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poltergeist

[pohl-ter-gahyst] / ˈpoʊl tərˌgaɪst /


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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

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

His lips are slightly parted, and he looks as though he’s sighted a poltergeist.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

Here are a few insulation options of which your poltergeists will surely approve.

From Seattle Times Oct. 20, 2023

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

“The Haunting of Hill House,” his popular Netflix series from 2018, plays out like “Six Feet Under” with poltergeists.

From New York Times Sep. 24, 2021

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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