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- 51 A Divine Summoning Gone Awry 阴差阳错请神人 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 The Taoist Who Travels Between the Worlds of Yin and Yang 穿梭在阴阳两界的道士 [No System, no transmigration, supernatural horror, occult arts, hilarious nonsense, a touch of vulgarity, and religious culture] Good is repaid with good, and evil with evil. If it hasn’t happened yet, the time simply hasn’t come. The protagonist was born with yin-yang eyes, allowing him to see ghosts invisible to ordinary people. By chance, when he was young, he met the spirit of a Taoist priest who had died not long before. Impressed by the boy’s extraordinary talent, the ghost priest taught 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 A Chaotic Mass Burial 行尸乱葬 My name is Zhao Ergou, and I carry corpses for a living. The rule is simple: the living must not pass the white line at the cave entrance, and corpses must be placed inside the yellow line. That’s one of the rules every corpse bearer follows, until one day, a group of hikers wandered into the cave… 206Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 54 The Ghost-Exorcising Priestess 驱鬼女上师 [Supernatural + Humor + Episodic Stories] Zhang Tian is a gifted ghost hunter whose greatest wish is to make a fortune and buy a huge house. Having an unreliable father is bad enough. Then, after returning from a ghost hunt in the middle of the night, she finds a “flashy idiot of a thief” in her home! Now the foul-mouthed exorcist has another man to support. One day, the flashy idiot thief says, “Woman, time to come clean. I'm actually a domineering CEO.” Zhang Tian flings a talisman at him. “Ba 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Don't Mess with This Unemployed Uncle! He's Got an Exclusive Circle of Ghost Friends 别惹失业大叔!他有专属鬼友圈 An unemployed middle-aged man helps a ghost investigate the cause of death and unexpectedly gets a job as an underworld clerk! In the style of the author's previous work, Carrying Both the Living and the Dead, this novel offers mystery, horror, thrills, and positive energy. If you enjoy a thrill, come on in. Also, this isn't a play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger kind of novel. The plot is rich and varied, with one twist leading into the next... 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 I’m Meng Po’s Underling 3 我给孟婆当小弟3 The entanglements of past-life grudges lead to a meeting in this life. The final installment in the Granny Meng series. 2.2kReads7.2Score18314d adds
- 57 The Yin-Yang Businessman 阴阳生意人 [Ensemble cast]+ [Capable protagonist]+ [Plenty of twists]+ [Mystery] (Paper effigy makers, coffin makers, pallbearers, coroners, funeral wailers, funeral banquet chefs, straw effigy makers, executioners, antique dealers...) (Physiognomy, secret arts, feng shui, witchcraft, curse arts, black magic) When I was born, Granny Feng, who ran the paper effigy shop in town, discovered that I was burdened by a debt to the underworld. When I was twelve, my mother pledged two of my life lamps and her own b 733Reads8.1Score10114d adds
- 58 The Pure Yin Groom 极阴新郎 The Extremely Yin Groom —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 The Night Watcher: Don't Look at the Corpse on the Operating Table 《守夜人:别看手术台上的尸体》 Night Watchman: Don't Look at the Corpse on the Operating Table 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 The Tenant in Room 404 出租屋的404号房客 The Tenant in Room 404 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 How I Discovered My Neighbor Had No Shadow in a Luxury Apartment Complex 关于我在高档小区发现邻居没有影子这件事 How I Found Out My Neighbor Had No Shadow in a Luxury Apartment Complex —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Strange Tales from Songlinggou 松岭沟异闻录 Tales of the Strange from Songlinggou —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 A Hundred Ghosts on the Run: Solving Human Cases and Judging Spirits Between Yin and Yang 万鬼出逃:断人案判阴鬼守阴阳 [Ghost Hunting + System + Mystery + Crime Solving + CP + Horror] Because of a momentary oversight by the King of Hell, the seal on the Hall of the King of Hell shattered with a crash, and ten thousand evil ghosts broke free of their shackles and fled into the mortal world. Evil spirits ran rampant, and one bizarre, inexplicable murder case after another broke out, throwing the mortal world into chaos. The King of Hell, who had caused this catastrophe, had all her memories erased and was banished 17Reads—Score214d adds
- 64 I Picked Up a Republic-Era Ghost Wife 捡个民国鬼妻当老婆 Lin Mo, a greedy, lecherous relationship counselor, takes a bride price of a hundred thousand yuan to go on a matchmaking visit to a remote village. In a daze, he signs a marriage pact with the dead and marries a ghost bride from the Republic of China era who has been dead for eighty years! His left hand awakens as a Yin Hand: touch a ghost and it can be destroyed, touch a living woman and she suffers searing pain. Only a female ghost can approach him without harm. A cool, beautiful policewoman 151Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 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
