I Still Can't Believe Real Skeletons Were Used In Poltergeist's Pool Scene — The 1982 Movie's Wild BTS Story, Explained

Admit it, this scene in Poltergeist (1982) scared the crap out of you when you watched it as a kid. Yes, the skeletons that pop up in the pool were actual medical-grade human skeletons, not plastic or rubber props. During filming, JoBeth Williams had no idea they were real. I don’t know but maybe using real skeletons did actually curse the film as it’s often been described as being.