r/nosleep

477K archived posts · Mar 2010 – Sep 2026

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r/nosleep

PLEASE READ OUR GUIDELINES FIRST. Nosleep is a place for redditors to share their scary experiences.

Created Mar 24, 2010

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#COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER

All stories submitted to r/nosleep belong to the original poster. YOU DO NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO USE ANOTHER PERSON'S ORIGINAL WORK UNLESS YOU ASK FOR — AND RECEIVE — PERMISSION FROM THE ORIGINAL CREATOR.

If you want to narrate, translate or otherwise share someone else's original work, please read the Narrator's FAQ, visit r/sleeplesswatchdogs and read through Reddit's Official Copyright Help Center for more information. Do NOT comment about getting permission on r/nosleep posts.

#NOSLEEP GUIDELINES

#PLEASE READ THE GUIDELINES IN FULL BEFORE PARTICIPATING.

NoSleep Moderators reserve the right to remove any comment or post at their discretion.

1. All posts must be scary personal experiences and must meet all Posting Guidelines.

Read the full Posting Guidelines Index before participating on r/nosleep. Failing to do so may result in a subreddit ban.

2. Users must stay "in-character" on r/nosleep.

See our Immersion/In- and Out-of-Character guidelines.

3. Posts must be original stories.

No A.I.-generated stories, no plagiarism, no fanfiction; see Use of Intellectual Properties.

4. Users are limited to ONE (1) post per 24 hours.

See 24 Hour/1 Post Per Day.

5. Be civil/respectful. No trolling.

Hateful, uncivil and/or trolling behavior will result in a subreddit ban.

6. Comments must follow all Commenting Guidelines.

See Commenting Guidelines.

7. Contact NoSleep Mods through Modmail ONLY.

Only use Modmail to contact the Mods; see Modmail, Removals and Reposts.

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