About r/horror
In its own words:
R/HORROR, known as Dreadit by our subscribers is the premier horror entertainment community on Reddit. For more than a decade /R/HORROR has been reddit.com's gateway to all things Horror: from movies & TV, to books & games.
The community was created on Feb 27, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 6,236 subscribers (+0.18%). Among the 6 communities on our movies list it is number 2 by size.
What sets r/horror apart
Compared with other large communities, r/horror leans heavily on text posts (72% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 17%). For its size it is unusually busy: about 49.6 new posts a day per million members, more than 97% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.71% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 99% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (22:00 UTC) sees about 4.5× as many posts as the quietest (07:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/horror grew from 3,534,119 to 3,559,372 subscribers (+25.3K, +0.71%). That is about 631 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/horror talks about
We read the titles of 688 recent posts (Oct 22–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “movie”, “movies”, “halloween”, “watch” and “film”. Other frequent themes are films, good, series, watched, short and carrie. Recurring phrases include “crystal lake”, “elm street”, “resident evil” and “honest opinion”. By format, 72% are text posts, 17% are links and 10% are videos.
Popular post flairs: Discussion (182), Recommend (62), Movie Review (51), Movie Help (45), Horror News (23), Horror Video (11).
Activity and best time to post
r/horror gets about 180 new posts a day. The public archive holds 534,548 posts and 11,493,341 comments in total, about 21.5 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Saturday (175 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (130). Posting peaks around 22:00 UTC and is lowest around 07:00 UTC.
Rules of r/horror
The moderators of r/horror list 11 rules. In short:
- RESPECT THE SEARCH BAR
- NO SELF PROMO/SPAM
- ABUSE
- LANGUAGE
- REAL LIFE HORROR
- PIRATED CONTENT
- DIRECT IMAGES/MEMES
- Age/Karma Minimum
- Polls
- Movie (or book, game, etc) Titles in Post Titles
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/horror and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/horror have?
r/horror has 3,559,372 subscribers, which makes it the #281 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 25,253 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
When was r/horror created?
r/horror was created on Feb 27, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Feb 28, 2008.
Is r/horror still active?
Yes. r/horror gets about 180 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 534,548 posts and 11,493,341 comments. In a sample of 688 recent posts we counted 572 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/horror?
Based on post counts from Oct 22, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, the busiest day was Saturday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 22:00 UTC, with the fewest around 07:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/horror?
The community describes itself as: “R/HORROR, known as Dreadit by our subscribers is the premier horror entertainment community on Reddit. For more than a decade /R/HORROR has been reddit.com's gateway to all things Horror: from movies & TV, to books & ga…” Recent post titles often mention movie, movies, halloween, watch and film. Most posts are text posts (72%).
Is r/horror SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/horror as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/horror?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/horror accepts both text and link posts. It has 11 posted rules, starting with: “RESPECT THE SEARCH BAR”; “NO SELF PROMO/SPAM”; “ABUSE”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/horror?
Communities with similar topics include r/movies (37.7M), r/suggestmeabook (3.4M), r/boxoffice (1.2M), r/booksuggestions (1.4M) and r/books (27.3M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 30, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/horror.