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- 1 The Heavenly Master's Memoirs of Spirits and Illusions 天师自传灵幻录 After I was tricked into going to northern Myanmar, my organs were harvested and I died... After being reborn, I somehow became a celestial master. By a stroke of luck, I subdued my first demon. Later, I went to Laos... where a seductive female ghost, still alluring despite her age and with long, slender white legs, pinned me beneath her feet. [This story is entirely fictional. Please do not imitate it or believe in superstition!] —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Xiao Zhen's Ghost Stories 小甄鬼故事 Read ghost stories by lamplight, spot shadows in the city; hear old tales in the countryside, ask the mountain god at the temple. Footsteps echo through the dormitory at midnight, hospital night-shift lights never go out; wind circles the corridors of an old house, and a half-open door to the underworld chills the soul. True cases expose the human heart, folk customs conceal taboos; ethics reveal their dark side, strange tales surface at school. Turn this page, and you won’t just get goosebumps 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Secret Scroll: My Days Working at a Funeral Home 秘卷：我在殡仪馆打工的日子 [First-person horror and supernatural + ghost-hunting + folk tales + folk horror] If someone offered you five million, on the condition that you spend the night with a female corpse in a morgue's refrigerated cabinet, fulfilling her final wish, would you choose the money or your life? That ad caught my attention, and I somehow ended up working at a funeral home. On my very first day, I saw a dead person putting on an acrobatic show in the courtyard... 386Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Night Tales from the Haunted House: 1,000 Folk Ghost Stories 诡舍夜话：1000个民间鬼故事 [Changting 9.0 Rating] [A Must-Read for Women Late at Night] [Urban Horror] Don't read this late at night! A thousand standalone tales of the eerie, guaranteed to make you afraid to walk alone after dark! This collection features sinister events passed down through generations in rural lanes and villages, as well as bizarre tales widely shared online. Each chapter is a story of its own, so there's no need to wait for updates. Just open it and start reading! The faint sobbing from a corner of an 4.6kReads—Score16314d adds
- 5 Notes from a Visitor to Another World 异界人笔记 [Infinite Flow horror + mild scares + mystery + single male protagonist + no romance] My father is Pei Shiwu, my mother is Zheng Baifen, and I’m Pei Zheng, who both loses and gains. At sixteen, I unexpectedly gained the ability to see ghosts. I fought evil, helped the vulnerable, and encountered one bizarre, fascinating tale after another. These are my notes. Come along and see what I went through. Got your seats ready? I’m about to reveal it all, one story at a time… 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Thriller: Struggling to Survive in a World Shrouded in Mist 惊悚：我在迷雾世界挣扎求生 (Infinite-worlds adventure + original scenarios + mild horror + thriller game) (The protagonist isn't invincible + the System is only there to assist) While traveling, Li Tai was ambushed by thugs and left in the wilderness. Just as he was about to die, a System suddenly appeared from the heavens and helped him survive against all odds. Unfortunately, the System had one small request: it wanted Li Tai to complete the tasks it assigned. From then on, Li Tai was forced into one eerie journey after —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Listening to Dashua Tell Terrifying Ghost Stories 听大耍讲恐怖鬼故事 [Horror + supernatural + folk tales + stories submitted by readers + plainspoken prose + episodic stories + based on real events] Note: The stories above are adapted from material the author gathered from various sources. All character names are pseudonyms. Believe in science and reject superstition. These stories are for entertainment only. Do not take them seriously!!! 437Reads—Score11714d adds
- 8 Haunted House Sleep Tester: Case File No. 0 凶宅试睡员0号档案 [Realistic survival + haunted-house horror + a battle of wits and human nature + one male lead] Bankrupt and tens of millions in debt, Lin Mo is forced to work as an overnight tester in haunted houses. A rotting face floats in a leaking bathtub, marbles roll in the attic amid a child's sobs, and a reflection in the wardrobe mirror locks a hand around his throat… The eerie rules are death sentences: look in the mirror at midnight, and always answer a knock. But compared with ruthless loan sharks, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Book of a Hundred Ghosts: Don't Sleep Too Deep Tonight 百鬼夜行簿：今晚别睡太沉 [200 short stories × everyday distortions × suffocating terror] Even more densely packed with spine-chilling moments than Zero-Degree Horror! 200 stories turn “elevators, dolls, and old cameras” into mouths that devour people: The elevator doors open. Dare you look at the “neighbor” on the 18th floor? (Don't be scared. The story is short, so short you won't have time to run.) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Eerie: The Strange Play Ends in Oblivion 诡异：诡剧终湮 [Suspenseful What-If] [Rule Horror] [Infinite Flow Supernatural Horror] [Horror and the Paranormal] Apocalypse... One month before monsters from another world invaded, Jiang Qiubai unexpectedly obtained a strange play that could take him to other worlds. Only by gathering the powers of the twelve Chinese zodiac signs through these plays could there be any hope of defeating the invasion from another world. Shen Wanqing had been an ordinary college student. Could the two of them successfully tempe —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 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—14d adds
- 12 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—14d adds
- 13 The Seven-Night Spirit Coffin Corpse 七夜灵棺尸 In my dream, I mistakenly believed that Li the Lame, seeking revenge for having his wife stolen, had made a door for my family out of the coffin wood of a girl who had been dead for seven days. Its yin energy clung to us, causing the pillars of our family to leave one after another. I couldn’t get over it. My future father-in-law, Old Yu, saw what was going on and brought over Zhang Baifa, who I would later take as my master. My master dispelled the evil yin force. Once I learned what had happen 228Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 A Modern Narrative of Supernatural Horror 灵恐现叙事 Original horror and paranormal fiction. Horror stories are only meant to help everyone unwind, not to make you more afraid. We welcome discerning readers to come and help answer everyone’s questions... 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 I Became the System's Dad in an Infinite-Flow World 在无限流世界当上系统的爹 [Infinite Flow] + [Mystery] + [Wild Imagination] + [Supernatural] + [Golden Finger] (A friendly warning: this novel has a chaotic mix of couples, so help yourself to whichever pairings you like.) The world had long since fallen into chaos, and the number of crimes in Luancheng kept rising... Until The Fallen God could no longer stand the misdeeds of Luancheng’s residents. One group after another of humans was sent to the legendary Land of Atonement after committing crimes. This was an adva —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 A Survival Guide to the Haunted Dormitory 诡异宿舍求生路 Lu Chen, who is terminally ill, wakes up to find himself inside a mission world set in a sinister dormitory. There are terrifying ghosts and dangerous people here. He understands that the only way to survive is to face the dangers, complete one strange mission after another, earn survival points, and use them to exchange for skills to fight ghosts in the dormitory. Only by growing stronger can he stay alive... This isn't a story about the protagonist running for his life while ghosts chase him. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 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
- 18 Poison Before Bed 睡前毒物 Look up to the heavens and honor all living things; lower your head to write, and fear ghosts and gods. Good is repaid with good, and evil with evil. It’s not that retribution never comes, only that its time has not yet arrived. Absurd, terrifying, eerie, moving. I hope there’s a story that can frighten you, bring you to tears, and make you fall in love with it. 1.1kReads8.2Score19714d adds
- 19 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—14d adds
- 20 The Sister Growing on the Back of My Head 长在我后脑勺上的姐姐 The Sister Growing on the Back of My Head 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Midnight Tales of the Strange 午夜怪谈录 A collection of a hundred folk tales of the supernatural, with one self-contained story per chapter. Every tale strikes at the heart of Chinese-style horror. Welcome to Midnight Tales. A word of warning: if you read late at night, be sure to lock your doors. Each chapter is a new story, told entirely in the first person. 100Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Laid Off and Driving a Taxi, I Get Haunted by Evil Spirits 被裁后开出租，我被邪物缠上了 After being laid off, 28-year-old Wang Chao starts driving a taxi to make ends meet. Little does he know that a host of evil entities are about to latch onto him. A mysterious woman in white, a strange old lady in worn-out clothes, a gaunt cemetery caretaker, and an elusive fat man... One after another, these figures drag him into a vortex he cannot escape... 