For the first time in 45 years, the legendary house from the movie Poltergeist is back on the market! Yes this is the home where much of the first movie of the series was filmed but “This house is clean”
Seriously, it is! Well-loved by its original owners, this charming 4 bedroom, 2 1/2-bathroom home is ready to welcome a new family, without the ghostly antics, we promise! Enjoy a thoughtfully designed layout perfect for entertaining, relaxing, and living your best life. Step into the foyer and immediately feel the good energy of this well taken care of home. Spacious living room features large windows that fill the home with natural light, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere. Formal dining room leads to the infamous kitchen where fans of the movie will love to see it’s still in its original form but with updated appliances of course! Enjoy cozy nights by the fireplace in the family room which also includes a built-in office space and could easily be converted into a downstairs bedroom. Also included downstairs are the half bath and large laundry room. Upstairs you will find all 4 bedrooms. Primary bedroom boasts magnificent vaulted ceilings creating an airy and open atmosphere of tranquility. Expansive en suite bathroom, designed to be your personal spa retreat, features a giant bathtub, dual sinks, separate shower area and large walk-in closet. Three other spacious bedrooms share the large full bathroom in the hallway. With ample storage and a 3 car garage this home has more than enough space for all your needs. Plus, Enormous almost 16,000 square-foot lot is the largest in the neighborhood! Jacuzzi and Large Sparkling pool ideal for cooling off on hot California days or hosting epic pool parties. Plus, it’s much safer than building a portal to another dimension! With so much flat yard space you could build a pool house or an ADU for extra income! Got an RV or a boat? No problem! This property includes ample space for all your recreational vehicles. Investors pay attention!! With the huge lot there is much room to lot split and build a second home! Don’t miss out on your chance to own this iconic piece of Hollywood history. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live in a home with a story, minus the spooks. Schedule your private tour today and start your next chapter in this enchanting abode. Close to great schools, parks, shopping, dining and conveniently close to 118 freeway for easy commute! Buyers must send preapproval before showing.
I grew up around the corner from where they say the story originated from.
A REAL Poltergeist Story from Texas
The house, according to Google Streetview, May 2011
803 Poppet’s Way, Crosby, Texas: This address, located within the Newport subdivision outside Houston, is a real life *Poltergeist *story:
The upscale neighborhood first began acquiring modern residents in the 1980s. Ben and Jean Williams were the first to begin reporting problems…mundane things at first like toilets flushing and lights flickering. They also had a tree in their yard covered with strange markings, and rectangular sinkholes began appearing in their backyard.
In 1983, neighbors Sam and Judy Haney began putting in a swimming pool in their backyard and unearthed two coffins containing the bodies of a man and a woman. After some research, the neighbors got in contact with an elderly man named Jasper Norton, who was formerly employed as a gravedigger. He told them the area was once the site of the Black Hope Cemetery and that as many as 60 people, many former slaves, were buried there. The two bodies uncovered in the Haney yard belonged to Betty and Charlie Thomas, former slaves who were buried in the 1930s.
The land the subdivision sits on had remained in the custody of one family from a time prior to the Civil War, to up until when the property was sold in the 1970s to real estate developers. This family owned and operated a plantation, and after the Civil War, continued to employ many freed blacks as farm hands.
It is argued that the former owners of the property did not disclose the inclusion of a small portion of the land that was deeded for use as a Potter’s Cemetery, however, it is claimed that the buyer was quite aware of its presence. Eyewitness testimony states that developers bulldozed several wooden crosses and a picket fence during the early stages of development.
In any event, Ben and Jean were the first to build a home on what was the cemetery in 1980, followed soon after by the Haney’s. Out of respect for the dead, the Haney’s made the tough decision to rebury the Thomas’ in the yard, but shortly afterward, the Haney’s started reporting hauntings in their home…disembodied voices, etc. Other neighbors were also experiencing activity and began moving out, but the Williams’ and the Haney’s decided to stay.
Unfortunately, the Williams’ began to experience more and more problems. Their grand- daughter became ill, and the sinkholes began opening up. Ben even reported seeing an apparition hovering over his sleeping wife. The Haney’s were also still experiencing problems and unexplained illnesses decided to file a lawsuit against the neighborhood’s developer. The jury found in favor of the Haney’s but the judge overruled the decision. The Haney’s, now broke, filed for bankruptcy and fled the home.
The Williams’ decided to try their hand at a lawsuit, but decided to gather more evidence first. In their quest, they found an older resident who told them that the strange markings on the tree in their yard actually marked the spot where two young girls were buried. Jean started digging but when exhaustion took over, her 30 year old daughter Tina began. After no more than 30 minutes, Tina suffered a major heart attack and died two days later. The Williams simply abandoned the house after that, seven years after they had first built it, and fled to Montana. The later went on to help co-author the book based on their experiences, the Black Hope Horror.
Passive Jay? Is that you?
Hey, Texans - that star shit you put on your houses is the gayest shit ever.