A Poltergeist is the formal term to describe a spirit that expresses itself through loud noises and moving objects. However, it is not a ghost, nor connected to a deceased person or a tragedy.
Appearance[]
Poltergeists can appear in many different forms, sometimes as the person they once were, or makes itself known to the living by being as noisy and noticeable as possible. In rare cases, poltergeists will communicate with the living if it chooses to; but often they are shy.
Encounter in Lost Tapes[]
The Poltergeist was a murderer named Charles Weatherly who had killed himself after he had killed his wife and children with a knife. The house that a family was presently living in was the same house that the murderer had died in, thus the house was haunted. The two children, Troy and Meghan Golden had experienced paranormal activity, such as Troy gaining the ability to move objects telekinetically when in anger (such as making a bookcase fall on Meghan and moving a pen without touching it), and being harrassed by the poltergeist himself at night (replaced Troy's bear with a knife).
Kills in Lost Tapes[]
The paranormal investigation team (consisted of three members), as they recorded for their show "Paranormal Encounters" decided to investigate deeper into the house while the Golden family stayed somewhere else. Later on, the female psychic of the team gets possessed by Weatherly and is killed after screaming "Leave!" Also, Bill "Shots" Cooper gets killed after seeing a message written in blood on a mirror that says "Too Late". The remaining man is Jeremy Reynolds, the host of the show. He suddenly hears Troy's voice from the bedroom, but finds it empty when he enters. According to Wikipedia, "he turns around to see the apparent ghost of Charles Weatherly, which can only be seen by him and the camera he is holding, with a knife in hand and covered in blood. Jeremy screams as the poltergeist attacks and stabs him right as the camera cuts black. After the investigators' bodies were discovered, their deaths were officially attributed to cardiac arrest. The Goldens sell the house and move away. According to state law, they were not required to disclose why they moved."