r/nosleep
books that started as nosleep threads or are by nosleep authors, for those of us who read borrasca as a teenager and didn’t sleep for a week.
created by leylines
last updated August, 2026
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OHHH this is so great!!! signed, a person who was obsessed with r/nosleep
I used to lurk on r/nosleep before bed (for whatever reason) and was always surprised when I couldn’t fall asleep after 😂 this list brings me back wow
LMAO i used to do the same 😭😭😭
wait hands up if you read nosleep stories via sixpenceee on tumblr where are my people
wow I feel like I’ve stepped back in a time machine, I used to be obsessed with sixpenceee on tumblr too
leylinesOP
YESS SIXPENCEEE VETERANS UNITE
PENPAL MY BELOVED 😭😭😭 This is a great list!!! Also, I didn't know We Used To Live Here was a nosleep creation! I've been seeing that book everywhere! I'm glad nosleep authors are getting the recognition they deserve
leylinesOP
thank you!!! we used to live here is soooo good, i highly highly recommend. it DEFINITELY reads like nosleep, i've seen a lot of reviews that comment about the format being jumpy/confusing who clearly aren't familiar with nosleep lol
Awesome list! Tales from the Gas Station by Jack Townsend would be a great addition to this list.
Hell yeah!! I know what I'll be doing during my holiday break!
leylinesOP
this comment made me SO HAPPY have the best time let me know which you read!!
Absolutely!! It's giving me something to look forward to once classes are over!
What would you recommend for starters who haven't tried this genre? 😅
leylinesOP
penpal and we used to live here! they’re very classic nosleep style of eerie creeping dread imo!
thanks! i'll check them out 💕
yep yep yep!!! smashed that save button for this list so fast. I used to liiiiive on r/nosleep, don’t go up stairs you see in the woods yall!!!!!!!
i've been dipping my toe into scary this year, but i think this list might be what makes me jump off into the deep end 😅
leylinesOP
YESSSSSSSSSSSSS
The pictures on the covers of these books are enough to creep me out. I have to be a much braver person to read most of these. (But I want to anyway)!
leylinesOP
you should try one!! a lot of them are more creeping dread/eerie than jumpscare-y!
Unread we used to live here earlier this year, without knowing it's origin. I really liked it! Maybe I'll try another one or two!
This channel always gets me on late night scrolls 😳
leylinesOP
RIGHT and then i cant sleep because im totally freaked out
r/nosleep and the nosleep podcast were my addiction when i was in college!!!
some others that might fit here: Black Farm by Elias Witherow The Showers by Dylan Sindelar One Bite at a Time by Brandon Faircloth
