: The "ghost," a depression-era farmer named Mordechai Murdoch, turns out to be a Tulpa —a thoughtform brought to life by the collective belief of people reading about him on a local urban legend website.

: Published in 1971 by Richard Matheson , Hell House is regarded as one of the most terrifying haunted house novels ever written. It follows a team of four investigators—two mediums and two scientists—as they spend a week in the notorious Belasco House to prove the existence of life after death.

: Fans of Guns N' Roses refer to the band's notorious West Hollywood apartment during their early days as the "Hell House," where many of the stories that defined their "most dangerous band in the world" reputation took place.

: Sam and Dean Winchester travel to Richardson, Texas, to investigate a reputedly haunted house where a girl's body was found hanging in the cellar, only to disappear before police arrived.

: Hell House LLC (2015) is a critically acclaimed found-footage horror film about a tragic "malfunction" at a haunted house attraction that left 15 people dead. Its success led to a franchise, including sequels like The Carmichael Manor (2023) and Lineage (2025).

Aired in 2006, " Hell House " is widely considered a foundational episode of Supernatural because it introduced the (Harry Spangler and Ed Zeddmore), a pair of amateur paranormal investigators who would become recurring fan favorites.