The Damned vs The Manitou: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The Damned The Damned Algernon Blackwood · 2002 ★★★★☆ 3.9 110 pages · ≈ 2 h 02 m · Moderate

The Damned is a chilling tale of supernatural horror from one of the great masters of horror fiction, Algernon Blackwood.

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Cover of The Manitou The Manitou Graham Masterton · 1975 ★★★★☆ 3.7 208 pages · ≈ 3 h 51 m · Moderate

It only grows at night. Karen Tandy was a sweet and unassuming girl until she discovers the mysterious lump growing underneath her skin. As the doctors and specialists are puzzling over the growth, Karen's personality…

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The verdict

Scores by source

The DamnedThe Manitou
Goodreads — 3.7 (5066)
Hardcover 4.3 (3) 3.5 (11)
Google Books — 5.0 (1)
Apple Books 4.0 (26) 4.0 (20)

Reception

The DamnedThe Manitou
Ratings 26 5066
Editions 106 15
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read — 4254
Reading it now — 180
Written reviews — 446
Wikipedia attention 188 2188
Pages 110 208

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