Novels like Death Will Be Televised
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- 151 Rule Horror: Every Rule Is Waiting for Me to Break It 规则怪谈：所有规则都在等我违规 Rule Horror: Every Rule Is Waiting for Me to Break It 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Otome Survival: I Get Strong by Snatching Opportunities From the Whole Server 乙女求生：从截胡全服开始变强 [Supernatural Horror] [Infinite Flow] [Survival Game] [Romance] [Unflappable Heroine] [爽文] Tang Yuan thought she had been transported into a gorgeous dating sim, and was just about to cuddle up to her billionaire boyfriend with his eight-pack abs. The on-screen comments erupted in warnings: Run! He's a monster! He'll swallow you whole as soon as you kiss him! Tang Yuan: ??? "Ding! The player has triggered a guaranteed-death scenario. Choose incorrectly and you will be erased immediately." To sta 566Reads6.7Score74714d adds
- 153 Ghost Game 鬼游戏 [Infinite-Flow + Horror Mystery + Supernatural + Ensemble Cast + Mild Horror + Strong Female Lead + Plot-Driven] The human heart is more terrifying than the paranormal. Grievances fill the human world, summoning the Grudge God. GQ2026.12.28. After a rain of blood, the Ghost Game appeared out of nowhere and began invading the human 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Infinite: Guess, Am I Human? 无限：你猜，我是不是人呢？ [Infinite Flow] [Strong Female Lead] [New Worlds] [Enhancement] [No CP] [Plot-Focused] Four towering statues of gods stood among the clouds in the azure sky above. They did not stand straight, but instead lurked among the clouds, tilted as if looking down upon the world. What exactly are these divine statues? In a psychiatric hospital, someone asked Lin Ying, who was wearing a patient gown: “Lin Ying, have you ever had a moment when you thought you might not be mentally ill?” “Lin Ying, don't ta 8.4kReads8.7Score1.2k14d adds
- 155 An Introduction to the Divine 神明概论 No female lead, infinite-flow! Come play a game of wits with the gods! Bet everything in a thrilling game! The price of losing... is it your life, or a lifetime enslaved by the gods? 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Ascension Plan 登神计划 “Complete a series of games, and you can become a god.” Four young men are lured here by different lies, but will things really be as simple as they expect? Ensemble cast, no main character. Borrowed plot elements will be noted. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Hell Manor 地狱庄园 [Horror and the Supernatural + Suspense and Mystery + Infinite Flow + No Female Lead] A group of strangers receive a blood letter and mysteriously find themselves inside a villa. Their only chance of survival is to uncover the ghost hiding among them. After Xu Yi completes the task by the skin of his teeth, he is relieved to have finally survived. But then he discovers that he has arrived at a place called Hell Manor. He must complete the tasks in eleven blood letters to leave the manor alive. A 10kReads8.0Score83614d adds
- 158 The Horrifying High School 恐怖的高中学校 [Mild Horror + Infinite Flow + No System + Survival + Ensemble Cast + Not Overpowered + Mystery-Solving + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story + Passion] Jiang Xuan was accidentally swept into a terrifying, uncanny dimension. To survive, he had to keep completing missions in the temporal rifts. To stay alive, he had to investigate the many mysteries hidden within each mission. As Jiang Xuan searched for ways to clear each one, he also sought to unravel the mysteries of the world. Thus began his struggle 1.5kReads—Score18614d adds
