The Damned vs The Pretty Ones: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
Side by side
The Damned
The Damned is a chilling tale of supernatural horror from one of the great masters of horror fiction, Algernon Blackwood.
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The Pretty Ones
A terrifying e-novella from the bestselling author of Within These Walls, Brother, and The Bird Eater!New York, 1977. The sweltering height of the Summer of Sam. The entire city is gripped with fear, but all Nell…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Damned highest: The Damned 3.9 · The Pretty Ones 3.5.
- The Pretty Ones has the widest readership — 2695 ratings behind its score.
- The Pretty Ones runs the darker storyline; The Damned stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Damned | The Pretty Ones | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.4 (2695) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (3) | 3.2 (11) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (26) | 4.0 (47) |
Reception
| The Damned | The Pretty Ones | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 26 | 2695 |
| Editions | 106 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 3314 |
| Reading it now | — | 182 |
| Written reviews | — | 353 |
| Wikipedia attention | 188 | — |
| Pages | 110 | 146 |