- 66 What? I've Been Alive for 24 Years, and I'm Actually a Ghost! 什么?活了24年,我竟然是只阿飘! What? I've been alive for 24 years, and it turns out I'm a ghost! 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 A Hundred-Year-Old Villager’s Tales of Ghosts and the Supernatural 农村百岁老人口述鬼怪奇谈 I grew up in the countryside, and whenever I had free time, I liked listening to centenarians in the village tell strange tales of ghosts and other uncanny events from days gone by. I have collected, recorded, and adapted these folk stories. There is no overarching plot. Each chapter is a standalone horror story. Not for the faint of heart!!! 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Even Evil Spirits Offer Me Cigarettes: I’m a Northeast Chinese Shaman 邪祟见我都递烟,我是东北出马仙 [Supernatural] + [Comedy] + [Ghost Hunting] + [No Female Lead] + [Folk Taboos] + [Not Invincible] + [No Cultivation] No specialist knowledge required; a collection of standalone stories. To support the temperamental Willow Immortal he worships at home, the spirit medium Zhao Dashun has scrubbed people’s backs at a bathhouse and set up a stall on an overpass. After capturing the Cat-Faced Granny, Zhao Dashun makes a name for himself in a single battle and sets out on the straight and narrow path 7.3kReads8.4Score75014d adds
- 69 The Taoist Master of the Funeral Home 殡仪馆的天师 A Celestial Master’s legacy? No thanks. Slaying demons and exorcising evil? Not interested. Lin Yue lands a government job at a funeral home, using the Three-Flavored True Fire to cremate bodies and Five Thunder Talismans to keep the place under control. His boss praises his efficiency, while evil spirits curse him for fighting dirty. The whole city is haunted? Don’t worry. Master Lin from the funeral home will come right to your door. Overtime costs extra. 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 The Haunted Hearse 灵车诡事 I'm an ambulance driver for the dead. When I first started the job, Third Master told me a few rules every hearse driver must follow. Then one day, to pay off my loan, I transported a bizarre corpse... 324Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 71 The Hilarious Ghost Catcher's Bizarre Casebook 爆笑鬼差的奇葩捉鬼录 Lin Yu was an ordinary young man until he was unexpectedly recruited as a ghost constable. From then on, he plunged into a bizarre supernatural world, trading barbs with a haughty ghost girl, dancing with skeletons in an old mansion, and chasing after a mischievous little spirit he mistook for a spirit-board ghost. Along the way, he endured all sorts of ridiculous mishaps, from a desperate weight-loss campaign to magical gadgets breaking down. From school campuses to ancient tombs, from bustling 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Don't Panic, I'm a Legitimate Northeast Chinese Spirit Medium 各位莫慌,贫道乃正经东北出马仙 [Traditional Supernatural Horror] [Spirit Mediums] [Comedy] [No System] [Yang Ergou Series, Book 3] On the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, the gates of the underworld swing wide open. Yang Duoduo follows his parents' last wishes and goes to a mass grave to pay respects at a lonely tomb. Born with a half-spirit body, he should have remained untouched by the worlds of yin and yang. But a black fox bursts from the grave and forcibly changes his constitution. Black Fox: Do you think I look 8.2kReads6.9Score58414d adds
- 73 I Dare Not Sleep Tonight: One Hundred Ghost Stories That Foretell Your Doom 今夜不敢眠,一百个催命鬼话 [Standalone Stories + Horror Shorts + Supernatural Tales + Thrilling Mysteries + Folk Taboos] [One hundred terrifying tales to send chills down your spine and make your hair stand on end] One hundred tales in all: A cycle of reincarnation spanning generations, with hair as its medium; the bloodline and bones of a ghost ship; a ceiling that keeps descending, bearing a ghostly face; terrifying taboos at school; dark tales of the Chinese zodiac; possession by ghosts using the seven emotions and si 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 The Train I Drive Leads to the Abyss 我开的火车通往深渊 My name is Lin Muhai. I'm twenty-one and a trainee train driver at the Ancheng Locomotive Depot. Before my first run, I heard a woman's voice in the crew waiting room. "One sleeper, two sleepers, three sleepers..." She counted to six, then paused. "Lin Muhai, it's your turn to count." 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Strange Tales from Western Shandong 鲁西异闻 Strange Tales from Western Shandong 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Three Days on the Police Force, and I Got a One-Way Ticket to a Desolate Temple 警队入职三天,我拿到一张有去无回的荒庙车票 Three Days into the Police Force, I Got a One-Way Ticket to a Desolate Temple 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 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. 13Reads—Score114d adds
