Genre chart · October 2026

Top Fiction Podcasts

Audio dramas, serialized thrillers, comedy fiction and immersive storytelling. These are the scripted and fiction podcasts drawing the biggest audiences right now.

1New on this chart

The NoSleep Podcast
Creative Reason Media

Apple #3 Spotify #12 P. Casts #3

71Pulse Score out of 100
2New on this chart

The Adventure Zone
The McElroys

Apple #4 Spotify #10 P. Casts #5

68Pulse Score out of 100
3New on this chart

Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep
Dr. NoSleep Studios

Apple #7 Spotify #8 P. Casts #6

64Pulse Score out of 100
4New on this chart

EXTRA ANORMAL
iEX Studios

Apple #14 Spotify #2 P. Casts #13

64Pulse Score out of 100
5New on this chart

Relatos de la Noche
Sonoro

Apple #12 Spotify #3 P. Casts #12

63Pulse Score out of 100
6New on this chart

Table Read
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #1 Spotify — P. Casts #1

62Pulse Score out of 100
7New on this chart

Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
NOISER

Apple #2 Spotify — P. Casts #2

56Pulse Score out of 100
8New on this chart

Horror Stories
Horror Stories

Apple #51 Spotify #1 P. Casts #46

50Pulse Score out of 100
9New on this chart

Legends of Avantris
Avantris Entertainment

Apple #20 Spotify #6 P. Casts #19

49Pulse Score out of 100
10New on this chart

Old Gods of Appalachia
DeepNerd Media

Apple #11 Spotify #16 P. Casts #11

49Pulse Score out of 100
11New on this chart

The Sleepy Bookshelf
Slumber Studios

Apple #5 Spotify — P. Casts #4

46Pulse Score out of 100
12New on this chart

Midnight Burger
Business Goose Media

Apple #8 Spotify #38 P. Casts #9

46Pulse Score out of 100
13New on this chart

Six Minutes
GZM Shows

Apple #6 Spotify — P. Casts #8

41Pulse Score out of 100
14New on this chart

Welcome to Night Vale
Night Vale Presents

Apple #17 Spotify #23 P. Casts #15

39Pulse Score out of 100
15New on this chart

UnderGround Zero: 9/11 & The Mob | Starring Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #10 Spotify — P. Casts #7

36Pulse Score out of 100
16New on this chart

The Haunted Library
BBC Studios

Apple #9 Spotify — P. Casts #10

35Pulse Score out of 100
17New on this chart

INSOMNIO
Fepo

Apple #66 Spotify #5 P. Casts —

34Pulse Score out of 100
18New on this chart

The SCP Experience
Dr. NoSleep Studios

Apple #27 Spotify #17 P. Casts #29

34Pulse Score out of 100
19New on this chart

Creepy
Be Afraid

Apple #19 Spotify #35 P. Casts #18

33Pulse Score out of 100
20New on this chart

The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings
Bloody FM

Apple #25 Spotify #29 P. Casts #23

31Pulse Score out of 100
21New on this chart

Dhar Mann
Dhar Mann

Apple — Spotify #4 P. Casts —

30Pulse Score out of 100
22New on this chart

Worlds Beyond Number
Worlds Beyond Number

Apple #13 Spotify #27 P. Casts —

30Pulse Score out of 100
23New on this chart

Sherlock & Co.
Goalhanger

Apple #22 Spotify #45 P. Casts #21

29Pulse Score out of 100
24New on this chart

Drift Into Dreams A Closing Blessing Elevated Open
Jessica rodriguez

Apple #16 Spotify — P. Casts #14

27Pulse Score out of 100
25New on this chart

Bear Hunt
Goalhanger

Apple #15 Spotify — P. Casts #17

26Pulse Score out of 100
26New on this chart

CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio
Creeps McPasta

Apple #37 Spotify #28 P. Casts #39

25Pulse Score out of 100
27New on this chart

Paranormal
Fepo

Apple — Spotify #7 P. Casts —

25Pulse Score out of 100
28New on this chart

Jane Austen Stories
NOISER

Apple #18 Spotify — P. Casts #16

25Pulse Score out of 100
29New on this chart

HABLEMOS DE LO QUE NO EXISTE
César González _ EL NARRADOR _

Apple #68 Spotify #14 P. Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
30New on this chart

Sleep Theories
Sleep Theories

Apple — Spotify #9 P. Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
31New on this chart

Full Body Chills
Audiochuck

Apple #21 Spotify — P. Casts #22

22Pulse Score out of 100
32New on this chart

Lighthouse Horror Podcast
Lighthouse Horror

Apple #55 Spotify #32 P. Casts #45

21Pulse Score out of 100
33New on this chart

Blood Stone
Voyage Media

Apple #24 Spotify — P. Casts #20

21Pulse Score out of 100
34New on this chart

Hell's Belle
BRI, Bruder Releasing Inc.

