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- 1 Cthulhu: The Descent Upon the City 克苏鲁：都市降临 Beneath the calm and peaceful city, dark currents have long been swirling. Mad jellyfish in the sky, strange ocean currents beneath the sea, and mandrake plants in the mysterious forest: the tide of a new age is coming. Who will be crushed against the shore, and who will ride the waves? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Whispers from the Ruins (Lovecraftian) 归墟的低语（克系） Whispers of Guixu (Cthulhu Mythos) 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Time Erosion 侵蚀时间 Time Erosion —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 After 100,000 Years as a Heavenly Soldier, I'm Back! 当了十万年天兵，老子回来了！ After serving as a heavenly soldier for a hundred thousand years, I'm back! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Forbidden Manuscript of the Cthulhu Abyss 克苏鲁之深渊禁忌手稿 Cthulhu: The Forbidden Manuscripts of the Abyss —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Day of the Godless: Knocking on the Door of Despair 神无之日：叩响绝望之门 At the end of humanity, the overwhelming despair became a grand feast for the Cthulhu King Gods. They raise "apostles" among humans, cultivate followers, and constantly feed on extreme psychic energy as they evolve, awaiting the day they descend upon the world. While pursuing an "apostle," Chen Mo saw that the apostle looked exactly like him. His sealed memories began to stir, and the monster imprisoned within him was about to awaken. Cthulhu King Gods, your end is coming! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 My Cthulhu-Style Path to Immortality 我的克系修仙 [Takes off after 20 chapters! Cthulhu + modern cultivation + twisted history + mildly warped + fantasy + slow-paced, expansive worldbuilding] In an age beyond reckoning, the “source of cosmic filth” descended upon the starry realm of the present world, crashing into the River of Time. Towering waves overturned all of history, and time itself grew murky. What had once been a normal history became distorted, spawning countless eerie, filthy entities. The sages of every age fought back against the 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 A Hymn to Silk: The Spider God Who Weaves the World 丝之颂歌，纺织世界的蜘蛛之神 Chaos and delusion sing in unison, madness dances with the unknowable, and blood and tears flow across an absurd land. Who is it? An unnamed deity. Who is he? An apostle of the nameless. Together, they weave chaos into order and rewrite madness as reason. In the river of time, they are here, they were, and they will always be. In infinite space, they are everywhere. They weave the infinite web, writing hymns and legends. Their names will be sung, and their gospel will spread far and wide. Praise 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Chronicles of Sinful Souls 罪魂纪 [Fantasy and Nonhuman Races | Firearms and Cold Weapons | Political Intrigue and Ensemble Cast | Epic Coming-of-Age Saga] [Smart Characters | No Saintly Heroics | Cautious and Decisive] War flares across the continent, and the shadow of the nonhuman races appears once more. Tensions simmer within humanity, where power and scheming set traps at every turn. Soren Yimen, a nobody from the city of Eke, is forced into the fray. He relies on his wits, not hot-blooded courage, to grow through one deadl —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Forbidden Fishing Grounds 禁忌渔址 Forbidden Fishing Grounds —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 When the Stars Return to Their Places 群星归位时 When the Stars Align 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Seven Days of Burning Sin 七日焚罪 A bizarre car accident drags Shen Qingzhou, an environmental reporter; Zhou Yi'an, a cold-blooded executive; Chen Jinkui, a self-serving businessman; and Wang Meng, the driver responsible, into a strange and twisted hell. Here, neon lights coexist with decay, Ox-Head and Horse-Face roam through steel jungles, and the eyes of beast-faced, human-bodied creatures burn with a thousand years of hatred for humanity’s slaughter of animals. To obtain survival supplies and supernatural abilities, they ar —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Whispers from the Deep: Investigating the History of the Forbidden Era 深海低语：我在调查禁忌纪元的历 Lu Shen, formerly a geological researcher at China's State Oceanic Administration, awakened the power of Echoes of the Old Ones after a deep-sea accident: by touching objects connected to the abyss, he could revisit fragments of their history. Recruited as a special investigator by the Abyss Council and the International Marine Anomaly Investigation Bureau (IMO-A), he must piece together the truth behind three civilizational collapses before mental corruption devours his sanity. What was the Pri 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Are You Even Human? I Think I Am! 你是人吗？我觉得我是！ [Not a leveling novel] [Traditional cosmic horror] [No brainless protagonist] [Ocean exploration in the later chapters] Jokey blurb: The winner of the mimicry contest, Little Black, has finished speaking. Now let's welcome the runner-up and the protagonist of this book, Wei Zetao, to give his acceptance speech. Wei Zetao: "I'm human." Host A: "Well, it looks like our contestant Wei Zetao hasn't quite left the competition behind yet." Host B: "Next up is the lying contest. Please we 138Reads—Score10514d adds
