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While the term itself comes from German, poltergeist activity has been reported in nearly every culture, becoming part of the folklore in India, the United States, Japan, Brazil, and other countries. Several scientific theories regarding poltergeist activity have been proposed, including tremors, air currents, ultra-infra sound waves or unexplained losses of gravity, though true believers maintain that there is no stable scientific explanation for poltergeists. The, uh, ''not so scientific'' theories vary between ghosts and [[Power Incontinence|nonconscious, uncontrolled]] [[Mind Over Matter|telekinesis]].
For the movie of the same name, go [[Poltergeist (
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== Anime and Manga ==
* In ''[[
== Film ==
* The ''[[Poltergeist (
* In ''[[The Sixth Sense]]'', Cole Sear is often the target of poltergeist-like activity from the ghosts who are trying to get his attention.
* The title character of ''[[
* The initial premise of ''[[Paranormal Activity]]'' centers around a haunting by one of these. This theory turns out to be slightly inaccurate.
* ''[[Ghostwatch]]'' follows a fictional reality program documenting poltergeist activity surrounding a woman's two daughters while the hosts debate the actual cause. At one point it appears that one of the girls is actually causing the banging and crashing because that's what people expect, but then the spirit gets mad...
* ''[[A Tale of Two Sisters]]''.
* "The Bell Witch" from ''[[
* In ''[[Ghost (
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* 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]].
* In ''[[Discworld
== Live Action Television ==
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* In the first ''[[Splatterhouse]]'' game, a poltergeist boss attempts to drop a chandelier on your head.
* In [[
* 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.
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