Carmilla vs The House on the Borderland: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Ireland, English Fantasy fiction, Horror, Fiction

Cover of Carmilla

Carmilla J. Sheridan Le Fanu · 1871 ★★★★☆ 3.9 70 pages · ≈ 1 h 18 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The House on the Borderland

The House on the Borderland William Hope Hodgson · 1946 ★★★★☆ 3.6 154 pages · ≈ 2 h 51 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Carmilla higher: 3.9 vs 3.6 from 224844 votes.
The House on the Borderland is the easier read (Moderate), Carmilla more demanding (Challenging).

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