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- 1 Lanterns of the Old City, Boats on the River of Forgetfulness 旧城灯，忘川船 Lanterns in the old city, a boat on the River of Forgetfulness —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Rift of the Divine Oracle 神谕裂隙 A few years ago, the false god used despicable means to imprison the true god so it could select suitable sacrifices. It then opened rifts and chose suitable sacrifices for itself from within the game, using them to increase its power. What it never expected was that, before being imprisoned, the true god had bestowed a blessing: twelve anchors of faith were scattered across the world. The true god also told several high-ranking officials in various countries that it had been imprisoned by the f —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Ten Days in the Haunted House 十日诡舍 If you finish reading this book, you will die Then you’ll return to Chapter 0 and read it again. Welcome to [Ten-Day Haunted House], a ghost-story apartment building that exists for just 240 hours. Every ten days, the cycle begins again. Each day, a new hellish instance resets: The hallway turns upside down, the stairs become intestines, and the corpse from your last cycle still hangs from the ceiling, dripping blood. Identity cards are shuffled every day. Yesterday’s lover may be an impost —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Transparent Coffin of the Yellow River 黄河透明棺 The Transparent Coffin of the Yellow River 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Rule Horror: My Job Is to Test-Sleep in Haunted Houses 规则怪谈：我的职业是凶宅试睡 Rule Horror: My Job Is to Test-Sleep in Haunted Houses —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Chronicles of the Fox's Shadow in the Deep House 深宅狐影录 Records of Fox Shadows in the Deep Compound —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Vengeful Ghosts Return: From My Dorm, I Enter the Abyss of Ten Thousand Ghosts 厉鬼复苏：我从宿舍踏入万鬼深渊 [Infinite flow + Smart protagonists + Mild horror + No System + Survival + Abyssal powers] Your mom is dead. Your dad is dead. Do not leave the dormitory after eight p.m. The Abyss is located in the Land of Origin. Li Wangzhou receives a mysterious letter like this. It contains only three lines. He assumes it’s a prank, but within the next hour, everything written in it comes true. [Your family hates goodbyes. Step outside the dormitory now, and your family will reward you. The reward is that yo 23Reads—Score114d adds
- 8 The Strange Rules Are So Bizarre 诡异规则怪淡说 Guys, if you see this book, please give it a rating. I’m begging you! [Rule-based horror + survival + no female lead + no System] In a mysterious, eerie place, rules follow you like a shadow. Whether you obey each one could mean the difference between life and death, and unknown dangers lurk all around. Can you find a chance to survive in this rule-bound nightmare? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Secrets of the Eerie Realm: Starting with a Strange Murder Case 诡域之秘，从诡异杀人案开始 The rating just came in, and it’ll rise over time. The writing is also being polished. [Infinite Flow + mild suspense + survival + one female lead + the protagonist isn't invincible] A bizarre murder pulls Shen Niansheng into a vast conspiracy. The dimensional passage that appeared many years ago has opened once more. This time, will he be able to escape? What was the truth behind the events of more than a decade ago? Are the people who entered that door still alive? The truth behind it all will 3.8kReads6.0Score26114d adds
- 10 The Abyssal Realm: Cursed Pact 渊境：诡契 On the last subway train of the night, every passenger’s face suddenly turned into a blank, writhing wax mask. Only Lin Yuan survived. He was dragged into a terrifying space called the Abyssal Realm, where he was forced to enter one twisted, reality-bending horror instance after another. There was no gore here, only dissonant whispers that drove sanity to zero, shadows that lagged behind, living people swallowed by their memories, and corpses that kept calling to him in his younger sister’s voic —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Border-Crossing Envoy: From the Start, I’m Told to Save Chang Wei! 越境使者之开局让我救常威！ [Infinite-Flow] + [Light Horror] + [Survival] + [Golden Finger] Have you ever dozed off in class? High school student Kai Hang had. He stole a nap, then opened his eyes to find himself gone from the world. The classroom was gone too, leaving only a sea of gray mist. This was the “Dreamscape,” a device left behind by the ancient civilization of Laya. It used instances as cages and fed on terror. If you wanted to survive, you had to clear them. Chang Wei attacks Laifu, and the Old Changing Woman e —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 After Dissecting a Corpse, I Began to Mutate 解剖尸体后，我开始异变 Urban supernatural powers + unusual professions + horror and thrills + eerie mysteries When Lin Shen followed procedure and opened the corpse’s chest cavity, he found that the dead man’s liver was beating rhythmically. A viscous fluid dotted