"Poltergeist" remake is scarier than the original film; More evil clown and frightening spirits

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They're here. Everyone who watched the original "Poltergeist" would remember the iconic scene where the little girl places her hand on the TV. Well, what if the TV touched back? Scared by the original Poltergeist clown? Well, take a look at the super scary demon-faced clown in "Poltergeist 2."

The new "Poltergeist" poster and trailer says that "they know what scares us." Famous filmmaker Sam Raimi and director Gil Kenan contemporize the classic tale about a family whose suburban home is haunted by evil spirits. When the scary ghosts escalate their attacks and hold the youngest daughter captive, the family must come together to rescue her before she disappears forever.

According to reports, the new "Poltergeist" revives our primal fear again. Although there have been changes to the characters and cinematic effects, the movie aims to capture new audiences while not turning away the long-time diehards of "Poltergeist."

The "Poltergeist" remake levels up the scare factor while it retains the original story with a whole lot more screaming and FX.

The new "Poltergeist" stars Sam Rockwell and Rosemarie DeWitt who play the girl's parents, and Jared Harris (‘Mad Men', ‘Fringe', and ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows') who plays a ghost hunter enlisted by the family to save their little girl. Produced by the acclaimed filmmaker Sam Raimi and helmed by ‘Monster House' director Gil Kenan.

Meanwhile, diehard fans are well aware of the "Poltergeist" curse which Tobe Hoper and Steven Speilberg experienced in the 1982 filming of the original "Poltergeist." According to Gil Keenan they also experienced supernatural occurrences while shooting the "Poltergeist" remake.

Keenan narrated, "the location for the house, during shooting, I chose because it had a strange and unnecessary field that the houses of this particular community were built around." Kenan explained. "And we found - throughout production - that we had persistent and repeatable equipment field only on that strange plot of land.

"For instance, lights that could turn on anywhere else in the neighborhood would blow out the second you'd try to light them on this plot," he added. "Also, I used a lot of aerial drone photography in the film, and the drone-pilots were never able to lock in the GPS signal in this field.

The "Poltergeist" remake debuts in theaters on May 22, 2015.

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