Hauntings Intro Types of Haunting Poltergeists Haunted Sites Listed Hauntings Major cases Haunted Pubs Articles The Green Faced Ghost Poltergeists The term poltergeist is derived from German, and literally means noisy ghost or spirit. The term relates to a specific type of haunting, which involves the movement of objects, objects appearing and disappearing, strange noises and general chaos. More often than not nothing is seen on these occasions but the phenomena is very distressing for the people concerned. This type of phenomena has been reported from classical times, and there have been some very famous cases within the British Isles. In the coming months we will be examining some old cases and looking at some new ones as well as giving explanations for causes of the phenomena.