Novels like The Fatal Red Thread
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- 51 A Collection of 365 Strange Tales and Horror Stories 365个奇闻异事和恐怖故事合集 This is a series of short horror stories. The writing isn't the focus; it's all about telling the stories. [Standalone stories + horrors that grow worse the more you think about them + mystery and the supernatural + urban legends + haunted homes + folk tales + strange tales + feng shui and mysticism] Are you ready? When night falls, these terrifying stories will begin crawling into the ears of the living... 731Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Zhang Laosan Tells Stories 张老三讲故事 Long, long ago, a strange calamity struck Kaoshan Village, deep in the old forests of Northeast China. Hunter Li Dashan kept watch over a coffin on a snowy night and encountered a weasel spirit that spoke like a human, asking him to give it a title. One careless remark from him exposed a bloody secret from twenty years earlier. When the statue of the Yellow Immortal on the ancestral hall’s altar split with bloody cracks on the night of a lunar eclipse, when a golden-haired weasel burst from a pe 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Cat Sacrifice: She Lives in a Cat’s Eyes 猫祭：她住在猫的眼睛里 Three collections of horror stories: "Cat Sacrifice: She Lives in the Cat’s Eyes", "Snake Curse: The Evil of Qingshi Town", and "The Dying Magic Cube: An Embrace That Never Arrives". Each story is 80,000 to 100,000 characters long. I hope you enjoy them! Thank you all for your support! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 I Botched Every Golden Finger in Ancient Times 我在古代搞砸了所有金手指 I Messed Up Every Golden Finger in Ancient Times —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Mermaid 人鱼 Mermaid 74Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 A Short Spin-Off of the Novel of the Same Name 同名小说延伸小短文 A short spin-off story for the novel of the same name —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 The Dog That Was Eaten Has Returned 被吃了的狗又回来了 The dog that was eaten has come back 505Reads—Score614d adds
- 58 Mind Reading Makes the Office Green Tea Tremble 读心，让职场绿茶瑟瑟发抖 Mind Reading: Making the Office Drama Queen Quake in Her Boots —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 The Man in the Mask 戴假面具的人 The Man in the Mask 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Reborn as a Cat: The Path to Lying Flat 重生为猫，躺平之路 Reborn as a Cat: The Path to Lying Flat 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Copper Coins Devour the Heavens: I Livestream Changing Fates in the Mortal World 铜钱噬天：我在人间直播改命 Set in a modern urban world of metaphysics, fortune-tellers use the Four Pillars of Destiny, face reading, feng shui, and other methods to glimpse the secrets of fate. Su Minghe, the protagonist, is a fortune-telling streamer who inherited his family’s copper-coin divination art. He randomly connects with people seeking help, casts a reading for them with copper coins, and works with them to uncover its meaning. Follow diviner Su Minghe as he livestreams and changes people’s fates! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Yang Xiaocao's True Ghost Stories 杨小草的见鬼实录 A collection of true stories about Yang Xiaocao's encounters with ghosts. They may not be that scary, but they're absolutely true! The story begins when Yang Xiaocao is in middle school. Born with a yin-attracting constitution, she often encounters unclean things. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 The Girl in Red from the Village 村寨红衣女孩 The Girl in Red from the Village —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Tales of the Unextinguished Lights 不熄灯异闻录 More chilling than ghost stories, these tales recount the uncanny happenings secretly passed down by our elders! Children will be too scared to walk alone at night after hearing them, and adults will want to pay their respects to their ancestors. This is a book of taboos that the village elders tried to keep from being written! This collection of short stories features folk horror, supernatural mysteries, thrillers, legends, strange tales, and fantasy from across China and around the world. 17Reads—Score214d adds
