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| Title | : | Hell House |
| Author | : | Richard Matheson |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 301 pages |
| Published | : | July 1st 2004 by Severn House Publishers (first published 1971) |
| Categories | : | Horror. Fiction. Fantasy. Paranormal. Classics. Ghosts. Mystery. Supernatural |
Richard Matheson
Hardcover | Pages: 301 pages Rating: 3.79 | 35673 Users | 2275 Reviews
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Can any soul survive? Regarded as the Mount Everest of haunted houses, Belasco House has witnessed scenes of almost unimaginable horror and depravity. Two previous expeditions to investigate its secrets met with disaster, the participants destroyed by murder, suicide or insanity. Now a new investigation has been mounted - four strangers, each with his or her own reason for daring the unknown torments and temptations of the mansion...Specify Books In Favor Of Hell House
| Original Title: | Hell House |
| ISBN: | 0727860992 (ISBN13: 9780727860996) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Lionel Barrett, Edith Barrett, Florence Tanner, Benjamin Franklin Fischer |
| Setting: | Maine(United States) |
Rating Containing Books Hell House
Ratings: 3.79 From 35673 Users | 2275 ReviewsJudgment Containing Books Hell House
Book ten of the commute. This book is yet another "product of its times", and once again the times in question are the seventies (see also "Still Life With Woodpecker"). This book, if some of the blurbs on the back cover are to be believed, is a classic of American horror, and I'm a big fan of horror (especially Stephen King, who is in fact the praising voice of one of the back-cover blurbs) so I decided to check it out. Like a lot of good horror, the book combines fantastic fears, like ghostsFor years I have been a fan of Richard Matheson, without ever becoming a dedicated reader of his fiction. I learned early that he was one of the two best writers (not counting Rod Serling) for Twilight Zonethe other being Charles Beaumontand this led me to look out for his short stories and novels and read them when they came my way. I particularly admired his chilling stories Nightmare at 20,000 ft. (Twilight Zone Shatner menaced by gremlin on plane), Prey (featuring a doll called He Who Kills
Such a creepy book.. takes the premise of haunting of hill house and makes it a hundred times more terrifying.. even if i wasnt that much invested into the characters
Sorry, I know this is a classic haunted house novel. But, it was terrible. It was offensive, lurid. I read horror novels frequently as a young adult. I still read King, Koontz, John Saul and sometimes Bentley Little. But, this was just disgusting. Then after putting me through all that crap, the ending was incredibly anti- climatic. I only picked this one out because I was in the mood for a good haunted house or ghost story to read during the month of October for Halloween. I really wish I
I cant believe its taken me this long to read such a horror classic by one of the masters who has influenced so many others, including Stephen King. First off, what I loved:1) Whats not to love? Matheson manages to accomplish a haunted house story that is not only supremely eerie and filled with a creepy atmosphere thats sublime, but a full-on assault of the senses as well. This book does not pussy-foot around it is in your face practically from page one all the way through to the end. 2)
I've tried to read Hell House numerous times. The writing seemed a little too... simplistic, I guess would be the word, for my tastes. It's also, at times, annoyingly repetitive, and had my buddy Thomas Strömquist (sorry I still haven't figured out how to link to other people on this site) hadn't accepted my buddy read proposal, I probably wouldn't have ever finished it. I couldn't understand, for the life of me, why everyone suggested I read it. "It's a horror classic!" and "It's soooooooo
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