r/nosleep is looking for more Moderators! Before applying, please read through this post carefully and read through Reddit's Moderator Help Centre for more information about moderating.

NOTE: While there may be some overlap, COMMENT and POST Mods are separate positions and applicants should specify which position they're applying for – unless you don't have a preference.

THE BASICS.

• Applying is a 2-step process.
• Applicants must be AT LEAST 18 years old when applying.
• Selected applicants will actively moderate r/nosleep r/nosleepooc and r/nosleepfinder
• Moderators don't get paid or any other kind of benefits (it's against Reddit rules). Modding is a volunteer position requiring at least a few hours of participation each week. NoSleep, NoSleepOOC and NoSleepFinder must still be moderated on weeknights, weekends and holidays.
• Moderating should be done on non-mobile devices – laptop or desktop computer – and not through the official app.
• Selected applicants must join and be active on the NS Slack group.
• All new moderators go through a 3 month probation which begins as soon as your account is added to the team.
• Prior moderator experience on Reddit isn't required but is a plus.
• Brush up on NoSleep's Posting Guidelines and the OOC's Rules.
• We'd love more applicants from OUTSIDE North America!

COMMENT MODS.

• Must perform at least 250 comment actions per month on r/nosleep.
• Must be familiar with NoSleep's Commenting/Reader Guidelines as well as the posting guidelines.
• Must be active on the NS Mods Slack group.
• Must also actively moderate at r/nosleepooc and r/nosleepfinder.

POST MODS.

• Must perform at least 100 post actions per month on r/nosleep.
• Must be familiar with the rules, willing to double-check the wiki/NSAuthors posts and ask questions in Slack.
• Must read through each post they're modding (more than once if necessary) and must compare the story to the rules. Don't skim!
• Must be active on the NS Mods Slack group.
• Must also actively moderate at r/nosleepooc and r/nosleepfinder.

HOW TO APPLY.

Use the account with which you'll be moderating. This account must be at least 1 year old, have actually been used and have positive karma — no brand new "for NoSleep modding only" or "blank" accounts.

Between Saturday, April 20, 2024 and Sunday, April 21, 2024, send a Modmail to the NoSleep Mods telling them you're applying to be a COMMENT or POST Mod (or indicate that you have no preference). Use the account that meets the conditions listed above.

Between Monday, April 22, 2024 and Monday, May 6, 2024 ONLY, use the same account to Modmail the NoSleep Mods up to four (4) rule-breaking posts per day. (That's a MAXIMUM of sixty [60] posts in two [2] weeks.) Include a link to the post, the title of the post and the rule(s) it broke. Keep in mind: the number of submissions isn't as important as the accuracy. Quality over quantity!

FOR EXAMPLE:

Modmail Title: BROKE A RULE

Modmail Message:

https://this-is-a-fake-link

Main character dies at the end

https://www.reddit.com/r/NoSleepAuthors/comments/z7wgnw/nosleep_indepth_main_characters_on_nosleep/iy8if14/?context=3

All messages must be in English only.

Selected applicants will be contacted AFTER May 6, 2024. If you have any questions, please modmail the NoSleep team.

There are plenty of reports about it and it's brought our moderating to a halt. If you're having trouble posting, commenting, editing, voting or anything else — you're not the only one and there's nothing NoSleep Mods can do to fix it.

We'll do the best we can. Stay safe, NoSleepers!

I am delighted to present my interview with the author Colourblindness also known professionally as Kyle Harrison! He has written a plethora of acclaimed stories and series for No Sleep and other media, such as Tales From a Rookie Storm Chaser. My questions will be numbered and his responses in quotes.

1. Are there any subjects or themes that you continuously come back to in your works?

“I have noticed I tend to focus a lot on hopelessness, the existence of the universe, cosmic horror. To me those things are far scarier than a ghost or a stalker. The fate of all humanity ultimately being where we are nothing but bugs, that’s scary. The other thing I tend to write about is family or a close to home scenario where the fear of losing the ones you care about the most is high. I think it’s easy to tap into and everyone understands that sort of fear.”

