Novels like Running a Small Business in Silent Hill
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- 1 A Security Guard Meets a Rich Woman, and the Curse Comes Pouring Down on a Deadly Night 保安遇富婆，咒临浇头夜 A security guard meets a rich woman, then the curse comes pouring down in the night. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Yin Beauty, Spirit Medium 阴美人通灵师 New story: Red Wedding Dress, Marrying a Yin Bride. If you enjoy supernatural stories, give it a try. I promise you won’t be disappointed. My name is Wu Ruyuan. When I was twelve, my father died unexpectedly. My grandmother and the rest of my family all called me a jinx and said I had caused his death. They threw me out, but my great-aunt took pity on me and brought me in. She told me I was the head of the Wu family. That day, I dreamed of our ancestor. When I went to visit the ancestor’s grave, 21Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 3 What Do I Do If My Arm Comes to Life? Help, Urgent! 胳膊成精了怎么办？在线等，急！ What do I do if my arm has become a spirit? Asking online, urgent! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Horror at the End of the World: Reborn with Infinite Underworld Currency 惊悚末世，重生手握无限冥币 [Tycoon] + [Rule Horror] + [More than just clearing stages with ghost money] + [Lighthearted comedy] + [Turning everything over to the state] Buy Jiangcheng, buy the country, buy the sky, buy the ocean, buy the universe... Buy, buy, buy! Lin Yi uses ghost money to lead the Great Xia government toward the stars and beyond! After the instance [Benevolent Flesh Hospital], Lin Yi joins the government and uses ghost money to save the mighty Great Xia! Instance [Family of Three]: Promise me, whatever 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Paranormal World Thinks I'm Dead, but I'm Actually Grinding Genshin Impact 诡异认定我死了，其实我在肝原神 [Supernatural horrors descend + goofy comedy + Mandela effect + livestream] When supernatural horrors descend, Lin Mian is dragged into a deadly livestream. Everyone at school remembers that Lin Mian jumped off a building last week. Cast as the protagonist in a horror movie? Lin Mian chooses to give up on the spot! A vengeful spirit breaks down the door. Lin Mian raises a hand and asks, “Can we buy popcorn in bulk? My roommate has a Meituan membership!” They try to kill Lin Mian by altering peop —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Singing in the Tomb 墓室里面的歌声 The Singing in the Tomb —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Woman Who Crawled Out of the Dry Well 枯井里爬上来的女人 The Woman Who Climbed Out of the Dry Well —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Sis, I'm Just a Delivery Guy, Not a Gigolo 大姐，我只是一个送外卖的，不是出来卖的。 Hey, I'm just a delivery guy, not a gigolo. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Haunted House Sleep Tester: From the Start, I'm Livestreaming a Physical Exorcism 凶宅试睡员，开局直播物理超度 Ye Lingzhe is a staunch materialist and a university philosophy student who works part-time as a haunted-house tester. Facing the camera, he says with a straight face, “Folks, we have to believe in science. There are no vengeful spirits in this world. This is just a macroscopic manifestation of quantum mechanics.” The next second, golden light pours from his body as he punches a vengeful spirit so hard it gets stuck in the wall. Ye Lingzhe: “See? That's the interaction of forces.” The vengeful s 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 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
- 11 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
- 12 You Say the Merchant Class Is Weak? But I'm Interstellar-Class! 你说商人职业弱？可我是星际级！ [High Martial]+ [Professions]+ [Interstellar Civilization]+ [Invasion by Extraterrestrial Races]+ [Interstellar Commercial Empire]+ [Not a combat-stats-focused story] A year after transmigrating to High Martial Blue Star, Mo Chou finally got to take the career awakening test for second-year high school students. He'd expected to awaken a combat profession, but instead he awakened the civilian profession of Merchant. In this dangerous world, a Merchant's abilities couldn't protect him. [Congratul 3Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 13 What's the Point of Reincarnation? I Want to Be a Vengeful Ghost 投胎算什么，我要做厉鬼 What's Reincarnation? I Want to Become a Vengeful Ghost —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Apocalypse Merchant 末日商人 In 2761, a global zombie outbreak began. Xu Wei had only just transmigrated to this world when he was “lucky” enough to arrive right in the middle of the crisis. But he hadn't come alone: a powerful vending machine had transmigrated with him! Inflatable dolls? Fine food and liquor? No problem! Guns and ammunition? Planes and artillery? You got it! As long as you have money, this vending machine can provide anything! And so, amid the wasteland left by the apocalypse, Xu Wei began frantically coll 264Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Within the Haunted Realm 诡境之中 A mirror representing the uncanny serves as a point of interaction between two worlds. Another mirror, representing the supernatural, connects instances with haunted realms. Hotels stand one after another across this blood-red world. Everyone who has been cursed is forcibly pulled into a world plagued by supernatural events at regular intervals, where they must complete seemingly impossible tasks. Only after Yang Jinheng has endured countless farewells between life and death and escaped death's 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 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
