Apt Pupil vs The Damned: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
Apt Pupil
1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King's novella Apt Pupil, published in his 1982 collection Different Seasons, now available as a stand-alone edition!If you don’t believe in the existence of evil, you have a…
1 film adaptation
vs
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 Apt Pupil.
- Apt Pupil has the widest readership — 44266 ratings behind its score.
- Apt Pupil runs the darker storyline; The Damned stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Apt Pupil | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (44266) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (109) | 4.3 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (211) | 4.0 (26) |
Reception
| Apt Pupil | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 44266 | 26 |
| Editions | — | 106 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 22828 | — |
| Reading it now | 1668 | — |
| Written reviews | 2573 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 7589 | 188 |
| Pages | 224 | 110 |