Novels like Listening to Ghost Stories Over Half a Cup of Tea
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Listening to Ghost Stories Over Half a Cup of Tea, best match first.
- 1 Painted Calamity 画劫 Painting Calamity 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 I Went Down the Mountain for a Feast, Only to Find the Villagers Were Monsters 下山吃席，村民竟然是妖怪 On the surface, he’s a delicate young man who goes into the mountains for a feast. In truth, he’s a Taoist swordsman with extraordinary skills. When demons run amok deep in the mountains, the boy drops his disguise, revealing the rusty sword at his waist. “Who says a scholar can’t slay demons?” What seems to be ghosts harming people turns out to conceal a human conspiracy! In late Tang Shu, one strange case after another unfolds, with the supernatural and the mundane intertwined. Are real demons 275Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 After Work, I Somehow Got Sucked Into a Book of Strange Tales 下班后我竟被吸入聊斋这本书了 Synopsis: Overworked office drone Su Ci works himself to death from overtime (not really) and wakes up inside an old copy of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. Here, Daoist venerables attain sainthood and the demon clans lurk in wait. This is a high-risk, fortune-driven version of Strange Tales. Su Ci wakes up outside Lanruo Temple with no spiritual roots or aptitude, only a silver tongue that can spin any tale. While others are scared witless by ghosts, he trades group calisthenics for tr 165Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 4 Two Paranormal Dungeons: I Cultivate Liaozhai with My Brother and Pacify Yin and Yang 灵异双副本：我修聊斋兄弟镇阴阳 While others barely survive their adventures in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, my best friend and I fight side by side! Wang You’an practices the Seventy-Two Earthly Transformations, crushing countless ghosts with his physical might; Black Dragon has Yin-Yang Eyes and sees through every illusion. Every instance transforms completely, and together we rewrite every tragedy. It’s only when we discover the ancient twelve Zodiac emblems that we realize: Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio is on 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 More Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 续聊斋志异 Sequel to Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio is a collection of supernatural stories inspired by the classic Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. It aims to continue and expand upon the strange, fantastical, and mysterious world of ghosts and gods penned by Pu Songling. In this work, readers will once again enter a world filled with mystery and wonder. Here they will find gentle, moving fox spirits and ghosts, as well as ferocious, terrifying demons and monsters; stories of steadfast devotion t —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 After I Transmigrated into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, My Teammates Were Harder to Handle Than Ghosts 穿越聊斋后，我的队友比鬼还难带 [Liaozhai Fanfiction + Hilarious Nonsense + Healing Each Other + Bound to the Original Author + A Wild Rewrite of Liaozhai] Yuan Man never imagined that ranting could make her transmigrate. Even more absurdly, she landed in Liaozhai, a book world overrun with demons and monsters. “Damn System, what's with this Pu Songling?” “I brought him along on a whim. He has superpowers!” “And what about this Xi Fangping? A tank immune to all damage? Is this really what they mean by having an iron backbone?” 17Reads—Score148Shelves
- 7 From the Start, I Thought It Was a Strange Tales Story, but After Breaking Through, I Found Out It Was Journey to the West 开局以为是聊斋打穿后发现是西游 What? You’re fighting the Bull Demon King over a woman? Whoa! Princess Iron Fan wants to have your child? Huh! You actually stole the heavenly treasures of Princess Jade Face? Good grief! You even swindled Princess Wansheng out of her treasures? What? Chang’e and Yang Chan, the closest of sisters, fell out because they were fighting over you as their man? Pfft!” The broken half of the Snow-Night Saber plunged deep into Madam White Bone’s chest. Its blade pierced her demon core and sank in all th 1.3kReads—Score136Shelves