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Infinite Loop: Escape the Forbidden Land of the Final End 无限循环，逃离禁忌终焉之地 [Infinite Flow] + [Escape Through Logic and Deduction] + [Two Male Leads, No Romance] In the middle of the night, Lu Chao receives a call from an employer who disappeared a week ago. Just as he is about to ask what happened, he realizes the other person is speaking strangely. Moments later, he receives another eerie phone call. The caller counts down seven days. When the seven days are up, Lu Chao wakes in a locked room, only to discover that he has entered a deeply unsettling world… 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Haunted House at No. 13 13号凶宅 Number 13 Qianliang Hutong in Beijing has long been a haunted house. During the Cultural Revolution, several people died mysteriously one after another inside the residence. Long Fei, an investigator with the Public Security Bureau, assumed the alias Li Qiang and moved into the compound as a housing office inspector. After a series of thrilling struggles, Li Qiang finally discovered that Number 13 was an operational base for an enemy spy organization... 959Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 25 Mermaid 人鱼 Mermaid 74Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Someone's Always Covering My Shift, Turning Me into the Company's Model Employee! 总有人替我上班，替我卷成公司模范！ Someone's Always Filling In for Me, Working Overtime to Make Me the Company's Model Employee! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 My Neighbor Is Knocking, but He Died Seven Days Ago 我的邻居在敲门，但他死于七天前 My Neighbor Is Knocking, but He Died Seven Days Ago —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 One True Ghost Story Every Night 每晚一个真实怪谈 This book features all kinds of short horror stories, from urban legends and rural hauntings to deadly folk customs. There are no drawn-out plotlines, just nonstop high-octane scares, with one bizarre incident after another. Open the book and step into the abyss. The faint of heart should stay away! 10.4kReads—Score47014d adds
- 29 Wielding a Sledgehammer in the Main God’s Space 我在主神空间抡大锤 A tomb-raiding infinite-flow campaign story. I really hate solving puzzles and just want to enjoy the fights, but things never go as planned, and I always end up caught in layer upon layer of mysteries and trouble. Basically, I've got a hammer in my hand, so everyone looks like a nail. I write whatever I dream up, and updates are crawling along. Thanks for stopping by. 714Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Don’t Look Outside the Window, There’s a Ghost 别看窗外，有鬼 Don't look out the window. There's a ghost. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Room 414 at Three in the Morning: Four Best Friends 夜半三更414房四闺蜜 Three Roommates in Room 414 at the Dead of Night 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Strange Tales, Volume 1 奇闻诡事录1 This is a collection of folk tales about the uncanny, strange accounts from across the land. Each chapter is a complete story, each tale a separate supernatural mystery, revealing the mysteries of yin and yang, folk taboos, and the obsessions of the dead. You never know when a casual remark might draw the attention of spirits lurking in the wilderness; when an old object you pick up might hold the memory of a tragic death; or when an everyday habit might already have crossed a forbidden boundary 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Whispers of the Ghosts 鬼魅低语 [Standalone Stories] [Eerie] [Thriller] [Strange] [Wild Imagination] Worlds full of distortion and absurdity. Whether it's seemingly ordinary snippets of everyday life or strange phenomena that gradually come to light, everything sends a chill down your spine and grows more terrifying the more you think about it. 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Black Coffin: The Hidden Treasure 黑棺：归藏 One night, I was working overtime until late when the elevator suddenly went out of control and descended all the way to Floor -18. The doors opened onto a corridor, a bus, and seven strangers. A voice said, “Welcome to the Black Coffin Manor. Keep vigil for seven days. Do not look directly at the coffin. “One of you is not human. “Find them within seven days, or be killed by them.” I thought it was just a nightmare. Until the first person to run had his head twisted off, a black handprint 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Subduing Evil 镇邪 There are always mysterious things in this world, yet people dismiss them as nonsense. Miaojiang gu poison, corpse-driving in western Hunan, Nanyang curses, the Flowerfall Cave Maiden, shamanic sorcery, and yin-yang demons are all forbidden taboos. You don't have to believe in them, but you must remain in awe. Above all, never profane them! When the taboo soul bell rings out in the sky and ancient horrors quietly awaken, the world teeters on the brink of disaster. Will there still be someone who 637Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 36 The Paranormal Cases I Experienced Over the Years 那些年，我经历的灵异事件 [Standalone Stories] + [Supernatural Horror] + [No System] Ten years ago, after graduating from college, I happened to get a job driving a taxi. I never expected to encounter a whole series of bizarre and terrifying events! It wasn’t until later that I learned I was born with a yin fate and a pair of yin-yang eyes, but someone had sealed them when I was young. I’ve written more than a dozen stories so far, and there’s plenty to read! 4.7kReads7.3Score20614d adds
