Novels like The Faces of All Things Strange
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- 1 Death Game: From the Start, My Cultivator Brother Stabs Me in the Back 死亡游戏：开局背刺我的修仙兄弟 (Infinite flow + immortal-mortal conflict + revenge + advanced System permissions + game-based supernatural abilities + hard-hitting combat) As lethal-injection poison enters his veins, Chen Yan’s eyes remain fixed on the face behind the glass: his grinning good buddy, Li Zimo. Just five days ago, he was scrolling through pictures of pretty girls and complaining that his early-morning classes made him feel like a good-for-nothing; Five days later, he is shackled, branded a parricide in court, an 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 This Game Is Dangerous 这个游戏很危险 Welcome to the Chosen Ones' Game Park! This is a variety game with endless stages... Game hint one: Death in the game means death in real life! Game hint two: The only way to survive is to find clues. At first, you think this is just an ordinary game, only to discover that it's a disaster engulfing the entire world. Are you ready for a game of death, you powerful people who sit high above the rest? (Infinite-level game + death game + smart protagonists + awakened abilities + no saintly do-go 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Death Will Be Televised 死亡将映 (Infinite Flow + mild horror + deduction + survival + one heroine) To uncover the ultimate secret, he must endure one round of slaughter and struggle after another. I thought I only had to complete a simple death mission to go home, but I was forced to uncover the ultimate secret. I thought I could open the Forbidden Zone of God and grow stronger, only to be told that the human body was also a treasure locked in chains. When I finally reached the end, I discovered that I had walked this road bef 118Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Paradise Lost: The Never-Ending Game 失乐园，永无止境的游戏 Men and women are trapped inside a house. The killer keeps murdering people, and there's only one way out. When facing the living dead, never reveal that you're a player, or you'll die! Not smart enough? You'll die! Bad luck? You'll die! Ugly? You'll die! Cross Mu Ye? You'll die even faster! While everyone else struggles to survive, Mu Ye alone gradually becomes obsessed with the game, gradually becoming... a psychopath. In this world full of danger and unknowns, a police officer, a teacher, a t —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Lost in a Haunted Village 误入恐怖村 An original story. Hope you enjoy it! Lu Chao stumbled into this village by chance, and in doing so, stepped onto a road with no return. Only those chosen by it can see it and enter it. Once chosen to become a resident of the village, there is no going back. The only way to leave is to be cursed by it and killed. To escape, Lu Chao has no choice but to embark on one adventure after another… 293Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 6 Reincarnation's Black Market: Heal You Once, Take Ninety Percent of the Rewards 轮回黑商：奶你一口，抽九成奖励 (The rating just came out, and it's a little low. It'll go up later. Dear readers, come take a look 😭) [Infinite-Data Flow + Scheming Capitalist + Support Class on the Path to Godhood] An unusual ticket carried Zhang Yuan aboard a train that could travel between countless worlds. In this reincarnation space, damage dealers were a dime a dozen, while healers were few and far between. While everyone else fought tooth and nail to get ahead, Zhang Yuan, who had awakened the top-tier rule-based talen 941Reads8.1Score102Shelves
- 7 Escape Game: A Ticket to Hell 逃生游戏：通往地狱的车票 [Infinite-flow + suspense, not a power fantasy / no golden finger / no harem / team-based] On the day of his eighteenth birthday, Shao Chi received a strange ticket. From the moment he got it, all kinds of bizarre and inexplicable events began happening around him. To stay alive, he was forced to board a dilapidated bus and embark on a string of escape games. Instance One: A small village hidden deep in the mountains. At night, the sounds of an opera drift through the air, and a pair of bloods 260Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 8 The Eerie Abode: Infinite Flow Instances 诡所【无限流副本】 [Survival + No System + Mystery Solving + Supernatural Stories + Horror Atmosphere] [Fast-paced, enters the first instance in Chapter 2] [Ancient Mansion + Village + Campus + Hotel + Bus + Temple + Island + Skyscraper] Every