https://youtu.be/lfmoK41YGDA?si=D8JGbGtbH8xfMM0x

Edit for context:

This is a video from the channel We Are Not Alive, this in particular discusses Nosleep or more particularly its rules and guidelines as well as the Magnus Archives and other examples of good horror writing that would never be accepted in Nosleep. As well as the nature of the amount of restrictions the subreddit has in regards to creative freedom and writer agency. For the most part this is in a negative light, and I have mixed opinions in regards to some of the issues brought up especially earlier on.

The reason I say mixed is because while I think there’s a certain point their arguments devolve into “this subreddit would be better if it wasn’t itself” which I don’t agree with. I also, as a fledgling writer who’s only previous experience with writing is in regards to WIP fanfiction, trying to get into or practice horror via nosleep in the past has felt overwhelming or that the story would not work because of some minor part of the plot breaking a rule and then falling apart to try and salvage the story. Which is why I have yet to make my first nosleep. But I also can say that some of the stories posted onto Nosleep really evoke that terror in me, so I obviously have a great fondness for the sub despite my own shortcomings.

Long timer lurker, first time poster. I stumbled across a tutorial for those stupid brainrot narration videos posted on TikTok that sickened me. Bro really said: "I asked ChatGPT to turn it into 1st person and asked it to simplify the story." and "There are tons of stories to choose from!" Fucking 'simplify', smh. They're really making money off creepypasta (and surely NoSleep) stories without crediting. That's fucking bullshit. And the comments are worse. There're people praising this and saying they can't wait to make money. And a few people complaining that TikTok took their videos down and flagged it 'for some reason'. Bruh. Maybe because you are stealing stories without crediting? That shit pissed me off soooo much. I have the urge to retaliate against that type of content by posting my own stories there, narrated by myself, and not using 'brainrot trap' gaming clips. Wish there was more we could do about this. What do y'all think?

###TRAPPEDOWEEN is now over. THANK YOU to all who participated through writing, reading and all-out supporting!

NoSleep's 3 Day October Event – Trappedoween – has begun and will run until 11:59 PM EST on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2024. If you're not sure about time zones, try using timebie.com's EST converter.

For this event ONLY, all main characters are trapped in a looping location and the Incapacitated/Incarcerated rule is suspended.

If you're participating, feel free to link to your submission in the comments below!

Quick reminders:

* ALL OTHER NOSLEEP RULES ARE STILL IN EFFECT. These stories still have to be scary personal experiences! All submissions should be standalones/one-parters, must be at least (minimum) 500 words and are subject to Reddit's 40,000 CHARACTER post limit. Use wordcounter.net for a more accurate count before posting.

* Every event post must be flaired with TRAPPEDOWEEN2024.

* Non-event stories can still be posted! If you're not participating in the event and want to post a "regular" NoSleep story, it must follow all rules – including Incapacitated/Incarcerated.

* More helpful links: Reddit App Users Please Read, Formatting for NoSleep, Editing Your Post, NoSleep's Reposting Rules.

Good luck and have fun!

I'm not going to say which writer it is, but I suspected their post was writting by AI. It had all the same punctuation and formatting that ChatGpt uses, and the same phrasing of words and sentence structure. I ran the story through the AI detector and it came back 41% AI. The problem is, other stories from the same author had the same punctuation and the same phrasing but didn't come back as written by AI. Now, a lot of there stories registered as being written by AI and some didn't. But I ran a story they had on nosleep through the detector and it came back written 71% AI. But then I ran the same story that they reposted in Short Scary Stories and it came back 100% human written. How could that be? Which one do should I take as a confirmation that the story is written by AI or Written by the Author?

Hey Guys!
I try to read as many stories as I can and upvote and comment when I can. I try to support this sub as much as possible with my limited time, because I enjoy it. Lately, I have been reading stories that I highly suspect are AI written.

I know we can report them, but is there a good metric for verifying they are actually written by AI? I have been using Quillbot - https://quillbot.com/ai-content-detector , which has a free AI content detector. I have two stories that I am writing and when I use the content detector it returns 100% human. I have messed with some AI writing and tested that with quillbot. It said 60% written by AI, but I didn't actually write any of that one. I kept giving the AI directions and got it down to 30% AI detected.

So, now when I run into stories I suspect are AI I run them through this. (Some stories have been 86-100% AI, some lower.) I actually do this for almost every story now, just so I don't waste time reading something that I don't want to support. Any time given to AI is time away from good intentioned authors. I want to continue supporting you all, and I want to have a story up there some day, but I want to make sure I am not just crazy.

Edit: Comment if you are an author who can stand up to the 100% human. I would love to support you too.