- 17 Lin Dadan’s Path to Summoning the Gods 林大胆的请神之路 In the countryside, spiritual qi has only just revived. This is not Spiritual Qi Revival in the traditional sense: it is not that all humanity has awakened supernatural powers. Instead, “yin energy awakened first.” The yin veins deep beneath the earth were the first to stir, and zombies buried for hundreds of years sensed the spiritual qi before the living did. The strength of ghosts and monsters surged overnight, while human Daoists and spirit mediums had yet to catch up. Ancient lineages like 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 One Man, Five Ghosts: Want to Run? Pay Five Million First 一个男人五个鬼，想跑先赔五百万 [Completed novel + horror + supernatural + comeback + face-slapping + episodic stories] My name is Cao Dakui, and I just inherited a massive fortune: a four-hundred-square-meter luxury apartment in the capital, plus a storefront. Sounds great, right? Except... The butler in the apartment says he was born during the Wanli era. One of the residents is a beautiful woman who, whenever she's in a good mood, takes off her head and plays with it like a ball. There's also a mysterious person living in t 298Reads—Score10214d adds
- 19 Rules of the Gods: I Have Only Six Months to Live 神明规则：我只剩半年生命 [The Old World Ends, a New Covenant Begins] The mysterious realm and reality are colliding again and again. The mysterious has begun invading the world, and the residents of the old world are locked in fierce battle with the entities of the New Covenant. Who truly deserves to rule the world? Ye Ze, terminally ill and driven by a fierce will to survive, was invited by the [God] to the [Amusement Park]. Countless people came here to take part in all kinds of scenarios, driven by desires for money, 83Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 20 Codename: Bone Butterfly 代号骨蝶 A young woman's body is pulled from a cold riverbank. The police's preliminary conclusion: accidental drowning. When the victim's twin sister, the sharp and composed forensic pathologist Ye Shuyun, touches the body that looks so much like her own, professional instinct cuts through her grief in an instant: abnormal fluid in the lungs, a hidden needle mark, a missing kidney... This was no accident! The victim was her younger sister, Ye Shuya, an investigative journalist determined to expose socie 16Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 21 On the Night of the Hungry Ghost Festival, a Yin-Born Child 七月半，阴生胎 The day I was born, a monster that came running down from the mountain stole a baby. Strange things kept happening in the village. The villagers listened all night to my mother’s wretched cries and cursed me as an ill-omened child. They blocked the entrance to our home, saying they would burn me alive. My grandfather simply sat by the gate, and not one of them dared come closer. A baby’s piercing wail rang out, and I came into this world. You need some skills to make your way in life. My name is 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 A Divine Summoning Gone Awry 阴差阳错请神人 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Most Realistic Mystery and Horror Stories 最真实的悬疑恐怖故事 [Mystery] [Thriller] [Supernatural] This book brings together a host of captivating, gripping mystery stories, like a grand door slowly opening onto a world of enigmatic deduction and drawing you ever deeper until you can no longer escape. On this strange journey, shrouded in layers of mystery, every story is like a winding, intricate maze. They wait for you to venture inside, follow each thread, and unravel the shocking truth concealed behind layer upon layer of fog. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 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
- 25 Tales of the Countryside: My Grandma Was a Midwife 乡野怪谈之我的姥姥是稳婆 At the foot of Mount Maqi, midwife Zhang Guilan spent her life delivering babies on nighttime roads. Other midwives delivered human babies. The ones she delivered were ghosts, demons, and wronged spirits from the wilderness. Road-blocking skin-sellers, water ghosts demanding souls, Pixihuzi repaying a debt of gratitude, and Li the Bald-Tailed Dragon making his presence known. She didn't believe in the supernatural when she was young. Only after surviving countless dangers did she understand t 147Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Myriad Worlds Shop: From the Start, My First Customer Is Wuyazi 万界商铺，开局接待无崖子 Yang An accidentally transmigrates into a Hong Kong crime-drama universe and inherits a shop from his late uncle. Just as some punks show up to demand protection money and threaten to burn the place down, his golden finger awakens: the shop is connected to the myriad worlds. Thanks to this golden finger, Yang An gains wondrous abilities. But he has no grand ambitions. All he wants is to live a peaceful life with the woman he loves in this world. But as his shop connects to more and more worlds a 448Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 27 Reborn from the Start in a Funeral Hall, I Became a Pallbearer 开局重生在灵堂，我成了送丧人 When I was reborn as a rogue Taoist priest performing a ritual in a funeral hall, the family’s wails nearly burst my eardrums. A