city has a mysterious place called “Nirok Manor,” home to a group of residents marked with black patterns. Whenever a strange letter appears in their mailbox, whoever is named in it must undertake a perilous green-text mission! As Si Chen completes one green-text mission aft 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 A Thousand Autumns of Foolish Games 千秋愚戏 [Modern Urban High Martial Arts + Foreshadowing + Infinite Flow + Funny Slice of Life + Imaginative Premise + Mind-Bending] Fu Qianqiu has suffered from “soul separation” since childhood. With the help of his friend Mu Xingye, he manages to communicate with the “It” inside his body, but all he gets in response is an incomprehensible sentence: “When the foolish game ends, the fog will finally lift.” Coincidentally, the virtual reality game The Fool’s Game, developed over seven years by Fangcun Co 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Eerie: Trapped in a Horror Game 诡异：我被困在恐怖游戏中 (Survival + no System + mild horror + mystery and deduction + no goody-two-shoes protagonist + no invincibility) There has always been a rumor circulating online: in the eerie mobile game Candle, the characters drawn by players aren’t just AI data. They’re real, living people. Xu Hanshan, one of the world’s top-ranked players, doesn’t believe it. But... While streaming the game, a bizarre bug sends him plunging into Candle’s eerie world as a one-star starting character. Xu Hanshan doesn’t kn 45Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 11 Overtime Is Miserable Enough, and Now I've Been Thrown into a Reincarnation Dungeon! 加班够惨了，还被丢进轮回副本！ I accidentally entered a dungeon. One wrong move, and I could be facing the risk of instant death, but the rewards are incredibly generous. Whatever, this has to be better than going to work! 124Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Funeral Hall [Death Game] 灵堂【死亡游戏】 [Infinite Flow + horror game + survival + supernatural invasion + no System + intelligent protagonist] Twelve coffins are laid out in a funeral hall. Inside them lie the cursed people chosen by demons. If they want to escape, there is only one perilous path they can take: enter one of the blood-red coffins. Inside those coffins, unknown and terrifying missions await them, along with countless spine-chilling, thrilling games. Come on! Play a death game with the ghosts. Win and live, lose and 127Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 13 Infinite Game: I'm a Light Bulb from the Start 无限游戏我开局是个灯泡 Who could believe that after waking up, I'd become an energy-saving light bulb in a supermarket? But watching all kinds of products shove and fight beside her, Jin Jiajia says, “Just destroy everything already.” 204Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 14 Rule Horror: Shh, Don't Speak. The Goddess Is Listening 规则怪谈：嘘，别说话，女神在听 Rule Horror: Shh, Don't Speak. The Goddess Is Listening 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Rule Horror: I'm the Food Safety Inspector. You're All Coming with Me! 规则怪谈：我，食安员，收你们来了！ Rule Horror: I’m a food safety inspector. I’m here to take you all in! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Rule Horror: Please Settle the Tutoring Fee for the Haunted Building's Cram School 规则怪谈：麻烦结一下鬼楼补习班补课费 Rule Horror: Please settle the tutoring fees for the haunted building cram school —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 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 32.1kReads8.1Score4kShelves
- 18 No Gambling, Just Life! The Desperate Gambler Villain 不赌钱只赌命！绝望的胜负师恶棍 When you’re out of options, remember: you still have at least one life left! As long as you’re alive, you possess the universe’s most precious asset: life! As long as you’re still breathing, you’ll always have a chance to start over! Please do not associate this story with any real people, events, things, or organizations! This book is entirely fictional. Any resemblance is impossible! Over 95% five-star reviews! Don’t go by the new-book rating; check the comments! Want to know how to go from pe 324Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 19 Nightmare Paradise: A Middle-Aged Office Worker’s Rise to Godslayer 梦魇乐园：中年社畜的逆袭杀神路 Nightmare Park: A Middle-Aged Corporate Drone’s Rise to God of Slaughter An infinite-flow game? No, my life is the real hell. My name is Du Jie. I’m 41, crushed by mortgage and car payments, and on the verge of losing my job. One night, after my boss humiliated me yet again with a “one-thousand-yuan base salary,” I was dragged into a place called Nightmare Park. A death island overrun with zombies, a dark continent ravaged by demons... It’s paradise for the strong and hell for the weak. But I di 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Why Does a Map Company Have to Deal with the Uncanny, Too? 