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| - Kane clams to be a Reverend, likely from the American South, who started and became leader of a utopian cult in the early 19th century. However, Kane simply wanted to harvest the energy of his followers' spirits in the Afterlife to gain supernatural power. He led his "flock" across a desert t southern California into an underground cavern under the premise that the world was about to end, but in truth Kane simply wanted to kill his disciples and himself and then harvest their souls in death. It is implied in Poltergeist II: The Other Side that Kane became enemies with a Native Shaman known as "Medicine Man" (Medicine Man, the spiritual figure, not the character) who is also known as Taylor. The novelization for Poltergeist II: The Other Side states that Taylor is the reincarnation of a man
- Reverend Henry Kane is the main antagonist of the Poltergeist film series (although in the first film, he was simply named "The Beast") - in life, this angry ghost he was a leader and priest of a Satanic, 19th century Utopian cult who held an apocalyptic view on the world, sealing himself and his followers inside a cave system in area to die: this location would eventually be built over to make the home the Freeling family would reside in within Cuesta Verde in California and his dark soul wishes to abduct the youngest child of the Freeling family named Carol Anne, to use her innocence and her untainted life essence to capture souls trying to enter the afterlife. This origin story contradicts the original movie's plot but seems to be the official story of the sequels.
- Reverend Henry Kane is the main antagonist in Poltergeist II: The Other Side and Poltergeist III. When he was alive in the 19th century, he was the leader of a Satanic group which had a negative view of the world. During the first Poltergeist movie, he is not seen, but he and his forces were buried under Carol Anne's family's house and Kane kidnapped Carol Anne in order for him and his followers to gain access to the real world again, however Carol Anne was eventually rescued and his plan failed.
- Kane was an insane Christian Minister who predicted the end of the world. Kane vocalized his views and gained many followers in the process. Sometime in the early 1800s, he would lead his followers of his pseudo-Christian cult to southern California to set up a Utopian society. Somewhere along the journey, Kane predicted the end of the world was near. When they reached the land where the future Cuesta Verde development would be constructed, they sealed themselves in a subterranean cavern in which they prepared for Judgement Day. Even after Kane's predicted doomsday passed, he kept himself and his followers in the cavern, in which they eventually died. His followers' spirits were unable to rest because of their untimely death. Kane himself also became unable to rest as a spirit, and became
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| - Reverend Henry Kane is the main antagonist of the Poltergeist film series (although in the first film, he was simply named "The Beast") - in life, this angry ghost he was a leader and priest of a Satanic, 19th century Utopian cult who held an apocalyptic view on the world, sealing himself and his followers inside a cave system in area to die: this location would eventually be built over to make the home the Freeling family would reside in within Cuesta Verde in California and his dark soul wishes to abduct the youngest child of the Freeling family named Carol Anne, to use her innocence and her untainted life essence to capture souls trying to enter the afterlife. This origin story contradicts the original movie's plot but seems to be the official story of the sequels. He was portrayed by Julian Beck in the second film and Nathan Davis in the final sequel.
- Reverend Henry Kane is the main antagonist in Poltergeist II: The Other Side and Poltergeist III. When he was alive in the 19th century, he was the leader of a Satanic group which had a negative view of the world. During the first Poltergeist movie, he is not seen, but he and his forces were buried under Carol Anne's family's house and Kane kidnapped Carol Anne in order for him and his followers to gain access to the real world again, however Carol Anne was eventually rescued and his plan failed. Carol Anne and her family move away but the forces find them again eventually and he actually confronts the family in person and tells them to get rid of the Indian trying to protect the house from the demons. When the Indian leaves, he starts to torture the family again. He kidnaps Carol Anne a second time, but she is rescued again. In the third movie, Carol Anne stays in Chicago with her aunt and uncle, but Kane manages to track her down and continues to haunt her. He kidnaps her when she is home alone, and her cousin and her friends are having a party. When her aunt and uncle come home, a battle between good and evil rages throughout the building. Kane fails a third time and is finally defeated and Carol Anne was rescued for the third time.
- Kane was an insane Christian Minister who predicted the end of the world. Kane vocalized his views and gained many followers in the process. Sometime in the early 1800s, he would lead his followers of his pseudo-Christian cult to southern California to set up a Utopian society. Somewhere along the journey, Kane predicted the end of the world was near. When they reached the land where the future Cuesta Verde development would be constructed, they sealed themselves in a subterranean cavern in which they prepared for Judgement Day. Even after Kane's predicted doomsday passed, he kept himself and his followers in the cavern, in which they eventually died. His followers' spirits were unable to rest because of their untimely death. Kane himself also became unable to rest as a spirit, and became a powerful, Satan-like spirit known as The Beast. In the first movie, Kane (who didn't appear in his physical form) kidnapped Carol Anne Freeling, the youngest member of the family who lived in a house built over the cavern that Kane and his followers died in, and took her to the Other Side (the dimension between the world of the living and the ghosts). Kane lied to Carol Anne and claimed to be her friend so she could help lead him and other lost ghosts in the light that led to the hereafter. While it was learned towards the end of the movie what the intent of the lost ghosts was, it was never revealed who Kane was, nor was any information about his religious cult revealed. In fact, the story told in the first movie only mentions that the ghosts were lost, mainly in part to their neighborhood being built over a cemetery. In the second movie, Kane showed his true form and tried to pull the Freeling family apart. This was the first physical appearance of the Rev. Henry Kane, and was also the first telling of his story. His monstrous form had the souls of his followers fused onto his very body until he was seemingly killed and his released captives went into the other side. In the third movie, he took on Carol Anne's form and stalked mortals in mirrors that served as portals to the Other Side. Also revealed was the fact Carol Anne was born in the house from the first movie, which partially explains her connection to the ghosts in pursuit of her. In the end, the Freeling family's clairvoyant ally, Tangina Barrons, goes off with Kane so he can go into the light and leave the Freeling family alone forever, seemingly. He was a ghost, now seemingly at true peace having finally crossed into the light. This does not come without a price, as Tangina must cross over with him, thereby sacrificing herself. Her final words (to Carol-Anne's aunt, who begs Tangina not to sacrifice herself, but soon realizes that it's the only way to save her family) are to tell Carol-Anne that she will always love her, and that her nightmare is now over. Tangina and Kane then walk hand-in-hand into the light. Following this, Carol-Anne and other relatives held captive subsequently emerge seemingly unscathed from the netherworld of the "other side".
- Kane clams to be a Reverend, likely from the American South, who started and became leader of a utopian cult in the early 19th century. However, Kane simply wanted to harvest the energy of his followers' spirits in the Afterlife to gain supernatural power. He led his "flock" across a desert t southern California into an underground cavern under the premise that the world was about to end, but in truth Kane simply wanted to kill his disciples and himself and then harvest their souls in death. It is implied in Poltergeist II: The Other Side that Kane became enemies with a Native Shaman known as "Medicine Man" (Medicine Man, the spiritual figure, not the character) who is also known as Taylor. The novelization for Poltergeist II: The Other Side states that Taylor is the reincarnation of a man named Ben Lagou. Lagou was a member of Kane's cult, but when he witnessed Kane's growing evil, he turned against him. Ben Lagou was briefly possessed when he drank tequila, just as Steven Freeling later would be. Ben was able to free himself from the possession, while Kane told his followers that had witnessed this event that Ben Lagou was evil. Kane's cult headed for the cavern and sealed themselves in. Ben tried to find Kane to stop him, but could not find him. He used his shaman abilities to reincarnate himself through lifetime after lifetime until he was reborn as Taylor, who helped the Freeling family defeat Kane.
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