2. What do you consider your biggest inspiration?

“I have always been a big reader. I have tons of murder mystery and horror in my personal collection, everything from old school gothic to modern day thrillers. I’m honestly not sure a single person inspired me more than my wife though because her encouragement helped me to try and go outside my comfort zone and write stuff that was scary. Although she doesn’t read books like I do, I still toss ideas at her sometimes to get more inspiration. Her advice has helped quite a few stories to come to life!”

3. Is your most popular story the one you're most proud of?

“I had to go check and see what my top story is in my profile. The Hidden Playground is definitely one of my favorites because it’s short and simple and once again taps into that fear of losing someone precious in your life. The story I am most proud of is the 24 hour game, which dominated nosleep during the purge event way back in 2018, holding the top spot (all 24 parts!) for the whole day and rallying up a whopping 28k karma. It was a blast to write and even more fun to implement it in real-time to keep the suspense going.”

4. How much of your personality and beliefs do you put into your characters and how much is separate from you?

“I do tend to be cynical about stuff sometimes so that will definitely be apparent in my characters but for the most part I don’t insert myself into the role of the character much. I like to see different personalities and perspectives so typically I will design the character based on how the story is playing out and adapt it to that. I’ve written so much I’m sure it can be said that my style is noticeable and my characters likely all have similar traits, but that might be more of a reflection of my own interests when it comes to fiction. I write about stories that I would like to read about or see on a TV show.”

5. What inspires you to stay consistent in your output?

“While my output on Reddit isn’t as much as it used to be, I still consistently write stories for podcasts, narrators and even producers. It seems I never have a shortage of ideas and I think just the constant stream of content I watch, read and listen to helps to make ideas fresh. I also keep a dream journal! I would say a bunch of my story ideas started out as strange dreams that I later transformed into full fleshed stories.”

6. When Reddit was taken over by third-party apps, you were one of the largest authors to openly speak about your worries for No Sleep as a platform, are those concerns still prevalent?

“We may never return to the days when writers got thousands of upvotes for their stories, but I do think that audience viewership is about the same. There’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes with nosleep that keeps it running smoothly and I know the people who are running it are doing their best so it’s not their fault if it seems like the platform itself isn’t as “hot” as it once was. Clearly from the multiple authors who have gotten deals with tv shows, web series, publishing houses and movies and more; we can tell that nosleep is still a force to be reckoned with in the online writing community. I don’t think it’s going to fade away, it may slowly transform as time goes on, and authors will come and go as they always do; but I think the reason that I personally still enjoy this platform is more about the people I’ve met here and the experiences we’ve shared. It feels like I’m part of history now. Does that make me sound old? Maybe we should scratch that last part out…”

7. What is your earliest horror media memory?

“That’s a tough one. Grew up in a very fundamentalist Christian family where anything rated R was considered from the devil himself. But we did still watch monster movies, I think stuff like black and white movies was for some reason considered not as “evil” as modern day horror. One of my favorite actors for this reason is Vincent Price and this is probably also why I enjoy the slow burn and creeping horror movies better. Letting the audience use their imagination to conjure up the monster is far scarier than anything we can come up with.”

8. Apart from horror, what are some genres you enjoy writing?

“I’ve dabbled in science fiction and fantasy a bit, both of those genres are very interesting to me. Escapism to a different world with different perspectives and races is fun and worldbuilding to make it all fit together is also a great way to keep the creative juices flowing.”

9. How do you think cultural experience and heritage tie into horror media?

“I think we all have a different view on what is and isn’t scary. To some the very thought of demons and ghosts is enough for them to walk away or feel like they are going to die. Culture and heritage is a big part of the research I’ll do for any sort of story in an area I’m unfamiliar with. Finding out the why about certain myths and legends is a great research opportunity. First thing I’ll do for example is try to think outside the box and figure out what is the core reason a certain fear exists. A lot of it can be explained because of how instinctively we fear the unknown. That fear has shaped beliefs and values for centuries, including certain traits that have hurt others like racism, homophobia and transphobia, sexism, hate speech, those all stem from a fear of something we don’t understand and therefore humans often retaliate especially if it goes against their personal values.”