- 15 Face the Apocalypse of the Old Ones 直面旧日末日 [Cthulhu Mythos, Lovecraftian, infinite-flow, eerie, no female lead or one female lead] The madness of the Old Ones has descended once more. The sea that gave birth to countless universes is here, and the flames of civilization are about to go out. You can choose to record the final histories of these civilizations, or try to save them. At the beginning, the worlds the protagonist encounters are generally limited to planets with human civilizations. Only those who have experienced three world-en 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Abyssal Road 渊路 When the world is full of indescribable horrors and creatures with human heads covered in tentacles, where can you turn? Should you accept your fate, fight to survive, or rise up against it? The fall of the old gods, the birth of new ones, and an unknown journey ahead. Amid all this uncertainty, watch me become a god! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 My Body Is Slowly Becoming That of an Ancient God 我的身体在慢慢古神化 I was tainted by the Abyss, and my body is irreversibly transforming into that of an Old God. My bones twist, strange patterns spread, and everything in my field of vision is an indescribable horror. Anyone who looks at me loses their sanity and goes mad. Every time I use my powers, I lose another piece of my humanity forever. In the eyes of the world, I am a monster, an outcast to be feared and shunned. Then the evil gods descended, the rules collapsed, and all things fell into ruin. Humanit 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Arcane Gear: I Devour the Old Ones with the System 诡秘齿轮：我靠系统吞噬旧日 The age of the fog-shrouded city, where steam roars and machinery intertwines with the occult. Whispers of the Old Gods echo, while forbidden knowledge stirs beneath the surface. Investigator Abel Carter was born into an ordinary life, but during a mine collapse he unexpectedly acquired a strange System. Deep within the world lurk nine unknowable Great Old Ones. Humanity relies on a blend of steam technology and occult arts to create supernatural professions such as Espers and Mechanics. Bearing 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Cthulhu Game: What Ancient God? That's My Sister! 克苏鲁游戏：啥古神？那是我姐！ (The blurb has been updated. This is not an invincible-protagonist story, so read at your own risk.) [Cthulhu Elements] [Anthropomorphic Cthulhu] [Tabletop RPG Elements] [Infinite Flow] [Smart Characters] [Not Strictly Canon] [Not Invincible] Jiang Ye transmigrated from Blue Star to a planet called Bimeng. A year later, the Cthulhu game descended upon Bimeng. Unknown monsters, the ultimate mysteries of the universe, knowledge that drives people insane... Faced with one bizarre instance after ano 50Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 20 Cthulhu, Now a God, and Feeling Great 克苏鲁，已成神，感觉良好 [Cthulhu] [Legendary Investigator] [Bestiary Collection] What? You want to know how a detective can become a legendary investigator? If the cases you investigate bear the hand of Nyarlathotep, your golden key is a Classic of Mountains and Seas capable of collecting every Old One, and you know just how to win their “favor”... Then when the stars come right, your own throne will await you. This is the arduous journey of a returnee, and a story interesting enough to be worth telling. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The God’s Call: Punishment 神的呼唤：惩罚 [Cthulhu] [Factions] [Rise from the Bottom] [Mind Games] [Horror] [Mystery] [Detective] Two brothers from the slums get caught up in a murder case and save a noblewoman. Their parents die in the same murder. The elder brother becomes a police officer, rising from petty hoodlum to wield the power of law enforcement. Amid the darkness and chaos of human nature, he moves between the law and the underworld, stopping at nothing to achieve his goals. He may become a senior inspector who upholds justic —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Coffin That Sealed the Old Ones 棺镇旧日支配者 I Gather Gods in the Wasteland Gray fog blankets the world. Old Gods awaken from humanity’s subconscious, and civilization teeters on the brink of madness. Chen Huang used to be an undertaker at a funeral home, closing the eyes of more than three hundred deceased. After the apocalypse began, tests showed that his contamination index exceeded the measurement limit. He was locked in the lowest level of the Ninth Containment Facility, assigned number 094. There, the bronze coffin sleeping in his —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Evil God and I Are Heart to Heart, So I Match Wits with Him 邪神和我心连心，我跟邪神玩脑筋 Li Fangzhi, a senior in high school, has had the same nightmare of being slit-throated for fifteen years. Then one day, he erupts in his dream and chokes the murderous shadow to death with his bare hands. The authority of rage surges awake. He should have become a mindless living sacrifice for the indescribable monarch Hegri to descend upon the world, but a mysterious gift he encountered in his dream preserves his sanity. He even turns the tables and receives a special divine ascension permit di 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 An Evil God? I'm a True God of the Blood Clan! 