Hell House
Richard Matheson · 1971 · Best for a single sitting
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Our take
Read it if you want short, fast horror. Skip it if you prefer deep characters.
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Four researchers spend a week in the “Mount Everest of haunted houses”. Short, tight, and mean.
What works
- + Short and fast
- + Genuinely unsettling
What doesn’t
- – Dated attitudes in places