- 8 Tales of the Netherworld in the Northern Song Dynasty [Book 3] 北宋幽冥录【第3部】 One scroll of Along the River During the Qingming Festival, filled with the dreams of Bianjing in the Eastern Capital. In Bianjing, the Eastern Capital of the Great Song, at the Li trigram of the Qian Kun Bagua in Jieshen Lane, stands the Qiyun Tower. Within it are a gentle, warm-hearted proprietor, a charming and dainty maid, and a handsome, steady bookkeeper, along with three visitors from the mortal realm who came from the ancient Kunlun Mountains. Why did they come? The seven emotions and si 90Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Immortal of the Umbrella 伞仙 Also known as The Umbrella Immortal [Classic cultivation fantasy] [Slow burn] [No female lead] An exquisite, uncanny oil-paper umbrella, and a stormy dusk. Caught in the rain while climbing a mountain with nowhere to take shelter, he simply picked up the oil-paper umbrella lying on a rock. When Xu Fangyi awoke, he had arrived in a strange and dangerous world. The beads on the umbrella shift unpredictably between black and white. The umbrella in his hand is both a companion and his only suppo 537Reads6.7Score102Shelves
- 10 Chronicles of the Northern Song’s Underworld, Part 2 北宋幽冥录【第2部】 A scroll of Along the River During the Qingming Festival, every page filled with the splendor of Tokyo in its golden age. In Great Song’s Tokyo, at the Bagua trigram of Li in Jieshen Alley, stands the Qiyun Tower. Inside are a warm and gentle proprietress, a charming and delicate maid, and a handsome, composed bookkeeper. The three are visitors to the mortal world, come from the ancient Kunlun Mountains. Why have they come? The seven emotions and six desires, the affairs of heart and body, the t 485Reads—Score148Shelves
- 11 Heir to the Great Sage, Here to Settle Every Score in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 大圣传人，专治聊斋各种不服 An ancient book that fell from the sky changed the life of an eighteen-year-old from Northeast China. The moment Wang You’an opened it, he instantly mastered the Seventy-Two Transformations of the Earthly Fiends. The Somersault Cloud, the Golden Cudgel, and the Great Sage’s divine armor all returned to him. At the same time, another side of the human world slowly unfolded. A woman’s sobs drift from an ancient temple in the dead of night. Foxfire flickers in an abandoned mansion. Paper figures at —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Hardship of Taking It Easy 清闲难享 No Peace in Leisure —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 I Was Born an Immortal of Strange Tales 我本聊斋仙 A foolish ruler sits upon the throne, while his ministers attack one another with accusations. Corrupt officials scheme to line their pockets, and powerful clans seize the people’s farmland. The human way wanes, and the people suffer. In the shadows, all manner of demons and monsters gradually emerge, along with countless strange tales and uncanny happenings. Gao Ge finds himself in such a world by accident. True to his carefree nature, he becomes an immortal traveler, wandering the four corners 4.7kReads8.8Score381Shelves
- 14 Reborn in Another's Body: Dalang, Let's Go Home 借尸还魂之大郎，我们回家吧 Reborn in Another's Body: Dalang, Let's Go Home 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Lord Guan's Descent to Exorcise Demons 关帝君降魔 Lord Guan Subdues Demons 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Skeleton's Revenge 骷髅的复仇 The Skeleton’s Revenge —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 My Words Become Law, but I Truly Don’t Want to Show Off in Public 言出法随，贫道真不想人前显圣啊 The realm of Chixian is on the brink of collapse. Monsters and demons run rampant, and horrors from the old days stir once more. Rules? The only rule in this world is that there are no rules. Ye Qingfeng transmigrates into the body of a beggar who has starved to death. But this world is sick: skin-stealers rewrite memories, river demons demand brides, paper horses steal people's lifespans, and living type gives rise to miasma... Gods and Buddhas have vanished, order has crumbled, and human lives 90.5kReads8.4Score11.5kShelves
- 18 Tales of the Embroidered Shoe's Spirit 绣鞋魂记 The Embroidered Shoe's Spirit 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 The Little Fool’s Demon-Hunting Chronicles 瓜娃儿捉妖记 [Mystery and Supernatural] + [Folk Customs] + [Legends] + [Strange Tales] This really is a mystery and supernatural novel about catching demons and ghosts. The author begs the officials who review the categories to show mercy and stop changing this book’s category at random. Could you please? During the Xianfeng era, Gua Wa’er is sent to learn magic from Taoist Li at the Wengong Shrine, having incurred a debt of gratitude for changing his father Niu Yuansheng’s fate. He joins the wondrous Yunmen 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Strange Tales from the Start? But I’m Yang Jian! 开局聊斋？但我是杨戬啊 [No System + Chinese-Style Horror + Time-Limited Transformation + Yang Jian + Extreme Contrast and Thrills] After transmigrating into the demon-infested world of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, Yang Jian runs straight into a century-old Painted-Skin Ghost that specializes in tearing out human hearts. There is nowhere to run! No System chiming in. No old master living in a ring. His only trump card is the Holy Erlang True Lord sleeping inside him, whose name sounds just like his own: Yang Ji 6.4kReads8.2Score636Shelves