10. What is a writing lesson you wish you’d learned earlier?

“When you are creating a longer series it’s important to have outlines and notes. Reviewing what you have established is sometimes difficult if the series gets complicated. Also, don’t be hard on yourself if the story you were passionate about doesn’t succeed on Reddit. It’s hard when we don’t get the recognition we think we deserve. But there is always someone that enjoys it. Even if it’s just a few people, remember your writing is enjoyed by others. Don’t be afraid to go outside your comfort zone in writing and you’ll see the sky is the limit!”

Meant with supportive/constructive intentions: I love the sub but it feels like every third story lately has a trippy dream sequence full of symbolism. I know why authors love writing those scenes, but they’re so dull to read almost by nature. If your story has a random dream sequence, it would probably be so much better if you simply cut it.

I want to read the complete version of the history bit cant find it anywhere

Hello there.

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I want o to publish my Nosleep stories on paperback. I want to publish them in English, for an English speaking audience (or global audience). I live in Eastern Europe, publishing in here would mean to re-write them in my native tongue and targeting only a local audience, something I would not like to do. I know there is a self publishing option, mostly on Amazon, it is really unlikely it would work for me, since my severe ADHD would make things really, really hard, this is why I would rely on an external publisher. My best bet would be to try to get to a publisher in the UK, the US seems too much of far cry, not yet impossible. I do not how realistic it all is, but I want to try it.

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Has any of you been in a similar situation and managed to pull it through? Perhaps some tips, suggestions, or a publishing house or area that would be a good chance to? I do not have a literary agent and that would probably not work for me.

Trying to add the link to the next part of my series on the previous post and am not seeing the edit button. It's on the one I just added, but not the old one. Is this a new change?

Hello! I've been passionate about writing for a year or so and been trying to write my first ever story on nosleep!

I am currently in the process of writing my first draft so that I can revise it and submit for critique on the sister authors subreddit. But I am wondering about things as I write that plunge me into doubt, mainly due to the fact that, the beginning of the story is rather unassuming, and the ending I have in mind is on the more lighthearted side. Meaning it takes a while to get into the horror.

For some context: This story idea was more a spur of the moment inspiration based on short concept regarding a pop culture monster, the Werewolf, but applied with respect to the Irl wolf's connections to family and bond in an attempt to present it as an intelligent yet ferocious creature, less an inherent monster. And it is the idea of the growing bond of family, particularly a father /son relationship that I am keen on trying to explore via this story.

But this creates the problem when you want to also write a horror story. So, I do want to ask, would a story whose horror is mostly kept in the middle - near the end portions of the story be allowed? Or should I consider a different sub to post when completed?

If I want to write a story that takes place in January, do I have to wait til next January to post it. Or if I want to write a story that takes place in an active high school, can I not post it in Summer?

And moreover, if I'm updating a week later, does a week have to have passed in the story as well.

Obviously you can navigate a lot around this by having the entire thing written from the future and summarizing, but there are several stories that I want to write under the pretense of "this just happened a few hours ago, I don't know what to think" Especially with high school and college age characters.

So, yeah, is following whatever the current date is part of the realism rule or can authors be looser with that?

NoSleep's April 1 Day Event – April Folly – is over.

For this event ONLY, your OP's April Fools' Day prank has failed horribly for them. The focus and horror of the story must be on the failed prank. At the end of the post your OP is in jail, or dying, or dead. See full details here.

If you're participating:

* Flair your entry with **AprilFolly2024 💘 **💀.

* 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~~.

* 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.

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

Thank you for participating!

April fools r/odd_directions event: EVEN THE ODDS! for one day only on April 1 we ask our writers to submit only comedic content and not scary at all. Make it funny, make a sitcom, make a bromance. We don’t care, we just want laughs. Even the odds and make the funniest story you can. It’s that simple. All other ordinary rules within the subreddit apply. Event goes from 12:01 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST on April Fool’s Day. If you have any questions send a mod message to the subreddit mods as soon as possible or join the Odd directions discord here

Hello, sleepless!

