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- 1 [The Dead Zone Is Already Dead Tomorrow] 【死域明天已死】 [Low-stakes mind games] [Superpowers] [Horror] On a summer night seven years ago, Shen Jingzhe encountered a red-robed female ghost. Since then, it has haunted his dreams like a parasite, growing clearer and stronger with every passing year. Now he can no longer fight back. All he can do is run for his life in his dreams until he jolts awake. Everyone thinks he’s crazy. Until one day, a strange ancient coin drags him into a world called the “Dead Zone” 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Supernatural Returns? I Rule the World of Black Rain! 诡异复苏？我在黑雨世界当主宰！ [System] + [no female lead] + [not a power fantasy] + [Thriller] + [conflict] + [Eerie Revival] Ye Jingshan grew up amid all kinds of eerie incidents. From the start, he was chased up eighteen floors by something uncanny! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Listening to Dashua Tell Terrifying Ghost Stories 听大耍讲恐怖鬼故事 [Horror + supernatural + folk tales + stories submitted by readers + plainspoken prose + episodic stories + based on real events] Note: The stories above are adapted from material the author gathered from various sources. All character names are pseudonyms. Believe in science and reject superstition. These stories are for entertainment only. Do not take them seriously!!! 437Reads—Score11714d adds
- 4 The Forbidden Notebook 笔忌本 I picked up a notebook filled with forbidden rules, and from then on I was dragged into one terrifying world after another, each governed by strict rules. Break even one rule and you're doomed, while new ways for me to die keep appearing on the notebook's blank pages. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Eerie: The Strange Play Ends in Oblivion 诡异：诡剧终湮 [Suspenseful What-If] [Rule Horror] [Infinite Flow Supernatural Horror] [Horror and the Paranormal] Apocalypse... One month before monsters from another world invaded, Jiang Qiubai unexpectedly obtained a strange play that could take him to other worlds. Only by gathering the powers of the twelve Chinese zodiac signs through these plays could there be any hope of defeating the invasion from another world. Shen Wanqing had been an ordinary college student. Could the two of them successfully tempe —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 One Folk Horror Story Every Night 每夜一章民间恐怖故事 [Bedtime Stories] [Supernatural Horror] [Folk Tales] [Chinese-Style Thrills] [Based on True Events] [Full-Cast Audio] These stories feel incredibly real and cover all kinds of genres, making them a lot of fun to read. Find your best friend and read them together, then be scared together! (If you enjoy it, please leave a good review. Thank you.) 8.5kReads6.7Score29414d adds
- 7 Strange and Terrifying 34 诡恐34 Horror, suspense, and the supernatural. Please don't read alone late at night. If anything strange happens, we accept no responsibility. This collection of stories is entirely fictional. If anything seems familiar, hurry and pray… 1.7kReads—Score10414d adds
- 8 Xiao Zhen's Ghost Stories 小甄鬼故事 Read ghost stories by lamplight, spot shadows in the city; hear old tales in the countryside, ask the mountain god at the temple. Footsteps echo through the dormitory at midnight, hospital night-shift lights never go out; wind circles the corridors of an old house, and a half-open door to the underworld chills the soul. True cases expose the human heart, folk customs conceal taboos; ethics reveal their dark side, strange tales surface at school. Turn this page, and you won’t just get goosebumps 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Despairing Grudge Spirit Apartment 绝望怨灵公寓 Supernatural + Escape + No System + Horror + Infinite Flow Three years ago, Zhang Yi watched with his own eyes as his father, Zhang Ying, picked up an illustrated sheet of paper and vanished without a trace. Three years later, Zhang Yi picks up the same kind of paper and arrives in a bizarre world crawling with vengeful spirits. Curses, resentment, hatred: all kinds of evil ghosts, consumed by absolute hatred for humanity. Before them, humans are like ants. The only way to fight back, even a lit 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Season of Terror 惊恐季节 [Infinite Flow]+ [Innovative instances]+ [Terrifying survival]+ [Beautiful, badass heroine]+ [Have courage pills ready] Someone leaves every day. But leaving doesn’t necessarily mean dying. It can be even more terrifying than death! For example, entering a horrifying world you’ve never encountered before! … This is the “Abyss of Terror.” Countless “abysses” are overrun with evil spirits and rife with danger. Those trapped in despair have only one chance to survive: uncover the core secret hidde 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Grandma's Ghost Stories 奶奶讲诡事 A mysterious wardrobe, red embroidered shoes, a warm kang, and Grandma telling stories about the old days… 1.2kReads—Score10614d adds