I’ve noticed recently how much more frequently I see comments that compliment the writing of a post in a decidedly out-of-character manner. It’s possible I’d never noticed before, but it feels to me like either people don’t realize that’s how the subreddit works anymore or the comments just aren’t being deleted like they used to be.

##The theme for r/nosleep's 3-Day Halloween event is TRAPPEDOWEEN.

Each story must feature your Main Character trapped in one (1) location and unable to get out of that location, no matter what or how many times they try. Maybe your main character went to a Halloween party at a friend’s place and is trapped in their basement; maybe they went to an office Halloween party and can't seem to leave the parking lot. Maybe they're trapped in a ski lodge or a cottage or their own apartment or an elevator or a bathroom stall at the Halloween costume store. The choice is up to you!

###Here's a 15 second Youtube clip from Matrix Revolutions as an example of the looping location.

• Stories must be written in first person and must be scary personal experiences — no found media stories OR time loops.

• The location must be on our present-day Earth, in our present-day reality and posts are made to r/nosleep in real-time: if you post your story on October 29, 2024, your character is posting on October 29, 2024. They're not posting in July 1973 or in the year 2356, etc.

• For this event ONLY, we're suspending the Main Characters: Incapacitated, Incarcerated rule which means your Main Character doesn't have to have an internet-capable device with an internet connection to post; they can also be in jail/prison, a hospital, locked in a cage, at the bottom of the ocean, etc. This rule will be back in effect for every post after the Trappedoween event.

• Mods won’t review removed event posts so if your event post is removed, it stays removed. r/nosleep repost guidelines are still in effect for Trappedoween, which means no unauthorized reposts.

##Trappedoween runs from 12:01 A.M. EST Tuesday, October 29th through to 11:59 P.M. EST on Thursday, October 31st.

If you're not sure about timezones, try Dateful.Com's Time Zone Converter.

##EVENT DETAILS.

• You don't have to participate in the event but any non-Trappedoween stories must follow all of r/nosleep's guidelines, including Incapacitated/Incarcerated.

• To participate, you MUST flair each of your r/nosleep entries with the appropriate flair (announced closer to the 29th) AND comment with the link to your entry/ies on the official event post which will be made in r/nosleepooc on the 29th.

• REMINDER: This is not a time loop; your main character is trapped in one (1) location and always ends up in that same location no matter how many times they try to leave but time can move on as usual. The character can escape at the end so long as the majority of the story has the character trapped.

• The location is up to you but it must be primarily one (1) place, fully- or semi-enclosed. It also shouldn't literally be "Hotel California" or based on the song’s lyrics.

• What happens to your character, aside from being trapped, is up to you — maybe they're more concerned about whomever they're trapped with than the fact they are trapped — but there still must be an Event and a Consequence to your Main Character.

• All properly-flaired submissions will be collected in a post after the event.

##Remember to modmail any questions to the r/nosleep mods!

Good luck, have fun and happy Hallowe'en!

Hello,

I just wanted to share a website that's useful for us NoSleep readers!

I've been reading NoSleep for more than a decade, and I really love it. The problem is: it's not easy to see if you've already read a story when you're browsing, for example, the top posts of the year or an author's profile.
Also, you can't give ratings or mark stories as favorite, so it's not easy to find all your favorite stories if you want to re-read them or share them with someone else.

Speaking of sharing stories, it's also not convenient. You have to write a list of links yourself and send it to someone, or post it somewhere.
If you ever want to change that list, you have to re-send a new message or edit it everywhere you've posted it.

These are the pain points I wanted to solve for myself, and decided to make a website for it so that it's available for everyone.

On StoryNote, you can mark a post as read by checking a box next to the post, thus allowing you to see easily see which posts you've already read.
You can also favorite them with the heart button, and give them a rating. GIF showcasing these actions

There is also an automatic series detection. When you go on the page of a post, if it is part of series, it will link the other parts. See for example the Left/Right Game series.

The inference algorithm is very basic, so there are some mistakes (posts missing from a series, or adding posts not from that series). Manual corrections will be needed!

You can search posts in a subreddit filtering by the title, and also by year: GIF showing how it works

You can create lists of posts, to categorize posts as you like.
For example, here is a list of NoSleep stories featuring strange hitchhikers, because I like that kind of stories 😛: https://storynote.org/list/nosleep-stories-featuring-strange-hitchhikers-foQg9u

Lists can be private (only you can see them in your "Custom lists" page), or public.
A public list will appear on your profile and also in the page of the posts featured in that list.

For example, in the page of the post "How to Summon the Butter Street Hitchhiker", the list "NoSleep stories featuring strange hitchhikers" will be displayed. It's a nice way to potentially find similar or other relevant posts from a particular post page.

