Poltergeist is a movie novelization written by James Kahn in 1982 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Tobe Hooper in 1982. The movie features JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight, Heather O’Rourke, Oliver Robins, Zelda Rubinstein, and others.
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Storyline
Steven and Diane Freeling live a quiet life in a California planned community called Cuesta Verde, where Steven is a successful real estate developer and Diane looks after their children Dana, Robbie, and Carol Anne. The following night, while the Freelings sleep, Carol Anne fixates on the television set as it transmits static again.
Movie vs Book
Year
1982
Minutes
114
Movie Rate
7.30
Source: IMDb
Year
1982
Pages
304
Book Rate
8.40
S: Goodreads
Book
Poltergeist
Author: James Kahn
Country: USA
First published in: 1982
Length: 304 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Poltergeist
User polls & recommendations
“I had to unlearn a lot of novelistic stuff to do a screenplay.”
RICHARD PRICE (Writer, Scriptwriter)
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