Down a Dark Hall vs The Sleepwalker: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror stories, Mystery, Children's fiction, Fiction
Down a Dark Hall
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Suspicious and uneasy about the atmosphere at her new boarding school, fourteen-year-old Kit slowly realizes why she and the other three students at the school were selected.
The Sleepwalker
“Mrs. Barnes yawned as she set the plate of scrambled eggs down in front of Mayra.”
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One week after she starts her summer job on Fear Street with old Mrs. Cottler, Mayra Barnes begins to sleepwalk, always waking up outdoors in the middle of the night never knowing where she is! Things take a disturbing…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Down a Dark Hall has the widest readership — 15 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Down a Dark Hall | The Sleepwalker | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.7 (15) | 5.0 (1) |
Reception
| Down a Dark Hall | The Sleepwalker | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 15 | 9 |
| Editions | 10 | 12 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2830 | 231 |
| Pages | 181 | 164 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Down a Dark Hall or The Sleepwalker?
Down a Dark Hall has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Down a Dark Hall 3.9/5, The Sleepwalker 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Down a Dark Hall or The Sleepwalker?
The Sleepwalker is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Sleepwalker (164 pages, ≈ 3 h 02 m); Down a Dark Hall (181 pages, ≈ 3 h 21 m).
Which is harder to read: Down a Dark Hall or The Sleepwalker?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Down a Dark Hall: Light; The Sleepwalker: Light.