There are no actual post content stored in StoryNote, it just redirects to Reddit! Also, every post are not indexed at the moment. NoSleep is almost complete (it's missing posts from 2024), but many others subreddits only have just a few posts indexed. I'll add more, and you can also directly ask me if you want me to add a specific subreddit sooner.

The signup is really easy, you can use Google OAuth or use nickname/password with an optional email field. The email will be used for the “Reset password” functionality, which I have not implemented yet 🙈

I would love to hear any kind of feedback you may have! The address is https://storynote.org

Anyone else notice just how many nosleep stories fit one of these two patterns?

1. "I live in/work in/visited (place) and there are weird rules"

2. "On a regular basis, a (person/entity) passes by (laughing/screaming/crying/knocking) and we're not supposed to notice/react"

Not saying its good or bad. Just saying its a really common trope I've noticed over the years.

I didn't really get it. Was the girl some sort of waterdemon? XD

Happy Spooky Season!! 🎃🍂

Are any NoSleep authors using Substack? I've just started and I have to say I'm very impressed with the platform. Only thing is I need people to follow on there (especially if you post short fiction).

Going forward I'll be posting short spooky stories on my Substack every Thursday! You can view my latest story The Exocyde Game or my landing page here.

I'd love to connect with other horror/sci-fi writers!

— Jack

Hello! I’ve never written a nosleep story but have an idea that I wanna do just for the sake of doing it (not trying to break new ground or make a literary masterpiece lol). I mostly want to use this format as a way of telling the story in a more immersive way rather than just saying “something crazy happened to me and for some reason I’m telling reddit about it,” ya know? How would I go about having a character ask for early advice in other reddits? Obviously feel weird about telling a fake story in a real subreddit- and I WON’T be doing that.

Here’s a few examples of what I mean:

• Character wants to know about the most effective fly/roach killing methods.

• Asking about animal behavior like r/dogs or r/askvet etc.

• Asking about mushroom identification.

• Idk maybe the character is a gamer and interacts in those subreddits.

How would you go about making in character advice posts or replies WITHOUT actually posting in real subreddits? I want it to seem like you just stumbled on this guys reddit account and you can follow through his posts as they’re escalating, without him straight up telling you the story all together as a story. Not going to use all of the examples I named btw lol. Also it’s 4:30am- please excuse possible grammatical errors and unnecessary rambling.

Hey, i'm brand new here, and i was just wondering, when people create an account specifically to tell the story of one person, and thus the account is deemed to be the main character's, how do they link the account/story to themselves? like, how am i supposed to let people know that i wrote the stories they read on idk, 4 different accounts? any help will be appreciated, just wanna make sure i start my writing journey on the right track ^^"

Hello everyone, I hope you have been well! I know I haven't posted in a while, but I just wanted to announce that my horror anthology Lying Awake re-releases tomorrow, October 11th, through Velox Books!

It includes some of my favorite stories, such as Car Salesman, The Swan, Neon Nightmare, and The Paper Mache Man.

Velox has done a wonderful job bottling up the nightmares that take place in Dyer Falls, with a sick new cover that features The Paper Mache Man himself. It is still available for pre-order, and releases tomorrow in eBook, Paperback, and Hardcover. If you'd like to grab a copy for yourself, or simply look at how cool the cover is, you can do so here. I absolutely love it.

Thank you all for the love and support over the years. I hope you enjoy this book filled with circular saws, pig demons, and a very special cat named Cooper. There's horrors in all shapes and sizes, and (most of them) aren't good.

And thank you to Velox Books for taking an interest in the work, and giving it such a pretty face.

Sincerely,

—AHS

Tales from the void is an episodic horror anthology based on the most viral and haunting stories from r/NoSleep. Each episode is accompanied by an interview with the original story author, hosted by David Cummings of The No Sleep Podcast.

SERIES TRAILER 
More Info

Release Schedule:

• USA: Sundays Oct 13-27 on Screambox. Available to buy/rent the following Tuesday.
• Canada: Mondays Oct 14-28 on the Super Channel.
• International: Coming Soon.

So I was trying out short scary stories (bc limited time) and happened to notice that the top story for the month had a Lot of upvotes. Around 5,000.

The sub has about 800,000 users.

NoSleep has 18 MILLION users.

But the top story for the month only has about 3,000 upvotes.

What the hell happened? I don't even see a lot of my favorite writers anymore. Engagement seems to have gotten really low.

NoSleep is the reason I joined Reddit. It's sad to think of it withering.

Like I know there are people that are sharing the fiction made to a different way to read the story, like a tablet. Maybe the post is being shared to other subreddits?

