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- 1 99 Short Ghost Stories 99个短篇鬼故事 Tang Cheng is an ordinary young man fascinated by supernatural events. He loves seeking out ghost stories to satisfy his curiosity. He sets out on a journey to find 99 terrifying ghost stories, gradually uncovering the strange conspiracies and mysterious events hidden behind them. As he investigates further, Tang Cheng begins to notice that some things are connected to him. Before the final mystery is solved, he must piece together all the clues and uncover the truth. The story explores the comp 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 I'll Accept a Yellow Immortal's Request for a Title, but You're Just a Huge Rat 黄仙讨封我认，可你是大耗子 It all began when a rat demon asked to be granted a human form and was refused, setting off a series of bizarre events. Feng Wuxie has blundered his way through life up to now, unaware that his grandfather had long ago prepared an escape route to help him evade his calamity. His grandfather went to his death in high spirits, and the reason he was so closely tied to Feng Wuxie remains a mystery. But what is coming will come. There’s no escaping it. The vicious old corpse-chaser Yin Hou Tan insist 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 A Collection of Folk Ghost Stories, Volume 1 民间鬼故事集1 You’re very welcome to read my work. I hope you’ll enjoy it. In this story, I’ll share some of my thoughts and experiences, and I hope they’ll offer you a little inspiration and give you something to think about. I believe everyone has a story and perspective of their own, and by communicating and sharing, we can learn and grow together. So let’s explore this vibrant world together! 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Ghost Stories of Lingbei 岭北鬼事 Paper effigies return from the dead, and people are murdered and dismembered. Graves are dug up, and ghosts appear in the dead of night. Every terrifying, bizarre, shocking, and gruesome story you can imagine can all be found in this book, Tales of the Lingbei Ghosts…!!! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 100 Short Horror and Mystery Stories 100个恐怖悬疑小故事 Beneath this seemingly peaceful world lie countless chilling places few people know about. There are bizarre terrors lurking in the city at night, eerie and uncanny folk legends, and the bloody brutality of crime scenes. Every story is a vortex of the unknown and the terrifying, drawing you into the very heart of fear. Experience moments so horrifying your heart seems to stop, and feel your soul shudder to its core. 82Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Seven-Star Lamp 七星灯 On a rainy night, Ji Hui gets trapped in an elevator. When she emerges, there's unfamiliar blood and a piece of skin tissue on her back. Soon, a vivid red mark suddenly appears there. She never had it during the first 28 years of her life, yet the doctor says it's a birthmark. Then the doctor tells her she has cancer and less than three months to live. Just then, her grandfather's old home is slated for demolition. Ji Hui returns there and accidentally discovers a lamp left behind by her gran 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Short Folk Horror Stories 短篇民间恐怖故事 A new work is here! Welcome to read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! The contents of this collection are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 A Collection of Ghost Stories from Around the World 世界各地鬼故事合集 Here you’ll find horror stories from all over the world, guaranteed to leave you wanting more, along with folk rumors, criminal cases, terrifying plots, and urban ghost stories… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Laughing Ghost Is No Human 笑鬼不是人 Not Human, But Laughing is a collection of ghost stories woven with horror and suspense. The ghosts laugh or weep, each with a moving story behind them. Vivid, delicate descriptions bring every scene to life, as each step toward the truth sends a chill down your spine. A must-read for horror fans seeking a spine-tingling journey. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 I Livestream Folk Customs and Taboos for the Eerie 我给诡异直播民俗禁忌 [Rule-Based Horror + Folk Mystery + Interactive Livestream + A Battle of Human Nature] I’m Lin Mozhu, a materialist and owner of a funeral-clothing shop. I was livestreaming to sell my wares, but somehow turned my customer group into a gathering place for the dead. Paper figures need their eyes dotted, funeral clothes need spells embroidered on them, and the viewers’ comments are full of bizarre requests. Forced to keep the business going, I discover that my family’s decrepit old shop is actuall —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 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! 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 After My Ex-Girlfriend Framed Me, I Became a Corpse Hauler 被前女友陷害后，我做起了搬尸工 My ex-girlfriend’s corpse lay quietly on the bed. She was heavily made up, and her crimson lips looked as if they were dripping blood. Her face was a little pale, but she looked even more beautiful and captivating than when she was alive. But the very next second... She suddenly sat bolt upright, opened her bloodied mouth, and lunged straight at me! I was just trying to do her the kindness of keeping vigil, and I never expected her to come back as a corpse! What am I supposed to do?! Need an ans 271Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 One Horror Story Every Night 每晚一个恐怖故事 A supernatural ghost story every night. Beware of ghosts knocking at your door in the dead of night. 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Midnight Chef 午夜厨师 I wanted to become a master chef, but by accident I ended up at a restaurant as the exclusive chef for the basement level. The eerie atmosphere, the strange rules, the extra pair of black leather shoes, the missing underground parking garage… One terrifying incident after another left me with no choice but to believe that the people dining here weren’t human! 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Other Shore Flower: 101 Supernatural Tales 彼岸花之101个灵异小故事 Paranormal tales, folk legends, phenomena science cannot explain. The flowers of the other shore bloom, then fade. They bloom for a thousand years and fall for a thousand years; flower and leaf never meet. Every frame holds a longing for family and a yearning to live. I hope you’ll enjoy the short paranormal stories I’ve written. