Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object | 
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:Folklore_concept gptkb:Supernatural_entity | 
| gptkbp:associatedWith | Hauntings Loud noises Moving objects Noisy disturbances Physical disturbances | 
| gptkbp:characteristic | Intense activity Short duration Unexplained physical effects | 
| gptkbp:commonIn | Western folklore | 
| gptkbp:commonVictims | Families Adolescents | 
| gptkbp:depictedIn | gptkb:Poltergeist_(1982_film) gptkb:The_Enfield_Poltergeist_case gptkb:The_Bell_Witch_legend | 
| gptkbp:describedBy | A type of ghost or spirit | 
| gptkbp:etymology | German for 'noisy ghost' | 
| gptkbp:explains | gptkb:fraud Natural causes Psychological phenomena | 
| gptkbp:firstReported | 1st century CE | 
| gptkbp:mentionedIn | gptkb:European_folklore | 
| gptkbp:popularizedBy | Horror films Paranormal literature | 
| gptkbp:relatedTo | gptkb:Apparitions gptkb:Ghosts Hauntings Spirit possession | 
| gptkbp:studiedBy | Parapsychologists | 
| gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Sir_Sacheverell_Sitwell | 
| gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 | 
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Poltergeists |