About r/oddlyterrifying
In its own words:
A place for pictures and videos that are not the ordinary type of terrifying, but *oddly* terrifying.
Community guide
r/oddlyterrifying (#423, about 2.6 million) is for pictures and videos that are not ordinary horror but oddly terrifying. Rules ban politics, death/near-death/violence/gore, jump-scares and obviously fake submissions, spam, meta posts, and “Not Odd, Just Terrifying” (NOJT) content; titles should be concise and descriptive. Image/video-heavy sample (~9 ppd).
Oddly—not just terrifying
Content must land in the oddly-terrifying niche; NOJT posts and jump-scare/fake clips are explicitly out.
Safety and tone
No death, near-death, violence, or gore; be nice; no politics or spam; mods may remove content or restrict posting privileges.
Titles
Use concise, descriptive titles—let the media carry the unease without sensational padding.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Oct 2, 2013, which makes it 13 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 721 subscribers (+0.03%). It sits just behind r/astrophotography (#422) and ahead of r/southpark (#424) in our ranking.
What sets r/oddlyterrifying apart
r/oddlyterrifying is far more video-driven than most big subreddits: 52% of its recent posts are videos, against a median of 5% across the Top 100. Posts here spark a lot of conversation: the archive averages 36.2 comments per post, roughly 2.7× the typical big subreddit (13.6).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/oddlyterrifying climbed from 2,639,522 to 2,644,222 subscribers (+4.7K, +0.18%). That is about 107 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/oddlyterrifying talks about
Across 58 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “shit”, “horror”, “film”, “space” and “police”. Other frequent themes are video, learjet, final, sleep, taxidermy and whole. Recurring phrases include “stephenson 2-18”, “2-18 largest”, “largest star” and “largest black”. By format, 52% are videos, 34% are images and 12% are galleries.
Activity and best time to post
r/oddlyterrifying gets about 9.0 new posts a day. The public archive holds 200,660 posts and 7,262,653 comments in total, about 36.2 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Saturday (16 posts) and the quietest was Thursday (3). Posting peaks around 13:00 UTC and is lowest around 05:00 UTC.
Rules of r/oddlyterrifying
The moderators of r/oddlyterrifying list 9 rules. In short:
- No politics/political posts
- Use concise, descriptive titles
- Be nice
- No death/near-death, violence or gore
- No spam of any kind
- No jump-scare or obviously fake submissions
- No meta posts
- Mods reserve the right to remove content or restrict users' posting privileges as necessary
- No “Not Odd, Just Terrifying” (NOJT) posts
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/oddlyterrifying 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 many subscribers does r/oddlyterrifying have?
r/oddlyterrifying has 2,644,222 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #423 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 4,700 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/oddlyterrifying?
r/oddlyterrifying was created on Oct 2, 2013, so it has been around for 13 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Apr 21, 2016.
How active is r/oddlyterrifying?
Moderately: r/oddlyterrifying gets about 9.0 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 200,660 posts and 7,262,653 comments. In a sample of 58 recent posts we counted 51 different authors.
When is r/oddlyterrifying most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Saturday and the quietest Thursday, and most posts arrive around 13:00 UTC, with the fewest around 05:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/oddlyterrifying about?
The community describes itself as: “A place for pictures and videos that are not the ordinary type of terrifying, but *oddly* terrifying.” Recent post titles often mention shit, horror, film, space and police. Most posts are videos (52%).
Is r/oddlyterrifying safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/oddlyterrifying as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/oddlyterrifying?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/oddlyterrifying accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 9 posted rules, starting with: “No politics/political posts”; “Use concise, descriptive titles”; “Be nice”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/oddlyterrifying?
Communities with similar topics include r/oddlysatisfying (12.8M), r/videos (26.9M), r/aww (37.9M), r/cats (9.5M) and r/ChoosingBeggars (2.6M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). 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/oddlyterrifying.