The Calling vs The Haunting Hour - Chills in the Dead of Night: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Occult, Occultism, Paranormal, Children's fiction, Fiction
The Calling
Morgan and Hunter travel to New York City, Morgan to seek out information about her birth parents and Hunter to continue his quest to end the deadly Woodbane conspiracy. But in their search for answers, they find…
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The Haunting Hour - Chills in the Dead of Night
Ten terrifying tales that will haunt you forever..."Some stories are too terrifying to tell," says R. L. Stine. "They are the ones that live in the darkest corners of my mind. The ones that give me chills in the dead of…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Haunting Hour - Chills in the Dead of Night has the widest readership — 1361 ratings behind its score.
- The Haunting Hour - Chills in the Dead of Night runs the darker storyline; The Calling stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Calling | The Haunting Hour - Chills in the Dead of Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (846) | 3.9 (1361) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (7) |
Reception
| The Calling | The Haunting Hour - Chills in the Dead of Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 846 | 1361 |
| Editions | 9 | 17 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 3864 | — |
| Reading it now | 311 | — |
| Written reviews | 201 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 281 | — |
| Pages | 192 | 160 |