The Damned vs This Cursed House: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
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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This Cursed House
One of Esquire's Best Horror Books of 2024One of Crime Reads' Best Gothic Novels of 2024In this Southern gothic horror debut, a young Black woman abandons her life in 1960s Chicago for a position with a mysterious…
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 7 for This Cursed House.
- The Damned has the widest readership — 26 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Damned | This Cursed House | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.3 (3) | 3.4 (16) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (26) | 4.5 (23) |
Reception
| The Damned | This Cursed House | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 26 | 23 |
| Editions | 106 | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 188 | — |
| Pages | 110 | 400 |