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=== ''Poltergeist II: The Other Side'' (1986) ===
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The first sequel, ''[[Poltergeist II: The Other Side]]'', directed by [[Brian Gibson (director)|Brian Gibson]] and released on May 23, 1986, takes place one year after the events in ''Poltergeist'' and offers an alternate explanation of the ghosts' origin. The film also develops the identity and [[backstory]] of the Beast, who lived during the 19th century as a religious [[zealot]] named Reverend Henry Kane ([[Julian Beck]]). Kane was the leader of a [[utopia]]n [[cult]], who in anticipation of the [[Eschatology|end of the world]], sealed themselves in a cavern located directly below what later became the Freeling property. Kane is anxious to possess Carol Anne to continue manipulating his followers after death. The ghosts follow and attack the Freelings at their current household. Aided by an [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]] [[shaman]] named Taylor ([[Will Sampson]]), the Freelings manage to escape from Kane and his followers a second time.<ref name = "411mania"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://poltergeistonline.com/theyre-back-the-story-of-the-inevitable-sequel/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715102504/http://poltergeistonline.com/theyre-back-the-story-of-the-inevitable-sequel/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 15, 2011 |title=They're Back: The Story of the Inevitable Sequel |last= Kelhoffrr |first = Josh |work=Poltergeist Online |date=June 23, 2010}}</ref>