A review by elliereadshorror
Hell House by Richard Matheson

3.0

This was my first haunted house book and what a place to start! I really enjoyed reading this, I found it was super easy to read through and didn’t find myself having to go back and re-read sentences, it flowed nicely. I didn’t want to put the book down! I liked the whole vibe of the book, it was spooky, creepy and funny all in one. I’ve never had a jump-scare from a book before, that was fun! I liked all the different personalities in the group but my favourite character was Edith, I really felt for her and her position in the group. I thought the storyline was great, a good old haunted house filled with horror and despair and 4 folks go to end the curse of Hell House, whether it be through science or through exorcism. I didn’t like the ending though, it didn’t grip me like the rest of the book did, it was like oh, is that it? I feel like ‘the twist’ wasn’t really a huge twist, didn’t leave me feeling shocked, kind of underwhelmed.
Overall a really good read! I’d recommend this to anyone who loves spooky stories and haunted houses!