邪神？我是血族正神！ [Cthulhu + Sequences + Bloodline + Evil Gods + Potions + Deities] The blood clan's mad progenitor whispers deliriously as he is corrupted. Rune drifts through this deranged world, where distortion and madness are rungs on the sequence ladder. The black smoke of blood and steam is the world's gearwork. A true god? No! It is Him! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Chronicles of the Phantom: Bound by the Old Ones 诡影录：旧日之缚 Cthulhu Mythos + Western Middle Ages + No System + Mental Cultivation Christopher, a modern-day librarian obsessed with the Cthulhu Mythos, had his consciousness transmigrate while reading an obscure old book. He awoke as a down-on-his-luck private detective struggling to survive in Victorian London. At first glance, the world was all steam engines and rigid social conventions, but Christopher keenly sensed the sinister secrets lurking in the shadows beneath the gas lamps: strange reports of dis 2Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 26 Global: I Am the Creator of Cthulhu! 全民：我，克苏鲁创造者！ (The plot moves slowly, but it’s guaranteed to be satisfying.) (The Lovecraftian elements do not strictly follow the original canon!!!) (If that bothers you, don’t read.) Games have merged with reality, and the countless races of the Abyss have invaded Blue Star. Monsters roam the wilderness, while dungeons and secret realms are everywhere. Blue Star has entered an era where everyone can change classes, grow stronger, and advance to new classes by working hard to kill monsters. But faced with th 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Containment Breach! I Go Mad in a World of the Uncanny 收容失效！我于诡异世界中癫狂 [New book release: A sword cultivator arrives in a lord's city. A genius sword cultivator transmigrates to another world and becomes a lord!] [Apocalyptic wasteland] [Cthulhu] [No female lead] [Eerie Descent] [Soft sci-fi] [Not a rules-based horror story, just with a few elements of that genre] [Civilization's fight for survival] When the crimson sun is imprisoned, the world enters the dark age of the apocalypse. Jiang Xing transmigrates to this eerie parallel world, and is horrified to discover 112Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 28 The Great Unity Record of Sitting in Oblivion 太一坐忘录 [A cosmic-horror serial novel, offering you a different take on history] The prologue, chapters 1–12, can be skipped. Was Liu Xiu able to summon meteorites because he was descended from the Essence of Flame? Was the Ming dynasty’s ban on maritime trade at the end of the dynasty actually because the Deep Ones came ashore? Could the year 1920 bring the possibility of humanity’s history being swallowed whole? Another day with nothing to show for it. The fish have grown legs and run out of the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 I Burned One Hundred Thousand Volumes of Demon Tomes 我焚了十万卷妖书 I burned a hundred thousand volumes of demon books, thinking I was protecting the mortal world. Then the hundred-thousand-and-first volume arrived from an ancient temple in the wilderness, bearing only my pen name. I asked three veteran handwriting experts to examine it, and they all said I had written it. That night, the old expert who had authenticated it died suddenly, clutching a waist token from the Imperial Observatory. I began to suspect one thing: Were the hundred thousand volumes of dem —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Strange Tales from the World’s Great Classics 世界名著异闻录 [Infinite Flow] + [Occasional Lovecraftian Horror] + [Light Horror] + [World Classics] + [Wild Imagination] Words sprout fangs, and stories become prisons. They hold fast to their pens as fantasy turns against them, writing of the faint glimmers of humanity amid the absurd. A literary fantasy feast spanning time and space, and a radical reappraisal of great writers and their works. Lovecraftian horror in Republican-era China? Sherlock Holmes versus the Great Old Ones? A Taiping Rebellion where s 68Reads—Score12914d adds
- 31 Tabletop RPG: Help! The Dice Goddess Keeps Trying to Kill Me 跑团：救命！骰娘总想搞死我 (This book is dedicated to everyone who loves tabletop role-playing games, and everyone who’s about to fall in love with them...) [Inspiration check: 100/99 (critical failure)] What do you mean I critically failed my Inspiration check and saw Cthulhu? What do you mean I critically succeeded at Brawl and punched a ghoul into smithereens? Welcome to the hidden corners of human society, where a strange group of primates thrives: COC investigators. Armed with Elder Signs and crowbars, they live on s 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Séance of Bristol City 布里斯托密市的降神仪式 [Cthulhu Mythos + Ensemble Cast + Mystery] A summoning ritual brings a being from another dimension into the city of Bristol. Its whispers drive people insane and blur the line between reality and illusion. They watch its arrival in despair. Before it, humankind is no more than a speck of dust, infinitesimal and insignificant. Will Crosse raises his gun like a marionette and points it at his temple, ready to pull the trigger. Dr. Connor writhes in agony on the ground. He covers his ears and shut 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 What's It Like to Fall in Love with an Outer God? 