Demon Seed vs The Damned: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror, Fiction
Demon Seed
“THIS DARKNESS TROUBLES ME. I YEARN FOR the light.”
A woman is imprisoned and tortured by her state-of-the-art computer security system--and its perverse desire...
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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
- Readers rate The Damned highest: The Damned 3.9 · Demon Seed 3.5.
- The Damned is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Demon Seed.
- Demon Seed has the widest readership — 18072 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Demon Seed | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (18072) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.1 (35) | 4.3 (3) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (26) |
Reception
| Demon Seed | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 18072 | 26 |
| Editions | 26 | 106 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 5505 | 188 |
| Pages | 256 | 110 |