Apple — Spotify #11 P. Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
35New on this chart

We're Alive
Wayland Productions Inc

Apple #23 Spotify — P. Casts #26

20Pulse Score out of 100
36New on this chart

THE DOUBLE[S]
Wolf at the Door

Apple #26 Spotify — P. Casts #25

19Pulse Score out of 100
37New on this chart

Se Regalan Sustos
Extra Anormal podcast

Apple — Spotify #13 P. Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
38New on this chart

The Sleepy Bookshelf: Just Jane
Slumber Studios

Apple #30 Spotify — P. Casts #24

18Pulse Score out of 100
39New on this chart

The Saints
The Merry Beggars

Apple #28 Spotify — P. Casts #28

18Pulse Score out of 100
40New on this chart

Unobtainium Podcast
Adam Sigel & Dr. Amy Mainzer

Apple #31 Spotify — P. Casts #27

17Pulse Score out of 100
41New on this chart

COAST TO COAST AM OFFICIAL
George Noory

Apple — Spotify #15 P. Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
42New on this chart

The Harbingers
Audacious Machine Creative

Apple #29 Spotify — P. Casts #34

17Pulse Score out of 100
43New on this chart

Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast
Chilling Entertainment

Apple #32 Spotify — P. Casts #30

16Pulse Score out of 100
44New on this chart

Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series
Chilling Entertainment

Apple #35 Spotify — P. Casts #32

15Pulse Score out of 100
45New on this chart

The Road of Shadows
Mark R. Healy

Apple #34 Spotify — P. Casts #35

15Pulse Score out of 100
46New on this chart

The Strata
Mark R. Healy

Apple #33 Spotify — P. Casts #37

15Pulse Score out of 100
47New on this chart

As The Raven Dreams Podcast
Raven Adams

Apple — Spotify #18 P. Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
48New on this chart

Phoebe Reads a Mystery
Vox Media Podcast Network

Apple #38 Spotify — P. Casts #33

15Pulse Score out of 100
49New on this chart

Appalachian Horror Stories Podcast
Appalachian Horror Stories

Apple — Spotify #19 P. Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
50New on this chart

Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast
Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast

Apple #41 Spotify — P. Casts #31

14Pulse Score out of 100
51New on this chart

The White Vault
Fool and Scholar Productions

Apple #36 Spotify — P. Casts #38

14Pulse Score out of 100
52New on this chart

Knifepoint Horror
SpectreVision Radio

Apple #39 Spotify — P. Casts #36

14Pulse Score out of 100
53New on this chart

Oscuro Secreto
Oscuro Secreto Oficial

Apple — Spotify #20 P. Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
54New on this chart

Historias de Terror Latinas
Historias de Terror Latinas

Apple — Spotify #21 P. Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
55New on this chart

HumorUs Stories — Classic and Original Funny Stories
Don McDonald

Apple #40 Spotify — P. Casts #41

13Pulse Score out of 100
56New on this chart

Jessica Kaylee
Jessica Kaylee

Apple — Spotify #22 P. Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
57New on this chart

Creepscast
Mr. Creeps

Apple #86 Spotify #39 P. Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
58New on this chart

Survival Dispatch Remnant
Christopher Heaven, CEO Survival Dispatch

Apple #42 Spotify — P. Casts #42

13Pulse Score out of 100
59New on this chart

The Mysteries Of Derlin County
Brandon

Apple #43 Spotify — P. Casts #43

13Pulse Score out of 100
60New on this chart

Tales of Harkshire
Artis House

Apple #46 Spotify — P. Casts #40

13Pulse Score out of 100
61New on this chart

💚My Story Animted Official 💛
MSA

Apple — Spotify #24 P. Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
62New on this chart

Scary Story Podcast
Scary Stories

Apple #44 Spotify — P. Casts #49

12Pulse Score out of 100
63New on this chart

Bloodrock Springs
Mark R. Healy

Apple #47 Spotify — P. Casts #44

12Pulse Score out of 100
64New on this chart

Mr. Creeps: Scary Stories & Creepypastas
Mr. Creeps

Apple — Spotify #25 P. Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
65New on this chart

