Novels like Deconstructing the Uncanny
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Deconstructing the Uncanny, best match first.
- 1 Parasitic Cultivation: I Can Understand Everything 寄生修仙，我能通晓一切 Everyone knows that cultivating immortality is a long journey and that those who attain the Dao ascend to become immortals. But no one has ever known… when people cultivate immortality, what kind of immortal are they really cultivating? Eggs of parasites dwelling inside human bodies; Dead fish occupying the brain; Long centipedes that hollow people out completely… Everything you do brings you slowly closer to a supreme being. And the closer yo 0Votes3.7kRecs38.2kFans
- 2 This Dream Is Quite Interesting 这个梦境很有趣 There are no supernatural forces in this world, but there are in dreams. Ghosts, monsters, demons, ferocious beasts, evil gods, wicked people... They all exist in dreams. Ever since the first dream-born calamity capable of killing people appeared, the world has grown strange. In such a dangerous world, Du Fang got a panel called “A Loving Family” and suddenly found himself with a happy, harmonious family. He couldn't help feeling that something about his life was seriously off. 0Votes35.9kRecs99.3kFans
- 3 EN Lord of Hell in the Marvel Universe 美漫地狱之主 He transmigrates into the world of Marvel and becomes a Lord of Hell. After going through countless hardships to reach Earth, he has only two goals: enjoy life, and make contracts for human souls, turning America into his own private property. 2Votes75.7kRecs228.9kFans
- 4 The Revival of Cursed Arts 诡术复苏 A book of the strange arts, where good and evil are hard to measure. In this world of mysterious resurgence, mystery is everything: It is the source of desire, the pillar of power, the first wail of greed, the muttering of betrayal, the prelude to madness, the dawn of hope, and the final straw from the end of all things. Faced with the unstoppable tide of events, should one choose evil that never compromises its principles, or justice that brings endless harm? The Four Fates Master, Chief of the 1Votes408.8kRecs95kFans
- 5 One Upgrade Point a Day 一天一个强化点 A humble dream: cultivate immortality for three hundred years and live life as freely as you please. Step by step, he climbs out of the mud: an ordinary miner, an unnoticed Qi Refining cultivator, a minor Foundation Establishment gate guard… until he becomes a Tribulation Transcendence powerhouse who strides across the world. From humble as a blade of grass to shining with brilliance, he eventually illuminates the world! Draw a circle with your finger, and your gear becomes ridiculously powerful 0Votes50kRecs123.4kFans
- 6 When Darkness Falls, Please Sleep 天黑请入眠 A dark figure beyond the window softly called someone's name in a cold, numb voice. Shadows on the floor slithered like snakes and insects. The elevator doors at the end of the hall opened by themselves, and the faceless elevator attendant gave a strange smile. In the shadows, a skinless butcher slowly raised his cleaver... In an age when every country in the world had passed laws banning all-nighters, Chen Xiao lost the ability to sleep. 0Votes9.4kRecs69.5kFans
- 7 Battlefield of Sin 罪恶战境 Gifted with the power to make his words become law, Jun Lin faces a strange and powerful new world, along with countless fantastical creatures created by the Dimension Sovereign. Jun Lin’s fantastical journey begins here. Anyone who wants to join the group, check out the pinned post in the readers’ forum! 0Votes102.8kRecs125kFans
- 8 An Epic of Salvation 救主史诗 This is a story of being with God. In this story, God loved humanity first. Above a sea of clouds supported by a thousand pillars, Chen Yi wields divine authority in the Kingdom of God. He is the lord of faith and the master of salvation in the mouths of others. A saint who continues to forgive upon the pyre. A god-man who has tasted all the suffering in the world, with a beast growing within his chest. A spirit messenger wavering between two faiths and two paths, embarking on a journey of retur 0Votes12.2kRecs51.4kFans
