r/horrorlit peaks Wednesdays 6pm-8pm UTC
r/horrorlit was created on August 29, 2012, making it 13 years and 6 months old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 576,734 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 8,533 new members in the last 30 days.
r/horrorlit shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 33.8 upvotes per post across its 576,734 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 1.14. 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 38.6 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, Wednesday is the most active day with 22 posts reaching the top, while Tuesday sees the least activity with 11 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 6pm UTC (11 posts), 11pm UTC (9 posts), and 8pm UTC (9 posts). The quietest hours are 3am UTC, 10am UTC, and 1pm UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (14), Tuesday (11), Wednesday (22), Thursday (12), Friday (12), Saturday (11), Sunday (18) posts reaching the top.
r/horrorlit currently has 576,734 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 8,533 members (1.5%), averaging 219 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/horrorlit in the top 9% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/horrorlit has gained 21,169 subscribers (3.81%). Since tracking began 570 days ago, the community has added 125,253 total subscribers.
r/horrorlit is experiencing strong growth, with 8,533 new members in the last 30 days.
r/horrorlit has 576,734 subscribers as of March 2026.
The best time to post on r/horrorlit is Wednesdays 6pm-8pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/horrorlit is experiencing strong growth, with 8,533 new members in the last 30 days.
r/horrorlit was created on August 29, 2012, making it 13 years old.
Posts on r/horrorlit typically need at least 3 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/horrorlit is a Reddit community with 576,734 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 Wednesdays 6pm-8pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 33.8 upvotes and 38.6 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 3. The subreddit is adding approximately 219 new members each day. Founded 13 years ago, r/horrorlit is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,347 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-03-01 02:12:12