A short version of the adventure was first published in Warlock: The Fighting Fantasy Magazine. Originally 185 references, the adventure was modified and expanded to 400 references for the final title.
The American edition of the book, published by Dell Laurel-Leaf, was re-titled House of Hades as the word 'Hell' can be considered a profanity in the United States.[citation needed]
As with titles such as Appointment with F.E.A.R. and Sword of the Samurai, House of Hell utilizes an additional game mechanic; in this instance, "Fear Points", which the player will occasionally accrue. If too many Fear Points are accumulated the story ends, as the character is literally scared to death.
Story
House of Hell is a horror story in which the protagonist must escape a haunted house, and survive against monsters such as skeletons, zombies, ghosts, and vampires.[1]
At first a guest, the player discovers the house is home to Satan-worshippers and various monsters. Gameplay is initially devoted to finding a means of escape, although after finding a series of clues, the player must first defeat the evil presiding over the house.
In other media
A digital version developed by Tin Man Games is available for Android and iOS.[2]
In 2010, Super Team Film Prods secured the rights to House of Hell, with the intention to make a motion picture based on the title.[3]
Reception
In the June 1985 edition of White Dwarf (Issue #66), Chris Mitchell thought the artwork was "of very good quality", the price was reasonable, and the book was a worthy addition to the Fighting Fantasy collection.[4]
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. Archived from the original on September 7, 2005.
House of Hell on the official Fighting Fantasy website
House of Hell 2007-04-16 at the Wayback Machine on the Wizard Books website
May 04, 2023
house, hell, confused, with, house, from, hell, hell, house, house, hades, united, states, single, player, adventure, gamebook, written, steve, jackson, illustrated, sell, originally, published, 1984, puffin, books, later, republished, wizard, books, 2002, for. Not to be confused with House From Hell or Hell house House of Hell House of Hades in the United States 1 is a single player adventure gamebook written by Steve Jackson illustrated by Tim Sell and originally published in 1984 by Puffin Books It was later republished by Wizard Books in 2002 It forms part of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone s Fighting Fantasy series It is the 10th in the series in the original Puffin series ISBN 0 14 031831 3 and 7th in the modern Wizard series ISBN 1 84046 417 8 A digital version was developed by Tin Man Games for Microsoft Windows Mac Linux Android and iOS House of HellCover of the first editionAuthorSteve Jackson 1 IllustratorTim SellCover artistPuffin Ian MillerWizard Nicholas HallidaySeriesFighting FantasyPuffin number 10Wizard number 7GenreFantasyLocation EarthPublication datePuffin 1984 1 Dell Laurel Leaf 1985 1 Wizard 2002Media typePrint Paperback ISBN0 14031 831 3 Puffin ISBN 1 84046 417 8 Wizard Contents 1 Creation 2 Rules 3 Story 4 In other media 5 Reception 6 References 7 External linksCreation EditA short version of the adventure was first published in Warlock The Fighting Fantasy Magazine Originally 185 references the adventure was modified and expanded to 400 references for the final title The American edition of the book published by Dell Laurel Leaf was re titled House of Hades as the word Hell can be considered a profanity in the United States citation needed Rules EditMain article Fighting Fantasy Overview As with titles such as Appointment with F E A R and Sword of the Samurai House of Hell utilizes an additional game mechanic in this instance Fear Points which the player will occasionally accrue If too many Fear Points are accumulated the story ends as the character is literally scared to death Story EditHouse of Hell is a horror story in which the protagonist must escape a haunted house and survive against monsters such as skeletons zombies ghosts and vampires 1 At first a guest the player discovers the house is home to Satan worshippers and various monsters Gameplay is initially devoted to finding a means of escape although after finding a series of clues the player must first defeat the evil presiding over the house In other media EditA digital version developed by Tin Man Games is available for Android and iOS 2 In 2010 Super Team Film Prods secured the rights to House of Hell with the intention to make a motion picture based on the title 3 Reception EditIn the June 1985 edition of White Dwarf Issue 66 Chris Mitchell thought the artwork was of very good quality the price was reasonable and the book was a worthy addition to the Fighting Fantasy collection 4 References Edit a b c d e Schick Lawrence 1991 Heroic Worlds A History and Guide to Role Playing Games Prometheus Books p 366 ISBN 0 87975 653 5 Tin Man Games House of Hell Retrieved 9 February 2013 Lodderhose Riana 27 April 2010 Super Team buys House of Hell rights Variety Retrieved 19 September 2014 Mitchell Chris June 1985 Open Box White Dwarf Games Workshop 66 7 External links Edit Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks on gamebooks org Archived from the original on 2016 12 04 Retrieved 2007 05 05 House of Hell on fightingfantasy com Archived from the original on September 7 2005 House of Hell on the official Fighting Fantasy website House of Hell Archived 2007 04 16 at the Wayback Machine on the Wizard Books website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title House of Hell amp oldid 1146694508, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
