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- 101 I Inherited a Funeral Shop During the Hundred Ghosts' Night Parade 百鬼夜行时，我继承了一家冥铺 Lu Ci thought all his grandfather had left him was an old shop on the verge of closing. Then, one rainy night, the first customer walked through the door and bought a stack of spirit money. The next day, that very “ghost currency” appeared in someone else’s account. From then on, the shop, open only at night, began receiving one unusual customer after another: some sought wealth, some wanted to buy a life, and some only wished to exchange something for a long-overdue truth. At the end of the lon 7Reads—Score214d adds
- 102 Horror and Oppression: You Bring the Terror, I Bring the Oppression 恐怖压抑怪谈，你恐怖，我压抑 [Absurd comedy + a cast of utter lunatics + infinite progression + mild horror + dual storylines] He woke up, and the sky was falling. Wu Yu, a notorious forum darling, had spoken a prophecy into existence: he transmigrated into a world of ghosts and monsters. Everyone in the world, except him, was a demon or ghost craving human flesh. All he could rely on was a tiny room in a shabby apartment, a desktop computer that never lost power, and an unusual job that dragged people into terrifying u 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Transmigrating into the Haunted House 穿越诡舍 [Mysterious House Fanfiction] [Infinite Flow + Mild Horror + No Female Lead] Su Huian accidentally transmigrates into the world of Mysterious House, becoming Ning Qiushui's senior and guiding him through the blood door. After enduring the brutal trials beyond it, he later carries out a plan alongside Mang, the Madman, and others, only to discover that his identity might actually be... The Madman's group arrived before the ninth door. In their hands, they clutched copper coins engraved with the c 106Reads5.8Score15914d adds
- 104 Infinite Flow: Shocking! The Big Shot Is Killing It in the Instance 无限流：震惊！大佬在副本杀疯了 [Dual Male Leads] [Gentle, Cunning, and Flirtatious Top x Short-Tempered, Tsundere, Bad-Boy Bottom] [One-on-One] [Two Powerful Leads, Push and Pull] [Horror Instances] Lin Ci woke with a start to find himself in a strange art studio, surrounded by bizarre, terrifying paintings. Before he could figure out what was going on, he spotted a young man in the distance, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed. The young man stared at him with a piercing gaze and a faint, mocking smile. Lin Ci f 368Reads6.6Score10614d adds
- 105 Rule Horror: From the Start, in the Kingdom of Women 规则怪谈：开局女儿国 [Infinite instances + survival + not overpowered + not brainless + deduction + suspense + one heroine] In the mysterious Spirit Realm, created by an unknown force, anyone unfortunate enough to be drawn in must complete terrifying tasks where failure means death, at regular intervals. Zhang Yihong is unlucky enough to be pulled into the Spirit Realm, yet fortunate enough to become a Realm Breaker. What choices must he make... to make it to the end and see the light of day again? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Rule Horror: I Entered the Game at the Zoo 规则怪谈：从动物园开始入局 [Rules Horror + Smart Protagonist + No Female Lead + Deduction] A friendly reminder: This isn’t a national survival livestream story, and there won’t be any government organizations (mainly because I’m a beginner and don’t know how to write them). The world has fallen into a nightmare of rules, and I’m the only one who doesn’t need a rulebook. I can see the cracks in the logic. From a sinister zoo to a cozy yet deadly apartment, I press on alone, making use of every loophole in the rules. 667Reads—Score10214d adds
- 107 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
- 108 Born Toward Death 生而向死 I was born to face death, seeking a sliver of life in that fleeting moment. Every wrong choice forges my life pattern into an ark leading to a new world, or sends me into eternal ruin. To live by facing death: it means carving a path beyond the rules, one you never knew existed. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 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
- 110 Horror Survival: I Help Ghosts Fulfill Their Wishes in Terror Dungeons 惊悚求生，我在恐怖副本帮鬼还愿 [For Fans of Ghost House] [Infinite Flow] [No System] [Supernatural] [Mystery] Li Jianchu wakes from a nap to find a girl standing in front of him, taking off her underwear. The next second, her head falls off. [Instance One: The Strings of Jingyi High School] A “musical prodigy” hangs herself in the bathroom, a snapped guitar string hidden inside her school uniform. (Current mission: Help her put on her concert.) [Instance Two: The Banquet at Youyun Villa] Sobbing echoes from the basemen —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Horror Game: Hell Corporation 恐怖游戏：地狱公司 (The rating just came in, and it’ll rise over time!!!) [Infinite Flow + mild suspense + horror game + one female lead] "This is a company that can make any wish come true. Do you have a wish you'd like granted? Call our hotline to join our game. If you clear it, we'll make your wish come true." Wang Zhu looked at the ad on his phone and called the number. He didn't notice the pair of deathly pale eyes staring at him from outside the window. 14.6kReads7.7Score1.5k14d adds
