Novels like A Strange Tale Every Night
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- 101 Strange Tales: The Secret History of Spirit Hauntings 诡事异闻录：灵祟秘史 By chance, the protagonist visits relatives in a remote mountain village, only to find an eerie atmosphere hanging over the place. The villagers behave strangely, and at night there are odd sounds and flickering lights. While investigating, the protagonist discovers an ancient book describing mysterious rituals, setting off a string of supernatural events... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 The Grave Behind Me 身后的那座坟 The Grave Behind Me 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Tales of Old Sichuan University 川大旧事 In 1999, I was lucky enough to get into Sichuan University as the last-ranked student. Over the next few years, I went through the strangest period of my life. Even now, thinking back on it still sends a shiver down my spine... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Don't Turn It On Until the Rain Stops 雨停之前，别开机 Don't Turn It On Until the Rain Stops 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 The Show Isn't Over: No Ghosts in Red 戏未落幕：红妆无鬼 The Show Isn't Over: No Ghosts in Red —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 I Ran into an Old Friend at the Village Entrance, Only to Learn I'd Been Dead for Ages 村口遇发小，才知我早已猝死 I Ran Into My Childhood Friend at the Village Entrance, Only to Learn I’d Died Suddenly Long Ago —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Office Building Elevator 阿野探灵日记：办公楼的电梯 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Office Building Elevator —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 The Midnight Ringing Story 午夜凶铃故事 A new work is here! Welcome to read my stories on Fanqie Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Retelling Old Tales 古话重讲 When I was little, the adults in the village loved gathering together to tell old tales of all kinds, mostly about immortals, ghosts, and monsters. This work is a collection of short stories about fox spirits in ancient times. Each tale stands on its own, meant simply as something to chat about over tea after a meal. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 The Missing Third Hand 消失的第三只手 The Missing Third Hand 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Terror in the Countryside: True Horror Stories 乡野惊魂：恐怖实录 Remote mountains and harsh lands are full of ghostly tales, and deep in the mountains lurk all kinds of strange legends… Here you’ll find eerie stories that make your scalp tingle and send chills down your back. I’ve had a few experiences of my own that I can’t explain, too! Want to hear them? Come on in and I’ll tell you all about them…! This book contains plenty of horror and suspense, so please read with caution. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Sis, I'm Just a Delivery Guy, Not a Gigolo 大姐，我只是一个送外卖的，不是出来卖的。 Hey, I'm just a delivery guy, not a gigolo. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Ren's Storytelling 持仁讲故事 An 80th-generation disciple of Maoshan Shangqing, long resident at the Jade Emperor Palace. Recording strange tales heard from my senior brothers, along with stories submitted by netizens. None have been verified, so please don’t take them as fact. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Exorcism Requires a Little Counseling 降妖也要做思想工作 A serialized collection of short supernatural stories about strange events in all kinds of places. Read it or don't. I like writing, so I'm going to write. And now they want me to write a synopsis. What am I supposed to say? I can't write one, I can't write one. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 My Roommate Vanished: The Last Recording from Room 604 我的室友蒸发了：604的最后录像 My Roommate Vanished: 604's Final Recording —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 The Delivery Request 快递委托 Courier Request —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 The Life-Devouring Ancient Formula 噬命古方 The Life-Devouring Ancient Formula —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 The Curse of the Manicure 美甲之咒 The Nail Art Curse —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Chronicles of Strange Tales from Jiuzhou 九州怪谈录 Every mountain and river in this land conceals secrets unknown to most. When night falls, the eerie tales that have lain dormant through the ages quietly awaken... From the boundless snowy plains of the Northeast to the damp, rainy lanes of Lingnan, from the desolate Gobi of the Northwest to the secluded waterways of Jiangnan, every region has given rise to its own strange lore. A shaman's whispers echo beneath Changbai Mountain, the corpse-driving bells of western Hunan pierce the thick fog, ee 112Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 The Calamity of the House Guardian 镇宅之祸 The Calamity of the House-Guardian 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 A Collection of Folk Supernatural Tales, Part One 民间灵异事件合集（上） Collection of Strange Supernatural Tales from the Countryside, Part One 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Folklore Horror Stories: Don't Open This at Midnight 民间恐怖故事，深夜千万别点开 Tales of strange happenings in the countryside, folk legends, mountain spirits and monsters, and eerie experiences. I’ve been through a lot and heard a lot of stories. Today, I’ve decided to record them all. I dare to write them. Do you dare to read them? Please believe in science. Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental. These are standalone stories, one per chapter. I’m the only one who knows that almost all of them are true. The result is that the more I write, the more scared 3.3kReads—Score13514d adds