- 21 Taoist Master, You Really Can Exorcise Demons, Can't You? 道爷，你还真会降妖伏魔呀？ (Detailed Version) An old yellowed book dredged up while fishing turns out to be a key connecting two worlds. When Yuan Qiong is first sent to another world, what he sees completely overturns everything he thought he knew: This is a cultivation world where sword immortals soar through the skies and righteous gods manifest in the mortal realm, yet it is also a chaotic age overrun by demons. A bone woman combing her hair by moonlight, a fox demon taking human form, a River Lord demanding boys and 2.7kReads7.7Score253Shelves
- 22 Strange Tales from Liaozhai 聊斋奇谭 Pu Liuxian's greatest wish was once to explore the world's most wondrous and mysterious places and phenomena. Then one day, he found himself in a world overrun by ghosts and monsters. Here there were immortals, demons, ghosts, and monsters. At first, he traveled everywhere in search of the world's ghost stories, hoping to make a fortune from them. Later, he met more people and more ghosts, and glimpsed hidden truths about the world through his own stories. It turned out that the ghost realm was 260Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 23 The Seventy-Two Transformations of Tiangang and Disha 天罡地煞七十二变 Demons run rampant, and ghosts devour people. Wild dogs dig up graves, fox spirits knock on doors, and eerie spirits wear painted faces! The calamity of heaven and earth has arrived, and all living things are as insignificant as ants. With a manual for slaying demons in hand, Jiang Chen will carve a brighter world out of this dark age! In this life, I ask nothing of the next. I seek only eternal life! 27.1kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves
- 24 Wielding My Sword to Slay Demons and Protect the World 执剑斩魔护苍生 No System, invincible protagonist, traveling through the mortal world. A cultivation manual, a Green Snake Sword. In his previous life, he died peacefully at the age of ninety. In this life, he sets foot on the path of cultivation. A nine-tailed fox at his side, divine beasts following him, fiends bowing their heads. The City God bows and asks, “May I ask where you come from, Immortal?” He replies, “My name is Chong Yue. I’m just a mortal!” 1.8kReads8.1Score140Shelves
- 25 Immortal’s Hand on My Crown: I Break Through Even While Lying Down 仙人抚顶：我躺着都能突破 Does the path to immortality mean you have to sever all attachments and give up love? Does cultivation mean you have to let the whole world down? After Lin Feiyu was hit by a dump truck, a mysterious stroke of fortune chose him and sent him to the final era of the cultivation world. He didn’t need to cultivate: simply staying alive raised his realm, though the time required to break through doubled with each advancement. He thought fate had granted him a priceless opportunity, but he had no idea 179Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Bizarre Art of Cultivation 怪诞修仙学 (No heroine, Eastern cosmic horror, no System, not invincible, grotesque aesthetics, not a rules-based horror, science and cultivation) The old man once said that cultivators, demons, and evil spirits turn into a pile of ash when they die. This is called tainted ash. Tainted ash contains all the energy they accumulated in life. Eat it, and you can kindle your life lamp and extend your lifespan. Leave it alone, and it will give rise to a tainted-soil resurrection! But there is one exception: bein 47.7kReads9.1Score7.3kShelves
- 27 High Battle Clouds: Heroes Languish in Solitude 阵云高：英雄寂寞 Genius protagonist, no System, ruthless and decisive. Li Chengfeng, a genius formation master, uses formations to cultivate all kinds of mutated spirit insects. At last, he achieves a first-grade Golden Core. Just as everything seems to be going his way, he encounters a genius of the Ghost Clan. After a fierce battle, the Ghost Clan Golden Core cultivator dies, while Li Chengfeng, gravely wounded, is swept into a spatial black hole. A new legend is about to begin. 1.1kReads—Score136Shelves
