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- 1 Into the Coffin at Midnight 午夜进棺 Ever since I can remember, the kids in the village have avoided me... Everyone knew my family made its living from the dead, and thought we brought bad luck. They weren’t wrong. My family had been undertakers for generations. I’d seen people who drowned, hanged themselves, poisoned themselves with pesticide, got hit by cars, fell from great heights, or died suddenly in bed from a fatal loss of vitality... I’d seen them all. But the corpse that came in this time had limbs and a head that were... 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Ghost Constable Takes a Bride: The Living Must Keep Away 鬼差娶亲，阳人回避 In my first life, I was as kind as a sea of flowers. In my second life, I was as wicked as the abyss. In my third life... After my master died, I left this city and went to Nanshi. I joined the underworld's ghost patrol and began an incredible, fantastical journey. If you don't like the first volume, you can skip straight to the second. It won't affect your understanding of the rest of the story. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Midnight Taxi 午夜出租车 People in certain lines of work often encounter strange and inexplicable things, especially drivers of midnight taxis. Because sometimes, the people they pick up might not be human. 219Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 4 300 Volumes of Supernatural Mysteries 灵异惊案300册 Every chapter features a supernatural tale, and each one is rich with meaning. This book tells a series of bizarre and terrifying stories from a unique perspective. From mysterious old mansions to abandoned hospitals, every setting is filled with fear of the unknown. The protagonist travels through these eerie places, contending with evil spirits and vengeful ghosts while searching for the truth hidden behind them. With delicate prose, the author creates a chilling atmosphere that makes you feel 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Bizarre Trail of the Living Dead 活死人诡迹 A blood-written letter is his only clue, and his origins are a mystery; Seven birthmarks on his back look like people, yet resemble ghosts; A loyal, mysterious yellow dog is always at his side! Blood lingzhi, black ginseng, and a white poplar tree that bleeds; Unrotting bones, a pit of ten thousand corpses, and a ten-thousand-year-old corpse that weeps; Living dead, an immortal body, and people who look exactly alike! It all begins with a blood-written letter containing just a few brief words... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 This Evil Spirit Is a Little Fierce 这个阴灵有点凶 My grandfather said I was born with a life as fragile as paper, and that I was never meant to come into this world. Every day I’ve lived since has been a gift. But when I was twelve, my grandfather died under mysterious circumstances. From then on, I depended on my only remaining relative, and we relied on each other to survive. But on my twenty-fourth birthday, in my zodiac year, I’ll face my most dangerous trial yet. Will I make it through...? 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Midnight Tales of Terror 午夜惊悚怪谈 Is the world really as you see it? When night falls, the uncanny follows close behind. It’s dark... Come with me into a bizarre and fantastical world, and experience the most spine-chilling sights hidden deep within your heart. This book is haunted. Ordinary mortals, stay away! 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Memoirs of a Ghost Envoy in the Human World 人间鬼使回忆录 One late night, a construction foreman went out to relieve himself. The next day, he was found dead inside a cement mixer. There were no traces left at the scene, only a streak of blood on the ground, as if something had been dragged away. The blood trail ended at a cement pillar with a few cracks. Curious, an officer peered inside through one of them. A blood-red eye stared fixedly back at him. When the body was dug out, it brought to light the secrets hidden at this construction site. [Much of 64Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 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
- 10 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
