Novels like Strange Tales from the Teaching Mission
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- 1 Thirteen Taboos 十三禁忌 Thirteen folk taboos: the first is killing cats; the second, walking close to walls at night; the third, killing beneath a tree; the fourth... They say cats have nine lives, but most people don't know what that means and simply assume it refers to cats' strong vitality. There are many ancient texts that discuss the origins of the nine-lived cat. In the East, for example, the Buddhist text Sayings Above explains it this way: a cat has nine lives, corresponding to insight, spirituality, stillness, 5Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 2 A Ghost at the Interview: The System Makes Me Play Chu Renmei 面试撞诡，系统让我扮演楚人美 [Supernatural resurgence + no female lead + System + role-playing + horror + decisive and ruthless + urban] Fresh out of college and already unemployed, Lin Ye receives a high-paying job offer from the Afterlife Funeral Home. It turns out to be a death warrant leading straight to hell! The interviewer is a faceless ghost, and HR is a painted-skin demon! The moment a ghostly claw pierces his heart, Lin Ye thinks he’s done for! [Ding! Host’s life is in imminent danger. Critical condition at 100% c 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Road Home Gate: Infinite Hauntings 归途Gate：无限灵异 Lin Gui works the late-night shift at a convenience store. One day, a black-and-white icon suddenly appears on his phone, and he can't delete it: “Gate.” When the countdown reaches zero, he is dragged into paranormal instances parallel to reality: Hanako in an abandoned Japanese hospital, a mirror-dwelling ghost girl at a Korean school, the flying-head curse of Thailand, the deep-sea whispers of Cthulhu... Every instance comes from a real-world horror legend. The rules are brutal: die inside an —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 A Wedding Feast in the Old Town 古镇喜宴 A Wedding Feast in the Ancient Town 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Late-Night Bus 凌晨的夜班车 The Late-Night Bus 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Desolate Reef Island 荒礁岛 Barren Reef Island 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Old Arts Building 旧术楼 Old Techniques Building 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Lost Paradise Amusement Park 失乐游乐园 The Lost Paradise Amusement Park 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Sealed Gate's Final Sacrifice 封门遗祭 The Sacrifice at the Sealed Gate 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Village Opera Stage Where the Coffin Was Lowered 落棺村戏台 The Village Coffin Stage 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 I Get Rich Every Time I Make a Choice 我完成选择就能变富 Other people transmigrate into immortal cultivation worlds, but I transmigrated into a world of the uncanny. They keep getting stronger, while I keep getting richer! Sigh! Fine, I’ll stop pretending. I’m Xue Fan, the most handsome ghoul in the world. Wait, no, the richest ghoul in the world!!! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Grimm's Fairy Tales, Reimagined as Horror 诡异格林童话 Lin En, a folklore graduate student, wakes up in another world only to be swallowed by a tide of rats from the start! At the brink of despair, his research notes on Grimm’s Fairy Tales, which he’d brought along, transform into a golden finger: the [Book of Truth]! [Warning! The fairy-tale incident “The Pied Piper” is about to occur!] [Truth erosion initiated... “Piper” erased! New entries revealed: “Astral Worm,” “Sonic Neural Control”!] When the whole town hails the Pied Piper as their savior, 20Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 13 Strange Tales: Paper Money 诡异杂谈之纸钱 Weird Tales: Paper Money 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Tales of the Haunted Temple 鬼庙怪谈 A haunted temple swallowed an entire village. I thought it was all just a natural disaster and human misfortune. I never expected that it had all started because of me. 177Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Notes from Another Realm 异境手记 Every story is a prism of twilight. When the collector turns to the final page, silhouettes of every story’s protagonists suddenly appear on the blank paper. The instant their fingertips touch, the embossed gold pattern on the handbook’s cover reverses into flowing dusk, drawing the reader into this endless twilight narrative as well. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Man-Eating Old House 食人老宅 One night, Zhou Zheng, editor-in-chief of "The Strange World", is working late and replying to readers' letters when he happens upon an anonymous letter that defies explanation. It sets off a string of strange events... 824Reads9.0Score107Shelves
- 17 Married to an Evil Spirit: The Red Veil of Huaian Village 嫁煞：槐安村的红盖头 Married to a Malevolent Spirit: The Red Veil of Huaian Village —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Building 1 1号楼 Horrifying incidents keep piling up: bizarre disappearances, a string of deaths, and the question of who the mysterious person really is. Can Zishuo, usually so calm and collected, unravel the secret behind the four sentences in a notebook? What secret is hidden in Building No. 1? 784Reads7.2Score106Shelves
