r/horrorlit↗
The Best Horror Literature and the Worst
This is a place to discuss horror literature. Any book is up for discussion as long as that discussion is respectful. It doesn't matter if you're into Stephen King, Octavia Butler, Jack Ketchum or Shirley Jackson, this is the place to share that love and discuss to your heart's content.
636k subscribers1,033 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)868 authors / mosince 2012
r/horrorlit has 636k members (+15% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,033 posts a month from 868 people. Top topics: Horror Book Recommendations, Haunted Houses & Horror and Horror Books.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Horror Book Recommendations6.7%
- Haunted Houses & Horror4.4%
- Horror Books3.6%
- Extreme Horror3.1%
- Horror Angels & Demons2.3%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Substack
- The StoryGraph
- Spotify
- Project Gutenberg
- Amazon
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