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Review title: Could Have Been Brilliant
Product review: Though I think this book failed to live up to its potential, I still believe it to be one of the three truly great haunted house novels out there. Shirley Jackson's _The_Haunting_of_Hill_House_ ranks at the top of that list, with Stephen King's _The_Shining_ close on its heels. Matheson's _Hell_House_ rounds out the top three. The parapsychology gets a bit hokey, and the characters aren't quite as well-rounded as I'd like, but I was impressed with this novel overall. Some readers are also going to be offended by sexuality and a depiction of a satanic chapel, although I have to say I didn't consider either to be gratuitous in any way. As several other reviewers have mentioned, it doesn't quite compare with Matheson's masterpiece _I_Am_Legend_, but it is an intelligent, well-written, incredibly fast-moving haunted house novel. If you like haunted house novels or if you're a fan of Matheson's other work, you won't be disappointed with this one.