- 19 After Ten Years as a Psychiatrist, I Finally Began to Doubt My Entire Worldview 当了十年精神科医生，第一次彻底怀疑世界观 After ten years as a psychiatrist, I finally began to seriously doubt my view of the world for the first time. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Infinite Games: From Street Fighter to Life 无限游戏：从街霸到人生 The night after the college entrance exam, Lin Wu's life had barely begun before it ended. A car crash. Of the forty-two people in the vehicle, thirty-eight died. When she woke up, she found herself in a world called “Real Game.” The rules are simple: three lives, twelve game worlds, and twelve game coins. Collect them all, and you can trade them for one wish, including the chance to change the past. But this isn't a game. If you die, you really die. Iori Yagami from The King of Fighters '97 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 On My Wedding Day, My Deceased Sister Texted: You Can't Marry This Man 婚礼当天，亡妹发短信：这人不能嫁 On her wedding day, her deceased younger sister texted her: Don't marry this man. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 I’m an S-Rank Aberration, Contracted by a Psychic School Beauty S级诡异的我，被通灵体校花契约 [Supernatural + Mysterious Revival + Suspense + Horror + Terror + Adrenaline Rush + Not for the Faint of Heart] My name is Zhang Jian. I transmigrated into a world where the supernatural had returned and was reborn as an S-rank supernatural entity, the Taotie Ghost. I can devour other supernatural beings and take their powers, earning me the title of nightmare to countless spirits. Unfortunately, my strength was low from the start. I planned to lie low and devour a few weak spirits to grow stron 206Reads6.0Score140Shelves
- 23 The Haunting Broadcast 诡异广播 This is my first novel, and my writing still needs work. I’ve put a lot of thought into the plot, and I definitely won’t use AI. Read it if you like, and thank you! Updates will be irregular. I’m Little Black Umbrella. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Funeral Bearer of the Desolate Village 荒村送葬人 When the suona sounds, it sends off neither ghosts nor gods. It only buries the player. Nineteen years old, a severed finger, a lonely tower, and a deadly Three Corpses Seal in his belly. Behind him, a skin-flaying demon. Before him, red coffins and mist. Not a single person beside him could be trusted. Driven to the brink, he blew the battered suona he’d found. The tune was off-key, yet it shook the underworld. Since this world insists on making me a sacrifice, I’ll be the corpse-piper who send 3.2kReads8.2Score206Shelves
- 25 Before the Strange Things Begin 在一切诡异之前 [Supernatural resurgence + horror + no System + semi-infinite survival + no saintly protagonist + not dark + no female lead] When ghosts invaded reality, a group of survivors gained the protection of the “Rules.” They became employees of the “Rules,” and to keep enjoying their protection, they had to complete tasks. But the power of the “Rules” was limited... I didn't really care about any of that. I didn't want to bother figuring out what was the cause and what was the effect. So what if this w 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Terrifying Asylum 恐怖疯人院 [Traditional supernatural fiction] + [Traditional mystery] + [Twists] + [Deduction] A tribute to The Last Bus on Route 13. My girlfriend, Tian Wenjing, was an intern doctor at a psychiatric hospital, but she died mysteriously while working there. To investigate what happened, I somehow ended up at the same hospital. After experiencing all kinds of bizarre events, I discovered a tremendous conspiracy lurking behind it. And somehow, this conspiracy was closely connected to me... 726Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 27 The Embroidered Shoes of Death 死亡绣花鞋 I have a friend who dreamed he was getting intimate with a beautiful woman. The next morning, he woke up in a mass grave with a female corpse beside him! My name is Luo Tianlin, and I’m an antiques dealer who specializes in collecting antiques that have “gained a spirit.” The drum used to take the dead as concubines; the bloodsucking jade bracelet; the Book of Life and Death that calls the roll, and more. I want them all! 88Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Supernatural Horror Livestream Recordings 超级恐秘直播实录 Prophecies, bizarre murders, mystical feng shui, treasure appraisal, secret Taoist arts... My name is Lin Mo, and I'm from Fujian. By day, I run my family's antique shop, which is barely staying afloat. By night, I make money from tips and commission fees by livestreaming from haunted houses. For the first ten or so streams, I didn't even catch a glimpse of a ghost's hair. Then came my twentieth stream... During that livestream at the ancient Guiyin house in Quanzhou, the regulars in my chat and 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Don't Read If You're a Coward! One Ghost Story Every Day! 胆小勿进！每天一个鬼故事！ A series of urban ghost stories Every chapter tells a different tale There’s sure to be one you’ll enjoy When the novels you’re following haven’t updated yet Read some urban ghost stories in the meantime 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Train I Drive Leads to the Abyss 我开的火车通往深渊 My name is Lin Muhai. I'm twenty-one and a trainee train driver at the Ancheng Locomotive Depot. Before my first run, I heard a woman's voice in the crew waiting room. "One sleeper, two sleepers, three sleepers..." She counted to six, then paused. "Lin Muhai, it's your turn to count." 