The Damned vs What Feasts at Night: 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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What Feasts at Night
After their terrifying ordeal at the Usher manor, Alex Easton feels as if they just survived another war. All they crave is rest, routine, and sunshine, but instead, as a favor to Angus and Miss Potter, they find…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- What Feasts at Night has the widest readership — 51805 ratings behind its score.
- What Feasts at Night runs the darker storyline; The Damned stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Damned | What Feasts at Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (51805) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (3) | 3.8 (234) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (26) | 4.5 (118) |
Reception
| The Damned | What Feasts at Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 26 | 51805 |
| Editions | 106 | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 68258 |
| Reading it now | — | 2112 |
| Written reviews | — | 7979 |
| Wikipedia attention | 188 | 1409 |
| Pages | 110 | 176 |