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Most Favorited Stories

Explore the most favorited stories on Nightscribe and see which horror, creepypasta, and dark fiction tales readers saved, shared, and revisited.

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Laughing Jack written by SnuffBomb

12 min read

Laughing Jack

SnuffBomb

4.7

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Abandoned by Disney written by Slimebeast

20 min read

Abandoned by Disney

Slimebeast

4.7

84

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Room Zero written by Slimebeast

16 min read

Room Zero

Slimebeast

4.8

65

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Candle Cove written by Kris Straub

7 min read

Candle Cove

Kris Straub

4.6

64

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BEN Drowned written by CREEPYPASTA55

57 min read

BEN Drowned

CREEPYPASTA55

4.5

57

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Knocking written by Steven Shorter

10 min read

Knocking

Steven Shorter

4.7

54

46

A Few Suggestions written by Slimebeast

7 min read

A Few Suggestions

Slimebeast

4.3

50

43

The Copycats written by Robertscream

10 min read

The Copycats

Robertscream

4.8

42

37

The Russian Sleep Experiment written by Unknown

12 min read

The Russian Sleep Experiment

Unknown

4.6

41

75

Baby Monitors written by Kaseykay123

9 min read

Baby Monitors

Kaseykay123

4.6

40

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The Origin of Laughing Jack written by SnuffBomb

32 min read

The Origin of Laughing Jack

SnuffBomb

4.0

36

73

Pills written by K E Moore

1 hr 22 min read

Pills

K E Moore

4.7

33

86

1999 written by Camden Lamont

50 min read

1999

Camden Lamont

4.6

31

58

Masterpiece written by Unknown

3 min read

Masterpiece

Unknown

4.5

31

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Funnymouth written by Slimebeast

17 min read

Funnymouth

Slimebeast

4.3

31

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The Rake written by Unknown

7 min read

The Rake

Unknown

4.7

25

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Lost Episodes written by Slimebeast

13 min read

Lost Episodes

Slimebeast

4.9

24

4

The Smiling Man written by Unknown

5 min read

The Smiling Man

Unknown

4.6

23

26

Corruptus written by Slimebeast

12 min read

Corruptus

Slimebeast

4.9

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1

Jeff The Killer written by GamefuelTV

24 min read

Jeff The Killer

GamefuelTV

4.5

22

8

The Eighth Floor written by WayWardWanderer

13 min read

The Eighth Floor

WayWardWanderer

4.5

22

59

Smile Dog written by Unknown

11 min read

Smile Dog

Unknown

4.4

22

48

Four Hours It Stared written by IsisIssa

18 min read

Four Hours It Stared

IsisIssa

4.7

21

41

The Copycats: Apocalypse – Part 2 written by Robertscream

15 min read

The Copycats: Apocalypse – Part 2

Robertscream

4.7

21

6

narrator.txt written by Doomspiral Daydreams

21 min read

narrator.txt

Doomspiral Daydreams

4.4

21

3

We Made the Past Our Playground written by Doomspiral Daydreams

50 min read

We Made the Past Our Playground

Doomspiral Daydreams

4.9

19

11

My Daughter Died On Her Sixth Birthday written by Unknown

8 min read

My Daughter Died On Her Sixth Birthday

Unknown

4.7

19

71

Lightning written by Unknown

3 min read

Lightning

Unknown

4.6

19

35

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The Diners Special written by Angelina Gut

18 min read

The Diners Special

Angelina Gut

4.7

13

5

Abandoned by Dandy written by Slimebeast

21 min read

Abandoned by Dandy

Slimebeast

4.7

11

3

Public Restrooms written by Darksparx

11 min read

Public Restrooms

Darksparx

4.6

10

40

Pink and Black Squares written by Doomspiral Daydreams

17 min read

Pink and Black Squares

Doomspiral Daydreams

4.8

8

1

Solid As A Rock written by Angelina Gut

21 min read

Solid As A Rock

Angelina Gut

4.7

8

3

Heaven Way written by Arthur M. Bering

1 hr 5 min read

Heaven Way

Arthur M. Bering

4.8

7

18

The Need to Be Seen written by Doomspiral Daydreams

30 min read

The Need to Be Seen

Doomspiral Daydreams

4.0

7

6

Most favorited long reads

The Volkovs written by KaryS

3 hr 57 min read

The Volkovs

KaryS

5.0

7

0

A Demon Named Angel written by KaryS

2 hr 37 min read

A Demon Named Angel

KaryS

4.8

7

1

Tales from the Gas Station written by GasStationJack

1 hr 58 min read

Tales from the Gas Station

GasStationJack

4.8

4

0

Apartment 506 written by jaesi_p

2 hr 20 min read

Apartment 506

jaesi_p

4.8

4

4

Flat Fields, Nebraska written by Arthur M. Bering

1 hr 1 min read

Flat Fields, Nebraska

Arthur M. Bering

4.8

4

5

Ad Nauseam written by The_Vorhandener

6 hr 15 min read

Ad Nauseam

The_Vorhandener

4.7

4

4

I Created the Perfect Soldier – God Forgive Me written by J_C_Cooker

1 hr 15 min read

I Created the Perfect Soldier – God Forgive Me

J_C_Cooker

4.4

4

2

The Anonymous Journal written by PrimeTrepidations

1 hr 17 min read

The Anonymous Journal

PrimeTrepidations

4.8

2

0

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Gateway of the Mind written by Unknown

3 min read

Gateway of the Mind

Unknown

4.5

26

50

The Last Train Home written by straydog1980

13 min read

The Last Train Home

straydog1980

3.9

19

27

Red written by autumn.mp3

5 min read

Red

autumn.mp3

4.7

18

4

The Illusive Genius of Dr. Monroe written by ARScroggins

6 min read

The Illusive Genius of Dr. Monroe

ARScroggins

4.7

16

25

Squidwards Suicide written by CaptainGorope

10 min read

Squidwards Suicide

CaptainGorope

4.3

16

53

The Licked Hand written by Unknown

2 min read

The Licked Hand

Unknown

4.3

16

30

The Copycats: Apocalypse – Part 1 written by Robertscream

9 min read

The Copycats: Apocalypse – Part 1

Robertscream

5.0

14

12

630-296-7536 written by atumsk

8 min read

630-296-7536

atumsk

4.9

14

93

Worlds Best School Psychologist written by CaptainGorope

13 min read

Worlds Best School Psychologist

CaptainGorope

4.6

14

52

The Copycats: Face Of Goliath written by Robertscream

14 min read

The Copycats: Face Of Goliath

Robertscream

4.5

14

5

Autopilot written by CaptainGorope

7 min read

Autopilot

CaptainGorope

4.6

13

61

Disneys Poltergeist written by warlock2k

10 min read

Disneys Poltergeist

warlock2k

4.4

13

6

The Expressionless written by Expressionless

3 min read

The Expressionless

Expressionless

3.7

13

22

Why We Fear The Uncanny written by JRobertAshdown1776

4 min read

Why We Fear The Uncanny

JRobertAshdown1776

4.5

12

4

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