一个地图公司也要让我处理诡异？ The abandoned old district has long since become a breeding ground for the uncanny. An occurrence known as a “contaminated zone” appears from time to time in the old district, centered around individual buildings. Rumor has it that a contaminated zone is another world, filled with the absurd and the uncanny. As the number of missing people increased, the authorities had no choice but to close the routes between the old and new districts. By a stroke of luck, people discovered that the cores of c 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 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—Shelves
- 22 The Road to Survival Begins in the Secret Realm 求生之路从秘境开始 A meteorite crashed through Earth, and college student Chen Yu was hurled into a jungle. As soon as he got his bearings, he received a mission from the System: solve a locked-room poisoning case before time ran out. Just as he finally cracked the case and got out, he was forced into a team raid in a B-rank secret realm. His teammates included Anna, a Russian saleswoman, and a giant spider whose leg he'd just chopped off. With nothing but a lighter from the start, he relies on keeping his head do 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 A Reincarnation World? I Trade for Prototype Instead 轮回世界？我反手兑换虐杀原形 [Utterly inhuman] [Villain] [Will stop at nothing] Lin Yuan was sent to prison after offending a rich second-generation heir. When he was released, he discovered that his parents had also been murdered. On his way to exact revenge, he too was killed by an assassin. Luckily, the Main God chose him at that moment and brought him into Nightmare Space. After earning a huge number of points in The Boys, he exchanged them for a Blacklight Virus enhancement and set out to take revenge on every one of h 1.2kReads5.7Score102Shelves
- 24 A Taoist Priest in an Infinite-Loop Story? That's Right Up My Alley 道士进无限流吗？那很专业对口了 [Infinite flow + ensemble cast + the supernatural] [Slow burn] [Mild horror + cyber ghost hunting + livestreaming + evil gods] In 2171, the neural-link horror game Random burst onto the scene, touting freedom, realism, and randomness. Homebody Taoist He Xiao opens the game, ready to let loose. Lightning magic from the start, teaching ghosts how to be ghosts. But not only does the tutorial target him, his first scenario after getting nerfed is an [S-rank scenario]? And so begins He Xiao’s livest 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 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—Shelves
- 26 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—Shelves
- 27 Rule Horror: The Three Gates School Rules Forbid Telling the Truth 规则怪谈：三重门校规禁止说真话 Dungeon difficulty: Easy, Normal, Hard, Nightmare, Hell. Lin Han is in a different parallel universe in each dungeon, and the plots are unrelated, so feel free to read them out of order. Lin Han is clever and resourceful, bold in thought and action, and seriously badass. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 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—Shelves
- 29 Arcade: Infinite Evolution 街机：无限进化 [Arcade Games + Infinite-Loop + Reckless Hero + Decisive and Ruthless + Action-Packed Power Fantasy] A sudden manhunt drives Su Luo into the Nightmare Space, a place filled with slaughter and opportunity. Here, he'll travel through all kinds of arcade game worlds. In Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, he'll face ruthless poachers. In Knights of the Round, he'll search for the Holy Grail alongside King Arthur. In Metal Slug, he'll fight off an alien invasion. In The King of Fighters, he'll compete in the t 4kReads8.4Score335Shelves
- 30 Evolution Paradise: I Have an Army of the Way of Great Peace 进化乐园，我有太平道大军 [Infinite Flow] [Arcade Worlds] [Fake Ace] [Taoist] [Summoner] [Consistently Powerful] The Three Kingdoms Battle Chronicle, where warlords vie for supremacy! Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, a bloody slaughter! The World of the Three Kingdoms, where heroes make their entrance! Dragon Warrior, a land of dragons and adventure! The King of Fighters, where fists clash with fate! ... A playground containing countless arcade worlds has opened. Players enter its spaces to adventure through the arcade worlds. I 17.8kReads8.5Score1.8kShelves