- 11 Death Academy 死亡高校 At our school, there's a strange rule: don't dig up the grave post at the very bottom of the school forum. They say it was left by a senior who jumped to her death. I didn't believe in that sort of thing, so I replied to it just for fun. By the next day, I was a complete wreck. A red high heel on the upper bunk, a roommate gone mad, a notebook filled with the word “pain”... With every passing day, that post I couldn't delete tormented me more. No, I had to survive and get out of this school of d 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 I Inherited a Murder Mystery Game Shop from the Start, and All the Staff Are Vengeful Ghosts 开局继承剧本杀店，员工全是厉鬼 While others inherit family fortunes, Jiang Ye inherited a haunted shop. Freshman Jiang Ye was forced to take over the script murder game shop his second uncle left behind, a business on the verge of bankruptcy. To his surprise, he became bound to the [Register of a Hundred Ghost Employees]. From then on, while others caught ghosts to exorcise evil, he caught them to put them to work. A hanging ghost at the front desk, a water ghost running the air conditioner, and a red-clad vengeful ghost acti —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Killer Breathes in the Dark 凶手在暗处呼吸 "Ahem, ahem, ahem!" Lin Yu waved his hand and said, "Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Lin Yu, the owner of a detective agency. My main line of work is taking on clients and helping them solve cases! The cases are all kinds of strange. I've heard of things you haven't, and seen things you haven't. You might think a case is far away, but sometimes the culprit is right beside you. And is it science or the supernatural? That's something I can't decide either! But I've always wanted to find the answ —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Echoes of the Haunted Realm 诡界回响 [Eerie] [Infinite Flow] [Mildly Thrilling] [Original Story] [One Female Lead] Sometimes I wonder if my life has a script. Am I walking a path I've chosen myself, or is everything I've experienced just part of a story someone planned for me? Until one day... I broke free of my restraints... only to discover that I had fallen into a terrifying world… In the middle of the night, Mu Qiu wakes with a start, only to find his father has killed “Mother.” His father says shakily, “That isn't your mo 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Shamanism in the Northeast 东北出马 A small mountain village lies hidden deep in the forests of the Greater Khingan Range. On the surface, it seems like a paradise untouched by the world, but strange things happen there every day. Why did the ancestors build a village here? What secrets are the villagers deliberately concealing? Why do the villagers disappear all at once? And what is the true reason their families have lived in seclusion here for generations? As the village's only outsider, I can only follow Granny Shaman as she i 135Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 16 A Bloody Night in Jiling Village 寂岭村血夜 This novel contains depictions of human nature and graphic violence. Readers under 18 should read with a parent or guardian. On December 4, 1994, a small mountain village in eastern Shenzhong City, near the border with Huizhou City, was the site of an unprecedented major crime. It later became known as “Shenzhong’s Sealed Village.” “Help me! Everyone’s been killed!” “Hello, this is Danao Police Station. What happened?” “There’s a ghost! A ghost is here! N-no, don’t come any closer! P-please, hel 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 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
- 18 The Heaven-Chosen Daoist Maiden 天命女道 [Supernatural horror, no romance, mystery and imagination] The tags are wrong and I can't change them. Sorry, everyone!! What could the Chief God of the Underworld be planning by reincarnating as a village girl in a remote mountain valley? Lin Qinghe has been able to see all kinds of spirits since she was little. A Taoist who roamed the land placed a seal on her, but fate cannot be denied. After more than a decade of ordinary life, the seal is unexpectedly broken while Lin Qinghe is in high scho 163Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 My Pale Life 我苍白的一生 My name is Zhang Yuan, though my childhood nickname was Ergou. I'm male, born in 1990. Everyone encounters all kinds of strange, inexplicable things in life. By the way, do you believe in ghosts? 491Reads8.4Score10114d adds
- 20 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
- 21 The Paranormal Investigator 探诡达人 My name is Qi Yue. I was born in the seventh lunar month, so that’s how I got my name. I’m a restaurant reviewer, and I’ve been doing this for five years. I made a little money in the first few years, but after the pandemic, the jobs became fewer and fewer. I wanted to switch to another line of work, but I didn’t know how to do anything else, so I had no choice but to keep struggling. With my pockets nearly empty, I desperately searched online for similar jobs. At last, I found a well-paid posit 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Yin-Yang Businessman 阴阳生意人 [Ensemble cast]+ [Capable protagonist]+ [Plenty of twists]+ [Mystery] (Paper effigy makers, coffin makers, pallbearers, coroners, funeral wailers, funeral banquet chefs, straw effigy makers, executioners, antique dealers...) (Physiognomy, secret arts, feng shui, witchcraft, curse arts, black magic) When I was born, Granny Feng, who ran the paper effigy shop in town, discovered that I was burdened by a debt to the underworld. When I was twelve, my mother pledged two of my life lamps and her own b 733Reads8.1Score10114d adds
