Novels like Short Stories of the Strange and Supernatural
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- 1 Roasting Sweet Potatoes with My Friends, I Get Haunted by a Woman in White 和小伙伴烤红薯，我被白衣女鬼缠上了 I Was Roasting Sweet Potatoes with My Friends When a Woman in White Started Haunting Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Blood Eyes at the Abandoned Temple: I Spend My Life Atoning for the Sins of My Youth 荒庙血眼：我用一生偿还年少造的孽 Bloodshot Eyes at the Abandoned Temple: I Spent My Whole Life Atoning for the Sins of My Youth —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 A Nightclub Bouncer's True Tales: The Red Dress That Takes Lives and the Fox Spirit Talisman's Backlash 夜场内保实录：红裙索命与狐仙牌反噬 A Nightclub Bouncer’s True Stories: The Red Dress That Claims Lives and the Fox Immortal Talisman’s Backlash —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Old Well in the Deserted Village: Dad Says It's No Fungus, but a Death Demon That Feeds on Human Hearts 荒村老井：我爸说那不是肉灵芝，是喂饱人心的索命鬼 The Old Well in the Abandoned Village: Dad Said It Wasn’t a Meat Lingzhi, but a Deathly Ghost That Feeds on Human Hearts —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Cursed Wooden Bracelet: I Absorb Others' Fortune and Become an Ageless Heartthrob in Japan 诡异木镯：我靠吸气运，在日本活成不老男神 The Eerie Wooden Bracelet: I Absorbed Others’ Luck and Became an Ageless Heartthrob in Japan —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Zhengzhou Love Gu: After My Roommate Cursed Me, I Woke Up in His Arms Every Night 郑州情蛊：我被室友下蛊后每晚都在他怀里醒来。 Zhengzhou Love Curse: After my roommate cursed me, I woke up in his arms every night. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Impostors: The Whole World Is Fake, and I'm the Only Real Human 伪人：全世界都是假的，只有我是真人 Impostors: The Whole World Is Fake, and I'm the Only Real Person —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Midnight Terror! Is There Someone in the Mirror? 夜半惊魂！镜里有人？ A Midnight Fright! Someone in the Mirror? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Don’t Turn Off the Lights, They’re in the Mirror 别关灯，它们在镜子里 Don’t Turn Off the Lights. They’re in the Mirror —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Terror at Three in the Morning: There's a Ghost Behind the Door 三更惊魂，门内有鬼 Terror at Three in the Morning: There's a Ghost Behind the Door —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Girl in Red from the Village 村寨红衣女孩 The Girl in Red from the Village —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Beware, There Are Ghosts in the Neighborhood 小心，小区里有鬼 Watch Out, There Are Ghosts in the Neighborhood —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The 917 Hong Kong Gold Heist 917香港黄金大劫案 The 917 Hong Kong Gold Heist —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Other Side of Ordinary Things 寻常之物的背面 [Modern Urban + Everyday Objects + Supernatural Awakening + Psychological Horror + No Superpowers + Chilling on Second Thought + Slow Burn] The things within arm’s reach every day may be hiding a chill no one knows about. The shirt hanging on the balcony seems to shake the wrinkles from its shoulders in the dead of night. A well-used mug always has a strand of black hair resting at the bottom that no amount of washing can remove. Even the hook behind your bedroom door might quietly snag your sha —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Underworld Shop 阴间铺子 [No System + traditional story + male and female leads + supernatural tales] After losing my job, I took over this funeral parlor, but all sorts of supernatural incidents started happening at night. Burned-to-death ghosts, drowned ghosts... After the parlor, a yellow weasel spirit that had become an adult made a bone-chilling discovery... Challenges faced together with my childhood sweetheart from elementary school. 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 A Snake Crawled Into My Bed 一条蛇爬进了我的被窝 A Snake Crawled into My Bed 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Who Pushed Him Down the Stairs? 是谁把他推下了楼？ Who Pushed Him Down the Stairs? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Tomb of Terror: My Haunted Forest Expedition 古墓惊魂，我的恐怖森林探险之旅 Terror in the Ancient Tomb: My Adventure Through a Haunted Forest 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Conspiracy Behind the Terrifying Calls 恐怖电话背后的阴谋 The conspiracy behind the horror phone 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Redemption and Rebirth in the Darkness 黑暗中的救赎与新生 Salvation and New Life in the Darkness 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Terror Underground: My Journey of Adventure and Growth 地道惊魂，我的探险与成长 Terror Underground: My Adventure and Growth —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Abandoned Wife's Desert Island Adventure 弃妇的荒岛冒险之旅 An Abandoned Wife's Adventure on a Deserted Island 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Strange Encounters: A Supernatural Mystery Series 奇遇之悬疑灵异系列 The suspense and supernatural novel Strange Encounter is a series consisting of Book One, The Blue-Robed Woman; Book Two, The Madman; Book Three, Si Ming; and Book Four, The Secret Realm of the Star Pillar. How did a wealthy heiress end up adrift and wandering from place to place? Where did her mysteriously missing mother go? What is behind the strange sounds coming from the attic? Why was she suddenly wanted by the authorities? What should she do when she has to travel over mountains and r 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 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