- 65 The Eerie Portrait at the Wake 守灵夜的诡异遗像 The Eerie Portrait at the Wake 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Abducted on a Stormy Night 暴雨夜里的拐卖 Abducted on a Stormy Night —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 The Multiplication Table 九九乘法表. The Nine-Nine Multiplication Table. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 The First Night: The Ghost Baby 第一夜：鬼婴 The First Night: The Ghost Baby 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Whispers by the Candlelit Ruins 幽庭烛烬语 In the dead of night, countless eerie secrets lurk in the dark folds of the city. The knocking in an old apartment, known as “Knocking at Midnight,” rings out like clockwork at three in the morning. When a woman living alone peers through the peephole, all she sees is a roiling cloud of scarlet blood mist in the hallway, while a damp scratching comes from the doorknob. In the basement of a century-old apothecary, “Whispers in the Medicine Crock” never cease, day or night. Every night at midnight 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Records of the Underworld: The Blood-Jade Bride 幽冥录之血玉新娘 Ming-Qing Alternate History · Reincarnation Curse · Flesh Mutation · Chilling on Second Thought “The bangle on your wrist isn't jade. It's your own throat bone from three hundred years ago.” On a stormy night, Su Wan, eldest daughter of the Su family in Qixia Town, receives a blood-red jade bangle sent by her younger brother, who vanished ten years ago. Her birth date is carved inside the bangle. In the package, soaked in rotten blood, lies half a finger bone wearing a jadeite ring. A corpse sur 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 True Tales of the Strange: The Yellow Immortal Possesses Me 志怪实录——黄仙上身 Records of the Strange: The Yellow Immortal Possesses Someone —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Tales of Folk Ghosts 民间鬼故事说 Each story stands on its own. Leave a comment about what you'd like to read, then pick whichever ones you like. There's no need to read them in order. Some parts are bound to be less well-written, but others may catch your interest, so browse around. 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 My 365 Folk Tales of the Supernatural 我的365个民间诡异故事 (The rating just came out, and it's expected to rise!) [Urban Legends] [Rural Legends] [Folktales] [Supernatural Mysteries] [Unsolved Mysteries] [Not AI-Generated] One short story per chapter, adapted from all kinds of eerie and terrifying folk tales. The plots are bizarre and outlandish, making them ideal for reading in small bites. (Note: Don't read if you're easily scared! Every story is terrifying! Everything in this book is fictional, so don't take it seriously! Believe in science! Reject s 20.9kReads7.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 74 The Bronze Coffin Seals the Soul: The Yin Corpse 铜棺封魂·阴尸 The Bronze Coffin Seals the Soul: The Yin Corpse 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Possessed by a Vengeful Spirit: Who Peeled Off My Face? 冤魂附体·谁剥了我的脸皮？ Possessed by a Vengeful Ghost: Who Peeled Off My Face? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Forbidden Strange Tales: The Taboos of the Folk 禁忌聊斋：民间禁忌的那些事 What you’re reading isn’t just an ordinary supernatural story. It may be a set of rural survival rules that can keep you safe. The taboos of the countryside aren’t just old people’s nagging. Every “don’t touch that” carries the weight of lives lost long ago. When dusk seeps into an abandoned village, the names on the road markers glisten with a deathly aura in the rain; white crows on the eaves of a birthing room beckon a newborn’s soul; copper coins in an old mansion rust into blood scabs; an 670Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 77 Driving a Wedge Between My Sister and Her Violent Lover 离间姐姐与她的超雄男情夫 Driving a Wedge Between My Sister and Her Hypermasculine Lover —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 After I Died, I Followed My Killer Home 我死后，跟着凶手回了家 After I Died, I Followed the Killer Home 382Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 The Third Night: The Demon Seed 第三夜：鬼种胎 The Third Night: The Ghostseed Fetus 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Ghost in the Well: The Woman in Room 704 井底亡魂-704室的女人 Ghost at the Bottom of the Well: The Woman in Room 704 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Isn’t It Better to Be Ordinary? 做一个普通人不好吗 Isn't It Better to Be an Ordinary Person? