Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe vs The Damned: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror, Fiction
Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe
Ligotti eschews cheap, gory thrills for his own brand of atmospheric horror, which shocks at the deepest, existential, levels. Ligotti's stories take on decaying cities and lurid dreamscapes in a style ranging 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.
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 8 for Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe.
- Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe has the widest readership — 6551 ratings behind its score.
- Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe runs the darker storyline; The Damned stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (6551) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (29) | 4.3 (3) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (28) | 4.0 (26) |
Reception
| Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 6551 | 26 |
| Editions | 1 | 106 |
| Citations | 8 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 22672 | — |
| Reading it now | 2555 | — |
| Written reviews | 787 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 188 |
| Pages | 448 | 110 |