Annabelle Comes Home
A tense, eerie haunted-house ride with jump scares and a claustrophobic atmosphere, but also moments of warmth and teenage camaraderie.
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Poltergeist
A slick suburban nightmare that starts with playful bumps and builds to a screaming, effects-driven assault on the senses.
About 1982 film directed by Tobe Hooper
Genres fantasy, horror, thriller, supernatural, ghost, supernatural horror
Directed by Tobe Hooper
Written by Steven Spielberg, Mark Victor, Michael Grais
Starring Fred Rogers, Beatrice Straight, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O'Rourke, Zelda Rubinstein, James Karen, JoBeth Williams, Dominique Dunne
Music Jerry Goldsmith
Runtime 114 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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