Our Halloween theme continues this week with another notoriously “cursed” horror movie: Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg’s haunted house classic Poltergeist (1982). We tackle the question of just who actually directed the film, explore its iconic special effects, and confront the moral implications of the popular “curse” narrative. Please note that this podcast has not been and will never be censored by Pizza Hut. Finally, another content warning—today’s episode addresses the deaths of two of Poltergeist‘s young stars, Dominique Dunne and Heather O’Rourke, and in doing so includes some discussion of real-life violence against women.
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