Night Side of Nature vs The Amityville Horror: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Parapsychology, Ghosts
Night Side of Nature
Spirits of the dead who cannot break their link with the Earth, the unfathomable mysteries of dreams that predict the future, apparitions, doppelgangers, haunted houses and poltergeists - Catherine Crowe's book examines…
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The Amityville Horror
“On February 5, 1976, the Ten O'Clock News on New York's Channel Five announced it was doing a series on people who claimed to have extrasensory powers.”
The Amityville Horror is a book by American author Jay Anson, published in September 1977. It is also the basis of a series of films released from 1979 onward. The book is claimed to be based on the paranormal…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Night Side of Nature highest: Night Side of Nature 3.8 · The Amityville Horror 3.4.
- The Amityville Horror is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Night Side of Nature.
- The Amityville Horror has the widest readership — 147 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Night Side of Nature | The Amityville Horror | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (81) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 3.4 (147) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (10) |
Reception
| Night Side of Nature | The Amityville Horror | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 81 | 147 |
| Editions | 9 | 16 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 645 | — |
| Reading it now | 31 | — |
| Written reviews | 30 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 35513 |
| Pages | 412 | 230 |