My Favorite Horror Story vs Tales of Mystery and Imagination [22 stories]: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: First-person Narrative, Crime Fiction, Homicide, Gothic fiction, American Horror tales, Crime
My Favorite Horror Story
Collection contains: Robert Bloch - Sweets to the Sweet (selected by Stephen King) Philip K. Dick - The Father-Thing (selected by Ed Gorman) Richard Matheson - The Distributor (selected by F. Paul Wilson) M.R. James - A…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Tales of Mystery and Imagination [22 stories] highest: Tales of Mystery and Imagination [22 stories] 4.1 · My Favorite Horror Story 3.9.
- Tales of Mystery and Imagination [22 stories] has the widest readership — 11490 ratings behind its score.
- Tales of Mystery and Imagination [22 stories] runs the darker storyline; My Favorite Horror Story stays the lighter read.
How to choose
New to the genre?
My Favorite Horror Story
Light vs Moderate for Tales of Mystery and Imagination [22 stories]
In the mood for something dark?
Tales of Mystery and Imagination [22 stories]
a darker storyline than My Favorite Horror Story
Want something lighter?
My Favorite Horror Story
an easier tone than Tales of Mystery and Imagination [22 stories]
Scores by source
| My Favorite Horror Story | Tales of Mystery and Imagination [22 stories] | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (11490) |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (2) | 3.5 (15) |
Reception
| My Favorite Horror Story | Tales of Mystery and Imagination [22 stories] | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2 | 11490 |
| Editions | 4 | 7 |
| Want to read | — | 17367 |
| Reading it now | — | 1619 |
| Written reviews | — | 822 |
| Pages | 374 | 367 |