Poe's Children vs The Mammoth Book of Werewolves: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: English Horror tales, American Horror tales
Poe's Children
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Story—and 8-time Bram Stoker Award winner—gathers 24 bone-chilling, nail-biting, frightfully imaginative stories that represent the best of contemporary horror…
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The Mammoth Book of Werewolves
Monsterrific stories by top names in horror writingVampires, Werewolves, Zombies, Ghouls . . . these and many other Creatures of the Night are featured in this bumper collection of stories by such authors as Clive…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Mammoth Book of Werewolves has the widest readership — 459 ratings behind its score.
- The Mammoth Book of Werewolves runs the darker storyline; Poe's Children stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Poe's Children | The Mammoth Book of Werewolves | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (459) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (7) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (7) | — |
Reception
| Poe's Children | The Mammoth Book of Werewolves | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7 | 459 |
| Editions | 2 | 5 |
| Want to read | — | 866 |
| Reading it now | — | 31 |
| Written reviews | — | 35 |
| Pages | 534 | 496 |