- 12 100 Short Horror Stories 100个恐怖短故事 One hundred spine-chilling tales: a ghostly reflection in the mirror, a cursed videotape, strange noises beneath the bed, witchcraft in an abandoned village, a doll that comes to life, recurring nightmares, sacrificial rituals, a dead voice on the phone, human experimentation, and the arrival of the blood moon. One tale each night, revealing humanity’s deepest fears. 281Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 A National Collection of Folk Ghost Stories and Horror Tales 全国民间鬼怪恐怖故事集 I collect folk tales about ghosts, zombies, and monsters from across the country, then adapt them into short stories. Please leave plenty of comments and suggestions. If you have material to share, feel free to send it in. Your support is what keeps me motivated to update! I'm planning to organize the stories by province, starting with Guangxi. 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Chronicles of the Village Yin 乡阴纪事 Everyone in the village avoids me, saying my birth chart is yin and that I attract evil spirits. The dead come to collect their debts, paper effigies take people's places, and one strange thing after another happens in the countryside. Later, I discover that every one of these incidents is connected to a door inside my body. Something has been locked behind it for over a decade. It's waking up... Someone wants to seal it for ten years using one of my eyes. When the seal fails ten years from now, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 I Become a God by Collecting the Paranormal 我靠收录诡异成神 Mild Horror + No Golden Finger + No Female Lead + Wild Imagination + Supernatural Powers Yan Feng was a slacker college student who accidentally got hold of a mysterious black book after helping an old woman cross the street. From that moment on, he was swept into the vortex of a strange world, where he faced one choice after another and resolved one conflict after another. “That’s right, I’m all for slacking off, but that’s in the human world.” With that, he shoved the jumping ghost beside him —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 One True Ghost Story Every Night 每晚一个真实怪谈 This book features all kinds of short horror stories, from urban legends and rural hauntings to deadly folk customs. There are no drawn-out plotlines, just nonstop high-octane scares, with one bizarre incident after another. Open the book and step into the abyss. The faint of heart should stay away! 10.4kReads—Score47014d adds
- 17 I Became the System's Dad in an Infinite-Flow World 在无限流世界当上系统的爹 [Infinite Flow] + [Mystery] + [Wild Imagination] + [Supernatural] + [Golden Finger] (A friendly warning: this novel has a chaotic mix of couples, so help yourself to whichever pairings you like.) The world had long since fallen into chaos, and the number of crimes in Luancheng kept rising... Until The Fallen God could no longer stand the misdeeds of Luancheng’s residents. One group after another of humans was sent to the legendary Land of Atonement after committing crimes. This was an adva —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Horror Stories I Tell on the Midnight Radio Come True 午夜电台我讲的恐怖故事都成真了 [Thriller + horror + wild imagination + plot twists] Zhang Mo, a transmigrator whose parents have both died, is forced to inherit the radio station his father left behind, which is on the verge of going under. Then a System suddenly activates, releasing a new horror story every seven days. To his shock, every story comes true in the real world. The radio station reaches its peak, but little by little, Zhang Mo is driven to despair... 804Reads6.6Score10214d adds