和外神谈恋爱是什么体验 [The most miserable protagonist in history × the most absurd romantic comedy] Other people look at someone’s face, home, and car on a blind date. Lu Renjia looks for signs that his date might suddenly grow tentacles. A veteran loser whose first ninety-eight blind dates all ended in failure, Lu Renjia finally met his “destined girl” on his ninety-ninth: Yu Ge, a librarian who neither eats nor sleeps and whose pupils occasionally split into six petals. She said she was Yog-Sothoth, the all-knowing 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Anomaly: I Devoured an Old One from the Start! 异常，我开局吞噬了旧日支配者！ [Cthulhu] [Containment objects] [Invincible] [No female lead] [Eerie] Mad whispers echo in my mind, and twisted monsters prowl outside my door. They say this is the corruption of the Old Ones, a madness no mortal can resist. The raging downpour heralds Its arrival, while the bizarre, twisted monsters are Its servants, come to wash Its feet. When It arrives, the entire world will plunge into despair and madness. When an ancient offspring of the Black Goat Mother, from the depths of the stars, tri 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Cthulhu Has Descended, and I Can See Sanity Values 克苏鲁降临，我能看到理智值 [Cthulhu] + [Eerie] + [Doomsday Descends] + [Ensemble Cast] + [The Protagonist Is an Ordinary Person] Gu Yuan was reborn, and after living an ordinary life for twenty years, a sudden mutation struck. A plague swept across the globe, bringing eerie changes: tentacles sprouted, and scales covered people's bodies. Strange prompts appeared out of nowhere, and there was no way to cure the mutations. As this global crisis unfolded, Gu Yuan had only a few memories to rely on as he faced the call of Cth 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Even the Shifting Light Whispers of the Unknown 光变也是未知的低语 Lovecraftian + not a wish-fulfillment story Things that people cannot see do not necessarily fail to exist. To observe them, you need special theories and methods. And even if you can see them, are you seeing the whole picture? I’m gathering material for stories to play tabletop role-playing games with my friends, so I can really mess with everyone when I’m the Game Master later. That’s why the protagonist’s power won’t balloon. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Zero's Pursuit 零号追踪 In medical history, the term “Patient Zero” refers to the first person infected during the outbreak of a new disease. But when faced with a virus that continually adapts and evolves, with an unpredictable incubation period, how can we trace its origins, find the first infected person, and understand the virus's original form? 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Beneath the Divine Gaze 神视之下 [Cthulhu Mythos + Legends and Myths + Urban] My name is Han Shi. What I’m about to tell you may be hard to accept, but you’d better listen. Every legend in the world really happened, and some are still active today. The myths may be beautiful, but behind them lies a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. The conflict between the rules affects more than ordinary living beings. Even the gods are nothing but slightly bigger playthings. Yes, we’ve discovered the gods. But you’d better not pray to t 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Investigator: The Bizarre Black Door 调查员：怪诞黑门 (Infinite Flow, Cthulhu, horror, plot-focused, no System, not a power fantasy, no harem, not mindless, no cliches. Read at your own discretion.) (Note at the end of the blurb: Read before starting!) When Bai Yu died and opened his eyes again, he heard the first declaration. [The hammer strikes the primer, the bullet smashes the skull. You have successfully knocked on the Black Door.] He discovered that he was trapped in an old, frail body. The Black Door had already begun announcing the conditio 508Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 40 Cthulhu: Reclaiming the Glory of the Black Hand 克总：重铸黑手荣光 [Adventurer + Cthulhu + urban fantasy + mastermind + superpowers] As a pawn of Cthulhu, Su Ming has his dreams replaced every night with adventures on a bizarre island where Cthulhu is sealed away. Other people’s cheats treat their Hosts like beloved children, but mine wears its malice right out in the open. At least it’s honest about it. Since rivals are enemies, there’s nothing wrong with setting a trap for the Deep One fishmen, right? And since I’ve already trapped them, it’s only fair to kil 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Lord of the Feast 欢宴之主 This is an age without redemption, an era in which human civilization has fallen back into an abyss of savagery and madness. In the fifteenth millennium of the slumber of the Old Ones, viruses, brutality, heresy, and war once again engulf the world. Order disintegrates, and the apocalypse quietly descends. A young man from the northern frontier accidentally picks up the supreme Yellow Sign left behind on the continent by the King in Yellow, Hastur, and embarks on a feast that will devour the god 1.2kReads8.1Score27014d adds
