Novels like A Strange Tale Every Night
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- 1 99 Short Ghost Stories 99个短篇鬼故事 Tang Cheng is an ordinary young man fascinated by supernatural events. He loves seeking out ghost stories to satisfy his curiosity. He sets out on a journey to find 99 terrifying ghost stories, gradually uncovering the strange conspiracies and mysterious events hidden behind them. As he investigates further, Tang Cheng begins to notice that some things are connected to him. Before the final mystery is solved, he must piece together all the clues and uncover the truth. The story explores the comp 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Huaiyin Crossing Extra: Ten Years Later, the Evil Spirit Returns, Ferrying the Dead 槐阴渡番外：十年归煞·渡亡人 Huaiyin Crossing: Bonus Story, A Malignant Spirit Returns After Ten Years, Ferryman of the Dead —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 A Collection of Folk Ghost Stories, Volume 1 民间鬼故事集1 You’re very welcome to read my work. I hope you’ll enjoy it. In this story, I’ll share some of my thoughts and experiences, and I hope they’ll offer you a little inspiration and give you something to think about. I believe everyone has a story and perspective of their own, and by communicating and sharing, we can learn and grow together. So let’s explore this vibrant world together! 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Strange Tales of the Supernatural You've Never Heard 你没听说过的民间灵异诡事 It feels like I'm the only one in the mirror. But when I turn around, there's nothing behind me. In the darkness, a voice murmurs, “You can finally see me...” One terrifying story after another: there are things you could never imagine, and things you might actually experience. Bring along your hapless friend and give them a listen! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Seven-Star Lamp 七星灯 On a rainy night, Ji Hui gets trapped in an elevator. When she emerges, there's unfamiliar blood and a piece of skin tissue on her back. Soon, a vivid red mark suddenly appears there. She never had it during the first 28 years of her life, yet the doctor says it's a birthmark. Then the doctor tells her she has cancer and less than three months to live. Just then, her grandfather's old home is slated for demolition. Ji Hui returns there and accidentally discovers a lamp left behind by her gran 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Murder on a Rainy Night: The Apartment Mystery 雨夜凶杀：公寓迷局 Murder on a Rainy Night: The Apartment Mystery —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Ghost Hunter's Casebook 猎鬼异闻录 [Realistic + Supernatural + No Romance] Do you believe there's another world out there? A world intertwined with reality. Do you believe everything you see? Does what you can't see necessarily not exist? Lost souls of the living wander; souls of the dead return. The living yearn for those they've lost, while the dead long for those they've left behind. The boundary between yin and yang is only inches away, and the living can speak with the dead. Let me show you this world anew through a differen —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Red Silk Leads Lost Souls Across 红绫渡亡魂 The Red Silk Sash Guides the Dead 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Northwest Night Tales 西北夜话 The great Northwest is more than endless desolation. In hidden corners unknown to most, countless inexplicable things happen across this region. Over thousands of years of Chinese heritage, the Northwest has also developed customs and taboos with its own distinctive character. This book features many stories rooted in regional culture, depicting a way of life you’ve never known. Written in the style of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, this memoir recounts how I first heard about supernatural 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 A Collection of Horror Novellas 恐怖短片小说合集 Lin Xiaoyu moves into an old apartment. The furnishings are simple, with only the enormous full-length mirror standing out as strangely out of place. Its frame is carved with intricate patterns and looks quite old. At first, Lin Xiaoyu pays it no mind, but soon she realizes that her reflection seems to have a will of its own. Whenever the night grows quiet, the “her” in the mirror begins making movements different from Lin Xiaoyu's, even wearing a bizarre smile. Lin Xiaoyu tries to escape, only 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Short Mystery and Horror Stories 悬疑恐怖小故事， A variety of short horror stories, updated from time to time. All the works above are fictional, and any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. I hope everyone will show their support and lend a helping hand. Thank you!!! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 A Collection of Ghost Story Files 鬼故事合集档案 This collection features several ghost stories, each centered on supernatural events. It includes both traditional folk tales of ghosts and monsters and eerie phenomena in modern cities. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Ailao Mountain: The Ninth Dragon 哀牢山：第九龙 Ailao Mountain: The Ninth Dragon —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Qinling Mysteries: The Death of the Mountain Keeper 秦岭诡事：守山人之死 Strange Tales of the Qinling Mountains: Death of the Mountain Keeper —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Chronicles of the Qinling Mysteries 秦岭诡事录 Chronicles of Strange Tales from the Qinling Mountains —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Huaiyin Crossing: The Cursed Pagoda Tree 槐阴渡·阴槐咒 Huaiyin Crossing: The Cursed Yin Locust Tree —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Don't Read If You're a Coward! One Ghost Story Every Day! 