Novels like Records of a Hundred Ghosts
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Records of a Hundred Ghosts, best match first.
- 51 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
- 52 Dark Fairy Tales: Modern Day 黑童话【现代】 Human teeth floating in a can of yellow peaches, pig's head meat coming back to life in a supermarket at midnight, a beautiful woman in an old photo album growing younger and younger... A collection of short stories that push the limits of imagination and horror, covering every kind of strange tale. If you enjoy horror and stories that defy expectations, these hundred-odd tales won't disappoint. 270Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 A Compendium of the World’s Supernatural Phenomena 世界灵异全汇 A collection of supernatural incidents from around the world. Netizens share their own experiences. One story in each installment. If you've experienced anything supernatural, you can tell me about it. I'll share it with readers around the world. Come experience these true stories from netizens firsthand. 176Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 54 Ghost Stories by Night 鬼话夜谈 The story follows Chen Xingchen and Jiang Chuyan, who grew up together in a village. They hear tales of the supernatural from the village elders and experience a number of eerie events themselves. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 365 Nights of Strange Tales 三百六十五夜诡故事 I’m just an ordinary person. I can’t tell tales of ghosts and strange happenings, of exorcising demons and subduing monsters, and I don’t know much about the astonishing secrets of occult arts and mysterious sects. I can only tell you some stories from my own life. Because these stories are so trivial, I may ramble a little and keep things plain. But they’re all about the joys and sorrows, the warmth and coldness of a glittering, bustling world. Most stories don’t have a clear ending, so readers 98Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 56 Hook in the Mist 迷雾之钩 The mist over Qinglan Reservoir never lifts. A pendant and fishhook engraved with the date 1962.7.15 don’t catch fish; they catch the living and the dead. Three years ago, documentary photographer Shen Bozhou’s heart stopped for ten minutes when he jumped into the reservoir to save his partner, who had plunged into the water under mysterious circumstances. Ever since, he has been haunted by visions from beneath the surface. Now he has returned to finish the film he left incomplete, only to find —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 The Midnight Spirit Medium 午夜问米人 Before my grandfather died, he handed me a bag of moldy rice and said that our family had been asking rice questions for three generations, but the tradition had to end with me. I asked why. He only said, “Because some things, once you ask about them, you can never come back.” I didn't listen. I took the bag of rice. On my first night asking the rice, I asked about Liu, the widow who had hanged herself at the end of the alley three years ago. The rice spun three times in the bowl, then stood 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Tales of the Supernatural 人间灵异杂谈 Everyone has a colorful past, and what I’m about to tell you happened right here around me. It was strange and mysterious, so listen as I recount it all. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Notes on Strange Folk Tales 民间诡事札记 The countryside hides the strangest legends and lays bare the truest depths of the human heart. A single red embroidered shoe beneath an old pagoda tree holds a grievance and a hatred left unspoken. A strange peddler knocking at the door in the dead of night carries no ordinary goods in his pack, only old stories frosted over with time. A bronze mirror rising from an ancient well can reflect ghosts, but not the depths of the human heart... These curious tales scattered across bustling streets an 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 The Ghost Banquet 鬼禁食 A glutton's feast: can it really eat anything at all? Open wide, and nothing is off-limits? When you're indulging in wild game, have you ever felt a hint of murderous intent behind you... 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Luring Ghosts 招诡 A lot of the time, there are secrets and things hidden inside you that even you don't know about. For instance, what happens after you fall asleep... 350Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 62 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
- 63 The Haunted House at No. 13 13号凶宅 Number 13 Qianliang Hutong in Beijing has long been a haunted house. During the Cultural Revolution, several people died mysteriously one after another inside the residence. Long Fei, an investigator with the Public Security Bureau, assumed the alias Li Qiang and moved into the compound as a housing office inspector. After a series of thrilling struggles, Li Qiang finally discovered that Number 13 was an operational base for an enemy spy organization... 959Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 64 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
