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Can you promote on r/horror?

Only in a dedicated thread Its rules send self-promotion to a dedicated thread, such as a weekly or pinned one. Promotion outside it is removed.

R/HORROR, known as Dreadit by our subscribers is the premier horror entertainment community on Reddit. For more than a decade /R/HORROR has been reddit.com's gateway to all things Horror: from movies & TV, to books & games.

Where to post: Weekly self-promotion thread posted every Sunday; never a normal post

What it requires: Self-promotion (commercial or not) and selling are banned outside the Sunday thread; account at least one day old with 100+ total karma and comment karma above -75; English; include the title of the work in post titles; no pirated content; no memes

What its rules say about promotion

NO SELF PROMO/SPAM
**/R/HORROR** follows the **REDDIT.COM** guidelines for what constitutes [SPAM](http://www.reddit.com/wiki/faq#wiki_what_constitutes_spam.3F). Self Promotion (regardless of commercial intent) is not allowed. Selling items is also not allowed. Repeat offenders will receive a temporary ban. Please keep self promotion posts in the weekly thread that comes out every Sunday. [Here's a meme to give you an example](http://imgur.com/WIPePzE).
All 11 rules of r/horror
  1. RESPECT THE SEARCH BAR
    Use the search bar. Is a similar post to what you want to make already up and recent? Join them! Check JustWatch.com before asking where to stream something. See our Dreadit Movie Guide for hundreds of films voted on by our users. If that's not what you were looking for, include some movies that you liked so that we may better help you. **I want to be scared/Something actually scary/etc are too vague and will be removed**. Use the guide and/or give us some examples of things you'd like to see.
  2. NO SELF PROMO/SPAM
    **/R/HORROR** follows the **REDDIT.COM** guidelines for what constitutes [SPAM](http://www.reddit.com/wiki/faq#wiki_what_constitutes_spam.3F). Self Promotion (regardless of commercial intent) is not allowed. Selling items is also not allowed. Repeat offenders will receive a temporary ban. Please keep self promotion posts in the weekly thread that comes out every Sunday. [Here's a meme to give you an example](http://imgur.com/WIPePzE).
  3. ABUSE
    Hateful comments, including, but not limited to homophobic, transphobic, racist, misogynistic or threatening language will not be tolerated. A minimum week long ban will result from a first offense, with repeat offenders receiving a lifetime ban.
  4. LANGUAGE
    All links must be English or understandable to English speaking audiences.
  5. REAL LIFE HORROR
    No real life gore images/videos (murders, accidents, shootings etc) or news articles on real life horror. r/horror is for horror entertainment.
  6. PIRATED CONTENT
    No **links** in comments or posts to pirated content **or instructions on how/where to pirate**. This includes but is not limited to: Full ***unlicensed*** movies or TV shows on YouTube or other streaming sites, and links to torrent or nzb files.
  7. DIRECT IMAGES/MEMES
    No direct linking to image files. All links to image files must be made from within the context of a self-post. * [/R/HORROR](http://www.reddit.com/r/horror) is a ***meme free zone***. This includes but is not limited to: [image macros](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_macro), [rage comics](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage_comic), [advice animals](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/advice_animal), or any other picture superimposed with text for humorous effect.
  8. Age/Karma Minimum
    Posts from users that fit any of the following criteria will be automatically removed: 1. The account is less than one day old. 2. The account has a comment karma value of less than -75. 3. The account has a total karma (comment+submission) total of less than 100.
  9. Polls
    1. No more than one poll per user open at a time. 2. No simple "Yes/No" polls. 3. Polls should be something of substance. This one is a bit subjective, but do your best and we'll do ours.
  10. Movie (or book, game, etc) Titles in Post Titles
    If you are making a post about a movie/show/book etc., be it self-post **or** link, include the title of the project. Example: A post with a title like "This movie is so sick!" and it's a link to a clip from *Event Horizon* will removed. Basically, don't clickbait.
  11. Spoiler Tags
    Please be mindful of spoilers in both post titles and comments. Tag them accordingly using the spoiler tag function outlined in the sidebar. We want to make this a spoiler-free environment for users who don't want to see unintentional reveals.

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The verdict is our reading of r/horror's rule text on 2026-09-24, hand-reviewed. Rules change and moderators decide: read the current rules before you post. Not affiliated with Reddit or r/horror.