with transparent granules seeped from its surface. Under the microscope, those granules turned out to be tiny embryos curled into shape, some even opening their eyes to stare back at him. At the same time, his bionic right-hand prosthesis shuddered violently —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Top Player: She Takes Infinite Horror Instances by Storm 顶级玩家：她在无限惊悚玩转副本 "No CP + Infinite Flow + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story + Mild Horror + Instances + Small Ensemble Cast + Story-Driven" That square little courtyard was where it all began for everyone. Shen Yu, a high school student, was forced to take part in a thrilling, terrifying adventure. In a perilous parallel world, did ghosts and monsters really exist? "I just want to take control of my own life." To do that, Shen Yu had no choice but to put herself in the game. Eerie paper figures, a mountain village sh 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Horror: I’m Trapped in a Scripted Murder-Mystery Game 恐怖：我被困在剧本杀中 Lin Mo is a player obsessed with murder mystery games. After receiving an invitation to play, he heads to a little abandoned villa in the suburbs, only to become trapped in a deadly maze. Working together with his companions, they finally manage to escape, but discover that reality and the game have merged, and death lurks everywhere. Only then does Lin Mo realize he is trapped in a world made up of countless murder mystery games... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Ghosts Are Higher-Dimensional Beings, So Stop Praying to Buddha and Chanting Sutras 鬼是高维生物，不要再求佛念经了 Four-dimensional beings have arrived! White disasters involve 1–100 people, with a 99% death rate. Green disasters involve 100–1,000 people, with a 99.99% death rate; Blue disasters involve 1,000–100,000 people, with a 99.99999999% death rate. Red disasters involve more than 100,000 people, and the death rate cannot be calculated. “Ghosts! There are ghosts!” “Don't be afraid. This place is full of temples and Buddha statues. Stop standing around and kneel down to pray! The Buddha will surely pr 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Welcome to the World of Death! 欢迎来到死亡世界！ A sudden, bizarre game drags countless people into endless instances. Monsters run rampant, rules kill, and betrayal and sacrifice play out every day. A cool-headed, rational strategist × a spirited, capable fighter. Two women with nothing in common depend on each other in dire straits, becoming each other's source of strength. They don't have to fight alone. One has an extraordinarily brilliant mind and is calm and meticulous; The other is a wealthy heiress who seems spoiled and dazzling, but i 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Unnoticeable One 不可觉察之人 (The new book’s rating isn’t out yet.) Qi Yan has always believed that you can tell people apart from one another. Not by their looks or their voices. But by their little habits. Some people always turn their cup before drinking. Some always step off with their left foot. Some pause for half a second on a certain word when they speak. These things are hard to imitate. But lately, Qi Yan has noticed that some people have started acting a little strange. When the neighbor next door sees him, they —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 My Wife Was Gravely Ill, So I Fought My Way Back from the Brink of Death! 老婆病重，我从生死之间杀回来！ [Infinite Flow x Light Horror x Survival x Single Female Lead] A sudden car accident left Jiang Bei unconscious on his way to the hospital. In her hospital room, critically ill He Nan still didn't know that her husband would never make it there. When Jiang Bei opened his eyes again, he found himself trapped in a place called Between Life and Death. He wasn't alone. There was also a two-faced angel who was clearly not human. The Fallen Angel said, "Only by passing trial after trial and becoming a 548Reads—Score12414d adds
- 19 The Corridor of Strange Dreams 异梦回廊 Dreams engulf the world, and the apocalypse arrives From the start, a strange nightmare haunts you, and you have seven days to live! A blood moon, crows, and one-eyed monsters covered in gray fur! When the monsters from your dreams descend into reality, how can you escape this endless cycle of death? A phone call from a strange man. Night Watchers, Dream Controllers, Dreamweavers, nightmare phenomena… What truth lies hidden beneath the shadows of this world, which seems so beautiful? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Rule-Based Games Arrive: I Can See Extra Rules 规则游戏降临：我能看见额外规则 [Urban Supernatural + Game Descends + Instances + Plot-Driven + Rules] The Rules Horror Game randomly descends upon Blue Star. The game can only end by destroying the point where it manifests. [Qingshan Apartments Survival Rules: 1. Maybe going home is the better choice.] When Qingshan Apartments are engulfed by the rules game, the survivors struggle to stay alive with only a handful of rules. But Jiang Che discovers that he can see more rules than anyone else: [Elevator: There is a fifty percen 11.1kReads—Score1.9k14d adds
