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- 101 Old Tales of Gushui 18: The Disappearance of Xiao Ergou 《沽水旧闻18：消失的小二狗》 Tales from Gushui 18: The Disappearance of Xiao Ergou —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Old Tales of Gushui 15: Chen Ergou Raises Hell on Ghost Festival 《沽水旧闻15：陈二狗大闹中元节》 Tales from Gushui 15: Chen Ergou Raises Hell on the Ghost Festival —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Old Tales of Gushui 19: A Dark Walk to Extend His Life 《沽水旧闻19：走阴续命》 Tales from Gushui 19: Extending Life Through a Yin Journey —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Strange Tales from the Countryside 乡村诡故事 Before you start this book, a warning: if you scare easily, don't read it. If you live alone, be careful. Every short ghost story here is based on an ordinary person's real-life experience. Not a single word is made up. From the damp old alleyways of the south to the frozen, deserted villages of the north; from late-night overtime in office buildings to lights-out in university dorms; the taboos our elders forbade us to talk about, and the moments you dare not dwell on in the middle of the night 119Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 The Villain's Summoning a God? Good Thing I Know a Little Dark Magic 反派请神？我刚好会亿点点邪术 [Urban fantasy + mysticism + supernatural + feng shui + I Ching fortune-telling + no romance] Countless viewers in Xu Qingge's livestream were dumbfounded. “Master, a female ghost keeps trying to seduce me. What if I can't resist?” “Cut it off!” “Then what about my happiness?” “I said I'd solve your problem. I never said I'd take care of your happiness.” “Master, the girl I arranged to meet is a ghost, and she won't leave me alone. What should I do?” “I already called to check for you. There hav 272Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 I Broke Folk Taboos, Yet Became the Strongest Taoist Priest 触碰民间禁忌，我却成为最强道士 It all started when I got drunk and took a leak by a roadside grave. After breaking a rural taboo, one strange thing after another began to haunt me. My grandfather was a well-known spirit medium in the countryside of Yu Province, and our family worshipped fox spirits at a shrine. There are no peerless thunder techniques, no golden finger upgrades. Rural graves, ill omens when red and white festivities collide, spirit mediums making their rounds, the troops serving beneath the Mount Tai Goddess: 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: The Paper Bride 聊斋灵异故事：纸妻 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: The Paper Wife 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Don't Look Down, There's a Ghost Beneath You 别低头，地下有鬼 Don't Look Down, There's a Ghost Below —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Paranormal Ghost Story: The Lingering Yin Debt 灵异鬼故事：残阴债 A Ghost Story: The Lingering Yin Debt 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Don't Touch That Red Coffin 别碰那口红棺 Don't Touch That Red Coffin 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 The Iron Coffin in Black Dragon Pool 黑龙潭的铁棺 The Iron Coffin in Black Dragon Pool 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 I Picked Up a Calligraphy Brush and Ended Up as an Underworld Errand Boy 捡了一支毛笔，结果成了地府牛马 After unexpectedly finding a divine brush from the underworld, a mother and daughter are drawn into a strange world between yin and yang. With a stroke of the brush, they can draw talismans to suppress evil spirits in every direction. It can also forge a blade, creating a divine weapon that devours souls. Armed with their brushes, the mother and daughter embark on a unique supernatural adventure. 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 The Paranormal Cases I Experienced Over the Years 那些年，我经历的灵异事件 [Standalone Stories] + [Supernatural Horror] + [No System] Ten years ago, after graduating from college, I happened to get a job driving a taxi. I never expected to encounter a whole series of bizarre and terrifying events! It wasn’t until later that I learned I was born with a yin fate and a pair of yin-yang eyes, but someone had sealed them when I was young. I’ve written more than a dozen stories so far, and there’s plenty to read! 4.7kReads7.3Score20614d adds
