# Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

> A traumatized Arizona family faces a fanatical revenant determined to reclaim their gifted young daughter from the other side.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6157

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Brian Gibson
- Cast: Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Heather O'Rourke, Oliver Robins, Zelda Rubinstein, Will Sampson, Julian Beck, Geraldine Fitzgerald
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091778/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, foreboding, heightened, halloween viewing, 1980s horror marathon

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