The Damned vs The Elementals: 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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The Elementals
On a split of land cut off by the Gulf, three Victorian summer houses stand against the encroaching sand. Two of the houses at Beldame are still used. The third house, filling with sand, is empty...except for the…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Elementals highest: The Elementals 4.3 · The Damned 3.9.
- The Damned is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for The Elementals.
- The Elementals has the widest readership — 229 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Damned | The Elementals | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.3 (3) | 4.0 (111) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (26) | 4.5 (229) |
Reception
| The Damned | The Elementals | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 26 | 229 |
| Editions | 106 | 3 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 188 | — |
| Pages | 110 | 295 |