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.

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created by leylines

last updated November, 2025

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OHHH this is so great!!! signed, a person who was obsessed with r/nosleep

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i have been searching for a comprehensive list of books started on nosleep and couldn’t find one so i took it upon myself 🫡

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period, as you should!!!

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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

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Awesome list! Tales from the Gas Station by Jack Townsend would be a great addition to this list.

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added!!

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I just thought of one more, Search and Rescue Woods by Kerry Hammond. ☺️ I didn’t know about a lot of these I’m definitely saving this list to come back to later.

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how could i have forgotten that CLASSIC

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oh my god... thank u 🫡

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it is the least i can do 🫡

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Hell yeah!! I know what I'll be doing during my holiday break!

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this comment made me SO HAPPY have the best time let me know which you read!!

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Absolutely!! It's giving me something to look forward to once classes are over!

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wait hands up if you read nosleep stories via sixpenceee on tumble where are my people

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wow I feel like I’ve stepped back in a time machine, I used to be obsessed with sixpenceee on tumblr too

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The Man with No Shadow by Bonnie Quinn would be a great addition to this list!

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adding!

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What would you recommend for starters who haven't tried this genre? 😅

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penpal and we used to live here! they’re very classic nosleep style of eerie creeping dread imo!

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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!!!!!!!

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