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- 1 Terror at the Spirit Altar: A Feud Between Northeast China's Guardian Immortals and the Red-Clad Demon 堂口惊魂：东北保家仙与红衣煞的恩怨局 Terror at the Spirit Hall: The Feud Between the Northeast Guardian Spirits and the Red-Clad Evil Spirit —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Tales of Strange Village Affairs 2 村野诡事录2 Force open the hidden door of a timeworn old house and step into a bewildering rural mystery. This short story collection gathers strange and uncanny tales from the folk tradition. It faithfully recreates bizarre records buried by time, tearing away the disguise of everyday life to reveal extraordinary stories of human hearts entangled with spirits and monsters. Each tale is like a deep pool reflecting the moon, mirroring secrets hidden in the corners of villages and too sensitive to speak of. T —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Great Escape from Hell 地狱大逃亡 A WeChat group, forty-four deadly tasks. People are constantly erased for failing to complete them. Maybe I'll be next... —Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 4 After Raising Me, the Whole Village Is Waiting for Me to Die 把我养大后，全村都在等我死 After Raising Me, the Whole Village Is Waiting for Me to Die 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Mind Reader's Deadly Game 读心术师的致命游戏 The Mind Reader's Deadly Game 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Mystery of the Deep Well 深井迷局 The Mystery of the Deep Well —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 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
- 8 The Fox Immortal Is Coming for Me Tonight 今晚狐仙来找我 The Fox Spirit Is Coming to See Me Tonight —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Terror in Fengmen Village: The Red-Clad Bride's Curse 封门村惊魂:红衣新娘的诅咒 Terror at Fengmen Village: The Red-Clad Bride's Curse 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Night My Boyfriend Cheated, Five Ghosts Entered My Bedroom 男友出轨那晚，五只鬼魂进了我卧室 The night my boyfriend cheated, five ghosts entered my bedroom 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 A Collection of Short Folk Horror Stories 民间恐怖故事短篇集 Some old customs aren't about superstition. They're about staying alive. · Have you ever heard your grandmother's warning: Never pick up a red comb you find on the road? · Have you ever felt a sudden, inexplicable fear that your reflection might smile at you while you're looking in the mirror late at night? · Have you ever clearly heard the faint scrape of fingernails against the inside of a wall on a night when you're home alone? This book records the taboos people have forgotten, and the… re 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Haunted by a Female Ghost, I Remove Her Head and Absorb Her Yin Energy 女鬼缠身，被我摘下头颅吸阴气 [Infinite Flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Heroine] "The day the Dougui app installed itself on my phone, I was trapped in bed by something supernatural..." "With only three hours left on my life countdown, I entered the haunted realm to survive, only to meet a female ghost searching for a groom..." When someone gets caught up in a supernatural incident, an app called Dougui appears on their phone. At regular intervals, the Dougui app forcibly drags them into a haunted-realm trial, where they 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 One Ghost Story Per Chapter 单章一个鬼故事 A Collection of Short Ghost Stories [Not for the Fainthearted] An abandoned haystack, bloodstained pottery, a blood-soaked bridal gown... How many terrifying truths, buried by time, are hidden in these old folk artifacts? Every old object conceals a bone-chilling tale. Over 600 terrifying tales of folk horror. Please leave a review! Thank you, dear readers! 693Reads—Score10514d adds
- 14 The Corpse Collector 收尸人 I invite you into a story that is humorous yet still terrifying… 307Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Tales of the Strange from the Countryside 村野诡事录 Unearth long-buried secrets of the countryside and venture through the mists shrouding its remote villages in this collection of short stories drawn from vivid folk tales of the supernatural. These stories bring back strange tales and eerie incidents forgotten by time, peel away the trappings of everyday life, and reveal chilling truths where human nature and ghosts intertwine. Each story is like a dim lantern in the dead of night, lighting the murky shadows deep in the countryside. The blend of 84Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Shadows Upon Shadows in the Old Mansion 古宅之幽影重重 Shadows Haunt the Old Mansion —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Silk Road's Haunted Trail: A Gansu Paranormal Journal 丝路诡途：甘肃探灵笔记 Murong Che, a folklorist, travels to Gansu and is drawn into a tragic tale of tangled lives between the living and the dead. At a ferry crossing haunted by wronged souls, vengeful ghosts cling to him, and misfortune never lets up! [Ding! A request for help has arrived from the Haunted Ferry Crossing!] To soothe the restless spirits, he struggles to survive at every turn. In a village of colorful houses, a wronged female ghost appears night after night, beautiful and sorrowful, but not malicious. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Strange Happenings in the Cornfield 玉米地里的怪事 Strange Happenings in the Cornfield —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 A Couple of Ghost Stories 鬼故事一二则 Have you ever encountered anything unbelievable in your daily life? Strange slipper sounds in the middle of the night, or the eerie sound of fingernails scraping? Have you experienced or heard anything like that? Each chapter is a standalone ghost story, based on the author's own experiences or stories told by people around them. Those who scare easily should read with caution. We accept no responsibility if you get scared to death... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Curious Tales 奇闻杂记 Have you heard of beds that make you bow your head, ghosts in the mirror, faces hidden by hair, blasting hills apart, ghostly sleep paralysis, coffin shops, casting curses and planting ghosts, glamorous tales of corpse-driving, snake demons appearing, the Eight Diagrams and mystical arts, or physiognomy from the Book of Ma Yi? Traveling far and wide through mountains, rivers, foreign lands, bustling cities, and remote villages, I visit strange places, record my findings, and bring them together. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Ghost Stories My Grandparents Told Me 爷爷奶奶说过的鬼故事 My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 My Boyfriend Won't Let Me Throw Away the Paper Doll I Found 我捡的纸人，男友不让扔 My boyfriend won’t let me throw away the paper doll I picked up. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Old Residential Compound: The Loop 老小区：循环 Old Residential Complex: Loop —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Grandma Is the Cat-Faced Old Woman 奶奶是猫脸老太 Grandma Is the Cat-Faced Old Woman 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Hook in the Mist 迷雾之钩 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
- 26 The Black Cat Crosses the Coffin on the Night of Return 还魂夜黑猫过棺 The Black Cat Crosses the Coffin on the Night of the Return —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Night Ghost Walks 夜鬼行 “Yitian, your old man’s time is almost up. I don’t think I’ll make it through tonight. You’ll have to walk the road ahead on your own. I can’t go with you anymore. There’s something I’ve kept from you all this time. I didn’t tell you because I thought it was for your own good, but now it’s time you knew the truth. Our family isn’t ordinary. Starting with your great-grandfather, every man in our family has been a yin-yang master. That’s how I know exactly how long I have to live. We also have a b 437Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Yun Che: The Seven Lamps of the Paper Effigy Maker 云澈：扎纸人的七盏灯 Yun Che: The Seven Lamps of the Paper Effigy Maker —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Let Me Tell You a Little Story. It’s Not Scary at All: Season One 我讲个小故事，一点儿都不吓人·第一季 Fear should lie buried in the subconscious, fading without a trace, yet it always leaves signs in everyday life. The alley where the sunset hides, the corner turned away from the neon lights, the wealthy woman sitting outside a cafe and giving passersby a malicious sidelong glance: all these traces show that when people enter the darkness beyond the reach of sunlight, fear instantly swells like a shadow and engulfs them. Come, step into my stories and experience fears that grow more terrifying t —Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 30 The Life-Begging Lantern of Qixi 七夕乞命灯 The Life-Begging Lantern of Qixi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Dragon Vein Seals the Demon: A Record of the Thousand-Year Seal at Guling 龙脉锁魔：谷岭千年封印录 Gu Ling Village in the Qinling Mountains lies at the “dragon's eye” of a dragon vein. Villager Li Gensheng comes back from the dead as an evil spirit, and strange events plague the village. The master and disciples of the Tianxin Sect join forces with Taoist priests from the Lingbao and Shenxiao sects to exorcise the evil. They uncover the secrets behind the Yinluo Sect's thousand-year seal and old grudges between sects. In the end, they destroy the remaining evil spirits and protect the dragon 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 32 The Eastern Wei Crown Prince's Tomb 东魏太子墓 The