- 25 Who Is the Real Killer? Unraveling the Fog 谁是真凶：拔开迷雾 Who Is the Culprit? Unraveling the Mystery 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 I Rented a Haunted House to Save Money 贪便宜，租了一套凶宅 I Rented a Haunted House to Save Money —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Grandpa Found an Aerial Bomb, and It Blew Up the Entire Family of Scrap Collectors 爷爷捡了一枚航空炸弹，炸死收废品全家 Grandpa Found an Aerial Bomb, Killing the Entire Family of Scrap Collectors 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 China Marvel: The Legend of Frogman 中国漫威:青蛙侠传奇 Chinese Marvel: The Legend of Frogman 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Grandpa Found a Cell Phone, and It Blew Up the Whole Family 爷爷捡了一部手机，炸死全家 Grandpa picked up a phone and blew up the whole family. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Sacrificial Red: Strange Tales from a Deep-Mountain Base Station 祭红·深山基站·诡事录 Offering Red: Strange Tales from a Remote Mountain Relay Station 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 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
- 32 My Boss Accused Me of Leaking Secrets, So I Made Him Ten Billion 老板说我泄密我为老板狂赚100亿 My boss accused me of leaking secrets, so I made him 10 billion. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 I Beat the Top Student with AI Glasses 我带AI眼镜打败学霸 I Beat the Top Student with AI Glasses 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Eerie Portrait at the Wake 守灵夜的诡异遗像 The Eerie Portrait at the Wake 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Streamer Was Strapped to a Time Bomb 主播被绑上了定时炸弹 The Streamer Has a Time Bomb Strapped to Them 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Treasure Hunting in the Deep Mountains: A Thrilling Journey on the Brink of Death 深山寻宝，生死边缘的惊险之旅 Treasure Hunting Deep in the Mountains: A Perilous Journey on the Edge of Life and Death 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Book of Life and Death App 生死簿App Book of Life App —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 In the Dead of Night, a Stranger’s Hand Reached into My Bed 深夜，陌生人的手伸进了我的被窝 In the Dead of Night, a Stranger's Hand Slipped Under My Covers —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 A Collection of Spine-Chilling Stories 惊骇故事集 The world is in turmoil, with strange and wondrous things hiding everywhere. Mysteries deep in the starry sky remain unsolved, while shocking cases unfold around a small town. Science fiction and suspense perform a double act, as Lovecraftian murders rise with the tide. The secrets in people’s hearts are hard to fathom. Just wait and see this collection unleash its waves of terror. The horror here is bizarre and grotesque, not some childish little scare. In an abandoned village shrine, a white- 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Prison of Hair 发丝之狱 Prison of Hair —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Growing Back a Severed Finger 断指增殖 Severed Finger Proliferation —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Ghost Stories at Three in the Morning 三更讲鬼 This book recounts some strange events from the 1980s. One place holds far more than a hundred stories. Perhaps it would be more fitting for me to be a bystander, or a listener. I have written down the stories I heard to remember the past. You can simply take the people and events in these pages as a joke, if you like. Or you can read them as stories that invite self-reflection. Who knows... the characters in them might bear a resemblance to you. Or perhaps they reflect someone close to you. Wit 156Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 43 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
- 44 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
- 45 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
- 46 Tales of the Uncanny: Struggling to Survive in Silent Hill 诡异录：出生寂静岭的挣扎求生 [Supernatural + horror + suspense + mystery-solving + survival + a male lead with a surprising side] “Raccoon City to the left, Silent Hill to the right. You have to pick one. What would you do when you came to a fork in the road like this?” When Chen Lei woke up, he found himself in a supernatural realm called Silent Hill, surrounded by a group of strangers. An unknown force had stripped them all of their freedom. To uncover the truth and solve the mystery, they had no choice but to steel t 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Frightening Folk Tales of Ghosts and Monsters 民间吓人的鬼怪故事 This book collects folk tales about ghosts and monsters from China and around the world, both ancient and modern. They include deeply moving love stories, myths where good and evil are repaid in kind, and eerie tales that will leave you trembling with fear. We hope you enjoy them. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events or people is purely coincidental. 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 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
- 49 Old Tales of the Dead Village 死人村旧事 Chen Ergou holds a stalk of grass and gently pokes at the paper money still smoldering in front of him. Behind him, a dense crowd of “people” from the village and beyond stands packed together... Hanwa, his belly slit open and his tongue hanging down to his chest; Sufen, naked, with raw flesh exposed; the Fat Taoist, whose limbs and head are covered with tightly packed stitches at the joints; Tian Da, his body stiff, a walking stick jutting from his wide-open mouth; Xiao Zhao, pale-faced and dri 174Reads8.4Score10914d adds
- 50 EN Otherworldly Merchant 阴间商人 I’m a merchant who specializes in collecting sinister, supernatural objects. Anything that belonged to the dead is valuable! In the hands of ordinary people, these things can bring anything from a haunting to the ruin of an entire family. But in my hands, they can help you get promoted, make a fortune, defy fate, and meet every need a client could have. Want to know why? Shh. If you’re brave enough, come hear about the first terrifying deal I took after entering the business... 188Reads8.9Score—14d adds
