What's the Difference between Hell House the Book and The Legend of Hell House the Movie?

Horror

Hell House

56%
Released: 1971
Author: Richard Matheson

The Legend of Hell House

44%
Released: 1973
Director: John Hugh
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In the Book In the Movie
Dr. Lionel Barrett
Dr. Lionel Barrett
Portrayed by: Clive Revill
Benjamin Franklin Fischer
Benjamin Franklin Fischer
Portrayed by: Roddy McDowall
Florence Tanner
Florence Tanner
Portrayed by: Pamela Franklin
Edith Barrett
Ann Barrett
Portrayed by: Gayle Hunnicutt
Emeric Belasco
Emeric Belasco
Portrayed by: Michael Gough
The Legend of Hell House Book vs Movie
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In the Book In the Movie
   All four members of the team are present in the dining room when Barrett is attacked by the poltergeist Only Barrett, Tanner, and Fischer are present
   Tanner used to be an actress and lost her brother when she was a child This is left out
   The Belasco house has a swimming pool and a steam room This is not shown
   After Lionel is killed by the machine explosion, he is violently attacked and dragged all the way to the swimming pool, where he is drowned. When Edith goes to search for him, she too is attacked, and finds his body lying in the pool We don't see what happens to him after he is killed by the explosion. When Edith goes to search for him, she doesn't get attacked, and finds his body crushed by a chandelier in the chapel
   The movie is set in Maine in the United States and features a team of American investigators The movie is set in England and features a of team of British investigators
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