- 9 Global Reincarnation: Sacrifice Your Teammates for Boundless Power 全球轮回：队友祭天法力无边 Jiang Han is reborn in a modern city invaded by the Reincarnation Space. Once people enter a reincarnation world, the Reincarnation Space assigns them a mission. If they succeed, every reincarnator who died during it comes back to life. If they fail, everyone is immediately erased. He also discovers that every one of these reincarnation worlds comes from a novel, movie, or anime he saw in his previous life. In this situation, he obtains a Teammate Sacrifice, Boundless Power System, which makes h 0Votes15.4kRecs50.8kFans
- 10 I Am the Lord of Wishes 我，祈愿之主 The old era has passed, and a supernatural age in which the gods rise has arrived. Ascendants, the Corrupted, taboo objects, mysterious forbidden zones... Gloomy mists shroud the land, whispers rise from the abyss, and night is falling. Zhou Chen unexpectedly obtains a mysterious wishing bottle. As long as he grants other people’s wishes, he earns “wish points.” Fire and hope will eventually tear through the darkness. The radiance of miraculous stars will shine, and humanity will endure forever. 0Votes17.6kRecs178.7kFans
- 11 Dungeon Simulator 副本模拟器 Monsters and demons roam everywhere, while the martial world flourishes. Reality is reflected, generating dungeons. A sense of danger forces him to stay alert. Survive. Live better. Climb higher, all the way to the top. The world bustles, with people chasing profit back and forth. From temples to the imperial court, the most terrifying thing in this world has never been monsters and demons, but the unfathomable human heart! 0Votes24kRecs42kFans
- 12 A Record of Life in the World of Film and TV 影视世界生活录 Thanks for asking. I'm traveling around the world, and I just got back to Earth. In the current world: Ning Yi from "My Heroic Husband". Su Mingzhe from "All Is Well"; Zhu Chaoyang from "The Bad Kids". "Let's Get Married", "Ode to Joy", "The Golden Years", "The Long Night", "Twenty Your Life On", "Nothing But Thirty", "A Little Dilemma", "Glory of the Special Forces", "Struggle", "The Ex-File 3: The Return of the Exes", "Search", "Beijing Love Story", "Mr. Nice", "If There Is No Tomorrow", "Gr 0Votes26.3kRecs197.7kFans
- 13 Dragon Raja: Restarting Lu Mingfei’s Story 龙族之重启路明非 A little devil sends Lu Mingfei back to the age of eighteen. That year, his classmates at Shilan High School were saddened by their upcoming graduation. Xia Mi was still taking preparatory classes at a middle school in Beijing. Chu Zihang and Caesar regarded each other as fated rivals, locked in fierce competition. Erii was secretly plotting her next escape from home at the shrine inside Genji Heavy Industries, eager to see the world beyond the Eight Clans of Sheqi... None of the tragedies had h 6Votes69kRecs210.1kFans
- 14 Real-World Simulator 现实世界模拟器 Inside a vast, boundless silver-white space, Fang Yu looked at the black bodysuit he was wearing, feeling a little eager to give it a try. “What? World simulation? A game-like life?” [Urban] [Realistic] [Science Fiction] “What’s with ‘urban’ and ‘realistic’? It has to be science fiction!” [Super Technology] [Evolution and Mutation] [Apocalyptic Crisis] “Wait, wh 0Votes25.5kRecs170.7kFans
- 15 I Have Six Cheats 我有六个外挂 According to ancient tales: Demons can transform into humans, hide among the crowds, and choose people to devour. This world is far too dangerous. There's no helping it. I have to use cheats! One cheat isn't enough. I need six! 0Votes52.7kRecs196.5kFans
- 16 Rendering a Real Game 具现真实游戏 New book now launching: Creating My Own Wizardry: I Deceive Evil Gods in a Game In a new world, the supernatural is still young, and countless paths await exploration. Players create one new profession after another: Spellbreaker Swordsmen, Death Knights, Alchemists, Puppeteers, Beast Tamers, and more, a flourishing array of possibilities. Mo Lan creates the wizard profession and establishes a system of wizardry. One wizard tower after another rises from the ground, and the moment that makes eve 0Votes44.7kRecs190.6kFans
- 17 EN Awakening the Mastery Panel 开局爆出熟练度面板 (New novel: A Fake Practitioner Trains into a Real Immortal. The most ancient myths of heaven and earth return to the world once more. Countless spaces slowly begin to intertwine, and the hidden side of the world quietly emerges. Cultivators preach that the flesh is frail, but the spirit is eternal. Martial artists display their mighty bodies, believing that none can stand against them. Watching the world change, Lu Ren takes a somewhat panicked breath. “Ding! After br 0Votes47.7kRecs255.1kFans
