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

It’s been a couple of 12 months because the home from 1982’s Poltergeist went in the marketplace for the primary time, thrilling horror followers who scrolled by property photographs, dreamed of stacking chairs within the retro-preserved kitchen, and puzzled 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of movie-themed stays previous, the Freeling home is now obtainable for reserving on Airbnb, full with an enormous outdated TV set broadcasting static (in the event you dare) and clown doll (if you already know, you already know).

The Poltergeist Home—situated in Simi Valley, not the fictional, ill-planned suburb of “Cuesta Verde”—has a devoted website, stuffed with wonderful photographs 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 friends (there are 4 bedrooms and a pair of.5 loos), so if you will get a gaggle collectively, that may make the $800 beginning value per evening a bit of extra manageable. It additionally has facilities galore, together with a pool (skeleton-free, from the seems of it) and scorching tub.

The most effective amenity of all, nevertheless, could be very particular to the Poltergeist Home. In keeping 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 whilst you’re at it? (It’s been carried out: 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 in the event 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 below are our favorites; head to the Poltergeist House to see all of them and learn the way to e book your keep.

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