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- 151 Rule Horror: The Koi's Luck Is on My Side, and Nothing Can Stop Me 规则怪谈：我锦鲤附体，所向披靡 Originally titled Rules of the Strange: I'm Blessed by a Lucky Carp and Unstoppable ★ Completed I don't want to win without trying, but my luck is off the charts ✧٩(ˊωˋ*)و✧ [No Female Lead] [National Destiny] [Livestream] The supernatural resurges, and the world of strange tales descends. Long Yan is chosen to represent the Dragon Kingdom in the Rules of the Strange. As long as he keeps winning, he can save his people. There's a ghost inside the protagonist. When it's bored, it even plays rock-p 179Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 152 Visitor from Hell 狱下来客 A modern supernatural mystery. Not wish fulfillment, not brainless, and no System. In this life, you pass countless people on the street. What makes you so sure they're all human? I never believed in this stuff either, until my landlord tricked me into moving to a place called Happy Community. The people around me didn't seem to be people at all. Footprints on the ceiling, dolls made of human skin, bloated drowned giants, people raising zombies, mother-and-child ghosts... Just how many secrets l 535Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 153 Tales of the Strange 怪谈 [A Born Ghost-Busting Saint vs. A Bewitching Beauty Bound by a Sinister Fate] [Case-by-Case Stories + Criminal Investigation + Folk Legends + Ghost Hunting + An Overarching Plot + Horror + Two Powerful Leads + Fighting Side by Side] "Corpses become curses, souls become gu; strange cases arise, and every road is hard to tread." Zhang Miao was short of water in his five elements, and before he was even born, he was given a "water ghost" as his godmother. As a result, he awakened a special constit 1.9kReads8.5Score12014d adds
- 154 I Work as a Gravekeeper in an Unknown Cemetery 我在无名墓园当守墓人 [Infinite Flow + Mild Horror + Mild Suspense + Survival + Plot Twists] The protagonist isn’t a do-gooder, the villains aren’t idiots, the plot doesn’t drag, and every mystery gets resolved; An unnamed Taoist temple deep in the Hundred Thousand Mountains; A merchant ship adrift across a vast sea; A mysterious ruin in an ancient forest; An endless desert stretching beyond the horizon; Snow-capped mountains where the snow never melts; A breathtaking woman in red who is a ghost, and an entity that c —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Who’s Watching You Sleep? 谁在看着你睡觉 A collection of horror stories, including The Haunting of the Girls' Dorm, The Peeping Eye, and The Abyss of the Locked Room: A Mother's Checkmate! I guarantee you'll be too scared to use the bathroom after reading them at night! Each story is 80,000 to 100,000 characters long. I'm a newcomer, and this is my first time writing on Tomato Novel! I hope you'll give me lots of encouragement! Your support is what motivates me to create more and better stories! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 The Skinning Ghost 扒皮鬼 (Traditional supernatural horror + extreme horror + multiple twists + mystery + entirely handcrafted) Lately, I've been having nightmares every night. A fortune-teller said I might have a ghost clinging to me. He told me about a forbidden folk ritual: Put on a pair of worn underwear over your head, and it will block a ghost's sight. That night, I got home and followed his advice, half believing it. My girlfriend came back to the room after washing up and stared blankly at where I was. "Where... 63.7kReads8.3Score6.7k14d adds
- 157 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Awaken an SSS-Rank Talent 规则怪谈：开局觉醒5S级天赋 [Ensemble Cast] [Hilarious] [National Fate] [Infinite Flow] [Subverting Expectations] [The Path to Godhood] When he opened his eyes, Ren Fei realized he had been reborn. This time, he chose not to awaken the 3S-rank talent [Authority of Deception], because he knew that every path to godhood except the God of Wealth’s was a scam! From the start, Ren Fei went straight to the government for funding: ten billion! Once the ten billion arrived, he smoothly awakened the 5S-rank talent [God of Wealth’s 1.3kReads8.7Score16514d adds