- 23 When the Supernatural Returns, I Get Stronger by Chanting Sutras! 灵异复苏，我念经就变强！ Lin Fan had only just transmigrated when he was caught up in a ghost infant incident. The entire city was engulfed by a ghost domain, and countless ghost infants were devouring humans. Lin Fan was in mortal danger! Fortunately, Lin Fan awakened a Sutra-Chanting System: the more he chanted, the stronger he became. It could empower objects and turn them into magical artifacts, or empower him directly. The Golden Light Mantra: chant it ten times to withstand one otherwise-fatal attack? Chant it a h 330Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 24 Disfigured 破相 A mysterious new tenant moves into the apartment above Xu Ying. He leaves early and comes back late every day, sometimes making a terrible racket in the middle of the night. Yet Xu Ying doesn’t seem to mind. Lin Qiao, a young detective, has been haunted for years by the suspicious suicide of his younger sister, Li Wen. His investigation has recently made a breakthrough, but at the same time he has found himself in another predicament. Ten years after Li Wen’s death, another woman’s body is disco 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Hey, You Creepy Thing! Take a Good Look: Do I Look Human? 喂！诡异，仔细看看我像人吗 [Mild Horror] [Eerie Revival] [Infinite Flow] Mathematicians believe infinity is a concept. They say: Infinity is not a number, but a boundary that can never be reached. But they have never been to the Gray Realm. Those who have been there know: Infinity is a number. It is the number of the dead. It is the designation of the Abyss. It is how many times you dream of another version of yourself. How much is a trillion? It's two hundred times the combined population of Earth. But beyond Earth lie c 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Underworld Messenger: I Slay the Yama Kings Among the Living 阳差执令：我在人间斩阎罗 The Yang-Realm Marshal’s Command: I Slay the Kings of Hell in the Human World —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Jiangcheng Archives 江城档案 The day my grandfather disappeared, he left me a notebook. I’m Jiang Cheng, born during the yin hour, a discharged soldier. I’ve never opened my Third Eye and can’t draw talismans. My only skill is running a little faster than everyone else when ghosts come after me. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Ultimate Ghost-Raising Master 极品养鬼师 [Adult] + [Adorable Pets] + [Sharp Tongue] + [Making Money] + [Secret Arts] Do you know how to raise ghosts? No worries, I do! Do you know how to catch ghosts? No worries, I do that too! Do you know where to find ghosts? No worries, I’ll take you there! Watch your step. Get in! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Heirloom Bones: Blood Sacrifice at Yinshan 嗣骨：荫山血祭 (Not recommended for the fainthearted or anyone alone late at night) Li Ming returns to his hometown for a funeral, but the moment he steps into Yinshan Village, everything feels uncanny. Strange noises echo from inside the coffin day and night, while dark red patterns appear beneath his skin and writhe like living things. The ancient well that sustains the village churns with ominous black sludge. Deep within the ancestral hall, inhuman drumbeats and indescribable ancient whispers resound day a 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Songs of the Underworld 冥歌 [Not a wish-fulfillment novel] It’s a tangled, lengthy story, not one about a loser turning his life around by fawning over women. [There is a heroine] I’m new to this, so I don’t understand why novels have to be tagged as having no heroine. To be honest, mine has one, though she doesn’t appear much. [Not necessarily funny] Hard to say. The author has a strange sense of humor. [Neurotic] The author is a little crazy, with a mind that keeps jumping around, so the plot can sometimes feel erratic. 1Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 31 The Greatest Folk Art of All 民间第一奇术 When Mother was pregnant with me, my older brother thought I shouldn't be allowed to live. He was supposed to be the only son in the family! From that day on, Mother started acting strange. I was born in a coffin and survived on milk from the dead! My name is Chen Guansheng. 429Reads8.4Score10014d adds
