Creepers vs The Damned: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
Creepers
"Creepers" are urban explorers who illegally enter sealed buildings. On a cold October night, five people gather in a run-down motel on the New Jersey shore and begin preparations to break in to the Paragon Hotel.…
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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.
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 Creepers.
- Creepers has the widest readership — 67 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Creepers | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.3 (17) | 4.3 (3) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (67) | 4.0 (26) |
Reception
| Creepers | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 67 | 26 |
| Editions | 19 | 106 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 7540 | 188 |
| Pages | 354 | 110 |