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Top Rated Stories

Discover the highest rated stories on Nightscribe, including horror, creepypasta, and dark fiction readers keep recommending, revisiting, and reviewing with top scores.

Top rated

My Daughter Died On Her Sixth Birthday written by Unknown

8 min read

My Daughter Died On Her Sixth Birthday

Unknown

4.9

20

71

630-296-7536 written by atumsk

8 min read

630-296-7536

atumsk

4.9

14

93

A Few Suggestions written by Slimebeast

7 min read

A Few Suggestions

Slimebeast

4.9

51

43

Candle Cove written by Kris Straub

7 min read

Candle Cove

Kris Straub

4.9

34

83

Psychosis written by Matt Dymerski

33 min read

Psychosis

Matt Dymerski

4.8

17

50

Room Zero written by Slimebeast

16 min read

Room Zero

Slimebeast

4.8

66

35

Baby Doll written by Unknown

1 min read

Baby Doll

Unknown

4.8

5

84

Bad Dreams written by Unknown

1 min read

Bad Dreams

Unknown

4.8

6

84

Knocking written by Steven Shorter

10 min read

Knocking

Steven Shorter

4.8

54

46

The Copycats written by Robertscream

10 min read

The Copycats

Robertscream

4.8

42

37

The Rake written by Unknown

7 min read

The Rake

Unknown

4.7

27

63

Pills written by K E Moore

1 hr 22 min read

Pills

K E Moore

4.7

33

86

The Face of Fear written by Michael Whitehouse

39 min read

The Face of Fear

Michael Whitehouse

4.7

4

32

The Illusive Genius of Dr. Monroe written by ARScroggins

6 min read

The Illusive Genius of Dr. Monroe

ARScroggins

4.7

16

25

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The Copycats: Apocalypse – Part 1 written by Robertscream

9 min read

The Copycats: Apocalypse – Part 1

Robertscream

5.0

14

12

Wailing in The Woods written by freakyfettuccine

34 min read

Wailing in The Woods

freakyfettuccine

5.0

8

3

Lightning Rod written by Founded2013

11 min read

Lightning Rod

Founded2013

5.0

6

0

Faceless written by Dull Halo

9 min read

Faceless

Dull Halo

5.0

2

1

THE HOUSE OF ECHOES 2 written by The emphasis

3 min read

THE HOUSE OF ECHOES 2

The emphasis

5.0

3

2

Cry Baby Lane written by JosephTheSnail

38 min read

Cry Baby Lane

JosephTheSnail

5.0

0

0

THE LILY PAD PATH written by Lilly

46 min read

THE LILY PAD PATH

Lilly

5.0

2

3

THE OBSERVERS written by The emphasis

2 min read

THE OBSERVERS

The emphasis

5.0

5

2

Candy Caine written by cottoncandyness

51 min read

Candy Caine

cottoncandyness

5.0

2

0

The Puppeteers Curse written by Angelina Gut

42 min read

The Puppeteers Curse

Angelina Gut

5.0

4

1

The Volkovs written by KaryS

3 hr 57 min read

The Volkovs

KaryS

5.0

7

0

Obsessive Compulsive written by CaptainGorope

5 min read

Obsessive Compulsive

CaptainGorope

5.0

2

38

Home, Sweet Home written by Niklas Alparos-Lilah

5 min read

Home, Sweet Home

Niklas Alparos-Lilah

5.0

1

16

Corruptus written by Slimebeast

12 min read

Corruptus

Slimebeast

4.9

24

1

Top rated narrated stories

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

Sammy the Cat written by JosephTheSnail

10 min read

Sammy the Cat

JosephTheSnail

4.9

4

2

Somatic Self Storage written by The Vespers Bell

19 min read

Somatic Self Storage

The Vespers Bell

4.9

4

1

Pink and Black Squares written by Doomspiral Daydreams

17 min read

Pink and Black Squares

Doomspiral Daydreams

4.8

8

1

Heaven Way written by Arthur M. Bering

1 hr 5 min read

Heaven Way

Arthur M. Bering

4.8

7

18

Solid As A Rock written by Angelina Gut

21 min read

Solid As A Rock

Angelina Gut

4.8

8

3

The Diners Special written by Angelina Gut

18 min read

The Diners Special

Angelina Gut

4.7

13

5

Top rated short reads

Lost Episodes written by Slimebeast

13 min read

Lost Episodes

Slimebeast

4.9

25

4

The Slaughterhouse written by Johnwestrick

4 min read

The Slaughterhouse

Johnwestrick

4.9

4

5

Hand Prints written by WayWardWanderer

6 min read

Hand Prints

WayWardWanderer

4.9

4

0

Delete written by Unknown

5 min read

Delete

Unknown

4.9

5

41

Deep Nightmare written by TheBurgerman

9 min read

Deep Nightmare

TheBurgerman

4.8

4

2

The Grim (Black Shuck) written by TechniGoth

14 min read

The Grim (Black Shuck)

TechniGoth

4.8

9

4

This Is Not Hell written by T19

2 min read

This Is Not Hell

T19

4.8

4

3

My Older Sister. written by KibaInuzuka

7 min read

My Older Sister.

KibaInuzuka

4.7

11

71

Laughing Jack written by SnuffBomb

12 min read

Laughing Jack

SnuffBomb

4.7

48

113

Red written by autumn.mp3

5 min read

Red

autumn.mp3

4.7

18

4

Mr. Widemouth written by Unknown

10 min read

Mr. Widemouth

Unknown

4.7

11

32

I Looked At Its Face written by JosephTheSnail

6 min read

I Looked At Its Face

JosephTheSnail

4.7

2

0

Your New Skin Routine written by Dull Halo

11 min read

Your New Skin Routine

Dull Halo

4.7

2

1

Hand in Hand written by Angelina Gut

3 min read

Hand in Hand

Angelina Gut

4.7

1

1

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