- 31 Players from Across Anime Worlds Begin in the Infinite Slaughter City 综漫诸天玩家从无限杀戮都市开始 [Infinite Flow, pseudo-stat-based system, crossover anime, mixed worlds] Cold Shaking Lin Mujie never imagined that after simply taking a nap, he would wake up in a parallel world with no entertainment from his past life, a world where plagiarism was inherently fair game. But before he could fulfill his grand ambitions and become the entertainment king of this new world, he was dragged into a dangerous and unpredictable reincarnation space! Infinite Horror: Murder City, Evolutionary Apocalypse: 426Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 32 Blood Curtain: The Final Chapter? 血幕，终章？ Five years ago, one tiny mistake of mine got three coworkers killed. From then on, I lived in endless regret. Five years later, a blood-red screen appeared in the depths of the ocean, enclosing a mysterious continent! Monsters began invading from this other continent. While every country in the world struggled to resist, I was pulled into another dimension, where lies followed rules that could get you killed, bizarre monsters were impossible to wipe out, and I had several unreliable “teammates.” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Infinite Evolution 无限进化 A strange invitation, a legendary adventure. An eternal journey through infinite worlds. Join us on a voyage of infinite evolution. 3kReads6.6Score272Shelves
- 34 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—Shelves
- 35 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—Shelves
- 36 Deadly Survival Game 致命生存游戏 (Infinite-loop game, suspense, mystery, survival, no supernatural elements, no urban legends, original games, no independent System, no golden finger) ‘Selecting a game...’ ‘Player level detected: L1. Available game difficulty range: 1–2 stars.’ ‘First game detected. A one-star game is guaranteed.’ ‘Game selection successful!’ A black screen with white text immediately appeared. [Game Name: The Devil Beside You] [Game Type: Multiplayer] [Difficulty: One Star] [Clear Condition: Find the disguised 1.2kReads7.8Score102Shelves
- 37 Hell Academy: Conquering the Myriad Worlds, Starting with the Mist 地狱高校：从迷雾开始纵横诸天 After Fang Xiu finally got into Tsinghua University, he managed to scrape together enough money for his mother’s surgery, only to transmigrate for no apparent reason. He transmigrated to a strange high school and became a “high school student.” To get home and treat his mother, he chose the unorthodox path of power-ups, looping through one damned world after another for that damned diploma. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Reincarnation: My Level Was Reset to Zero, and My Doll Went on a Killing Spree 轮回：满级清零，我的人偶杀疯了 [Infinite loop + revenge + fiery, tragic, and sweet] After ten years beside an empty grave, he can no longer remember his late wife's face. The infinity tattoo on his wrist is his sole obsession. Once, he was the one who reached the summit of the cycle of reincarnation. Just one step away from the truth, he was betrayed, had his memories wiped, and became an ordinary security guard in the modern world. Then a girl doll shattered his tombstone and dragged him back to the reincarnation battlefield 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 The Soul Weave of Tianyuan 天源绎魂 As you can see, this is a novel recommendation. Eighteen-year-old graduate Xing Yan storms into the audition for the production of The Lost Path of the Strange Beasts, carrying tomato ketchup to use as fake blood. Director He Yan, wearing a ghost mask, roars at him that “the blood looks like chocolate,” then furiously tells anyone questioning the title to “get lost.” The eccentric film crew is a nonstop source of laughs, and the rookie actor’s job hunt is one mishap after another. Stay tuned f 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 I Volunteered to Join the Hell Cinema 我是自愿加入地狱影院的 Mystery Infinite Flow + a passionate, hilarious ensemble cast + a story about intangible cultural heritage in every script + a protagonist who dreams their way through the trials. Watch as five ordinary young men who don’t know one another write countless adventurous tales, full of laughter and tears, as they face one perilous folk-culture script after another~ 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 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 3.5kReads7.3Score600Shelves
