Reliquary vs The Damned: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
Reliquary
A young woman is lured to her late fiancé's remote island estate—only to uncover eerie family secrets, a haunting past, and a monstrous hunger stirring beneath the sea in this deliciously atmospheric horror debut from…
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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.
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Damned is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Reliquary.
- The Damned has the widest readership — 26 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Reliquary | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.3 (3) | 4.3 (3) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (26) |
Reception
| Reliquary | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3 | 26 |
| Editions | — | 106 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 6975 | 188 |
| Pages | 236 | 110 |