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- 101 The Eighteenth Floor Underground 地下十八楼 [Urban Mystery / Thriller / Puzzle-Solving / Supernatural / No System] Beneath an upscale residential complex lies a mysterious space known as “Underground Level Eighteen.” They say that anyone who goes in either dies or goes mad… Su Chi, a new resident, accidentally gets caught up in it. There are ancient coffin mazes, a blue underground river, savage subterranean creatures, and even mysterious wild men… Danger lurks at every turn, and the mysteries are hair-raising. It feels as if a pair of ey 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Infinite: Searching for the Moon in a World of Haunted Domains 无限：我在诡域世界寻找月亮 [Infinite-loop horror + survival + suspense + mystery + no System] A photograph recording the deepest secrets of the heart draws people into one eerie world after another, each filled with endless terror. At first, Lin Yi only wanted to prove that he wasn't mentally ill. But instead, he became trapped in an endless succession of terrifying stories. The truth seems to be far more complicated than that. The moon's disappearance is only the beginning of all the strange horrors… [Mount Lingshan Tunn 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Terrifying Supernatural Events I Experienced Myself 亲身经历的恐怖灵异事件 Terrifying supernatural encounters I experienced firsthand 8Reads—Score114d adds
- 104 A Sinister Game of Death 恶恐式死亡游戏 This is a supernatural mystery novel. The protagonist has no System, and does not cultivate immortality later on. After Ye Ke graduates from college, he accidentally finds himself in a bizarre club, and his entire worldview is turned upside down. Anyone who enters this club must face one strange mission after another, with terrifying evil spirits appearing alongside them. There is only one way to escape this club… This story is addictive, so don’t blame me if you can’t stop reading. 278Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 105 A Performance at the Hour of Taboo 忌时演绎 The death knell rings, and black fog descends. With death hanging over you, you have no choice but to assume someone else's identity. Survive in an unfamiliar place where vengeful ghosts lurk, and struggle to breathe beneath the malice of unknown beings. With layers of fog all around, how long can you stay alive? Perhaps others have suffered the same fate as you, but will they be allies, or jackals ready to push you into the abyss? An emotionless, ethereal voice rings out: The forbidden hour has 360Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 106 Super Scary: Spine-Chilling Horror Stories 超级恐怖：耸人听闻的恐怖故事 [Traditional Supernatural Tales] [Chinese-Style Horror] [Reader Submissions] [Chilling on Second Thought] [Strange Stories] [Plainspoken Storytelling] [No Fancy Prose] [A New Protagonist Every Chapter to Keep You Immersed] I pieced these stories together bit by bit from old folks around the country, private messages from netizens, and country gossip. They're all little ghost stories I heard before bed. I've rewritten them in plain, easy-to-follow language without beating around the bush. I just 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 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
- 108 Weird Things, Don't Run! 诡异你别跑！ In a modern world where the paranormal is running rampant, how am I supposed to survive? Wait, the paranormal? Don't run! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Mermaid 人鱼 Mermaid 74Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Someone's Always Covering My Shift, Turning Me into the Company's Model Employee! 总有人替我上班，替我卷成公司模范！ Someone's Always Filling In for Me, Working Overtime to Make Me the Company's Model Employee! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 The Haunted World: I Can See Things from the Ghosts' Point of View 诡世界：我能看到鬼视角 [Infinite Flow + Mild Horror + No Female Lead] Every year, countless people around the world vanish without explanation. According to local rumors in Nanshan City, they all seem to have entered another world. No one knows what happened there... But from the moment Li Yenan stepped out of the subway station, he was already inside that world... A woman who knows everything, a strange perspective that only he can see, and rules from the eerie world: it all feels like a game of chess laid out just f 586Reads5.5Score11414d adds
- 112 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
