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Most Read Stories

Discover the most read stories on Nightscribe and see which horror, creepypasta, and dark fiction tales keep pulling readers back night after night.

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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

109

Candle Cove written by Kris Straub

7 min read

Candle Cove

Kris Straub

4.6

64

83

Gateway of the Mind written by Unknown

3 min read

Gateway of the Mind

Unknown

4.5

26

50

Masterpiece written by Unknown

3 min read

Masterpiece

Unknown

4.5

31

39

1999 written by Camden Lamont

50 min read

1999

Camden Lamont

4.6

31

58

The Origin of Laughing Jack written by SnuffBomb

32 min read

The Origin of Laughing Jack

SnuffBomb

4.0

36

73

BEN Drowned written by CREEPYPASTA55

57 min read

BEN Drowned

CREEPYPASTA55

4.5

57

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630-296-7536 written by atumsk

8 min read

630-296-7536

atumsk

4.9

14

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"Satans Fall" written by FatherDeath666

29 min read

"Satans Fall"

FatherDeath666

4.5

5

23

The Licked Hand written by Unknown

2 min read

The Licked Hand

Unknown

4.3

16

30

The Basement written by Jane_and_Jeff_The_Killer_Couple

15 min read

The Basement

Jane_and_Jeff_The_Killer_Couple

4.2

6

28

Squidwards Suicide written by CaptainGorope

10 min read

Squidwards Suicide

CaptainGorope

4.3

16

53

Smile Dog written by Unknown

11 min read

Smile Dog

Unknown

4.4

22

48

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White with Red written by Unknown

3 min read

White with Red

Unknown

4.4

9

59

Funnymouth written by Slimebeast

17 min read

Funnymouth

Slimebeast

4.3

31

58

The Rake written by Unknown

7 min read

The Rake

Unknown

4.7

25

63

The Expressionless written by Expressionless

3 min read

The Expressionless

Expressionless

3.7

13

22

The Eighth Floor written by WayWardWanderer

13 min read

The Eighth Floor

WayWardWanderer

4.5

22

59

Psychosis written by Matt Dymerski

33 min read

Psychosis

Matt Dymerski

4.8

17

50

Baby Monitors written by Kaseykay123

9 min read

Baby Monitors

Kaseykay123

4.6

40

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Bad Dreams written by Unknown

1 min read

Bad Dreams

Unknown

4.8

6

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Four Hours It Stared written by IsisIssa

18 min read

Four Hours It Stared

IsisIssa

4.7

21

41

Room Zero written by Slimebeast

16 min read

Room Zero

Slimebeast

4.8

65

34

The Asylum written by thehidddeanngel

14 min read

The Asylum

thehidddeanngel

4.3

12

28

Pills written by K E Moore

1 hr 22 min read

Pills

K E Moore

4.7

33

86

Tag written by Pablo Paturg

1 min read

Tag

Pablo Paturg

4.2

4

188

The Purple Balloon written by Jesterca

10 min read

The Purple Balloon

Jesterca

3.7

10

25

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Public Restrooms written by Darksparx

11 min read

Public Restrooms

Darksparx

4.6

10

40

Home, Sweet Home written by Niklas Alparos-Lilah

5 min read

Home, Sweet Home

Niklas Alparos-Lilah

5.0

1

16

The Copycats written by Robertscream

10 min read

The Copycats

Robertscream

4.8

42

37

Abandoned by Dandy written by Slimebeast

21 min read

Abandoned by Dandy

Slimebeast

4.7

11

3

The Diners Special written by Angelina Gut

18 min read

The Diners Special

Angelina Gut

4.7

13

5

Sammy the Cat written by JosephTheSnail

10 min read

Sammy the Cat

JosephTheSnail

5.0

3

2

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

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Heaven Way written by Arthur M. Bering

1 hr 5 min read

Heaven Way

Arthur M. Bering

4.8

7

18

Tales from the Gas Station written by GasStationJack

1 hr 58 min read

Tales from the Gas Station

GasStationJack

4.8

4

0

Flat Fields, Nebraska written by Arthur M. Bering

1 hr 1 min read

Flat Fields, Nebraska

Arthur M. Bering

4.8

4

5

Apartment 506 written by jaesi_p

2 hr 20 min read

Apartment 506

jaesi_p

4.8

4

4

The Anonymous Journal written by PrimeTrepidations

1 hr 17 min read

The Anonymous Journal

PrimeTrepidations

4.8

2

0

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

Ad Nauseam written by The_Vorhandener

6 hr 15 min read

Ad Nauseam

The_Vorhandener

4.7

4

4

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

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9 Year old Edward and the Shadow Man written by lawriebrewster@hexmedia.tv

2 min read

9 Year old Edward and the Shadow Man

[email protected]

4.4

4

61

"Come Closer" written by Unknown

4 min read

"Come Closer"

Unknown

3.7

6

112

Life Within written by WayWardWanderer

3 min read

Life Within

WayWardWanderer

3.8

9

90

The Russian Sleep Experiment written by Unknown

12 min read

The Russian Sleep Experiment

Unknown

4.6

41

75

An Egg written by Klomonx

5 min read

An Egg

Klomonx

4.5

10

117

7 Minutes written by Jester of Sorts

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7 Minutes

Jester of Sorts

3.5

4

79

Hollow written by Valley_Rat

7 min read

Hollow

Valley_Rat

4.4

4

49

The Last Emergency Call I Took written by Cinderelly

7 min read

The Last Emergency Call I Took

Cinderelly

4.3

6

30

The Dripping Man written by AZaskoda

14 min read

The Dripping Man

AZaskoda

4.1

4

61

Sleep Walking written by WayWardWanderer

7 min read

Sleep Walking

WayWardWanderer

4.6

9

42

Where Bad Kids Go written by alynnie

3 min read

Where Bad Kids Go

alynnie

4.5

5

46

12:19 written by Nox92

10 min read

12:19

Nox92

4.4

4

39

Incubators written by WayWardWanderer

6 min read

Incubators

WayWardWanderer

4.5

6

61

The Portraits written by Unknown

2 min read

The Portraits

Unknown

4.4

10

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