![]() ![]() The descriptions of the Belasco mansion as the characters first enter sets an ominous vibe, feeling heavy and watched. I enjoyed the spooky atmosphere and startling visuals. Each character has a different perspective on why the house is “haunted,” from scientific to paranormal. The atmosphere of the novel worked for me but the characters did not. However, I just read The Exorcist, also written in the 70s, and I felt that lived up to every bit of my expectations. Granted this book was written in the 70s so by the standards of the day it was ridiculously horrific and controversial. I think the praise actually worked against it because I felt a little let down. I was so excited to start reading Hell House because of its rave reviews and reputation for being the scariest haunted house novel. For one night, Barrett and his colleagues investigate the Belasco House and learn exactly why the townsfolk refer to it as the Hell House. ![]() ![]() ![]() 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. But when Deutsch, a wealthy magazine and newspaper 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.ĭr. ![]()
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