poltergeist
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In some scenes, the spirit is a poltergeist nuisance, spilling glasses and knocking down shelves; in others, it’s confoundingly trapped behind some sort of plasma screen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025
Here’s what you should know about the mysterious rise and fall of the purported poltergeist.
From National Geographic ● Sep. 19, 2023
A play about the Enfield poltergeist which was said to have wreaked havoc in a north London council house in the 1970s is to come to London's West End.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2023
Both have reportedly claimed that a Skinwalker ranch poltergeist followed them home.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 27, 2023
Peeves was the school poltergeist, a grinning, airborne menace who lived to cause havoc and distress.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
The latest is a 512-acre ranch in rural Utah that is supposedly a “hotspot” for UFOs, poltergeists, animal mutilations and “shadow creatures.”
From Scientific American ● Jun. 27, 2023
In New Jersey, sellers, if asked, must disclose known information about any potential poltergeists.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
Families who swear their homes have been taken over by spirits, poltergeists, shadow people or demons call upon “The Dead Files” team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2020
Far from sneering at poltergeists, he liked them.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 19, 2020
The middle chapter looks at belief in supernatural agency—witches, demons, poltergeists.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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