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Sign-In in the Haunted Realm: Trapped in an Endless Reincarnation 诡域签到：我被困无限轮回 [Infinite Flow] [Instances] “Why?! Tell me how it came to this!” I had clearly escaped the cycle of death, but when I opened my eyes, I had fallen into the [Reality] instance created by the haunted mirror. My teammates were safe and sound, and the world was running as usual. Everything looked utterly real. I frantically searched for a way to break out, but in the end, I was forced to give in and try living like an ordinary person. Then one day, black mist began to seep into the corners of the ci 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Thriller Paradise: Jurassic Park from the Start 惊悚乐园：开局侏罗纪公园 The protagonist has no cheat. Everyone in the reincarnation instances has a talent, though some are stronger than others. The first instance is terribly written, but things gradually improve afterward. [The endless trials have begun. There is only one rule: survive.] After a strange “recruitment game,” Lin Feng and more than ten others are drawn into a series of reincarnation instances known as the “Trial World.” First instance: Jurassic Park 1. Welcome to the dinosaurs’ territory. They arri 90Reads5.8Score127Shelves
- 33 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." 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 The Eerie Descends, and I Tamed the Wish-Granting Ghost! 诡异降临，我驾驭了许愿鬼！ [What do you want?] “I want beautiful women, luxury cars, gold, silver, and treasure.” Seven days later, beautiful women, luxury cars, gold, and jewels are laid out in front of his portrait. [What do you want?] “I want my father to come back to life.” The next day, his father stands at the child’s bedside, dragging his rotting body behind him. [What do you want?] “I… am the Wish-Granting Ghost!” Feng Sheng finally gains control of the Wish-Granting Ghost, but as it struggles against him, he is s 2.5kReads—Score221Shelves
- 35 The Half-Baked Feng Shui Master: I Became a Legend Through Hands-On Ghost Hunting 半吊子风水师：撞鬼后靠实操封神 Lin Jingran, nicknamed Dogshit, is the most hopeless half-baked feng shui master in the old district. He has no real skills and is a coward, getting by on the old notes his grandfather left behind. That is, until his childhood friend kneels before him, crying that the secondhand house he bought is haunted and his wife and son are close to dying. For two thousand yuan, Lin Jingran steels himself and goes over. He steps on wet hair as soon as he walks in, hears a woman crying by his ear, and watch 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Don't Be Afraid, She's the Person Closest to Me 别怕，她是我最亲密的人 [Handcrafted from Scratch] [Flesh-and-Blood Vengeful Ghosts] [Chinese Horror] [Character Growth] [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] [Tightly Plotted] [Absolutely Ruthless] [50,000-Word Outline] If you were given the chance to change your fate, would you rather keep working hard as a delivery driver, or suddenly become a 182-centimeter-tall, golden-haired older man who never has to worry about food or clothing? Yu Fa had no choice. He was forced to transmigrate into the latter. But before he could e —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Thriller: I Become a God in an Infinite World of the Uncanny 惊悚：我在无限诡异世界封神 [Infinite Survival + Mild Horror + Survival + Not Overpowered + Special Abilities + The Supernatural Descends + Growing Protagonist] “I have a mental illness! I can kill people without consequences, so what’s one ghost?” “If joining a game could bring back someone you wanted to resurrect, what would you choose?” I was taken to a world called the “Main God’s Game.” When I awoke, I found myself in a strange classroom with bloody words written on the blackboard. Just as everyone thought it was all —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Senior Sister in Red, Don't Look Back! I'm Really Your Senior Brother! 红衣师姐别回头，我真是师兄！ [Horror, Infinite Worlds, Survival, One Female Lead, No Cultivation] A figure in blood-red robes, claiming lives as it wanders through a quiet dormitory. A creepy scarecrow stands in a remote manor. At midnight, a chilling clown's laughter rings out from an amusement park. The distant chimes of a bell echo through an empty old mansion... One bizarre, terrifying party after another begins amid bloodshed, while lives struggling against fate fight desperately to survive the clutches of the uncanny! 4Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 39 Do I Look Human or Like a Ghost? 你看我是人还是鬼？ After graduating from high school, I was guarding watermelons in a melon field. One night, a thief came to steal them. I rushed over and fought him, driving him off, but then I came down with a high fever that wouldn't break. The next day, my family went to check the field. All they found were my own chaotic footprints and the watermelons trampled into mush... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 I Have Three Eyes and a Dog. Who Do You Think I Am? 