Introduction

The word polter gest is german, and it literally means noisy spirit. The idea is that while the typical ghost story only uses one of our five senses, our sight, stories of polter geist can often sometimes tap all five. Hollywood has been fascinated with invisible violent forces since the early 19 eighties when they brought us poltergeist. Similar manifestations have been reported by witnesses in dozens of cultures for centuries,. from japan and brazil to australia and the united states. For those who view widespread distribution as major sign of proof, the polter geis has become an indisputable fact.