- 159 Welcome to the Game for Those Who Value Strength 欢迎来到实力至上主义者的游戏 (Mind-game adventures + Infinite worlds + No harem + Not mindless wish fulfillment; enter at your own discretion) At some point, a virtual world called the Paradise of All Spirits began circulating online. In the Paradise of All Spirits, you can buy anything that doesn’t exist in the real world: loli bodyguards, infinite-capacity pistols, gene serums, supernatural items... If you can imagine it, the Paradise of All Spirits can sell it. More importantly, anything you obtain in the Paradise of All 395Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 160 In a Horror Livestream, I Became a Monster’s Wife 在惊悚直播中，我穿成怪物的妻子 [The rating just came out (ˊ˘ˋ*)♡] [Infinite flow + livestream + mild horror + nonhuman characters + growth-oriented heroine] Yin Xianhan is a recent college graduate. The moment she opens her eyes, she sees nothing but darkness, and warm liquid splashes across her cheek. A man lies on the ground, eyes wide open, dead and staring. She stumbles back in fright, only to realize she isn’t even wearing shoes. She has on nothing but a white dress, with nothing at hand. She anxiously clasps her hands o 942Reads8.7Score15714d adds
- 161 I Deliver Souls from the Dead in Nightmares 我在噩梦里超度亡魂 (Female lead, no CP + Infinite Flow + horror game + intelligent deduction + story-focused, with horror elements) Ever since Lin Yue could remember, she had only ever made one wish before the Buddha. She would say, “May all those whose wishes have gone unfulfilled get what they wish for.” Li Zi would tease her, saying she had a bodhisattva’s heart but wasn’t cut out to be a saint. Even so, Lin Yue could never bring herself to make a wish for anything of her own. Fate would never give her what 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 The Calamity of Gui Water 癸水之祸 If even your memories are fake, who are you? Lin Zhou receives a death invitation from his younger sister, Lin Yao, who died twenty years ago. To uncover the truth, he enters the "Constellation Instances": twenty-eight prisons holding beings more ancient than the corruption itself. Each instance demands that he trade memories for power, and every dead person bears the cost on his behalf. When he finds his own file in the archives, stating that he cleared the Ghost Golden Sheep instance at age —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Supernatural Horror: Someone Behind the Wall Is Calling My Name 惊悚灵异：墙里有人叫我的名字 Horror and the Supernatural: Someone in the Wall Is Calling My Name 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 Hell Is Empty, and Evil Spirits Walk the Earth 地狱空荡荡，恶灵在人间 This is a horror novel centered on mystery, a traditional supernatural story with no System and no cultivation. The setup is lengthy, there are many mysteries, and the truth is revealed gradually. A mysterious apartment brings endless nightmares. To escape, you must complete the nine tasks assigned by the apartment. Hunted by evil spirits, mocked by ghosts, and consumed by resentment, everyone will be trapped in a terrifying cycle of death and rebirth, played out in blood. “All who are ruled by 486Reads8.6Score10014d adds
- 165 The Unbalanced Abyss 失衡归墟 [Original | Not a power fantasy | Not mindless | Golden finger | Suspense and horror game | Self-redemption] “Let’s play hide-and-seek. You be It, and I’ll hide. Can you find me?” A text from an unknown number dragged Liu Xu into a deadly game set in the world of a novel. When he woke, he was inside an ancient theater governed by bizarre rules. Its master delighted in watching people die, and anyone who lost the game would vanish into a wisp of green smoke beneath the stage. As the other players —Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 166 The Weird Realm II: Room 414 Hospital 诡界II：414医院 [Infinite Flow + Supernatural Horror + Mystery + Paranormal + Survival + Dungeons] A hospital said to be impossible to escape, and a group of survivors who've narrowly escaped death time and again. What bizarre and uncanny tales await them as they open the doors to one patient room after another? Dear readers, follow the protagonist Lu Bai as he uncovers one hidden truth after another. Welcome to Hospital 414... 62Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 167 [I, the Forgotten Dream, I] 【I被遗忘的梦I】 [Infinite Flow | Rules-Based Horror | Instances | Ensemble Cast | Mystery | No Harem] This is a dream that was once forgotten, a memory that should never have been recalled. By a twist of fate, Wen Xuan and four others arrived in a city born from barren wasteland: [Huacheng]. In one game, instance, and [dream] after another: They experienced disasters caused by human actions. They learned how powerful the supernatural could be. They overcame the evils of human nature. They resisted the destructi 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Close Your Eyes, and the Nightmare Begins 闭眼即梦魇 [Infinite-flow + no romance + mild horror + mystery-solving] A bizarre murder case dragged Yan Wei, a psychiatric patient, into a bloody game. As layer after layer of fog lifted, he discovered a grand conspiracy lurking behind it all... A mysteriously vanished psychiatric hospital, otherworldly powers worshipped by the masses, a boy whose face he could never remember from his dreams... Behind ideals that seemed so grand lay a tangled web of human and divine self-interest. 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Part-Time Underworld Constable: A Taoist Priest Investigates Murders in the City 阴差兼职：贫道在都市查凶 A lazy, penny-pinching, down-and-out Taoist is forced to work off his debts as a part-time underworld officer! A reclusive old man dies mysteriously, ghostly passengers haunt the midnight subway, and vengeful spirits from cold cases return. The entire city turns out to be a giant formation for a fiend to refine evil spirits! Police captain: There are no ghosts or gods in this world! → I take it all back! Master Chen, save me! Black Impermanence: Slacking off costs you underworld merit; shirking 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Ten Days to the End: Qi Xia and I Storm the Haunted House! 十日终焉，齐夏带我闯诡舍！ [Mystery + wild imagination + a brand-new story] [First, all my instances are brand-new, and they're definitely mind-bending. I'm completely confident they can measure up to The Haunted House.] [Second, I hope you enjoy reading. Please consider giving it a five-star rating!] [Finally, this story is a little scary. Minors, please watch it together with an adult. Thank you.] Qi Xia transmigrates into The Haunted House and must open nine blood-red doors to return to the real world... 3.1kReads—Score22714d adds
- 171 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
- 172 Rule Horror: After Lights Out, Follow the Dormitory Rules 规则怪谈：熄灯后，请遵守宿舍守则 Rule Horror: After Lights Out, Please Follow the Dormitory Rules 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 How Dare She Cheat and Swindle Her Way Through a Horror Game! 大胆！她在惊悚游戏里坑蒙拐骗 [Light horror + easygoing comedy + System; horror, suspense, supernatural, and infinite-loop game dungeons] A quick heads-up: the novel has a male-male side pairing, so please read with that in mind. Yu Lan woke up in an unfamiliar place. After “persuading” the boss to help her get rid of a scumbag, she somehow cleared the game. System: [Welcome to the game world. Congratulations, you have qualified as a player. Sign this consent form, and I’ll be your System.] Yu Lan: [What do you mean, you’ll 1.2kReads8.4Score16314d adds
- 174 Who Taught You to Be So Absurd in the Dungeons? 副本里玩抽象，谁教你的？ [Comedy + Absurdity + Ensemble Cast + Infinite Loop + Murder Mystery Game + Games] The Gate of Miracles: Enter, and become a god. To pay for his terminally ill younger sister's medical bills, Zhang Fan takes the risk of working as an underground paparazzo. Tempted by a mysterious client's offer of a generous 500,000 yuan, he follows instructions and heads to the designated location. After stumbling into a bizarre instance, he calls his client for help. The other person says, “Want to survive? Wa 16Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 175 The Horror Industrial Park 恐怖工业园 You're a seasoned wage slave. One day, you're dragged into a [Weird and Absurd + Comedic and Witty + Not Brain-Dead + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story + Exploring Human Nature + Enter at Your Own Risk] strange other world. You think that if you complete the System's tasks, you'll return to the real world. What you don't know is that this other world exists because of you... 