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* AndStarring: In the film, "And Gayle Hunnicutt as Ann."
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''Hell House'' is a horror thriller novel written in 1971 by Creator/RichardMatheson. It was adapted to film as ''The Legend of Hell House'' in 1973, starring Creator/PamelaFranklin, Creatoyr/RoddyMcDowall, Creator/CliveRevill, and Creator/GayleHunnicutt.
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''Hell House'' is a horror thriller novel written in 1971 by Creator/RichardMatheson. It was adapted to film as ''The Legend of Hell House'' in 1973, starring Creator/PamelaFranklin, Creatoyr/RoddyMcDowall, Creator/RoddyMcDowall, Creator/CliveRevill, and Creator/GayleHunnicutt.Gayle Hunnicutt.
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''Hell House'' is a horror thriller novel written in 1971 by Creator/RichardMatheson. It was adapted to film as ''The Legend of Hell House'' in 1973.
1973, starring Creator/PamelaFranklin, Creatoyr/RoddyMcDowall, Creator/CliveRevill, and Creator/GayleHunnicutt.
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-->'''Fischer''': Drug addiction, alcoholism, sadism, beastiality, mutilation, murder, vampirism, necrophilia, cannibalism, not to mention a gamut of sexual goodies. Shall I go on?
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-->'''Fischer''': Drug addiction, alcoholism, sadism, beastiality, bestiality, mutilation, murder, vampirism, necrophilia, cannibalism, not to mention a gamut of sexual goodies. Shall I go on?
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* DeathBySex: [[spoiler: Florence dies shortly after allowing Belasco's spirit to have sex with her]].
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* OutWithABang: [[spoiler: Florence dies shortly after allowing Belasco's spirit to have sex with her]].
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* DecoyProtagonist: In the film, [[spoiler: There ends up being two: Florence Tanner and Dr. Lionel Barrett. Their conflicting methods of dealing with the spirits put them both at odds, and much of the film seems to be focused on the power struggle between them, and there seems to be a clear course in the film showing us that one is right and one is wrong. When Florence ends up getting assaulted, possessed, and killed, the focus shifts solely onto Barrett's plan, and his machine to clear out the paranormal energy. Also, his plan seems to WORK. Then, as Barrett celebrates his victory and checks his notes by himself, the spirit returns to trigger his equipment and he loudly expresses his disbelief before he winds up getting killed by the spirit as well. The narrative then makes Ann a neutral female and brings Ben Fischer into focus, and after spending the majority of the film closed off to the psychic energy and seemingly there to just collect the paycheck and leave, it's him that finally winds up figuring out Belasco's secret and defeating Belasco's vengeful spirit in a ReasonYouSuck confrontation. He even notes to Ann after it's over that Florence and Dr. Barrett each had one part of the solution, but not the whole, but says that it was their efforts that helped him come to the complete solution to defeat Belasco.]]
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* PsychopathicManchild: Belasco, despite the air of diabolical evil and cold, calculated menace he shrouded himself with, reveals himself to be this. [[spoiler: When he personally torments the protagonists, he mockingly mimics his victims' words of anguish, fear and despair repeatedly, like a schoolyard bully.]]
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->''"Welcome to my house. I'm delighted you could come. I'm certain you will find your stay here most illuminating. Think of me as your unseen host, and believe that during your stay here I shall be with you in spirit. May you find the answer that you seek. It is here, I promise you. And now, auf Wiedersehen."''
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** Just the chapel in the film.
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** Just the chapel in the film. It's described as a "church in hell."
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* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: The unsettling tales of Emeric Belasco's acts of debauchery and evil at Hell House were loosely based on stories involving occultist Creator/AleisterCrowley.
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* ThisCannotBe: Barrett has this reaction [[spoiler: after his machine seemingly cleanses the house of supernatural energy, but then starts detecting something again.]] In the film he actually says, "No! I do not accept this!"
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* ThisCannotBe: Barrett has this reaction [[spoiler: after his machine seemingly cleanses the house of supernatural energy, but then starts detecting something again.]] In the film he actually says, "No! I do not accept this!"
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* AdaptationalContextChange: In the book, Edith and Lionel have a SexlessMarriage because he's crippled, and it's suggested Belasco's ghost has her seduce Ben as a way of driving a wedge between her and Lionel. In the film, none of this subtext is there and the Barretts have a happy marriage. It instead looks like Belasco does that to Ann ForTheEvulz.
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A dying millionaire offers a huge reward to a group of researchers to provide him with definitive proof that there is life after death. He has bought the Balasco mansion, the "Mount Everest" of haunted houses, as the site of their investigations. A parapsychologist, his wife, a Christian medium, and the only survivor of an earlier failed attempt to investigate the haunting all have one week to determine what, if anything, inhabits the mansion.
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A dying millionaire offers a huge reward to a group of researchers to provide him with definitive proof that there is life after death. He has bought the Balasco Belasco mansion, the "Mount Everest" of haunted houses, as the site of their investigations. A parapsychologist, his wife, a Christian medium, and the only survivor of an earlier failed attempt to investigate the haunting all have one week to determine what, if anything, inhabits the mansion.
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* LighterAndSofter: Downplayed. While as scary and dark, it is not as openly gruesome and filled with sexual content as the novel.
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* LighterAndSofter: Downplayed. While as scary and dark, it the movie is not as openly gruesome and filled with sexual content as the novel.
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* LighterAndSofter: Downplayed. While as scary and dark, it is not as openly gruesome and filled with sexual content as the novel.
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Not related to the later ''Literature/FightingFantasy'' [[ChooseYourOwnAdventure Gamebook]] ''Literature/HouseOfHell''
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Not related to the later ''Literature/FightingFantasy'' [[ChooseYourOwnAdventure Gamebook]] {{Gamebook}} ''Literature/HouseOfHell''
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