On Earth As It Is Beneath vs The Damned: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
On Earth As It Is Beneath
On land where enslaved people were once tortured and murdered, the state built a penal colony in the wilderness, where inmates could be rehabilitated, but never escape. Now, decades later, and having only succeeded in…
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The Damned
The Damned is a chilling tale of supernatural horror from one of the great masters of horror fiction, Algernon Blackwood.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- On Earth As It Is Beneath has the widest readership — 8508 ratings behind its score.
- On Earth As It Is Beneath runs the darker storyline; The Damned stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| On Earth As It Is Beneath | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (8508) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (27) | 4.3 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (9) | 4.0 (26) |
Reception
| On Earth As It Is Beneath | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 8508 | 26 |
| Editions | 1 | 106 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 24991 | — |
| Reading it now | 479 | — |
| Written reviews | 1673 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 188 |
| Pages | 112 | 110 |