Poltergeist opens across the U.S. in 1982. The Steven Spielberg-written, Tobe Hooper-directed and Oscar-nominated ghost story about a suburban family terrorized by ghosts in their brand-new home is a critical and box office hit. The film makes several all-time best-of lists, and is followed by two sequels and a remake.
This Day in Halloween: Tobe Hooper's Oscar-nominated classic ghost story "Poltergeist" opens across the U.S. in 1982. / Illustration by Ryn Heller