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that occurred there under the silent influence and supervision of Emeric Belasco. Meanwhile, there are other mysteries to be found in Hell House, such as the supposed murder of Emeric Belasco's son, Daniel Myron Belasco, and the puzzle as to why a majority of people who enter the home are dead by the
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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. The home exploits its guests' deepest desires and attempts to turn people against one another during
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when young), and his belief in science and the power of the Reversor machine he has built to rid the house of its haunting; Edith through her personal fears, insecurities, and pent-up sexual desires; and Fischer through his deliberate inaction (which he calls "caution"). Hell House's potency comes
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and her over-eagerness to rid the house of its evil; Dr. Barrett through his almost-arrogant disbelief in/disregard for spiritualism, his debilitated physical condition (having suffered from
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During the investigation, various influences begin to affect each character's personal weaknesses: Florence through her belief in
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from its apparent ability to corrupt those who enter it before bringing about their destruction, both mental and physical.
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Barrett, Tanner, and Fischer are hired by dying millionaire, William Reinhardt Deutsch, to investigate the possibility of
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in the world. The house is called "Hell House" due to the horrible acts of
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for a week. To this end, they must enter the infamous Belasco House in
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Fictional buildings and structures originating in literature
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The story centers on four people: Dr. Lionel Barrett, a
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Richard Matheson
English
Horror
Viking Press
United States
Hardback
Paperback
ISBN
0-312-86885-5
OCLC
41944575
horror novel
American
Richard Matheson
physicist
parapsychology
mediums
spiritualist
life after death
Maine
haunted house
blasphemy
perversion
spiritualism
polio
The Legend of Hell House
Pamela Franklin
Roddy McDowall
Clive Revill

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