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![]() ![]() "The Amityville Horror" is one of those films, like "Poltergeist," that could almost be seen as a form of suburban folk horror, since it makes use of the cliche of the "ancient Indian burial ground." For anyone who finds that kind of thing hard to swallow in the 2020s - but who still might be interested in the true-crime aspect of the Amityville case - "The Making of a Haunting: The Amityville Murders" might be just what the doctor ordered. A fascinating and frightening book (Los Angeles Times)-the bestselling true story about a house possessed by evil spirits, haunted by psychic phenomena. I do remember Reynolds, the suburban father, having improbable washboard abs. ![]() I can't claim to be the biggest "Amityville" fan or expert, and if we're being honest, the last time I really invested any time in this franchise was back in 2005 when the remake of the original film - starring Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, and Philip Baker Hall - hit theaters. ![]() That movie had one of the worst opening weekends of all time, and since then, the "Amityville" franchise has been relegated to limited theatrical and direct-to-video releases. The last high-profile "Amityville" film to be released theatrically was "Amityville: The Awakening," which bowed in 2017. The movie was directed by Stuart Rosenberg and starred James Brolin and Margot Kidder, and served as an adaptation of the 1977 novel of the same name by author Jay Anson. ![]()
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