Fantastic Mr. Fox here to shine some light on the “Original Story” and “Celebrity/Politician/Public Figure” rules, which have been known to trip authors up from time to time.

Generally, if a particular work wasn't created by yourself or can be traced back to its origins, it's not suitable to use as your own. Urban legends, folklore, and myths are different and usually fine to use, but more about those later.

We don't allow the use of any intellectual properties (IPs) not owned by yourself as a significant part of your story. That includes, but is not limited to, characters and settings from books, movies, TV shows, video games, songs, creepypastas, SCPs, and even other r/nosleep stories.

Some examples of characters that are considered IPs are Siren Head, the Rake, Freddy Fazbear, Claire Redfield, Arthur Morgan, Pinhead, Tommy Taffy, Laurie Strode, Rose the Hat, and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.

Some examples of settings that are considered IPs are Rivendell, The Upside Down, Tatooine, USCSS Nostromo, Vice City, Amity Island, and Shawshank State Prison.

Even if you create your own characters, you can't use The Upside Down as your setting. Even if you create your own setting, you can't use Freddy Fazbear as your character.

I hasten to add that it doesn't matter if an IP is now in the public domain. It's still not allowed at r/nosleep. We try to keep things pretty immersive here. As fun as it is to read about Winnie-the-Pooh’s bloodlust or your experience in Wonderland, these are known fiction.

Fan-Fiction, piggybacking/bandwagoning, and using AI to write or help write your story breaks the original story rule. We judge such stories at our discretion, but plagiarism will earn you a shiny permaban with no further discussion.

There are some ways in which you can use/mention established works in your own stories. Here are some examples:

Character - Count Dracula

What's not allowed:

• OP finds themselves in Transylvania, or any other location, being stalked by Dracula.

• OP tells the story of how they became a vampire and reveals at the end that they are Dracula.

What is allowed:

• OP is stalked by a vampire. “I read Dracula in high school, but this vampire is nothing like that!”

• OP is stalked by someone wearing a Dracula costume.

Character - Jason Vorhees

What's not allowed:

• OP is camping with friends. One of them is found decapitated in the woods. Later, OP is attacked by someone wearing a hockey mask and holding a machete. Even if this character isn’t explicitly named Jason, his likeness is iconic and not suitable for r/nosleep.

What is allowed:

• OP is camping with friends. One of them is found decapitated in the woods. Later, OP is attacked by someone wearing a balaclava and holding a machete. “He made Jason Vorhees look like Bambi!”

Using an existing character's likeness is a no-no. If it's more reasonable to suggest that, as written, your character is supposed to be “X”, it will be removed. “It was a tall, skeletal, humanoid creature with two sirens where its head should be.” Even if it was one siren, that doesn't work.

There are exceptions for more generic character descriptions. A killer wearing a mask of human skin isn't necessarily going to be connected to Leatherface. Put them in an apron and give them a chainsaw; there will be blood. And originality issues.

Character - Mickey Mouse

What's not allowed:

• OP is watching some old Disney cartoons. Mickey Mouse climbs out of the screen. “Oh, boy, I'm gonna enjoy eating your liver, ha-ha!”

What is allowed:

• OP goes to Disneyland and is stalked by Mickey Mouse after the Meet & Greet.

This kind of thing is generally an exception. If it's clearly someone in a costume and not the character, it will likely be fine. The same goes for a model/statue/toy of a character/mascot. For example, your collectable Star Wars figures burst from their pristine packaging and try to kill you. Double whammy!

Setting - Derry, Maine

What's not allowed:

• OP lives in, has lived in, or visited Derry, Maine. This is a fictional town created by Stephen King.

• OP grew up in Derry. The state isn't mentioned, but they played in the Barrens and lived on Neibolt Street.

What is allowed:

• “I grew up in small-town America. It wouldn't surprise me if it was Stephen King's inspiration for Derry.”

Setting - The Backrooms

What's not allowed:

• OP found themselves in an endless liminal space with yellow walls, fluorescent lights, and wet carpets. Whether this is referred to as the Backrooms or not, it's the Backrooms.

