Novels like The Corpse Bride, the Ghost Emerges from the Coffin
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- 1 The Naked Female Corpse 赤裸的女尸 My new work is now available! Please come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 7.6kReads8.7Score526Shelves
- 2 The Corpse-Scented Beauty 尸香美人 When I was seven, my grandfather carried a dead woman home on his back. I was so scared I nearly wet myself. But my grandfather said he had brought her back for me. 1kReads6.2Score101Shelves
- 3 Chronicles of the Ashen Earth 烬土录 You can try it, but I wouldn’t recommend it. The book was signed too early, so I can’t change the title anymore. It can only be called Records of the Ashen Earth now. I originally wanted to change it to The Mountain Keeper: I Slay Demons with My Sharp Tongue. Synopsis Deep in the Qinling Mountains lies a town called Ashen Earth, where generations have served as mountain keepers. I, Chen Nian, had kept watch for seventeen years, but on the day the peachwood tablet shattered, my entire clan tre 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Soul-Calming Wife: My Wife Can Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 【镇魂妻：我的老婆能镇百鬼】 Because of the sins committed by my ancestors, the King of Hell came to claim my family. My grandfather and both my parents died one after another. To save my own life, I was forced to marry Wang Banxian’s foolish daughter. She was fat, ugly, and completely out of her mind, but she was the reincarnation of the Goddess of Yin, able to suppress a hundred ghosts. And every time she subdued a ghost, she underwent a transformation and grew more beautiful. With a beautiful wife by my side, I can roam 3.9kReads8.5Score318Shelves
- 5 Ghost Orchid 鬼兰 The Ghost Orchid in the Mirror Is His Missing Wife: The academic world regards the Ghost Orchid as an evil thing, but Zhou Chen and his wife, Lin Xiao, swore to protect it, convinced it was a spiritual treasure of heaven and earth. Their steadfastness brought Zhou Chen rejection from the entire internet, while his wife Lin Xiao suddenly vanished during an expedition. Just as he was on the verge of collapse, the arrival of a strange young woman broke the deadlock. In the Ghost Orchid blooming 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 The Chewing Sounds in the Abyss 深渊里的咀嚼声 The Sound of Chewing in the Abyss 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Encountering a Ghost 撞鬼 I'm a truck driver, and I haul freight all over the country. Truck drivers have many taboos. For example, if you encounter a funeral procession, flash your headlights a few times. If a small animal suddenly darts out onto the road, or when driving through a tunnel, especially one with a square entrance, don't whistle or say anything disrespectful. When staying at an inn at night, always point the toes of your shoes toward the door... 1.8kReads6.8Score153Shelves
- 8 Tonight at Eight, I'll Be Waiting for You in the House 今晚八点，我在房子里等你 I'll Be Waiting for You in the House at Eight Tonight —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 My Zombie Wife 我的僵尸老婆 In our village, there's a custom: when someone dies before the age of fifty, a boy who has not yet reached adulthood must sit at the head of the coffin during the burial. I've served as a coffin-guarding boy a few times. Once, the body being buried was that of a woman... I close my eyes only because you're afraid of me. I open them only to slaughter every enemy you have. 1.4kReads7.3Score122Shelves
- 10 I Visited the Wrong Grave, and Now the Female Ghost Wants to Come Home with Me 上错坟，女鬼竟要跟着我回家 My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 6Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 11 Don't Panic, the Hot Pot's Still Hot 莫慌，火锅趁热 Don't Panic, Eat Your Hotpot While It's Hot —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Chen Ergou’s Path to Taoism 陈二狗修道记 In a small mountain village, all sorts of strange things happen to a boy named Chen Ergou. Rumor has it that he is the reincarnation of the Mad Daoist. At a very young age, Chen Ergou bows beneath a great willow tree and takes a ghost as his master. He learns the arts of Heaven, Earth, and the Five Elements, and through a series of chance encounters embarks on a path of cultivation: catching ghosts, telling fortunes, reading feng shui, and discerning yin from yang. The people he helps go on to b 3.5kReads8.5Score371Shelves
