Poltergeist (trope): Difference between revisions

For the movie of the same name, go [[Poltergeist (1982 film)|here]].

 

* In ''[[Ghost Hunt]]'', one character's desire to be noticed ends up manifesting a poltergeist that injures several characters.

* ''[[A Certain Scientific Railgun]]'' uses the "uncontrolled psychokinesis" version in the first season of the anime.

 

* The ''[[Poltergeist (film series)|Poltergeist]]'' movies feature (naturally) a manifestation of poltergeists that seem fixated on Carol Anne Freeling. The first movie posited that the haunting was caused by an improperly relocated cemetary, while the second suggested that a dark ritual opened a gateway between the afterlife and the living world.

* In ''[[The Sixth Sense]]'', Cole Sear is often the target of poltergeist-like activity from the ghosts who are trying to get his attention.

* In ''[[Ghost (film)|Ghost]]'', most dead spirits can't touch things by default, but with enough practice, a sufficiently determined (or angry) spectre can beat the crap out of you with ordinary household objects.

 

* In the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series, a poltergeist named Peeves inhabits Hogwarts Castle.

* In the ''[[Odd Thomas]]'' series, a very few particularly strong ghosts have been observed to cause poltergeist activity when they get riled up enough. One notable example is [[Frank Sinatra]].

 

* Many "ghost hunting" programs request such behavior in their living-impaired quarry, in an effort to record proof of their presence.

* In one episode of ''[[The Waltons]]'', a poltergeist invades the family home, [[Non Sequitur Episode|for no damn reason whatsoever]].

 

* ''[[Wraith: The Oblivion]]'' gives us poltergeist powers in the form of the Outrage Arcanos, which allows a wraith to affect physical objects, often through brute force. The semi-sequel, ''[[Orpheus]]'', gives us the Poltergeist, a Shade (or class of ghost/projector) with a talent for throwing about objects with telekinetic force and boosting the physical capacities of their ectoplasmic bodies.

* ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' has had several versions of poltergeists as monsters, including in the AD&D ''Fiend Folio'' and the Basic D&D Companion rules.

 

* In the first ''[[Splatterhouse]]'' game, a poltergeist boss attempts to drop a chandelier on your head.

* In [[Mega Man Battle Network]], you can get a chip called "Poltergeist" that replicates a poltergeist's common traits by picking every item on the battlefield and flinging them at enemies. It's very deadly if you have enough items on field at once.

* The Prismriver sisters of ''[[Touhou]]'' are poltergeists. Something of a cross between the 'ghost' and 'uncontrolled psychokinesis' theories; they're artificial ghosts created by an unstable girl.

 

* The titular character from ''[[Erma]]'' has poltergeist powers, which make her trips to the dentist frightening to everyone involved.

 

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