What is allowed:

• The concept of an endless space is generally fine if it's a complete story, you cover plausibility, and the setting can be distinguished from the Backrooms (or something similar like SCP-3008, the infinite IKEA).

Setting - Raccoon City

What's not allowed:

• OP is playing Resident Evil 2. During an electrical storm, they are pulled into the game and find themselves in Raccoon City facing hordes of zombies.

• OP is on a road trip and pulls over when they see a burning vehicle. As they investigate, the driver of the vehicle attacks OP despite being covered in flames. As OP runs to safety, they spot a sign that reads “Welcome to Raccoon City”.

What is allowed:

• OP is playing Resident Evil 2. During an electrical storm, OP looks out of their window to see the streets of small-town nowhere crawling with zombies. “It was like Raccoon City had landed on my doorstep.”

Song - Heart-Shaped Box

What's not allowed:

• OP discovers notes from Kurt Cobain that state Heart-Shaped Box was written to ward off an evil entity. They use the song to fight the entity when it returns.

What is allowed:

• OP faces an evil entity. When Heart-Shaped Box begins to play in the background, it appears to have a negative effect on the entity, giving OP time to escape.

It's fine to reference the things you love as an homage, as long as you don't take it too far. A good example of this is Billy Loomis from Scream was named after Dr. Samuel Loomis from Halloween, who was named after Sam Loomis from Psycho. You can set your story in Haddonfield or mention you grew up on Elm Street (as long as you don't indicate it's that Haddonfield or Elm Street). If you want to name your family John, Wilma, and Dean Torrance, go right ahead! If you name them Jack, Wendy, and Danny, it will raise eyebrows.

Generally, using common horror settings and tropes won't be an issue. A group of college students spending the weekend in a creepy woodland cabin can't really be linked to one particular existing work. Don't use the exact plot of The Evil Dead though.

When it comes to cursed media/lost episodes, you should make up your own fictional movie/TV show/video game, explaining why no one else has heard of it.

Despite popular opinion, we mods are human(ish). There are times when we might miss direct references to IPs due to lack of knowledge. I'll admit that if it's not a reference to Cthulhu, for example, I'm not incredibly knowledgeable on the works of H.P. Lovecraft. We encourage you to report any stories you see that clearly use IPs as their own.

If it's decided that a particular reference is a bit too on the nose and it results in a removal, we will consider reapproval based on the edits you're willing to make.

Urban legends, folklore, and myths

Generally, these are fine to use. They can't be traced back to a single origin or are considered part of a cultural heritage and don't belong to anyone.

You can write your own versions of Bloody Mary, Krampus, Kuchisake-onna, La Llorona, the Loch Ness Monster, the killer in the backseat, the licked hand, etc.

You can't use gods, demigods, angels, or other deities as main characters. For example, you can have an encounter with Medusa, but not Poseidon.

Please note that modern “internet urban legends” are generally not suitable to use as their origins can be traced.

Celebrities/Politicians/Public Figures

The guidelines state you can't use these as a main character in your story, but they can be mentioned in passing or in an insignificant way.

For example, you could be in LA and spot Jamie Foxx having lunch. There's no interaction. He doesn't play a significant role in your story. That's fine.

If you want to use a celebrity in a more significant way, there can be absolutely no direct references or even the slightest implication to it being a particular person. It would need to be 100% vague and also be plausible.

For example, there's a secret conspiracy involving a pop star who is part of an underground cult. She's not explicitly named, but she's “crazy in love” with her plan to “run the world”. It's not subtle. Don't do it.

Use that same rule of thumb for politicians and other public figures. When it comes to politicians and politics in general, we discourage you from using r/nosleep as a platform for political statements.

Mods reserve the right to remove any post at our discretion. If you're not sure about these or any other rules, send a complete draft of such stories (in a Google doc allowing viewing permissions) to the mod team at r/NoSleepAuthors before posting it to r/nosleep. Please include the title of your story in the message. They can let you know if your story works, if it needs more work, or if it won't work at all.

For more information, LanesGrandma poured her blood, sweat, and tears into this super-duper In-Depth Guide, where you can find just about everything regarding the r/nosleep guidelines.