- 19 A Collection of Terrifying Tales 恐怖惊魂故事录 [Traditional supernatural tales] [Strange happenings late at night] [Whispers of the uncanny in your ear] [Based on true events] [Urban horror] [Thrilling and chilling] One ghost story for every chapter, all set in the dead of night. Come and read... 607Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Jiangcheng Archives 江城档案 The day my grandfather disappeared, he left me a notebook. I’m Jiang Cheng, born during the yin hour, a discharged soldier. I’ve never opened my Third Eye and can’t draw talismans. My only skill is running a little faster than everyone else when ghosts come after me. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 I Wrote Horror Novels and Became a God! 我写恐怖小说，成神了！ A horror novelist suddenly discovers that whatever he writes becomes reality. Even when the Ten Kings of Hell refuse to get involved, he throws himself in without hesitation, helping the police solve numerous terrifying and bizarre cases. Each chapter tells a horror story, some based on real-life cold cases involving headless victims. He hopes that in this way, their souls can find release and the wicked can be punished. But meddling in other people’s karma invites retribution, and Lin Xu is the 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Tales of the Crimson Moon 赤月怪谈簿 Also known as [Infinite Flow: Apostle of the Deep] [Infinite Flow] [Original Dungeons] [One Female Lead] [Decisive and Ruthless] [No Saintly Protagonist] Players, welcome to the Deep Corridor! This is a real game that transcends dimensions, full of epic tales and sweeping adventures! If you're afraid, struggle to survive! If you're despairing, then go peacefully to your death! This place is both the mortal world and a boundless purgatory. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Welcome to the Game of Sin and Desire 欢迎来到罪欲游戏 [Infinite Flow + two male leads, 1v1, both pure] Sunflowers die beneath the scorching sun; the selfish die of greed. Because of his heart condition, Chen Yi is filled with a desperate will to survive and is forced into the Sin and Desire Game. Here, desire is the only master. "Ding! Please honor your desires, for it is your privilege." Beneath beautiful appearances lie bloodshed and filth. Beneath trust lie betrayal and suspicion. In a realm of desire, no one can stay untouched. But what's going —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Haunted House Sleep Tester: Case File No. 0 凶宅试睡员0号档案 [Realistic survival + haunted-house horror + a battle of wits and human nature + one male lead] Bankrupt and tens of millions in debt, Lin Mo is forced to work as an overnight tester in haunted houses. A rotting face floats in a leaking bathtub, marbles roll in the attic amid a child's sobs, and a reflection in the wardrobe mirror locks a hand around his throat… The eerie rules are death sentences: look in the mirror at midnight, and always answer a knock. But compared with ruthless loan sharks, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Book of a Hundred Ghosts: Don't Sleep Too Deep Tonight 百鬼夜行簿：今晚别睡太沉 [200 short stories × everyday distortions × suffocating terror] Even more densely packed with spine-chilling moments than Zero-Degree Horror! 200 stories turn “elevators, dolls, and old cameras” into mouths that devour people: The elevator doors open. Dare you look at the “neighbor” on the 18th floor? (Don't be scared. The story is short, so short you won't have time to run.) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 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
- 27 Black Coffin: The Hidden Treasure 黑棺：归藏 One night, I was working overtime until late when the elevator suddenly went out of control and descended all the way to Floor -18. The doors opened onto a corridor, a bus, and seven strangers. A voice said, “Welcome to the Black Coffin Manor. Keep vigil for seven days. Do not look directly at the coffin. “One of you is not human. “Find them within seven days, or be killed by them.” I thought it was just a nightmare. Until the first person to run had his head twisted off, a black handprint 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 A Collection of Bizarre Horror Stories 怪诞恐怖故事集 My stories have magic, blood and tears, the evil side of human nature, and the horror you’re looking for. 1. Mother’s Bottles and Jars: A single drop of blood can turn one grain of rice into a whole pot of rice. A hundred drops can conjure a bicycle... What kind of magic is hidden in the bottles and jars Mother prepared for him? 2. The Toilets in Dreams: If you fall asleep while desperate to pee, you’ve surely dreamed of all kinds of toilets. If you write down the toilets you see in your dreams, 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 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