- 123 A Collection of Northeastern Folk Ghost Stories 东北民间鬼故事集锦 This work recounts various ghost stories in the voice of Second Grandpa, a man from rural Northeast China. Each chapter tells a different story, and the prose is concise, with no irrelevant padding just to increase the word count. There are so many stories that they are no longer all limited to the Northeast or the countryside. I can’t promise every story will scare you, but 90% of them will leave readers with a chill. Some stories end on an open note, leaving more room for your imagination; oth 229Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 South of Chang'an Lies a Haunted Mountain 长安之南有诡山 Since ancient times, the Qinling Mountains have been the dragon veins of China, where spiritual energy gathers. This has also made them a meeting place between the realms of yin and yang, and between humans, demons, and ghosts. After the Tang dynasty was founded, the “Mountain Wardens Office” was established to govern strange affairs in the mountains. But as time passed, some ancient “beings” began to awaken... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 I Heard My Scumbag Blind Date Killed Me 听说相亲渣男杀死了我 [A bizarre tale. In real life, please don’t date people with mental illnesses or scumbags!] Aunt Six introduced Xia Zhiwei to someone, but the man turned out to be a complete lunatic. He said he could see ghosts everywhere. As luck would have it, the director of a psychiatric hospital happened to pass by and reminded him to take his medication! Help, her blind date is mentally ill... Xia Zhiwei went to confront Aunt Six. What, Aunt Six died last year?! Yan Wangzhi said in a crazed voice: Are you 21Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 126 After I Dug Up a Grave, the Whole Village Begged for My Forgiveness! 挖坟后，全村人跪求我原谅！ After I dug up the grave, the entire village begged me to forgive them! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Folk Horror Stories from Across China 中国全国各地民间恐怖故事 Adapted from folk tales told by colleagues and friends. This story contains frightening scenes, so please read with care. If it involves any sensitive information, please contact the author to request revisions. Thank you. 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Rural Ghost Stories: A Collection of Short Supernatural Tales 乡村诡事——农村短篇灵异故事集 Rural Hauntings: A Collection of Short Supernatural Stories —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 A New Tale of Song Dingbo: The Faceless Ghost 宋定伯新篇之无面鬼 A New Tale of Song Dingbo: The Faceless Ghost 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 The Broken Bell's Message (Sequel) 残钟寄片（续） The Broken Clock Sends a Message (Sequel) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Room 414 at Three in the Morning: Four Best Friends 夜半三更414房四闺蜜 Three Roommates in Room 414 at the Dead of Night 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Abyss of Horror and the Supernatural 恐怖灵异深渊 My name is Chen Geng. Yes, Geng as in the night watchman. I also have an older brother who is half a year younger than me. You read that right: my biological older brother is half a year younger than I am. I was born unlucky, so I often find myself caught up in things most people will never experience in their entire lives. Now, allow me to tell you about it, bit by bit. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Heaven Favors Benevolence and Righteousness 天眷仁义 Heaven Favors the Benevolent 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 The Netherworld's Yellow Earth 幽冥黄土地 The Underworld’s Yellow Earth —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 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
- 136 Miaojiang Yin-Yang Gu 苗疆阴阳蛊 Miaojiang Yin-Yang Gu 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 A Ghost Lurks in My Right Eye: A Decade-Old Murder Hidden in the Old Building's Brick Wall 右眼栖鬼：老楼砖墙藏十年命案 A Ghost Dwells in Her Right Eye: A Decade-Old Murder Hidden in the Bricks of an Old Building 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Strange Little Tales from the Folk 灵异民间小故事 These are folk tales of the strange and supernatural, some true, some not. Some are quite old and have grown more and more fantastical with each retelling, so don't overanalyze them or take them too seriously. Some may resemble stories you already know, but that's purely coincidental. 171Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 139 A Compendium of Strange Events in the Mountain Village 山村诡异事件大全 This book is adapted from true events recounted by Uncle Zhengyu. It comprises a series of separate paranormal stories, recounting the strange, unexplained events that take place in mysterious mountain villages… It has all kinds of unsolved mysteries! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 The Paranormal Cases I Experienced Over the Years 那些年，我经历的灵异事件 [Standalone Stories] + [Supernatural Horror] + [No System] Ten years ago, after graduating from college, I happened to get a job driving a taxi. I never expected to encounter a whole series of bizarre and terrifying events! It wasn’t until later that I learned I was born with a yin fate and a pair of yin-yang eyes, but someone had sealed them when I was young. I’ve written more than a dozen stories so far, and there’s plenty to read! 4.7kReads7.3Score20614d adds
- 141 The Canal Town Demon-Suppression Chronicles 运河镇妖录 The Canal Town Demon Records 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Ancient Divine Beasts: Return to the Netherworld Abyss 上古神兽之幽冥归墟 The Ancient Divine Beasts: Return to the Netherworld Abyss is an epic that weaves together ancient legends, classic detective mysteries, suspense and horror, and the philosophy of life and death. At its heart is the image of the “Return to the Abyss”: all waters flow into one, neither increasing nor diminishing. It is a metaphor for how all human memories will ultimately converge in the same ocean. In this world, every love, every sacrifice, and every choice becomes part of eternity. As Shen Con —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 The Dog That Was Eaten Has Returned 被吃了的狗又回来了 The dog that was eaten has come back 505Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Folk Tales: Ghost Stories 民间：鬼故事 My new work is here! Everyone is welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 The Exonerator 解罪师 Genius mathematician Lin Mo is drawn into a carefully orchestrated series of murders, and all the evidence points to him. The killer marks the corpses with mathematical symbols, uses a total lunar eclipse to create the perfect alibi, and even turns the truth behind the fire at the “Angel Orphanage” ten years ago into a bloody code of revenge. To prove his innocence, Lin Mo joins forces with police captain Shen Yuqing to investigate. Each corpse is a “puzzle piece,” and every victim was connect —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 The Pure Yin Groom 极阴新郎 The Extremely Yin Groom —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 The Night Watcher: Don't Look at the Corpse on the Operating Table 《守夜人：别看手术台上的尸体》 Night Watchman: Don't Look at the Corpse on the Operating Table 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 The Tenant in Room 404 出租屋的404号房客 The Tenant in Room 404 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 How I Discovered My Neighbor Had No Shadow in a Luxury Apartment Complex 关于我在高档小区发现邻居没有影子这件事 How I Found Out My Neighbor Had No Shadow in a Luxury Apartment Complex —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 My Shadow Pushed My Bully Off the Roof 我的影子把霸凌者推下天台 My shadow pushed my bully off the rooftop —Reads—Score—14d adds
