The Belasco house is the mountain of all haunted house, all else are just little hills. Four people are sent to investigate the house. One, a parapsychologist, named Lionel Barret, accompanied by his wife, is determined to prove there are no such things as ghosts. Another is a mental medium named Florence Tanner. She is very religious, and she is mae into a physical medium by the house. Another physical medium, Fischer, must battle the evil force by the end of the novel.



As for the house itself, it was a former house of pain. People were locked away in it, by a man named Belasco, and basically allowed to kill each other.

Once again, Richard Matheson attempts to scientifically explain the monsters/creatures in his story. He explains the ghosts as being connected to Electromagnetic energy. It is always interesting to read his explanations.



The book is quite scary also.

The book had some slow parts. I found it was not as entertaining as his other novel "I am Legend."

Richard Matheson. He writes a lot of well known novels that you have probably heard about. One of which is the "Shrinking Man" and "Stir of Echoes," and even "What Dreams May Come."

It's a good scare and a good read.

It may be a little too graphic at some parts for some people.

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