r/scarystories peaks Mondays 5pm-7pm UTC
r/scarystories was created on May 21, 2010, making it 16 years old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 581,195 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/scarystories is steadily growing, with 4,745 new members in the last 30 days.
r/scarystories shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 14.2 upvotes per post across its 581,195 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.11. To reach the Hot section of r/scarystories, posts typically need at least 1 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/scarystories receive an average of 1.6 comments, indicating a community that primarily engages through upvoting content. Posts tend to be appreciated more through voting than through discussion in the comments.
Based on an analysis of 100 top posts from the past week, Monday is the most active day with 22 posts reaching the top, while Saturday sees the least activity with 10 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 5pm UTC (11 posts), 9pm UTC (10 posts), and 8pm UTC (7 posts). The quietest hours are 12am UTC, 6pm UTC, and 10am UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (22), Tuesday (14), Wednesday (12), Thursday (14), Friday (16), Saturday (10), Sunday (12) posts reaching the top.
r/scarystories currently has 581,195 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 4,745 members (0.82%), averaging 158 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/scarystories in the top 4% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/scarystories has gained 14,677 subscribers (2.59%). Since tracking began 656 days ago, the community has added 107,399 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/scarystories is steadily growing, with 4,745 new members in the last 30 days.
r/scarystories has 581,195 subscribers as of May 2026.
The best time to post on r/scarystories is Mondays 5pm-7pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/scarystories is steadily growing, with 4,745 new members in the last 30 days.
r/scarystories was created on May 21, 2010, making it 16 years old.
Posts on r/scarystories typically need at least 1 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/scarystories is a Reddit community with 581,195 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "r/ScaryStories is a subreddit for original, written short horror fiction." The best time to post on r/scarystories is Mondays 5pm-7pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 14.2 upvotes and 1.6 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 1. The subreddit is adding approximately 158 new members each day. Founded 16 years ago, r/scarystories is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,356 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-05-26 16:53:34