What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

Hii guys, i’ve read about this book somewhere in facebook about a year ago, the protagonist was a writer searching for the source of evil (or writing about something like that), i think he was a bit skeptic and i remember a part of the book where he found an old man in an old house (maybe something to do with a red rooom, cant say if thats correct) that was possessed or was the devil itself, something like that.
The book is supposed to be really creepy and if i recall stephen king had something to say about it.
Sorry to be so vague, but thats really all i can remember, if anybody has read something remotly similar let me know!
Thanks a lot :)

The Red Room by H.G. Wells. Classic short story.

Unfortunately no, i’ve stumble upon that one while searching for the name of the book on google, and its not that :/ but its a good one too

Was there a scene were some spirit/force is sucking the life out of the skeptic in the red room?

Could it be the dumas club by Arturo Pérez-Reverte? It was made into a movie called the nine gates with Johnny Depp in it.

I removed the ALL CAPS from the topic header. (It looks like shouting.)

https://youtu.be/c5YEJaItFNo

Alexis, maybe i’m not sure, have you read something like that?

Hey Luci, i remember the movie, i’ll check out the book, maybe its that one, sure looks similar :) and thanks Kris, lol wasnt trying to make it look like i was shouting :)

It's not what I would consider to be "creepy," but this is the story I was thinking of. It doesn't really answer well to your recollection though, sorry.

No. 252 Rue M. Le Prince by Ralph Adams Cram.

King cited H.P. Lovecraft as a huge source of inspiration and it could be one of his many stories, but those details you gave aren't immediately identifying one for me. The writer/reporter skeptic makes me think of The Haunter of the Dark, but that definitely doesn't fit.

Alexis, thanks for your help, still not quite what i’m looking for, but it all seems very interesting :)

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