Novels like Ordinary World: I’m Creating a Horror Game
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- 1 The Phasmophobia Club 恐诡症俱乐部 [Rule Horror] [No golden finger] [Characters stay intelligent] [Horror Revival] [No female lead] After his roommate mysteriously disappeared and strange cases began cropping up across the city, Yuan Ming accidentally stumbled into a hidden chamber while helping his older sister investigate a case. This was the dark side beneath the city, teeming with all kinds of strange and terrifying things... Dark fog swirled over this lonely island of humanity, where malice and resentment intertwined. The th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Great Escape from Hell 地狱大逃亡 A WeChat group, forty-four deadly tasks. People are constantly erased for failing to complete them. Maybe I'll be next... —Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 3 Boss, Stop Kneeling. Fine, I Won't Force the Demolition BOSS你别跪了，我不强拆行吧 [Infinite-flow / management and growth / plot-driven / horror, mystery, and puzzles] A strange website quietly went live at midnight. Its shelves held not everyday goods, but a series of eerie paintings. Jiang Han, captain of the criminal investigation squad, followed a trail of clues here and met Lu Junning, a forensic doctor. Their outstanding performance led them to be identified as the ideal candidates for the Strange Dream. At the same time, however, Jiang Han discovered that her memories w —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 A Real Midnight Murder Bell Version (II) 一个真实的午夜凶铃版（二） The protagonist is once again drawn into a bizarre case involving a ringing telephone. Every night at midnight, the phone rings right on time, and each time he answers, he experiences a different kind of horror. He begins to wonder whether it all has something to do with the legendary cursed videotape. He tries to find clues and uncover the truth behind the ringing, only to discover that things are far more complicated than he imagined. —Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 5 The Last Stop of the Last Train 末班车的终点 On the last subway train of the night, Chen Mo was the only passenger in the empty carriage. He wearily closed his eyes, only to be jolted awake by a bone-chilling cold. When he opened them, the lights in the carriage flickered, and outside the window, instead of the familiar tunnel walls rushing past, there was only a pitch-black void. The train slowly came to a stop. Chen Mo realized he had arrived at a station he had never seen before: the Ghost Station. Its platform was dilapidated, its —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Battle Royale: Slaughtering My Way Through, Starting with the Island Demon Bear 大逃杀：从孤岛魔熊开始杀穿 [No Romance, No Saintly Hero] 2:49 p.m.! “Dad, Mom was eaten by a bear, and… and it’s eating me too…” A terrifying phone call made Xu Fu realize he had entered a game of the supernatural. [Prey Game Rules] 1. As prey, you must play your role well here. Do not reveal any information about the game to the NPCs. 2. Each round has 9–10 prey players. When only 2–3 remain, the game is automatically cleared and you move on to the next level. 3. Remember your mission objective. If you fail, the prey wil 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Uncanny Apocalypse: The Dungeons Are Hunting Me Down 诡异末世：我被副本追着杀 (Paranormal + apocalypse + rules + purely supernatural dungeons + no System + not a power fantasy + not mindless + no female lead + no saintly protagonist) In a paranormal apocalypse, countless evil-spirit dungeons descend upon the world. The land humanity depends on to survive shrinks drastically, leaving them on the brink of ruin. Jiang Li has only just transmigrated. He thinks all he has to do is clear enough dungeons and earn enough points to lie flat and enjoy life. But Jiang Li gradually d 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 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. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Eerie Tales: Close Your Eyes When It Gets Dark 诡异怪谈：天黑请闭眼 Horror urban legends + mystery + infinite-flow + no female lead + the uncanny “Multiple people have gone missing in the city recently. Most of them lived alone, and the disappearances usually happen around midnight...” “Residents are reminded to avoid going out at night unless absolutely necessary. If you must go out, try to travel with others. If a stranger knocks on your door, do not open it...” “Bang, bang, bang!” At midnight, a hurried knocking suddenly rang out... A mysterious subway train 7Reads5.6Score214d adds
- 10 Fighting for My Life on the Edge of Hell 在地狱边缘搏条命 [Ghost Hunting]+ [Survival]+ [Mild Horror] On the brink of death, Zhou Xiao is chosen by the White Skeleton System. If he wants to live, he has to kill ghosts to extend his life. But when he swings his blade at the vengeful spirits, he discovers that, like him, they are all pawns controlled by the rules. The true horror is far worse than ghosts and monsters. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 A Couple of Ghost Stories 鬼故事一二则 Have you ever encountered anything unbelievable in your daily life? Strange slipper sounds in the middle of the night, or the eerie sound of fingernails scraping? Have you experienced or heard anything like that? Each chapter is a standalone ghost story, based on the author's own experiences or stories told by people around them. Those who scare easily should read with caution. We accept no responsibility if you get scared to death... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 A Real Midnight Ring Version (Part One) 一个真实的午夜凶铃版（一） The story revolves around a mysterious telephone ringing. Every night at midnight, the phone rings right on time, and whoever answers is beset by all kinds of eerie, terrifying events. These incidents are not only horrifying, but gradually reveal a shocking secret. 1Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 13 Midnight Ring: Sadako Is Spoiled by a Rugged Man 午夜凶铃：我是贞子之被糙汉强宠 [Horror icon Sadako × handsome, rugged country boy] Hi, everyone. I'm Sadako, a female ghost. Something embarrassing happened during my first job as a ghost, when I was full of confidence. A little accident meant I failed to scare anyone! And the human in question was a total heartthrob, so handsome I nearly fainted. Not only did I fail to scare him, I also lost my supernatural powers and broke his TV. I think he's going to kill me. Just when I thought my life as a ghost was about to end, he tol —Reads—Score114d adds
- 14 The Nightmare in the Play 戏中魇 Lost in the drama, ensnared by the nightmare. Welcome to the “Drama” world. “Allow me to introduce myself. I’m An Yang, a screenwriter.” “Don’t panic. According to the plot, you’re about to die...” _ “Life is a play, and I’m the screenwriter of yours.” _ [Infinite Flow] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Mind-Bending] + [Not a Mindless Power Fantasy, No System, Not Invincible, Read at Your Own Risk, Mild Horror (Varies by Scenario)] 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 15 The Haunted Radio Station 恐怖幽灵电台 Late at night, as the city falls asleep, a strange radio signal pierces the silence and awakens the sleeping dead. Lin Mo, a down-on-his-luck radio host, unexpectedly becomes popular with his late-night paranormal show, "Midnight Tales of the Supernatural". But a mysterious listener submission draws him into a nightmare he cannot escape. The recording contains faint sobs and whispers, seemingly calls from hell. As Lin Mo investigates, he discovers that the recording is connected to a long-defunc —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Long Yin-Yang Path: I Begin as Nothing, Yet Command the Order of Heaven and Earth 阴阳途长，我以微末行，掌乾坤序 At the mouth of an alley, the ashes of spirit money always drift through the air at three in the morning. Zhang Jiuling clutches the yellowed notebook his grandfather left him, and for the third time, sees a shadow in the mirror that does not belong to him. He used to work the night shift as a security guard at a funeral home. Then one day, as he was collecting a corpse, the dead man suddenly opened his eyes, grabbed his wrist, and spat out half a bloodstained copper coin. "Your Yin-Yang eyes ar 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Northeastern Paranormal Tales: My Life as a Spirit Medium 东北诡事：我的出马仙生涯 Style: First-person narration, with self-deprecation, dark humor, and down-to-earth Northeastern Chinese dialect, blending the supernatural, suspense, folk customs, and the ways of human society. Core premise: An ordinary young man from Northeast China who never believed in ghosts or gods is forced by an accident to "become a spirit medium," serving as a disciple of the spirit mediums and forming a bond with the "immortals," animal spirits. He is drawn into a bizarre supernatural world, and as h 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Nightmare Game: I Can Rewind Time by Dying 噩梦游戏：我能死亡回档 [Nightmare Game + Infinite Worlds + Mild Horror + Death Rewind] Ye Feng moved into the Xingfu Huayuan residential complex. The scenery was nice, and the neighbors were friendly enough. The only fly in the ointment was that the person living upstairs kept making noise in the middle of the night. He once tried going over to talk, but they never opened the door. Then, one day, just as he was about to put on his headphones as usual to block out the annoying noise, two people showed up at his door, c 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Forbidden Ghost Gate 诡门禁地 When I was a child, a thing from the mountains latched onto me. Following the advice of a strange Taoist in a ruined temple, I became a fox's son-in-law, and only then did I escape disaster! I also followed that strange Taoist into an unbelievable series of adventures... 19Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 20 The Forbidden Land of Death 死亡禁地 I was never superstitious, and I never believed in ghosts or monsters, until these strange things started happening to me. 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Crematorium Dormitory on Ghost Festival Night 七月半之焚尸寝 [On the fifteenth night of the seventh month, don’t open the door to Room 404 without good reason.] At Qing Teng University, a strange taboo surrounds the old, dilapidated Room 404 dormitory on the fifteenth night of the seventh month. On Ghost Festival, the bold Su Yao leads her roommates in a “spirit-summoning game,” awakening a slumbering grudge. A faint smell of burning becomes the beginning of a nightmare they can never escape. Lin Wan is the first to notice that something is wrong: a cha 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 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