- 18 EN This Mage Is Dangerous 这个法师很危险 [From the start in Faerun, becoming an arcanist] [If I have no System, can't I just make one myself?] Reborn in Netheril, I will usher in the glory of the Netheril Empire! This book is also known as The Vice Dean Is My Grandfather, The Self-Cultivation of a Great Arcanist, and Is It Strange for an Arcanist to Handcraft a System? This world is dangerous, so I have become dangerous too! “Gods? They are merely a bunch of stronger arcanists!”, Boren Ellem The Dangerous Mage reader group (fans with a 0Votes80.1kRecs79.1kFans
- 19 From the Start, I Was Married into the Abyss 开局赘入深渊 Bai Shan accidentally became a live-in son-in-law. Luckily, he had the talent of ["Equal Exchange"]. As long as he met a cultivation method's minimum requirements, he could skip the entire training process and attain "great perfection" instantly. [The Tiger's Roar Through the Night] Requirement 1: The complete text of [The Tiger's Roar Through the Night] Requirement 2: 600 jin of meat, 200 jin of tiger-bone wine, 3 drops of Everlasting Grief Grass sap, and 1 fruit of the Heartburning Scarlet 0Votes63.1kRecs330.1kFans
- 20 Operating Batman from the Start 开局操作蝙蝠侠 Ancient beings awaken in the abyss. Demons whisper in people's ears, unknown horrors gnaw at their minds, and madness takes root in the darkness of the human heart. But darkness isn't the only thing to descend upon this world. An armored Dark Knight prowls the shadows, passing judgment on evil; a wisecracking hero in a skintight suit wanders between buildings, playing the friendly neighborhood protector; a playboy in a high-tech 0Votes58.7kRecs196.4kFans
- 21 Doing Good Makes Me Stronger 做好事就变强 This book is also known as "Because I Was Afraid of Going Mad, I Put Every Point into Willpower," "Being a Good Person in a Dystopia," "How I Used the Eldritch God's Mutterings to Pass Judgment on Evil People," and "An Eldritch God? Just Pass an Insight Check." Imprisoned in a metal pigeon cage from the start, and facing a trip to the mantle mines as a tool for digging if he fails his finals? What a life. Luckily, he has a System as his golden finger. As an exemplary young man, Qi Ping still liv 0Votes41kRecs248kFans
- 22 EN The Unorthodox Daoist 玄门不正宗 Everyone in the world must cultivate their physical body to perfection before they can nourish their soul, after which their Yin Spirit can leave the body and gather the essence of Heaven and Earth. Wang Qi began cultivating by skipping straight to leaving the body... Thus, he could absorb the essence of Heaven and Earth from the very beginning of his cultivation. All the myriad arts of the world: learn them, master them, alter them slightly, and change their form. At a time when the Son of Heav 0Votes107kRecs147kFans
- 23 Base No. 7 7号基地 After the Silver Star Empire fell, interstellar war broke out. Beneath the stars, mecha pilots, cyborgs, genetic warriors, superhumans, engineers, and warship commanders all took the stage. I gaze up at the stars amid the ruins, and I fight for civilization across the sea of stars! 0Votes225kRecs837.5kFans
- 24 A Swordsman's Fate 剑客的宿命 Swordfighters clash: blades may stay sheathed beneath a cold edge, or meet point to point. Within a few exchanges, life and death are decided. At such a time, power, strategy, and knowledge are useless. Only the most primal, unvarnished contest of essence, energy, spirit, strength, and skill matters. When one casts everything aside, loses himself in the moment, and unleashes a single decisive strike, life and death are settled. That is the fate of a swordfighter. A man is transported into Japane 0Votes26.2kRecs19.6kFans
- 25 With a Scales of Equivalence, I'm No Demon 拥有等价天平的我不是妖魔 The calamities of time are strange, the calamities of fate are uncanny, and the calamities of destiny are beyond description. When immortal calamities strike, all living beings suffer! Ever wondered what the population dividend is like in the world of cultivation? This book has the answer! Wang Zijia transmigrates and obtains a golden finger that allows him to convert anything into something of equal value, making any transformation to his body 0Votes68.7kRecs355.6kFans
