POLTERGEIST 1982 HORROW MOVIE ORIGINAL STORYBOARD ART CARL ALDANA GRABBED TERROR

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Poltergeist 1982 Movie Original Storyboard Art Original Drawing by Carl Aldana Measures approximately 8.5" x 11" You are bidding on a single original hand drawn storyboard page from the 1982 horror movie "Poltergeist"! The page is an original drawing by artist Carl Aldana! These pages are an amazing piece of movie history! PLEASE NOTE : The photos above are the exact pieces you will receive. Please inspect the photos for condition. This is production art that has been handled during the process of shooting the movie. It may show signs of edge wear including corner dings, creases, small tears or discoloration. Please see the photos for condition of the piece. ***THE MOVIE POSTER SHOWN ABOVE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE AUCTION. IT IS FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY*** Movie Info: Poltergeist is a 1982 American horror film , directed by Tobe Hooper and co-written and produced by Steven Spielberg . It is the first and most successful film of the Poltergeist film trilogy . Set in a California suburb, the plot focuses on a family whose home is invaded by malevolent ghosts that abduct the family's youngest daughter.The film was ranked as #80 on Bravo 's 100 Scariest Movie Moments [2 ] and the Chicago Film Critics Association named it the 20th scariest film ever made. [3 ] The film also appeared at #84 on American Film Institute 's 100 Years. ..100 Thrills , a list of America's most heart-pounding movies. [4 ] Poltergeist was also nominated for three Academy Awards .The Poltergeist franchise is believed by some to be cursed due to the premature deaths of several people associated with the film, [5 ] a notion that was the focus of an E! True Hollywood Story . Plot Steven and Diane Freeling live a quiet life in a California planned community called Cuesta Verde, where Steven is a successful realtor and Diane is a housewife who cares for their children Dana, Robbie, and Carol Anne. Carol Anne awakens one night and begins conversing with the family's television set, which has started transmitting static following a sign-off . The following night, while the Freelings are sleeping, Carol Anne becomes fixated on the television set as it transmits static again. Suddenly, an apparition emerges from the television screen and vanishes into the wall, creating a violent earthquake within the house in the process, to which Carol Anne announces "They're here."Bizarre events begin to occur the following day, such as glasses and utensils that spontaneously break or bend and furniture that moves of its own accord. The phenomena seem benign at first, but quickly begin to intensify. That night, a gnarled backyard tree becomes animated and grabs Robbie through the bedroom window. While Diane and Steven rescue Robbie, Carol Anne is sucked through a portal in her closet. The Freelings realize she has been taken when they hear her voice emanating from a television set.A group of parapsychologists from UC Irvine —Dr. Lesh, Ryan, and Marty—come to the Freeling house to investigate and determine that the Freelings are experiencing a poltergeist intrusion. They discover that the disturbances involve more than just one ghost. Steven also finds out in an exchange with his boss, Lewis Teague, that Cuesta Verde is built where a cemetery was once located.After Dana and Robbie are sent away for their safety, Dr. Lesh and Ryan call in Tangina Barrons, a spiritual medium . Tangina states that the spirits inhabiting the house are lingering in a different " sphere of consciousness " and are not at rest. Attracted to Carol Anne's life force , these spirits are distracted from the real " light " that has come for them. Tangina then adds that among these ghosts, there is also a demon known as the "Beast", who has Carol Anne under restraint in an effort to manipulate the other spirits.The assembled group discovers that the entrance to the other dimension is through the children's bedroom closet, while the exit is through the living room ceiling. As the group attempts to rescue Carol Anne, Diane passes thr... read more

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