- 158 Seven-Day Horror: My University Is a Horror Game 七日怪谈：我的大学是恐怖游戏 [First Person], [Rule Horror], [Ensemble Cast], [Coming-of-Age Protagonist], [No Romance], [Not a Power Fantasy], [Hardest Beginner Instance in History] This school has become a ghost-story game arena. Lin Xia, Ye Yan’s roommate, dies for no apparent reason in their dorm. The announcement sounds, declaring that the [Ghost-Story Game] has officially begun. Ye Yan, Chen Mo, and Zhou Yuan discover that Lin Xia died because she unknowingly broke a rule. For the next seven days, every place may hide 336Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 159 Yin-Yang Headhunter: I Find Jobs for Ghosts, and They Ask Me Out 阴阳猎头：我给诡找工作，诡问我处不处对象 On the day he was laid off, Jiang Ye received a death notice: in thirty days, someone would throw him off a rooftop. To stay alive, he was forced to take a job at Yin-Yang Headhunting Co., Ltd., a company that specializes in finding jobs for ghosts. Every time he finds a job for a ghost, he unlocks part of the truth behind his own death. Every time he fails, another corpse spot appears on his body. Once they cover him from head to toe, the company will devour his soul. Every high-level order com 2.3kReads8.4Score34314d adds
- 160 Xue Family Paper Effigy Shop 薛记纸扎铺 On the surface, this world is an ordinary modern city. But hidden from sight is something called “Filth.” A person’s obsessions, resentment, fear, regrets, and other powerful negative emotions can coalesce under certain conditions, attaching themselves to objects, places, or even people, where they can influence or even devour the living. Most people don’t know Filth exists, but certain specialized trades can deal with it. Paper effigy crafting is one of them. As the name suggests, paper effigy 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 Rule-Based Survival: I Can Foresee Death 规则求生：我能预知死亡 [Infinite Flow, mild horror, terrifying dungeons, no romance, survival, not a saintly protagonist] One night, Chen Feng was walking through an abandoned park after finishing his shift at the crematorium when something strange happened. There was clearly no one behind him, yet he heard faint footsteps. At first, he thought he was imagining things, but when he listened closely, the footsteps were still there, gradually drawing nearer. They sounded as though they were deliberately mimicking his own 23.1kReads7.6Score2.3k14d adds
- 162 I Asked You to Write a Horror Play, So Why Did You Have to Add a Deity? 让你写诡剧，您非要往里加神人？ He Mo has always believed that eerie plays, with their dark, disturbing themes and wall-to-wall negativity, are bound to drive actors to a mental breakdown if they perform in them for too long. So he insists on adding a few absurd characters and comic plotlines to lighten things up. The more the theater objects, the more it proves he's doing the right thing. It shows that he's exposed the theater's intention to torment its actors through eerie plays. The more the actors object, the more it prove 2.3kReads—Score39114d adds
- 163 The Corpse-Reading Detective 诡案读尸人 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 What Came Back from the Mountains When the Fog Rolled In 浓雾起时，从山里跟回来的东西 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 165 The Infinite Haunted House 无限诡异屋 [Original eerie instances + infinite-level progression + handcrafted + no female lead + slow burn] Qiao Ze collapses in front of a mirror, where his reflection wears a smile like that of an impostor. Along with a group of people from all over the world, he is dragged into the same sealed, bizarre incident. A deformed child crawling like a beast, A demonic baby still attached to half an umbilical cord, A pregnant woman with two heads, An impostor whose mouth stretches from the corners to the back 126Reads—Score12314d adds
- 166 Rule Horror: SpongeBob's Great Plague 规则怪谈：海绵宝宝大瘟疫 [Welcome to the world of bizarre rules! And what a coincidence: a terrible plague is sweeping through Bikini Bottom! As a doctor, you've been sent here to cure the sick. Beware: this plague is not what it seems. Here is a set of rules left behind by your predecessor. Be sure to follow them. Otherwise, you may end up just like them...] Chu Yi drowned while trying to save someone and found himself in a world made up of bizarre rules. Having read countless novels in his previous life, he tho 4.6kReads8.1Score59514d adds
- 167 Soul Alliance 魂盟 Starting February 6, 2025, two updates every day, posted promptly at 8 p.m. [Horror instances + no System + growth + brains + Infinite Flow + fake female lead] I stand in an unfamiliar place, surrounded by an eerie atmosphere. My memories are like shattered puzzle pieces, impossible to put back together. Who am I? Why am I here? The blank spaces in my memory are like bottomless black holes, swallowing my sanity. The only thing I can clearly recall is a vague figure in my mind. What connection do 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 One Thousand and One Modern Tales of the Supernatural 一千零一个，现代灵异故事 [Based on True Stories] [Folktales] [Horror and the Supernatural] The stories in this novel feel full of everyday life. The people and events in every story are portrayed in a realistic way, bringing to life the supernatural experiences of all the main and supporting characters. If you’re a horror story fan, don’t miss this novel. (If you get scared, call your best hapless friend over… so you can be scared together.) 5.2kReads7.0Score21214d adds