- 21 The Ancient Tomb Courier 古墓快递员 There are “Netherworld Couriers” whose sole duty is to deliver “ancient tomb debt contracts” to the living. The resentment of those who died unjustly in their tombs condenses into these contracts. If they are not retrieved and delivered, that resentment will spill back into the human world. But the contracts themselves carry a soul-devouring curse, and anyone who picks one up will be gradually consumed by the resentment. If it were you, how would you solve this riddle trapped in a cycle of life —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Strange Yin-Yang Affairs of Wangjiayingzi 王家营子阴阳怪事 Strange Yin-Yang Happenings in Wangjiayingzi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 A Collection of Strange Tales from the Yellow River 黄河诡事集 The Strange Affairs of the Yellow River: A Folk Paranormal Archive of Hebei, Shandong, and Henan is a long suspense novel blending folk legends and supernatural tales with an episodic structure. The story unfolds along an abandoned course of the Yellow River, near the border where the three provinces of Hebei, Shandong, and Henan meet. The protagonist, Zhao Jiuhe, is the fourth-generation “Keeper of the Yin” in the Zhao family. He inherits the ancestral Record of Yin Contracts and the ability to 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Mystery Revival: I Can See the Supernatural 神秘复苏：我能看见诡异 “Do you believe in ghosts?” If you’d asked Gu Guga the day before, she would have replied, “Are you crazy?” But ever since Gu Guga joined the [Ghost Summoning] game... “Gu Guga, why won’t you look at us?” “Xiao Gu, why are you walking with your head down? It’s dangerous.” “The car’s here. Let’s get on together.” Gu Guga doesn’t dare open her eyes, because she’s had a dead person’s corneas transplanted into her. The moment she opens her eyes, she’ll see the... ghosts wandering around her. When yo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Carpooling Through the Haunted Realm 诡境拼车人 (No harem + no System + not a wish-fulfillment story + infinite flow) Lin Chengshen initially entered the haunted realms to find his Third Uncle. But can someone tell him who this person is, standing before him and looking exactly like his Third Uncle? Or rather, he... isn’t human. As he experiences more and more haunted realms, he gradually discovers their source. It turns out that his Third Uncle told him not to look for him, not to save his life, but because... 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Graduating Straight into Unemployment 毕业即失业 Infinite-Flow + Single Female Lead This story contains some scenes with two male leads. Please avoid it if that's not to your taste. On August 26, 6026, the world changed dramatically. Countless people suddenly disappeared. Only one-third of the world's original population remained, and no one knew what had happened. A year later, some of the missing people returned, and the world's changes truly began. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Witnessing Terror 见恐 [Infinite Flow + Mild Horror + No Romance + No Golden Finger + A Touch of Despair] On a rainy night, Ji Yunfeng receives a call from an “old acquaintance” and sets out to hunt down a serial killer nicknamed the “Rainy Night Butcher.” To his surprise, he stumbles into a “mysterious house.” Inside this “house,” he somehow ends up being sent, along with three people chosen by the “Death Letter,” to a “trial ground” known as the “Death Domain.” This world is home to a host of terrifying beings known 1.9kReads—Score16714d adds
- 28 Infinite Instances Begin at Black Gate Apartments 无限副本从黑门公寓开始 [Infinite Flow + Not a Power Fantasy + Original Scenarios with Mild Horror] After his sister disappeared following a skinning, Yuan Chengxia set out to investigate the clues left by a childhood friend. But he encountered a ghostly maze and was forced to fight for survival in a deadly scenario, gradually rising to become the leader of the White Gate Guild. Along the way, Yuan Chengxia uncovered the countless ties between his sister and the scenarios. Various factions were drawn into the conflict, 81Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Sign-In in the Haunted Realm: Trapped in an Endless Reincarnation 诡域签到：我被困无限轮回 [Infinite Flow] [Instances] “Why?! Tell me how it came to this!” I had clearly escaped the cycle of death, but when I opened my eyes, I had fallen into the [Reality] instance created by the haunted mirror. My teammates were safe and sound, and the world was running as usual. Everything looked utterly real. I frantically searched for a way to break out, but in the end, I was forced to give in and try living like an ordinary person. Then one day, black mist began to seep into the corners of the ci 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Eerie Game: The Afterlife Cruise 诡异游戏：往生游轮 Want to stay alive? Come play a game. Want to escape hell? Come play a game. Want to know the truth? Come play a game. Want to find the answers? Come play a game. A cruise ship bound for the afterlife, a