The internet's scariest place: NoSleep, Reddit's band of horror enthusiasts

Community of horror writers keep the 'ghost train' alive by crafting scary stories for an audience of millions - with plots so good it's hard to tell what's true

"Fear is a wonderful thing, in small doses," Neil Gaiman once said. "You ride the ghost train into the darkness, knowing that eventually the doors will open and you will step out into the daylight once again."

These days it feels like there are fewer and fewer ways to get on that "ghost train" of delighting in the suspense of a scary story. The tradition of swapping tales around a campfire is a rare occurrence in modern life, and smartphone screens too often get in the way, and stop us from getting lost in a book.