The Damned vs Throat Sprockets: 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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Throat Sprockets
In a fading old porno theater in a town called Friendship, a mild-mannered young advertising writer watches a movie called Throat Sprockets and is never the same again. As he becomes increasingly obsessed with the…
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 Throat Sprockets.
- Throat Sprockets has the widest readership — 244 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Damned | Throat Sprockets | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (244) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (3) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (26) | — |
Reception
| The Damned | Throat Sprockets | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 26 | 244 |
| Editions | 106 | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 188 | 159 |
| Pages | 110 | 244 |