Poltergeist II: The Other Side

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

“They're back”

Rating

3.0 (1)

Release Date

5/23/1986

Runtime

91 mins

Overview

The Freeling family move in with Diane's mother in an effort to escape the trauma and aftermath of Carol Anne's abduction by the Beast. But the Beast is not to be put off so easily and appears in a ghostly apparition as the Reverend Kane, a religious zealot responsible for the deaths of his many followers. His goal is simple - he wants the angelic Carol Anne.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$19,000,000

Revenue

$40,996,665

Homepage

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How It Feels

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A relentless haunting that pursues a family across geographical escape, mounting spiritual terror through increasingly invasive supernatural presences. The film feels less like discrete scares and more like a slow suffocation under malevolent intent.

Mood

Dread-soakedTenseUnsettlingBleak

Themes

FamilySurvivalGriefObsession

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

Practical effectsHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violenceChild endangerment

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