- 78 A Deity Borrowed Me for Two Days 神仙借我当两天 When “what if” and “should” take human form, the heavens and earth change color. I’m both a Buddhist monk and a Taoist priest, and I take sleaziness and loserhood to the extreme. In this modern city, how am I supposed to protect everyone? Exorcising ghosts at an ice rink, a ghostly monk in a temple, spirit mediums in the Northeast, fighting zombies and battling evil spirits. But the most terrifying thing of all is the human heart! Here, you’ll see anything you can imagine, anything you long for 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 365 Folktales of the Supernatural, All Come to the Human World 365个民间怪谈,皆来人间 [Standalone Stories] [Folk Tales of the Strange] [Rural Supernatural] [Horror Folklore] [Terrifying on Closer Thought] No overarching plot! Each chapter features a separate tale of strange events from local folklore, adapted from true stories passed down by elders in my hometown. Note: This story is entirely fictional and for entertainment only. Trust in science and reject superstition. 3.7kReads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Hey, Classmate! Make a Pact with the Gods 同学!请与神明画押 [Infinite-flow + gods awakening + no romance + original story] It was supposed to be an ordinary college sketching trip, but the students of Digital Media Class 2 were riding a bus along a mountain road when it accidentally drove into a pink fog. By the time everyone came to their senses, they had somehow arrived outside a dilapidated kindergarten... To survive, everyone must obey the rules and offer their most devout faith to the gods... The moment the strange transformation began, Qian Duoduo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 The Horror Never Ends 恐怖不断到来 Ghosts are real if you believe in them, and nonexistent if you don't! Unemployed, I stumbled into a fancy supermarket by chance. The beautiful owner offered me a high salary and great benefits, with just one requirement: I had to protect her around the clock! From then on, one eerie event followed another, and terror kept closing in. It turned out everything was because of... 1.3kReads5.0Score13014d adds
- 82 My Paranormal Memoirs 我的灵异自传经历 The story follows the male protagonist through a series of supernatural and terrifying events he personally experienced as a boy and later as an adult. Each chapter is a new story, beginning with memories from his childhood, as the paranormal incidents grow steadily more frightening. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 My Roommates Aren’t Human: Three Species, One Wild Ride 我的室友不是人:三个物种一台戏 Ordinary woman Eleanor buys a run-down old mansion and, by a strange twist of fate, ends up sharing a home with a vampire and a werewolf in a riotously absurd living arrangement. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Rural Ghost Stories: A Collection of Short Supernatural Tales 乡村诡事——农村短篇灵异故事集 Rural Hauntings: A Collection of Short Supernatural Stories —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Old Tales of Gushui 4: The Scales of Conscience 沽水旧闻4:良心秤 Old Tales of Gushui 4: The Scales of Conscience —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Old Tales of Gushui 5: The Three-Ghost Mystery 沽水旧闻5:三鬼奇案 Old Tales of Gushui 5: The Strange Case of the Three Ghosts —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Old Tales of Gushui: The Jade Toad of the Ghost Market 沽水旧闻:鬼市玉蟾记 Old Tales of Gushui: The Jade Toad of the Ghost Market —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Old Tales of Gushui 9: The Wonton Tale 沽水旧闻9:馄饨记 Old Tales of Gushui 9: The Wonton Tale —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Old Tales of Gushui 2: The Phantom in the Opera Trunk 沽水旧闻2:戏箱魅影 Old Tales of Gushui 2: The Phantom in the Opera Trunk —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Old Tales of Gushui 3: The Tale of the Mirror 沽水旧闻3:镜中记 Old Tales of Gushui 3: The Tale in the Mirror —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Old Tales of Gushui 6: The Crying Next Door 沽水旧闻6:隔壁的哭声 Old Tales of Gushui 6: The Crying Next Door —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Old Tales of Gushui 7: Li Laowai Hunts Demons 沽水旧闻7:李老歪捉妖 Old Tales of Gushui 7: Li Laowai Hunts a Demon —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Old Tales of Gushui 8: Chen Ergou Steals a Jade Ruyi by Night 沽水旧闻8:陈二狗夜盗玉如意 Old Tales of Gushui 8: Chen Ergou Steals a Jade Ruyi by Night —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Old Tales of Gushui 10: The Shadow Peddler 沽水旧闻10:影子货郎 Old Tales of Gushui 10: The Shadow Peddler —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Old Tales of Gushui 11: Chen Ergou's Encounter with Evil 沽水旧闻11:陈二狗撞邪 Old Tales of Gushui 11: Chen Ergou Encounters Evil —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Old Tales of Gushui 12: Outwitting Daoist Zhang 沽水旧闻12:智斗妖道张 Old Tales of Gushui 12: A Battle of Wits with Zhang the Demon Taoist —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Old Tales of Gushui 13: The Return of the Soul 沽水旧闻13:回魂记 Old Tales of Gushui 13: The Tale of the Returning Soul —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Old Tales of Gushui 14: How a Fake Daoist Caught a Real Ghost 沽水旧闻14:假道士巧拿真鬼 Old Tales of Gushui 14: How a Fake Taoist Caught a Real Ghost —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Old Tales of Gushui 16: Li Laowai's Third Visit to the Ghost Court 《沽水旧闻16:李老歪三探鬼衙门》 Old Tales of Gushui 16: Li Laowai's Third Visit to the Ghost Yamen —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Old Tales of Gushui 17: The Real and Fake Li Laowai, Introduction 《沽水旧闻17:真假李老歪》导语 Tales from Gushui 17: The Real and Fake Li Laowai, Introduction —Reads—Score—14d adds

















