我三只眼，带条狗，你看我像谁 [Spiritual Qi Revival + Sequences + The Supernatural + Apocalypse + Infinite Flow + No Do-Gooder + Lighthearted] Spiritual qi revives, the supernatural floods into the world, and civilization gradually becomes a living hell. Attention, everyone! Supernatural entities can’t be killed, unless you’re one of the rare Sequence Ability users! Lu Li and his good buddy Wang Lei are at the Hong Langman Wellness Club, waiting for the masseuse they’ve been eagerly anticipating. Lu Li is especially excited —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 From the Start, I Took My Colleagues Back to Town 开局带着同事回镇 I grew up in Luoyin Town, but when I was six, I fled the ancient town overnight with my family. The town's baleful energy sealed away all my memories of it, leaving only scattered fragments of terrifying nightmares. My parents vanished mysteriously many years ago, leaving behind just one final warning: Never return to the mountains, and never touch anything red. To uncover the truth behind their disappearance, I follow the clues in a fragmentary ancient text and return to Luoyin Town. I am the o —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Abyss of Horror and the Supernatural 恐怖灵异深渊 My name is Chen Geng. Yes, Geng as in the night watchman. I also have an older brother who is half a year younger than me. You read that right: my biological older brother is half a year younger than I am. I was born unlucky, so I often find myself caught up in things most people will never experience in their entire lives. Now, allow me to tell you about it, bit by bit. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Invincible After Coming Down the Mountain, Yet My Uncle Master Says to Stay Away from Women 下山无敌，师叔却让我离女人远点 Pei Zhaoye spent twenty years on Burial Star Mountain. His martial aunt was beautiful, and had quite a temper. Before his master went missing, he left him only three things: an old token, a broken sword, and a single instruction. "Go down the mountain." So Pei Zhaoye stepped into the Nine Wastes for the first time. But as soon as he came down the mountain, he realized something was off. A demoness, a saintess, a princess, a princess of the Dragon Clan... They all came looking for him one after a 19Reads—Score228Shelves
- 44 Rift in the Abyss: We Awakened the Old Ones 深渊裂隙：我们唤醒旧日支配者 In 1992, U.S. Army Major Austin takes charge of the top-secret project "Abyss Watch." One hundred and thirty meters beneath the desert, a strange fissure spreads madness into the world above. Five elite soldiers are ordered into the abyss, with Austin directing their investigation remotely. A videotape that appears out of nowhere exposes a horrific secret from the past: To spy on the secrets underground, the military sacrificed living people. A thousand meters below ground, an ancient stone gate —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Driver of the Underworld 幽冥司机 Bus Route 206 is hiring a night-shift driver. Liu Hao eagerly applies, only to discover that the job not only pays well but also has short hours. It’s only after he signs the contract that he realizes there’s something wrong with the bus… Strange passengers and eerie lost property leave Liu Hao wondering if he’s driving the last bus of the underworld! 395Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 46 The Haunting of the New Home 搬家诡事 [Mystery + Thriller + Supernatural + Horror + No Female Lead + Smart Protagonist] His name was Yi Jibo. After he was wrongfully imprisoned, his mother fell ill and died. To pay off his gambling debts, his father sold her ashes to the Japanese through a crematorium driver. To get his mother's ashes back, Yi Jibo went to work at a Japanese funeral home. And so he burned Japanese corpses while searching for his mother's ashes… 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Darling? Darling! 亲爱的？亲爱的！ Welcome, everyone, to our Loving Family The blurb can't show off my charm, so just read Chapter One. I'm a new author, and the earlier chapters aren't very good. Please bear with me. I'll try to wrap up the instances quickly and just write romance in the real world instead. I'll be making major revisions to the earlier chapters. Updates will probably come gradually, with around 200,000 words in total. The earlier chapters really aren't good. Start reading from Chapter 60 onward. The earlier part 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 A Collection of Bizarre Horror Stories 怪诞恐怖故事集 My stories have magic, blood and tears, the evil side of human nature, and the horror you’re looking for. 1. Mother’s Bottles and Jars: A single drop of blood can turn one grain of rice into a whole pot of rice. A hundred drops can conjure a bicycle... What kind of magic is hidden in the bottles and jars Mother prepared for him? 2. The Toilets in Dreams: If you fall asleep while desperate to pee, you’ve surely dreamed of all kinds of toilets. If you write down the toilets you see in your dreams, 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 A Notebook of Ghost Stories 鬼故事手札 A Notebook of Ghost Stories 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Deep Fear: This Taoist Priest Doesn't Believe in Ghosts 深层恐惧，贫道不信鬼 [Mild Horror | Infinite Flow | Supernatural | Ensemble Cast | No System] Zhou Heng was raised in the Daoist tradition. He knows ritual ceremonies and talismans, and he has also studied applied psychology. After years of driving away evil spirits for people, he is certain of one thing: there are no ghosts in this world. Possession, spirits knocking at the door, and the dead returning are usually illnesses, hoaxes, or worries the living refuse to acknowledge. Those who need a hospital should go to —Reads—Score—Shelves