- 30 My 365 Folk Tales of the Supernatural 我的365个民间诡异故事 (The rating just came out, and it's expected to rise!) [Urban Legends] [Rural Legends] [Folktales] [Supernatural Mysteries] [Unsolved Mysteries] [Not AI-Generated] One short story per chapter, adapted from all kinds of eerie and terrifying folk tales. The plots are bizarre and outlandish, making them ideal for reading in small bites. (Note: Don't read if you're easily scared! Every story is terrifying! Everything in this book is fictional, so don't take it seriously! Believe in science! Reject s 20.9kReads7.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 31 Thriller: Infinite Escape in a Haunted World 惊悚：我在诡世界无限逃生 [Infinite Flow + Mild Horror + No Female Lead + Suspense + Plot-Driven] After Su Yang receives a transplant of a strange heart, his younger sister suddenly disappears. He unexpectedly obtains a strange black card and enters an enormous ghost lantern. Inside the lantern drift countless seven-colored ghost flames. Anyone who enters the ghost lantern is periodically sent into instances of different-colored ghost flames to complete terrifying events. As Su Yang enters one ghost-flame instance after 3.5kReads8.1Score35414d adds
- 32 Don't Read If You're a Coward! One Ghost Story Every Day! 胆小勿进！每天一个鬼故事！ A series of urban ghost stories Every chapter tells a different tale There’s sure to be one you’ll enjoy When the novels you’re following haven’t updated yet Read some urban ghost stories in the meantime 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Last Shaman of Northeast China 东北最后的出马仙 Under siege by the Nine Wraiths and the Spirit-Devouring Ten Thousand Wraiths Formation, the barbarian wasteland's evil cultivators strike at the border again and again. Huang Dun wields a peachwood sword as his blade and his resolve to protect the people as his armor, leading immortal disciples, government forces, and border residents to build an ironclad defense. From tempering spirits and refining techniques to fortifying the area with the Sunbright Spirit-Gathering Formation, from passing on 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Bizarre Judgment: My Life Lantern Can Evolve 诡异审判：我的命灯能进化 [Judge's Eye + Evolving Life Lamp + Sequence Contest + Mastermind Behind the Scenes] My name is Tong Yan. I have terminal cancer, and I'm a half-blind art student. Then one day, I began seeing the life lamps on everyone's shoulders, along with the guide ghosts whispering beside them. They said, “Turn back, and you'll be free.” Then, one night, my own life lamp flickered on the verge of going out, and a ghost howled behind me. Cornered, I raised my paintbrush and struck at the guide ghost, delive 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The End of Lies 杀谎终焉 [No System, no power fantasy, no harem, no saintly heroine. Brain-teasers + locked-room mysteries + battle of wits + deduction + fanfiction] This is the eighteenth level of hell. Lying is forbidden here. Hello, I’m not Chen Ran. My name is Diwu Zeyi. “Let me repeat myself: I’m not Chen Ran.” “But I’m about to start lying...” 109Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 A Bloody Night in Jiling Village 寂岭村血夜 This novel contains depictions of human nature and graphic violence. Readers under 18 should read with a parent or guardian. On December 4, 1994, a small mountain village in eastern Shenzhong City, near the border with Huizhou City, was the site of an unprecedented major crime. It later became known as “Shenzhong’s Sealed Village.” “Help me! Everyone’s been killed!” “Hello, this is Danao Police Station. What happened?” “There’s a ghost! A ghost is here! N-no, don’t come any closer! P-please, hel 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Midnight Murder Mystery 深夜剧本杀 [Infinite-flow + no System + character growth + no saintly heroine] (A long, ongoing story with a satisfying ending! Not a gender-swapped transmigration.) After an unexpected blind date, Huang Xi wandered into a murder-mystery game shop at the end of a narrow alley. He thought his experience as a “steamroller” would help him win the girl’s heart, but before the game master could even finish the introduction, he fainted on the spot! When he woke up, he found himself in a school dormitory. Facing 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 A Modern Narrative of Supernatural Horror 灵恐现叙事 Original horror and paranormal fiction. Horror stories are only meant to help everyone unwind, not to make you more afraid. We welcome discerning readers to come and help answer everyone’s questions... 