- 65 The Haunted Hotel 恐怖酒店 I used to be an ordinary hotel sleep tester. Then one day I spent the night at a hotel where someone had died, and my life was never peaceful again. Every night, I have erotic dreams with female ghosts... 177Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 The Strange Case Files 诡局录 [No System + No Cultivation + No Foolish Protagonist + Traditional Supernatural Horror + Mystery and Suspense] My name is Shang Tian, and I’m a man cursed by an evil spirit. It was a lottery ticket that should never have existed. Its dark, yellow-black background looked soaked in old blood and night; the glaring red lettering wasn’t a set of lucky numbers, but an invitation to hell. When I scratched it off, overjoyed and thinking I’d found a lifeline to a hundred-thousand-yuan jackpot, my finge 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Obsessive Spirit Master: Muxue 执念师暮雪 I am Mu Xue, a grudge exorcist who walks between the realms of yin and yang. An ancient mirror reveals the demons in people’s hearts; a bronze bell awakens old injustices and buried hatred. A red-clad female ghost combs her hair at midnight. A murderous driver picks up passengers late at night. A ghost in the mirror dies in your place... Every ghost who refuses to be reincarnated hides a life that has been crushed to pieces. I don’t guide the dead to the afterlife. I only help them get justice 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Wandering in the Mountains 山间游荡 This is a novel in the vein of an “infinite flow” story. The heroine travels through countless folktale horror stories and experiences supernatural events. “What’s wrong with Ma Er? What are you doing?” The steward came to the carriage at the front. He saw Ma Er standing there, pale-faced and motionless, trembling all over. “N-no, we can’t go any farther. That’s Gudang Mountain up ahead, the Mountain of the Dead. No one ever comes out alive. If we go in, we’re dead! Th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Mount Yin of the Forsaken: Raising Fiends in Coffin Mountain, Commanding the Underworld Winds 绝户阴山：棺山养煞，我掌阴间风 My name is Chen Jiu, and I was born in Juehu Yin Mountain. After my grandfather died, I became the new guardian of the Coffin Mountain, raising evil spirits. With a whole repertoire of feng shui secrets and a peachwood sword, I slay the Yellow Immortal, seal yin coffins, venture into ancient tombs, and break deadly curses. Everyone in the village fears me, curses me, and wants me gone. Only my brother Gou Sheng dares to risk his life alongside me. When evil spirits come, I’ll slaughter them un —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 The King of Face Reading 观相之王 This novel is complex and brainy, not a lightweight read. If that’s not your thing, don’t read it. Ensemble cast + mind games + the supernatural + climbing the ranks and getting rich + foretelling good and bad fortune + solving mysteries through face reading and divination. “I’d like to ask about my health using the character ‘six.’” “Certainly. The character ‘six’ looks like a person dismembered into several pieces, with the head separated from the body.” Why are some people blessed with endle 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 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
- 72 Visitor from Hell 狱下来客 A modern supernatural mystery. Not wish fulfillment, not brainless, and no System. In this life, you pass countless people on the street. What makes you so sure they're all human? I never believed in this stuff either, until my landlord tricked me into moving to a place called Happy Community. The people around me didn't seem to be people at all. Footprints on the ceiling, dolls made of human skin, bloated drowned giants, people raising zombies, mother-and-child ghosts... Just how many secrets l 596Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 73 Medium's Notes: My Left Eye Can See Ghosts 灵媒笔记：我的左眼能见鬼 The Cangye lineage of the Southern Frontier unleashes chaos. The Cherry Blossom Curse, Yin Soil summoning, Ruin Spirits, and malevolent earth veins emerge one after another, leaving the seals protecting the land on the brink of collapse. In a desperate battle, pure Yang Heavenly Energy collides with the turbid qi of Yin Soil inside him, forming a yin-yang vortex whose blessings and dangers are impossible to predict. His old enemies flee into the Hundred Thousand Mountains, seeking a chance to p 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 It's 2:30 A.M. Let Me Tell You a Story! 凌晨两点半，我来给你讲故事！ Before I knew it, this book had passed 200 chapters. Time flies, and now the story is nearing its conclusion. It will end after just one million words. We’re currently in the rapid-update phase, with three chapters posted every day at 9 a.m. This book is a collection of folk horror stories set in the countryside. Each chapter is a standalone story, and every plot has been carefully crafted by the author. Comments from fellow readers are welcome. If you like it, add it to your bookshelf. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Haunted 撞邪 Can you guarantee that the people around you are really human? A lowly office worker had always kept his head down and worked in silence, until one day he accidentally discovered that his coworkers weren’t human at all… To stay alive, he has to pretend everything is normal, struggling to survive in the narrow cracks of this place day after day… 4.2kReads8.4Score30414d adds