- 28 Tales of Strange Happenings in Snow City 雪城志异 A collection of short tales of the strange and supernatural, including ghost stories and even stories about aliens! Each story is only a few hundred words, so you can finish one in no time. Strange happenings and supernatural tales, demons and ghosts, tree spirits and fox fairies! Let your imagination run wild! Everyone is welcome to read! 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Immortal Travel of Longevity 长生仙游 An accident brings Chen Changsheng to a world of immortals and martial arts, but he is surrounded by a curse that lets him live only from dawn to dusk. From then on, he comes back to life for just one day every three years, then falls asleep again, trapped in an endless cycle. Yet because of this, immortals from all walks of life mistake him for a sage who has attained the Dao. By a fortunate twist of fate, he embarks on the path of cultivation, searching desperately for a way to break the mayfl 5.7kReads8.9Score779Shelves
- 30 Folk Horror [The Fake Master Who Shocks a Hundred Demons] 恐怖民俗【冒牌大师震百妖】 The thing Liu Buyi, a fake master, regrets most in his life is learning how to “draw talismans with soy sauce” from a short video. Because the corpse that should be lying quietly in front of him is now using a soy-sauce-dipped finger to write his name on the coffin lid. Meanwhile, his half-baked beauty of a partner, An Xun, is munching on sunflower seeds and enjoying the show. “Didn't you say you had Yin-Yang Eyes?!” Liu Buyi's voice trembles. Seeing how unconcerned she looks, he almost passes o 821Reads—Score109Shelves
- 31 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: I Asked You to Repay Your Debt, Not Paint Skins and Ghosts 聊斋：让你还债，没让你画皮画鬼 [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio + Bizarre Cultivation + No System + Subverting Expectations + Folk Supernatural Tales + Becoming a God Through Painting + Dark Tone + Lovecraftian Horror + Clever Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Transmigrating into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, I find myself trapped in the deadly predicament of The Painted Skin from the start, and saddled with an unpayable debt to the dead? Don't panic. I have a White Bone Brush tha 817Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Tianxuan Paranormal Affairs Office 天玄灵异事务所 - [Infinite Flow + Urban Supernatural + Chinese-Style Horror + Folk Legends and Hauntings + Celestial Master Exorcists + Heirs to the Daoist Tradition + Heterochromatic-Eyed Heroine + Haunted House Tales + Episodic Stories + Folk Taboos] - Hidden deep in the bustling streets is an inconspicuous supernatural affairs office called Tianxuan. - No one dares touch the folk taboos of this world. Haunted houses are plagued by unsolved horrors, abandoned villages and ancient mansions seethe with resentm 1.2kReads—Score101Shelves
- 33 Strange Tales from the Civil Affairs Bureau (Complete in 8 Volumes) 民调局异闻录（全8册） The Strange Tales of the Bureau of Investigation series creates an entirely new world of suspense: a mysterious organization dedicated to uncovering the truth behind bizarre, uncanny, and supernatural events, and the world it faces. The stories are wildly strange and utterly captivating, with a witty, playful style and one suspenseful twist after another. Once you start reading, you won't be able to put them down. Throughout history, strange cases and evil monsters have always been dealt with by 37.4kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves
- 34 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 198.1kReads9.5Score24.7kShelves
- 35 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 212.8kReads9.6Score25.1kShelves
- 36 EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 (The print edition is now available to buy online) The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade: Heavenly Spiritual Bones. Second grade: Golden Spiritual Bones. Third grade: Mystic Spiritual Bones. Fourth grade: White Spiritual Bones. All the rest are ordinary bones, unfit for cultivation. Xu Taiping is an ordinary man with ordinary bones, yet he swears to prove to the cultivation world that ordinary bones can slay demons, ordinary bones can vanquish evil, and ordinary b 561.4kReads9.3Score72kShelves
- 37 EN The House of Dread 诡舍 [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 707.4kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves
- 38 EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 538.9kReads9.7Score71.1kShelves
- 39 EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves
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