Classic Friday : Poltergeist (1982) 9/10

Starring : Craig T Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robbins, Heather O’Rourke
Director : Tobe Hooper
Running Time : 115 mins

Young couple Steve (Nelson) and Diane Freeling (Williams) find their house to be haunted, although at first things seem okay as the ghosts are just being playful, but when their young daughter Carol Ann (O’Rourke) is kidnapped by the ghosts, the parents decide to call in professional help to deal with the hauntings.

A truly classic horror film, and penned by Steven Spielberg, this movie is still as scary today as it’s always been. The effects might not look as good after 25 years, but there’s still the deep sense of foreboding throughout the film, hinting at what is yet to come, mixed with an unnatural calm that keeps you waiting for something spooky to happen.

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