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Cool Horror Videos: AITH’S Killer Guide to Horror: Poltergeist’s Henry Kane!

Sure enough, it’s time for another edition of AITH’S KILLER GUIDE TO HORROR! In this installment, our man Nick tackles one of the most memorable boogeymen from my childhood (and I’m sure I’m not alone). I’m talking about POLTERGEIST villain Kane!

While he was simply known as the Beast in the original POLTERGEIST, the film’s sequel gave a face and persona to the evil presence who tormented the helpless Freeling family. Before he passed on, Kane was a reverend who offed himself and his congregation in anticipation of the end of the world. (What better place to put a housing development than on their mass grave?!) Zeroing in on young Carol Anne, Kane made it his mission to abduct the girl and bring her into his dimension by any means necessary.

Julian Beck portrayed the character in POLTERGEIST II: THE OTHER SIDE and oh how he scared the bejesus out of me when I was a wee lad. Actually, he’s still scary to this day! Sadly, Beck died soon after shooting POLTERGEIST II and another actor portrayed the villain in POLTERGEIST III, not quite as effectively I might add. Still, there’s no doubt the character made a vivid impression on a generation of moviegoers, the youngins especially.

 

CHECK OUT PREVIOUS AITH’S KILLER GUIDE TO HORROR EPISODES

AITH’S KILLER GUIDE TO HORROR: EPISODE 1: JASON VOORHEES

AITH’S KILLER GUIDE TO HORROR: EPISODE 2: FREDDY KRUEGER

AITH’S KILLER GUIDE TO HORROR: EPISODE 3: LEATHERFACE

AITH’S KILLER GUIDE TO HORROR: EPISODE 4: CHUCKY

AITH’S KILLER GUIDE TO HORROR: EPISODE 5: PINHEAD

AITH’S KILLER GUIDE TO HORROR: EPISODE 6: LEPRECHAUN

AITH’S KILLER GUIDE TO HORROR: EPISODE 7: GHOSTFACE

AITH’S KILLER GUIDE TO HORROR: EPISODE 7: MICHAEL MYERS

AITH’S KILLER GUIDE TO HORROR: EPISODE 8: THE CREEPER

AITH’S KILLER GUIDE TO HORROR: EPISODE 9: GREMLINS

AITH’S KILLER GUIDE TO  HORROR: EPISODE 10: ALIENS

AITH’S KILLER GUIDE TO HORROR: EPISODE 11: PREDATOR

AITH’S KILLER GUIDE TO HORROR: EPISODE 13: THE TALL MAN

AITH’S KILLER GUIDE TO HORROR: EPISODE 14: THE GILL MAN!

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