Nestled in a sleepy, suburban subdivision, 4267 Roxbury St. looks like any other home on its Simi Valley, California, block.
But the 2,373-square-foot house, with a manicured lawn and red brick walkway, has an infamous Hollywood past: It’s the family home featured in the 1982 horror blockbuster “Poltergeist,” directed by Tobe Hooper.
Rachel Powers, a tech worker and mother of three, purchased the nearly 50-year-old home for $1.28 million in October 2024. Since February, she has spent months and close to $200,000 restoring select rooms to match their appearance in the movie, she tells CNBC Make It.
“To me this house still has another story to tell,” says Powers, who lives in the home about half the year and rents it out to short-term visitors the rest of the time for anywhere from $600 to $1,200 a night, according to the home’s website.
Powers says she had always known of the home featured in “Poltergeist,” just two miles from her sister’s home, but she thought the house had sold a month before she started her home search. Regardless, she says she was looking for a smaller home in a lower price range.
