Ghost Eaters vs The Damned: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
Ghost Eaters
“A Gothic-punk graveyard tale about what haunts history and what haunts the human soul. An addicting read that draws you into its descent from the first page.”—Chuck Wendig, New York Times best-selling author of The…
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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 · Ghost Eaters 3.4.
- The Damned is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Ghost Eaters.
- Ghost Eaters has the widest readership — 16575 ratings behind its score.
- Ghost Eaters runs the darker storyline; The Damned stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Ghost Eaters | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (16575) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (39) | 4.3 (3) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (26) |
Reception
| Ghost Eaters | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 16575 | 26 |
| Editions | 2 | 106 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 47498 | — |
| Reading it now | 906 | — |
| Written reviews | 3033 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 188 |
| Pages | 312 | 110 |