- 26 I’m the Only Normal Person in the World 全世界只有我正常 The bizarre is growing, madness is whispering, and the unknown is constantly being traversed. Danger lurks and spreads throughout the world like a shadow. Some stand firm, some despair, some go mad, while others... "What, the blood of a Mad Beast was in the jianbing guozi I ate this morning?" "This book contains hidden, twisted knowledge?" "Those things at night are real, not dreams?" "Well, it's not that I don't believe you. I just want to broaden my horizons. Could you perform those things aga 0Votes95kRecs222.9kFans
- 27 Myriad Worlds: I'm Not the Dao Ancestor 诸天之我不是道祖 Although this world is called the Primordial World. Although there’s a mountain named Buzhou at the center of the continent. Although I just caught a transmigrator who claims he’s Rahu. This world really isn’t the Primordial World, and I really am not the Dao Ancestor Hongjun. Gao Yao: “Say no more. I understand. Dao Ancestor, please accept your disciple’s bow.” Hong Yi: “Thank you, Dao Ancestor, for teaching me the way to make everyone a dragon.” Xiao Yan: “The Dao Ancestor is so modest. Who el 0Votes25.2kRecs94kFans
- 28 EN The Empire: Starting with the Fourth Calamity 帝国从第四天灾开始 - I transmigrate into the world of Star Wars and take command of a mothership from Homeworld. Everyone even calls me the Administrator... - The mothership's database somehow contains technology from all kinds of sci-fi games: StarCraft, Sins of a Solar Empire, Halo, Mass Effect, EVE, Stellaris. And it even has characters from those games... - I can't control my emotions. The dark side of the Force is influencing me, and I've become an apprentice to the Dark Lord Darth Plagueis... - To survive th 73Votes213.3kRecs196.2kFans
- 29 King of the Black Mist 黑雾之王 “Things are getting bad.” “Hasn’t it always been like this?” … Eagles soar through the sky, fish glide through the shallows, and all creation competes for freedom beneath the frosty skies. We strike out into the current, while the waves hold back the boats. 2Votes166.8kRecs430.7kFans
- 30 EN This Psychopath Is Too Strong 这个精神病人太强了 The abyss whispers, and the uncanny lurks. In this cruel and uncanny world, humanity had long since been utterly defeated, until that man arrived... This is the story of a severely mentally ill patient who pursues immortality in an uncanny world, establishes an immortal sect, and completely transforms the abyss's ecological chain. This book is also known as “Forced Cultivation in an Uncanny World,” “The Devil (Protagonist) Descends into the Abyss,” and “The Nightmare of All Races.” The protagoni 0Votes36kRecs128.2kFans
- 31 This Sandbox Game is Unreliable 这个沙盒游戏不靠谱 As a sandbox game player who loves peace and enjoys farming, Chen Xiyi insists he isn’t the kind of Fourth Calamity who brings chaos to the world. He prefers to win over his enemies with truth and justice. “Let’s talk this out. Put away that weapon of mass destruction first. We can work anything out.” These were the last words of a certain red-name NPC. 0Votes59.1kRecs272.5kFans
- 32 EN I Forge Scientific Magic 我打造了科学魔法 Lin En transmigrates to a strange world resembling medieval Europe, but infused with magic. Here, magic can influence and control elementary particles. And so... scientific theories are magical formulas! The wizards, who call themselves spellcasters but are actually scientists, struggle to explore the truths of the world while the Church pursues them relentlessly. Then Lin En arrives, sparking a Renaissance in another world... White phosphorus, hailed as the flame of hell; fields of liquid nitro 0Votes85.9kRecs472kFans
- 33 EN The Heretical Dao of Cultivation 诡道修仙 Demons run rampant, and cultivators worship the bizarre as the Heavenly Dao. For a mortal to cultivate, they must gouge out their eyes, sever their limbs, cut off their wisdom root... Ren Qing, who transmigrated here, discovered that his supernatural ability could exempt him from the cost of cultivation. [Eyeless Art]: Swallow eyes to cultivate. At mastery, 106 immortal eyes grow all over your body. [Poison Bone Art]: Soak your bones in poison for thirty-six days, then put them back in your body 0Votes108.2kRecs678.6kFans