胆小勿进！每天一个鬼故事！ A series of urban ghost stories Every chapter tells a different tale There’s sure to be one you’ll enjoy When the novels you’re following haven’t updated yet Read some urban ghost stories in the meantime 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 One Folk Horror Story Every Night 每夜一章民间恐怖故事 [Bedtime Stories] [Supernatural Horror] [Folk Tales] [Chinese-Style Thrills] [Based on True Events] [Full-Cast Audio] These stories feel incredibly real and cover all kinds of genres, making them a lot of fun to read. Find your best friend and read them together, then be scared together! (If you enjoy it, please leave a good review. Thank you.) 9.2kReads6.7Score33214d adds
- 19 One Horror Story Every Night 每晚一个恐怖故事 A supernatural ghost story every night. Beware of ghosts knocking at your door in the dead of night. 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Grandpa Tells Me Ghost Stories 爷爷给我讲鬼故事 Child, are you really sure you want to hear it? Grandpa doesn't know any other stories. All I know are old tales from ages ago, and I'm afraid they'll scare a little kid like you. I really want to hear them, Grandpa. I'm not scared, so go on... All right, then. How about I tell you one every day from now on? Haha, if you're not scared, then Grandpa will tell you one every day. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 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
- 22 The Mysterious University: The Prologue to a Tale of Terror 诡秘大学：开启惊悚怪谈的序章 [Infinite-Loop Trials + Suspense + Horror + Uncovering the Truth] A bizarre admission letter brings the Lin Han siblings to a mysterious university. Coming here is like stepping straight into hell… A sinister nursing home, an overloaded elevator with no passengers, a hospital morgue stained red with blood, and a warped, distorted historical timeline: each one is a terrifying exam straight out of a nightmare. Can they break free from the shackles of the cycle and find a new life? Or will the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Tales of Wraiths and Monsters 魍魉怪談 This anthology draws on criminal cases, accidents, strange urban rumors, and paranormal encounters from across the country between 2008 and 2020, reworking them into self-contained horror stories, one per chapter. To make the stories feel real, most are written as first-person recollections or accounts shared by netizens. Although the places, events, and people mentioned can be researched online, this is a work of fiction and includes invented elements. It is intended purely for entertainment. R 288Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Deep Freeze Apocalypse: I Fix Bugs and Stockpile Supplies 极寒末世：我维修BUG囤满物资 Ice Age apocalypse + wasteland survival + biological horror + industrial Lovecraftian horror + stockpiling supplies + no pocket dimension System By 2025, humanity had long predicted the emergence of silicon-based life. In 2049, the course of human civilization was brought to a halt. A strange “red veil” covered the sky, blotting out the sun and plunging the entire world into an eternal deep freeze. Ten years later, the planet had a new master. Endless cold followed in its wake. The “Kindling” bu 5Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 25 Folk Tales of the Supernatural and Suspense 民间灵异悬疑短故事 One story per chapter. Told from the protagonist's first-person perspective, each tale takes you into a new world of the supernatural, filled with folk taboos and paranormal phenomena. Welcome to the scene... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Shadows Upon Shadows in the Old Mansion 古宅之幽影重重 Shadows Haunt the Old Mansion —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 My Family Hid a Wedding from Me, but I Saw My Own Memorial Tablet on the Altar 全家瞒我办喜事，我却在供桌上看到了自己的牌位 My whole family kept their happy news a secret from me, but I saw my own memorial tablet on the altar —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 My System Notification Sound Is a Taoist Soul-Summoning Bell 我的系统提示音，是道士的招魂铃 The notification sound from my System is a Taoist priest's soul-summoning bell —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Horror Story: The Empty Room 恐怖故事，空房间 A Horror Story: The Empty Room —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Deadly Game 绝命游戏 Game of Death —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Ancient Demon-Suppressing Temple: The Ma Family’s Hidden Secret 镇妖古刹：马家遗秘 The Ancient Temple That Suppresses Demons: The Ma Family's Hidden Legacy —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Ghost Stories: The Painted Soul Mystery 鬼话怪谈：画魂迷局 Ghost Stories: The Painted Soul Mystery 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Ghost Stories: The Evil Shadow Beneath the Temple 鬼话怪谈：寺下邪影 Ghost Stories: Evil Shadows Beneath the Temple —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Ghost Stories: The Monster’s Shadow Beneath the Stone Lion 鬼话怪谈：石狮下的妖影 Ghost Stories: The Demon Shadow Beneath the Stone Lion —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 A Ghost Festival Elevator Nightmare 中元节电梯惊魂 A Terrifying Elevator Ride on Ghost Festival —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Chronicles of the Yin World 阴人记事 I was born in the year, month, and day of yin, and ghosts have been drawn to me since childhood. My grandfather sealed my fate, and I lived ghost-free until I was twenty. During my third year of college, my senior Chen Xi told me that I wasn’t an ordinary person with an extremely yin fate. I might be an artificially created living corpse. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Return of the Hungry Ghosts 猛鬼回潮 A rising tide of evil spirits: a collection of Chinese and international horror and suspense stories. Horror, mystery, and thrills. There are many protagonists, from China to overseas, with one story per installment. From local wandering ghosts, vengeful spirits, and paranormal incidents to foreign witchcraft and curse magic. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 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