- 114 The Path of the Spirit Medium 出马这条路 The path of spirit-mediumship is hard, difficult every step of the way. I'm very grateful to all the readers who follow Million-Dollar General Store. A debut is bound to have a few flaws. I'll do my best to improve and correct them. 303Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 115 Midnight Tales of the Strange 午夜怪谈录 A collection of a hundred folk tales of the supernatural, with one self-contained story per chapter. Every tale strikes at the heart of Chinese-style horror. Welcome to Midnight Tales. A word of warning: if you read late at night, be sure to lock your doors. Each chapter is a new story, told entirely in the first person. 100Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Man and Ghost Devour the Heavens 人鬼吞天 (No System, no heroine, and the whole world is utterly deranged.) Everyone has a grandpa. Mine is a ghost who wants to eat my flesh. I'm not the one who's crazy. The world is. Transmigrators are everywhere in this world. They all share one name: human-ghosts. And I'm the best-hidden human-ghost of them all. With a little tiger who went mad after being dismembered, I fought my way through this hellish world. The Year Ghosts who want to eat me will all end up as souls beneath my blade. When everyt 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Ghosts Knock at Midnight! 半夜鬼敲门！ Zhou Ming moved into an old, cheap apartment, unaware that it concealed a terrifying secret from twenty years ago. Every night at midnight, three knocks sounded on his door, right on time. But when he looked through the peephole, no one was there. Then, one rainy night, he looked through the peephole and saw a twisted, misshapen face staring fixedly at him… As he investigated further, Zhou Ming discovered that the apartment had once been home to Lin Xiaowan, a girl who had gone missing. Her d 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 The Canal Town Demon-Suppression Chronicles 运河镇妖录 The Canal Town Demon Records 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Tales of Folk Monsters: Ghosts and the Supernatural! 民间怪谈录，灵异鬼怪！ A forbidden book recording eerie tales and strange rumors from Chinese folk tradition · Wet footprints in an old house late at night · A stranger in an ancestral mirror · Footprints walking backward on the seventh night after a death · A packed audience in an abandoned theater What makes this book special: · Each story stands on its own · Based on real folk legends · Authentic Chinese horror atmosphere · Short and gripping, perfect for reading on the go Reading warnings: · Best read during the d 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 I Got a Bad Review for a Delivery, and Now I’m Reincarnating as a Dog 外卖给差评，竟让我投胎做狗 Su Fan gave a bad review to a food delivery order and woke up to find himself mysteriously transformed into a dog. Luckily, the reclusive Taoist priest Shen Nian took him in. From then on, Su Fan was forced onto the path of vanquishing demons and subduing evil. Vengeful ghosts haunt the streets, an ancient mansion seethes with yin energy, and zombies roam a deserted village. Countless sinister dangers lurk in the corners of the city. Armed with talismans and a sword, Shen Nian joins forces with 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 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
- 122 Hall of Ten Thousand Immortals: A Rich Kid's Life as a Spirit Medium 万仙堂：富二代的出马生活 [Second-generation shamanic heir + copper-industry heir + incredibly powerful guardian spirits + face-slapping satisfaction + real-life supernatural events] (P.S. Set in real locations in Shuangyashan. No saintly heroine, no frustrating setbacks, face-slapping from the start, and high-octane action all the way through!) Your girlfriend publicly looks down on you and demands 388,000 yuan in bride price? I let out a cold laugh and drove off in the BMW M4 I'd bought for her. “Go marry your mother, 95Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 123 A Horror Game? I'm So Scared! 惊悚游戏？我好怕怕啊！ [Comedy + horror game + System + invincible protagonist + escape rooms. Not scary, not scary, NOT scary!] Horror games descend upon Earth, randomly selecting players to take part. With the help of his System, Lin Fangzhou has become invincible in this world, and finally enters the game. Determined to prove his intelligence, Lin Fangzhou embarks on a journey of deduction and puzzle-solving. However, the bosses in the horror games keep interrupting him. To keep them from disrupting his deductions, 661Reads7.0Score10014d adds
- 124 Strange Happenings on a Country Road at Night 乡间夜路诡事 As you walk along a country road at night, have you ever heard strange footsteps? This book collects a series of rural supernatural tales set in deserted villages and old houses, telling of eerie incidents passed down by word of mouth that no one dares investigate too closely. With no reliance on exaggerated descriptions, it uses details drawn from everyday life to send a bone-deep chill through you. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Tales of Strange Happenings in the Countryside 乡村灵异诡事录 In the countryside of the 1950s, I, Gu Changsheng, am drawn by chance into a series of bizarre supernatural events and embark on a journey to uncover their secrets. I live in a remote village steeped in folk taboos and mysterious legends. I have a special gift: I can faintly sense the presence of evil spirits, making me an outcast in the eyes of the villagers. By chance, I meet the mysterious Old Xie, an eccentric man well versed in folk feng shui and divination. Under his guidance, I begin to 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Production Team Tales: The Strange Case of the Ancient Pagoda Tree 生产队怪谈之古槐异事 Production Team Folktales: The Strange Incident of the Ancient Pagoda Tree —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Production Team Tales 生产队怪谈 Strange Tales from the Production Team —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Production Team Tales: Ye Shiyue Niang 生产队怪谈之叶氏月娘 Strange Tales from the Production Team: Ye Shiyue —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Grave Keeper 墓吏 There are Buddhas and Daoists, immortals and ghosts, humans and demons, good and evil, black and white. I vow not to become a Buddha until Hell is empty; I vow not to become an immortal until the Ghost Path is no more! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 What's the Point of Reincarnation? I Want to Be a Vengeful Ghost 投胎算什么，我要做厉鬼 What's Reincarnation? I Want to Become a Vengeful Ghost —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 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 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Reborn: I Made the King of Hell's Son a Top-Tier Star 重生：我把阎王他儿子捧成顶流 (Babies, I know the title doesn’t really fit. Once I’ve worked hard enough to reach 200,000 words, I’ll change it. Mwah~) Synopsis: [One-on-one romance + devoted lovers + lighthearted comedy + reborn + goofy antics + sweet romance + zany supernatural story] A goofy heroine who doesn’t know she’s goofy VS a lovestruck hero with incredible powers Two lovable dorks Hu Xiaowan is completely baffled from the start. She died in an accident in her previous life, but as soon as she arrived in the unde —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 One Chilling Story Every Night 每晚一个惊魂故事 [One story per chapter] [Chinese-style horror] [Folk tales] [Urban vengeful spirits] [Haunted houses] [No main plot] Collected and adapted fictional tales of terror from all over, one story per chapter, each one different. No grand lectures, just bone-chilling tales rooted in everyday life. All adapted from strange folk tales passed down for years. They sound true, and the more you think about them, the more unsettling they get. Great for unwinding, but don't try to “unwind” alone in the dead of 1.1kReads—Score10314d adds
- 134 My Road to Riches with a Taoist Who Sees Yin and Yang 我和阴阳眼道士的暴富之路 After graduating from college straight into unemployment, Su Nian was at the end of her rope when she stumbled into a company specializing in the mystical arts and somehow became a ghost-hunting master. While other people relied on their cultivation to hunt ghosts, she got by on talismans given to her by a female ghost possessing her. It was barely enough to keep food on the table. Who could have guessed that an ordinary ghost hunt would provoke a century-old ghost, which branded her with a de 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 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
- 136 My Hilarious Ghost-Hunting Adventure 我的搞笑捉鬼之旅 Lighthearted + hilarious + Supernatural. Bi Xiao accidentally scares a pair of green eyes so badly that he rolls his eyes back and dies. And so he gets the nickname “Bi the Coward”! Then he meets Hu Jiutian, a sidekick of Granny Meng who possesses a sacred bone. There’s Bi Xiao, who can’t handle Supernatural incidents; Hu Jiutian, who has a sense of humor; Mao Mingming, who claims he can drink anyone under the table; Huang Liuzi, who looks cunning but is actually a complete idiot; and Aidi Li, a 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 The Ghost Fan's Grave: Crossing the Yin-Yang Divide 鬼扇坟之阴阳渡 I saw a ghost for the first time when I was five. Using a ghost fan and a pair of eyes that could see through evil, my grandfather led me into the crack between the worlds of yin and yang. From then on, I became someone who mended fissures, patching up secrets that the living should never see and the dead could never tell. This is a story about eyes that see through evil and a ghost fan, two souls sharing one body and the Six Fiends, sacrifice and protection. From the first ghostly wail in Yinsh 4Reads—Score214d adds