- 113 One Room and Half a Person 一间房半个人 I played the fool for sixteen years just to stay out of the feuds of the wealthy, but I was still murdered. Now I’ve returned from hell, invincible. I’ll enter the mortal world and flatten the city, then descend underground and sweep across every corner of the land. Everything you treasure means nothing to me anymore... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 South of Chang'an Lies a Haunted Mountain 长安之南有诡山 Since ancient times, the Qinling Mountains have been the dragon veins of China, where spiritual energy gathers. This has also made them a meeting place between the realms of yin and yang, and between humans, demons, and ghosts. After the Tang dynasty was founded, the “Mountain Wardens Office” was established to govern strange affairs in the mountains. But as time passed, some ancient “beings” began to awaken... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Ghosts Are Everywhere 处处都有鬼 Inspired by paranormal encounters experienced by me and my friends. The later I write into the night, the more frightened I get. Every little sound or stir of wind makes me wonder if I’m going to see something again. It gives me goosebumps, and then I can write a new paranormal story. One paranormal tale per chapter. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 The Eerie Transfer Student 诡异转校生 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 The Final Paradise 终末乐园 [Lighthearted Comedy] [Infinite Flow] [Mind Games] [Mystery] I once thought death was the end. It wasn't until after I died that I understood: death isn't a release, but an eternal fall into hell. This is a breeding ground for deception, a hunting ground for slaughter, a furnace for sin. There is no mercy, no compassion, no redemption here. “Rest in peace” has become the most extravagant reward. Either fight for your life in despair, or... become someone else's food for good. A friendly reminder 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 After Dissecting a Corpse, I Began to Mutate 解剖尸体后，我开始异变 Urban supernatural powers + unusual professions + horror and thrills + eerie mysteries When Lin Shen followed procedure and opened the corpse’s chest cavity, he found that the dead man’s liver was beating rhythmically. A viscous fluid dotted with transparent granules seeped from its surface. Under the microscope, those granules turned out to be tiny embryos curled into shape, some even opening their eyes to stare back at him. At the same time, his bionic right-hand prosthesis shuddered violently —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 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
- 120 The Vengeful Spirit Seal Chronicles_1 怨灵封印传_1 The Vengeful Spirit Sealing Chronicles_1 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 From the Start as a Little Demon? I Smash the Hall of King Yama to Defy Fate 开局成小妖？怒砸阎王殿逆天改命 A mildly terrifying journey through branching timelines. Are you ready? “Inside the bridal shop, the once-cozy pink walls began to writhe. Plump mold worms wriggled out through the cracks, one after another. The clerk's smile never changed. It was like a frozen mask, sending chills down your spine. She reached out to grab me. ‘Let... me... help you... shed... your skin.’” [CULT + branching timelines + mild horror + no saintly protagonist + slow start + supernatural + dreamcore + SAN loss + inf —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Burying Yin Bones, Borrowing Yang Life, and Marrying the King of Hell's Younger Sister 埋阴骨，借阳寿，阎王妹妹嫁入门 On the day I was born, the midwife stabbed herself in the throat with a pair of scissors. With yang eyes, I see the rise and fall of the mortal world; with yin eyes, I glimpse the ghosts and monsters of the underworld. I was born with ghost eyes. I can see the secrets of fate, but that also brought down Heaven's retribution upon me. I was destined to die. To keep me alive, my mother borrowed Jiang Hanying's life. From that day on, Jiang Hanying and I were like twin vines, bound together. As 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 The Laughing Underworld Chronicles 笑冥录 “If an almanac could turn you into a ghost right on schedule, but the price was wearing a dead person’s clothes once a day, would you use it?” Top-voted answer (by the poster “Lord Wuchang Has No More Years of Life Today”): “Thanks for the invite. I’m in the underworld, just got off the night shift.” 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 The Three Months I Was Trapped at My Girlfriend's Best Friend's Home 我被困在女友闺蜜家的那三个月 My girlfriend’s eerie home is the stuff of nightmares. This time, I’ve mysteriously found myself trapped in her best friend’s house, where she makes an utterly baffling demand... Two heroines + well-crafted suspense + scheming characters + sweet romance + twists + written by the author, not AI 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Infinite Loop: Escape the Forbidden Land of the Final End 无限循环，逃离禁忌终焉之地 [Infinite Flow] + [Escape Through Logic and Deduction] + [Two Male Leads, No Romance] In the middle of the night, Lu Chao receives a call from an employer who disappeared a week ago. Just as he is about to ask what happened, he realizes the other person is speaking strangely. Moments later, he receives another eerie phone call. The caller counts down seven days. When the seven days are up, Lu Chao wakes in a locked room, only to discover that he has entered a deeply unsettling world… 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 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
- 127 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
