Every story on QuietDread is original, and you are welcome to narrate it for free on YouTube, TikTok, Spotify, any podcast platform or a live stream. Monetized channels are fine. You do not need to ask first.
The Only Conditions
- Put the story title and a link to the story in the first two lines of your video or episode description.
- Keep the story’s title and the names of our recurring legends (Mr. Quarter Past, Exit 13½, the Pencil Hiker, the Exact Change Man, Halden’s Ferry) as they are.
- Do not present our stories as true events or as listener submissions.
- Small edits for reading aloud are fine. Rewriting the plot is not.
Credit Line to Copy
Story: [Story Title] by QuietDread – [link to the story]
Where to Start
Our best horror stories are the ones readers voted scariest. Our QuietDread Legends are recurring characters with several stories each, which work well as a series on a channel. If you need something under ten minutes, try the short horror stories.
When your narration is up, leave the link in the comments under the story. We embed narrations on the story page so our readers can listen too.