poltergeist
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On a more intimate scale, Gemma and Cady’s new Bay Area rental is a smart house where everything is a potential poltergeist, from the ice dispenser to the vacuum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025
He said he also dealt with reports of poltergeist activity, which is the belief held by some people that a spirit or force can move furniture or throw objects around a house.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2024
Here’s what you should know about the mysterious rise and fall of the purported poltergeist.
From National Geographic ● Sep. 19, 2023
Both have reportedly claimed that a Skinwalker ranch poltergeist followed them home.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 27, 2023
“Exactly. I have always liked the notion that the American twins were actually a poltergeist phenomenon; certainly poltergeists can overshadow any more interesting manifestation. Bad ghosts drive out good.”
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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
They are either annoying, like poltergeists, or vengeful, like the girl from “The Ring.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 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
The middle chapter looks at belief in supernatural agency—witches, demons, poltergeists.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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