Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories vs The Devouring Deep: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories
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This book is about stories that encounters with the ghosts of the dead and dying. The spirits of the dead reach out to the living, to pass on a message or to pursue a killer.
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The Devouring Deep
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When Reggie finds an old journal and reads about the Vours, supernatural creatures who feast on fear and attack on the eve of the winter solstice, she assumes they are just the musings of some lunatic author. But soon,…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Devouring Deep highest: The Devouring Deep 3.7 · Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories 3.5.
- Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories has the widest readership — 702 ratings behind its score.
- Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories runs the darker storyline; The Devouring Deep stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories | The Devouring Deep | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (702) | — |
| Hardcover | 2.5 (2) | 3.6 (18) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (7) | — |
Reception
| Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories | The Devouring Deep | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 702 | 18 |
| Editions | 44 | — |
| Want to read | 579 | — |
| Reading it now | 80 | — |
| Written reviews | 75 | — |
| Pages | 67 | — |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories or The Devouring Deep?
The Devouring Deep has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Devouring Deep 3.7/5, Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories 3.5/5).