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They’re here! NQD is covering the classic horror film Poltergeist. Effectively a Steven Spielberg movie, this movie introduced a new cultural fear: getting stuck in the TV.
Join us as we dissect the haunting of this all-American 80s family, baby angel Carol Anne’s entrapment in the ghostly plane, and a host of malicious spirits.
Discussion points include: the old timey 80s, what’s a poltergeist vs a haunting, and sketchy special effects.
Episode Extras

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- Remember when TV would stop airing at midnight?
- Read more about the special effects here.
- And even more special effects trivia!
- Check out the infamous Tubi Super Bowl commercial.
- Ghost vs Poltergeist – do you know the difference?
Episode edited by Cate Smith. Music by Zach Pfeifer.