- 169 Qingchuan Ghost School 青川鬼校 Ordinary high school student Su Bei takes shelter from the rain one day and discovers he is trapped in the abandoned grounds of Qingchuan Middle School, a place rumored to be haunted. It is no longer an empty ruin, but a living hell where time is warped, space behaves strangely, and real, terrifying ghosts lurk everywhere. There are no superpowers, no talismans or magical artifacts, and no apocalyptic technology. The only things Su Bei can rely on are his cool head, keen powers of observation, a 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 I Pretended to Be a Master for Fifteen Years, Then I Really Met a Ghost 我装了十五年大师，真撞鬼了 [Folklore Mystery + Chinese-Style Horror + Deduction + No Female Lead + A Tight-Knit Trio] My name is Han Ye. I've been pretending to be a master for fifteen years. I read the feng shui of burial sites, exorcise spirits, summon souls, and relay messages from the dead. If the pay is good enough, there's no job I won't take. Everyone says I can communicate with the world of the dead and understand ghosts and spirits. Only I know the truth: I have no idea whether ghosts even exist. I only know 8.3kReads—Score59814d adds
- 171 Infinite Horror: I Can Sense Ghosts 恐怖无限：我能感知到鬼 [Infinite Flow, Not a Power Fantasy] [Slight Horror] [No CP] [Survival] [Escape] [Deduction] [Mystery] "Shh..." "There are ghosts in this world!" Those contaminated by the aura of Another World can only keep clearing one instance after another. They say that after clearing 13 instances, you can make a wish? Lu Ming discovers that ghosts aren't the only things he can sense. There's also... In this game of pursuit between humans and ghosts, he is forced into Another World, a realm teeming with evi 11.8kReads6.9Score1.1k14d adds
- 172 Possessed by an Evil Spirit 撞邪 Grandpa spent his whole life doing good deeds. He never imagined that one night, he would ruin a young girl's life... 283Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 173 Rule Horror: I Call the Paranormal Entities “Dad” from the Start 规则怪谈：开局我喊诡异爸爸 Cui Fei enters a rule-based horror scenario and gets a Relationship System. Other people's systems are for showing off and getting stronger, but Cui Fei's System makes him call the supernatural entities "Daddy," turns him into their beloved first love, and makes him their love rival! 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 The Ultimate Horror 终极惊悚 [Infinite Flow] + [Mystery] + [Team] + [Plot] Liu Zheng, a first-year graduate student at the School of Mechanical Engineering, was broke and on the verge of becoming homeless when a mysterious app quietly appeared on his phone... [Beep. Host detected: broke as can be, with a powerful desire to make money. Accept this job?] [Yes/No] With three parts apprehension and seven parts anticipation, Liu Zheng tapped to confirm. The next second, a mechanical voice rang out, and an old mansion buried deep 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Rule Horror: I Throw My Roommate Out the Window from the Start 规则怪谈：开局把室友扔下楼 Rules for reading this book: 1. This is the author's attempt at writing a rules-based horror story. Please read it with a relaxed mindset. 2. The book contains a few livestreaming elements. If you think the story is dragging, leave “The ocean, oh, the ocean is all water” in the comments. 3. The protagonist and the author go a little crazy from time to time. Don't be scared, it's normal. 4. Feel free to go crazy along with the protagonist for a more immersive reading experience. [Not a power fant 495Reads8.5Score10214d adds
- 176 If You're Afraid to Die in a Horror World, What Makes You Think You Can Win? 在恐怖世界怕死，你凭什么想赢啊 [Infinite Flow]+ [Death Game]+ [Apocalyptic Survival]+ [Horror Mini-Worlds] Warning: This may not be well written, so think carefully before diving in! In the orderly world we know, have you ever imagined a chaotic world that was its opposite? Yun Xiao was snatched from his sleep and brought into such a world. Here, there are no laws, no order, no humanity… In short, there are no rules at all. All that exists are terrifying mini-worlds where you can grow stronger! At first, he thought this was 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 The Haunted House: The Evil God Descends 诡舍：邪神降临 [A Strange House fanfiction + horror + survival + infinite loop] Ning Qiushui sealed the Gray Sun, bringing the calamity of