Poltergeist Quotes

Diane Freeling No, don't touch my babies! NO!

Taglines The first real ghost story.

Dana Wh-What's happening? What's happening? WHAT'S HAPPENING?!

Steven Dana! Get in the car!

Robbie Daddy! Drive away! Drive away!

Diane Steven, hurry!

Dana Daddy!

Robbie The house is coming! Faster! Faster!

Steven Don't look back!

Taglines The house looks just like the one next to it, and the one next to that, and the one next to that. A young couple live in it, with their three children... and something more.

Tangina Barrons Y'all mind hanging back? You're jammin the frequencies.

Robbie I don't like the tree, Dad.

Steve That's an old tree, it's been around here a long time. I think it was here before my company built the neighborhood.

Robbie I don't like its arms. It knows I live here, doesn't it?

Steve It knows everything about us, Rob, that's why I built the house next to it, so it could protect us: you and Carol Anne, and Dana and your mom and me ... That's a very wise old tree.

Robbie It looks at me. It knows I live here.

Diane Uhhh ... this is probably going to be seem a little strange. We hear better on this channel, don't ask me why. Well, uh -- I guess I'll call her. Carol Anne? ... it's Mommy, sweetheart. We want to talk to you. Please answer me, baby. Please answer me. Please talk to me, bunny.

Marty -- look at the dog --

Diane Are you with us now? Can you... can you say hello to daddy?

Carol Anne Hello, Daddy.

Steve Hello, Sweetpea.

Diane It's Mommy, sweetheart.

Carol Anne Hello, Mommy.

Diane Hello, baby. Can you see me? Can you see Mommy?

Carol Anne Mommy? Where are you? Where are you?

Diane We're home, baby. We're home. Can you find me? Can you find a way to us, baby?

Carol Anne Mommy, where are you? I can't find you. I can't. I'm afraid of the Light, mommy. I'm afraid of the Light.

Dr. Lesh Tell her to stay away from the light.

Diane Maybe it's a way out --

Dr. Lesh It is -- it is a way out, but not for her. Tell her, quickly.

Diane Stay away from the light. The light is dangerous. Don't go near it. Don't even look at the light.

Carol Anne Mommy, there's somebody here ... Mommy, somebody's coming. Mommy, help me, please! Get away from me. Leave me alone!

Diane She just moved through me. My God, I felt her. I can smell her. It's her...She's all over me... She went through my soul.

Tangina Help me tie this around my waist.

Diane What do you think you're doing?

Tangina I'm going in after her.

Diane She won't come to you. Let me go.

Tangina You've never done this before.

Diane Neither have you.

Tangina You're right. You go.

Tangina Barrons This house is clean.

Taglines Some things have to be believed to be seen.

Tangina Barrons Cross over, children. All are welcome. All welcome. Go into the light...there's peace and serenity in the light.

Diane How long have you been investigating haunted houses?

Dr. Lesh Mrs. Freeling, the determination as to whether your home is haunted is not very easy. I -- what I meant to say was, it might very well be a poltergeist intrusion instead of a classic haunting.

Steve There's a difference?

Ryan It's electrical. You can smell the charge.

Dr. Lesh Poltergeist are usually associated with an individual. Hauntings seem to be connected with an area, a house usually.

Marty Poltergeist disturbances are of fairly short duration, perhaps a couple of months. Hauntings can go on for -- years.

Diane Are you telling me that all of this could just suddenly end at any time?

Dr. Lesh Yes, it could, unless it's a haunting. But hauntings don't usually revolve around living people.

Diane Then we don't have much time, Dr. Lesh, because my daughter is alive somewhere inside this house.

Steve Freeling You son of a bitch! You moved the cemetery, but you left the bodies, didn't you?! You son of a bitch, you left the bodies and you only moved the headstones! YOU ONLY MOVED THE HEADSTONES! WHY?! WHY?!

Carol Anne Freeling They're Heeere.

Taglines They're here.

Taglines From a dimension beyond the living, a terror to scare you to death.

Tangina Barrons Now, clear your minds. It knows what scares you. It has from the very beginning. Don't give it any help, it knows too much already.

Dr. Lesh Some people believe that when you die, your soul goes to heaven.

Robbie When Grandpa was dying, I looked at him in the hospital bed. And I was watching. But I didn't see anything go up out of him.

Diane Well, his soul is invisible, Robbie. You couldn't see it.

Robbie But how come Grandpa isn't there on television with Carol Anne?

Dr. Lesh Some people believe that when people die, there's a wonderful light -- as bright as the sun. But it doesn't hurt to look into it. All the answers to all the questions that you ever want to know are inside that light. And when you walk to it, you become a part of it forever. (beat) And then, some people die but they -- don't know that they've gone.

