HEX vs The Damned: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
Side by side
HEX
“This is totally, brilliantly original.” —Stephen King“HEX is creepy and gripping and original, sure to be one of the top horror novels of 2016.” —George R.R. MartinThe English language debut of the bestselling Dutch…
vs
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 · HEX 3.7.
- The Damned is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 7 for HEX.
- HEX has the widest readership — 53281 ratings behind its score.
- HEX runs the darker storyline; The Damned stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| HEX | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (53281) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (207) | 4.3 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (271) | 4.0 (26) |
Reception
| HEX | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 53281 | 26 |
| Editions | — | 106 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 74045 | — |
| Reading it now | 4205 | — |
| Written reviews | 8284 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1765 | 188 |
| Pages | 385 | 110 |