- 138 The Netherworld's Yellow Earth 幽冥黄土地 The Underworld’s Yellow Earth —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 The Family Guardian Immortal: The Spirit of the Stele 保家仙之碑灵 The Guardian Spirit Tablet —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Guiding Souls Along the Night Road 夜路引魂 Guiding Souls on a Night Road —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 I Went to Pay Respects at Grandpa's Grave, and Somehow Angered Him Back to Life? 给爷爷上坟，把爷爷气出来了？ [Supernatural + comedy + fantasy. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental!] “Grandpa, help me earn enough to buy a house, and I’ll send you a whole hall of maids. Grandpa, bless me so I can buy a BMW, and I’ll make your home even more luxurious. Grandpa, bring me good fortune, and I promise you’ll have plenty of gold ingots to spend. Grandpa, bless me so I win the jackpot, and I’ll set off a hundred thousand firecrackers for you!” “Good grandson, 407Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 142 I Told You to Play a Game, So How Did You Become the Great Emperor of Fengdu? 让你玩个游戏，怎么成酆都大帝了 [Horror Revival] [This Game Is Not Right] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Mercilessly Crushing All Opposition] [Fengdu’s Top-Tier Star] Lu Yang was once a top-tier star idol, but after a career-ending scandal, he was condemned by the entire internet and saddled with an astronomical breach-of-contract penalty. To pay off his debts, he was forced to join a livestream program called Spirit Medium, billed as a “full-dive horror game.” But as soon as the game began, he realized something was wrong... Introd 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 With My Heart, I Question Heaven’s Heart 我以己心问天心 His master’s soul lamp is about to go out, but the Underworld Division has already come to claim his soul, and the Directorate of Fate has secretly altered his lifespan. The young Daoist Chen Shaowei travels from Yunzhou to the capital, uncovering the secrets of the Temple of Heaven, the black accounts of the Ghost Market, and old entanglements in Fengdu along the way. Only then does he realize that the ones devouring people are not a single person or one department, but an old web spanning both 1Reads6.9Score12514d adds
- 144 You Asked Me to Tell Fortunes, but You Turned a Warlord into the Living Yama 让你算命，你把军阀投资成活阎王 In a chaotic Republic-era world, evil spirits run rampant, the Daoist sects are hidebound, and foreign occult forces are invading. After Chen Changsheng, a man blinded in both eyes, unexpectedly unlocks the Republic-era Fortune Venture Capital System, he can glimpse the fortune charts of all things and invest in down-and-out beings at rock-bottom prices. Once they survive their death trials, he reaps tenfold returns in fortune, cultivation, and magical treasures. He rejects the traditional path 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Tales of the Uncanny in Jiangnan 江南诡事录 I was born in an old town in Jiangnan, and from childhood I loved hanging around beneath the eaves of the old teahouse. I would listen as Zhou the Blind sipped his strong tea and spun yarn after yarn, recounting the strange tales he had heard over most of his life. Half of what this book records came from the stories passed by word of mouth beneath the teahouse storyteller’s gavel; the other half came from what I saw and heard as I grew up wandering the streets and alleys of Jiangnan. Now the te 13Reads—Score314d adds
- 146 Endless Reincarnation, Nightmare Without End 轮回无尽梦魇 Endless Reincarnation, Nightmare Without End 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Campus Ghost Stories 校园鬼汇 A fast-paced, feel-good story of eerie incidents on campus. Join the characters as they explore the school's chilling horrors! A cursed phone, a lifelike silicone doll, a deadly package, mysterious glasses, a terrifying elevator, revenge for bullying, an abandoned classroom building, a dance studio, a study room, sculptures... The campus is full of strange happenings. 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Heir to Mount Longhu: Zhang the Celestial Master of the Streets 龙虎山传人：市井张天师 He looks like a rough-and-tumble man, with a sharp tongue, a soft heart, and a penchant for snark. He's also an heir to profound Taoist arts. His peachwood sword slays evil spirits, and his Heavenly Master's seal suppresses dark forces. A vivid and engaging supernatural novel. 109Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Chenyu Midnight Tea House: A Collection of Folk Tales of the Strange 宸宇午夜茶馆：民间志怪故事集 [This is a collection of standalone stories, with one strange tale per episode, divided into several volumes. The volumes are updated in parallel, not one after another. They’re updated together, updated together, updated together.] One pot of hot tea, two realms of yin and yang, and late-night conversations at the third watch. Take a seat in the Midnight Teahous 5.4kReads—Score25514d adds
- 150 I Write Horror Novels on Tomato Novel 我在番茄写恐怖小说 A friendly heads-up: [This story is wildly imaginative] This novel brings together over a hundred stories, with elements of the uncanny, fantasy, and Lovecraftian horror. Unlike other novels, it has no long, tedious passages. Every story is full of eerie, fresh surprises. 99Reads—Score12714d adds
