r/scarystories is a subreddit with 588k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses hate, worst, looking, story, and house.
r/ScaryStories is a subreddit for original, written short horror fiction.
Popular Themes in r/scarystories
#1
Pain & Anger
: "I wish my daughter hadn’t survived her accident"
18 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "My friend found a mysterious box and now I need your help"
2 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Please Help Me."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/scarystories
#1
Hate
39 posts
#2
Worst
30 posts
#3
Looking
18 posts
#4
Story
: "Trucking horro Story in Charlotte, NC"
10 posts
#5
House
: "My House tried to eat me"
7 posts
#6
Night
: "I'm a Night Surgeon. Sometimes I Put the Organs In"
6 posts
#7
Ghosts
: "This Town Might As Well Be Full of Ghosts"
3 posts
#8
Paranormal
: "I think there’s Paranormal activity in my house"
3 posts
#9
Memory
: "A Memory of when I visited the Grand canyon"
3 posts
#10
Town
: "The Town I Live In Always Has 999 People. When Someone Is Born, Someone Has to Die."
3 posts
Member Growth in r/scarystories
Yearly
+53k members(9.9%)
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Last updated: June 29, 2026