- 76 The Child's Haunting 童诡 Mystery | Horror | Hidden Chen Shuyang was overjoyed to move in with his girlfriend, Bai Lu. But as they spent day after day together, he gradually discovered her many strange quirks, from bizarre tastes in food to abnormal behavior. Little by little, he uncovered the terrifying secret she was hiding. 443Reads8.0Score11314d adds
- 77 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
- 78 Forbidden Tales of the Desolate Village: A Midnight Whistle, and a Shrouded Corpse Spirit at the Door 荒村禁忌：夜半吹哨，白布尸魂找上门 Taboos of the Abandoned Village: A Whistle in the Dead of Night, and a White-Cloth Corpse Spirit Comes Calling —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 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
- 80 Who’s Watching You Sleep? 谁在看着你睡觉 A collection of horror stories, including The Haunting of the Girls' Dorm, The Peeping Eye, and The Abyss of the Locked Room: A Mother's Checkmate! I guarantee you'll be too scared to use the bathroom after reading them at night! Each story is 80,000 to 100,000 characters long. I'm a newcomer, and this is my first time writing on Tomato Novel! I hope you'll give me lots of encouragement! Your support is what motivates me to create more and better stories! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 The Corpse Mother 尸母 Every year on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, a lantern made of human skin appears in the mass grave on Shiping Mountain. A little girl carrying a skull follows behind it at a leisurely pace. The girl is named Qiyue. Born with a corpse-bound yin fate, she has spent her life searching for the truth about her Corpse Mother’s past. When all the evidence points to a mysterious ghost village...! 55Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 82 Rift in the Abyss: We Awakened the Old Ones 深渊裂隙：我们唤醒旧日支配者 In 1992, U.S. Army Major Austin takes charge of the top-secret project "Abyss Watch." One hundred and thirty meters beneath the desert, a strange fissure spreads madness into the world above. Five elite soldiers are ordered into the abyss, with Austin directing their investigation remotely. A videotape that appears out of nowhere exposes a horrific secret from the past: To spy on the secrets underground, the military sacrificed living people. A thousand meters below ground, an ancient stone gate —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Soul Collection, Volume Two 集魂录二 A pair of golden eyes, a whip, and a book. Bearing a new mission, Yao Yinsheng sets out to find a secret realm, a place that inspires longing yet no one has ever explored. The Soul-Gathering Record has returned to her hands, more mysterious than ever. Greater challenges and darker sides of human nature begin to emerge. Where, exactly, does hell lie? 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 My Funeral Clothing Shop Only Takes Orders from Ghosts 我开的寿衣店，只接鬼订单 The day Zhang Zaizai took over the funeral clothing shop his grandfather left behind, he discovered it wasn’t an ordinary funeral business at all. The ledger was an order system for the underworld, the paperweight was a soul-pinning nail that kept vicious ghosts at bay, and even the “New Order” alerts from the delivery app came from “Mr. Li in Bed 3 of the morgue.” “Ding! Order accepted. Task: Deliver a peachwood comb to the Midnight Hair-Combing Ghost. Rule: Do not meet her eyes while combing h —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 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
- 86 Back When I Was a Folk Mage 我做民间法师的时候 I entered the trade at fourteen and spent six years as a folk ritual master. In the south, this line of work is called “spirit arts.” I watched it go from thriving to decline. This year marks my sixth year, and I’ve finally left the trade behind. This work isn’t as glamorous as it looks. We’re all rats crawling out of the sewers, and the bar for entry keeps getting lower. I’m writing these stories down now as a way to remember those days. 192Reads—Score10414d adds
- 87 The Supernatural Investigation Society 超自然力量诡探社 A detective agency called Supernatural Forces specializes in investigating mysterious cases that science can't explain, while never admitting its existence to outsiders. Male Lead: Li Xiaoming An ordinary human with no talent for the occult and no special bloodline. As a child, he lived in the alleys of the old district and often heard neighbors recount all kinds of strange supernatural happenings. He became determined to uncover the truth behind them. As an adult, he independently studied physi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 The Eerie Girlfriend 诡异女友 Can a loser really not find true love? One day, I suddenly discover that my girlfriend has disappeared. Did she dump me? But I’ve asked so many friends, and none of them have seen her. I can’t stop breaking out in a cold sweat... Was I dumped, or is there something “wrong” with her? 237Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 89 You Want Me to Catch Ghosts? 你让我去抓鬼？ My name is Lin Fan. I'm twenty-two, and I graduated with a college diploma in marketing. While other graduates had job offers in hand and were charging ahead, I graduated straight into a pit of misery. I was two months behind on rent, my pockets were emptier than my face was clean, and my only possession was a beat-up electric scooter that clanked at the slightest touch and looked ready to fall apart at any moment. Five yuan per delivery. I raced around in the wind and sun, but I couldn't plug t 41Reads—Score21514d adds
