“They’re here.” ~Poltergeist (1982)

IMDB Summary: A family’s home is haunted by a host of ghosts. (Weak. I’m sorry, but could they not do better than that?)

Rotten Tomatoes rating: 31% (Wow. A new low.)

Why I love it: It’s just an awesome, wild ride.

Tobe Hooper directed Poltergeist, which means, along with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Funhouse, he’s the one guy who appears the most on this list of horror. I saw it at the huge theater in Century City across from the hotel on Avenue of the Stars. What an epic theater. It’s gone now.

Something I find odd: little Carol Anne died at 12 years old and is buried in the same cemetery in Westwood as my grandparents. I’ve seen her grave. It has her credits on it. It actually says “Carol Anne-Poltergeist I, II, III.” What. The. Hell. Marilyn Monroe is buried there. Farrah Fawcett (my idol), Natalie Wood, Jack Lemmon, Frank Zappa and Truman Capote are there. And none of their graves look like a freakin’ IMDB page.