The Tell-Tale Heart vs The Vampyre: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Classic Literature, Short Stories, Horror, Fiction
The Tell-Tale Heart
“TRUE! - nervous - very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?”
"The Tell-Tale Heart" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in James Russell Lowell's The Pioneer in January 1843. "The Tell-Tale Heart" is often considered a classic of the Gothic fiction…
1 film adaptation
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The Vampyre
The Vampyre, a short gothic novel by John William Polidori, was first published in 1819 and is considered the first modern vampire story. The story features Lord Ruthven, a seductive aristocrat with unnatural powers…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Tell-Tale Heart highest: The Tell-Tale Heart 4.2 · The Vampyre 3.5.
- The Tell-Tale Heart has the widest readership — 130975 ratings behind its score.
- The Tell-Tale Heart runs the darker storyline; The Vampyre stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Tell-Tale Heart | The Vampyre | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (130975) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (274) | 3.0 (34) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (6) | 4.0 (8) |
Reception
| The Tell-Tale Heart | The Vampyre | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 130975 | 34 |
| Editions | 71 | 149 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 54594 | — |
| Reading it now | 899 | — |
| Written reviews | 7294 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 14419 | 9419 |
| Pages | 30 | 34 |