- 112 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
- 113 Urban Legends Invade: I Slay Demons with Divine Blessings 怪谈入侵：我用神明祝福斩鬼 From Chapter 102 onward, the story enters dungeons, with people from other worlds joining the main cast in them. The world within a world includes science fiction. Also known as: Gods and Ghosts Run Rampant: I Wield the Power of the Gods to Slay Ghosts [Fairly satisfying] [A whole lot of killing] [Chinese-style supernatural tales] [Legendary monsters] [System-driven] [System] [Urban supernatural powers] [Mystery] [Some Infinite Flow dungeons] [Slay Ghosts] [Slay the Gods] Do you believe ghost —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 I Deliver Takeout to the Underworld, From the Start I Earn Billions 我给阴间送外卖，开局奖励亿万 Humiliated in public by his ex-girlfriend while delivering takeout, with his seriously ill mother in the hospital and urgently needing money, Jiang Chen hits rock bottom. Just as he reaches the brink of despair, his phone chimes, and an app called Yin-Yang Delivery mysteriously installs itself! “Order from: a girl who drowned; item: a letter that was never sent; reward: underwater breathing (10 minutes).” “Order from: a chef who died in a car accident; item: a family recipe; reward: god-tier coo 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Sewing Up Corpses at the Funeral Home, Until I Stitched Up My Blind Date 殡仪馆缝尸，缝到相亲对象 I learned corpse sewing from my grandma as a child. Before I even graduated from vocational school, funeral homes everywhere were clamoring to hire me. My monthly salary was 100,000 yuan, plus commission. Everyone said it was easy money, but nobody knew that a corpse seamstress stitches flesh and skin while laying restless souls to rest. My very first job went horribly wrong. When the body bag opened, I recognized that face at once. Wasn’t she the girlfriend who had slept beside me last night? A 1.5kReads6.9Score11914d adds
- 116 Super Scary: Spine-Chilling Horror Stories 超级恐怖：耸人听闻的恐怖故事 [Traditional Supernatural Tales] [Chinese-Style Horror] [Reader Submissions] [Chilling on Second Thought] [Strange Stories] [Plainspoken Storytelling] [No Fancy Prose] [A New Protagonist Every Chapter to Keep You Immersed] I pieced these stories together bit by bit from old folks around the country, private messages from netizens, and country gossip. They're all little ghost stories I heard before bed. I've rewritten them in plain, easy-to-follow language without beating around the bush. I just 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 The Wooden Beauty Exploits Bugs in Horror Films to Become a Legend 木头美人，惊悚片里卡BUG封神 Lu Yao, the “wooden beauty” mocked across the internet, is blacklisted for her terrible acting and forced to enter the deadly National Fate Cinema. Audiences worldwide bet she won’t last three minutes. Her teammates see her as useless dead weight. The life-taking evil spirit picks her as its first “easy target.” But when mental corruption sweeps the whole place and the actors scream in despair, Lu Yao tilts her expressionless face and asks the ghost, “You’re crying so fake. Haven’t you eaten 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 I Keep Being Reborn in an Infinite-Loop World 我在无限流里不断重生 [Infinite-flow horror, ensemble cast | No System, no golden finger | No mindless power fantasy] After clearing my twelfth instance, I didn't get to go home. Everyone had been deceived. Clearing an instance didn't let us leave at all. It turned out that clearing an instance didn't mean escaping. We were trapped in an endless cycle of worlds, each layer harder to tell from reality than the last. The boundary between the instances and reality had blurred completely. Was anything before our eyes 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Jiangnan Old Cat's Tenth Book 江南老猫第10本书 [A fresh new concept! Absolutely worth reading! Please read at least five chapters!] [Infinite-flow + supernatural horror + survival + otherworld + one heroine] “Chali niang la!” My name is Chen Dongyi, and I’m a bona fide wage slave. I don’t know how it happened, but I keep getting dropped into all sorts of strange places. On the first day, I landed in Spirit City and ran into a crowd of bizarre residents who chased me, trying to eat me. I ran to the police station, but the cops inside were eve 632Reads—Score12314d adds
