NoSleep, the corner of Reddit dedicated to sharing scary stories, has picked its winners for its Best of 2012 Writing Contest.
We’ve linked to the four winners below, but you should visit the site for a complete list of second place winners and honorable mentions. Warning: don’t read these stories alone at night!
Kept Me Awake: The Scariest Story of 2012: The Showers by clover10176
Best Monthly Winner of 2012: The Story of Rose Holding An Orange by Inaaace
Best Multi-Part Story of 2012: Eating Disorder / The Asylum Series by M59Gar
Best Single-Part Story of 2012: First Place: The Life In The Machine by unpatriotic
Here’s more about the NoSleep community: “NoSleep is a place to share your original scary story. The purpose of this sub-reddit is to share stories with and scare the crap out of each other. This is not a place for you to practice your writing skills, or to post creepypasta. Remember, everything is true on NoSleep.”