About r/horrorlit
This is a place to discuss horror literature. Any book is up for discussion as long as that discussion is respectful. It doesn't matter if you're into Stephen King, Octavia Butler, Jack Ketchum or Shirley Jackson, this is the place to share that love and discuss to your heart's content.
The community at a glance
r/horrorlit is a Subreddit for Reading with roughly 623K members. It has been around since 2012. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #6 in the Reading communities list.
Roughly 84K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Looking, Horror, and Book. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Self-Promotion. Product recommendations often mention books and horror books.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 1K members
- 2014: 2K members
- 2015: 2K members
- 2016: 2K members
- 2017: 5K members
- 2018: 11K members
- 2019: 33K members
- 2020: 81K members
- 2021: 143K members
- 2023: 130K members
- 2024: 76K members
- 2025: 76K members
- 2026: 60K members
Past year (monthly)
- Oct: 6K members
- Nov: 7K members
- Dec: 6K members
- Jan: 7K members
- Feb: 6K members
- Mar: 7K members
- Apr: 7K members
- May: 7K members
- Jun: 8K members
- Jul: 9K members
- Aug: 8K members
- Sep: 2K members
Themes
- Advice Requests38 posts in the past month
- Give me all your queer horror!
- What book did you love that the movie totally butchered?
- What’s the most disturbing book you’ve ever read…?
#138Advice RequestsGive me all your queer horror! · What book did you love that the movie totally butchered? · What’s the most disturbing book you’ve ever read…? - Self-Promotion2 posts in the past month
- Release Announcement - Blacktail is a new novel from author of The Library at Mount Char.
- Blacktail by Scott Hawkins released today!
#22Self-PromotionRelease Announcement - Blacktail is a new novel from author of The Library at Mount Char. · Blacktail by Scott Hawkins released today!
Topics
- Looking42 posts in the past month#142Looking
- Horror41 posts in the past month#241Horror
- Book32 posts in the past month#332Book
- Struggling28 posts in the past month#428Struggling
- Books22 posts in the past month#522Books
Flair
- Recommendation Request116 posts in the past month
- Book about an ACTUALLY haunted house, without the big twist at the end being that it was all just a person?
- Give me all your queer horror!
- Looking for genuinely creepy books — The Exorcist is the only book that’s actually disturbed me
#1116Recommendation RequestBook about an ACTUALLY haunted house, without the big twist at the end being that it was all just a person? · Give me all your queer horror! · Looking for genuinely creepy books — The Exorcist is the only book that’s actually disturbed me - Discussion48 posts in the past month
- What’s the pettiest reason you’ve ever immediately DNF’d a book and never looked back?
- The Butcher of Nazareth by David Hay is the best horror book I’ve read this year
- What book did you love that the movie totally butchered?
#248DiscussionWhat’s the pettiest reason you’ve ever immediately DNF’d a book and never looked back? · The Butcher of Nazareth by David Hay is the best horror book I’ve read this year · What book did you love that the movie totally butchered? - News11 posts in the past month
- The Troop Movie From Paramount Primal Based On Nick Cutter Book In Works
- Just discovered the UK's first ever purely horror bookshop will be opening soon - above a graveyard!
- Clive Barker Returns With Brand New 'Library of the Dead' Horror Anthology Novels
#311NewsThe Troop Movie From Paramount Primal Based On Nick Cutter Book In Works · Just discovered the UK's first ever purely horror bookshop will be opening soon - above a graveyard! · Clive Barker Returns With Brand New 'Library of the Dead' Horror Anthology Novels - Review10 posts in the past month
- Revival by Stephen King was incredible
- Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng was exactly what I've been searching for in a horror novel.
- I need to stop listening to BookTok
#410ReviewRevival by Stephen King was incredible · Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng was exactly what I've been searching for in a horror novel. · I need to stop listening to BookTok - Reader Recommendation8 posts in the past month
- THE BEST HORROR BOOK I HAVE READ IN A LONG TIME, POSSIBLY EVER
- Time for my annual recommendation: give away Goosebumps books for Halloween
- Ancient, hidden, melancholy, and intimate: Ten stories that rocked my socks as a very picky horror reader and just might for you too
#58Reader RecommendationTHE BEST HORROR BOOK I HAVE READ IN A LONG TIME, POSSIBLY EVER · Time for my annual recommendation: give away Goosebumps books for Halloween · Ancient, hidden, melancholy, and intimate: Ten stories that rocked my socks as a very picky horror reader and just might for you too
Product recommendations
- books48 posts in the past month
- What is the best Shark Book?
- Best Scary Ghost books?
- What are some of the best books with games or rules based horror?
#148booksWhat is the best Shark Book? · Best Scary Ghost books? · What are some of the best books with games or rules based horror? - horror books15 posts in the past month
- You can now get 3 months of Audible Premium Plus for $0.99 per month, works for former subscribers too. Btw, what are the best horror audiobooks?
- The best horror book you've ever read.
- Best horror - non paranormal
#215horror booksYou can now get 3 months of Audible Premium Plus for $0.99 per month, works for former subscribers too. Btw, what are the best horror audiobooks? · The best horror book you've ever read. · Best horror - non paranormal
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/horrorlit for?
- Best for Reading enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/horrorlit free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/horrorlit have?
- Roughly 623K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/horrorlit on?
- r/horrorlit runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/horrorlit cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/horrorlit is organized under Reading.
- How do I join r/horrorlit?
- You can join r/horrorlit by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Reading communities like?
- Communities for readers to share recommendations, discuss books, and participate in reading challenges. Reddit has massive subreddits for book suggestions and genre discussions, with Discord servers running read-alongs and buddy reads. Good for finding your next book, talking through what you just finished, or connecting with readers who share your tastes.
Monthly Stats
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