A House By The Sea vs The Damned: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
Side by side
A House By The Sea
Something has always lived in Winthrop House... After his book becomes a best-seller, novelist Jack Ripley moves into a house on the edge of Cutler Harbor with his wife and two daughters. Nearly a century old, Winthrop…
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The Damned
The Damned is a chilling tale of supernatural horror from one of the great masters of horror fiction, Algernon Blackwood.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Damned is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 4 for A House By The Sea.
- A House By The Sea has the widest readership — 767 ratings behind its score.
- A House By The Sea runs the darker storyline; The Damned stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A House By The Sea | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (767) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (2) | 4.3 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (49) | 4.0 (26) |
Reception
| A House By The Sea | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 767 | 26 |
| Editions | — | 106 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 529 | — |
| Reading it now | 183 | — |
| Written reviews | 88 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 188 |
| Pages | 224 | 110 |