Ghost Stories [35 stories] vs Skeleton crew: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Ghost Stories [35 stories] Ghost Stories [35 stories] Vic Parker · 2005 512 pages · ≈ 9 h 29 m · Light

The body snatcher The legend of Don Munio Sancho de Hinojosa The fall of the house of Usher There was a man dwelt by a churchyard The dead and the countess Tell-tale Heart A bottomless grave The room in the…

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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

How to choose

Scores by source

Ghost Stories [35 stories]Skeleton crew
Goodreads — 4.3 (9615)
Hardcover — 3.7 (287)
Google Books — 5.0 (1)
Apple Books — 4.0 (208)

Reception

Ghost Stories [35 stories]Skeleton crew
Ratings — 9615
Editions 2 73
Film adaptations — 1
Want to read — 87037
Reading it now — 88
Written reviews — 4640
Wikipedia attention — 10288
Pages 512 576

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