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 November, 2025
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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
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!
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!
wait hands up if you read nosleep stories via sixpenceee on tumble 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
What would you recommend for starters who haven't tried this genre? 😅
penpal and we used to live here! they’re very classic nosleep style of eerie creeping dread imo!
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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