me to stay away from the world. But I chose a third path, resolute 111Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 85 Old Wei's Ghost Stories 老魏讲鬼故事 [Traditional Supernatural Tales] [Chinese-Style Horror] [Based on True Events] [Submitted by Readers] [Chilling on Reflection] [Bizarre Tales] [Beyond the Bounds of Science] The eerie Buddha statue seen when mountaineers are trapped in a ghostly loop, a face appearing on the wall in the middle of the night, a “person” using their own head as a ball during evening study at school... I have always believed that horror stories should be short, sometimes ending on a cliffhanger, sometimes becoming 1.6kReads—Score11014d adds
- 86 Ghost Master of the Yellow Springs 黄泉鬼师 A Master of Water Divination, also known among the people as a Ghost Master or Celestial Master, possesses powers that reach from heaven to earth and can speak with ghosts and gods. He treads the Yellow Springs, wields the Yin Lamp, glimpses fate, and cultivates the Great Dao. One day, my grandfather told me that I was actually dead... 160Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 87 Ghost-Reading Master: I Can See Through the Thoughts of Every Ghost in the World 《读鬼大师：全世界阿飘的心思被我看穿了》 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Strange Tales from the South 南方灵异事 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Midnight Entry: Clear the Dungeon to Survive (Season 4) 午夜入场，副本通关才能活下去(第四季) 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Feng Shui Yin-Yang Master 风水阴阳师 "Born under the Emperor Ziwei's fate, with yin-yang eyes from birth." An extraordinary life is his destiny. He inherits his ancestors' feng shui arts. In the world of the mystic arts, yin flourishes while yang declines. A thousand-year plan awaits just one person. 1.2kReads7.1Score11114d adds
- 91 Yin-Yang Paper Effigy Maker 阴阳纸扎匠 The paper effigies my grandfather made could subdue spirits and drive away evil energy. He passed this craft down to me alone. Back in his day, my grandfather was a renowned master in the world of feng shui. I thought I could carry on his legend, but I was set up as soon as I struck out on my own. It turns out there’s another me in this world! (No System, no mindless protagonist, no stale tropes, no cultivation.) 439Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 92 My Yin-Yang Teahouse 我有一间阴阳茶馆 When the dead come knocking, my work begins. Behind every death lies a story. I will tell these untold stories, one by one... My name is Xia Xingchen. I can see ghosts. I help the souls who come seeking the light embark on their final journey. As I help them find redemption, I am also searching for the truth... 29Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 93 Seven Days of the Dead 七日亡魂 My grandfather used to say that whoever a hanged person sees last is the one they’ll come back to claim. When I was twelve, the village hired a troupe to perform ghost opera. I went to play backstage, never realizing that the troupe’s leading performer was hanging from the beam behind me. 1.1kReads8.2Score10114d adds
- 94 I Was a Taoist Priest in Republican-Era China 我在民国当道士 A man born in a yin year, yin month, and yin day follows his master onto the path of cultivation... 1.2kReads6.7Score10114d adds
- 95 You Were Told to Guard a Village, So Why Did You Make the City God Cry? 让你守个村儿，你把城隍打哭了？ After the old madman died, I always thought I was the only person left in the village. Then one year, two men showed up carrying a camera and said they wanted to film a documentary about walking marriages... 452Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 96 Notes on Strange Folk Tales 民间诡事札记 The countryside hides the strangest legends and lays bare the truest depths of the human heart. A single red embroidered shoe beneath an old pagoda tree holds a grievance and a hatred left unspoken. A strange peddler knocking at the door in the dead of night carries no ordinary goods in his pack, only old stories frosted over with time. A bronze mirror rising from an ancient well can reflect ghosts, but not the depths of the human heart... These curious tales scattered across bustling streets an 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Yin-Yang Taboos 阴阳禁忌 My family told me that on the night I was born, an old beggar woman came to my grandfather's house. The moment she saw me, she said nothing and grabbed me by the throat... It wasn't until my grandfather was murdered that I learned the truth. I swore to fulfill every last one of his wishes! 1.5kReads8.4Score11614d adds
- 98 The Daoheart’s Journey 道心征途 (This novel focuses primarily on horror, the supernatural, and suspense. It isn't mindless, it isn't about cultivating immortality, and the story is tightly connected. The early chapters lay the groundwork, and there are many genuinely frightening scenes. If you don't like it, feel free to say so in the comments!) My master said there are only two principles to being a Taoist priest. First: Never put off revenge until tomorrow. Let it fester in your heart, and it will throw your Daoist mind into 5Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 99 The Gu Master 蛊人 I became a gu person at the age of seven… I was the only one of nine children to survive. The other eight died with blood pouring from their seven orifices as countless worms burrowed into their hearts… The most mysterious gu magic! The strangest stories! Find them all in this novel! 279Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 100 The Coffin Prison 囚棺 The seventh-night return of the soul. A peaceful death is called a returning calamity; a violent death is called a returning evil spirit. On the day the evil spirit returns, the household is unsettled, and another death may follow. A man must be chosen to send the spirit away. After my second uncle hanged himself, I once had to send a spirit away. As a result, I was marked by it. 500Reads8.5Score—14d adds
