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  1. 101 Hook in the Mist 迷雾之钩 Sea Moon and Painting海月丹青Mystery71k WordsCompleted 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
  2. 102 The Dragon-Locking Well: Snakebone Town 锁龙井：蛇骨镇 With a Pen, I Write of Mountains and Rivers怡笔写山河8k WordsCompleted The Dragon-Locking Well: Snakebone Town —Reads—Score—14d adds
  3. 103 Keeper of the Hearth: I Receive the Immortals in Northeast China 守灶人，我在东北领仙 Night Breeze 777夜风777Mystery232k WordsCompleted A Northeast Chinese folk-custom tale about inviting celestial spirits. The Hearth Guardians protect homes and drive out evil, delivering hard-hitting tales of spirit warriors. The last Hearth Guardian holds the line in Northeast China! He commands celestial spirit troops, subdues vicious ghosts across the land, handles the strange affairs of spirit mediums, and protects the peace and warmth of the human world. Let no evil draw near! You know about the spirit mediums of Northeast China, but if yo 3Reads7.3Score—14d adds
  4. 104 Heirloom Bones: Blood Sacrifice at Yinshan 嗣骨：荫山血祭 Xin Da of the Southwest Military Region西南军区的辛达Mystery114k WordsCompleted (Not recommended for the fainthearted or anyone alone late at night) Li Ming returns to his hometown for a funeral, but the moment he steps into Yinshan Village, everything feels uncanny. Strange noises echo from inside the coffin day and night, while dark red patterns appear beneath his skin and writhe like living things. The ancient well that sustains the village churns with ominous black sludge. Deep within the ancestral hall, inhuman drumbeats and indescribable ancient whispers resound day a 6Reads—Score—14d adds
  5. 105 Tales of the Haunted Temple 鬼庙怪谈 Mu Chen沐辰Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A haunted temple swallowed an entire village. I thought it was all just a natural disaster and human misfortune. I never expected that it had all started because of me. 177Reads—Score—14d adds
  6. 106 The Rouge House 脂楼 Yang Zai楊載Mystery22k WordsCompleted The Rouge Tower —Reads—Score—14d adds
  7. 107 At Midnight, Don't Stay in Room 404 午夜十二点，别住404 Man of the Desolate Night荒夜人Fantastical Romance122k WordsCompleted After transferring schools, Lin Xiaoman is assigned to the strangest dormitory of all: Room 404. On the first night, she sees a pair of soaking-wet slippers beneath her bed, but no one admits they belong to her. On the second night, the shared clock turns counterclockwise and stops at the moment Senior Chu fell from the building three years ago. On the third night, her reflection in the bathroom mirror moves three seconds behind her, and unfamiliar bloody marks appear on her wrist. Her roommates 23Reads—Score—14d adds
  8. 108 Who’s Watching You Sleep? 谁在看着你睡觉 Jason Who Loves Beef Tripe Soup爱吃牛肚汤的杰森Mystery227k WordsCompleted 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
  9. 109 Possessed by a Vengeful Spirit: Who Peeled Off My Face? 冤魂附体·谁剥了我的脸皮？ My Name Is Liang Sheng我叫良生Mystery16k WordsCompleted Possessed by a Vengeful Ghost: Who Peeled Off My Face? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  10. 110 Tales of Folk Monsters: Ghosts and the Supernatural! 民间怪谈录，灵异鬼怪！ Quiet Heart, Gentle Words安静心言Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted 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
  11. 111 The Human Dog 人形犬 Half a City of Fireworks烟火半城Mystery11k WordsCompleted After my sister was assaulted, she died a horrific death in a cabin in the back hills. My parents chopped up her body and fed it to the old dog they kept at home. After that, the old dog began to look more and more like my dead sister. Late at night, it would stand outside my room and call for me in my sister’s voice. 42Reads—Score—14d adds
