Reverend Kane in Gary Sherman's POLTERGEIST III

We're kicking off our Dead of Summer triple feature with Poltergeist III (1988), the divisive third entry in the Poltergeist franchise where Reverend Kane follows Carol Anne to a high-rise apartment building in Chicago. In this episode we break down all 13 monster reveals, dig into the film's ambitious in-camera mirror effects, and unpack the real-life tragedy behind star Heather O'Rourke's final performance and the film's reshot ending.

In this episode we cover:

• Director Gary Sherman and co-writer Brian Taggart's approach to the Poltergeist mythology
• How the practical, on-set mirror and reflection effects were actually filmed
• Tom Skerritt, Nancy Allen, Lara Flynn Boyle, and Zelda Rubinstein's performances
• The confusing family dynamics that replaced the original Freeling cast
• Heather O'Rourke's death, the misdiagnosis, and how the ending was reshot
• Comparisons to the Insidious franchise's mythology

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