The best ghost stories vs The Damned Thing: Which Should You Read?
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The best ghost stories
The Apparition of Mrs. Veal, Daniel Defoe Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book, Montague Rhodes James The Haunted and the Haunters, Edward Bulwer-Lytton The Silent Woman, Leopold Kompert The Man Who Went Too Far, E.F. Benson The…
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The Damned Thing
“By THE light of a tallow candle, which had been placed on one end of a rough table, a man was reading something written in a book.”
"The Damned Thing" is a horror short story written by American Civil War soldier, wit, and writer Ambrose Bierce. It first appeared in Town Topics on December 7, 1893.
The verdict
- Readers rate The Damned Thing highest: The Damned Thing 4.2 · The best ghost stories 3.2.
- The Damned Thing is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for The best ghost stories.
- The best ghost stories has the widest readership — 167 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The best ghost stories | The Damned Thing | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.1 (167) | — |
| Hardcover | 2.0 (1) | 3.5 (7) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (37) |
Reception
| The best ghost stories | The Damned Thing | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 167 | 37 |
| Editions | 17 | 27 |
| Citations | — | 3 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 167 | — |
| Reading it now | 40 | — |
| Written reviews | 20 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 536 |
| Pages | 216 | 24 |