The Damned vs The Night Guest: 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 verdict
- Readers rate The Damned highest: The Damned 3.9 · The Night Guest 3.3.
- The Night Guest has the widest readership — 24262 ratings behind its score.
- The Night Guest runs the darker storyline; The Damned stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Damned | The Night Guest | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.3 (24262) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (3) | 3.6 (64) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (26) | 3.5 (65) |
Reception
| The Damned | The Night Guest | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 26 | 24262 |
| Editions | 106 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 39326 |
| Reading it now | — | 705 |
| Written reviews | — | 5302 |
| Wikipedia attention | 188 | 8 |
| Pages | 110 | — |