- 128 Death Trip 死亡旅行 Before graduation, everyone wanted to take a graduation trip that was a little different, so one of my rich classmates rented an old, rundown cruise ship. On the first night aboard, the rich kid posted a raffle in the group chat: “I’ve prepared a grand prize for everyone. Entries close at midnight. We’ll reveal the luckiest winner tomorrow morning!” I was just about to open the link when an anonymous text came in. “Open it and you die.” 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 The Eerie Wanderer 诡异行者 [Infinite Flow] [Mild Horror] [Survival] [Not mindless] [Not invincible] [No harem] [Not a saint] The paranormal has arrived, and everyone has been chosen to become a paranormal traveler. Every month, they are forcibly sent on a journey. These worlds are rife with danger. One careless mistake, and they'll be trapped there forever, never to return to the real world. People speak like ghosts, and ghosts speak like people. On the journey, trust no one. Fight to stay alive. Make it to the end of the 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Thriller Game: I'm a Summoner 惊悚游戏：我是召唤师 [System + Summoner + Infinite Flow + Horror + Pets + Decisive and ruthless] Ling Fan, a transmigrator, was forced to take part in a horror game. The horror game chose me? You sure you won't regret it? With a System at my side, I summon the void and adopt evil gods as daughters. I know you're in a hurry, but take a breath. This place will be mine to manage soon! Ling Fan treated the terrifying, mysterious world as his own backyard, messing with the game's characters to gain energy. He summoned al —Reads—Score114d adds
- 131 Infinite Terror: From the Crematorium to the Sea of Horrors 无限恐怖：从火葬场进入诡海世界 [Infinite Flow] + [Mild Horror] + [Original Instances] + [Very Cunning Ghosts] + [Not Overpowered] + [Extremely Difficult Instances] At the heart of a strange sea lie three bridges: The Bridge of Life... The Bridge of Death... The Bridge to Rebirth... One day, Qi Dongbai received a bridge card. Then the three ghosts he had personally killed drove him into the Strange Sea world... Crossing a bridge was the only way to enter it. Beyond the bridge lay countless vengeful ghosts! Their resentment was 1.6kReads—Score13014d adds
- 132 The Unkillable Weirdness 诡无法被杀 [No System + not a wish-fulfillment story + endless supernatural mystery instances + the blurb doesn't do it justice + be sure to finish the first instance, there are scares] My name is Zhuang Gui. I'm trapped in a place called Nightmare City. Every so often, I transmigrate in my nightmares to one strange tale after another, forced to struggle for survival. The entities here cannot be killed, and everyone is ruled by fear and despair. Only with courage and wisdom can you find a way out… 7Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 133 Late Deliveries Are Deadly 准时送达者死 This novel is mainly about the bizarre orders received by Chen Feng, a delivery driver. Behind the on-time delivery contract lies a criminal organization, and a mysterious phone call sets off another wave of trouble. Hope you enjoy it! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 The Super Spooky Classroom 超级惊悚教室 At a certain high school, an ordinary afternoon was supposed to mean nothing more than a routine chemistry lesson. No one could have imagined that a terrifying disaster would begin there, and that our lives would never be peaceful again. 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 135 Forbidden Rules of the Haunted School 恐怖校园禁忌 These words themselves are supernatural. Many of these stories happened to me or to people around me, and the schools are real, too. You may not believe in ghosts, but that doesn’t mean you’ve never encountered one. An old Taoist priest in a tattered robe stroked her head. “A demon child has been born into the world. All living things will suffer. Disciple, go down the mountain now.” 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Ancient Divine Beasts: Return to the Netherworld Abyss 上古神兽之幽冥归墟 The Ancient Divine Beasts: Return to the Netherworld Abyss is an epic that weaves together ancient legends, classic detective mysteries, suspense and horror, and the philosophy of life and death. At its heart is the image of the “Return to the Abyss”: all waters flow into one, neither increasing nor diminishing. It is a metaphor for how all human memories will ultimately converge in the same ocean. In this world, every love, every sacrifice, and every choice becomes part of eternity. As Shen Con —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 The Other Side of Ordinary Things 寻常之物的背面 [Modern Urban + Everyday Objects + Supernatural Awakening + Psychological Horror + No Superpowers + Chilling on Second Thought + Slow Burn] The things within arm’s reach every day may be hiding a chill no one knows about. The shirt hanging on the balcony seems to shake the wrinkles from its shoulders in the dead of night. A well-used mug always has a strand of black hair resting at the bottom that no amount of washing can remove. Even the hook behind your bedroom door might quietly snag your sha —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 The Bizarre Man-Eating Fish Case 诡谲食人鱼案 A pack of vicious, man-eating red demons suddenly appeared in the river that encircled the peaceful city of Chihe. Then people began disappearing, and severed limbs kept turning up around Chihe. Police investigators sprang into action, searching for clues and piecing together the evidence until they uncovered the truth... