Novels like Midnight Terror: Tales of the Supernatural
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- 151 The Page Number Game 页码游戏 The Page Number Game —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Longkou Town 龙口镇 Longkou Town —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Tales of Folk Monsters: Ghosts and the Supernatural! 民间怪谈录,灵异鬼怪! 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
- 154 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
- 155 Records of the Underworld: The Blood-Jade Bride 幽冥录之血玉新娘 Ming-Qing Alternate History · Reincarnation Curse · Flesh Mutation · Chilling on Second Thought “The bangle on your wrist isn't jade. It's your own throat bone from three hundred years ago.” On a stormy night, Su Wan, eldest daughter of the Su family in Qixia Town, receives a blood-red jade bangle sent by her younger brother, who vanished ten years ago. Her birth date is carved inside the bangle. In the package, soaked in rotten blood, lies half a finger bone wearing a jadeite ring. A corpse sur 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Tales of Folk Ghosts 民间鬼故事说 Each story stands on its own. Leave a comment about what you'd like to read, then pick whichever ones you like. There's no need to read them in order. Some parts are bound to be less well-written, but others may catch your interest, so browse around. 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 I Heard of Strange Things That Year: Never Read This Late at Night 那年听闻怪事,千万别深夜翻看 These stories are adapted and fictionalized from various experiences shared by friends. They are written in an accessible style and make for a good way to unwind. A reminder: reject superstition. This is all imaginative fiction. Any similarities to real events are purely coincidental, so don't take it seriously! 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 The Black Dog of Misty Mountain 雾山黑犬 Black Dog of Mist Mountain 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 Twelve Ghosts 十二鬼魂 Twelve Ghosts 17Reads—Score214d adds
- 160 Afterlife Notes Bonus Story: Secrets of the Haunted House 还魂笔记番外篇:凶宅秘录 Afterlife Notes: Bonus Story: The Haunted House’s Secret Records —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 The Midnight Spirit Medium 午夜问米人 Before my grandfather died, he handed me a bag of moldy rice and said that our family had been asking rice questions for three generations, but the tradition had to end with me. I asked why. He only said, “Because some things, once you ask about them, you can never come back.” I didn't listen. I took the bag of rice. On my first night asking the rice, I asked about Liu, the widow who had hanged herself at the end of the alley three years ago. The rice spun three times in the bowl, then stood 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 My Sister-Obsessed Guardian: Becoming a God in a World of the Uncanny 护妹狂魔我在诡异世界封神 [Gory violence + System + dungeons + no female lead + no saintly do-gooder + slow burn + global livestream + doting big brother] Chen Mo: The bizarre world is supposed to be hell for humanity, right? But I always feel like they’re friendlier than humans. They’re not scheming or plotting against each other, and they’re completely open with me. Every one of them calls me Little Boss and scurries along behind me. I have no idea why. All the Ghost Kings: (ಥ﹏ಥ) As long as you’re happy, Your Highness 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Midnight Convenience Store: Every Sale Sets Fate in Motion 午夜便利店:售出即因果 I inherited my grandmother’s convenience store, a shop that only opens at midnight. It doesn’t sell water or food. It only sells old objects tainted by karma. Old combs, old wallets, old rings… Every item conceals a life and a trail of sins… Buy an item, and you must bear the consequences of your own misdeeds. I’m cold and taciturn. I never sympathize, and I never go easy on anyone. Some beg for mercy through their tears; others kneel and repent. I simply say: All sales are final. You bear the c 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 The Dragon-Locking Well: Snakebone Town 锁龙井:蛇骨镇 The Dragon-Locking Well: Snakebone Town —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 My Dopamine Black Market: Midnight Collection of Folk Horror 我的多巴胺黑市:午夜民间惊悚集 I’m the owner of the Midnight Dopamine Black Market. I don’t sell antiques or talismans. I deal in just one thing: those few thrilling seconds when your heart stops after waking from a midnight dream. There’s only one rule for entering this black market: trade your courage for the dopamine you desire. Here you’ll find folk horrors that make your scalp crawl: a headless sacrifice beneath the old locust tree at the village entrance, paper figures carrying a bride in a sedan chair, and the “passing 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 The Labyrinth Case 迷宫案件 The Labyrinth Case —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 The Seventh Locked Room: Prisoners of Time 第七重密室之时间囚徒 The Seventh Secret Room: Prisoner of Time —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Countdown at the Haunted House 凶宅倒计时 Haunted House Countdown 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 A Female-Focused Writer Enters a Male-Focused Genre: I Open a Horror Museum in America 女频入男频:我在美国开恐怖馆 This seemingly prosperous and peaceful American city hides strange truths unknown to the public. Countless local ghosts lurk in every corner: abandoned theaters, roads on rainy nights, old apartment buildings, and cemeteries on the outskirts of town. Evil spirits and eerie shadows wander everywhere, unseen by anyone, while ordinary people remain completely unaware and go about their everyday lives. Tourists who visit for a thrill think the venues' gloomy atmosphere and bizarre scenes are just ca 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Keeper of the Hearth: I Receive the Immortals in Northeast China 守灶人,我在东北领仙 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