  12. 112 The Hundred Venerables Record: Tales of Another Day 百崇录：异日谈 Plenty of Friends丰富的朋友Mystery292k WordsCompleted A sealed ancient scroll has come to light once more: "The Hundred Abominations: Tales of Strange Days". Its faded, uncanny writing: written in blood? Annotated in tears? No one can say. All that remains are over a hundred strange accounts, each word sinking into the bone, all told by the “ill omens” lurking among humankind. Some nest in the dark corners of people's hearts, watching for greed; some lie in the shadows of the streets, drinking in sobs; others haunt desolate wilderness and ancient h —Reads—Score—14d adds
  13. 113 Haunted House No. 444 444号凶宅 Half-Immortal Dream梦半仙Mystery229k WordsCompleted When people hear about a haunted house, most think of evil spirits, restless ghosts, and hauntings. But few know that the spirits in these houses can actually be cleansed. At a chance gathering, I was led into Room 444. Only afterward did I learn that it was the crime scene of the infamous Bloody Rose case. The people I had met inside were all spirits haunting the house... Take a deep dive into the haunted-house culture hidden among ordinary people! 62Reads6.5Score—14d adds
  14. 114 The Terrifying Asylum 恐怖疯人院 Little Old Steed小老骥Mystery151k WordsCompleted [Traditional supernatural fiction] + [Traditional mystery] + [Twists] + [Deduction] A tribute to The Last Bus on Route 13. My girlfriend, Tian Wenjing, was an intern doctor at a psychiatric hospital, but she died mysteriously while working there. To investigate what happened, I somehow ended up at the same hospital. After experiencing all kinds of bizarre events, I discovered a tremendous conspiracy lurking behind it. And somehow, this conspiracy was closely connected to me... 656Reads8.0Score—14d adds
  15. 115 A Troubling Seed 让人不安的种子 Xiaohu Who Likes Cats and Dogs喜欢猫狗的晓虎Mystery105k WordsCompleted [Horror Short Story Collection + Standalone Stories + Chilling on Second Thought] Every story takes place in an ordinary setting: a home, a street, a school, nighttime, an elevator, a bathroom, and so on. Tiny inconsistencies, misperceptions, hallucinations, and fragments of urban legends are presented as things that “really happened,” making you think: This could be happening right next to me. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
  16. 116 After the Ghost-Hunting Expert Reincarnated, She Dazzled Everyone 捉鬼大佬魂穿后，她惊艳了众人 Dog Spring犬泉Modern Romance144k WordsCompleted (Soul transmigration + ghost hunting + poor student + growth + powerful comeback + male rivalry + vampires) Lin Jie’er was an ordinary ghost-hunting master. By a twist of fate, her soul ends up in the body of a student at an aristocratic academy several centuries in the future. Can someone tell her why there are still so many ghosts to catch, even after all these centuries? And wait, didn’t the original owner say nobody cared about her or loved her? Then what are all these handsome guys around h 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  17. 117 Strange Tales from Western Shandong 鲁西异闻 When the Breeze Is Clear and the Moon Bright清风月明时20k WordsCompleted Strange Tales from Western Shandong 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  18. 118 Terror at Three in the Morning: There's a Ghost Behind the Door 三更惊魂，门内有鬼 Four Plum Blossom Pillars梅花四柱6k WordsCompleted Terror at Three in the Morning: There's a Ghost Behind the Door —Reads—Score—14d adds
  19. 119 The Village Yin Ferrywoman 乡村渡阴人 Xuanhuang Linglong玄黄玲珑Rural Life46k WordsOngoing Paranormal + Episodic Stories + Rural Folklore and Strange Tales + Folk Ghost Stories + Chinese-Style Horror + Yin-Yang Eyes + Heartwarming Paranormal Fiction Chen Jiujin, a farmer with a fate that attracts evil spirits, takes his little daughter, who can see ghosts, from village to village to settle the unfinished affairs of wronged souls and wandering ghosts in the world of the living. —Reads—Score—14d adds
  20. 120 Chinese-Style Horror Stories 中式恐怖小说 Xiang Sansan Bei向三三北Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted 30Reads—Score—14d adds
  21. 121 The Haunted House of Resentment: A Bizarre Murder Case 怨气凶宅·诡异的凶杀案 My Name Is Liang Sheng我叫良生10k WordsCompleted The Haunted House of Resentful Spirits: A Bizarre Murder 5Reads—Score—14d adds