- 90 Fifth Watch 五更 The stories my grandpa used to tell me were probably meant to scare me into staying put, or maybe to lull me to sleep. He always told them with such conviction and vivid detail that I often found myself dreaming of the very scenes he had lived through. I met the old flower-growing woman on Yinshan Mountain, and one villager after another from Sangen Village. Their faces were gloomy and strange, and their deeds served as a warning, reminding us that “the gods are watching from three feet above yo 728Reads7.2Score10014d adds
- 91 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
- 92 The Sixth Man's Strange Tales 老六诡事 A collection of true stories about all kinds of inexplicable, supernatural events personally experienced by people around me. Just think of it as my attempt to pass off some tales as Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio! Not for the faint of heart! Not for the faint of heart! Not for the faint of heart! I’m repeating it three times because it’s important! I don’t make up stories. I’m simply passing them along! 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 What Kind of Security Guard Is Responsible for Catching Ghosts? 谁家保安还负责抓鬼啊？ Baiyun Residential Complex is an upscale neighborhood, but the countless strange tales and ghost stories surrounding it have made many people wary of the place. The story begins when Li Si applies for a job as a security guard there... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Exorcist Celestial Master: Starting Out as a Red-Robed Ritual Master 镇邪天师：从红衣端公开始 Duan Gong are a distinctive group, their traditions passed down from generation to generation among the people. They worship the gods and entertain the people. They have dealings with spirits year-round, performing the mysterious village rites of “exorcising ghosts, warding off evil, and praying for peace.” They are regarded as intermediaries who communicate with the divine. Duan Gong wear red ritual robes. Red represents vitality and masculine energy, used to suppress evil spirits, while also f 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Cai Jun's Must-Read Mystery and Horror Collection: 11-Book Set 蔡骏悬疑恐怖小说必读精选（套装十一册） Want to experience the ultimate atmosphere of suspense and terror? Renowned suspense writer Cai Jun invites you into his world of mystery through a collection of stories that will make you feel as if you’re right there. This set includes 11 of Cai Jun’s works. It features Virus, his first “suspense and horror” novel, originally published on the Chinese internet; Curse, a classic that layers mystery upon mystery and pushes suspense to its limits; Cat’s Eye, a defining example of Cai Jun’s “psycho 51Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 96 Strange Tales, Volume 1 奇闻诡事录1 This is a collection of folk tales about the uncanny, strange accounts from across the land. Each chapter is a complete story, each tale a separate supernatural mystery, revealing the mysteries of yin and yang, folk taboos, and the obsessions of the dead. You never know when a casual remark might draw the attention of spirits lurking in the wilderness; when an old object you pick up might hold the memory of a tragic death; or when an everyday habit might already have crossed a forbidden boundary 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Cat Sacrifice: She Lives in a Cat’s Eyes 猫祭：她住在猫的眼睛里 Three collections of horror stories: "Cat Sacrifice: She Lives in the Cat’s Eyes", "Snake Curse: The Evil of Qingshi Town", and "The Dying Magic Cube: An Embrace That Never Arrives". Each story is 80,000 to 100,000 characters long. I hope you enjoy them! Thank you all for your support! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 The Bride in the Red Coffin 红棺里的新娘 The first book: horror, terror, and the uncanny. The sequel: comedy and humor! Two stories: The Bride in the Red Coffin + its sequel, also known as My Ghost Wife Keeps Trying to Scare Me to Tears. When crimson ripples spread across the deep pool, I finally saw the bone comb in the hands of the bride in the sunken coffin. Carved into it were my birth details, even though I had been missing for three years. Xu Xiaomo was drawn home by tales of the Sunk 182Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Strange Tales of the World 世奇怪谈 [One Thousand and One Nights of Terror] A deranged pregnant woman, abnormal growth, a horrifying circus, money paid to buy a life, a bizarre matchmaking gathering, an endless staircase, a rule-based horror story at a nursing school, a haunted snow mountain, a human-faced badger, strange happenings in a rented apartment, dog-headed men... Bizarre tales you’ve never heard before, wildly imaginative premises, plot twists layered upon plot twists, and endings you’ll never guess. A cup of tea, a cig 2.4kReads8.5Score36114d adds
- 100 A Collection of Horror Stories 恐怖小集 The gods are watching from three feet above your head, and even the darkest places will eventually see the light! This book collects stories from around us that will make you think twice and send chills down your spine. One short story a day, guaranteed to cure your little bouts of insomnia. This is Horror Shorts. I'm Strawberry Duorou. See you there! 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
