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Movies like Poltergeist

Not everyone loves Poltergeist for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Poltergeist

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like a haunted house that starts with playful chairs and turns nasty.

  2. You like parents who would cross to the other side for their daughter.

  3. You like big eighties effects, from the closet portal to the tree at the window.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Child's Play1988

    • a haunted house that starts with playful chairs and turns nasty

    Good for you if you like a toy that turns into a killer.

  • The Autopsy of Jane Doe2016

    • a haunted house that starts with playful chairs and turns nasty

    Good for you if you like being scared in one closed room with a body on the table.

  • Insidious: Chapter 22013

    • a haunted house that starts with playful chairs and turns nasty
    • parents who would cross to the other side for their daughter

    Good for you if you like a slow walk through a dark house with something behind you.

  • Lights Out2016

    • a haunted house that starts with playful chairs and turns nasty
    • parents who would cross to the other side for their daughter

    Good for you if you like a shape that vanishes each time the light comes on.

  • Insidious2011

    • a haunted house that starts with playful chairs and turns nasty
    • parents who would cross to the other side for their daughter

    Good for you if you like jump scares that land.

  • Mama2013

    • a haunted house that starts with playful chairs and turns nasty
    • parents who would cross to the other side for their daughter

    Good for you if you like a ghost crawling through a child's bedroom.

  • The Haunting of Hill House2018

    • a haunted house that starts with playful chairs and turns nasty
    • parents who would cross to the other side for their daughter

    Good for you if you want ghosts you only spot in the corner of the frame.

  • Hereditary2018

    • a haunted house that starts with playful chairs and turns nasty

    Good for you if you want horror that stays with you for days.

  • Annabelle2014

    • a haunted house that starts with playful chairs and turns nasty

    Good for you if you like a doll that's frightening just sitting on a shelf.

  • The Conjuring2013

    • a haunted house that starts with playful chairs and turns nasty

    Good for you if you want real scares done the old-fashioned way.

  • Nope2022

    • a haunted house that starts with playful chairs and turns nasty
    • big eighties effects, from the closet portal to the tree at the window

    Good for you if you like dread that comes from looking up at the sky.

  • Marianne2019

    • a haunted house that starts with playful chairs and turns nasty

    Good for you if you like being scared by a face that smiles in the dark.

Reasons taken from Poltergeist's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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