the old world to an end. But the Heavenly Dao demands balance between yin and yang. With the old evil destroyed, an even more powerful evil god was born. After lying dormant for ages, the Strange House's blood-red door appeared once more. The blood-red door swung open. Yin and yang were reversed, the underworld fell, and the six paths were severed. A new generation of S 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 The Impostor of Jinling 金陵伪人 WARNING: If you are home alone, lock all doors and windows. If necessary, pick up a weapon and protect yourself. ...If you notice anyone with strange features, or... unusually long arms, an oversized head, or walking upside down, hide immediately if you see any of these signs... November 30, 2024, Yanjing was sealed off. Wang Manling and I were trapped in the teachers' apartments at Yanda University. Number of survivors: 16. December 1, 2024, Someone ignored the warning and went to pick up his p 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 Cha Mi High School 茶靡高校 [Infinite Flow] [Instance-Based Story] [Original Horror Instances, Mildly Spooky] My name is Lin Fen. A bizarre car accident turned my peaceful life upside down. That day, my mother and I were crossing the street. A speeding car came hurtling toward us. My mother pushed me out of the way at the last moment and was struck dead by the roadside. I watched in terror. Then I remembered: I didn't have a mother at all! I, Lin Fen, had only ever known busy caregivers since I could remember. I was a chil 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 My Dead Wife Returns on Our Wedding Night 亡妻归来新婚夜 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 The Conspiracy Behind the Terrifying Calls 恐怖电话背后的阴谋 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Redemption and Rebirth in the Darkness 黑暗中的救赎与新生 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Terror Underground: My Journey of Adventure and Growth 地道惊魂，我的探险与成长 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 The Abandoned Wife's Desert Island Adventure 弃妇的荒岛冒险之旅 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Fierce Netherworld: Starting as a Rainy-Night Killer 凶冥空间：从雨夜杀人魔开始 [Infinite Flow + The Weird Arrives, No Heroine] Could the beautiful new neighbor really be a serial killer who strikes on rainy nights? Gu Li sees through her disguise, only to get dragged into an even stranger space. Black fog rolls in and terror descends. To survive, Gu Li searches for a way to clear each instance, solving puzzles like mad and escaping certain death. But after completing a series of missions, he discovers that the weird has already arrived in the real world, and a supernatural 4.9kReads7.1Score33914d adds
- 186 Haunted University: I’m the Only Living Person on Campus 诡大学：全校就我一个活人 [Supernatural + one female lead] He scored 320 on the college entrance exam and just wanted to find a decent university to attend. He never expected to meet a ghostly version of Zhang Xuefeng, who recommended a ghost university 😭 His classmates and teachers are all ghosts 👻 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Nightmare Subway 噩梦地铁 (The rating has only just opened and will rise later.) [Infinite Flow + Survival + No Saintly Heroine] A driverless subway train carries a group of cursed passengers toward unknown, terrifying stations… A subway card is proof of survival, and a ticket to Hell. At each subway station, Jiang Fengye faces one terrifying instance after another, each a brush with death. The starving corpses in the basement; The crawling sounds in the abandoned tunnel; The skinning monster in the old castle; … "The 19.1kReads7.1Score2.1k14d adds
- 188 Tales of the Strange: Nine Chances Out of Ten to Die? Sorry, I Can Rewind 怪谈：九死一生？抱歉，我能回档 [Infinite Flow] [Regression] [Mind Games] [Plenty of Twists] [The Protagonist Has No Cheat Skills] Yao Ze died four times in his very first round. Even with the ability to go back in time, he ended up psychologically scarred. The second instance was a punishment round where he barely escaped with his life, and the boss was downright devious. Relying on information he gathered before each reset, Yao Ze relentlessly tests the rules of the instances. He uses his information advantage to match wits 165Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 The Black Dog of Misty Mountain 雾山黑犬 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 Twelve Ghosts 十二鬼魂 17Reads—Score214d adds