  22. 122 Terrifying Supernatural Events I Experienced Myself 亲身经历的恐怖灵异事件 Umbrella Bearer Tian Hen撑伞者天痕Mystery6k WordsCompleted Terrifying supernatural encounters I experienced firsthand 8Reads—Score114d adds
  23. 123 The Haunted House at No. 13 13号凶宅 Zhang Baorui张宝瑞Mystery116k WordsCompleted 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
  24. 124 Ghost in the Well: The Woman in Room 704 井底亡魂-704室的女人 Yang Zai楊載Mystery14k WordsCompleted Ghost at the Bottom of the Well: The Woman in Room 704 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  25. 125 Subduing Evil 镇邪 Qilian祁连Mystery587k WordsCompleted There are always mysterious things in this world, yet people dismiss them as nonsense. Miaojiang gu poison, corpse-driving in western Hunan, Nanyang curses, the Flowerfall Cave Maiden, shamanic sorcery, and yin-yang demons are all forbidden taboos. You don't have to believe in them, but you must remain in awe. Above all, never profane them! When the taboo soul bell rings out in the sky and ancient horrors quietly awaken, the world teeters on the brink of disaster. Will there still be someone who 637Reads6.2Score—14d adds
  26. 126 Driver of the Underworld 幽冥司机 Three Stones' Ambition三石志Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted Bus Route 206 is hiring a night-shift driver. Liu Hao eagerly applies, only to discover that the job not only pays well but also has short hours. It’s only after he signs the contract that he realizes there’s something wrong with the bus… Strange passengers and eerie lost property leave Liu Hao wondering if he’s driving the last bus of the underworld! 395Reads6.3Score—14d adds
  27. 127 Old Lu's Lone Edge 老箓孤锋 Zi Fan Hang Nan梓帆航楠Mystery273k WordsOngoing The family has fallen into ruin, and its legacy lies in disgrace. As a descendant of Celestial Master Xu Xun, Xu Xuan has spent half his life in grief and partings. His father and elder brother died, his relatives and friends passed away, and the world mocked him as dull-witted and unworthy of carrying on the family tradition. Yet no one knows that an ancient power lies sealed in his blood. When the enemy of old comes to his door in the twilight of life, kneeling to beg forgiveness, is it genu 8Reads—Score—14d adds
  28. 128 Specimens from a Dark Alley 暗巷标本集 Pi Shangzhi甓上芷Mystery152k WordsCompleted A collection of mysterious, bizarre tales where dreams and reality intertwine. What lies hidden behind each story? Each chapter in this book is a story of its own, drawing us into boundless imagination. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
  29. 129 Building 704: The Haunted Tower 七零四凶楼 White Horse Fermat白马费马Mystery146k WordsOngoing Protagonist: Chen Mo, 28, a restorer of antiques and old objects. Quiet and reserved, with exceptional powers of observation, he is forced into a series of supernatural incidents while handling his ancestors’ belongings. Main setting: Building 704, a tenement in the old district of Jiangcheng. Abandoned for thirty years, the building is said to be filled with countless dead and overflowing with sinister energy. —Reads—Score—14d adds
  30. 130 Wet Footprints 水脚印 Little Luo, Little Guo小罗小过Mystery474k WordsCompleted Have you ever heard the legends of water ghosts? Strings of wet footprints beneath the moonlight are proof that they exist... A group of young people, hoping to strike it rich by studying abroad, believed they could cash in on their overseas degrees and build brighter futures. But while attending university abroad, they ran into a series of inexplicable events. The fear of the unknown loomed over them like a dark cloud, and their original reasons for going had long since changed amid frantic esc 10Reads—Score—14d adds
  31. 131 Hong Kong’s Yin Chronicles: The Domino Curse 香江陰錄：骨牌劫 Yang Zai楊載13k WordsCompleted Hong Kong Yin Chronicles: The Bone Tile Calamity —Reads—Score—14d adds
  32. 132 Shattered Yin-Yang Jade 阴阳玉碎 A Celery一颗芹蔡Mystery55k WordsOngoing [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
