Collected Ghost Stories vs The house of the nightmare, and other eerie tales: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Horror stories, Horror, Fiction

Cover of Collected Ghost Stories

Collected Ghost Stories Montague Rhodes James · 1931 ★★★★☆ 4.0 368 pages · ≈ 6 h 49 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The house of the nightmare, and other eerie tales

The house of the nightmare, and other eerie tales Kathleen Lines · 1967 ★★★★☆ 3.7 208 pages · ≈ 3 h 51 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Collected Ghost Stories higher: 4.0 vs 3.7 from 621 votes.
The house of the nightmare, and other eerie tales is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Collected Ghost Stories.
The house of the nightmare, and other eerie tales is the easier read (Light), Collected Ghost Stories more demanding (Challenging).

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