Poltergeist

From the Pad of Definitions

From 1.04 Phantom Traveler:

A mischievous ghost, especially one that makes mysterious noises.

From 2.18 Hollywood Babylon:

Poltergeist - a term used to describe a supposed spirit or ghost that manifests itself by moving and influencing inanimate objects.

Reports of poltergeist acivity typically feature heavily on raps, bumps, thumps, knocks, footsteps and bed-shaking, all without a discernable point of origina or physical reason for occurence. Many accounts also detail objects being thrown about the room, furniture being moved, and even people being levitated.

Though rare, a few reported poltergeists have been purported to speak, including The Bell Witch in 1817 and Gef the Talking Mongoose in 1931.

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• see also Ghost