I hope this is useful. Feel free to ask questions or throw in any other scenarios you're unsure about, and we'll do our best to get back to you!

#Our one (1) day April 2024 event, AprilFolly, takes place Monday, April 1, 2024.

For AprilFolly, your OP's April Fools' Day prank has failed horribly for them. The focus and horror of the story must be on the failed prank.

##WHAT THIS MEANS:

• Your OP planned a terrible April Fools' Day prank, such as faking their own death, planning a "bank robbery" or pretending to "break into" a neighbor's home.

• The prank goes horribly wrong – instead of throwing a mannequin out their second story window as planned, OP accidentally falls out the window themself or their "bank robbery" goes awry when the police show up and don't bother to ask questions or their neighbor turns out to be armed to the teeth and doesn't take home invasions lightly.

• Your OP CAN (choose ONE [1] option):
  • be dead or dying by the end of the post.
  • be in jail.

• Your OP CAN'T:
  • be the victim of abuse from a loved one.
  • deliberately, purposefully commit suicide or engage in self-harm to the point of no return.
  • break NoSleep's other rules.

• Your story CAN'T contain Unacceptable Horror (so no abuse, erotic horror, sexual violence, torture porn/gornography, etc) and we WON'T be suspending any other rules.

##EVENT GUIDELINES:

• During this event, ALL OTHER NOSLEEP RULES ARE STILL IN EFFECT for participating stories. For example, your OP can't be in space or in a time loop; your OP can't be a deity or deity-like figure or a doll; you can only post original work and you can only post once every 24 hours. You still need mod permission to repost!

• When in doubt, send your completed, final version to NoSleepAuthors for pre-post review BEFORE noon (12PM) Eastern on Thursday, March 28, 2024.

• ALL stories still have to be scary personal experiences!

• The event STARTS at 12:01 AM EST (one minute after midnight) and ENDS at 11:59 PM EST (one minute before midnight) on Monday, April 1, 2024. If you're not sure about time zones, use timebie.com's EST converter.

• All submissions must 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.

• This is an event, not a contest. We're just having fun, and will NOT be handing out prizes.

• Non-event stories can still be posted during the event! If yours is a non-event story, it must follow all rules, including Main Character Can't Die Before The End and Incapacitated, Incarcerated.

More helpful links: For Reddit App Users | Formatting for NoSleep | Editing Your Post | Getting a Comment/Post Link | NoSleep's Reposting Rules | Saving Comments/Posts.

##As always, modmail us any questions. Good luck and have fun!

Elevator pitch: We allow and encourage a disclaimer at the top of every story along the lines of "This is a story that is deeply personal to me and as such I won't be allowing anyone to retell my story without EXPRESS permission."

We put that on every. Single. Story. (Again this is not a call to action which would be breaking rule 5, this is a suggestion of inclusion of text.)

Motivational speech:

How many of you have seen your stories stolen and read aloud for hundreds if not thousands of views that you see NO profit from!?

How many of you develop characters and plots in an effort to further your career or tell your story. Only to have Doctor Creepydickface get ALL the credit!?!?!?

HOW MANY OF YOU ARE TIRED OF SEEING YOUR "CREDIT" BE NOTHING BUT A NAME DROP IN A DESCRIPTION THAT NOBODY READS?

I ASK YOU READ ON!!

Main objective:

It's very simple, we MUST find a way to fight story theft. Notice I did not say stop, because I think that's like draining a pool with a colander (good luck) but in an effort to re-educate or slow down the theft we can add an In Universe/ In character way of telling the potential thieves right up front that they need to be asking us for permission.

But!?!? Does this break immersion? Not at all. Every story we tell as OP is personal THAT'S the rule yes? So simply stating up front that permission is required to retell our story is us setting the stage for Narrators to make a choice. Reach out to us and ASK or get struck.

This headline IS their warning. You cannot miss it. Even if you're in the process of recording it without permission you are literally reading a warning out loud.

Rousing close:

Am I alone in feeling that No Sleep is no longer safe?

