The Angel of Indian Lake vs The Damned: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
The Angel of Indian Lake
The “riotously entertaining” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) and gruesome final installment in master of modern horror Stephen Graham Jones’s acclaimed Indian Lake trilogy—the most lauded series in the history of…
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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 Angel of Indian Lake has the widest readership — 9924 ratings behind its score.
- The Angel of Indian Lake runs the darker storyline; The Damned stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Angel of Indian Lake | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (9924) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (55) | 4.3 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (27) | 4.0 (26) |
Reception
| The Angel of Indian Lake | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9924 | 26 |
| Editions | 1 | 106 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 33458 | — |
| Reading it now | 706 | — |
| Written reviews | 1926 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1072 | 188 |
| Pages | — | 110 |