- 191 Close Your Eyes, and the Nightmare Begins 闭眼即梦魇 [Infinite-flow + no romance + mild horror + mystery-solving] A bizarre murder case dragged Yan Wei, a psychiatric patient, into a bloody game. As layer after layer of fog lifted, he discovered a grand conspiracy lurking behind it all... A mysteriously vanished psychiatric hospital, otherworldly powers worshipped by the masses, a boy whose face he could never remember from his dreams... Behind ideals that seemed so grand lay a tangled web of human and divine self-interest. 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 I’m Not a Character in a Play 我不是戏中人 On his way back to his hometown, 33-year-old writer Xi Chuan is involved in a strange car accident. After falling unconscious, he plunges into a dreamlike version of western Hunan where truth and illusion are impossible to tell apart. His gravely ill grandfather struggles to his feet and takes him to an ancient opera stage plagued by strange events, where he performs a Nuo exorcism opera. Xiao Hei, a loyal dog, transforms into an earth spirit beast to fight the unseen things lurking in the darkn 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 I Came from the Underworld to Deal with Those Who Defy the Rules 我从地府来，专治规则不服 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 The Soul Ferryer Between Yin and Yang 阴阳渡魂人 Soul-snatching ghost weddings, bathroom hauntings, the legend of the red-clad senior, Thai black magic, ghost soldiers borrowing the road, man-eating mountain demons, nightmare fiends that enter your dreams, the mystery of the headless woman, a bizarre bride in an escape room, vengeful child spirits, games that summon ghosts, human organ trafficking, a shocking exhibition of human deformities, and long-lost Maoshan secrets... Do these things send a chill down your spine? - The truth is, this wor 184Reads9.2Score10214d adds
- 195 A Madman's Fate 癫人命 [The uncanny + mind-bending suspense + horror + fictional setting + no System] At the end of that rainy night, Chen Xiu gazes at the unfamiliar world before him. He discovers that the curses have taken everything from him, even himself. Curses and uncanny horrors run rampant before his eyes, while madness and fear relentlessly batter his heart. It says: “Having witnessed what the curse can do, you must also suffer its gifts.” It says: “The death curse descends upon past and present, twisting all 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Discovered My Family Were Monsters 规则怪谈：开局发现家人是诡异 “Don't tell anyone you can see them! Remember, anyone means everyone, including me!” Before Yun's father died, he gasped for breath and spent a long time warning eight-year-old Yun Zheng in terror. Strangely, the next morning, Yun's father acted as though nothing had happened. He sat at the table and ate breakfast with a calm expression. “Dad, what are you eating?” the innocent Yun Zheng asked. “I'm gnawing on a pig bone,” Yun's father replied. His cold face suddenly twisted into a strange grin 715Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 197 One Cursed Letter, and I'm in the Eighteenth Layer of the Ghost Realm? 一封诅咒信，我入诡界十八层？ [Horror + Survival + Infinite Flow + Plot-Heavy + Three Updates a Day + No Fighting Monsters to Level Up + Original Horror Instances] They say that when a white letter mysteriously arrives in your hands, a curse has attached itself to you… Rotting books, an empty bus, a door seeping blood… In bizarre ways, a group of unsuspecting people who receive letters are sent to one eerie world after another. They are called Curse-Bearers, and in the eldritch realm, they must endure their own curses. No 1.3kReads6.4Score11414d adds
- 198 The Godslayer of the Countryside 乡村弑神者 [Chinese-style horror + not a power fantasy + more terrifying the more you think about it] When I was eight, my maternal grandfather took my two uncles and me to Chang'an Village to help harvest rice. Not long after we arrived, someone died under mysterious circumstances. Worried something might happen to me, my grandfather told my eldest uncle to take me home first. Before we left, he repeatedly warned us not to speak to anyone we met on the road. My eldest uncle agreed, and we hurried back. Ha 723Reads8.9Score10514d adds
- 199 The Calamity of Gui Water 癸水之祸 If even your memories are fake, who are you? Lin Zhou receives a death invitation from his younger sister, Lin Yao, who died twenty years ago. To uncover the truth, he enters the "Constellation Instances": twenty-eight prisons holding beings more ancient than the corruption itself. Each instance demands that he trade memories for power, and every dead person bears the cost on his behalf. When he finds his own file in the archives, stating that he cleared the Ghost Golden Sheep instance at age —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Supernatural Horror: Someone Behind the Wall Is Calling My Name 惊悚灵异：墙里有人叫我的名字 3Reads—Score—14d adds