- 34 An Unorthodox Taoist in a World of Strange Tales 志怪世界的旁门道士 This is a world of strange tales, where ritual and music have fallen into disarray and ghosts and spirits roam. Here are strange people and eerie ghosts, green corpse demons and immortal beings, mushroom people and grass horses, wicked cultivators and righteous gods. Here are methods of corpse liberation and qi cultivation, alchemy with lead and mercury, divination by spirit writing and summoning gods, paper soldiers and straw horses. With a mysterious golden manual that improves his proficiency 0Votes67.4kRecs322.3kFans
- 35 Eternal Sacred King 永恒圣王 Can immortals truly summon wind and rain, and scorch the skies and boil the seas? Here, the Kun clan guards the Northern Sea, the gods are supremely arrogant, Golden Crows dwell on a lonely island, and the dragon clan occupies a mountain valley... In that ancient, primeval age, countless races flourished amid cruelty and darkness. In this life, a human youth with an incomplete 14Votes267kRecs169.4kFans
- 36 I Bring Destruction and Rebirth to the World 我给予世界毁灭与新生 When the first superhuman appeared, people thought it was a miracle; when the first superhuman criminal appeared, people thought it marked the beginning of unrest; when superhumans made up 0.42% of the population, everyone realized this would be a revolution that overturned the existing order. But it was only when the first player to possess a superhuman’s consciousness appeared that the world understood: this was an unprecedented natural disaster... the Fourth Calamity. The AFK author is back. 4Votes134.2kRecs204.6kFans
- 37 EN My Divine Diary 我的成神日志 An accident gave Su Hao the ability to reincarnate infinitely. But could someone tell him why he never lived past the age of five in any reincarnation? The world was dangerous and decidedly unfriendly to children. Su Hao set his first small goal: reaching adulthood. “How could I possibly fail to make it to adulthood!” After reincarnating again and again over the course of a mil 3Votes204.2kRecs721.8kFans
- 38 All-World Arena: I Choose Zhang Sanfeng from the Start 万界竞技，开局我选张三丰 Come on, the title is already this straightforward. Do you really need a synopsis? Anyway, it’s all about the myriad worlds, the apocalypse, invasions through transmigration, and so on. You know the drill. Brought to you by Feizhi. The protagonist’s a stand-up guy, guaranteed! Hope you enjoy it! The author has completed Unlimited Mythology, Mythic Primordial Species, Summoning the Big Shots, and Planting the Heart Demon Dao. If you like those, feel free to check them out. Reader groups: VIP grou 0Votes209.6kRecs347.1kFans
- 39 Attaining the Dao Through Paper Figures 纸人成道 On a pitch-black night, a crowd of figures in garish clothes, their faces distorted and their smiles uncanny, carried a grand sedan chair. With grave soil beneath their feet and demon blood on their bodies, they headed for the lair of spirits and monsters. A folk saying goes: When paper figures carry a sedan chair, ghosts wail and monsters howl. If you see them, stay away. Do not approach. The lost art of paper effigy-making has resurfaced. A reclusive youth controls paper to kill, hunts demons 0Votes27kRecs102.8kFans
- 40 EN In the Divine Realm, I Became a Humanoid Anomaly 人在神国，刚成人间收容物 I came from the mortal world to the Divine Kingdom, then fell from the Divine Kingdom back to the mortal world. Wherever the light of my lantern reaches, all supernatural things are contained. Who am I? I am the black-eyed outsider whom the people of the Divine Kingdom shun and fear. I am the reality warper whom the people of the mortal world fear and depend on. I am the Keeper of the Lamp. I am ████. (Lovecraftian horror + Lord of the Mysteries, no System.) [Warning: With your SAN below 70, rea 4Votes78.2kRecs387.1kFans
- 41 I Was Forced to Dig Up the Evil God's Foundation 我被迫挖了邪神的墙脚 Li Si: Evil God, I want you to help me cultivate! My new book, Expedition of All: Saving the Cultivation World, is now officially online. Thank you all for your support! 0Votes113.6kRecs166.4kFans
- 42 Conquering the World Requires a Thousand Deaths 攻略世界要死一千次 [A perfect, complete story. Readers can’t stop praising it!] “You have a thousand chances to be reborn. Save this world within three years!” When Qin Yi woke up, he had gained an outrageous golden finger… though it didn’t seem like a good thing. His previously normal relationships seemed to have changed without him noticing. … “Big bro, dinner’s ready!” “Coming!” Saving the world felt too far away for Qin Yi. He needed to figure out how to get through the crisis right in front of him. The younge 0Votes23.2kRecs96.2kFans