- 32 The Hilarious Ghost Catcher's Bizarre Casebook 爆笑鬼差的奇葩捉鬼录 Lin Yu was an ordinary young man until he was unexpectedly recruited as a ghost constable. From then on, he plunged into a bizarre supernatural world, trading barbs with a haughty ghost girl, dancing with skeletons in an old mansion, and chasing after a mischievous little spirit he mistook for a spirit-board ghost. Along the way, he endured all sorts of ridiculous mishaps, from a desperate weight-loss campaign to magical gadgets breaking down. From school campuses to ancient tombs, from bustling 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Even a Little Zombie Has Great Ambitions 小僵尸也有凌云志 The Great Emperor gave me an indestructible body, and the Heavenly Dao struck me down! My girlfriend betrayed me, and I cursed the unfair heavens. (Got struck by lightning) I was branded a simp and unjustly condemned to the animal realm. (Serves me right) I learned from my mistakes and went from walking corpse to zombie. (Fun) A teacher by day, a ghostly constable of the underworld by night. (Just messing around) PS: Every character in this book is played by a reader. Expect bizarre mysteries, h 27Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 34 Decoding the Spirits 解灵 Do you believe that souls really exist in this world? Have any of you ever encountered one? If you truly came face to face with a soul one day, would you be afraid? There are many strange and unusual things in this world. If you ever encounter a soul, please believe me: don’t be afraid. All things have a spirit; even grass and trees have feelings. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 A Collection of Folk Ghost Stories 民间鬼事汇 This is a novel steeped in mystery, with every chapter like a door opening onto a strange new world. It brings together all kinds of folk tales and ghost stories, taking you into eerie corners hidden behind the bustle of everyday life. Here, you will encounter all manner of ghosts and monsters. Some originate from ancient curses, quietly wreaking havoc over the years; others linger in the human world because their obsessions remain unresolved. Each story is like a mysterious bead, linked to the 109Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Strange Tales of Southeast Asia 东南亚诡事 (The author has opened a coffee shop in the ancient city of Dali and is busy with renovations. Please wait a little while for updates.) My name is Ning. During college, I went alone to Thailand to intern at a hotel, where a series of bizarre and inexplicable things happened. Why was there a temple built inside the hotel? What secrets did this temple hide? 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Ghostly Tales from Fengdu 丰都鬼事 In her previous life, young artist Lin Wan set out alone for the fabled ghost city of Fengdu to search for her missing older sister, Lin Zhixia. Naively, she trusted the seemingly kind innkeeper and local gentry, unaware that she had stepped into a carefully laid trap. Coveted for her yin constitution, she was ultimately sacrificed in an old mansion behind Fengdu's famous mountain by the so-called “good Samaritans” to a traitor in the underworld who had disguised himself as Black Impermanence. H 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 I'm a Little Spirit Medium 我是小神婆 [Mysticism + supernatural + crime-solving + powerful protagonist + resolving mysteries + hidden origins + folk customs] I'm an abandoned baby, picked up from a trash can by my shaman grandmother. Growing up under her influence, I always wanted to become an even more powerful shaman than she was. Because of my unusual fate, strange and bizarre things, sometimes terrifyingly uncanny, are always happening around me... What happened to the female ghost who fell in love with someone else's body? Did 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Mirage Rule Horror 海市蜃楼规则怪谈 [Ensemble Cast] [No Female Lead] [Light Horror] At midnight, people began dying one after another in a locked-room mystery. Every victim had been scared to death, and each died in exactly the same way. Before my partner, Old Ma, disappeared, he warned me like a madman: Never, ever stare at a mirage. One look, and it'll drag you into hell! I followed the location signal to an abandoned haunted house. The moment I stepped inside, I was yanked into a wardrobe, and a heavy crawling sound came from o 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Shadows in the Mountain Mist 迷山雾影 Have you ever seen a monster? A creature that exists only in legend... Suddenly appearing in the human world, thirsting for blood and slaughter, treating human lives like ants... In ancient times, whenever a "heavenly dog devoured the moon," people would bang drums and gongs, hoping to drive away the dog eating the moon... Today, human satellites roam through space, and humans have even set foot on that bright moon hanging in the sky, going so far as to declare that its surface is unsuitable for 1kReads8.2Score11714d adds
