r/horrorlit peaks Saturdays 7pm-9pm UTC
r/horrorlit was created on August 29, 2012, making it 14 years old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 611,662 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/horrorlit is experiencing strong growth, with 8,800 new members in the last 30 days.
r/horrorlit shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 54.3 upvotes per post across its 611,662 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.95. To reach the Hot section of r/horrorlit, posts typically need at least 3 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/horrorlit receive an average of 51.5 comments, indicating a highly engaged community where members actively participate in conversations rather than passively consuming content. This level of discussion is characteristic of communities that value dialogue and diverse perspectives.
Based on an analysis of 100 top posts from the past week, Saturday is the most active day with 18 posts reaching the top, while Wednesday sees the least activity with 12 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 7pm UTC (10 posts), 9pm UTC (8 posts), and 4pm UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 1am UTC, 11am UTC, and 10am UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (15), Tuesday (17), Wednesday (12), Thursday (14), Friday (12), Saturday (18), Sunday (12) posts reaching the top.
r/horrorlit currently has 611,662 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 8,800 members (1.46%), averaging 275 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/horrorlit in the top 2% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/horrorlit has gained 23,215 subscribers (3.95%). Since tracking began 631 days ago, the community has added 136,645 total subscribers.
r/horrorlit is experiencing strong growth, with 8,800 new members in the last 30 days.
r/horrorlit has 611,662 subscribers as of August 2026.
The best time to post on r/horrorlit is Saturdays 7pm-9pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/horrorlit is experiencing strong growth, with 8,800 new members in the last 30 days.
r/horrorlit was created on August 29, 2012, making it 14 years old.
Posts on r/horrorlit typically need at least 3 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/horrorlit is a Reddit community with 611,662 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "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..." The best time to post on r/horrorlit is Saturdays 7pm-9pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 54.3 upvotes and 51.5 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 3. The subreddit is adding approximately 275 new members each day. Founded 14 years ago, r/horrorlit is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,367 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-07-24 12:48:47