Four Past Midnight vs The Damned: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
Four Past Midnight
The #1 New York Times bestseller from master storyteller Stephen King—four chilling novellas that will “grab you and not let go” (The Washington Post).ONE PAST MIDNIGHT: The Langoliers takes a red-eye flight from Los…
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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 17 for Four Past Midnight.
- Four Past Midnight has the widest readership — 117680 ratings behind its score.
- Four Past Midnight runs the darker storyline; The Damned stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Four Past Midnight | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (117680) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (244) | 4.3 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (125) | 4.0 (26) |
Reception
| Four Past Midnight | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 117680 | 26 |
| Editions | — | 106 |
| Citations | 5 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 65643 | — |
| Reading it now | 2935 | — |
| Written reviews | 2835 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 9015 | 188 |
| Pages | 960 | 110 |