Tobe Hooper’s Poltergeist is one of the greatest horror movies of the ’80s. And that’s saying a lot, as that’s a stacked decade for horror. Written and produced by Steven Spielberg, Poltergeist tells the story of an ordinary family in suburban California who move into a new house that’s got a serious haunting problem. Ghosts suck their six-year-old daughter into the netherworld via their TV set. Now, the house made famous by the film, located in Simi Valley, California, is up for sale for $1,198,700. You can check out the listing on Zillow. And yes, much of this house has remained in its ’80s-style glory.
The Zillow listing does not shy away from the home’s Poltergeist legacy. It says “This house is clean. Seriously, it is!” This is, of course, quoting psychic Tangina Barrons’ claim “This house is clean” from the movie. (She was wrong though, the house was definitely not clean yet). Although much of the house in the film was shot on soundstages, they filmed exteriors (and we believe the kitchen) in the actual home. The house itself was constructed in 1979. And the real home inside is remarkably similar to the movie sets.
Much like the recently bought and restored the Brady Bunch house to its ’70s TV style, we hope some rich superfan buys this home and turns it into a Poltergeist-themed Airbnb. They wouldn’t even have to remodel that much. Maybe change the staircase to look like that very ’80s circular staircase from the film. After that, fill the house with various Star Wars toys, throw in some fake skeletons in the swimming pool, and make sure that creepy clown doll is somewhere about. Oh, and one old-school tube TV in the living room. That’s really all you need. We guarantee horror fans would pay a pretty penny to stay there overnight and freak themselves out. We know we would.