- 171 Surviving in a Supernatural World 存活灵异世界 [Vengeful Ghosts Revive + Horror Mysteries + No Female Lead + Supernatural Tales + Decisive and Ruthless + Movie Horrors Made Real] "The Ring," "Ju-On," "Friday the 13th," "Silent Hill," "Tomie," "The House Where Evil Dwells," "One Missed Call," "Mirrors," "A Nightmare on Elm Street" People have long suspected that the spread of urban legends might not be baseless after all, and that the rise of ghost stories was no fabrication either. When Chen Ze returned to the country once again, countless 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Production Team Tales: The Strange Case of the Ancient Pagoda Tree 生产队怪谈之古槐异事 Production Team Folktales: The Strange Incident of the Ancient Pagoda Tree —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Production Team Tales 生产队怪谈 Strange Tales from the Production Team —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Production Team Tales: Ye Shiyue Niang 生产队怪谈之叶氏月娘 Strange Tales from the Production Team: Ye Shiyue —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Grave Keeper 墓吏 There are Buddhas and Daoists, immortals and ghosts, humans and demons, good and evil, black and white. I vow not to become a Buddha until Hell is empty; I vow not to become an immortal until the Ghost Path is no more! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 The Bloody Rain That Wouldn't Wash Away 洗不净的腥雨 The Rain of Blood That Will Never Wash Clean 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Grandma's Tales of Strange Happenings in the Village 奶奶讲的乡村诡事 Grandma's Tales of Strange Things in the Countryside 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Hospital Ghost Stories: The Shadow Returns 医院怪谈·诡影重临 Hospital Tales of the Strange: The Phantom Returns —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 Voices from the Underworld 冥声 The Sound of the Underworld —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 Strange Tales, Volume 1 奇闻诡事录1 This is a collection of folk tales about the uncanny, strange accounts from across the land. Each chapter is a complete story, each tale a separate supernatural mystery, revealing the mysteries of yin and yang, folk taboos, and the obsessions of the dead. You never know when a casual remark might draw the attention of spirits lurking in the wilderness; when an old object you pick up might hold the memory of a tragic death; or when an everyday habit might already have crossed a forbidden boundary 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 Old Tales of Strange Happenings 民间旧诡事 The woman in red who knocks on doors late at night, the soul-binding bones beneath the locust tree, the copper-bell curse in an old house in an abandoned village... These old tales of the uncanny, scattered across the countryside, are the idle chatter of old folks and stories sealed away by time... 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Come Listen to a Ghost Story! 来听诡故事! The chime of midnight is the switch that starts each story. Hidden here are 365 eerie legends from every corner of the world. Maybe it's the strange sobbing in the night-shift office during overtime, a stranger's long hair beside your pillow in an old residential complex, or a passenger in a white dress who vanishes in front of a cemetery. One short ghost story every night, tearing through the everyday facade to reveal the chilling truth beneath. Do you dare open this collection of midnight tale 42Reads—Score514d adds
- 183 I Was a Ghost Officer, but Now I Only Want a Promotion 身为鬼差的我,后来只想升官 I wield the Register of the Underworld as a ghost officer, commanding the power to seize souls. Everyone says the King of Hell is the supreme ruler of the netherworld, but to me, he is merely a stepping stone. The underworld is vast, and the Nine Hells are deep. Is that really the limit of my ambition? I want to break the Nine Hells’ shackles, shatter the chains between yin and yang, ascend to the realm of the Great Emperor, and rule the netherworlds of all realms. Only then will my lifelong wis 33Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 184 Afterlife Notes: Blood Silkworms Raised on Babies 还魂笔记之血蚕饲婴 The Soul-Returning Notes: Blood Silkworms Feeding a Baby —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Afterlife Notes Bonus Story: The Hundred Ghosts' Night Parade 还魂笔记番外篇:百鬼夜行 The Soul-Returning Notes: A Hundred Ghosts Roaming by Night —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Route 14 Night Bus 14路夜班公交车 My name is Li Long. For triple pay, I took the night shift on Bus Route 14, the one everyone else avoids. It starts at the old depot in the west of the city and ends at the back gate of the crematorium. Departure time: exactly eleven at night. The passengers have no body heat, no breath, and no faces. They are the souls of those who drowned in the river three years ago. A chilling aura hangs over the route, ghosts follow in its wake, and every stop hides a curse that claims lives. Three rules ar 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Strike It Rich by Opening the Coffin 开棺发财 [Handcrafted from scratch + Traditional supernatural horror + No System + No cultivation + Extremely scary + Based on true experiences] Paper figures carry the coffin, a black dog tosses the grave, and an old man falls in love with a ghost. An opened coffin is carried home, and a beautiful fairy follows through the door. My name is Qin Yang. I was down on my luck and only hoped to make money by opening coffins. I never expected that it would turn out to be such a high-risk profession. (Friends i 1.6kReads—Score13414d adds
