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r/ImaginaryHorrors↗

What I give form to in daylight is only a fraction of what I have seen in darkness

Paintings and drawings with a horror theme. If it is scary, it is welcome here.

184k subscribers231 posts / mo in Sep 2026118 authors / mosince 2013

r/ImaginaryHorrors has 184k members (+6.4% over the last 12 months). It gets about 231 posts a month from 118 people. Top topics: Witches and Fallen Kingdoms, Lovecraftian Monsters and Darkgrave.

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Size and growth

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r/ImaginaryHorrors

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+6.4%in 12 months · +1.4% in 3 months · +0.4% in 1 month
Oct 2026184k
Growing184k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/ImaginaryHorrors

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+18%vs Sep 2025 · +8.0% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026231
BusierPeaked at 462 in Oct 2022
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/ImaginaryHorrors

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Witches and Fallen Kingdoms3.2%
  2. Lovecraftian Monsters0.8%
  3. Darkgrave0.7%
  4. Oil Paintings on Canvas0.7%
  5. Ethereal Cities and Artistry0.6%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Bluesky Social
  2. Bluesky
  3. xcancel
  4. TikTok
  5. Carbonmade

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research