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Ghost Pact 鬼约惊魂 Lovers meet before dusk; ghosts meet after the hour of the Dragon. In the middle of the night, my ex-girlfriend asked me to meet her in the grove behind the school. She said her boyfriend wanted to see me... 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Grandpa Tells Me Ghost Stories 爷爷给我讲鬼故事 Child, are you really sure you want to hear it? Grandpa doesn't know any other stories. All I know are old tales from ages ago, and I'm afraid they'll scare a little kid like you. I really want to hear them, Grandpa. I'm not scared, so go on... All right, then. How about I tell you one every day from now on? Haha, if you're not scared, then Grandpa will tell you one every day. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Tales of Wraiths and Monsters 魍魉怪談 This anthology draws on criminal cases, accidents, strange urban rumors, and paranormal encounters from across the country between 2008 and 2020, reworking them into self-contained horror stories, one per chapter. To make the stories feel real, most are written as first-person recollections or accounts shared by netizens. Although the places, events, and people mentioned can be researched online, this is a work of fiction and includes invented elements. It is intended purely for entertainment. R 270Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Horror Short Stories 恐怖短篇故事 Even better when listened to! Every chapter is a brand-new story! This collection explores a range of themes, from love, friendship, and sorrow to horror, humor, and philosophy. Each story has its own plot and a thought-provoking ending. In these short tales, readers can experience the emotions and insights conveyed by different stories. The collection lets readers feel a range of emotions in a short time, offering a fresh and thought-provoking reading experience. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Strings of Terror in the Dark: A Collection of Folk Mystery and Horror Stories 暗夜惊弦：民间悬疑恐怖故事集 [Mystery] [Supernatural] In the shadowy corners of the folk world lurk countless chilling tales of mystery and horror. This collection is an invitation to the unknown, ready to lead you into dark worlds few have ever seen. Here, every story is a window into the mysterious and the terrifying. You’ll hear midnight sobbing in an ancient mansion, the sound seemingly coming from another world, filled with endless sorrow and resentment. You’ll also encounter vengeful spirits wandering through an aband 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Folk Tales of the Supernatural and Suspense 民间灵异悬疑短故事 One story per chapter. Told from the protagonist's first-person perspective, each tale takes you into a new world of the supernatural, filled with folk taboos and paranormal phenomena. Welcome to the scene... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 True Paranormal Encounters 真实灵异事件收录 [True Paranormal Events + Paranormal Events and Legends from Around the World + Not for the Easily Frightened] This book records true paranormal events I've heard about and experienced firsthand over the years, along with paranormal events and legends from around the world, and my own analysis of them. For convenience, some stories are told in the first person. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Don't Read This Book at Night 晚上别看这本书 Every strange event in this world has its origins. A collection of short tales recounting countless terrifying nights, each story standing alone, each eerie occurrence with its own cause and consequence. Don’t open this book late at night. You never know whether the next story will quietly come looking for you. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Urban Spirit Detective Agency 都市灵探事务所 The story of a college girl expelled after being framed, who catches ghosts, wins over a CEO, and climbs the career ladder. Forced to make ends meet after being expelled for a crime she was framed for, college student Yi Xiaowan passes a rigorous selection process and joins the Red Dust Ghost Affairs Company (HC) as a rookie ghost hunter. Xiaowan works hard to fit in and learn the company's ghost-hunting skills. Her distinctive personality and courage also win the admiration of the company's CEO 1.9kReads9.1Score12114d adds
- 25 My Master Broke a Taboo and Made Me Paint Eyes on a Paper Figure 师父犯忌讳，竟让我给纸人画眼睛 My master broke a taboo and actually asked me to paint eyes on a paper effigy —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 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
- 27 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
- 28 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Office Building Elevator 阿野探灵日记：办公楼的电梯 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Office Building Elevator —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Love on Route 11 情迷11路 While other people are born with jade in their mouths, I was born with a stone in mine. After my first love dumped me, the little stone around my neck went missing too, and I became a walking jinx. Dogs chased me whenever I went out, I got rear-ended on my bike, and even my chances at love disappeared. I became an unwanted old maid, so I gritted my teeth, stamped my foot, and went to the city to work as a bus driver. By a twist of fate, though, I ended up driving the number 11 night route. And t 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Ultimate Supernatural Horror: The Ghost Card Train 终极灵异：鬼牌列车 [Supernatural] + [Horror] + [No Female Lead] + [No Sanctimonious Hero] + [No Mindless Decisions] Ghosts cannot be killed. Every ghost has its own unique rules for killing. Every card represents a vengeful ghost. Find a way to control the ghosts and escape the supernatural incidents. An old, eerie train stained with blood runs toward a terrifying supernatural realm. Where is the train’s final stop? No one knows. Or rather, no one has ever made it to the final stop. 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 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
- 32 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
