Hell House

Pages: 304
Published: 1971
Language: English

A dying, wealthy publisher offers a hefty sum to a physicist and two mediums to prove life after death. Their investigation leads them to the infamous Belasco House, abandoned for decades after a history of depravity. As they spend a night within its sealed walls, they uncover the chilling truth behind its local moniker: Hell House.

Prose complexity: 7/10

Tense Mysterious Dark

Gothic Horror Paranormal Horror Haunted House

Richard Matheson

Richard Matheson was born in Allendale, New Jersey, the son of Norwegian immigrant parents. He was raised in Brooklyn and started writing at age eight. He graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in 1943. He served as an infantry soldier in World War II. He earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in 1949. His first short story, "Born of Man and Woman," appeared in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1950. Between 1950 and 1971, he wrote d...