r/horrorstories↗
Horrorstories: I didn't want sleep anyways
87k subscribers899 posts / mo in Sep 2026454 authors / mosince 2012
r/horrorstories has 87k members (+81% over the last 12 months). It gets about 899 posts a month from 454 people. Top topics: Knock Knock Horror, Night Shift Tales and Woods Adventures.
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Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Knock Knock Horror1.0%
- Night Shift Tales0.8%
- Woods Adventures0.7%
- Tech Speculations & Oddities0.5%
- Haunted Family Stories0.4%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Spotify
- Wattpad
- Substack
- TikTok
- Medium
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