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 A Dream of Brocade, A Heart of Rippling Waters 锦梦澜心 Life is like the pages of a book, turning gently. Sometimes it overflows with sunshine, and sometimes dark clouds gather. But that is what makes the good things all the more precious. Pay attention, and you’ll find surprises hidden everywhere in life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 The Survivors’ Base 逃生者基地 Lin Siwen is a university student enjoying the age of carefree campus life. But some unknown force draws her to a survivor base. From now on, her days will no longer be filled with books, sunshine, and classrooms, but with demons, perverts, and... How long can a young woman who has never entered the working world survive in this strange place? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 I’m an Actor in a Horror World 我在恐怖世界当演员 [Infinite Loop + Death Games + Horror Worlds + Original Scenarios + No Female Lead] (The protagonist has limits he won’t cross + System (mostly useless) + Items + The protagonist isn’t superhuman) If you were asked to act in a real horror movie, would you be willing? Guan Long is one lucky guy: he was chosen to take part in one terrifying film after another. There’s the bizarre rest stop on the highway, another “floor” that suddenly appears on a rooftop, and eerie voices calling from elevators, 623Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 142 The Neighbor Auntie’s Secret 邻居阿姨的秘密 Each volume is a standalone horror story. Read them in any order. Open one at random and plunge straight into terror for a frightening reading experience anytime, anywhere. The scares never stop. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 The Water Ghost 水鬼 Water Ghost 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Shattered Yin-Yang Jade 阴阳玉碎 [Supernatural + horror + suspense + first person + no idiots in the story + clever protagonist + a touch of angst] "I'm turning eighteen soon. I should die, too." Yu Yue and I are twin sisters, born eighteen years ago on Ghost Festival. A fortune-teller gave us each a jade pendant and said that on our eighteenth birthday, whoever's pendant broke would die. We're seventeen now, and suddenly both pendants have shattered. How can we possibly survive? 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Curse of the Desolate Village 荒村咒怨 [Horror + suspense + mystery] [Step-by-Step Terror Series: Parasites Among the Living] An isolated mountain village is inexplicably struck by a spreading plague. The infected bleed from all seven orifices, while their internal organs liquefy and pour out through openings in their bodies, leaving them to die in gruesome agony. Several medical workers from the nearby town venture into the deadly region to investigate, and one bizarre incident after another unfolds… Can they uncover the truth? Who 313Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 146 Tales of the Ghost Whisperers 驭鬼者传 From the start, I shouted at a female ghost from the Qing Dynasty, “Down with the Qing! Restore the Ming!” The rot of feudalism, rote education, twisted perversions, taking responsibility, and the collision of three souls. Who am I, really... Combat takes center stage, with strategy in support. This is no traditional supernatural story. It’s occasionally funny, serious when it needs to be and funny when it should be. A coming-of-age story w 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 It Lies at the Bottom of the Abyss 祂在深渊之底 [You have been selected to enter the Abyssal Corridor. Rules-based horror has arrived, and terror is now part of everyday life.] Lin Mo, a criminal profiler, is dragged into the Abyssal Corridor, an endless realm of terror. Here, every horror instance is born from the resentment of those who died unjustly, and the rules determine life and death. While others tremble under the pursuit of monsters, Lin Mo opens his eyes: the Abyssal Eyes, which can see through the source of fear. The rules of Bloo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 The Yin-Life Pawnshop 阴寿当铺 The Underworld Pawnshop: I Sell Ghostly Goods to Stay Alive Lu You's funeral shop stands at the coldest, most shadowy corner of the old street in the west of the city. For generations, the Lu family has dealt with the dead, but by Lu You's generation, they are cursed to die before turning thirty. By day, he sells incense, candles, and paper money for the dead. By night, he helps vengeful spirits who died unnatural deaths fulfill their wishes in exchange for extra days of life. On the first night 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Tomb of Terror: My Haunted Forest Expedition 古墓惊魂，我的恐怖森林探险之旅 Terror in the Ancient Tomb: My Adventure Through a Haunted Forest 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Possessed by a Vengeful Spirit: Who Peeled Off My Face? 冤魂附体·谁剥了我的脸皮？ Possessed by a Vengeful Ghost: Who Peeled Off My Face? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
