r/horrorwriters↗
Horror Writers
A place for writers of horror to exchange advice, seek feedback, talk books and discuss what makes horror great.
23k subscribers184 posts / mo in Sep 2026150 authors / mosince 2018
r/horrorwriters has 23k members (+67% over the last 12 months). It gets about 184 posts a month from 150 people. Top topics: Poetry Submissions, Writing and Horror Stories and Plotting and Planning.
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Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Poetry Submissions6.3%
- Writing and Horror Stories4.5%
- Plotting and Planning1.5%
- Lovecraftian Horror1.3%
- Horror Stories1.1%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Wattpad
- Substack
- Diabolical Plots
- Royal Road
- Bluesky Social
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