![]() In the middle of this conflict between science and spirituality is Benjamin whose past experience’s with the house have left him shaken. His reliance on logic, reason, and the scientific method is as fervorous and nigh fanatical as Florence’s belief on the lingering presence of spirits and the power God. Barrett has very strong, deeply rooted beliefs in the science. The real juiciest bits of Hell House, and where Matheson’s talent truly shines, is in the portrayal of the competing beliefs between the various individuals on the expedition. Barrett had polio which has left him with a bum leg) Edith, a spiritual medium Florence Tanner, and the sole survivor of the previous excursion to Hell House (also a medium) Benjamin Franklin Fischer. Barrett on this journey are his assistant and wife (Dr. Barrett, an obscene sum of money to determine whether or not the spirit can linger by investigating the titular Hell House. The premise of the novel is fairly straightforward: a rich dying business man offers a noted scientist, Dr. This is another horror novel which I’ve known about forever but for some reason just haven’t read. ![]() Richard Matheson’s Hell House may be the best haunted house story of all time. Hell House by Richard Matheson Originally Published 1971 ![]()
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