- 120 Hell Station 地狱车站 [Horror Infinite-Loop + Hell Apartment Style + Supernatural + Deduction + Bizarre + No Couple + No Female Lead + Ensemble Cast] There is a Hell Station in this world. They say every train departing from it leads to Hell, and the only way to truly leave is to complete mission after mission. Ye Luo, who suffers from a mental illness, stumbles into it by accident. “Welcome to Hell Station.” “Who am I? I’m just a servant of Hell.” First Train: Jigsaw [Completed] Second Train: Plague [Completed] 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 The Spirit-Eating Notebook 噬灵笔记 [Infinite Flow + mind-bending puzzles + ghostly mysteries + survival] A strange notebook, and yet it is a doorway to hell. The cursed are haunted, hunted, and dragged into an endless abyss of terror. Ghosts close in at every turn, and death is just around the corner. No one can escape unscathed. A group of ordinary people bound together by a curse must awaken in the depths of despair, uncover the notebook’s secret, and put an end to this terrifying game with their own hands. Kill the ghosts, or 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 The Twilight Line of the Haunted Realm: Conquering It with My Wits 诡界晨昏线：靠脑子制霸诡界 [Mild horror] [No System] [Character growth] [One heroine] Countless “Haunted Realms” suddenly appeared around the world. Like black holes, they devoured ordinary people's mental energy and the real world, pushing reality to the brink of madness. In response to the crisis, all kinds of organizations sprang up. They ventured into the Haunted Realms to explore, seized haunted objects to protect themselves, and sought the truth on the edge of life and death. As their investigations deepened, they d 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 123 The Man Buried Upside Down 倒着埋的人 The Man Buried Upside Down 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Rule Horror: The Fate-Splitting Trickster 规则怪谈：诡谲拆命人 Have you ever felt this way? Some things weren’t even your fault, yet you’re the one who has to bear the consequences. Some debts aren’t yours, yet you’re the one who has to repay them. Zhang Wuling is a fate-splitter. Others split ghosts. He splits fate. Others fear ghosts. He fears karma. In the resettlement district of Bincheng’s West Zone, eighteen couriers set out to deliver food. Not one of them came back. At the funeral home in Jiujiang Town, an electrician went to fix the power and disco 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Crimson Game: The Second Stigma 猩红游戏：第二圣痕 [If you don’t mind, you can start reading from the fourth instance. I can barely get through the earlier parts myself.] Welcome to register for Crimson Stigmata. What you are about to receive is more than a game. It is a complete, irreversible way of life. The device is free and delivered to your door. Hyper-realistic senses, total immersion. Your eyes will be unable to tell the virtual from the real. Rules: Teams are assigned at random. Progress is not saved. Teammates can harm you. Health cann 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 The Strange Tales of Yishan 沂山诡异录 [Supernatural horror] [Romance] [Dark humor] [Thrilling and stirring] [A short, intense read]: My name is Chen Mo. Twenty years ago, my childhood friend Li Dong nearly drowned in a rainstorm. After being rescued, his personality changed drastically, and his whole family moved away, leaving behind only a mysterious stone. Twenty years later, my father falls gravely ill, and I return to my hometown of Yishan. An anonymous package arrives soon after, containing that very stone. My father identifi 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Where Love Runs Deep, Spirits Stir 情深则灵 Jiang Xiaomao has a secret: he’s discovered that his desires can get people killed. As he gradually awakens supernatural abilities during paranormal events, he also realizes that he’s been corrupted. What should he do? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 The Water Stain That Never Dries 永远拧不干的水渍 The Water Stain That Never Dries —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 The Haunted House: The End of the Foggy World 诡舍：迷雾世界终点 [Transmigrate into a Book + Infinite Flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Heroine] Fu Jinyue accidentally transmigrated into the world of a book. After going through one bizarre and eerie instance after another, he finally learned the answer... 370Reads—Score10514d adds
