Richard Matheson’s Hell House

by Simon Fraser (Adapter), Richard Matheson

IDW brings you this lavishly illustrated adaptation of Richard Matheson's tale of newspaper publisher Rudolph Deutsch facing his impending demise. To help Deutsch forestall his death and to learn the secrets of life after death, a team of experts must survive a night in Belasco House, a place known amongst the local townsfolk as "Hell House." The notorious Belasco House starts to exert its dark influence on the group of scientists and spiritualists as they unearth the perverse and wretched secrets from within its walls. Hell House has let them in... but will it ever let them leave?

Genres: Horror, Comics, Fiction

200 pages, Paperback

First published October 21, 2008

Reviews

[Alexandra · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was terrible! I want to write an actual review later because I hated it so much! Wow!

[Orrin Grey · Rating 4 out of 5]

All these years later, Hell House is still my favorite haunted house story, and this adaptation does a good job of capturing why.

[Meryem · Rating 3 out of 5]

Could've been scarier, not a very impressive read for me. But, it has its moments.

[Aaron Novelo · Rating 5 out of 5]

HOLLY SH&T IN A F#CK%NG SANDWICH!!!
Este libro es puro y brutal horror.
Sólo alguien como Matheson puede escribir tantos horrores y bestialidades sin perder el estilo.
Una historia que te toma por los cabellos, te pone de rodillas y no te suelta hasta que pides clemencia y lloras por tu madre.
¡¡¡Brutal, Brutal!!!

[Sebastien · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book did do it for me ,I like Richard Matheson but their was no atmosphere, the characters are ordinary I didn't care what was happening to them. the art is great for the kind of story. It's hard not to think of the similarities with The shining .

Something was lacking for me.

[Deidre · Rating 3 out of 5]

Stephen King says that this author influenced his horror writing, and I can tell. Shades of The Shining! The last 60 pages or so made me feel very scared and insecure. Good as a retro read.

[Hannah · Rating 2 out of 5]

This essentially boils down to being about a horny and deranged ghost. Due to this expect a lot of nudity, and sexual assault. I generally adore haunted house stories, but this just leaned too much into the sexual side of horror for my tastes.

The pacing feels ok for a majority of the graphic novel, but then the last 30 pages just zip through the climax. I didn't even exactly understand what happened at the end to solve the problem.

I do still want to give the novel a try, as I'd love to compare the two, but the graphic novel does not live up to what I've heard about the novel.

[Jess Castz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Las casas nunca fueron tan peligrosas ni tan terroríficas.
La visión de Matheson de una casa embrujada es intensa, paralizante y sumamente cruel.
El libro lleva la tensión aún punto de no retornó, haciendo dudar al espectador en todo momento. ¿Qué será de los visitantes a está casa? ¿Saldrán con bien de ella?
Sólo lean y lo sabrán.

[Brooke Gilbert · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was very well written, and a very good story. Was it the scariest book I’ve ever read? No. But I enjoyed reading it.

[Max Hormazabal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Muy entretenido , te mantiene siempre atento a la historia. Personajes con objetivos claros y con varios giros de hitoria.

[Liann Duffy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant book x

[Brett · Rating 5 out of 5]

To clarify, this is a Graphic Novel, not a book. Also, it has a different cover. It was adapted by Ian Edginton and illustrated by Simon Fraser. A great team for this project.
You've never experienced a story until you see it in pictures. It may look different than you would visualize it, but so what. They did a wonderful job on Hell House. I have already read it twice and I just got it the other day.
Highest recommendation.

[Nick Holden · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was an interesting book. it had its ups and downs, but I must say, it was a great book. I was not expecting the ending it had, really caught me off guard. it was a bit lengthy, but was worth it. interesting plot, it wasn't as scary as I expected, but some parts were a bit frightening. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good paranormal book.

[Faris Morgan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm glad I read the novel before this comic. It's a decent comic, but it finished just too soon. Seemed a little rushed at the end, when we found out the "truth" behind the hauntings.
Decent read, so I'll give it 3 stars.

[Keke · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love this genre and the story kept me entertained throughout. I also like the art style; classic comic book feel to me. If you like ghost, paranormal, occult, etc. I would recommend this book. A nicely contained story.

[Charli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good adaptation of one of my absolute favorite horror stories of all time. The only reason I didn't give five stars is I think the black and white art is rather muddy.

[Lucy Fishwife · Rating 1 out of 5]

Very, very disappointing. This is the same author as "I Am Legend"? I would never have guessed.

[k.wing · Rating 2 out of 5]

Definitely creepy, I'll give it that. But I was such a fan of I Am Legend that this one let me down. Between the two, I'd recommend I Am Legend.

[Felix Cruz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Muy entretenido te engancha desde el principio

[Brad Sharp · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a good book! I can't believe that they have not remade the movie into something more fitting. great story telling and ending

[Kimberly McVey · Rating 5 out of 5]

HORRER AT ITS FINEST!!