Poltergeist movie

A family's home is haunted by a host of ghosts.

:For the film series, see Poltergeist (film series). For the first in the film series, see Poltergeist (1982 film). For the TV series, see: Poltergeist: The Legacy (German for noisy ghost) is a term used to describe a supposed spirit or ghost that manifests itself by moving and influencing inanimate objects.Reports of poltergeist activity typically feature raps, bumps, thumps, knocks, footsteps, and bed shaking, all without a discernible point of origin or physical reason for occurrence. Many accounts also report objects being thrown about the room, furniture being moved, and even people being levitated.

Though rare, a few reported poltergeists have been purported to speak, including the The Bell Witch in 1817 and Gef the Talking Mongoose in 1931.Major HypothesesThese are the major theories for poltergeist phenomena.Mischievous spiritsA pamphlet printed in London in 1698 by Mr. Ricard Chamberlain provides an account of a poltergeist-type haunting that had occurred some years before. Two copies of the pamphlet exist in the British Museum called: "Lithobolia, or stone throwing Devil. Being an Exact and True account (by way of Journal) of the various actions of infernal Spirits or (Devils Incarnate) Witches or both: and the great Disturbance and Amazement they gave to George Waltons family at a place called Great Island in the province of New Hampshire in New England, chiefly in throwing about (by an Invisible hand) Stones, Bricks, and Brick-Bats of all sizes, with several other things, as Hammers, Mauls, Iron-Crows, Spits, and other Utensils, as came into their Hellish minds, and this for space of a quarter of a year...."Poltergeist activity originates with agentsPoltergeist activity tends to occur around a single person called an agent or a focus. Page 456: (entry for Poltergeist) "...typically an agent, an individual who seems to act as a focus or magnet for the activity. The agent is a factor in most cases, both those that seem paranormal or that may be caused by human PK." Foci are often, but not limited to, pubescent children.

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Poltergeist Cast

• Beatrice Straight
• Clair E. Leucart
• Dirk Blocker
• Dominique Dunne
• Heather O'Rourke
• James Karen
• JoBeth Williams
• Lou Perryman
• Martin Casella
• Michael McManus
• Oliver Robins
• Richard Lawson
• Virginia Kiser
• Zelda Rubinstein