Some of the scariest things about The Poltergeist happened off-screen. The 1980s horror sensation is terrifying to watch, but even more terrifying given the multiple deaths that have been associated ...

Before it terrified audiences, 'Poltergeist' drew eerie inspiration from real-life suburban hauntings like the Herrmann family’s disturbances. The 1982 classic combined unsettling origins with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In one of the most iconic moments from the original Poltergeist, Diane Freeling (JoBeth Williams) falls into her unfinished ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the last Freeling sibling standing, Oliver Robins — who played middle child Robbie — has naturally thought a lot about the ...

With Halloween fast approaching there's plenty of scary movies out there to terrify yourself with in the spirit of spooky season. But some cult horror tales are so terrifying that the carnage they ...

Poltergeist has been haunting '80s kids — and their descendants — for 40 years. But the 1982 blockbuster, directed by Tobe Hooper and produced by Steven Spielberg, has been haunted itself by the ...