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 Twisted Dreams: A Ghost Emerged from My Split Personality 扭曲梦境：我人格分裂出一只鬼 [Infinite Flow] [Light Horror] [Light Despair] [No Female Lead] Have you ever wondered why people dream? Dreams have weavers, and they have finishers. But now, the one who weaves dreams has gone mad?! Overthinking, sensitivity, and anxiety never solve anything. I know that, yet I still go over everything in my head again and again, tormenting myself. Then, on the day I was diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder, a voice rang out in my mind. Was it an angel come to save me? No. Something u 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 The Corpse-Reading Detective 诡案读尸人 The Corpse-Reading Detective 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 The Hermit Wanyan's First Book 惘然居士的第1本书 Luo Chen was sleeping at home when, without warning, he woke up in an infinite-horror world. It is a dangerous place known as the World of Reincarnation! Here, a glowing orb called the “Main God” throws people from the real world who feel disillusioned, numb, or hopeless about life into a bizarre cycle of reincarnation! Every ten days, the Main God forces them to enter a horror-movie world and take on a series of dangerous missions. They can survive only by completing them. Watch how the protago 202Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 179 I’m the Protagonist, So How Could I Lose? 我都是主角了还怎么输 Fu Ci's biggest regret was choosing to save money instead of spending it. If he'd paid for a taxi, he wouldn't have gotten on the bus and ended up inside a supernatural instance. At least this trip hadn't been a complete loss. [Ding-dong~ Your System is now online! From now on, every time you spend a set amount of currency, you'll receive an exclusive skill~] Fu Ci's eyes lit up. From then on, he began spending freely, without a care in the world. While others saved, he spent. Seeing the confusi 158Reads8.4Score10014d adds
- 180 My Iron Wok Is Actually an Ancient Alchemy Cauldron 我的铁锅竟是上古丹炉 My Iron Pot Turned Out to Be an Ancient Alchemy Furnace 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 Escape from Hell's Apartment 逃离地狱公寓 [Pure Deduction and Escape]+ [Infinite Flow]+ [No Golden Finger]+ [Mild Horror]+ [Two Male Leads] No female lead, no items, no cheats, just pure adventure and survival. If that’s not your thing, please don’t read. Ever since Lu Chao accidentally stumbled into this apartment building, he has been on the run. Every so often, the residents have to go out to designated locations to complete missions. Their targets are all ghosts, and they can only survive by carefully following the rules of each mis 4.8kReads6.8Score51714d adds
- 182 The Scarlet Fountain Pen 血色钢笔 The Blood-Red Fountain Pen —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Infinite Blood Blades 无限血刃 [Infinite worlds + Swordsmanship master + Gluttonous devouring + Ruthless and decisive + No female lead] One slash to cut down ten thousand foes, devour all and tread across the heavens! The Evolution Game descends, turning countless worlds into trial grounds. While others struggle to survive, Li Xuan charges through everything with his blade. Using his Gluttonous Monarch talent, he devours crystal cores to evolve and crushes all opposition with peerless swordsmanship! In the apocalyptic sea of 17kReads7.4Score1.6k14d adds
- 184 Arcade: Infinite Evolution 街机：无限进化 [Arcade Games + Infinite-Loop + Reckless Hero + Decisive and Ruthless + Action-Packed Power Fantasy] A sudden manhunt drives Su Luo into the Nightmare Space, a place filled with slaughter and opportunity. Here, he'll travel through all kinds of arcade game worlds. In Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, he'll face ruthless poachers. In Knights of the Round, he'll search for the Holy Grail alongside King Arthur. In Metal Slug, he'll fight off an alien invasion. In The King of Fighters, he'll compete in the t 4.1kReads8.4Score34814d adds
- 185 Welcome Back to the Nightmare's Beginning 欢迎回到噩梦起点 (Infinite survival, puzzle-solving, mild horror) Late at night, Shao Jie stumbled sleepily toward the bathroom. The instant he opened the door, the whole world spun upside down! When he came to, he found himself in a gloomy, terrifying otherworld. There, he was forced to take part in a horrifying survival game: eerie footsteps sounded outside the door during the midnight room inspections, villagers mysteriously vanished from a remote village every night, and worst of all... the woman who had onc 15.8kReads7.7Score1.7k14d adds
