Blumhouse are set to develop new series about the Battersea poltergeist
Get Out studio will produce a scripted ongoing series titled The Battersea Poltergeist as well as an unscripted companion show, Blumhouse’s Ghost Story, both based on the popular BBC Radio 4 podcast series.A press release adds that the studio “have also secured Shirley Hitchings’ life rights, as well as the rights to her and James Clark’s book, The Poltergeist Prince of London: The Remarkable True Story of the Battersea Poltergeist.”A synopsis adds: “The podcast documents the strange events focused around Shirley Hitchings in 1956 that were investigated over a 12-year period, the longest documented poltergeist haunting in history.”Speaking of the project, Blumhouse Television president Chris McCumber said: “From our first listen to Danny’s