Poltergeist: Directed by Tobe Hooper. With Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne. A family's home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a doorway to the "other side." With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.

A poltergeist is a type of ghost or spirit that causes physical disturbances, such as loud noises and objects being moved or destroyed. Learn about the origin, etymology and possible causes of poltergeist phenomena, from hoaxes and psychological factors to natural phenomena and paranormal theories.

Poltergeist is an American horror film franchise distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the 1980s. The original trilogy revolves around the members of the Freeling family, who are stalked and terrorized by a group of ghosts, led by a demon known as the Beast, that are attracted to the youngest daughter, Carol Anne.

Learn about the untimely deaths of four actors who starred in the "Poltergeist" trilogy, a horror franchise about a family haunted by ghosts. Find out the causes, circumstances and myths behind the "Poltergeist curse" that haunts the movies and their fans.

Poltergeist: Directed by Gil Kenan. With Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Saxon Sharbino, Kyle Catlett. A family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces must come together to rescue their youngest daughter after the apparitions take her captive.

When you mix a daughter who communicates with spirits living inside a TV set, a backyard that becomes a swimming pool of muddy skeletons, a wolf-beast demon...

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Strange and creepy happenings beset an average California family, the Freelings -- Steve (Craig T. Nelson), Diane (JoBeth Williams), teenaged Dana (Dominique Dunne), eight-year-old Robbie (Oliver...