Robbie They think they're still alive?

Dr. Lesh Yes. Maybe they didn't want to die. Maybe they weren't ready. Maybe they hadn't lived fully yet or they'd lived a long, long time and they still wanted more life. They resist going into that light, however hard the light wants them. They just -- hang around. Watch TV, watch their friends grow up -- feeling unhappy and jealous and those feelings are bad. They hurt. (beat) And then, some people just get lost on the way to the light, and they need someone to guide them to it.

Robbie So some people get angry and throw things around - like in my bedroom?

Dr. Lesh Yes. Just like in school. Like -- some kids are nice to you, some kids are mean.

Robbie I got beat up once by three kids. They took my lunch money. Maybe they got hit by a truck and they're upstairs right now!

Carol Anne Freeling *Note: ranked #69 in the ] in American cinema.

Steve Tomorrow, I'm going to call someone --

Diane Oh yeah? Who, for instance? I already looked in the Yellow Pages. "Furniture Movers" we got; "Strange Phenomenon", there's no listing.

Dr. Lesh Parapsychology isn't something you master in. There are no certificates of graduation. No licenses to practice... I am a professional psychologist who spends most of my time engaged in this ghostly hobby, which makes me I suppose the most irresponsible woman of my age that I know.

Steve Freeling No one's going in the kitchen til I know what's happening.

Tangina I'd give my strongest feeling. The point of origin is in the child's closet upstairs.

Diane Yes, I believe that too.

Tangina Honey, are you gonna be strong for me and for your daughter? I can do absolutely nothing without your faith in this world and your love for the children.

Diane I will, believe me I will.

Tangina And will you do anything I ask, even if it comes contrary to your beliefs as a human being and a Christian?

Diane Yes, I promise, please.

Tangina There is no death. There is only a transition to a different sphere of consciousness. Carol Anne is not like those she's with. She's a living presence in their spiritual, earth-bound plane. They're attracted to the one thing about her that's different from themselves. Her life-force - it is very strong. It gives off its own illumination. It is a light that implies life and memory of love and home and earthly pleasures, something they desperately desire but can't have anymore. Right now, she's the closest thing to that, and that is a terrible distraction from the real light that has finally come for them. Do you understand me?These souls who for whatever reason are not at rest are also not aware that they have passed on. They're not part of consciousness as we know it. They're in a perpetual dream state, a nightmare from which they cannot wake. Inside this spectral light is salvation - a window to the next plane. They must pass through this membrane with friends who are waiting to guide them to new destinies. Carol Anne must help them cross over, and she will only hear her mother's voice. Now, hold onto your selves. There's one more thing - a terrible presence is in there with her. So much rage, so much betrayal. I've never sensed anything like it. I don't know what hovers over this house, but it was strong enough to punch a hole into this world and take your daughter away from you. It keeps Carol Anne very close to it and away from the spectral light. It lies to her. It says things only a child can understand. He's been using her to restrain the others. To her, it simply is another child. To us, it is the Beast. Now let's go get your daughter.

Tangina Barrons This house has many hearts.

Dr. Lesh Would your family welcome a serious investigation of these disturbances by someone who can make first-hand observations?

Steve Dr. Lesh, we really don't care about the disturbances -- the pounding and the flashing, the screaming ... the music. We just want you to find our little girl.

Taglines It knows what scares you.

Dr. Casey I was just about to check out the kids bedroom, and I don't know, something took a bite out of me!

Robbie You got bit?

Dr. Casey Yeah, that or the worst muscle spasm in the world.

Steve You know Teague, he won't take "Go to Hell" for an answer.

Diane What are you going to do?

Steve I'm gonna give him directions.

Ryan Mr. Freeling, we'll record any psychotronic energy or event.

Dr. Lesh Yes, Ryan photographed an extraordinary episode on a case in Redlands.

Ryan That's right. It was a child's toy, a very small Matchbox vehicle. Rolled seven feet across a linoleum surface. The duration of the event was seven hours.

Steve Seven hours for what?

Ryan For the vehicle to complete the distance. Of course, this would never register on the naked eye. But I have it recorded on a time-lapse camera. It's fantastic.

Steve -- Mm-hm --

Dr. Lesh It isn't over. I'm absolutely terrified... It's all the things that we don't understand. I feel like the proto-human coming out of the forest primeval and seeing the moon for the first time and throwing rocks at it.

Tangina You can't choose between life and death when we're dealing with what is in between. Now tell her before it's too late.

Diane Run to the light, baby. Mommy is in the light.

Tangina Tell her you're waiting for her.

Diane Mommy's waiting for you in the light. I hate you for that.