- 186 The Gods’ Tricks 神明的伎俩 [Two Male Leads + Strong Leads + Ensemble Cast + Brain-Burning + Infinite-Flow + Lighthearted] At first, people thought it was nothing more than a riot, just another ordinary clash. That was until Fang Chen happened upon a bridge and was swept into a bizarre game. From then on, he glimpsed the truth hidden beneath the surface. Some people protect the world in plain sight. Others work in the shadows. The organization Fang Chen belongs to lies dormant beneath the deep sea, fighting the unknown and 23Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 187 Players from Across Anime Worlds Begin in the Infinite Slaughter City 综漫诸天玩家从无限杀戮都市开始 [Infinite Flow, pseudo-stat-based system, crossover anime, mixed worlds] Cold Shaking Lin Mujie never imagined that after simply taking a nap, he would wake up in a parallel world with no entertainment from his past life, a world where plagiarism was inherently fair game. But before he could fulfill his grand ambitions and become the entertainment king of this new world, he was dragged into a dangerous and unpredictable reincarnation space! Infinite Horror: Murder City, Evolutionary Apocalypse: 427Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 188 Crazy Paradise 疯狂乐园 (This is a sci-fi novel. Tomato refused to give it a sci-fi tag, but it really is sci-fi.) Have you ever been to an amusement park? We have a crazy amusement park with all kinds of attractions and extraordinary ways to enjoy them. I guarantee they're unlike anything you've tried before! Want to come take a look? Welcome to Crazy Park! I'm JJ the Clown. We have everything you could want: carousels, roller coasters, haunted houses. But remember, the stakes are your life! Death-row inmates, ser 4.5kReads8.4Score43414d adds
- 189 Two Personalities Go on a Rampage in a Survival Game 双重人格在求生游戏里杀疯了 [No romance, a woman with no man in her heart is a god with a blade] Some lunatic has a game-breaking golden finger and is on a rampage in a survival game?! A long-planned conspiracy sweeps across Blue Star. Humanity is held captive by unknown, lofty beings and made into a flock of lambs awaiting slaughter. Jiang Ye, whose family has a history of mental illness, enters the game and turns into a max-level powerhouse, slaughtering her way through the beginner village. Her blade flashes, monsters c 210Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 190 Horror Academy 惊悚学院 [Not for beginners + Mind games + Character growth + Slow pace + Descent into darkness] A world filled with curses and evil spirits... A mysterious and eerie academy of terror... A terrifying female ghost who has followed me since childhood... The moment I received that bloodstained admission letter, the gears of fate began to turn, right on schedule... My name is Jin Buhuan, and I'm a Ghost Tamer. I'm going to school now... and I'll feed my female ghost while I'm at it. 71Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 191 Deadly Survival Game 致命生存游戏 (Infinite-loop game, suspense, mystery, survival, no supernatural elements, no urban legends, original games, no independent System, no golden finger) ‘Selecting a game...’ ‘Player level detected: L1. Available game difficulty range: 1–2 stars.’ ‘First game detected. A one-star game is guaranteed.’ ‘Game selection successful!’ A black screen with white text immediately appeared. [Game Name: The Devil Beside You] [Game Type: Multiplayer] [Difficulty: One Star] [Clear Condition: Find the disguised 1.2kReads7.8Score10214d adds
