Poltergeist house goes on sale for US$1.2 million, first time since ghost film’s release
- The four-bedroom house where the classic 1982 horror movie was filmed is ghost-free, its agent promises, but does come with pool and hot tub
The home where the classic horror movie Poltergeist was filmed is officially for sale, with the property agent promising it is clean of any “ghostly antics”.
Filming locations are always popular for movie fans, but this four-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom house in Simi Valley, in the US state of California, was a main character in the 1982 film, coming to life and terrorising a family that moves in.
In the Tobe Hooper-directed film, the family navigates ghosts, a child-snatching tree and hidden portals to a different dimension.
Lauren Murdock, who holds the listing with Equity Union, promises there are no portals and no ghosts. Instead, she says, large windows give the home plenty of natural light, and there is a built-in office space and four spacious upstairs bedrooms.
This is the first time in 45 years that the home along Roxbury Street is for sale, she says, and the listing has already garnered plenty of attention.
The 2,373 sq ft (220-square-metre) home was newly built when it first caught the eye of filmmakers, Murdock says, and the large lot made production easier for the crew with all their equipment.
