The paranormal field has become much more mainstream during the past 10 years or so, thanks to television shows such as "Ghost Adventures" and "Ghost Hunters."
However, when it comes to paranormal entertainment, Hollywood still has the upper hand on scary spirits and ghastly ghosts of the fictional sort.
One of the most popular ghost stories of my generation is about to be rebooted by directors Sam Raimi and Gil Kenan.
"Poltergeist," the 2015 version, promises to once again frighten audiences with familiar characters such as the living tree and the demonic clown, but does this film truthfully depict a poltergeist haunting?
Sometimes referred to as a "noisy ghost," poltergeist activity usually involves moving objects and physical contact, but not as intensely as in the 1982 blockbuster horror film.
Jersey Unique Minds Paranormal Society Founder and CEO Doug Hogate Jr. said, with typical spirit activity, objects weighing less that 10 pounds have been known to be manipulated.
"But a poltergeist, being fueled by so much energy, can sometimes move things that are heavier, like sliding a chair across the floor," Hogate said, referring to a scene in the film. "As for things coming to life like the doll, that's not really accurate."
Hogate said poltergeists typically attach themselves to someone - usually a young female - who may be going through a stressful period in their life.
Poltergeist activity can be experienced by others, but the activity usually does not reach the levels that it does in the film.
"Poltergeists can occur for days, weeks, sometimes longer, and then just disappear," he said. "In theory, the activity will just stop after a while. It is one of the most intense types of hauntings, and can be confused with demonic activity."
JUMPS receives many inquiries for investigations they claim involves poltergeist or demonic activity.
"A doctor takes a person's symptoms and tries to use those to make a diagnosis," Hogate said. "In a case, say the claims are like symptoms. I take those symptoms and try to determine what's happening."
If there is a person in a house who is experiencing what could be poltergeist activity, Hogate said he will ask that person to participate in the investigation.
"I've never found anything (during an investigation) to say there was definite poltergeist activity, but we have had some with potential," Hogate said. "There's no getting rid of a poltergeist with a blessing or asking it to leave. It will just go."
Because a poltergeist feeds off the energy and stress of the person involved, Hogate said he would advise the person being affected to try to reduce their stress.
"If someone is going through something stressful and weird things start to happen, I would tell them to maybe talk to someone about what's going on and try to reduce their stress levels. It's more of a personal thing they have to deal with."
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