Dracula vs The Turn of the Screw: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror, Fiction
Dracula
Na história, um casal e seus amigos são atormentados por Conde Drácula, uma entidade sobrenatural e hematófoga que, presa em uma maldição contagiosa, pretende se mudar de seu recluso castelo na Transilvânia para a…
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The Turn of the Screw
The governess of two enigmatic children fears their souls are in danger from the ghosts of the previous governess and her sinister lover.
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Dracula highest: Dracula 4.0 · The Turn of the Screw 3.4.
- Dracula has the widest readership — 1534640 ratings behind its score.
- Dracula reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 106 times.
- Dracula runs the darker storyline; The Turn of the Screw stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Dracula
1534640 ratings vs 187085 for The Turn of the Screw
Just want the better-reviewed one?
Dracula
4.0 vs 3.4 from readers
New to the genre?
The Turn of the Screw
Moderate vs Demanding for Dracula
In the mood for something dark?
Dracula
a darker storyline than The Turn of the Screw
Want something lighter?
The Turn of the Screw
an easier tone than Dracula
Scores by source
| Dracula | The Turn of the Screw | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (1534640) | 3.4 (187085) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (2232) | 3.2 (406) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (9148) | 3.5 (713) |
| LiveLib | 3.9 (9) | — |
Reception
| Dracula | The Turn of the Screw | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1534640 | 187085 |
| Editions | 1917 | 563 |
| Citations | 106 | 15 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1225985 | 181186 |
| Reading it now | 93539 | 10185 |
| Written reviews | 67514 | 17923 |
| Wikipedia attention | 65148 | 24324 |
| Pages | 400 | — |