- 42 To Hell with Cthulhu, Give Me Back My Wise Emperor Gaozong of Tang 去你的克苏鲁，还我英明唐高宗 [Plot-driven + character growth + no female lead + light historical flavor + dual transmigration + eerie elements + satisfying action] Evil Outer Gods invade, and the ancient gods of Huaxia fall. Traveling between past and present, a battle over authority and divinity begins. Who will raise the curtain, and who will write the final chapter? I, Chen Zhen, the only history major to graduate with a perfect record, have nothing but a pair of wrecked legs from working overtime. How can I beat up Uncl 12Reads—Score414d adds
- 43 Pollution? Tell That to My Dunwich Luck 污染？和我的敦威治大运说去吧 I worked overtime, and the company was gone. As I stared at the office reduced to rubble, the bald team leader, who had only one eye, patted me on the shoulder. “Xiao Li, the company's been struggling lately. You'd better find another shift to work.” “Wait, bro, what about my N+1 compensation?” The team leader clenched his fist, the veins bulging, and struggled to keep his voice calm. “Be reasonable. Our little company can't keep you on, but I've already found you another place. Besides, you wor 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Transmigrated, Only to Become a Tool for an Otherworldly Boss? 穿越被异世界boss当工具人？ [No romance] [Soft sci-fi] [Apocalyptic other world, not a wasteland] [Supernatural abilities] [Dystopian] [Lovecraftian] [Gory horror] [Passive, ordinary protagonist] Since the birth of the world, there has existed a parallel world serving as a blank control. Unfortunately, advances in technology have twisted the two timelines, causing frequent outbreaks of anomalies and creatures crossing between worlds. For reasons unknown, the control world has become a realm ruled by mutated humans. Some a 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 When the Golden Cicada Spreads Its Wings 当，金蝉振翅 [Cthulhu] + [Game] + [28 Arcana Cards] + [Twenty Days to Live] + [Heroic Spirits] + [Three Protagonists] The “Thief” died of generosity on a high bridge. The “Witch” drowned in the mirror of truth. The “Chariot” was crushed by time brought to a standstill. The “Knight” forged a bright road with a medal. The “Decoder” dissolved into ink between the pages of truth. The “Actor” stained a false stage red with real blood. The “Traveler” was strangled by their own footprints on the way home. The “Stow —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Investigator: You’re Saying You’re an Outer God?! 调查员：你说你是外神？！ 2.5kReads—Score25314d adds
- 47 The Day Order Collapsed: Call Me High Priest! 失序之日：请叫我主祭大人！ [Cthulhu Mythos + Supernatural Horror + Superpowers + Decisive and Ruthless + High-IQ Protagonist + Sci-Fi + Scheming Male Lead + No Female Lead] The year is 2064. This is a message for you, 30 years ago. By the time you read this, the Day of Disorder will have arrived. You’re playing games at an internet cafe right now. Remember: under no circumstances should you look at that post! Don’t look directly into “Its” eyes! Note: Remember! Don’t lose yourself in the game! I died while playing! An 64Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 48 Fragments of Abyssal Dreams 渊梦残章 [A lightly modified version of the original Cthulhu Mythos setting] [Give it a few more chapters] [Solid logic] [A slow start] In the unknown abyss of the boundless universe, on the chaotic edge where illusion and reality intertwine. The universe is but a tiny phantom, time no more than a disorderly flow! Your gaze tears open a rift in reality, connecting us to the palace of The Great Ruler. The melody of chaos, the end of order. We dance to this melody, and go mad to its tune. We offer you our 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Huyang City Horror 环阳市恐怖事件 [Cthulhu] [Eerie] [Plot-driven] [Feel-good read] The rainy season in Huanyang never ends. It has simply turned blue. From a detective's missing-person case to a young man's “Buy one, get one free”; from a reporter's investigation of a construction site to an elementary school student's essay; from a graduate's rented room beneath a bridge to a charlatan's inexplicable incense ritual... Everyone is seeing the same color and hearing the same sound: A buzzing rises from underground, whispers coil a 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Seeking Existence Amid Extinction 于消亡中寻求存在 The darkness consumes the universe, and civilizations vanish and fade away. The future is shrouded in darkness. By the will of the gods, Shang Yang arrives in this world of despair. Was it all a scheme, or was it help? Walking the path of life, one must be either ruthless or filled with great love. “I will become a god and tell the myth of a god who loves all living beings!” 1Reads—Score—14d adds
