The Damned vs Them: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Horror

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 Them

Them W.H. Chizmar ★★★★☆ 4.1 252 pages · ≈ 4 h 40 m · Moderate

Them is a third-person plural or singular accusative personal pronoun.

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The verdict

Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
The Damned is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Them.
Them has the widest readership — 280 ratings behind its score.
Them runs the darker storyline; The Damned stays the lighter read.

How to choose

Want a one-evening read? The Damned ≈ 2h vs 4h for Them In the mood for something dark? Them a darker storyline than The Damned Want something lighter? The Damned an easier tone than Them

Scores by source

	The Damned	Them
Goodreads	—	4.1 (280)
Hardcover	4.3 (3)	3.5 (2)
Apple Books	4.0 (26)	4.0 (18)

Reception

	The Damned	Them
Ratings	26	280
Editions	106	—
Film adaptations	1	1
Want to read	—	9789
Pages	110	252

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