- 23 A Nightmare in the Red Chamber 噩梦红楼 [Infinite Flow + Horror + Survival + Ensemble Cast + Not Purely Puzzle-Solving] A strange red apartment building has swallowed ten innocent residents. Every week, someone inside the building is randomly chosen to undergo a trial. Within those trials lurk terrifying, uncanny beings they have no hope of resisting. Then, suddenly, an eleventh room appears in the building. Then Li Ming struggles to survive one trial after another. As he looks at the building, now empty except for himself, all Li Min 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Earth's Code: An Ancient Secret 地球密码之上古秘幸 The story begins in the ancient Hongmeng era. Hidden behind the clashes is the unseen control of Earth by alien races. In those days, humanity possessed transcendent power, living in harmony with heaven and earth and resonating with the stars. Across the stars, the Pleiadians and the Orion gods waged a fierce war. Mars’s dazzling civilization was wiped out amid nuclear explosions and energy beams. Though the ambitions of the Orion people were thwarted, they redirected the crisis toward Earth. O —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 My Perfect Husband Is Actually a Psychopath 我的完美丈夫竟是个变态 My Perfect Husband Is Actually a Psychopath —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Echo Island: The Twelfth Corpse 回响岛：第十二具尸体 Feng Wan, a criminal profiler, receives a yellowed anonymous letter inviting her to investigate a bizarre case on Echo Island, a place that does not appear on any map. After arriving, she meets eleven other invitees, each with a different background, only to discover in horror that the twelve people named in the invitation have yielded just eleven bodies, each dead in a different way. At midnight, an ancient stone statue turns its head to stare at the living. Every day, bloody words appear on th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Corpse Finder Who Crosses the River 渡水寻尸人 Private detective Luo Jiarong accepts Zhang Mingxiao's invitation to visit a remote, mysterious village. Something strange is happening with the river beside the village: bodies drift downstream, then vanish. As soon as he arrives, bizarre events begin. A ghostly wind snuffs out the candles, strange noises come from the roof, and something seems to strike the windows from outside. Then a sound rises from the riverbank, and a vague silhouette appears on the water. As the unknown horror descends, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Transmigrate into a Horror Movie Set 穿越恐怖片场 Late at night, Luo Jiarong is watching an obscure horror movie when he transmigrates into its abandoned mental hospital. There, he meets supporting character Zhang Mingxiao, and the two are pursued by a terrifying force. As they flee, Zhang Mingxiao is dragged away by a mysterious power. Luo Jiarong escapes to the basement, only to be seized by a mysterious hand reaching out of a water jar. Can he get away and survive? His terrifying journey is full of suspense. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Horror Hopping: The Four Heroes' Unattempted Challenge 恐怖穿梭：四位勇者的未挑战 Against an expansive fantasy setting, Luo Jiarong from the Divine Realm, Zhang Mingxiao from the Immortal Realm, Luo Xuqiang from the Human Realm, and Luo Jiafan, who hails from ancient times, accidentally enter a mysterious land of chaos and embark on a thrilling, terrifying transmigration journey. They first step into the eerie Japanese-style house from The Grudge, where they face a vengeful female ghost. As they work to break the curse, they begin to glimpse the enormous secret hidden behind —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Mystery of the Abandoned Village 废村迷踪 Mystery in the Abandoned Village 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Zhang Fan's Ghost-Hunting Days 张凡捉鬼的日子 Zhang Fan has been surrounded by supernatural phenomena since childhood, and grows up to become a master ghost hunter. He ventures into abandoned factories and ancient tombs in mountain villages, battling powerful foes such as ghost kings and zombies to uphold the balance between yin and yang. With his Spirit-Commanding Art of Heaven and Earth, he successfully seals away evil spirits and becomes a legendary guardian of peace. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Livestreaming the Mysteries of the Countryside 直播之乡村诡秘 [No female lead + horror + brotherhood] A college graduate returns to his hometown to live freely. Through his own experiences, he explores how superstition and science can coexist and complement each other. He’ll take you on a journey to discover whether ghosts and gods really exist in this world. He farms by day and livestreams at night. A man of two sides, he’ll lead you into the eerie mysteries of the countryside. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Driver of the Underworld 幽冥司机 Bus Route 206 is hiring a night-shift driver. Liu Hao eagerly applies, only to discover that the job not only pays well but also has short hours. It’s only after he signs the contract that he realizes there’s something wrong with the bus… Strange passengers and eerie lost property leave Liu Hao wondering if he’s driving the last bus of the underworld! 395Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 34 Messenger of the Underworld 冥界使者 After graduating from college, I hoped to find a good job, but ended up delivering packages. Then one day, I received a mysterious delivery slip, and my life changed completely. 35Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 35 Don't Read If You're a Coward! One Ghost Story Every Day! 胆小勿进！每天一个鬼故事！ A series of urban ghost stories Every chapter tells a different tale There’s sure to be one you’ll enjoy When the novels you’re following haven’t updated yet Read some urban ghost stories in the meantime 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Bloodstained Ticket: Countdown to Survival in My Haunted Domain 血染车票：我的诡域求生倒计时 [Infinite Flow + Mind-Bending Games + Mild Horror + No Saintly Heroine] A deranged horror novelist is dragged into a ghost train by a bloodstained ticket. Its stops are eerie realms filled with terror and suspense. He must keep completing tasks in these realms if he hopes to return to his original world. After surviving one near-death experience after another, enduring a string of horrifying events, and beating one mind-bending game after the next, he discovers that the events in the eerie realm 391Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Soul of a Corpse 尸魂落魄 A mysterious, beautiful woman came to our village, but anyone who married her would die. After my mother passed away, my father became bewitched and married her. Then one terrifying thing after another began to happen. 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Surviving in the Eerie Amusement Park 在诡异乐园里求生 [No romance] + [Eerie Revival] + [Rules] + [Infinite Flow] + [Livestream] + [Mind-bending] + [Some chat comments appear in the story] A black rain pulls all six billion people in the world into a survival game in a bizarre amusement park. Remember!!! There is only one rule: there are no ghosts in the amusement park! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Midnight Ringing: A Call from My Girlfriend, Dead for Ten Years 午夜凶铃，死去十年的女友来电 Li Changshou is a deliveryman. While making a delivery one day, he discovered that he had been forced to join a game called “Guess Who’s the Ghost,” where he met his girlfriend. A few days later, he learned that the people who had played the game before were dying one after another, and that he and his girlfriend were next. Just as Li Changshou began worrying about her safety, he discovered that his girlfriend had been dead for ten years, ever since she was hit by a car… A safety cord that cann 130Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Folk Tales of Ghosts 民间鬼故事会 Don't blame me if you get scared to tears. Every night, enjoy a folk ghost story or a rules-based horror tale to accompany you to sleep, improve your sleep quality, and give your courage a workout. It's your spiritual sustenance. You have to read one every day. 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Short Ghost Stories for Bedtime 睡前短篇鬼故事 [One ghost story per chapter, short ghost stories, bedtime horror, not for the fainthearted, folk tales of the uncanny, Chinese-style horror, chilling on reflection, no escape from death] One ghost story every night. Hope it helps you sleep. Improve your sleep quality. 5.2kReads—Score28714d adds
- 42 You Told Me to Be a Corpse Stitcher, So I Stitched Up My Ex-Girlfriend? 让你当缝尸匠，你给前女友缝了？ [Classic Supernatural Horror] + [Chinese Folk Customs] + [Corpse Tailor] + [Feng Shui Secrets] + [Forbidden Arts] To repay a debt of gratitude, Shen Xiao breaks the family rule against sewing up corpses after dark and accepts an exorbitantly priced job worth eighty thousand yuan. To his surprise, the corpse he’s asked to stitch up belongs to his high school first love! Only after that night does Shen Xiao realize what kind of taboo he has violated! Vicious ghosts hunting for lives, the Heibai Wu 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Grave Behind Me 身后的那座坟 The Grave Behind Me 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 I Ran into an Old Friend at the Village Entrance, Only to Learn I'd Been Dead for Ages 村口遇发小，才知我早已猝死 I Ran Into My Childhood Friend at the Village Entrance, Only to Learn I’d Died Suddenly Long Ago —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Midnight Ringing Story 午夜凶铃故事 A new work is here! Welcome to read my stories on Fanqie Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Building 1 1号楼 Horrifying incidents keep piling up: bizarre disappearances, a string of deaths, and the question of who the mysterious person really is. Can Zishuo, usually so calm and collected, unravel the secret behind the four sentences in a notebook? What secret is hidden in Building No. 1? 648Reads7.2Score10614d adds
- 47 Surviving in the Villa 别墅存活 Surviving in a Villa —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 A Collection of Supernatural Horror Short Stories 超级恐怖短篇小说合集 An ordinary office worker in the city buys an antique wooden comb on a whim, unaware that he has become entangled in a terrifying curse spanning a century. A new work, with one self-contained story per chapter. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Abyss of Horror and the Supernatural 恐怖灵异深渊 My name is Chen Geng. Yes, Geng as in the night watchman. I also have an older brother who is half a year younger than me. You read that right: my biological older brother is half a year younger than I am. I was born unlucky, so I often find myself caught up in things most people will never experience in their entire lives. Now, allow me to tell you about it, bit by bit. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Human Dog 人形犬 After my sister was assaulted, she died a horrific death in a cabin in the back hills. My parents chopped up her body and fed it to the old dog they kept at home. After that, the old dog began to look more and more like my dead sister. Late at night, it would stand outside my room and call for me in my sister’s voice. 42Reads—Score114d adds
