Within Hollywood’s ongoing remake cycle, the 1982 hit “Poltergeist” is a choice both obvious and challenging. A touchstone for much in contemporary horror, with its emphasis on a family in peril, then ...

Director Gil Kenan's work on “Poltergeist” is, like his work on “City Of Ember” and “Monster House,” smart and focused and technically adept. He has done about as good a job as anyone would have done ...

So they remade Poltergeist for no discernible reason, not that anyone much noticed. The 1982 version was spooky as hell, and featured performances and special effects have held up surprisingly well ...

We’re just a few short hours away from the release of Gil Kenan’s Poltergeist, which is of course a remake of the same-named 1982 film. There’s never been a better time than right now to revisit Tobe ...

With the Poltergeist reboot hitting theaters this past weekend, horror fans are busy comparing how its frights stack up againt the 1982 original. But scarier than any of the cult horror films—remakes ...

In one of the most iconic moments from the original Poltergeist, Diane Freeling (JoBeth Williams) falls into her unfinished swimming pool and struggles to climb herself out as rotting, human remains ...

What do you get when you strip that magical, lightning-in-a-bottle clash of ideas between horror director Tobe Hooper and force of nature Steven Spielberg from 1982’s original Poltergeist? Well, it ...

"They're heeeere!" Crawling meat. Awful skin conditions. TV sets with programming that really, really sucks you in. Creepy toys. Trees that will reach in your window and eat you. Carol Anne! Yep, the ...

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It's infrequent and particularly satisfying when the remake of an especially memorable film equals or exceeds the experience of the original. In 1982, "Poltergeist" saw the brilliant pairing of "The ...

The TVs are bigger than they were in 1982, but the scares in the new “Poltergeist” don’t match the ones offered by director Tobe Hooper and producer Steven Spielberg the first time around. This new ...