There is a decent story buried in here, but all the weird porny moments took away far more than they added.Hell House delivers some classic horror in the form of a supposedly haunted house. Past attempts to discover the house's secrets have led to the bizarre and brutal deaths of all those who entered, except one-- Ben Fischer, a professional medium. Now, funded by a rich dying man who wants to know if there's an afterlife before he passes, Ben is headed back to the house with three others. Ther...

Hell House stands alone, ominous and waiting. After thirty years, four more dare to enter what has been labeled the Mount Everest of haunted houses. Make it five, cause I'm going with them.My little quip is not meant to take anything away from this book. I'll walk into any haunted house, as long as there's a person ahead of me and a guy out front taking tickets.Was this a scary book tough? Yes and no. I can't say it was Matheson's purpose either. The writing is often more heady than you'd expect...

"Matheson created one of the most brain-freezingly frightening haunted house novels of the 20th century in HELL HOUSE." - Stephen King**PRETTY SPOILERY REVIEW: READ AT YOUR OWN READER DISCOVERY RISK!**I've had this book on my list of horror classics for so long but I was really just waiting for the right edition. I don't like reading classic horror in a modern re-release format. I want a beat-up, mangled, smelly old paperback that's been read and handled at least a hundred times.I finally found ...

"As he crossed the entry hall, he had the feeling that the house was swallowing him alive."Hell House is basically The Haunting of Hill House on steroids. Both books centre around four characters who stay in a haunted house to try to investigate what is happening. We have Doctor Barrett, who’s intention is to prove his theory - he also brings his wife along cos she just can’t bear to be left alone... And then we have two mediums - one of which is Fischer, the only survivor of a failed investigat...

Woman boobily walks around with fab boobs in a haunted house.

“I am certain you will find your stay here most illuminating…It is regrettable I cannot be here with you…All your needs have been provided for…Nothing has been overlooked. Go where you will, and do what you will – these are the cardinal precepts of my home. Feel free to function as you choose. There are no responsibilities, no rules. ‘Each to his own device’ shall be the only standard here. May you find the answer that you seek. It is here, I promise you.”- Emeric Belasco in Richard Matheson’s H...

Click here to watch a video review of this book on my channel, From Beginning to Bookend. Hell House is the sexually awkward tale of a haunted house that can't even bother to be haunted until the book is nearly over. Dr. Barrett has been hired by a wealthy, dying man to investigate one of the most haunted houses known to man: Hell House. Along with his wife and two professional mediums, Dr. Barrett packs up his scientific gear and embarks to the long-abandoned house to settle the question onc...

One day, a young woman, who had crisply turned 18 and was fresh out of school, explored the horror genre while walking around an abandoned building. She was on a trip with her family to visit a lovely area with beautiful trees, fresh grass and rain. And yet, despite the large area, we were the only family there. It was so....empty - so silent. And so when I wasn't reading I explored the derelict houses, the rusty play area and the lovely forest.And one day I settled down on a bench outside and o...

For 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 Zone—the other being Charles Beaumont—and 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...

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 hadn'...