We all know the line. It’s one the spookiest and most famous in all of horror. It’s from the film Poltergeist, and that it comes from Carol Anne Freeling (Heather O’Rourke)—young and blonde and ...

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"Poltergeist" brought together two legends of 20th-century cinema with very different sensibilities. We have director Tobe Hooper, best known for the original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Hooper's work ...

A book about Poltergeist, the 1982 haunted house movie to end all haunted house movies, could take as many shapes as its titular spectral force. A haunted clown, a possessed tree—an academic ...

Sleep here at your own risk. The infamous house from the 1982 horror classic “Poltergeist” is being transformed into an Airbnb, available to rent by supernatural-obsessed fans. The home, built in 1979 ...

Tobe Hooper’s Poltergeist came out 40 years ago, and scared the bejeezus out of American kids. And the most shocking thing about this film, which turned on an entire generation to a love of horror ...

Since the original "Poltergeist" film came out in 1982, those involved in the making of the series have found their names associated with a so-called "curse" following a string of tragedies. So ...

Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap The first and most well-known story of tragic or strange events comes from the death of the two young female stars of the original ...

From "Halloween" to "A Nightmare on Elm Street," there's no shortage of iconic horror movies from the '70s and '80s that launched long-running franchises. Still, "Poltergeist" stands out among the ...