- 13 The Gu Lady 蛊娘 I was born in a village cursed by witchcraft, the only girl born there in hundreds of years. Everyone saw me as an ill omen destined to bring disaster upon the world. Refusing to believe or spread rumors, I worked hard to prove I wasn't a harbinger of calamity. In the end, I became the last female gu master in the mortal realm. I raised Golden Silkworm Gu, ancient divine beasts, and fierce ghosts from the Nine Hells... and eventually, a husband whom everyone adored. He told me, “Bai Wu, if this 6.6kReads9.0Score343Shelves
- 14 Borrowing Yin Bones, Wife of the King of Hell 借阴骨，阎王妻 To keep me alive, my grandfather threw me into a mass grave and buried me with nine stunningly beautiful female corpses. But he never expected someone to cut open my chest and dig out my bones, leaving me on the brink of death… 8.3kReads8.9Score835Shelves
- 15 Boonie Bears: A Happy, Carefree Life 熊出没，快快乐乐的生活 Lin Feng was drinking milk tea and didn’t watch where he was going, so a truck sent him flying. His soul transmigrated to the world of Boonie Bears, where he also acquired a System. Let’s see how he gets on there. 2.4kReads—Score102Shelves
- 16 Blood and Iron: Fighting the Japanese to the Bitter End 铁血抗日之血战到底 (Independent development) + (No System) + (Strategy and tactics) Warfare is all about deception. When fighting the Japanese, you can’t play by the usual rules! Why talk to the Japanese about the warrior code? Do they deserve it? If it’s a fight to the death, then leave not a single survivor! Yuan Shuai transmigrates to the era of the War of Resistance Against Japan and sets out on the legendary road to becoming a marshal! When fighting the Japanese, there are only three words: show no mercy!… 8.4kReads8.7Score895Shelves
- 17 Selling My Daughter During a Famine? I'll Bring Out Mountains of Meat Instead 荒年卖女儿？我反手掏出肉肉肉肉 [Building wealth + women's personal growth + taking on the worst of the family + System + medicine + spiritual spring + heroine fights back against anyone who crosses her + patriotism + mutual support] What do you do when you transmigrate into the body of a countrywoman who's a wicked mother, a hopeless romantic, and the ultimate doormat? From the start, she's supposed to sell her daughter. Lu Wan: “Sell my ass! I'll crack open the skull of anyone who dares sell my daughter!” Her sister-in-l 1.9kReads8.7Score422Shelves
- 18 The Seven-Tailed Fox 七尾狐 [Unrivaled Seven-Tailed Fox × Divine Official Qing Yan/Qing Hun] [Historical Romance + Xianxia + Fantasy Romance + 1v1 + HE] My fate was foretold by eleven generations of Celestials; my name was given to me by the King of the South Sea. I was born into the fox clan, one of the three great spirit-pet families, and have an older sister who is a nine-tailed fox, rivaling the phoenix. It all sounds wonderful, but I am only a seven-tailed fox. The Celestials foretold that I would either bring blessin 640Reads9.2Score108Shelves
- 19 The Beauty in the Coffin 美人棺 [Mystery + Revenge + Feng Shui] Every month on the fifteenth, my grandfather would ask me for a drop of blood from my middle finger. Only later did I learn that he was feeding the beautiful older sister inside the beauty coffin. 6.7kReads8.7Score536Shelves
- 20 War of Resistance: A Hundredfold Return, Beating the Agent Squad from the Start 抗战：百倍返现：开局吊打特工队 Li Yunlong, a modern special forces soldier, dies and transmigrates into the world of "Drawing Sword"! He becomes Li Yunlong, commander of the Independent Regiment! Brigade Commander: “Li Yunlong, you’ve struck it rich again, you rascal!” Li Yunlong: “Brigade Commander, you know my Independent Regiment is so broke we can barely put food on the table!” Brigade Commander: “Cut the nonsense. You captured plenty of good stuff this time!” System: “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have awakened the Hu 6.9kReads8.7Score479Shelves