I'd like to be able to track the shares better if there's much significance to it.

Hear me out.

By the end of the story, the narrator/Dathan says that the gradual revelation of the events of his childhood has strained his relationship with his mom, and I can understand why. I mean, she let him think his best friend ran away for over a decade, among a lot of other things. But look at it from her perspective: some sicko has been targeting her son, and when she got him out of the danger zone, he went for the next best thing: Josh, whom he forced to look like the narrator and committed a murder-suicide with, something she never could have anticipated. How could she tell him that unless pressed for information like she was in the story? She felt guilty, so the last thing she would want is for her son to share in that guilt. He even says that he could tell that she had hoped she would never have to explain it. I dunno, I guess I feel like people are a bit too harsh on her, poor communication skills notwithstanding.

So I wrote a story a while back - Swipe Right To Fight - and these fine people bought it and turned it into the following.

I thought I'd mention it to my fellow writers because it's nice to be paid for our stories with money and publicity instead of just the latter.

If you're contacted by them, it's legit. They paid a fair price for the story and were very nice.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/kbNGNQp9ea0

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1dXqqn1tjTp0ejRYaAJ1QS?si=87c5847b0fc24191

Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/35b4ac5d-9b5e-4e59-a538-f3b25e0765a4/episodes/b8ee319b-da7a-443d-bc7b-1b229ec9ef68/omni-bus-to-miscellanea-swipe-right-to-fight-by-ap-cleriot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8j2sqFpyHM

Thanks to feedback received from our community we are going to attempt something new for October this team round. To find out more to to r/nosleepteams immediately. Right now. What are you doing still reading this? I said right now. RIGHT NOW DAMN IT.

You’re still here aren’t you?

https://www.reddit.com/r/creepycontests/s/urwqc0HZEd

So story is called "I inherited a cabin in the woods and something is hunting me". This is not the only work I have recently found plagiarized though!

ORIGINAL- https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/s/gS7uBRfjud

And of you press subscribe at the bottom it tells you who the deleted user who posted it is and also they posted it 3 years ago

PLAGIARIZED- https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/s/IVQRGJr8SI

The user who copied it, posted it 3 hours ago

What can I do besides just report it? For those wondering it's word for word plagiarism.

I tried to post my story this morning and it looks like it was immediately hidden. It never appeared when sorting by new. I messaged the mods and have been waiting to hear back all day, but in the meantime I was wondering if any of you guys had experienced this.

If I were to make a youtube video reviewing a story from r/nosleep, would that be fine to share there? I feel like it'd be fun for community engagement.

Cuz I've got some words man...

For example, I'm malding about how many "rules" stories we get. X)

"I work as a peepee poopoo man. There is a strange list of rules."

TL;DR: Comment on this thread with your original horror story by 10/7/24 for a chance to be broadcasted to millions on SiriusXM’s Scream Radio.

We're excited to share that we've teamed up with the r/NoSleep mods for a special collaboration with our Halloween channel, Scream Radio. We’ve got an awesome internal team that fully produces stories for the channel, and this year we’re going to select some from the r/NoSleep community to air as part of the channel’s programming. Check out the link above for full details and an example of what you can expect the production to sound like. You’ll retain full ownership of your story, though we will need to get limited rights to produce and air it.

We’ll be reviewing all entries submitted on the link above, so please comment directly on that post. Thanks and we can’t wait to read your stories!

Would this be annoying to readers? I would like to update readers that wanted more of the series. There are four parts now but I fear a lot of readers just don't know the new parts are there.

I've deleted part 1 and reposted (after some rewrites) once before, so I'm also wary of annoying readers with posting part 1 again.

Question 1: It seems to be a common archetype but, the stories don't NEED to be told in 1st person, right?

Question 2: Are OOC comments allowed? I know the rules say "It's not allowed." But I see a lot of OOC comments. Is this something that the admins don't mind anymore? And the rule list just hasn't been updated? Cuz I don't mind the OOC comments, heheh.

Question 3: Is it ok to upload narrations if we do our OWN narrations? I want my work to reach as many people as possible so, I figured I'd make YouTube audio books of my work too. In the same way guys like Mr. Creeps and LightHouseHorror do.

Maybe I'm slow on the uptick since this article is from February, but the short of it is Reddit is allowing AI to be trained from user posts. Someone brought this to my attention, so I did more research on it, and it's just a shame that NoSleep writers are having to deal with this. By the way, this deal was made for 60 million dollars, and not a penny of it has gone to any of Reddit's posters.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-reddit-60-million-deal-ai-training/#:~:text=The%20arrangement,%20announced%20Thursday%20and%20valued%20at%20roughly