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Poltergeist III

1988 · 98 min

A glossy, mirror-haunted chiller that trades suburban warmth for cold high-rise dread, with a few jarring scares and a surprisingly emotional finale.

Directed by: Gary Sherman
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Tom Skerritt, Nancy Allen, Heather O'Rourke

Tagline: No matter where Carol Anne goes... she never goes alone.
Overview: Carol Anne has been sent to live with her Aunt and Uncle in an effort to hide her from the clutches of the ghostly Reverend Kane, but he tracks her down and terrorises her in her relatives' appartment in a tall glass building. Will he finally achieve his target and capture Carol Anne again, or will Tangina be able, yet again, to thwart him?

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Directed by: Gary Sherman
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Tom Skerritt, Nancy Allen, Heather O'Rourke

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
family
fate
survival
betrayal
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	7
Humour	2
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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