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Those Years: A QQ Love Song of Youth 那些年，QQ里的青春恋曲 Those Teenage Love Songs We Shared on QQ —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 The Legend of the Wandering Dragon of Huashe 花舍游龙传 The Legend of the Flower House Dragon —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 A Toxic City Romance: A Love Triangle Between Best Friends 都市虐情：闺蜜之间的三角恋 City Romance: A Love Triangle Between Best Friends 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Magnetic Storm Artificer: A Minister from a Humble Family 磁暴天工：寒门权臣 Magnetic Storm Artificer: The Common-Born Powerbroker —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Strange Tales from Across the Land: A Hundred Chilling Stories 各地诡事：惊情百篇 A hundred cities, a hundred kinds of strange mysteries. Every location hides taboos the locals never dare discuss, and every story unearths a chilling truth from the folds of the land. When you open this book, perhaps a pair of eyes is already watching your page number from a corner of your city. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 The Haunted House of Resentment: A Bizarre Murder Case 怨气凶宅·诡异的凶杀案 The Haunted House of Resentful Spirits: A Bizarre Murder 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 The Corpse in the Cave Pool Can Kill 洞穴深潭里的尸体会杀人 The Corpse in the Cave Pool Can Kill 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Red-Clad Ghostly Shadows in the Abandoned Village 无人村红衣诡影 Zheng Bao loves searching for treasure. Once, he went treasure hunting in an abandoned village, where a terrifying and uncanny scene unfolded. As he delved deeper, he gradually uncovered a hidden story from his own past... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Midnight Terror: Tales of the Supernatural 午夜惊魂：民间鬼事录 [Folk Taboos + Rural Ghost Stories + Episodic Tales + Chilling on Second Thought] The village elders say that some things are better believed than dismissed. Liu Er, a bachelor, picked up a red wedding dress. That very night, he heard the sound of a suona, and a faceless bride knocked on his door and said, “Liu Er, I’ve come to marry you.” Before a dead person is buried, the guiding candle at the head of the coffin must never go out. Old Liu Guang died, the candle went out, and a crack appeared 4kReads—Score16814d adds
- 91 Nothing Is Forbidden: Keep Your Distance from the Living 百无禁忌之生人勿近 The year I graduated from college, I went on a road trip through Yunnan with a few of my dormmates. After we got lost, we stumbled upon a strange little village. The people there looked so bizarre that they didn’t seem human at all… After we returned from that village, one strange thing after another began to happen! 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Five Hundred Thousand Yuan: I Chose a Divorced Woman 五十万，我选择了离异少妇 With 500,000 yuan, I Chose a Divorced Woman —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 The Blueberry-Cherry Pairing Guide 蓝莓樱桃配平指南 A Guide to Pairing Blueberries and Cherries —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 365 Folktales of the Supernatural, All Come to the Human World 365个民间怪谈，皆来人间 [Standalone Stories] [Folk Tales of the Strange] [Rural Supernatural] [Horror Folklore] [Terrifying on Closer Thought] No overarching plot! Each chapter features a separate tale of strange events from local folklore, adapted from true stories passed down by elders in my hometown. Note: This story is entirely fictional and for entertainment only. Trust in science and reject superstition. 3.7kReads—Score—14d adds
- 95 The Child's Haunting 童诡 Mystery | Horror | Hidden Chen Shuyang was overjoyed to move in with his girlfriend, Bai Lu. But as they spent day after day together, he gradually discovered her many strange quirks, from bizarre tastes in food to abnormal behavior. Little by little, he uncovered the terrifying secret she was hiding. 443Reads8.0Score11314d adds
- 96 I Love Her, But She Doesn't Love Me 我爱她，她不爱我 I love her, but she doesn't love me. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 My Cousin Came Out and Got Sick, So My Whole Family Is Forcing Me to Be His Beard 堂哥出柜染病，全家逼我当同妻 My Cousin Came Out and Got Sick, and My Whole Family Is Forcing Me to Be His Beard —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 The Rouge House 脂楼 The Rouge Tower —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 A Corrupted Heart 糜烂之心 Deep inside the Luocheng Police Department, a metal filing cabinet labeled “Bloodstained Files” holds dozens of long-unsolved, grisly cases. Each one once shocked the nation with its bizarre deaths, but limited forensic technology at the time meant they were ultimately filed away as “unsolved.” In 2025, advances in forensic science prompted the department to launch the “Bloodstained Files Resolution Project.” The first case to be reopened was the most controversial of them all: the “Terrifying P 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 A Sleepless Night in Xinzhou 新州不眠夜 Sleepless Night in Xinzhou —Reads—Score—14d adds
