Horror History: Original Poltergeist Concept Art Surfaces
The Internet is a treasure trove of movie goodness if you know where to look, and our friends over at Bloody Disgusting just came upon a Poltergeist fan site that’s home to some of the original ghost/creature concepts from effects supervisor Richard Edlund.
The material was provided by Matt Knowles, a super fan of the film. Matt recently sent the site a series of rare production photographs that he purchased on eBay, and we’re all the luckier for it!
Check out some of the designs below, and hit up the link above for more!
Stairway Ghost Concept
Theatrical Stairway Ghost
Original Demon Concept
Theatrical Demon
Alternate Door Demon
Theatrically Used Door Demon
Personally speaking, I kind of love the alternate door demon as in some mad way in conjures thoughts of Julian Beck’s Reverend Kane from Poltergeist II: The Other Side, and NOTHING in the franchise was scarier than he was.
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