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Hell House

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  • 1971 first published
  • 268 pages
  • ★ 4.1 (16 ratings)
  • 21 editions
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Published in 1971, Hell House is a ghost story and horror novel by Richard Matheson. It deals with demoniac possession, haunted houses, Sexuality and young men.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.1 out of 5 from 16 ratings, and 151 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 21 editions across 3 languages.

It runs to roughly 268 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Hell House

Rolf Rudolph Deutsch is going die. But when Deutsch, a wealthy magazine and newpaper publisher, starts thinking seriously about his impending death, he offers to pay a physicist and two mediums, one physical and one mental, $100,000 each to establish the facts of life after death. Dr. Lionel Barrett, the physicist, accompanied by the mediums, travel to the Belasco House in Maine, which has been abandoned and sealed since 1949 after a decade of drug addiction, alcoholism, and debauchery. For one night, Barrett and his colleagues investigate the Belasco House and learn exactly why the townfolks refer to it as the Hell House
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Subjects

  • Demoniac possession
  • Haunted houses
  • Sexuality
  • Young men
  • Horror

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Hell House?

Hell House was written by Richard Matheson and first published in 1971.

What genre is Hell House?

It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories and Horror.

How long is Hell House?

The median edition has 268 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Hell House?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Shining, The Haunting of Hill House and Works (Carrie / Night Shift / 'Salem's Lot / Shining).

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