Poltergeist

(1982) BBC4, 9pm

Writer/producer Steven Spielberg and director Tobe Hooper pile on the thrilling special effects in this dazzling horror. After five-year-old Carol Anne Freeling (Heather O’Rourke, above) hears a voice from inside her family’s TV set, there is an invasion of friendly spirits. But then something much more evil raises its head… ★★★★☆