Blood Rising vs The Damned: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
Blood Rising
In a brilliantly terrifying blend of supernatural horror and alternate history for fans of Ryan Coogler's Sinners and readers of Victor LaValle, Tananarive Due, and Stephen Graham Jones, a vengeful vampire…
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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.
Side by side
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 6 for Blood Rising.
- The Damned has the widest readership — 26 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Blood Rising | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.5 (2) | 4.3 (3) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (26) |
Reception
| Blood Rising | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2 | 26 |
| Editions | — | 106 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 188 |
| Pages | 377 | 110 |