This Is the Best Horror Movie Where Not a Single Character Dies

No lead or supporting characters die in Tobe Hooper's Poltergeist, but that doesn't mean it's not scary as hell.

It’s One of the Most Beloved Horror Films of the 1980s, but There’s One Controversy About It That Will Never Die

Mayer Presents,” “A Tobe Hooper Film,” and “Poltergeist.” It’s the fourth screen of credits, which appears nearly four ...

HBO's "Harry Potter" series casts Peeves the Poltergeist, fan-favorite character cut from movies

Fans will be thrilled. But Filch? Not so much.

'Harry Potter' Casts Peter Serafinowicz as Peeves the Poltergeist

Peter Serafinowicz has been cast as Peeves the Poltergeist in HBO's "Harry Potter" series. The character, a cheeky ghost ...

Peter Serafinowicz joins 'Harry Potter' series; set to bring Peeves the Poltergeist to screen for first time

Peter Serafinowicz will bring the mischievous Peeves the Poltergeist to life in HBO's upcoming 'Harry Potter' series, a ...
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This is the real story behind that legendary 'Poltergeist curse'

The original Poltergeist is famous for traumatizing children who grew up in the early 1980s, and today's Poltergeist remake seems primed to do the same for children in 2015. But over the years, 1982's ...
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Catherine Crowe, the Woman Who Brought the Word 'Poltergeist' to English

“They’re here.” It might be one of the most famous quotes in movies, spoken by young Heather O’Rourke in 1982’s supernatural domestic thriller Poltergeist. The word has taken on a surprisingly sturdy ...