- 130 The Qingqiu Royal Clan Abandoned and Humiliated Me. With the Mystic Stone, I Connected the Three Realms and Made Them All Regret It 青丘王族弃我辱我，我凭玄石连通三界，让全族追悔莫及 The Qingqiu royal clan cast me aside and humiliated me. With the Mystic Stone, I connected the Three Realms and made my entire clan regret it beyond measure. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Beyond the Constant 恒定之外 [Infinite-Rounds-esque] [Mystery] [Supernatural] [Wild Imagination] [Mystery and Wild Imagination] Beneath the Constant, all living beings are pieces on a chessboard. Fate, the script, the favor of destiny, or a predetermined outcome. What people call being reborn and turning your fortunes around is merely a plot the rules have permitted. Whether you lose or break the game, you have only gone from a cage in one script to a cage outside another. Welcome to Beyond the Constant. And I, too, am beyo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 My Funeral Clothing Shop Only Takes Orders from Ghosts 我开的寿衣店，只接鬼订单 The day Zhang Zaizai took over the funeral clothing shop his grandfather left behind, he discovered it wasn’t an ordinary funeral business at all. The ledger was an order system for the underworld, the paperweight was a soul-pinning nail that kept vicious ghosts at bay, and even the “New Order” alerts from the delivery app came from “Mr. Li in Bed 3 of the morgue.” “Ding! Order accepted. Task: Deliver a peachwood comb to the Midnight Hair-Combing Ghost. Rule: Do not meet her eyes while combing h —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Infinite Horror Instances 无限惊悚副本 [Infinite Flow] [No Female Lead] [Mild Horror] [Not a Power Fantasy] [Not Invincible] Players tackle horror instances to gain power and wealth. No one who enters this place is kind. Each is the embodiment of one of the Ten Deadly Sins, with unfathomable darkness hidden in their hearts. But what awaits them at the end? What kind of ending could be worthy of all the turmoil and suffering they’ve endured along the way? I don’t know either. Perhaps the answer lies at the end of the book. 117Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Eerie Revival: I Run Into a Ghost Bride from the Start 诡异复苏：开局撞见嫁衣鬼新娘 The moment I heard that sound, I knew I was being watched. This world is full of ghosts, and I'm tired of running... Remember these three things. First: ghosts cannot be killed. The only thing that can deal with a ghost is another ghost. Second: forgetting is more terrifying than ghosts. Third: ghosts have no feelings, cannot be reasoned with, and are full of deceit! I'm sorry. I hope this helps you. Forgive me. Everything I did was only to stay alive... “Damn it! All I can say now is ‘paranorma 287Reads6.0Score10514d adds
- 135 Strange Tales from the Countryside 乡村诡故事 Before you start this book, a warning: if you scare easily, don't read it. If you live alone, be careful. Every short ghost story here is based on an ordinary person's real-life experience. Not a single word is made up. From the damp old alleyways of the south to the frozen, deserted villages of the north; from late-night overtime in office buildings to lights-out in university dorms; the taboos our elders forbade us to talk about, and the moments you dare not dwell on in the middle of the night 119Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 This 24-Hour Convenience Store Uses the Living as Shopping Baskets 这家24小时便利店，用活人抵购物篮 This 24-Hour Convenience Store Uses Living People as Shopping Baskets 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 I Can Hear What Ghosts Say! 我能听到鬼话！ [Infinite Flow] [Chinese-Style Horror] [Mind Games] [Puzzles] When everyone on the brink of death is dragged into the God of Games' deadly trials, and strict obedience to the rules is the only way to survive... Chen Yan discovers that he can hear the... ghostly words behind those rules. [Rule One: Keep quiet. Make a sound and die.] But what Chen Yan hears from the ghosts is: [Come on, make a sound! I'm starving. I can't wait any longer.] [Rule Two: Sacrifice one person to earn a chance to live.] 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 The Strange Tribulation: The Daoist Shaman's Deadly Fate 诡劫：道巫凶命 [No System] [Mild Horror] [Taoist Priest] [Female Lead] [There have been too many coincidences along the way. It feels like someone has been setting me up.] After losing my memories, life became incredibly difficult... The bizarre and terrifying things I encountered nearly drove me to a breakdown... Every strange, eerie event put me in danger, yet somehow I survived time and time again. Then one day, I met an expert who gave me a new understanding of my own fate... [What kind of conspiracy lies 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 I Came from the Underworld to Deal with Those Who Defy the Rules 我从地府来，专治规则不服 I Came from the Underworld to Make the Rules Behave 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 The Haunted Gate 恐怖诡门 This novel features [one heroine] + [original instances] + [no saintly do-gooder] + [no System] + [mild horror] + [no mindless plot] I don’t know when it began. Perhaps when I was very young, in high school or college, or maybe when I started working. I realized that the world had gone beyond the bounds of reason. To be precise, it had shifted away from the world we once knew. The ghosts and monsters we saw in TV dramas and horror movies were actually hiding all around us. In my third year at wo 713Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 The Longer the Night, the Less You Dream 夜长少做梦 [Original Instances] [Thriller] [Mild Horror] [Eerie] For the first week, he was so frightened by the shadowy figure in his dreams that he didn't dare sleep. After staying awake for two nights, he started seeing ghosts everywhere he looked. Unfortunately, a month of nightmares was only the beginning of his story... 15Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 142 When Your Reflection Starts to Betray You 当你的倒影开始背叛 [Horror assignments + death games + independent planets in the galaxy] “Hey, your sister is dead~” “Your sister is dead!” “Hey, I don’t have a sister, but yours really is dead, hehe.” “**!” Lin Yumin angrily hung up. A little while later, her phone rang again. “Ma’am, we’ve found your sister’s body. Please come to the Public Security Bureau to identify it.” “Will you give it a rest? Your sister is dead! Your whole family’s croaked!” After unleashing a torrent of abuse, Lin Yumin hung up 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Paranormal Survival: The Endless Gate 灵异求生：无尽之门 A survival game of endless horror-room challenges. No female lead, and no saintly protagonist. Beyond the never-ending doors lie one hopelessly terrifying room after another. Vengeful spirits, zombies, parasites, vampires, mummies, clowns... Everyone and everything you know, and don't know, might appear in the next room. Chinese, American, European... Different styles are randomly assigned, all to cater to each player's deepest fears. The cruelty of the strange creatures and the wickedness of hu 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 My Dead Wife Returns on Our Wedding Night 亡妻归来新婚夜 My Late Wife Returns on Our Wedding Night 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Infinite Cinema: I Climbed to the Top of the Charts Through Death 无限影院：我靠死亡冲上热榜第一 [Infinite-Loop Horror + Mildly Scary + No Female Lead] Just got a rating, it'll rise later, dears! Death isn't the end. It's your ticket in. The moment Jiang Yubai was crushed beneath a cement truck, he thought his life was over. But when he opened his eyes again, he was sitting in an old movie theater that reeked of mold. Blood-red rules appeared on the screen: Welcome to the “Infinite Cinema.” Here, the dead are chosen at random to become the “protagonists” of one horror film after another. Th 9.3kReads6.9Score1.1k14d adds
- 146 Death Save-Scumming: I'm Really Not a Big Shot 死亡回档：我真的不是大佬啊 [Rule-Based Horror + Not Overpowered + No Female Lead + Supernatural + National Fate] Rule-based horror has descended upon Earth. The supernatural has entered reality. Those who are chosen will enter the world of horror scenarios and represent their respective countries in challenges governed by strange rules. Su Ming has now been chosen by the world of horror scenarios. He will represent the Dragon Kingdom in the challenge. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Rule Horror: The Three Gates School Rules Forbid Telling the Truth 规则怪谈：三重门校规禁止说真话 Dungeon difficulty: Easy, Normal, Hard, Nightmare, Hell. Lin Han is in a different parallel universe in each dungeon, and the plots are unrelated, so feel free to read them out of order. Lin Han is clever and resourceful, bold in thought and action, and seriously badass. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 The Haunted House: Day Sign 诡舍：日兆 [Writing practice] [The Strange House fanfiction + horror + infinite flow] One week after Ning Qiushui reached the ninth door, the Mist World underwent a cataclysmic transformation… “My name is Shen Zuiqing… I am… who?” 1.2kReads7.3Score10014d adds
- 149 Reincarnation's Black Market: Heal You Once, Take Ninety Percent of the Rewards 轮回黑商：奶你一口，抽九成奖励 (The rating just came out, and it's a little low. It'll go up later. Dear readers, come take a look 😭) [Infinite-Data Flow + Scheming Capitalist + Support Class on the Path to Godhood] An unusual ticket carried Zhang Yuan aboard a train that could travel between countless worlds. In this reincarnation space, damage dealers were a dime a dozen, while healers were few and far between. While everyone else fought tooth and nail to get ahead, Zhang Yuan, who had awakened the top-tier rule-based talen 881Reads8.1Score10214d adds
- 150 Death Train: I Just Want to Be the Boss of the Platform 死亡列车，我只是想当站台话事人 [Infinite Flow, Mild Horror, Mystery, Survival, Teamwork] One train after another carries blood and tears; One platform after another tells of love and hate. Should they bow to fate and sink into endless darkness, or overcome their fear and head toward an unknown future? Eighteen levels of hell, eighteen instances. The people on the platforms came and went, but Jiang Yu was the one who had the last laugh. Someone asked the young man beside him, “Do you know who’s in charge of this platform?” The 371Reads—Score—14d adds
