About r/evilbuildings
In its own words:
Buildings that look evil, ominous, and that which could be the home of a supervillain.
Community guide
r/evilbuildings (#835, about 1.3 million subscribers) — Buildings that look evil, ominous, and that which could be the home of a supervillain. A recent sample averaged 5.4 posts a day (~76% image, ~22% gallery, ~3% text). Its public rules include: Must be an "evil" building; Provide context if available; Be kind to each other; Oppose bigotry; Maintain community health.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Civility rules are enforced; personal attacks get removed. Match posts to: Must be an "evil" building; Provide context if available; Be kind to each other; Oppose bigotry. Recent samples are image-heavy; titles should explain why the media belongs here.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; rules can change. Common flairs include: Fictional Friday.
The community was created on Feb 16, 2016, which makes it 10 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 1,149 subscribers (+0.09%). It sits just behind r/passive_income (#834) and ahead of r/ClaudeAI (#836) in our ranking.
What sets r/evilbuildings apart
r/evilbuildings is far more image-driven than most big subreddits: 76% of its recent posts are images, against a median of 22% across the Top 100.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/evilbuildings went up from 1,267,034 to 1,272,863 subscribers (+5.8K, +0.46%). That is about 114 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/evilbuildings this week
The most upvoted posts of the past seven days, in the order Reddit ranks them (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- Brazilian Central Banku/BroPleaseHearMeOut · Nov 5 · image
- House carved into a stone by a 15th century Romanian monku/Few_Simple9049 · Nov 1 · gallery
- The Cathedral of Saint Sebastian, Rio de Janeirou/Secret_Promotion4246 · Nov 5 · gallery
- Humanities Building - University of Wisconsin - Madisonu/freepaestine · Nov 6 · image
- University of the State of Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, Brasilu/Im_benevolent · Nov 6 · gallery
- Yokohamau/schuwii · Nov 4 · image
- Mashhad buildingu/ebihoto · Nov 2 · image
- paraguay's ueno banku/vcbui123 · Nov 6 · image
- Brooklyn Tower in Brooklyn? NYu/birdonfleek · Nov 6 · image
- Former bread factory, Vyborg, Russiau/VladTr101 · Nov 3 · image
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/evilbuildings, from 2017 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- Imagine seeing this place with no prior knowledge of Christianityu/Looks_pretty_cool · Aug 16, 2020 · image
- The largest statute in the world is finally complete and the scale is on another levelu/malgoya · Sep 8, 2020 · image
- Gamers agree, this is the most evilbuilding in existenceu/Dexter_russell · Nov 2, 2017 · 49,470 points · 927 comments · image
- Looks like a scene from some dystopian movieu/sizeable_interest · May 13, 2018 · 48,583 points · 3,299 comments · image
- This is a fire station in Italy. Hail Hydrant!u/Every_form · Aug 26, 2019 · 45,503 points · 492 comments · image
- a cult classicu/Looks_pretty_cool · Feb 18, 2018 · 42,362 points · 756 comments · image
- This is Joel Osteen's megachurch. Thanks for your help this week asshole!u/sizeable_interest · Sep 4, 2017 · 41,677 points · 2,254 comments · image
- When the sun finally burns out, we'll all live around active volcanoes to keep warm and stay aliveu/savvyfuck · Jan 24, 2020 · 40,756 points · 1,095 comments · image
- I can see why people think Prague is full of vampiresu/mattdeII96 · Dec 20, 2017 · 38,704 points · 618 comments · image
- Comcast wants full controlu/savvyfuck · Nov 22, 2017 · 39,205 points · 623 comments · image
What r/evilbuildings talks about
Looking at the titles of 37 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “building”, “evil”, “att”, “nashville” and “austria”. Recurring phrases include “karlatornet gothenburg”. By format, 76% are images, 22% are galleries and 3% are text posts.
Activity and best time to post
r/evilbuildings gets about 5.4 new posts a day. The public archive holds 75,311 posts and 848,090 comments in total, about 11.3 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (10 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (2). Posting peaks around 10:00 UTC and is lowest around 02:00 UTC.
Rules of r/evilbuildings
The moderators of r/evilbuildings list 5 rules. In short:
- Must be an "evil" building
- Provide context if available
- Be kind to each other
- Oppose bigotry
- Maintain community health
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/evilbuildings and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/evilbuildings?
r/evilbuildings has 1,272,863 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #835 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 5,829 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
How old is r/evilbuildings?
r/evilbuildings was created on Feb 16, 2016, so it has been around for 10 years.
How active is r/evilbuildings?
Moderately: r/evilbuildings gets about 5.4 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 75,311 posts and 848,090 comments.
When is r/evilbuildings most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 10:00 UTC, with the fewest around 02:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/evilbuildings about?
The community describes itself as: “Buildings that look evil, ominous, and that which could be the home of a supervillain.” Recent post titles often mention building, evil, att, nashville and austria. Most posts are images (76%).
Is r/evilbuildings safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/evilbuildings as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/evilbuildings?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/evilbuildings accepts both text and link posts, with images and galleries enabled. It has 5 posted rules, starting with: “Must be an "evil" building”; “Provide context if available”; “Be kind to each other”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/evilbuildings.