- 39 Competing on Family Connections? My Grandpa Runs the Bank of the Underworld 拼背景？我爷天地银行行长 [Hilarious Ghost Hunting + Reborn Tycoon + Folk Supernatural + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] An ad offering a huge reward for a woman to bear a child let Zhang Qian see his grandfather, who had been dead for three years. He also discovered that his grandfather was actually the president of the Bank of the Underworld! Even the King of Hell treated him with the utmost respect. Well, what are we waiting for? He had to be reborn! With the power of money on his side, Zhang Qian successfully returned —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 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
- 41 It's 2:30 A.M. Let Me Tell You a Story! 凌晨两点半，我来给你讲故事！ Before I knew it, this book had passed 200 chapters. Time flies, and now the story is nearing its conclusion. It will end after just one million words. We’re currently in the rapid-update phase, with three chapters posted every day at 9 a.m. This book is a collection of folk horror stories set in the countryside. Each chapter is a standalone story, and every plot has been carefully crafted by the author. Comments from fellow readers are welcome. If you like it, add it to your bookshelf. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 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
- 43 The Filing Cabinet on Basement Level One 负一层的档案柜 The Filing Cabinet on Level B1 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Listening to Dashua Tell Terrifying Ghost Stories 听大耍讲恐怖鬼故事 [Horror + supernatural + folk tales + stories submitted by readers + plainspoken prose + episodic stories + based on real events] Note: The stories above are adapted from material the author gathered from various sources. All character names are pseudonyms. Believe in science and reject superstition. These stories are for entertainment only. Do not take them seriously!!! 437Reads—Score11714d adds
- 45 Midnight Corpse Carrier: I’m Really Just in It for the Money 午夜扛尸人我真是为了钱 Poor young man + one heroine + crematorium-style groveling + mysterious contract + rules horror + reincarnation curse + calls from the underworld To raise the money needed to save his mother's life, Chen Mo, a country boy, took a night-shift job carrying corpses at Yong'an Crematorium. On his first day, he found an ancient Corpse-Burning Contract in his locker. His name was written unmistakably as the second party. He was the seventh signatory. Then came the rules horror that lurked everywhere: 327Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Ghost Stories Before Bed 睡前讲鬼故事 Zhang Liang is a forensic pathologist. His job is to perform autopsies on the dead in the morgue. He's passionate about his work and highly professional, but he has a secret: he can hear the dead speak. He doesn't know whether it's a gift or a curse, but he never tells anyone, afraid they'll think he's crazy. He quietly listens to the dead's final words. Sometimes he helps them resolve lingering regrets or questions; sometimes they help him uncover the truth behind a case. He feels that this is 3.7kReads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Don't Chat with Strangers 别和陌生人聊天 A collection of suspenseful, horrifying, mind-bending mystery stories that expose the greed of human nature. People lose their reason to satisfy their selfish desires, plunging into an abyss of sin and causing innocent people to suffer, sometimes losing their precious youth or even their lives. The stories in this book are based on real cases, and all the names have been changed. 97Reads6.9Score10714d adds
- 48 Haunted House Sleep Tester: Case File No. 0 凶宅试睡员0号档案 [Realistic survival + haunted-house horror + a battle of wits and human nature + one male lead] Bankrupt and tens of millions in debt, Lin Mo is forced to work as an overnight tester in haunted houses. A rotting face floats in a leaking bathtub, marbles roll in the attic amid a child's sobs, and a reflection in the wardrobe mirror locks a hand around his throat… The eerie rules are death sentences: look in the mirror at midnight, and always answer a knock. But compared with ruthless loan sharks, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Book of a Hundred Ghosts: Don't Sleep Too Deep Tonight 百鬼夜行簿：今晚别睡太沉 [200 short stories × everyday distortions × suffocating terror] Even more densely packed with spine-chilling moments than Zero-Degree Horror! 200 stories turn “elevators, dolls, and old cameras” into mouths that devour people: The elevator doors open. Dare you look at the “neighbor” on the 18th floor? (Don't be scared. The story is short, so short you won't have time to run.) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 I’m a Memory Quality Inspector, Until I Saw Myself Dead 我是一名记忆质检员，直到我看到了死亡的自己 I'm a memory inspector. Then I saw myself dead. —Reads—Score—14d adds
