| Hell House | |
| Author | Richard Matheson |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Lisa Pifher |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Horror novel |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Publication date | 1971 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 288 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-312-86885-5 |
Hell House is a novel by American novelist Richard Matheson, published in 1971. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Richard Matheson (born February 20, 1926) is an American Author and Screenwriter, typically of fantasy, horror Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The novel was later turned into a film, The Legend of Hell House, starring Pamela Franklin and Roddy McDowall. The Legend of Hell House is a 1973 horror film by Academy Pictures. Pamela Franklin (born February 4 1950) is a British actress who first appeared in films from 1961 until 1976 Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall ( September 17, 1928 – October 3, 1998) was an English -born
The story concerns four people - Dr. Lionel Barrett, a physicist with an interest in parapsychology, his wife Edith, and two mediums (Florence Tanner, a Spiritualist and mental medium, and Benjamin Franklin Fisher, a physical medium) - who are hired by dying millionaire Rolf Randolph Deutsch to investigate the possibility of life after death. A physicist is a Scientist who studies or practices Physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning Parapsychology is a discipline that seeks to demonstrate the existence and causes of Psychic abilities and life after death using the Scientific method Mediumship is a practice in religious beliefs such as Spiritualism, Spiritism, Espiritismo, Candomblé, Louisiana Voodoo, and Spiritualism is a Religion founded in part on the writings of the Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772 To do so, they must enter the infamous Belasco House in Maine, widely regarded as the most haunted house in the world. The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean A haunted house is defined as a house that is believed to be a center for Supernatural occurrences or Paranormal phenomena The house got its name from the horrible acts of blasphemy and perversion that occurred under the silent influence and supervision of Emeric Belasco, and Fisher is the only survivor of a previous failed investigation attempt thirty years earlier. Blasphemy is the disrespectful use of the name of one or more gods. Perversion is a concept describing those types of Human behavior that are perceived to be a serious deviation from what is considered to be orthodox or normal The novel combines supernatural horror with mystery as the researchers attempt to investigate the haunting of the house while their sanity is subtly undermined by its sinister supernatural influence. Horror fiction is broadly Fiction in any medium intended to scare unsettle or horrify the audience
During the investigation, various influences begin to play on each character's personal weakness. Hell House's potency comes from its apparent ability to corrupt those who enter its walls, before bringing about their destruction, both mental and physical.