- 21 Strange Happenings on the Lantern Festival: The Dead Man in the Coffin Is Clutching My Name 上元诡事：棺材里的死人攥着我的名 Lantern Festival Mysteries: The Dead Man in the Coffin Clutches My Name —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Who Wore That Blue Robe? 谁穿了那件蓝衫 Who Wore That Blue Shirt? 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Honghuang: I, Tongtian, Cut Off My Saint Rank from the Start 洪荒：我通天，开局自斩圣位 After transmigrating as Sect Master Tongtian, he faced the Investiture of the Gods at the Zixiao Palace right from the start, but Tongtian wasn’t worried in the slightest. It was only the Great Calamity of the Investiture of the Gods. No big deal. He just had to charge straight through it. With the Super God Prize Pack System at his side, all he had to do was sign in at the right locations to receive incredible rewards. His beginner’s prize pack gave him the origin of a Primordial Daluo Golden I 8.4kReads8.3Score589Shelves
- 24 Journey to the West: The Great Sage Took Advice, and the Three Realms Were Stunned 西游：大圣听劝后，三界都懵逼了 [Journey to the West + wild imagination + Sun Wukong + epic spectacles + invincible + feel-good power fantasy + unexpected twists] After waking up, Sun Hao transmigrates to the world of Journey to the West and becomes Sun Wukong. At this point, Heaven has summoned him for the first time and appointed him Bimawen. The Western Religion intends to use this opportunity to make him rebel against Heaven and advance its grand plan for the Journey to the West. He himself is the key figure in this journe 6.1kReads7.9Score675Shelves
- 25 Nine Dragons Hauling a Coffin 九龙拉棺 The day my grandfather died, all living things on Mount Kunlun paid their respects. Dark clouds churned as nine dragons pulled an emerald divine coffin down from the heavens... People said: When an immortal passes into meditation, heavenly thunder welcomes them back to their place in the celestial court; When nine dragons pull a coffin, a divine coffin buries an immortal's body. 4.5kReads7.9Score404Shelves
- 26 Journey to the West: From the Start, I Refuse to Wreak Havoc in Heaven 西游之开局拒绝大闹天宫 Sun Xiaosheng transmigrates to the world of Journey to the West and becomes Sun Wukong. He refuses to be a tool for escorting the scriptures and swears he will never wreak havoc in Heaven. The Bull Demon King says, “Brother, let's storm Heaven and split the Three Realms between us.” Sun Xiaosheng replies, “How dare you show disrespect to Heaven? Our friendship is over!” System: “For refusing to wreak havoc in Heaven for the first time, you receive the Primordial Chaos Treasure, the Soul-Devourin 2.2kReads7.6Score317Shelves
- 27 The Years I Caused Trouble in Journey to the West 我在西游记里捣乱的那些年 [Nonsensical + funny + parody + absurd + tropes + twists] After transmigrating into Sun Wukong, there's no need to panic. Just run first. We can't let them make a monkey out of us. If anyone's going to play anyone, it'll be me playing them. (This is a nonsensical novel.) 9kReads8.3Score541Shelves
- 28 Undying for Eternity, I Bury the Heavens, the Earth, Immortals, and Buddhas 万古不灭，葬天，葬地，葬仙佛 [No System + no female lead + killing for treasure + invincible power fantasy] One Heavenly Emperor’s golden body, two peerless evil souls, and nine undying zombie gods suppress the Myriad Worlds. Chen Jiuxuan is the reincarnation of an ancient immortal sovereign. He marries into the Xu Prince’s Estate in the lower realm, only to be bullied and poisoned. When his memories awaken and he merges with his former-life golden body, he embarks on a path of revenge. 6.2kReads8.6Score549Shelves
- 29 The Village of Terrifying Women 恐怖女人村 The women were so beautiful they were a feast for the eyes, yet they would not even let the men touch their hands. At first, I thought it was a feudal custom. As it turned out, it was part of a terrifying conspiracy. In this dark chapter of history, human nature erupted and was snuffed out again and again, without end. 422Reads8.5Score108Shelves
- 30 The Cursed Coffin 阴棺抬煞 Deep in Bai Street stands a yin-yang coffin shop that never makes coffins and never receives customers. Chen Ye grew up accompanying his grandfather on spirit-walking rites and coffin-bearing, learning all manner of evil spirits. He thought he would spend his life in the peaceful funeral trade, taking payment to guide souls onward and living in safety. Then, in a single night, three coffins arrived at the Ding family’s home, and one bizarre incident after another erupted throughout the househol 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Crown of Frost and Ash 霜与烬之冠 At her engagement ceremony, the man she loved pushed her into an abyss. Three years later, she returned wearing a silver-frost mask. This time, she would crown his empire with her own hands, then stain that crown red with his blood. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Ghosts: They Exist If You Believe 鬼魂：信则有，不信则无 [Supernatural + Thriller + The Bizarre + Horror] Do ghosts really exist in this world? Some say they’re hallucinations; others call it delusion. Yet all kinds of bizarre, inexplicable events remain shrouded in mystery, their truth impossible to discern. If you insist on believing there are no ghosts, some things become impossible to explain. That’s why many old folks tell us: Believe, and they exist; don’t believe, and they don’t! 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Breaking Hell: The Celestial Master Returns 破狱：天师归来 After ten years in prison, the day he gets out, he discovers he’s completely out of step with the world. There are no bustling streets or lights in every window. The streets lie abandoned, the cities are dead, and the air reeks of rot and blood. Monsters that are neither human nor ghost roam everywhere: stiff bodies, fangs and claws, and a thirst for blood. The military can’t defeat them, the police can’t hold them back, and human civilization is on the brink of collapse. Even more absurdly, peo 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 The Fox Bride of Qingqiu 青丘狐妻 Liu the Half-Immortal told my mother, “On the night of the full moon, take your child and a chicken to Qingqiu Mountain and wait. Whoever eats your family’s chicken will become your child’s spouse, whether it’s a snake, an insect, an ant, a bird, or a beast...” That night, a little fox and a little white wolf fought fiercely over the chicken, and from then on, the gears of fate began to turn... 9.5kReads8.6Score831Shelves
- 35 Call Me the Corpse Ancestor: It All Began with Refining My Fated Female Corpse 请叫我尸祖，从炼化本命女尸开始 Prologue · The Family Rules My family has three ancestral rules: First, never do business with anyone wearing a black suit and a silver-gray tie. Second, after midnight, if you hear someone knocking in a pattern of three short knocks followed by two long ones, hold your breath until the knocking stops. Third, and most important: every man in the Chen family must find a way to "marry" a thousand-year-old corpse once he turns twenty-two. For a hundred years, my family observed the first two rules, 142Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 My Mom Died, and I Just Want to Go Home for a Meal 我妈死了，就想回家吃顿饭 My mom died, and all I wanted was to go home and have a meal. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The Grave Relocation Master 迁坟师 You've heard of yin-yang masters, fortune-tellers, and feng shui masters. But have you ever heard of a grave relocation master? Do you know how relocating a grave can affect the deceased's descendants? My name is Chen An, and I'm a grave relocation master. I've spent my whole life dealing with graves and bones. I've seen clients strike it rich after relocating a grave. I've seen clients rise to high office after relocating a grave. I've also seen clients whose entire clan died out after relocati 10.5kReads9.0Score915Shelves
- 38 The Snake Marriage 蛇婚 Ever since I turned eighteen, I’ve kept having the same dream. Opera songs drift through it, singing, “Snakes bear the palanquin, ghosts escort the bride!” I was born with an ominous fate and a strange destiny, and I have a pair of yin-yang eyes that let me see ghosts from childhood. They say that on the night I was born, snakes swarmed everywhere, pouring into the house from the front and back. Only after I came into the world did they turn toward me, bow their heads three times, and leave. The 7.3kReads9.2Score950Shelves
- 39 Boonie Bears: The Return of the Bear Saint 熊出没之熊圣归来 Maxed-out Strong element, only Strong: I'll only ever be the strongest! [Main characters from Boonie Bears + a few characters from Honor of Kings] Who would have thought that little Bear Ridge was hiding so many powerful figures? The strongest human, Bald Qiang, has been living in seclusion here. The two war gods of the bear clan, Xiong Da and Xiong Er, are here to recover and live in peace. What! Even King Jijii is an incarnation of the Sacred Monkey! Quick! Go get Buddha Tathagata! This is the 1.5kReads9.2Score233Shelves