Eastern Wei Crown Prince’s Tomb —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 After Escaping the Horror Instance, the Female Ghost Followed Me Home 逃出恐怖副本后，女鬼跟着我回家了 After Escaping a Horror Instance, a Female Ghost Followed Me Home 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Thousand and First Story 第一千零一个故事 Each story stands on its own. In every story, there is someone named Chen Mo. He is never the same person, yet on different nights, he always finds himself caught up in different strange happenings. Old buildings, rainy nights, long-distance buses, funeral homes, elevators, schools, haunted houses... When the truth comes to light, the living are colder than ghosts, and the past runs deeper than death. Welcome to The Thousand-and-First Story. The next story may already have begun. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Record of Jiangnan's Haunted Towns 江南魇镇录 “My name is Jiang Nan. My former boss paid 250,000 to buy my life. He said my Four Pillars are all Yin, making me the perfect sacrifice for someone with the finest destiny.” He never expected me to survive. And he never expected my old granny to be the last spirit medium for miles around. She gave her life to shield me from my death tribulation, then placed the family heirloom, the Twelve Methods of the Xuan Sect, in my hands. She left me with a prophecy she could have told me sooner: “You can’t 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 My Wife Is Asleep Beside Me, Yet I Get a Call from Her 老婆睡在身侧，我却接到她的来电 My Wife Is Sleeping Beside Me, Yet I Get a Call from Her 126Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Haunted House in Ghost Village 幽村鬼宅 The Haunted House in the Secluded Village —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Old Apartment Complex: The Strange Dream 老小区：诡异梦境 The Old Residential Compound: Eerie Dreams —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 College Dorm: Don't Sit in Her Seat 大学宿舍之别坐她的位置 Dormitory Rule: Don’t Sit in Her Seat 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Calling a Deer a Horse 指鹿为马 Calling a Stag a Horse 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 A Debt of Wrongful Death 枉死债 Debt of an Unjust Death —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Song Dingbo: A New Tale of the Black and White Impermanence 宋定伯新篇之黑白无常 A New Tale of Song Dingbo: The Black and White Impermanence 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Ghost Tattoo Seal, Forbidden Arts of the Yellow Springs 鬼纹印，黄泉禁术 From the start, he was bound in marriage to a ghost. After a series of twists and turns, he met a master. To stay alive, Yin Linchuan followed an old Taoist priest to catch ghosts and ward off evil, slaying demons and vanquishing monsters. From then on, he embarked on the path of catching ghosts and driving away evil... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Tales of the Haunted Temple 鬼庙怪谈 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
- 45 Terror in the Desolate Village 荒村惊魂 I entered a village inhabited entirely by women. I thought I’d found a man’s paradise, but after a series of bizarre events, I realized things weren’t so simple… 158Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 46 I Clock In at a Haunted House 我在凶宅打卡上班 According to the latest report from a television station, a woman who was more than seven months pregnant was struck by a speeding van while on her way to a prenatal checkup. She died at the scene, but miraculously, her baby survived the tremendous impact and was born alive... I was that baby. My name is Wang Changsheng, and my childhood nickname is Wang Ergou. Grandpa chose it simply because, as he said, “A cheap name makes a child easier to raise!” I've known since childhood that I was differe 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Man-Eating Old House 食人老宅 One night, Zhou Zheng, editor-in-chief of "The Strange World", is working late and replying to readers' letters when he happens upon an anonymous letter that defies explanation. It sets off a string of strange events... 824Reads9.0Score10714d adds
- 48 Supernatural Mystery: The Haunted Bus of Western Hunan 悬疑灵异故事｜湘西鬼大巴 Mystery and Supernatural Story | The Haunted Bus of Xiangxi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Supernatural Mystery: The Ballad of the Lonely House 悬疑灵异故事｜孤宅童谣 Mystery and Supernatural Story | The Nursery Rhyme of the Lonely House —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Realm of Evil 邪恶之境 Strange and bizarre things keep happening: absurd dreams, bloodthirsty monsters, and baffling mysteries. The world order is in chaos, but that doesn't stop me from being a true god who can move mountains and overturn seas. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
