Novels like A User's Guide to the World's Occult
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- 1 The Unlucky Black Cat 不幸的黑猫 Jiang Sheng turns into a cat who can see spirits and bring people bad luck. Note: The protagonist will not join any official organization. The story mainly follows an urban legend trajectory. 0Votes158.4kRecs69.9kFans
- 2 This Lousy Wizard Has Had Enough 这破巫师不当也罢 … Lin An's life took a dramatic turn. The basketball under his bed turned into a blood-dripping head that hopped beside his pillow in the middle of the night and softly hummed in his ear. The subway train hurtling into the station became a giant lizard, jaws gaping as it waited for him to line up and be fed to it. The world wasn't as simple as he'd imagined. Behind the bustling city, the Witch-Hunting Knig 0Votes33.7kRecs196.2kFans
- 3 I Became a Literary Master in Tokyo 我在东京当文豪 This Japan seems a little different. After the bubble burst, everything was underlined. The writers who should have emerged never did. Instead, a number of authors could only offer feeble criticism of the world... This Japan needs a literary giant, a beacon of thought... Chen Chu transmigrated into this world and became Kitajima Koma, a waiter at an izakaya. Looking at his solitary self and his uncertain future, Kitajima Koma decided to make money using the advantages he had. And so a novel call 0Votes31kRecs138.3kFans
- 4 EN The Musician of Yesteryear 旧日音乐家 Soot fills the sky, and steam engines roar without pause. The world runs as usual, prosperity within reach. Yet everyone is ignorant. Only a rare few pierce the fog of history, study forbidden knowledge, unravel hidden inspiration, and wield the unseen. They are known as the “Knowing.” The chaos and truth beneath the world’s filthy surface slowly come into view, beginning with a mysterious incident at a concert: “Hidden Knowledge, Shifting Currents, Phases, Ritual Vessels, Lord of Witnesses”: th 10Votes114.4kRecs229.4kFans
- 5 My Little Mountain Kingdom 山林王国 Farm, live well, farm, live well, live well, live well, live well... From a house and a patch of land to a city and a nation, build a mountain kingdom of your own. 0Votes57.2kRecs214.4kFans
- 6 I Loaded a Strange Tales Game 我加载了怪谈游戏 He transmigrates to Japan and becomes a high school student named Kamiya Gawa. Looking around, he sees: Hanako waiting in the bathroom for someone to knock on the door; the Slit-Mouthed Woman roaming the streets with scissors in hand; Miss Mary's relentless calls, each one heralding death; endless wailing and barking in Inunaki Village; Ubume searching for the child who died long ago; and the Blue Lantern smiling as she urges passersby to play One Hundred Ghost Lanterns... In this broken world o 6Votes154.9kRecs476.3kFans
- 7 The Los Angeles Detective 洛杉矶神探 A detective transmigrates to America and becomes an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department. After getting over his initial confusion, he solves one baffling case after another and earns international renown, becoming known as the most legendary detective in history... 2Votes289.6kRecs397kFans
- 8 The All-Around Painter 全能大画家 “He is the highest-paid illustrator of all time, and the reason children fall in love with art!”, The New York Times. “East and West in perfect harmony, drawing on the strengths of many traditions. He is the most brilliant graduate in the two-century history of the Hamburg University of Fine Arts.”, President Martin Köttering. “We have seen countless artists become overnight sensations here... Tonight, another newcomer will join the ranks of these great names.”, Venice International Art Biennale 12Votes213kRecs278.3kFans
- 9 EN Mysteries Make Me Stronger 神秘让我强大 Mysteries make me powerful. I will keep exploring the unknown, searching for the truth of the Void World. 0Votes216.5kRecs342.4kFans
- 10 Demon-Slaying Expert 降魔专家 When I pulled the book of forbidden knowledge from the shelves of the city library, I was helpless and terrified, forced to watch as my life hurtled onto another track, one riddled with ravings of madness. Along the way, I also happened to run over some trash that thought it could stop me. 30Votes150.5kRecs164.7kFans
