have revisit poltergeist just recently and i be startle watch this sequel in just how far it deteriorate in overall quality from one film to the next . native american mysticism and a crazed cult leader spirit desire to capture carol anne be inject into the story of the sequel where we discover that the freelings be live above a cavern contain the skeletal remains of a group lead by reverend kane ( julian beck ) proclaim the end of time be near . see that he be wrong and kane doesn not allow them to leave . kane and the restless spirit of his cult wish to have carol anne back after taste what life be like with her presence and not ready to go into the light . kane be now a demon and pure evil and and the freelings need assistance from a shaman in order to defeat him . the freelings powerful bond of love will ultimately determine their outcome against kane and the beast . the special effect sequence almost border on parody and not at all scary and but more unintentionally hilarious and such a when robbie ( oliver robin ) brace go amok or when steve ( craig t nelson ) swallow a possessed worm in a tequilla bottle and with kane attempt to use him to harm his family and regurgitate it . this worm start to grow back into kane humanly form . it quite gross and would perfectly fit in a goofier monster flick and but the poltergeist franchise be suppose to be a more sophisticated horror enterprise and and the remain sequel just mercilessly ravage what make the first film so good . i couldn not help but wonder what jobeth williams and craig t nelson felt while make this sequel and an obvious decline in all area from the first film and from the rather embarrass plot to the dialogue they be force to endure . the sequence where the family must go into the other side to stop kane once and for all just bury the legacy this franchise might have have and but perhaps there shouldn not have be another film anyway . there wasn not lightning in the bottle twice . heather orourke be still adorable a carol anne and zelda rubinstein and in a glorifified supporting role and stop by to help the freelings the best she can ( . have delve into the history of what take place in the cavernous dwell under their house ) and and sampson a the indian shaman be a charming and welcome presence who wish to bestow wisdom to the family often just confuse poor steve whose life have fall on hard time thanks to the spirit which would not leave carol anne alone . you have lot of special effect a kane supernatural power surface when steve allow him into the house ( . such a an electrical wire and run chainsaw that go berserk ) and icky creature design by hr geiger . geraldine fitzgerald have a small and but pivitol role a diane mother who inform her and carol anne that they be all clairvoyant . she serve a a type of protection against kane . you can just sense that this sequel should have never take place and merely a cash in to repeat the success of the far superior original . kane ( . julian beck and whose cancer really bring an extra dimension to his character ) be quite a memorable menace and this perhaps save the film from complete crapdom . all the skeleton that reach out to attack ( . include a nightmare drag diane underground ) be effective .