'Poltergeist' house in Simi Valley, featured in '80s horror movie, is made available for Airbnb stay

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (KABC) -- The owner of the Simi Valley home that was featured in the 1982 blockbuster movie "Poltergeist" has made the house available on Airbnb, with furnishings celebrating the horror film and '80s nostalgia.

"It's like the house is getting a new life and people are able to experience it, and in really cool and interesting and unique ways," said Rachel Powers. "Buying this house was not quite what I had planned in life."

Powers said she grew up watching the "Poltergeist" movie.

"I've probably seen it about 50 times before I bought the house," she said, "and now since I bought the house , probably another 50."

She said she wanted to recreate the feeling of film's eerie charm, but also have it warm and inviting.



"Every time somebody inquires about the house, they tell me their story. And it's really cool because it's never just a, 'Hey, I want to book the house.'"

To see more about the horror-movie house, watch Community News Producer J.J. Zavalla's report in the video player above.

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