- 188 The Corpse-Eater Inn 尸人饭店 Driven by greed, I took a job at a restaurant that paid 50,000 yuan a month. I rested during the day and worked between midnight and 2 a.m. On my very first day, the chef told me I had only seven days left to live... 515Reads8.4Score10214d adds
- 189 Death Sacrifice 死祭 True Experiences ✖️ Traditional Supernatural Tales ✖️ Horror Late one night, I got a call from an unknown number. A hoarse voice whispered, “There's someone under your bed.” I looked in terror, but there was nothing there. After that, the phone rang at the same time every night, repeating the same words. Then, on the third night, I found a trail of footprints under the bed that weren't mine. And from the other end of the phone, I heard my own voice... 224Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 The Haunted Hotel 恐怖酒店 I used to be an ordinary hotel sleep tester. Then one day I spent the night at a hotel where someone had died, and my life was never peaceful again. Every night, I have erotic dreams with female ghosts... 177Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Strange Cases of the Paranormal Investigation Bureau 诡调局异闻 Is there really an organization that handles mysterious incidents? A lot of people wonder about it. So do I. Tales from the Paranormal Investigation Bureau chronicles a mysterious organization dedicated to investigating all kinds of supernatural phenomena. [Supernatural + mind-bending + terrifying on reflection + suspenseful and thrilling + horror + no heroine] A wealth of subject matter, drawn from real cases! This is why the Paranormal Investigation Bureau exists. 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 Strange Tales from Liaozhai: Ghost Stories and Unsolved Mysteries 聊斋秘闻鬼魅传说与未解之谜 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
- 193 Urban Corpse Whisperer: Starting with Nanyang Black Magic 都市尸语者:从南洋降头开始 At midnight, a corpse suddenly sat up in the morgue. I pulled out my family's heirloom copper-coin sword. “It's not a corpse turning into a zombie,” I said, staring at the golden thread beneath the corpse's fingernails. “It's a Golden Silkworm Gu.” The jade bangle the family had brought shattered without warning, and a swarm of wriggling Gu worms poured out. “Don't touch it! The jade has broken, and the Gu is loose. It's looking for a new Host!” The orderly ignored my warning and reached out. Wo 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 Mount Yin of the Forsaken: Raising Fiends in Coffin Mountain, Commanding the Underworld Winds 绝户阴山:棺山养煞,我掌阴间风 My name is Chen Jiu, and I was born in Juehu Yin Mountain. After my grandfather died, I became the new guardian of the Coffin Mountain, raising evil spirits. With a whole repertoire of feng shui secrets and a peachwood sword, I slay the Yellow Immortal, seal yin coffins, venture into ancient tombs, and break deadly curses. Everyone in the village fears me, curses me, and wants me gone. Only my brother Gou Sheng dares to risk his life alongside me. When evil spirits come, I’ll slaughter them un —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 The Netherworld's Yellow Earth 幽冥黄土地 The Underworld’s Yellow Earth —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 The Paper Effigy Yama 纸扎阎罗 Before Grandpa died, he left me with a warning: a paper effigy maker must never make three kinds of figures. On my very first day taking over the shop, I broke every rule. I made a wedding dress for a girl who died violently, a filial son for a childless widow, and finally... a stand-in for a living person. Now all the paper figures I made come alive at night and gather around me, calling me “Master.” Outside the window, the girl who should have been dead for three years is knocking on the door. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 The Third Night: The Demon Seed 第三夜:鬼种胎 The Third Night: The Ghostseed Fetus 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 A Collection of 365 Strange Tales and Horror Stories 365个奇闻异事和恐怖故事合集 This is a series of short horror stories. The writing isn't the focus; it's all about telling the stories. [Standalone stories + horrors that grow worse the more you think about them + mystery and the supernatural + urban legends + haunted homes + folk tales + strange tales + feng shui and mysticism] Are you ready? When night falls, these terrifying stories will begin crawling into the ears of the living... 731Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Slaying Demons and Ghosts Since High School 斩妖灭鬼,从高中开始 [Traditional Supernatural Horror] + [School Life] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Coming of Age] + [Not Overpowered] + [Passionate] It all begins with a student jumping from a school building. Liu Tianyu had expected to spend his student years in peace, but from that day on, his life was never quiet again. Peril at a haunted temple, a school turned into a sacrificial altar, a ghost city beneath the water: one challenge after another awaits. Watch as a group of students turn the tables amid the schemes of g —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Whispers of the Ghosts 鬼魅低语 [Standalone Stories] [Eerie] [Thriller] [Strange] [Wild Imagination] Worlds full of distortion and absurdity. Whether it's seemingly ordinary snippets of everyday life or strange phenomena that gradually come to light, everything sends a chill down your spine and grows more terrifying the more you think about it. 39Reads—Score—14d adds

















