bizarre amusement park, endless games. This is a hell filled with the uncanny, where everyone is a living dead caught between life and death. Xia Lian, a narcotics officer, lost his memory just as his undercover operation was about to wrap up. He woke aboard a strange cruise ship, only to find h 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Within the Haunted Realm 诡境之中 A mirror representing the uncanny serves as a point of interaction between two worlds. Another mirror, representing the supernatural, connects instances with haunted realms. Hotels stand one after another across this blood-red world. Everyone who has been cursed is forcibly pulled into a world plagued by supernatural events at regular intervals, where they must complete seemingly impossible tasks. Only after Yang Jinheng has endured countless farewells between life and death and escaped death's 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Bring Bai Xiaoxiao Back to Life and Rebuild the Haunted House! 复活白潇潇，重建诡舍！ I just finished the finale of The Haunted House, and it wrecked me! As a die-hard romantic armed with a keyboard, how could I put up with that? So I've decided to do justice on heaven's behalf: I'll bring Bai Xiaoxiao back to life right from the start, and fill in the holes in The Haunted House, along with every regret the ending left behind! I'll reveal Hui's true identity, explain why Ning Changtian could approach Jianmu, and solve every mystery! Ning Qiushui will remain the protagonist! This 51Reads—Score614d adds
- 33 Zodiac Star Prison 黄道星狱 [Infinite Flow + Zodiac Mythology + Ensemble Growth + Logical Deduction + Highly Intelligent Female Lead] Currently updating two chapters a day without fail. Your likes and support are what motivate me to post more! Feel free to leave any suggestions in the comments. Twelve people wake up in a station at midnight, with zodiac marks appearing on their wrists. The electronic display lights up with the rules for the First House: [Do not turn back.] The first person to turn back has their shadow pie —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Final Desperate Stand 终焉绝境 Dark and desperate, Lovecraftian horror, high-IQ mind games, and a light, fast-paced read. When they wake up, everyone finds themselves trapped in an eerie space cut off from the world. A sealed building, inexplicable rules, an endless stream of deadly traps, and unknown monsters lurking in the shadows. No one who enters gets out unscathed. Suspicion, betrayal, and scheming flourish in the depths of despair, grinding away at human nature bit by bit. To survive, they must solve puzzle after puzzl 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 I Use Astrology to Divine Heaven's Secrets and Crack Paranormal Cases in Seconds 我以星盘推演天机秒破诡案 [Survival in the Mist]+ [Thriller Game]+ [Omniscience and Omnipotence]+ [No Romance]+ [Strong Female Lead]+ [Not Romance]+ [Ruthless and Decisive]+ [Lovecraftian]+ [Dungeon Survival]+ [Eerie]+ [Ensemble Survival] A strange mist descended, dragging humanity worldwide into an infinite survival game. Yan Jiuxiao, a black-lotus astrologer who transmigrated from another world, bonded with the Starfall Compass System and awakened an all-knowing, all-powerful talent. A deadly mission appeared every sev 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Ferrying the Investiture of the Gods 摆渡封神 My name is Chen Mo. I am the son of a god and the adopted son of ordinary people. I was fostered by them from a young age, and my sister and I depended on each other. Time flew by, and decades passed. By then, I was dead. I saw the other side of this world: a terrifying deep-sea realm teeming with vengeful spirits. I searched for spring, for a chance at life, for that faint possibility of becoming a god. But I lost them all. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 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. 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Death Game: There’s a Ghost Behind Me 死亡游戏：我背后有只鬼 [Infinite Flow] [Mild Horror] [No Romance] If you discovered one day that the world you'd lived in since childhood was fake, how would you accept it? In one bizarre apartment building after another, selected players enter a deadly game against evil spirits. As Yin Tian survives the death game again and again, watching his friends die one by one, he only learns why that ghost has been following him all along when everything is about to end. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Sinners, Welcome to Babel 罪人，欢迎来到巴别塔 [Two male leads + Infinite Flow + horror + intelligent characters + a touch of ensemble cast] If staying alive is just a better way to die, will you still go all the way? At midnight, a towering, inverted structure rises from the abyss. The nine levels of purgatory bind sinners in chains forged from their crimes, dragging them into the depths of terror. Every step leads to death. Cheng Yizhan is a clinic doctor who appears gentle and refined, healing the sick. In truth, he's the sort who cares 2Reads—Score11914d adds