- 11 EN Becoming a Weird Tale Counts as Success 成为怪谈就算成功 Urban legends are uncanny things that feed on cognition, wield information as weapons, and use data as currency. They are neither living nor dead, existing in human rumors and dwelling in the shadows of the world. “So this means I’ll become an urban legend?” In ancient times, they were worshipped as gods, growing stronger through faith. “Then I’ll be a god!” In more recent times, they were feared as demons, nourished by fear. “I’ll become the Lord of Urban Legends!” But swept along by the tides 0Votes212.8kRecs675.3kFans
- 12 Strange Tales of Hollywood 聊斋好莱坞 My new book, “The Immortal and the Strange in the Flourishing Tang: Becoming a God by Taking Huanhuan as My Disciple,” is out now. Hope you enjoy it. “Hey, Charlotte, the ghost effects in this movie you made look so realistic! How did you do it?” “You mean that one? That was a real female ghost.” “…” The legend of a master of horror cinema. A Hollywood Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. A mage’s story set in the Age of Declining Dharma. You think this is an entertainment novel? It’s actually a 0Votes211.3kRecs93.3kFans
- 13 EN The King 国王 Many races coexist, and swords and magic shine side by side. Humans, sea folk, elves, dwarves, beastfolk, and more all vie to let their civilizations shine, composing an epic tale of tragedy and glory! (A slow-paced, warmongering lord story. A little patience is recommended.) If you’re out of books to read, please check out Following the Dao Across the Heavens, The Holy Roman Empire, and The Path to Hegemony in the Mediterranean. Group 1: 906082865 (newly created) Group 3: 8Votes612.3kRecs1.7MFans
- 14 The National Forensic Doctor 国民法医 Corpse: Have you no manners? 110Votes4.1MRecs2.4MFans
- 15 EN I Never Intended to Become an Immortal 我本无意成仙 The new book, Where There Are Immortals, There Is a Name, is now out. I am a stranger in this land, with no intention of becoming an immortal. After twenty years of cultivating the Dao in the mountains, Song You's master sends him down the mountain to witness demons and monsters, the many faces of life, and the famous mountains and rivers, and to seek out the immortals of legend. He says that is what true cultivation is. Who would have thought that after traveling the length and breadth 192Votes1.2MRecs4.1MFans
- 16 Closer to My True Form Every Day 每天都离现形更近一步 “If a venomous snake uses its venom to poison a venomous snake, will the venomous snake be poisoned to death by its own venom?” When Feng Yi’s startup hit a snag and he found himself in dire straits, his grandaunt’s private butler arrived with a massive inheritance. Feng Yi: “She had so many relatives of my generation. Why did she leave it to me?” Butler: “Because you’re the most pleasing to look at.” Feng Yi touched his own sharp, angular face. “She certainly had excellent taste!” Yet after inh 17Votes3.3MRecs1MFans
- 17 EN My Day Has 48 Hours 我的一天有48小时 Tokyo Drift [Mission Objective: Win the underground street racing championship] Deserted Island Survival [Mission Objective: Survive for 40 days] Apollo Program Training Camp [Mission Objective: Try looking at Earth from a different angle] A month ago, Zhang Heng discovered that he had an extra 24 hours in each day. At the same time, he was drawn into a dangerous game. P.S. My new novel, “You Keep the Immortal Pill, I’ll Take the Poison,” is currently being serialize 11Votes1.4MRecs1.1MFans
- 18 EN Super-Dimensional Wizard 超维术士 Wizards hold an exalted, unrivaled status across the continents and the multiverse. Mystery, wisdom, cruelty, and bloodshed are practically synonymous with wizards. But what are wizards really like? After encountering the world of wizards, Angel reached a conclusion: Wizards are a group who use idealist thought to illuminate themselves, yet approach the world dialectically with a materialist attitude. In other words, they are a breed of rigorous scientists who walk alone on the road to discoveri 225Votes2.6MRecs696kFans
- 19 Great Doctor Ling Ran 大医凌然 Ling Ran, a medical student, had a modest goal: to become the greatest doctor in the world. Then, by accident, he achieved it. 53Votes8.5MRecs2.1MFans
