Poltergeist movie series

The Poltergeist movies are a trilogy of horror films produced in the 1980s. Steven Spielberg co-wrote, co-produced, and some say directed the first Poltergeist although Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) was billed as the director. Poltergeist II: The Other Side and Poltergeist III each had a different writer, producer, and director. Brian Gibson directed Poltergeist II: The Other Side, whereas Poltergeist III was directed, co-written, co-produced and storyboarded by Gary Sherman. Michael Grais and Mark Victor co-wrote the first film with Spielberg, wrote the second film on their own and also co-produced it. Brian Taggert and an uncredited Steve Feke co-wrote the third film. Spielberg's long-time companions (and then-married couple) Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy co-produced the first film. Freddie Fields and Lynn Arost co-produced the second film, and the third film was co-produced by Barry Bernardi. The scores of the first two films were composed by Jerry Goldsmith. H.R. Giger did conceptual designs for the second films.

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Horror film - Steven Spielberg - Tobe Hooper - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Brian Gibson - Gary Sherman - Michael Grais - Mark Victor - Brian Taggert - Steve Feke - Frank Marshall - Kathleen Kennedy - Freddie Fields - Lynn Arost - Barry Bernardi - Jerry Goldsmith - H.R. Giger

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In the first movie (released in 1982), a group of sinister ghosts invade the Freeling family's home through the television. At first the ghosts appear friendly, playing tricks and amusing the family, then turn malevolent and nasty. The family's 5-year-old daughter, Carol Anne, is then abducted by the ghosts and held hostage in their spiritual world. A ghost expert, Dr. Lesh, and a spiritual healer, Tangina Barrons, are eventually brought in, allowing her mother to step into the "other world" to save her. It is then revealed gruesomely at the end of the movie that the family home (and the entire residental subdivision) was built over a cemetery (that only had the headstones moved to a different location), disturbing the sleep of the dead. The two sequels (released in 1986 and 1988) followed Reverend Henry Kane ("The Beast" who kidnapped Carol Anne in the first film) stalking Carol Anne and her other family members too.

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Movie - 1982 - Ghost - Television - Cemetery - Headstone - 1986 - 1988

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Some of the stars in the movie suffered unfortunate fates, for which the movie series has been dubbed as having a Poltergeist curse.

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