Description
Author: James Kahn (Based on a story by Steven Spielberg)
Publisher: Warner Books (A Warner Communications Company)
Year: 1982
Edition: First Warner Books Printing: May, 1982 (Full Number Line
Format: Mass Market Paperback Movie Tie-In
Condition: Very Good Plus
Publisher: Warner Books (A Warner Communications Company)
Year: 1982
Edition: First Warner Books Printing: May, 1982 (Full Number Line
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1)Format: Mass Market Paperback Movie Tie-In
Condition: Very Good Plus
The ultimate 1980s cinematic horror tie-in, preserved in true first-printing format.
Before it became a generation-defining piece of supernatural cinema, Poltergeist was meticulously expanded into novel form by accomplished sci-fi and tie-in author James Kahn. Working directly from the legendary story by Steven Spielberg and the screenplay by Spielberg, Michael Grais, and Mark Victor, Kahn infuses the narrative with a deep, unsettling psychological dread. The text offers an intimate exploration of the Freeling family's suburban nightmare, delivering terrifying nuances and background lore regarding the entity that the classic Tobe Hooper film could only hint at.
This highly collectible copy is a True First Printing of the First Warner Books Edition, published in May 1982 to coincide with the film's theatrical release. The front cover features the iconic, haunting silhouette movie poster art of Carol Anne drawn toward the static-filled television screen. For collectors of 1980s pop culture artifact literature and vintage horror ephemera, finding a true first print with a pristine number line is an exceptional catch.
Condition Notes
- Overall Profile: Very Good Plus (VG+). A remarkably well-preserved survivor of the early 1980s paperback era.
- Cover: Vibrant color retention with a deep, glossy black background that shows only minor surface shelf rubbing. Edges are straight with minimal micro-chipping along the joints.
- Spine: Structurally square, tight, and completely uncreased. The text block is firm and has not suffered the typical roll common to read copies of this era.
- Interior: Pages are clean, complete, and completely free of inscriptions, highlighting, or dog-ears. Features a natural, uniform amber-toned age coloration appropriate to its 1982 wood-pulp manufacture.