Michael Jackson's Thriller (music video) zombies who attended rehearsals at nearby Mecca Live Studio in the weeks leading up to the parade. Lexington’s annual Thriller Parade attracts around 20,000 spectators and features multiple actors playing the role of Michael Jackson. In 2011, the red jacket worn by Jackson in the video was auctioned for $1.8 million. A Hollywood production company attempted to turn Jackson's song "Billie Jean", which is also featured on Jackson's "Thriller" album, into a feature film, but no plans were completed. In 2009, Jackson sold the "Thriller" rights to the Nederlander Organization to stage a Broadway musical based on the video. "Thriller"
Poltergeist (1982 film) making it the highest-grossing horror film of 1982 and eighth overall for the year. The film was well received by critics and is considered by many as a classic of the horror genre as well as one of the best films of 1982. It holds an approval rating of 86% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on 59 reviews, with a consensus that reads: "Smartly filmed, tightly scripted, and—most importantly—consistently frightening, Poltergeist is a modern horror classic." Roger Ebert gave the film three stars out of four and called it "an effective thriller, not so much because of the special