bright red coffin stood in the center of the room. Thick blood seeped from beneath its lid, though no one else noticed. I was the only one who caught the stinging, rusty smell. The rogue priest’s memories flooded my mind: this wasn't a peaceful death in old age. This was the vengeful spirit of a pregnant woman who had died a violent death. “Reverend, it’s time. Nail th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Tales of the Strange: King of Destruction 怪谈：破坏之王 The bane of everyone’s existence in the urban legend game is back. Whether you’re a monster or a demon beast, you’d better stay far away. Otherwise, everything’s going to go to pieces. I’m Hao Yun. The monsters all hate me, and I’m so sad... [Mystery + Imaginative Premises + Original Scenarios + Comedy + No Female Lead + Cunning Twists] 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Possessed by an Evil Spirit 撞邪 Grandpa spent his whole life doing good deeds. He never imagined that one night, he would ruin a young girl's life... 290Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 30 Multiple Fears 多重恐惧 An invitation to a party brings together nine writers, each with a very different style. At the party, the novelist who invited them traps everyone inside and demands that each guest tell a story. With no other choice, they comply. One story after another unfolds at the party: will they reveal the clash of human nature or unleash ghostly terrors? Everything will come to light here. "This is my debut work. I hope you'll show it plenty of support." 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Global Gatefall: I Became a God by Delivering Takeout 全球门化：我靠送外卖成神 Horror + suspense + Cthulhu + supernatural powers + wild imagination On a stormy night, my food delivery order reads: “Deliver to 77 Huangquan Road.” I’m forced to become a courier between the worlds of the living and the dead. Every five-star review extracts a customer’s soul, while a bad review gets me hunted by creatures from the Gate Realm. When I discover that my father’s last order before he disappeared was sent to the Bermuda Triangle, and that my mother has turned into a faceless being i —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Hey, Classmate! Make a Pact with the Gods 同学！请与神明画押 [Infinite-flow + gods awakening + no romance + original story] It was supposed to be an ordinary college sketching trip, but the students of Digital Media Class 2 were riding a bus along a mountain road when it accidentally drove into a pink fog. By the time everyone came to their senses, they had somehow arrived outside a dilapidated kindergarten... To survive, everyone must obey the rules and offer their most devout faith to the gods... The moment the strange transformation began, Qian Duoduo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Welcome to the Global Wonderland of the Bizarre 欢迎来到全球怪诞乐园 [You have never entered a strange-tale realm like this before] [This is an adventure game that spans dimensions] [This is a collection of mind-bending stories beyond the limits of scientific understanding] [This is an unusual and uncanny book unlike any other] [Welcome to: The Global Wonderland of the Bizarre!] 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Those Years of Exorcising Evil in Guangdong 广东驱邪那些年 Three decades, dozens of regions, and hundreds of exorcisms A true account of the tumultuous, terrifying lives of two generations of ghost hunters Behind every supernatural incident lies a heartbreaking story... Behind every story is a long-buried secret, unknown to others: things they cannot bear to leave behind, cannot let go of, partings from those they love, and resentment that endures... (Anthology, no System, no immortal cultivation, grounded in reality, a modern-day Strange Tales from a C 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 I Heard My Scumbag Blind Date Killed Me 听说相亲渣男杀死了我 [A bizarre tale. In real life, please don’t date people with mental illnesses or scumbags!] Aunt Six introduced Xia Zhiwei to someone, but the man turned out to be a complete lunatic. He said he could see ghosts everywhere. As luck would have it, the director of a psychiatric hospital happened to pass by and reminded him to take his medication! Help, her blind date is mentally ill... Xia Zhiwei went to confront Aunt Six. What, Aunt Six died last year?! Yan Wangzhi said in a crazed voice: Are you 21Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 36 The Yin-Yang Tribulation: Seeking the Way 阴阳劫途：寻道 Supernatural + suspense + angst + passionate action Most of life’s hardships arise from greed, anger, and delusion in our hearts. That is also why all beings may resemble Buddhas, yet fail to become Buddhas. Greed, anger, and delusion give rise to all kinds of monsters and demons in this world… 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 My Roommates Aren’t Human: Three Species, One Wild Ride 我的室友不是人：三个物种一台戏 Ordinary woman Eleanor buys a run-down old mansion and, by a strange twist of fate, ends up sharing a home with a vampire and a werewolf in a riotously absurd living arrangement. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Xuanhuan: I Have a Universal Store 玄幻：我有一座万能商店 [Fantasy + System + wild imagination + sneaky schemer + power progression] Lin Wansheng, a man from twenty-first-century Earth, dies in an accident. After being reborn, he transmigrates to a cultivation world overrun by demons. In this world, there are immortals with incredible powers who regard human lives as worthless, Warriors strong enough to tear apart mountains and rivers with their bare hands, But the most terrifying thing is that something is wrong with this world’s nights! Fierce, blood 3kReads5.4Score37414d adds
