The Bad Place vs The Damned: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
The Bad Place
The Bad Place is a horror novel by American writer Dean Koontz, released in 1990. It includes elements of horror, suspense, and mystery, and is presented partially as a twist on the private eye drama.
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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 8 for The Bad Place.
- The Bad Place has the widest readership — 39017 ratings behind its score.
- The Bad Place runs the darker storyline; The Damned stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Bad Place | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (39017) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (44) | 4.3 (3) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (9) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (227) | 4.0 (26) |
Reception
| The Bad Place | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 39017 | 26 |
| Editions | — | 106 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 15672 | — |
| Reading it now | 995 | — |
| Written reviews | 1017 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 903 | 188 |
| Pages | 452 | 110 |