- 42 Eerie Descent: It Turns Out I'm the Calamity 诡异降临：原来我才是灾厄啊 [Infinite Flow + Mild Thrills + Emotionless + Post-Apocalypse + Villain] Xu Yuan boards a dilapidated bus and travels endlessly through the [Misty World]. When the bizarre descent occurred seven years ago, he sealed away his emotions and memories. Now he has broken free of his shackles and, as [Calamity], has returned to take control of this game! 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Eerie: This Novel Isn’t Right II 诡异：这个小说不对劲II Instance difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, Hard, Nightmare, Hell. Lin Han is in a different parallel universe in every instance, and the plots are unrelated, so feel free to read them out of order. Lin Han is clever, resourceful, and bold enough to act on his ideas. He’s damn awesome. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Learning to Slay Gods in an Infinite Game 我在无限游戏里学弑神 [Infinite Flow]➕ [No Female Lead]➕ [No Sanctimonious Protagonist]➕ [Plot Twists]. “A ten-day experiment in human nature. Remember, do not break the rules.” In an unattended shopping mall, six people who had volunteered to work sit in a circle. Chen Qige, the only one who was tricked into coming, sticks out like a sore thumb. A bizarre couple asks them one final question: “You all volunteered for this job, correct?” The six people, whose backgrounds are shrouded in mystery, all nod. Chen Qige: “I —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 You Were Supposed to Handle Rule Contamination, So Why Are You Going, “For Real?” 让你处理规则污染，你搁这“尊嘟假嘟”？ You were supposed to handle the rule contamination, so why are you over here going, “For real, though?” 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Eerie Revival: Obstetrician to an S-Rank Haunted Hospital 诡异复苏：给S级鬼楼当产科医生 Eerie Revival: Obstetrician to an S-Rank Haunted Building 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Above the Ninth Floor, Starting with a Skinning Game! 九层之上，从剥皮游戏开始！ Infinite Flow + Gu Cultivation + Horror + Mind Games + Combat + Cool-Headedness + Unhinged Male Lead He thought he was a gaming expert. Only after dying did he realize this wasn't a game at all, but an ancient god's furnace for cultivating Gu. You call yourself a god, and we desperately climb the tower, hoping to use your power to bring our loved ones back to life. Little did we know you were the one who set a trap that destroyed my family, using my gaming talent to nourish your soul with Gu. I 33Reads—Score101Shelves
- 48 Thriller Game: The Unhinged Beauty Catches Ghosts on Livestream 惊悚游戏：疯批美人直播抓鬼 [No CP + Strong Female Lead + Plot-Focused + Infinite Flow] A horror game descends upon the world, randomly abducting humans and throwing them into the game for its beta test. Baili Sang, who is incapable of feeling fear, is lucky enough to become one of them. While other players watch their Sanity values plummet from fear, ending up either raving mad or dropping dead, Baili Sang instead licks her lips in fear (excitement), and her Sanity value breaks through 100% like a bug. Looking at the mons 22Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 49 Wasteland Mechanist Immortal: I Can Level Up Without Limit 废土械仙：我能无限升级 The wasteland apocalypse has arrived. The gods have fallen, and machines run rampant. Lin Che is just a lowly scavenger. To save his younger sister, he ventures into a radiation zone, only to awaken the [Myriad Things Analysis System] on the brink of death. From then on... While others cultivate immortality with spiritual roots, he does it by dismantling machines, refining cores, and modifying cybernetic limbs. Machines can be upgraded, bodies can be rebuilt, and even the remains of gods are jus —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Ten Dreams Across the Calamity 十梦渡厄 (The Strange Knocking at the Door / Welcome Back to the Starting Point of the Nightmare, Book Two) Have you ever received a letter like that? Its material feels like human skin, its handwriting looks like blood. Once you open it... You find yourself standing before a door. Push it open, and you step into another world. A place with rules you must obey, nights when dawn never comes, and ghosts who have waited ten or a hundred years for release. Every door you make it through buys you one more day 4.3kReads7.1Score414Shelves
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