- 192 Consumed by Nightmares 噩梦焚身 A Nightmare Burns Through Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Midnight Oracle 午夜神谕 Shh… It’s late. Turn out the lights. Once you step through this door, the world of lies behind you. Whatever you see there, don’t tell anyone. Don’t scream… Stay alive, and you’ll understand everything. As an “ordinary” residential community security guard, Chen You has endured one midnight after another: the church bells ring out twelve long echoes in succession; in an empty post office, the PA system switches on by itself and mutters ancient prophecies; an estate that sho 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 The Paranormal Investigation Bureau Needs Talents Like Me 怪谈调查科需要我这样的人才 [Handcrafted from scratch!]+ [Vengeful Ghosts Return]+ [Supernatural Escape]+ [Killing Patterns]+ [Rule Horror]+ [Mystery and Twists]+ [There’s a Romance, but It’s Not the Focus] [Please Give Me a Chance to Tell a Ghost Story] Doppelgängers, dismemberment cases, vengeful ghosts, whatever you do, don’t look back, a deadly exam, zoo horror stories… The world is being invaded by the supernatural, and ordinary humans can no longer survive. Lu Ming, a rookie at the Paranormal Investigation Bureau, di 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Reincarnation Game: I Climbed a Hundred-Story Zombie Tower from the Start 轮回游戏：开局我爬百层丧尸大楼 [Male-Oriented, Infinite-Flow, Teamwork, Battle Anime, Wits and Courage.] Countless people grow stronger through one round after another of reincarnation games, forming teams to compete against one another. It is all entertainment for the gods, and Yang Yuan is just one of their chess pieces. Anyone here could become the protagonist. [Hundred-Story Zombie Tower (Chapters 1–28)] [Hide-and-Seek (Chapters 31–69)] [Infinite Train (Chapters 73–96)] [Horror Game (Chapters 102–109)] [Superhumans (Chapt 5.1kReads6.4Score52914d adds
- 196 Reincarnation: My Level Was Reset to Zero, and My Doll Went on a Killing Spree 轮回：满级清零，我的人偶杀疯了 [Infinite loop + revenge + fiery, tragic, and sweet] After ten years beside an empty grave, he can no longer remember his late wife's face. The infinity tattoo on his wrist is his sole obsession. Once, he was the one who reached the summit of the cycle of reincarnation. Just one step away from the truth, he was betrayed, had his memories wiped, and became an ordinary security guard in the modern world. Then a girl doll shattered his tombstone and dragged him back to the reincarnation battlefield 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Just a Divine Game? Watch Me Speedrun It 区区神明游戏，看我速通 The Divine Game has descended. One player from every country is chosen to enter a dungeon, where survival is not guaranteed, while the whole world watches live. The Divine Game chose Shang Qiu. Shang Qiu, female, nineteen years old. An S-rank clear veteran, a thrill-seeker with mild germophobia. She likes being on her own, hates being held back by others, and hates people blocking her way even more. While other players scream, cry, and huddle together to survive in the dungeons, Shang Qiu squ 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 The Spirit-Eating Notebook 噬灵笔记 [Infinite Flow + mind-bending puzzles + ghostly mysteries + survival] A strange notebook, and yet it is a doorway to hell. The cursed are haunted, hunted, and dragged into an endless abyss of terror. Ghosts close in at every turn, and death is just around the corner. No one can escape unscathed. A group of ordinary people bound together by a curse must awaken in the depths of despair, uncover the notebook’s secret, and put an end to this terrifying game with their own hands. Kill the ghosts, or 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Rule Horror: The Last One to Leave the Classroom After Evening Study 规则怪谈：晚自习最后离开教室的人 Rule Horror: The Last Person to Leave the Classroom After Evening Study 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Infinite: She Becomes a God in the Escape Game 无限：她在逃生游戏里称神 [Infinite Flow] [No Romance] [Teamwork] [Livestream] [Escape Game] [Main-Plot Focus] [System] [Rules-Based Horror] Jiang Zhi is suddenly dragged into an escape game, and starts off by threatening an NPC with a kitchen knife? She pulls one wild stunt after another, even cursing out the game, only to get targeted in retaliation! And what the heck does it mean that the System’s development is incomplete? She forms the first guild and adopts a secret identity, blithely fooling tens of millions of pl 18Reads8.9Score—14d adds
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