A review by lauraborkpower
Hell House by Richard Matheson

2.0

This Matheson wasn't nearly as good as I Am Legend, but it was an all right haunted house tale. Jackson's [b:The Haunting of Hill House|89717|The Haunting of Hill House (Penguin Classics)|Shirley Jackson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171163490s/89717.jpg|3627] is a ton better if you're in the mood for a good haunting. Hell House is all right, but Matheson takes much too long figuring out the "riddle" (revealing the gag), and by the time he does, I really didn't care that much. Also, because of the nature of this particular haunting--a perverted guy turns his ridiculously opulent estate into a den of sexual iniquity--many of the poltergeists are depraved and creepily sexual, and not in a fun way. Readers, you can do better.