r/horrorlit peaks Saturdays 7pm-9pm UTC
r/horrorlit was created on August 29, 2012, making it 13 years and 10 months old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 606,745 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/horrorlit is experiencing strong growth, with 8,039 new members in the last 30 days.
r/horrorlit shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 30.9 upvotes per post across its 606,745 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 1.25. To reach the Hot section of r/horrorlit, posts typically need at least 2 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/horrorlit receive an average of 38.5 comments, indicating a highly engaged community where members actively participate in conversations rather than passively consuming content. This level of discussion is characteristic of communities that value dialogue and diverse perspectives.
Based on an analysis of 100 top posts from the past week, Saturday is the most active day with 16 posts reaching the top, while Monday sees the least activity with 13 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 7pm UTC (9 posts), 8pm UTC (8 posts), and 4am UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 11pm UTC, 3am UTC, and 9am UTC, with only 2-2 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (13), Tuesday (13), Wednesday (15), Thursday (15), Friday (15), Saturday (16), Sunday (13) posts reaching the top.
r/horrorlit currently has 606,745 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 8,039 members (1.34%), averaging 268 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/horrorlit in the top 2% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/horrorlit has gained 21,512 subscribers (3.68%). Since tracking began 653 days ago, the community has added 143,259 total subscribers.
r/horrorlit is experiencing strong growth, with 8,039 new members in the last 30 days.
r/horrorlit has 606,745 subscribers as of July 2026.
The best time to post on r/horrorlit is Saturdays 7pm-9pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/horrorlit is experiencing strong growth, with 8,039 new members in the last 30 days.
r/horrorlit was created on August 29, 2012, making it 13 years old.
Posts on r/horrorlit typically need at least 2 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/horrorlit is a Reddit community with 606,745 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "This is a place to discuss horror literature. Any book is up for discussion as long as that discussion is respectful. It doesn't matter if you're into Stephen King, Octavia Butler, Jack Ketchum..." The best time to post on r/horrorlit is Saturdays 7pm-9pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 30.9 upvotes and 38.5 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 2. The subreddit is adding approximately 268 new members each day. Founded 13 years ago, r/horrorlit is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,362 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-07-07 12:55:22