r/scarystories
ActiveScary Stories
r/ScaryStories is a subreddit for original, written short horror fiction.
Members
513,020
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2010
May 21, 2010
Total posts
73.2K
archived
Total comments
179.3K
archived
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How many members does r/scarystories have?
r/scarystories had 513,020 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/scarystories dead?
No. r/scarystories is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/scarystories created?
r/scarystories was created on May 21, 2010.
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