- 41 Quelling Spirits in a Haunted House 凶宅镇灵 I'm an ordinary real estate agent. One winter, I took on a house, and in less than a week, three people died inside its kitchen refrigerator. With no other option, I called Li Tiandi, a specialist in handling haunted houses, for help. While hunting ghosts with him, I unexpectedly learned that I had the constitution of someone who could travel to the underworld. And so I began a life of buying and selling haunted houses with him. 183Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Gate Between Worlds: Trapped in an Infinite Loop, Fighting to Survive 界中门【陷入无限循环只为求生】 He opened his eyes for the seventh time. Lin Yi realized he hadn’t died. Instead, he had entered a world within a world and become trapped in an endless loop. There was a white shadow here that looked exactly like him, and it wanted to take his place. He had to fight back with everything he had. He wanted to live. Whenever he was about to be replaced, all he could do was give up his sense of self and wait for the next loop. To break the cycle, he had to keep clearing the instances behind the doo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 At Sunset, the Ghosts Come Knocking 日落西山鬼上门 [Mild horror + no System + no special powers + no female lead + not invincible] My name is Ye Chen. After coming back from the dead, I was dragged into a strange “company.” There are no equal contracts or transactions here, only missions and evaluations. In the familiar yet unfamiliar home, I have to obey the blood-red rules that suddenly appear everywhere... In an abandoned, decaying school, vengeful ghosts born from unbearable pasts draw closer and closer... Aboard a train bound for the apocal 21Reads—Score414d adds
- 44 The Funeral Home Host's Path to Immortality 殡仪馆司仪修仙记 A fortune-teller said Mo Wen was fated to be haunted by five ghosts, and that a disastrous curse would befall his family that very day. Mo Wen didn't believe him. Then his father fell off the roof that same day and broke his leg. To keep his family out of danger, Mo Wen went far away, but the spirits continued to hound him. In a fit of anger, he walked into a funeral home and took a job as an unofficial funeral host, only to attract even more vicious ghosts... A love affair spanning three thousa —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 A Century of the Supernatural 百年灵异 This is a truly unusual book, recording the supernatural events that took place in a village over the course of a century. These events are unlike traditional tales of ghosts, fox spirits, demons, and immortals. There is none of the vulgar promotion of superstition or idealism found in popular culture. Instead, the book is filled with the world's strangeness and unknowns, leaving readers baffled. After the shock and terror, you can't help but question and imagine what lies beyond, and find yours 8Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 46 Bureau 749: A Yin Messenger on the Road to the Underworld 749局：黄泉走阴人 There is an organization that exists only in the darkness: Bureau 749. Founded in 1974, with no records and no official status, it is made up of scientists and people with supernatural abilities. It handles the dirtiest, most sinister, most forbidden affairs in the human world. Ghost soldiers march through the night, leaving nothing but empty skins in an entire village. The White God of Wealth kills anyone who worships him, taking their souls to feed evil. An ancient Buddha opens its mouth to de 5Reads—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 Records of Artifact Containment 遗物收容志 Shen You runs an antique shop on the verge of bankruptcy. On the surface, he sells old things; in truth, he deals with “cursed objects.” A carved wooden comb arrives mysteriously in the mail. The instant he touches it, he sees the horrific scene of a woman having her head shaved in public a hundred years ago. Late that night, as if sleepwalking, he picks up the comb and begins to comb his own hair. With every stroke of its teeth, a strand of real hair comes away, while a tearing pain spreads acr 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Tomb Raiding: Strange Tales 盗墓诡异实录 In the early 21st century, tomb robbers roam all across China. Their tracks can be found everywhere, from snowy plateaus and forests to lakes and seas, even in forbidden zones where no one is allowed to go. My father was one of them, but after an expedition to a tomb, he never came back. To find out what happened to him, I was forced onto this road of no return, traveling from south to north and east to west. I've seen the dangers of the underworld and every facet of human life, survived countle 160Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 50 Strange Tales of Tomb Raiding in the Southern School 南派盗墓异事 [Real Tomb Raiding + No AI] My name is Zhou Quan, and I'm from Guangxi. Here I recount the supernatural and bizarre events that really happened during my tomb-raiding adventures. I've read a few web novels in my spare time, and it seems AI-written web novels are everywhere these days. I want to tell this story from the perspective of someone who was actually there, as a record of things past. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
