Black House vs The Damned: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Horror

Cover of Black House

Black House Stephen King ★★★★☆ 4.3 948 pages · ≈ 17 h 33 m · Moderate

Black House is a horror novel by American writers Stephen King and Peter Straub. Published in 2001, it is the sequel to The Talisman.

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Cover of The Damned

The Damned Algernon Blackwood · 2002 ★★★★☆ 3.9 110 pages · ≈ 2 h 02 m · Moderate

The Damned is a chilling tale of supernatural horror from one of the great masters of horror fiction, Algernon Blackwood.

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The verdict

Readers rate Black House highest: Black House 4.3 · The Damned 3.9.
The Damned is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 17 for Black House.
Black House has the widest readership — 430 ratings behind its score.

How to choose

Want a one-evening read? The Damned ≈ 2h vs 17h for Black House

Scores by source

	Black House	The Damned
Hardcover	3.9 (188)	4.3 (3)
Google Books	5.0 (1)	—
Apple Books	4.5 (430)	4.0 (26)

Reception

	Black House	The Damned
Ratings	430	26
Editions	—	106
Film adaptations	1	1
Wikipedia attention	7055	188
Pages	948	110

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