- 40 The Great-Aunt Brought Back from the Countryside Is a Metaphysics Master 乡下接回来的姑奶奶竟是玄学大佬 [Metaphysics + Transmigrate Into a Book + Ghost Hunting + Fortune-Telling + Wealthy CEO + Romance + Comedy + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] After failing her tribulation, Chi Zao's soul transmigrates into a cultivation novel she once picked up. In the cultivation world, she worked herself harder than everyone else, and just when she was about to ascend, one thought of her nemesis's face made her fail her tribulation again and get struck back into her original body. Back in her own world, Chi Zao is fo 2.9kReads9.3Score372Shelves
- 41 Boonie Bears: I Can See Proficiency Levels 熊出没：我能看到熟练度 [Grinding Skill Proficiency + Movies + Daily Life + Multiple Heroines] Jiang Yuan wakes up in the world of Boonie Bears. But since he's an undocumented outsider, he can only follow the outlaw Logger Vick around chopping trees. After unexpectedly obtaining a proficiency panel, Jiang Yuan, who only wanted to enjoy a quiet retirement, begins his own all-out grinding journey and makes plenty of “good friends” along the way. Skill ranks: Beginner, Novice, Advanced, Master, Pinnacle. Skills: Runnin 14.9kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves
- 42 The Bell Shakes the Mountains and Rivers 铃动山河 Hardcore worldbuilding: the Maoshan Taoist ghost-hunting tradition, the secret Shaolin art of guiding ghosts to the afterlife, Seven Star fate-reading, the Wu people’s shamanic medicine, and their logical integration with modern technology. Urban setting, supernatural mysteries, ghost hunting, schemes, corpse retrievers, corpse-carrying teams, corpse drivers, zombies, curses, and Southeast Asian horror stories. *Modern military life × ancient metaphysics*: Secret lineages and supernatural crises 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 The Little One Comes Down the Mountain to Find Their Parents, Making the Three Realms Wail as They Plunder Everything 奶娃下山寻爹娘，薅得三界嗷嗷哭 Her unreliable master could have gotten away with making up silly excuses to fool his little apprentice about talismans. Instead, he hurried off on his own and sent a three-and-a-half-year-old child down the mountain alone to find her parents, while also leaving her with the responsibility of making their Taoist temple famous. Little Yanbao carried a patched cloth sack on her back and used teleportation talismans to travel. Wherever she went, every ghost trembled in fear. She drew an ordinary-lo 4.9kReads9.2Score707Shelves
- 44 Rule Horror: Escape from Silent Bear Ridge 规则怪谈：逃出死寂狗熊岭 [Rules-based horror + fantasy world + ultra-bizarre + decisive killer + smart protagonist + no System + plot-driven] A blend of a fantasy world and rules-based horror, with a fast-paced, plot-focused main story. The protagonist, Li Huaqiang, was once a famous lumberjack in the Dragon Kingdom. After an accident transported him to another world ruled by strange laws, can he escape, or will he become its king? 2.9kReads8.4Score255Shelves
- 45 The Spirit Medium's Strange Cases 通灵诡事 Parental love? I have none. From the moment I was born, they wanted to strangle me. Sibling affection? I have none. My own brother calls me a country bumpkin. Friendship with my peers? I have none. Everyone in the village says I'm a demon in human form who eats children. Love? What even is that? The first time I saw Qi Yue, I just thought he looked clean-cut and handsome. The next time I saw him, I found out his mother was the woman who had gone looking for Fourth Auntie years ago. Only now, she 1.9kReads9.2Score377Shelves
- 46 Tang Corpse, Song Rush 唐尸宋弛 The Corpse of Tang, the Slackers of Song 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Born to Fail at Corpse Stitching 生不缝尸 Born Without the Skills to Stitch Corpses 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Rule Horror: The Haunted Bear Ridge 规则怪谈：诡异狗熊岭 That forest wasn’t quite like I’d imagined. I was mysteriously brought to Bear Ridge, where one careless mistake could get me killed! Following the rules is the only way to have any hope of surviving! What on earth will it take to get out of here? 3.5kReads8.6Score255Shelves
- 49 I Have a Book of Ghosts and Gods 我有一本鬼神册 My new work, Artifact Sequence, is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 13kReads8.2Score861Shelves
- 50 The Wife’s Coffin Smoke 妻棺烟 The Wife's Coffin Smoke 8Reads—Score—Shelves
