Belasco House
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Belasco House is the infamous haunted mansion at the center of Richard Matheson’s horror novel *The Legend of Hell House*, notorious for its violent supernatural phenomena and dark history.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional haunted house
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fictional location ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Legend of Hell House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFictionalCharacter | Emeric Belasco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
skepticism versus belief
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survival horror ⓘ the afterlife ⓘ |
| centralLocationIn | The Legend of Hell House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Richard Matheson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalLocationOf | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Legend of Hell House (1971 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | horror ⓘ |
| hasFictionalEvent |
extreme psychic disturbances
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multiple unexplained deaths ⓘ previous failed investigations ⓘ |
| hasFictionalFeature |
basement
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chapel ⓘ hidden chambers ⓘ sealed rooms ⓘ |
| hasFictionalProperty |
amplifies psychic energy
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contains residual human spirits ⓘ linked to Emeric Belasco’s crimes NERFINISHED ⓘ resists exorcism ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
being the “Mount Everest of haunted houses”
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haunting ⓘ murder ⓘ poltergeist activity ⓘ possession ⓘ sexual depravity ⓘ violent supernatural phenomena ⓘ |
| inspiredAdaptation | The Legend of Hell House (1973 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverse | The Legend of Hell House universe ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Emeric Belasco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | source of supernatural conflict ⓘ |
| ownedByFictional | Emeric Belasco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | modern haunted house literature canon ⓘ |
| roleInWork | primary setting ⓘ |
| settingFor | paranormal investigation ⓘ |
| subgenre | haunted house fiction ⓘ |
| visitedByFictionalCharacter |
Benjamin Franklin Fischer
NERFINISHED
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Dr. Lionel Barrett NERFINISHED ⓘ Edith Barrett NERFINISHED ⓘ Florence Tanner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitedByFictionalCharacterGroup | a team of psychic investigators ⓘ |
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