The 1980s were a tough time to be a horror director. Between the Satanic panic, the "video nasties" list, and wide-ranging protests from religious groups and organizations like The Legion of Decency, ...

Kane grins maniacally in a cave in "Poltergeist II: The Other Side" (1986) - MGM Entertainment Co. For Gen-X kids and Xennials who grew up in the '80s, childhood looked a lot different than it does ...

JoBeth Williams as Diane Freeling screaming in the rain in Poltergeist - Amblin Productions For many years, Tobe Hooper's 1982 horror film "Poltergeist" was said to be cursed, largely because of the ...

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Don’t let the PG rating fool you – Poltergeist is absolutely terrifying. The movie, which originally got tagged with an R rating before Spielberg and Hooper appealed and got it lowered to PG in the ...