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Top Rated Stories

Discover the highest rated stories on Nightscribe, including horror, creepypasta, and dark fiction readers keep recommending, revisiting, and reviewing with top scores.

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630-296-7536 written by atumsk

8 min read

630-296-7536

atumsk

4.9

14

93

Psychosis written by Matt Dymerski

33 min read

Psychosis

Matt Dymerski

4.8

17

50

Abandoned by Disney written by Slimebeast

20 min read

Abandoned by Disney

Slimebeast

4.8

77

108

The Copycats written by Robertscream

10 min read

The Copycats

Robertscream

4.7

42

37

Pills written by K E Moore

1 hr 22 min read

Pills

K E Moore

4.7

32

86

Knocking written by Steven Shorter

10 min read

Knocking

Steven Shorter

4.7

54

46

Four Hours It Stared written by IsisIssa

18 min read

Four Hours It Stared

IsisIssa

4.7

21

41

My Daughter Died On Her Sixth Birthday written by Unknown

8 min read

My Daughter Died On Her Sixth Birthday

Unknown

4.7

19

71

Lightning written by Unknown

3 min read

Lightning

Unknown

4.7

19

35

Seventeen written by Cream

33 min read

Seventeen

Cream

4.7

9

31

The Face of Fear written by Michael Whitehouse

39 min read

The Face of Fear

Michael Whitehouse

4.7

4

32

The Illusive Genius of Dr. Monroe written by ARScroggins

6 min read

The Illusive Genius of Dr. Monroe

ARScroggins

4.7

16

25

Leo written by kowale

58 min read

Leo

kowale

4.7

10

23

Laughing Jack written by SnuffBomb

12 min read

Laughing Jack

SnuffBomb

4.6

90

112

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The Copycats: Apocalypse – Part 1 written by Robertscream

9 min read

The Copycats: Apocalypse – Part 1

Robertscream

5.0

14

12

Sammy the Cat written by JosephTheSnail

10 min read

Sammy the Cat

JosephTheSnail

5.0

3

2

Wailing in The Woods written by freakyfettuccine

34 min read

Wailing in The Woods

freakyfettuccine

5.0

6

3

The Puppeteers Curse written by Angelina Gut

42 min read

The Puppeteers Curse

Angelina Gut

5.0

3

1

The Volkovs written by KaryS

3 hr 57 min read

The Volkovs

KaryS

5.0

7

0

Home, Sweet Home written by Niklas Alparos-Lilah

5 min read

Home, Sweet Home

Niklas Alparos-Lilah

5.0

1

16

Corruptus written by Slimebeast

12 min read

Corruptus

Slimebeast

4.9

22

1

The Hanging Tree written by Johnwestrick

16 min read

The Hanging Tree

Johnwestrick

4.9

3

2

We Made the Past Our Playground written by Doomspiral Daydreams

50 min read

We Made the Past Our Playground

Doomspiral Daydreams

4.9

18

18

Somatic Self Storage written by The Vespers Bell

19 min read

Somatic Self Storage

The Vespers Bell

4.9

4

1

7:06 written by SonOfUlti

17 min read

7:06

SonOfUlti

4.9

10

2

The Slaughterhouse written by Johnwestrick

4 min read

The Slaughterhouse

Johnwestrick

4.9

4

5

Pink and Black Squares written by Doomspiral Daydreams

17 min read

Pink and Black Squares

Doomspiral Daydreams

4.8

8

1

Broken Antlers written by writingandstuff

46 min read

Broken Antlers

writingandstuff

4.8

9

1

Top rated narrated stories

Heaven Way written by Arthur M. Bering

1 hr 5 min read

Heaven Way

Arthur M. Bering

4.8

7

18

Flat Fields, Nebraska written by Arthur M. Bering

1 hr 1 min read

Flat Fields, Nebraska

Arthur M. Bering

4.8

4

5

Solid As A Rock written by Angelina Gut

21 min read

Solid As A Rock

Angelina Gut

4.7

8

3

The Diners Special written by Angelina Gut

18 min read

The Diners Special

Angelina Gut

4.7

13

5

Struggle of a Broken Man written by 1TheRealGoldenFrog1

40 min read

Struggle of a Broken Man

1TheRealGoldenFrog1

4.7

7

2

Public Restrooms written by Darksparx

11 min read

Public Restrooms

Darksparx

4.6

10

40

This is What They Did to Him written by Xadoc

2 min read

This is What They Did to Him

Xadoc

4.6

5

1

Top rated short reads

Lost Episodes written by Slimebeast

13 min read

Lost Episodes

Slimebeast

4.8

23

4

Hand Prints written by WayWardWanderer

6 min read

Hand Prints

WayWardWanderer

4.8

4

0

The Rules of Dreams written by Robertscream

6 min read

The Rules of Dreams

Robertscream

4.8

6

4

Bad Dreams written by Unknown

1 min read

Bad Dreams

Unknown

4.8

6

84

The Grim (Black Shuck) written by TechniGoth

14 min read

The Grim (Black Shuck)

TechniGoth

4.8

8

4

Red written by autumn.mp3

5 min read

Red

autumn.mp3

4.7

18

4

This Is Not Hell written by T19

2 min read

This Is Not Hell

T19

4.7

4

3

My Older Sister. written by KibaInuzuka

7 min read

My Older Sister.

KibaInuzuka

4.7

9

71

Hand in Hand written by Angelina Gut

3 min read

Hand in Hand

Angelina Gut

4.7

1

1

The Moon written by ciberdiver95

10 min read

The Moon

ciberdiver95

4.7

1

4

A Visit in the Night written by JamesKelly15

5 min read

A Visit in the Night

JamesKelly15

4.6

2

0

Baby Monitors written by Kaseykay123

9 min read

Baby Monitors

Kaseykay123

4.6

40

93

Candle Cove written by Kris Straub

7 min read

Candle Cove

Kris Straub

4.6

64

83

Autopilot written by CaptainGorope

7 min read

Autopilot

CaptainGorope

4.6

13

61

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