Am I alone in feeling that the best days of No Sleep are behind us?

Am I alone... in believing that we can take back what is ours?

Dramatic exit:

"This is a story that is deeply personal to me and as such I won't be allowing anyone to retell my story without EXPRESS permission."

If you think this is a good solution let's band together (not in a call to action way, as to not break rule 5) and put this headline in our stories from now on.

I want to provide these creatures with new variations , I know most of the popular stories in the nosleep subreddit are about stories that they made up themselves and not some inspired shit so I'm interested if people will actually like stories about these already very famous creatures or will they just downvote me and leave

I won't copy and paste , write a different story with a little reference to the real story

Hi all, Just wondering what you do when small channels are using your story without credit or permission?

Do I leave a comment on YouTube asking them to make contact ?

It’s left a sour taste in my mouth, especially when they are all AI voices.

Is there some kind of announcement? Or just that it hasn't started? Sorry but 2024 has been started for 3 months now and I was just wondering if it stopped like the journals did?

Does anyone know if The Left Right Game was made into a book? Like whether it’s a printed book, an ebook or an audiobook, it doesn’t matter.

I see that there’s a podcast of it but it doesn’t really cover it the way the story was originally told… or so I read in some reviews.

I have just released my first nosleep story . But the thing is I'm from India so I don't have the best English writing skills

It's not like you can't understand by stories at all ( I'm not that bad )

But I want to ask , does it matter if there are some grammatical errors in the story

I'm currently writing a story and i have some questions.

I'm unsure about how long different parts of the story should be and how long you can go without getting into the "scary" parts. I really want to let the reader get to know the characters and their freindships to one another. I feel like it's a really important part in writing a story because when things go down, it's more emotional when you care about the characters and understand/is familiar with their world. I feel like some readers become disinterested when a story isn't scary right away. What is your opinion as a writer or reader?

Also, I want the reader to follow the characters through different ages, watch them grow up. I've tried to write like a child would talk/think, but i'm also scared people will become disintereste because they think my writing is just bad and that it isn't the character speaking. Also how long do yall think parts can be through different ages? I feel like the story becomes more interesting when they're older because you can change the language and use more philosophical/adult language when describing their thoughts. Their younger years is so important in the story, but i don't want them to feel rushed or to long.

(Sorry if my english is bad in this, i'm not a native english speaker and this is a bit rushed)

Hi, reminder that NoSleeep is for a specific style of horror, not all horror.

In addition to the info here this is a reminder about discreet links at the end of your post.

This isn't a brand new rule; it's one that hasn't been enforced across the board for some time and now it is.

Thanks!

I just want to say, I’m not saying that horror stories revolving around the occult/demons/spirits/space/different dimentions is a problem. I’ve just come to notice that most if not almost all creepy pastas I listen to now a days have to try and be H.P Lovecraft. I remember a few stories I listened to that had very unique and creepy concepts that, at least to my knowledge, had never been explored before. But as the stories went on, the tones seemed to shift drastically. The stories also ended up being connected to like 30 different other stories about some interconnected dimensional universe. It felt like I was listening to someone describe a marvel movie, and less like I was listening to a horrifying mystery unfold.

Recently I’ve been on a binge of realistic horror stories. Not true crime, but stories that don’t involve any sort of mystical or spiritual, elements, and I find that I enjoy those type of stories the most (penpal, borasska). Borraska specifically has some humorous elements to it, especially the audio story they released on Spotify (highly recommend if you’ve read the original story before)But at its core, it was still a horrifying story that made me feel truly invested in its concept and its characters.

But again, lately, every time I think I find a really creepy and somewhat realistic story, it turns into an action/adventure movie screenplay. Or the concept becomes so convoluted and far fetched that it doesn’t even seem scary anymore. Like the concept was the only thing holding the story together. I’m not faulting any authors for being able to come up with entire narratives that spans across different stories and what knot. These people are far more creative than someone like me, who just listens to these stories. And I do appreciate it when movies and tv shows cleverly weave separate stories together. So that’s not a big problem for me, more so the fact that it can feel forced at times.

