My life has officially come full circle.
Those of you who know me already know the story. The film that scared me more than anything was Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg’s Poltergeist. When I was 7 years old we moved to a suburb of Chicago where my parents had to buy me a bed that touched the floor. Why? To protect me from the possessed clown that also tormented Robbie (Oliver Robins) in the 1982 movie that shouldn’t have been rated PG.
Now, with the new Poltergeist in theaters May 22nd, Fox and MGM sent me the coolest promo item I’ve received in the 14 years of the site – a custom made replica clown doll from the forthcoming Gil Kenan-directed remake. I would be lying if I didn’t admit that my heart skipped a bit when I opened the box and saw the clown glaring at me…
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Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Saxon Sharbino and Jane Adams star in the modern take, with Jared Harris playing Carrigan, a larger than life TV personality who left the world of academia behind to become the star host of basic cable TV show “Haunted House Cleaners.”
Legendary filmmaker Sam Raimi (producer) reimagines and contemporizes the classic tale about a family whose suburban home is invaded by angry spirits. When the terrifying apparitions escalate their attacks and hold the youngest daughter captive, the family must come together to rescue her before she disappears forever.