- 37 Possession 上身 Ghosts: ethereal, elusive beings! Ghosts: a certainty that exists for those who believe, and not for those who don't! Are ghosts really only around at night? What do they actually look like? The truth is, they're right beside you! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 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—14d adds
- 39 Don't Talk to the Comments 不要和弹幕说话 [Horror + Supernatural + Mystery + Mind-Bending + Anthology (first four volumes complete) + Dread That Gets Under Your Skin + Not for the Fainthearted + The Villain Is the Smartest Character in the Book + Growing Female Lead + No System, No Cheats, Plot-Driven] Have you ever replied to a historical comment on a video, even just for fun? Hu Jia accidentally comes across a web series from ten years ago. It depicts a real case from that same year, but its ending is completely different from what 19Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 40 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 3.2kReads8.2Score20614d adds
- 41 Thriller: Infinite Escape in a Haunted World 惊悚：我在诡世界无限逃生 [Infinite Flow + Mild Horror + No Female Lead + Suspense + Plot-Driven] After Su Yang receives a transplant of a strange heart, his younger sister suddenly disappears. He unexpectedly obtains a strange black card and enters an enormous ghost lantern. Inside the lantern drift countless seven-colored ghost flames. Anyone who enters the ghost lantern is periodically sent into instances of different-colored ghost flames to complete terrifying events. As Su Yang enters one ghost-flame instance after 3.5kReads8.1Score35414d adds
- 42 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... 656Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 43 Tales of Strange Corpses 诡尸怪谈 Do you know where the bodies used for dissection in medical schools come from? Strange things keep happening at medical schools, and people die for no apparent reason. Before long, rumors give rise to all kinds of taboos. Out of ignorance, my roommates died one after another. And I’m the only one who knows what lies at the root of it all... 163Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Ultimate Collection of Terrifying Horror Stories 超吓人恐怖故事大全 A new story is here... A new tale of terror... A new mystery... If you're fainthearted, read with caution... The protagonist, Chen Wei, is an ordinary guy who enjoys collecting horror stories. Our story begins with Chen Wei... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 365 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
- 46 A Horror Mobile Game Bleeds into Reality 恐怖手游映照现实 “‘You’ll Die If You Don’t Play’? What a weird name for a mobile game. Does that mean I have to play it?” Li Cong tapped the game without thinking. The screen went black the next second. A few seconds later, five blood-red characters appeared on the screen... “‘You’ll Die Even If You Play!’” “Holy crap!” Li Cong couldn’t help wanting to swear. This game was genuinely terrifying! He hadn’t even started playing, and he’d already died twice! 15Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 47 Forbidden Tales of the Desolate Village: A Midnight Whistle, and a Shrouded Corpse Spirit at the Door 荒村禁忌：夜半吹哨，白布尸魂找上门 Taboos of the Abandoned Village: A Whistle in the Dead of Night, and a White-Cloth Corpse Spirit Comes Calling —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Strange Little Tales from the Urban-Rural Fringe 城乡结合灵异小故事 This collection of little supernatural tales is drawn from stories told by elderly villagers and young people. It's hard to tell what's true and what's not, so just enjoy them as little stories to pass the time over tea. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 If You're Afraid to Die in a Horror World, What Makes You Think You Can Win? 在恐怖世界怕死，你凭什么想赢啊 [Infinite Flow]+ [Death Game]+ [Apocalyptic Survival]+ [Horror Mini-Worlds] Warning: This may not be well written, so think carefully before diving in! In the orderly world we know, have you ever imagined a chaotic world that was its opposite? Yun Xiao was snatched from his sleep and brought into such a world. Here, there are no laws, no order, no humanity… In short, there are no rules at all. All that exists are terrifying mini-worlds where you can grow stronger! At first, he thought this was 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Horror Flight Apocalypse 恐怖航班启示录 [Infinite Flow + Thriller + Survival] A strange flight plunges into eternal darkness three minutes after takeoff. The cabin crew vanish, the equipment fails, and beyond the windows lies absolute nothingness. A cold announcement lays down the brutal rules: Welcome aboard the Reincarnation Flight. The only way to survive is to clear an endless series of horror dungeons. The survivors are forced into a dilapidated hospital shrouded in black fog. From the "Midnight Hospital" haunted by vengeful spir 5Reads—Score—14d adds