- 39 A Billion-Dollar Collection of Horror Stories 一个亿恐怖故事集 A Collection of One Hundred Million Horror Stories [Standalone stories + supernatural horror + folk customs + feng shui and mysticism + heartfelt emotion + mild horror + timid readers beware] A hundred wildly different tragic fates await. When long-forbidden folk taboos passed down by the ancestors are broken, and eerie legends from the corners of the city quietly come true, the everyday world you know will begin to fall apart on the very next page. Whispers by the pillow, shadows beneath the wa 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The School Cemetery Office at the Medical College 医学院里的校墓处 Supernatural + campus horror + strange tales from a bygone era + folk magic + crime-solving In 1996, I enrolled in medical school. In the campus's northwest corner stood a sealed-off west annex, known among the students as the School Cemetery. Disappearances, madness, hanging... Every tragedy pointed to an anatomy lesson plan from the Republic of China era. I never believed in the supernatural, until a girl came to me: “You’re the only one who can break the curse.” I broke into the building l —Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 41 The Prison of Hair 发丝之狱 Prison of Hair —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Growing Back a Severed Finger 断指增殖 Severed Finger Proliferation —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Terrifying Tales 惊魂诡事 Deep, silent alleyways, eerie, terrifying deserted villages, reed marshes choked with weeds... Every scene holds some of my most unforgettable memories! Everything that happens in this book is something I saw or heard myself. You can also read it as a story. Curious about the supernatural tales that have taken place in rural villages and mountain hamlets? Have you ever heard of or seen something that made your hair stand on end? If you find yourself sleepless in the dead of night, put on your he 308Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 44 A Collection of Folk Tales 民间故事会合集 Open this book, and you’ll find that its folk legends and tales are unlike any you’ve read before. These stories are full of fantasy: some are terrifying, some suspenseful, some explore the ugliness of human nature, and others deal with karmic retribution. In this vast world, what hidden folk tales and legends do you know? Step into an ancient, mysterious world and join the author in discovering and experiencing these extraordinary folk stories! 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Mountain Patrolman: I Suppress Evil with a Dragon's Sinew Only Three Inches Long 巡山人：我以三寸龙筋镇邪异 Warrior King Luo Laowai returns to his old home in the forests of Northeast China. By a stroke of luck, guided by the Gray Immortal, he obtains a three-inch dragon tendon. An old soldier with an old rifle takes on the forces of nature, ghosts, demons, and monsters. Fox, Yellow, White, Willow, and Gray Immortals gather as divine warriors at his gate. The Three Realms have always existed among humankind, and true immortals walk beside ordinary people... 12.6kReads7.9Score1.2k14d adds
- 46 You Found Me 你找到我了 Modern Supernatural + Female-Led + Fresh Premise + All-Rounder + Wild Imagination + Reincarnation + Spirit Speech + Runes and Formations + Fictional Modern Setting + Pure Wish Fulfillment in the Middle and Later Parts Abandoned and cast out? No. Her god reincarnates for her, life after life. Following the usual formula and old clichés? No. The Heavenly Dao is nothing to her. An ordinary girl dealing with a life that’s a complete mess? No. Other people are the ordinary ones. She is the unique one 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Cultivating Immortality with a Baby Bottle 抱着奶瓶修仙 No one expected this tiny tot with her babyish voice to fight her way from the First Heaven all the way to the Ninth. With life in her left palm, death in her right, her clumsy habit of crouching to look, and her crystal-clear, unwavering gaze, she subdued Guixu, won over the Buddha's chosen disciple, raised a spirit-plant little sister, and gathered all nine fragments of her past life's destined sword. Her cultivation kept breaking through, yet she remained forever three and a half years old. T 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Sinful Eye 罪业视界 The people they're hunting aren't the killers, but the dead. There's a rumor at the local police station that no one dares discuss openly: retired veteran detective Yan Mingguo can see the "sins" people carry. Faced with the baffling "Red-Clad Bride Serial Murder Case," rookie officer Lin Fan knocks on Yan Mingguo's battered iron door, having run out of options. After touching the evidence, the old man delivers a chilling verdict: "The killer isn't human..." "But it isn't a ghost, either." He —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 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
- 50 This 24-Hour Convenience Store Uses the Living as Shopping Baskets 这家24小时便利店，用活人抵购物篮 This 24-Hour Convenience Store Uses Living People as Shopping Baskets 1Reads—Score—14d adds
