r/scarystories is a subreddit with 597k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses hate, worst, looking, spinning man, and woods of maine.
r/ScaryStories is a subreddit for original, written short horror fiction.
Popular Themes in r/scarystories
#1
Pain & Anger
: "The Government Just Gave Me a Wife. I’m 18 years old."
10 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "My boyfriend keeps insisting I'm NOT pregnant."
1 post
#3
Money Talk
: "I bought perfume from the internet and it ruined my life"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/scarystories
#1
Hate
39 posts
#2
Worst
24 posts
#3
Looking
18 posts
#4
Spinning Man
: "They say a Spinning Man appears over the woods of Maine. We went looking. (Part 1)"
3 posts
#5
Woods Of Maine
: "They say a spinning man appears over the Woods Of Maine. We went looking. (Part 1)"
3 posts
#6
Christmas
: "I got my Christmas gift from "Santa""
3 posts
#7
Story
2 posts
#8
Painter South Shore
2 posts
#9
Scrolled Life
: "I Think I Scrolled My Life Away; Stop Scrolling or You'll do the Same"
2 posts
#10
Trembl Cookies
: "trembl. cookies"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/scarystories
Yearly
+54k members(9.9%)
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Last updated: August 29, 2026