Crimson Peak: The Official Movie Novelization vs The Damned: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
Side by side
Crimson Peak: The Official Movie Novelization
When her heart is stolen by a seductive stranger, a young woman is swept away to a house atop a mountain of blood-red clay: a place filled with secrets that will haunt her forever. Between desire and darkness,…
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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 4 for Crimson Peak: The Official Movie Novelization.
- Crimson Peak: The Official Movie Novelization has the widest readership — 4599 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Crimson Peak: The Official Movie Novelization | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (4599) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (10) | 4.3 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (44) | 4.0 (26) |
Reception
| Crimson Peak: The Official Movie Novelization | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4599 | 26 |
| Editions | — | 106 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 188 |
| Pages | 234 | 110 |