- 33 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
- 34 Folk Tales: Ghost Stories 民间：鬼故事 My new work is here! Everyone is welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 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
- 36 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
- 37 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: Room 514 at the Old Hotel 阿野探灵日记：老宾馆514号房间 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: Room 514 of the Old Hotel —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: Spending the Night in a Haunted House 阿野探灵日记：凶宅试睡 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: Spending the Night in a Haunted House —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Night Ghost Walks 夜鬼行 “Yitian, your old man’s time is almost up. I don’t think I’ll make it through tonight. You’ll have to walk the road ahead on your own. I can’t go with you anymore. There’s something I’ve kept from you all this time. I didn’t tell you because I thought it was for your own good, but now it’s time you knew the truth. Our family isn’t ordinary. Starting with your great-grandfather, every man in our family has been a yin-yang master. That’s how I know exactly how long I have to live. We also have a b 440Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 A Record of Strange Tales and Eerie Events 奇闻诡事录 How many ghost stories have you heard? Or how many have your elders told you? We should remain skeptical of the unknown. What makes you think that everyone you've met in your life was human? There are things you haven't seen for yourself, things you've only heard about secondhand. This book tells the story of how I, an ordinary person who knew nothing, met a fortune-teller from my village at my second granduncle's funeral, setting the wheels of fate in motion. Why has an ancient emperor come bac 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Ghost Stories Before Bed 睡前讲鬼故事 Zhang Liang is a forensic pathologist. His job is to perform autopsies on the dead in the morgue. He's passionate about his work and highly professional, but he has a secret: he can hear the dead speak. He doesn't know whether it's a gift or a curse, but he never tells anyone, afraid they'll think he's crazy. He quietly listens to the dead's final words. Sometimes he helps them resolve lingering regrets or questions; sometimes they help him uncover the truth behind a case. He feels that this is 3.9kReads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Don't Chat with Strangers 别和陌生人聊天 A collection of suspenseful, horrifying, mind-bending mystery stories that expose the greed of human nature. People lose their reason to satisfy their selfish desires, plunging into an abyss of sin and causing innocent people to suffer, sometimes losing their precious youth or even their lives. The stories in this book are based on real cases, and all the names have been changed. 98Reads6.9Score1414d adds
- 43 A Food Courier's Path to Exorcism 外卖员的驱邪之路 Can you believe that Yu, the legendary Great Yu who tamed the floods, has become a delivery driver thousands of years later? And his time-crossing encounter with Nüjiao, daughter of the Tushan clan, is all the more heartbreaking! Follow the growth of a delivery driver across a thousand years! Was it fate, or a plan four thousand years in the making?! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 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 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Nightmare Invasion 诡梦侵袭 [Infinite worlds + bizarre invasion + dreams + no female lead] Also known as: The Ultimate Dream Controller: My Mental Strength Is Maxed Out When Gu Meng wakes up, he discovers that whenever he closes his eyes, he can see a world where “Nightmares” descend on humanity from the edge of hell. The first “Nightmare” he encounters is the Lord of Sweet Dreams. Under its control, he gradually becomes a tool for “Nightmares” to invade reality. His fiancée's murder awakens the seeds of vengeance within h 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Heir to the Qingcheng Sect 青城派传人 My grandfather was a Daoist priest of the Qingcheng Sect. When he was young, he helped the people by vanquishing demons and dealing with all sorts of feng shui problems. Once, while passing a farmhouse, he skinned a weasel spirit to restore a child’s vitality, offending the Yellow Immortal. To get revenge on my grandfather, the weasel spirit placed a curse on me that made me wish I were dead! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 I Work as a Ghostly Official in the Human World 我在人间做阴差 Zhong Zhengyue, descendant of the warden of the nineteenth level of hell, unexpectedly dies a sudden death. By a stroke of luck, she returns to the world of the living. From then on, Zhong Zhengyue takes up the mission of serving as a netherworld bailiff among the living. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 I Rule the Underworld 阴司任我行 Can you see spirits? I don't know what I did to deserve this, but the souls I've never met before come in all shapes and forms. Being around them is like meeting all kinds of people in everyday life. Every day, I witness strange stories and bizarre ways of expressing themselves. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Grandmaster of Feng Shui 风水祖师 Li Yunfei has had a special talent and interest in feng shui since childhood. By chance, he discovers mysterious feng shui ruins in a mountain cave, setting him on the path of exploring the art. He leaves his hometown and follows his master, Xuan Feng, to study feng shui in depth. Through grueling training and practical experience, he steadily builds up his knowledge and expertise. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Last Bus on Route 114 114路末班车 At 11:40 p.m., the last No. 114 bus sets off right on schedule. Veteran drivers all say this bus carries the dead, not the living. I took the job as a substitute driver for the high pay, never knowing that I’d been marked from the very first minute behind the wheel. Midnight weeping, passengers who keep boarding over and over, an old stretch of road that never ends, shadows that multiply at every stop... The passengers grew stranger by the minute, and the world outside the bus grew more sinister 5Reads—Score—14d adds