- 43 EN Crown of Souls 灵魂冠冕 His soul arrived naked in this world, beginning with a werewolf bloodline and setting out to crown it. P.S. P.S. 2: If you want more to read, check out the author's other books. 0Votes165.4kRecs157.3kFans
- 44 The Underworld: I’m the Only Living Person 阴曹地府：活人只有我自己 My older sister sat before her vanity, combing her hair. The hair cried out as it fell to the floor, spreading throughout the room. My little sister held a needle and thread, sewing a rag doll. The doll let out a delightful, ear-piercing shriek, its loose threads darting about. The old dog by the door hunched over, stood up, and gave me a cackling grin. Li Wei transmigrated into a world resembling the Republican era, except the whole world was full of the eerie and uncanny. What could he do? Luc 0Votes93.9kRecs197.6kFans
- 45 EN Lord of the Heretical Path 诡道之主 Two days after arriving in this world, Yu Ziqing watched a great sun blossom across the land. Storms, cold snaps, famine, hungry ghosts, wicked cults, divine dynasties, and demonic overlords came one after another. Yu Ziqing set himself a modest first goal: don’t starve to death. Then he’d find himself a powerful enough patron and cultivate in peace until nobody could kill him. With enough information, there’s no enemy you can’t take down. P.S. If you think this is too short, check out the auth 0Votes256.4kRecs419.6kFans
- 46 Tales of Immortality 长生志异 Changsheng Dynasty, Year Nine of the Mandate. The land of China is in chaos, and the people are destitute. The imperial court’s rule is crumbling, while barbarians from the West arrive with their pantheon of gods. New-style warlords rise up and carve out territories of their own. Taiping rebels run rampant, leaving the land devastated. Floods, severe droughts, earthquakes, sandstorms, tornadoes, acid rain, blood moons, falling meteorites, and other disasters descend one after another. Countless 7Votes405.1kRecs859.3kFans
- 47 Xu Xian Is No Sword Immortal 许仙不是剑仙 New book: You Don't Know the Joy of Demonic Cultivation Techniques Xu Xian, He had planned to flee ten thousand miles away as soon as Bai Suzhen arrived. Unfortunately, in this world overrun with demons, he simply wasn't strong enough to do that. So, he chose to be a low-key sword immortal on the surface. In secret, he studied escape arts, practiced Daoist techniques, made talismans, researched formations, and made friends far and wide. If he could, Xu Xian would only use sword techniques... [In 0Votes75.8kRecs365.3kFans
- 48 EN Umbrella: The Light of Humanity 人类之光安布雷拉 "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear; and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." Howard Phillips Lovecraft Umbrella. As a typical villainous company, it has instead become a gigantic enterprise secretly protecting humanity. While humanity believes that modern society is growing ever more prosperous, Umbrella's private army is fighting against all kinds of anomalies, including zombies, vampires, extraterrestrial species, and even ancient evil gods. Keyword 2Votes97.1kRecs306.8kFans
- 49 EN Folklore Horror: It Begins with the Blood God of Xiangxi 民俗从湘西血神开始 Take a little nonsense, then add a pinch of hearsay. Throw in a touch of far-fetched speculation and a dash of sensationalism. On a scorching midsummer day during the summer vacation, Lin Feng received an unexpected package. He opened it. Inside was the newly released Qingshan game console. But when he turned it on, Lin Feng couldn't help wondering: why did this game feel so off? [Sorry, the character you selected has died. Please exit the game and start again.] 0Votes58.4kRecs262.6kFans
- 50 Global Lord: From the Start, I Became a Desert Lord 全球领主：开局成为沙漠领主 Synopsis: lord, farming, development, troop types, exploration, growth Billions of people across the world transmigrate into the game world of Glorious Era. Everyone becomes a lord and gains their own territory. Recruit troop types, gather resources, occupy ore veins, attack cities, and build an empire! The most important thing in this lord world is undoubtedly the troop nest that can recruit units. However, the potential of troop nests is fixed. To obtain top-tier units, one can only defeat pow 0Votes142.7kRecs501.8kFans