  33. 133 The Bronze Coffin Seals the Soul: The Yin Corpse 铜棺封魂·阴尸 My Name Is Liang Sheng我叫良生26k WordsCompleted The Bronze Coffin Seals the Soul: The Yin Corpse 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  34. 134 A Terrifying New Year's Eve 惊悚除夕夜 Mo Chen墨尘Mystery11k WordsCompleted On New Year’s Eve, I was driven mad by the nonstop kitchen noise from upstairs. I bombarded the tenants’ group chat with voice messages. “I just want to know which lunatic is cooking in the middle of the night! Are you making food for ghosts?” Someone replied almost immediately. “Don’t you know we make our New Year’s Eve dinner at midnight here in Hunan? It’ll be ready soon. Why don’t you come up and join us?” Then they sent a gruesome photo. The picture was quickly deleted. In its place came a —Reads—Score—14d adds
  35. 135 The Deadly Delivery 致命快递 Little Potato小土豆Mystery10k WordsCompleted I’m a Buddhist: beautiful, kindhearted, rich, and gullible. I can’t stand to see the poor suffer. If my fried noodles cost seven yuan, I pay ten. That can have its downsides, though. For example, some penniless creep from the noodle stall might latch onto me. Or I might find my husband’s severed finger in my fried noodles. —Reads—Score—14d adds
  36. 136 The Killer Killed the Killer 凶手杀了凶手 minMystery13k WordsCompleted Police tape cordoned off the underground parking garage. At four in the morning, someone found a body there. As I passed the cordon, a police officer asked me to register my details. I nodded without hesitation. “No problem. I hope you catch the person who killed that woman soon.” The officer looked up sharply. “Miss, I never said the victim was a woman.” 115Reads—Score—14d adds
  37. 137 The Autobiography of a Yin Walker 一位走阴人的自传 A MuyaoA沐瑶Rural Life332k WordsCompleted Adapted into a full-cast audiobook on Tomato Listen. [This story is based on the true account of someone who walks between the worlds of the living and the dead. The horror is off the charts, so timid readers beware!] Have you ever heard of someone who walks between the worlds of the living and the dead? I'm the only son in three generations of the Guo family. My name is Guo Lideng. I've had the yin-yang eyes since I was a child, and can see things ordinary people cannot. As an adult, I stumbled 5.7kReads7.1Score32514d adds
  38. 138 Chronicles of Strange Folk Tales 民间怪谈事件录 Fei vs Yi非vs衣Mystery351k WordsCompleted Not for the faint of heart! Not for the faint of heart! Not for the faint of heart! The 1980s and 1990s saw one bizarre incident after another in Jubao Village: Zhao Laohei, who rose from the dead at the execution ground... The woman who hanged herself in town, her whole face turned a purplish black... The ghost child encountered during a game of hide-and-seek on the Ghost Festival... The terrifying bamboo fiend in the old bamboo grove... People and ghosts playing cards in a yin-yang card game.. 215Reads—Score—14d adds
  39. 139 The Corpse Plague 尸瘟 Yang Zai楊載Mystery24k WordsCompleted Corpse Plague 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  40. 140 Forbidden Strange Tales: The Taboos of the Folk 禁忌聊斋：民间禁忌的那些事 Night Breeze 777夜风777Mystery238k WordsCompleted What you’re reading isn’t just an ordinary supernatural story. It may be a set of rural survival rules that can keep you safe. The taboos of the countryside aren’t just old people’s nagging. Every “don’t touch that” carries the weight of lives lost long ago. When dusk seeps into an abandoned village, the names on the road markers glisten with a deathly aura in the rain; white crows on the eaves of a birthing room beckon a newborn’s soul; copper coins in an old mansion rust into blood scabs; an 670Reads8.2Score—14d adds
  41. 141 Strange Tales from Liaozhai: Ghost Stories and Unsolved Mysteries 聊斋秘闻鬼魅传说与未解之谜 Lan Wei蓝薇Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing A collection of suspenseful short stories inspired by Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio and Chinese folk legends! Your follows and support motivate me to write. I’ll do my best to bring you even better stories! Fresh off the press! Leave a review, and I’ll keep improving! 1Reads8.3Score—14d adds