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 A Survival Handbook for Strange Tales 诡异故事逃生手册 [Infinite-flow + mild horror + survival] A story app that cannot be deleted. The moment it chooses you, your story is already set. Your only choices are to struggle with all your might or die a miserable death. The ending is unknown, and one wrong step will send you plunging into the abyss. From the moment they enter the story, everyone has just one goal: survive to the end! But can anyone really reach the end of the final story? (The author was chosen too, so this isn't made up.) When you have 16Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 40 Death Will Be Televised 死亡将映 (Infinite Flow + mild horror + deduction + survival + one heroine) To uncover the ultimate secret, he must endure one round of slaughter and struggle after another. I thought I only had to complete a simple death mission to go home, but I was forced to uncover the ultimate secret. I thought I could open the Forbidden Zone of God and grow stronger, only to be told that the human body was also a treasure locked in chains. When I finally reached the end, I discovered that I had walked this road bef 113Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 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
- 42 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
- 43 Wielding a Sledgehammer in the Main God’s Space 我在主神空间抡大锤 A tomb-raiding infinite-flow campaign story. I really hate solving puzzles and just want to enjoy the fights, but things never go as planned, and I always end up caught in layer upon layer of mysteries and trouble. Basically, I've got a hammer in my hand, so everyone looks like a nail. I write whatever I dream up, and updates are crawling along. Thanks for stopping by. 548Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Room 414 at Three in the Morning: Four Best Friends 夜半三更414房四闺蜜 Three Roommates in Room 414 at the Dead of Night 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Haunted House 诡院 [No rating yet, but one should be available later] [Infinite stream + suspense + deduction + no female lead + ensemble cast] At the end of a long street stands a small courtyard. Old objects are displayed all along the street. No one knows how the street came to be, or why a strange courtyard stands at its end. Those chosen are swept into this street, where dusk lasts forever, in the middle of an ordinary moment. Then they are forced to push open a door and enter the ghost realm. They have to su 3.3kReads—Score38114d adds
- 46 Ghost-Hunting Operation 猎诡行动 [Infinite-Round Game + Mild Horror + One Female Lead + Dungeons] In an era when advanced intelligent technology is flourishing across the globe, a new kind of game has become popular. It has replaced traditional computer and mobile games with AI-simulated horror stages set in virtual worlds. Players enter these worlds by falling asleep through a gaming brain-computer interface, where they battle monsters and ghosts. They can clear a stage by finding a way through or killing the ghosts. Even if p 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Netherworld's Yellow Earth 幽冥黄土地 The Underworld’s Yellow Earth —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 One Ghost Story a Chapter: I Warned You, So Don't Blame Me 一章一个鬼故事，吓到你，别怪我 [Traditional Chinese paranormal + Chinese-style horror] [Folktales + eerie rural happenings] Collected from all over and adapted into fiction, these stories include all kinds of folktales and urban legends. They're like the scary stories sold at street stalls, told in plain, simple language, with details that become more terrifying the longer you think about them. Great for unwinding. Each chapter features a different cast of characters. Note: Believe in science and reject superstition. Don't ta 7.5kReads7.3Score39314d adds
- 49 The Ultimate Horror 终极惊悚 [Infinite Flow] + [Mystery] + [Team] + [Plot] Liu Zheng, a first-year graduate student at the School of Mechanical Engineering, was broke and on the verge of becoming homeless when a mysterious app quietly appeared on his phone... [Beep. Host detected: broke as can be, with a powerful desire to make money. Accept this job?] [Yes/No] With three parts apprehension and seven parts anticipation, Liu Zheng tapped to confirm. The next second, a mechanical voice rang out, and an old mansion buried deep 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Fogbound Game: Please Follow the Bloodstained Rules 迷雾游戏，请遵守血色规则 [Supernatural Infinite Flow, no power leveling, no System, human ingenuity, not a conventional power fantasy] Chen Mo, a high school teacher who believes in reason and logic, steps into an old alley shrouded in urban legends and is inexplicably dragged into a nightmare called the “Mist Game.” Every deadly game has a hidden, blood-red rule. And he’s the only one who can see it. 69Reads—Score—14d adds
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