Ghost story vs Skeleton crew: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror, Fiction
Ghost story
In a seedy motel in Florida, a young man holds captive a little girl in a soiled pink dress. He is anxious, tormented, introspective. She is calm, passive, strangely detached. She says her name is Angie Maule.
1 film adaptation
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Skeleton crew
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…
The verdict
- Readers rate Skeleton crew highest: Skeleton crew 4.3 · Ghost story 3.9.
- Skeleton crew has the widest readership — 9615 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Ghost story | Skeleton crew | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.3 (9615) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (147) | 3.7 (287) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (397) | 4.0 (208) |
Reception
| Ghost story | Skeleton crew | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 397 | 9615 |
| Editions | 14 | 73 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 87037 |
| Reading it now | — | 88 |
| Written reviews | — | 4640 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3799 | 10288 |
| Pages | 507 | 576 |