Are You Loathsome Tonight? vs Never Whistle at Night: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Paranormal, Short Stories, Horror, Fiction

Are You Loathsome Tonight? Poppy Z. Brite · 1998 ★★★★☆ 3.7 185 pages · ≈ 3 h 26 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

Never Whistle at Night

Never Whistle at Night Shane Hawk & Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. · 2023 ★★★★☆ 3.8 444 pages · ≈ 8 h 13 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Are You Loathsome Tonight? is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 8 for Never Whistle at Night.