Poltergeist
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poltergeist (help·info) (from German "poltern", which means "rumble" or "make noise", and "geist", which means "ghost", "spirit" or "embodiment") is a spirit or ghost that is able to move and influence objects. Poltergeists are said to be invisible.
Poltergeists are said to bother only one person at a time. This person is called their "focus".[1] Poltergeists will bother only their focus. They are said to only last a few weeks, then will move on to another target. Often poltergeists are reported around children and adolescents. Some scientists think that poltergeists only exist in a person's head as a result of psychokinesis. They think that the "poltergeist effect" is a result of mental trauma.
Media
[change | change source]There is a 1982 movie called Poltergeist.
In Harry Potter there is a poltergeist named Peeves. However, Peeves is not a classic poltergeist. He can be seen and does not focus on bothering just one person.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Guiley, Rosemary Ellen (1991). Encyclopedia of the Strange, Mystical & Unexplained. New York: Gramercy Books. ISBN 0-517-16278-4.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Poltergeist: The Legacy Website Archived 2021-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Dehaunting Techniques
- International Journal of Parapsychology
- Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research Archived 2004-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Skeptic's Dictionary
- 1926 silent short film of the Eleonora Zugun poltergeist case[permanent dead link] On YouTube, with German title cards.
