Danse Macabre vs The Damned: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror, Fiction
Danse Macabre
“FOR ME, the terrorthe real terror, as opposed to whatever demons and boogeys which might have been living in my own mindbegan on an afternoon in October of 1957.”
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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 8 for Danse Macabre.
- Danse Macabre has the widest readership — 114 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Danse Macabre | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.5 (85) | 4.3 (3) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (4) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (58) | 4.0 (26) |
Reception
| Danse Macabre | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 114 | 26 |
| Editions | 48 | 106 |
| Citations | 171 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3785 | 188 |
| Pages | 480 | 110 |