The Bloody Countess vs Woman at the Devil's Door: Which Should You Read?

The Bloody Countess Valentine Penrose · 1970 ★★★☆☆ 3.5 192 pages · ≈ 3 h 33 m · Moderate

Descended from one of the most ancient aristocratic families of Europe, Erzsebet Bathory bore the psychotic aberrations of centuries of intermarriage. From adolescence she indulged in sadistic lesbian fantasies, where…

Woman at the Devil's Door Sarah Beth Hopton · 2018 ★★★★☆ 3.9 283 pages · ≈ 5 h 14 m · Moderate

On October 24, 1890, a woman was discovered on a pile of rubbish in Hampstead, North London. Her arms were lacerated and her face bloodied; her head was severed from her body save a few sinews. Later that day, a…