You Can Keep on the Home From ‘Poltergeist’, and Even Have Somebody Hang-out You

It’s been a couple of 12 months for the reason that home from 1982’s Poltergeist went available on the market for the primary time, thrilling horror followers who scrolled by way of property pictures, dreamed of stacking chairs within the retro-preserved kitchen, and questioned if something suspicious was unearthed whereas constructing that yard pool. That was enjoyable, however that is even higher: within the grand custom of movie-themed stays previous, the Freeling home is now obtainable for reserving on Airbnb, full with a large outdated TV set broadcasting static (should you dare) and clown doll (if you realize, you realize).

The Poltergeist Home—situated in Simi Valley, not the fictional, ill-planned suburb of “Cuesta Verde”—has a devoted website, stuffed with superb pictures that reaffirm simply how a lot of the 43-year-old film’s essence nonetheless lives on inside its partitions. It sleeps as much as eight company (there are 4 bedrooms and a couple of.5 bogs), so if you will get a gaggle collectively, that may make the $800 beginning worth per night time just a little extra manageable. It additionally has facilities galore, together with a pool (skeleton-free, from the appears to be like of it) and scorching tub.

The perfect amenity of all, nevertheless, may be very particular to the Poltergeist Home. In accordance with the Airbnb web page, your keep can embody “customized curated experiences with static-lit portraits, excursions, film screenings, or an evening that feels… watched.” Why not conduct a mystical investigation when you’re at it? (It’s been finished: the home performed host to an episode of Ghost Adventures that aired earlier this 12 months on the Discovery Channel, and naturally you noticed what occurred within the film itself.)

Even should you can’t swing a visit to Los Angeles to indulge your TV folks fantasies, you possibly can nonetheless mutter “They’re heeeere!” and “You’re jammin’ my frequency” to your self whereas appreciating the photographs. Listed here are our favorites; head to the Poltergeist House to see all of them and learn the way to ebook your keep.

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