Dark Forces vs Skeleton crew: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Dark Forces Dark Forces Kirby McCauley · 1980 ★★★★☆ 3.8 551 pages · ≈ 10 h 12 m · Moderate
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Cover of Skeleton crew Skeleton crew Stephen King · 1985 ★★★★☆ 4.3 576 pages · ≈ 10 h 40 m · Moderate

From the Flap: The Master at his scarifying best! From heart-pounding terror to the eeriest of whimsy--tales from the outer limits of one of the greatest imaginations of our time! Evil that breathes and walks and…

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The verdict

Scores by source

Dark ForcesSkeleton crew
Goodreads — 4.3 (9615)
Hardcover 3.6 (5) 3.7 (287)
Google Books — 5.0 (1)
Apple Books — 4.0 (208)

Reception

Dark ForcesSkeleton crew
Ratings 5 9615
Editions 11 73
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read — 87037
Reading it now — 88
Written reviews — 4640
Wikipedia attention 816 10288
Pages 551 576

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