- 40 Strange Tales from Songlinggou 松岭沟异闻录 Tales of the Strange from Songlinggou —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Urban Medium 都市灵媒 [Medium + Cat Immortal + Yin-Yang Eyes] A cat immortal? A scholar? When her Yin-Yang Eyes turn from a curse into a calling, a young medium steps into a contest that spans life and death! Lin Xiao thought she could find peace at the Mediums' Association, but a mysterious snake-shaped scar on her wrist draws her into a vast conspiracy orchestrated by chaotic forces. The puppets controlled by a black-robed figure conceal a hidden secret, an ancient god slumbers in the depths of the Dark Abyss, and —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Abyssal Viruses and Abyssal Nightmares 深渊病毒与深渊噩梦 [A nontraditional infinite-flow novel, one heroine, mild horror, original short scenarios, not a power fantasy and no invincible protagonist] [Every scenario is full of hints and metaphors. Feel free to overanalyze them] Have you ever wondered if your nightmares are actually gateways to another world? Have you ever wondered if your nightmares are real? Have you ever wondered if one day, the monsters from your nightmares might appear in real life? In this book, you’ll uncover the truth behind eve 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Ghostly Shadows in Memory 忆中诡影 [Supernatural Instance-Based Infinite Flow] A sudden natural disaster tore the world into pieces, leaving us stranded on one enormous island. Spatial rifts lead to one terrifying incident after another, as supernatural forces invade and try to drag people into a sea of death. Find the source of the fear and rescue those trapped inside. Those who seem to have nothing to do with saving the world. Those awakened by reincarnation. Survive a little longer. The Strange Mirror will find the heart of th 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Strange Tales: The Land of Silent Hauntings 异诡实录：诡寂之地 [Horror]+ [Mystery]+ [Instances]+ [Infinite Flow] “Knock, knock, knock...” Lin Baisui was jolted awake. A voice that sounded like her mother called from outside the door. “Open up, it’s Mom...” But Lin Baisui clearly remembered that her parents had died three years ago. So who was outside? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 A Multitude of Horror Worlds 多重恐怖世界 [A Little Spooky, Infinite-Flow!] [Multiple Characters, Ensemble Cast] [A Fresh Story!] [Not mindless, but the protagonist does occasionally massacre enemies with style!] [Logical, no System] An evil spirit in the closet, a dismembered girl, a vengeful ghost that comes for you every night. Thrown into one terrifying world after another, each time escaping death by a hair's breadth. You overcome your fear, but fear never goes away. It clings to your mind like a worm in your bones... [There is con 1.7kReads—Score14814d adds
- 46 Supernatural Horror Livestream Recordings 超级恐秘直播实录 Prophecies, bizarre murders, mystical feng shui, treasure appraisal, secret Taoist arts... My name is Lin Mo, and I'm from Fujian. By day, I run my family's antique shop, which is barely staying afloat. By night, I make money from tips and commission fees by livestreaming from haunted houses. For the first ten or so streams, I didn't even catch a glimpse of a ghost's hair. Then came my twentieth stream... During that livestream at the ancient Guiyin house in Quanzhou, the regulars in my chat and 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Strange Tales from Western Shandong 鲁西异闻 Strange Tales from Western Shandong 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Day 17 of the Calamity: The Weird Arrive, and There’s Nowhere to Run 17日灾变：诡异降临，你逃无可逃 [Wild Imagination + Horror + Strange Tales + Sci-Fi + Chinese-Style Lovecraftian Horror + Mystery + No Romance] “In years of great famine, people devour one another…” In the years of famine, corpses litter the land, and human nature cannot withstand the trials of hell. Nian Jiahe goes searching for snakes and water, but unexpectedly finds “Tai Sui flesh.” After eating it, he never feels hungry again. His eldest uncle turns into a cocoon of flesh, collapsing into a lump of primordial meat. His yo 1.6kReads9.0Score10814d adds
- 49 The Eerie End 诡异终焉 Do you believe there are monsters in this world above? Amid the surging sea of humanity, the strange invade reality, and you and I will eventually become something inhuman.-----Here are story after story of inhuman beings struggling to survive. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Strange Tales of the Ghostly Underworld: The Fear I’m Enchanted By 诡冥怪谈，我眷恋着的恐惧 [Single heroine + two male leads + American-style horror + falling for a ghost + rule-based horror + infinite worlds + face-slapping reversals + apocalyptic mysteries] This is not a male-oriented novel! Also known as Revealing the Strange: Chaos Blood or I Am His Blood Donor How could loving someone begin with falling in love with her blood… Everything Chen Shen did to her was her subconscious trying to escape this place. Since Xun You fell in love with him, the Heavenly Masters, who knew how t 56Reads—Score—14d adds