I guess I just feel like the elements that made creepypastas scary in the first place just arent there anymore. And that creepypastas channels seem to strictly favor stories like these. So I’m wondering, has anyone else noticed this trend, and does anyone have any recommendations for realistic horror stories?

Side note, one genre of horror stories that I’m a huge fan of but I can’t really seem to find are bottleneck stories. (People trapped or set in one location and have to solve a problem). If anyone finds any stories like these, thank you.

Dear No Sleep,

Three years ago we posted a short teaser trailer for a proof of concept for an anthology horror TV series based on r/NoSleep stories called: Tales From The Void.

We had asked for your humble support, and the enthusiasm and excitement we received from the community was inspiring. Your comments on that thread kept us motivated to work tirelessly toward this dream for the last 3 years and today I am happy to inform you we have good some news...This fall Tales from The Void will be streaming on Scream Box in the US and Super Channel in Canada.

Featuring some great No Sleep stories from:

- u/M59Gar - The Black Square

- u/The_Dalek_Emperor - Betsy The Doll

- u/manen_lyset - I used to hack baby monitors. One night, I learned my lesson.

...and a few more surprises!

You can read more about it in the announcement on: Variety, Bloody Disgusting, or Fangoria.

Thank you for your support and we hope you enjoy the show. For more info follow us on:

r/talesfromthevoidtv (New Subreddit) | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Website - Open for Season 2 Story Submissions

Thanks,

FLfilm

How do I include a content warning if my post is the first part of a series?

Would putting it in parentheses at the beginning be sufficient and not get my post taken down?

Hi everybody!

You may recall my post a few months ago seeking advice on building a NoSleep horror game in partnership with authors.

Well, I'm proud to announce it here first - NoSleep: Nightmare Chronicles is now in production!

We've been quietly working away these last few months, reading hundreds of r/NoSleep stories, and carefully selecting the ones that we feel have the most promise for interactive gameplay.

We've worked hand-in-hand with many authors to license their stories for this medium and will be working with them throughout development to bring their work to life. We're keeping season 1's story lineup a secret for now, but it's a great mix of all-time favorites and hidden gems!

For those who are curious about the gameplay & what to expect - each season will be an anthology of interactive single-player stories. We're blending narrative walking simulator adventure gameplay (think What Remains of Edith Finch, Gone Home, & The Vanishing of Ethan Carter) with classic survival horror mechanics (taking inspiration from Resident Evil 7, Silent Hill 2, and Alien Isolation). We're also blending in some introspective narrative elements inspired by titles like SOMA, Amnesia, and PT. Each episode in the season will be unique & carefully crafted around the source material.

This is a flagship project for our studio and we're very committed to it's success. Development will take time & community support to really do it justice - and we'd love to have you all along on the journey!

We're developing this game with Unreal Engine 5 for PC, consoles, and VR. We're currently aiming to release Season 1 in 2025.

If you're interested in learning more I have a handful of links to share:
- Our Steam page where you can now Wishlist the game!
- Our Discord
- Our Website
- Our Announcement Teaser (shot in-game)

We'll be sharing lots of updates & behind-the-scenes looks as we go along this journey, so be sure to give us a follow if you want to see that kind of thing! We'd really appreciate your Wishlist's on Steam as well!

I enjoy creating characters that feel human, I’m sure we all agree it’s much more relatable. After writing for over 6 years it does feel like clearly there are certain types I enjoy writing more than others. At times it feels like I wind up writing about the same persona but in a different story.

I want to continue to make characters stand out and outlining their traits and flaws usually helps me best but I’m curious what methods work for everyone else? Do you find you write about the same style or do you challenge yourself to be different in style? Does it succeed for you? What mistakes have you made. Discuss below!

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• be patient and try again
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NoSleep mods aren't Reddit tech support and can't help so if you're having issues, visit r/help and/or r/redditmobile instead.

I totally did not come here to brag, but I'm working on securing my first sponsorship (which is kind of huge and unreal to me). My question is, they want me to put the paid advert at the front of the video and I'm worried that will hurt the overall quality of the video. What do you guys think of paid advertisements before your creepy reading?