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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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!
thanks! i'll check them out 💕
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 😭😭😭
Awesome list! Tales from the Gas Station by Jack Townsend would be a great addition to this list.
added!!
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.
how could i have forgotten that CLASSIC
You just unlocked a core memory with that one omg
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 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
YESS SIXPENCEEE VETERANS UNITE
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 😅
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)!
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!
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