Malevolent
Harlan Guthrie

Apple #45 Spotify — P. Casts #48

12Pulse Score out of 100
66New on this chart

Scary Stories
Scary Stories

Apple — Spotify #26 P. Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
67New on this chart

Room 1D343: I'll Stop When They're Dead
Voyage Media

Apple #48 Spotify — P. Casts #47

12Pulse Score out of 100
68New on this chart

Scare You To Sleep
Bloody FM

Apple #84 Spotify #50 P. Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
69New on this chart

Latin Horror Stories
Latin Horror Stories

Apple — Spotify #30 P. Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
70New on this chart

Anónimo Podcast
Discover Entertainment

Apple — Spotify #31 P. Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
71New on this chart

Insomnia Stories Podcast
Insomnia Stories

Apple — Spotify #33 P. Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
72New on this chart

Expediente No Humano
Fepo

Apple — Spotify #34 P. Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
73New on this chart

YouTube ASMR’s
ASMR Archive

Apple — Spotify #36 P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
74New on this chart

Não Inviabilize
Déia Freitas

Apple — Spotify #37 P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
75New on this chart

180 LPM Podcast
Luiski

Apple — Spotify #40 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
76New on this chart

ROCK SQUAD
ROCK SQUAD

Apple — Spotify #41 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
77New on this chart

Relatos de Terror del Gato
Gato studios

Apple — Spotify #42 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
78New on this chart

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Apple — Spotify #43 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
79New on this chart

The Dark Somnium
Bloody FM

Apple — Spotify #44 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
80New on this chart

Something Scary
Snarled and Underscore Talent Management

Apple — Spotify #46 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
81New on this chart

Ten Inch Hero
BRI, Bruder Releasing Inc.

Apple — Spotify #47 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
82New on this chart

Koala Reads Reddit Stories
KoalaReads

Apple — Spotify #48 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
83New on this chart

The Lovecraft Investigations
BBC Radio 4

Apple #49 Spotify — P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
84New on this chart

Beauty and the Tea
Kaylie Leas

Apple — Spotify #49 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
85New on this chart

Drive Thru Magic
Atypical Artists

Apple #50 Spotify — P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
86New on this chart

National Emergency
The Midnight Mystery

Apple #52 Spotify — P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
87New on this chart

The Dr. John Delony Show
The Dr.John Delony Show

Apple #53 Spotify — P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
88New on this chart

Wolf 359
Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC

Apple #54 Spotify — P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
89New on this chart

Video Palace
Shudder

Apple #56 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
90New on this chart

American Hostage
Criminal Content

Apple #57 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
91New on this chart

The Archers
BBC Radio 4

Apple #58 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
92New on this chart

Tower 4
Bloody FM

Apple #59 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
93New on this chart

Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast
Chilling Entertainment

Apple #60 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
94New on this chart

REDACTED
Hush Studios

Apple #61 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
95New on this chart

Last Resort
Voyage Media

Apple #62 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
96New on this chart

The Warning Woods | Horror Stories
Miles Tritle

Apple #63 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
97New on this chart

Kahani Suno with Kabir and Sarah
Kabir and Sarah

Apple #64 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
98New on this chart

The Fog City Mysteries: IN COLOR!
WHAT You Say Productions

Apple #65 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
99New on this chart

The Void
StillGood Audio Fiction

Apple #67 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
100New on this chart

Degenerated: a Horror Fiction Podcast
Erik Peabody, Geoff Sturtevant, Paul J. McSorley, and Drew Blood

Apple #69 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100

Quick answers

What is the #1 fiction podcast right now?

The NoSleep Podcast by Creative Reason Media is the No. 1 fiction podcast on Pod is Life's combined chart for October 1, 2026 (#3 on Apple Podcasts, #12 on Spotify, #3 on Pocket Casts).

What are the top 3 fiction podcasts this week?

Right now the top three are The NoSleep Podcast, The Adventure Zone and Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep. The chart updates every day, so check back to see who's climbing.

How is this ranking calculated?

We combine each show's position on the Apple Podcasts, Spotify & Pocket Casts Fiction charts into a single Pulse Score from 1 to 100. Shows that rank well on several platforms score higher than shows that top just one. Read the full methodology.