In the Shadow of the Master vs Psychomania: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Crime Fiction, American Horror tales, Crime, American literature, Classic Literature, Short Stories
In the Shadow of the Master
Few have crafted stories as haunting as those by Edgar Allan Poe. Collected here to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Poe's birth are sixteen of his best tales accompanied by twenty essays from beloved authors,…
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Psychomania
John Llewellyn Probert: Prologue: Screams in the Dark Joe R. Lansdale: I Tell You It's Love Reggie Oliver: The Green Hour Steve Rasnic Tem: The Secret Laws of the Universe Basil Copper: The Recompensing of Albano…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- In the Shadow of the Master is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 9 for Psychomania.
- In the Shadow of the Master has the widest readership — 754 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| In the Shadow of the Master | Psychomania | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (754) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| In the Shadow of the Master | Psychomania | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 754 | 1 |
| Editions | 5 | 5 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 1776 | — |
| Reading it now | 360 | — |
| Written reviews | 67 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1431 |
| Pages | 389 | 533 |