  42. 142 The Woman in the Red Dress 穿红色连衣裙的女人 A Fierce Tiger Sniffing Flowers猛虎嗅鲜花Mystery11k WordsCompleted The Woman in the Red Dress 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  43. 143 Ghost Stories of the Southwest 西南鬼事 Young Scholar from Nanshui南水小生Mystery800k WordsCompleted This is a collection of ghost stories from southwest China, made up of a series of medium-length tales. Some may be part of your childhood, some may be stories you've told yourself, and others may be stories you've never heard. Today, let Xiao An tell you these strange and wondrous tales, one by one. 101Reads—Score—14d adds
  44. 144 Climbing the Steps 拾级 Yang Zai楊載Mystery24k WordsCompleted Climbing the Steps 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  45. 145 The Girl in Red from the Village 村寨红衣女孩 Li Lezhao李乐昭6k WordsCompleted The Girl in Red from the Village —Reads—Score—14d adds
  46. 146 The Ultimate Ghost-Raising Master 极品养鬼师 Nangong Baiyi南宫白衣Mystery38k WordsOngoing [Adult] + [Adorable Pets] + [Sharp Tongue] + [Making Money] + [Secret Arts] Do you know how to raise ghosts? No worries, I do! Do you know how to catch ghosts? No worries, I do that too! Do you know where to find ghosts? No worries, I’ll take you there! Watch your step. Get in! —Reads—Score—14d adds
  47. 147 A Corrupted Heart 糜烂之心 Wenzhong Is Happy as Long as He's Happy高兴就好的闻仲Mystery287k WordsOngoing Deep inside the Luocheng Police Department, a metal filing cabinet labeled “Bloodstained Files” holds dozens of long-unsolved, grisly cases. Each one once shocked the nation with its bizarre deaths, but limited forensic technology at the time meant they were ultimately filed away as “unsolved.” In 2025, advances in forensic science prompted the department to launch the “Bloodstained Files Resolution Project.” The first case to be reopened was the most controversial of them all: the “Terrifying P 42Reads—Score—14d adds
  48. 148 This Ghost Story Is Pretty Interesting 这个鬼故事有点意思 Clip-Clop Hooves马蹄哒哒哒Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted The rating for this new book has just come in. It'll go up later, so don't worry and enjoy! [Standalone Stories] [Supernatural Horror] [Urban Legends] [Strange Tales from the Countryside] [Based on True Stories] [Tales of Spirits and Strange Creatures] [Love Between Humans and Ghosts] There is no overarching plot. Every chapter is a standalone story. Some stories are adapted from real cases, some are compiled from urban and rural legends, and some… some are completely made up by the author. Come 5.1kReads8.4Score41514d adds
  49. 149 Mysterious Curse 1 神秘诅咒1 Zhaoyangyang昭阳阳Mystery370k WordsCompleted [Supernatural Mystery + Urban Cultivation + Folk Taboos + A Passionate Coming-of-Age Story] Enter a sinister world concealed beneath the bustle of the modern city! I have no control over life or death. My name is Zhang Wen. I thought getting into college would let me escape that bleak village in the southwest. Then my grandfather died suddenly, with these words written in cinnabar on his palm: "Dig three feet down at the southeast corner of the wall." I unearthed a bloodstained notebook. Its fir 6Reads—Score—14d adds
  50. 150 My Master Gave Me a Car for Investigating the Supernatural 师父传我一辆看事儿车 Fu Su Has a Strange Way扶苏有诡道Mystery176k WordsCompleted A thousand-year-old van? Built by hand from scratch [Traditional horror]➕ [Even more immersive as an audiobook]➕ [Uncovering the truth about my origins] Greetings, dear readers! [Traditional supernatural horror, primal fear] The original experience of horror is the fear a person feels when experiencing it firsthand. [First person, highly atmospheric] Give me a chance to tell this story from my own point of view. [Uncovering the truth about my origins] Along the way, I met many people. “The gates 14Reads—Score—14d adds

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