As for the sexual context in Hell nsider Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange, which has a lot of violence within its pages, yet is considered a classic.

The Shining is a child of both Hill House and Hell House, and exists somewhere in the middle of those tales. Yes, Hell House is squarely R-rated and does contain seduction and sexual violence, and the article online 'Storyteller: Fresh Hell' (may contain light spoilers?) discusses that Matheson was very much a fan of The Haunting of Hill House (Jackson's book and the film) but wanted to make a more visceral tale that eschews the vague apparitions of Gothic haunts (Henry James and Shirley Jackson.) A good metric is whether you enjoyed Stephen King's The Shining or any of the film adaptations of it. Okay, I've seen what everyone has said and thought I'd add my two cents. But you might, just maybe, find it's an awesome read as I did. Hill will still be there in all of its glory. If you get a quarter of the way through it and it's not to your liking, put it down and walk away. Matheson at his prime is one of my favorite authors, and is responsible for another of my all time favorites, I Am Legend. My feeling is this: if you enjoy good haunted house tales, you need to give Hell a try, putting all thoughts of Hill out of your mind as you do so. If you loved one would reading the other change your feelings? Think of it this way: Dracula and 'Salems Lot are both novels in the vampire genre, but have virtually nothing in common. They are so tonally different that the only point of comparison is that they both are set in haunted houses. What I can say is you shouldn't worry about your love for Hill suffering because you read Hell. Haven't gotten to Kill Creek yet, so I can't say how that compares. Other Subreddits that might interest you: Horror Award Nominees & Winners, 1975-2013 R/horrorlit's TOP 10 GREATEST NON-SUPERNATURAL HORROR NOVELS OF ALL TIME!!! R/horrorlit's TOP 10 GREATEST HORROR SHORT STORIES OF ALL TIME!!! R/horrorlit's TOP 10 GREATEST HORROR NOVELS OF ALL TIME!!!! If you would like to mask a potential spoiler, use the following format: (/spoiler)Īll times in ET (EST/EDT) unless otherwise noted. Spoiler tags are left to user discretion. Some rule violations may result in a temporary or permanent ban on the first strike. We do ask that you help us keep a high level of discourse by avoiding image-only posts, blog spam, surveys, plugging your own unpublished or self-published fiction, and linking to fundraisers or items for sale. No book is off-limits since horror is subjective.

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