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‘Amityville Shark House’ Sinks Its Teeth Into Digital in June [Trailer]

Deep within the infamous Amityville house of horror, an even more terrifying evil is rising to the surface in Amityville Shark House. Although its title may evoke Jaws, the trailer below shares more in common with The Exorcist. The indie horror film will be released on Digital June 30 via Lionsgate and Grindhouse Entertainment. In […] The post ‘Amityville Shark House’ Sinks Its Teeth Into Digital in June [Trailer] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Alex DiVincenzo
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Enter the ‘Amityverse’ With 10-Story ‘Amityville Horror’ Anthology Movie in April [Trailer]

The world of Amityville expands with yet another indie effort this coming April, but this one isn’t telling merely one story about the infamous haunted house. It’s telling ten of them. SRS Cinema will release horror anthology Amityverse on Blu-ray April 7, 2026. In Amityverse, 10 indie filmmakers have come together to tell their own […] The post Enter the ‘Amityverse’ With 10-Story ‘Amityville Horror’ Anthology Movie in April [Trailer] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
6 min read

Tubi’s ‘The Amityville Curse’ Is the Franchise’s 2nd Remake [The Amityville IP]

Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP. Asked to name an Amityville remake, the natural response is the “all abs, all the time” Ryan Reynolds 2005 remake. What folks may not know is that […] The post Tubi’s ‘The Amityville Curse’ Is the Franchise’s 2nd Remake [The Amityville IP] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
6 min read

‘Amityville Elevator’ Is an Allegory for the Entire “Franchise” [The Amityville IP]

Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.” The last couple entries in this editorial series have examined two of the three titles released by executive producer, writer, and director Nick Box released the week […] The post ‘Amityville Elevator’ Is an Allegory for the Entire “Franchise” [The Amityville IP] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
6 min read

Is ‘Amityville Ride-Share’ Secretly Self-Aware? [The Amityville IP]

Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.” We’ve finally arrived at the first of ten 2023 Amityville titles! First up is writer/director Jack Hunter II’s Amityville Ride-Share, a ~60 minute found footage film featuring […] The post Is ‘Amityville Ride-Share’ Secretly Self-Aware? [The Amityville IP] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
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‘Amityville Hex’ Is a Low-Point Even for This “Franchise” [The Amityville IP]

Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.” There’s something simultaneously exciting and horrifying about discovering the worst entry of the Amityville “franchise” more than 35 films in. And yet, Amityville Hex truly is *that* […] The post ‘Amityville Hex’ Is a Low-Point Even for This “Franchise” [The Amityville IP] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
6 min read

‘Amityville in Space’ Fails to Live Up to the Fun of Its Own Title [The Amityville IP]

Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.” The law of horror movie franchises is that eventually, without fail, you go to space. It’s fitting, then, that the final outing for prolific Amityville writer/director Mark […] The post ‘Amityville in Space’ Fails to Live Up to the Fun of Its Own Title [The Amityville IP] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
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‘Amityville Scarecrow 2’ – The Killer Scarecrow Returns for Another Round [The Amityville IP]

Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.” One year after the release of Amityville Scarecrow, we get the sequel Amityville Scarecrow 2 (2022). Unlike other sequels in the “franchise,” however, this second entry boasts […] The post ‘Amityville Scarecrow 2’ – The Killer Scarecrow Returns for Another Round [The Amityville IP] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
6 min read

‘Amityville Uprising’ Wraps Up an Unofficial Trilogy with an Amityville Zombie Movie [The Amityville IP]

Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.” With Amityville Uprising, Thomas J. Churchill joins illustrious company as the only director of three Amityville films (the other is Dustin Ferguson, who we’ll return to in […] The post ‘Amityville Uprising’ Wraps Up an Unofficial Trilogy with an Amityville Zombie Movie [The Amityville IP] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
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‘Amityville Scarecrow’ Takes a Trip into the Amityville Cornfield [The Amityville IP]

Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.” Welcome back to a new year of The Amityville IP. With Amityville Scarecrow, this editorial series leaves behind the scant four “franchise” titles released in 2021 for […] The post ‘Amityville Scarecrow’ Takes a Trip into the Amityville Cornfield [The Amityville IP] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
5 min read

‘Amityville Vampire’ Finally Explores An Anthology Format [The Amityville IP]

Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.” For the first time in thirty texts, an Amityville film has adopted an anthology format. Amityville Vampire (2021), written by Carlos Perez and Tim Vigil (who also […] The post ‘Amityville Vampire’ Finally Explores An Anthology Format [The Amityville IP] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
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‘Amityville Cult’ Delivers a Familiar, Drawn Out Story [The Amityville IP]

Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.” Amityville Cult begins with a solid hook: a young man is stabbed to death on a beach by a robed figure. Following a time/location jump, writer/director Trey […] The post ‘Amityville Cult’ Delivers a Familiar, Drawn Out Story [The Amityville IP] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
6 min read

‘An Amityville Poltergeist’ – The One That Shamelessly Rips Off J-Horror [The Amityville IP]

Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.” Straight off the top, audiences going into An Amityville Poltergeist (2020) hoping to see objects flying around the famed Long Island house need to adjust their expectations. […] The post ‘An Amityville Poltergeist’ – The One That Shamelessly Rips Off J-Horror [The Amityville IP] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
5 min read

‘Amityville Witches’ Brings Soap Opera Melodrama to the “Franchise” [The Amityville IP]

Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.” For the 25th entry of this editorial series (!), we’re looking at the lone Amityville directed solo by a woman: Rebecca Matthews’ Witches of Amityville Academy (2020). […] The post ‘Amityville Witches’ Brings Soap Opera Melodrama to the “Franchise” [The Amityville IP] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
6 min read

Troma’s ‘Amityville Vibrator’ Is Silly, Self-Aware Fun [The Amityville IP]

Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.” The opening of Troma’s Amityville Vibrator tells you everything you need to know about the tone of the film: a title card reads June 6, 1976, 6:66am. […] The post Troma’s ‘Amityville Vibrator’ Is Silly, Self-Aware Fun [The Amityville IP] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
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‘Amityville Island’ Entertains with a Silly Women-in-Prison Grindhouse Film [The Amityville IP]

Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.” It’s time to revisit the Amityville “franchise’s” most prolific director, Mark Polonia. Thus far we’ve experienced his work on Amityville Death House (famed for its bizarre Spider […] The post ‘Amityville Island’ Entertains with a Silly Women-in-Prison Grindhouse Film [The Amityville IP] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
6 min read

‘Amityville: No Escape’ – This Found Footage Installment Is Only Half Successful [The Amityville IP]

Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.” The found footage entries in the Amityville series have been hit and miss. The Amityville Haunting featured a few innovative uses of the format, but the minuscule […] The post ‘Amityville: No Escape’ – This Found Footage Installment Is Only Half Successful [The Amityville IP] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
2 min read

‘The Amityville Curse’ Trailer – Brand New Amityville Movie from Tubi Adapts Hans Holzer’s 1981 Novel

A new film adaptation of Hans Holzer’s The Amityville Curse, which was published in 1981, brand new Tubi Original horror movie The Amityville Curse is now streaming. Hans Holzer’s book, it’s interesting to note, ended up serving as the basis for official franchise movie The Amityville Curse, which was released back in 1990. Tubi previews, “The new adaptation […] The post ‘The Amityville Curse’ Trailer – Brand New Amityville Movie from Tubi Adapts Hans Holzer’s 1981 Novel appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
6 min read

‘The Amityville Terror’ – Sixteenth Movie Surprisingly Offers Campy Entertainment [The Amityville IP]

Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.” My hunch about the higher production values for The Amityville Terror (2016) wound up being true, and whether it’s the slightly more polished look or a cast […] The post ‘The Amityville Terror’ – Sixteenth Movie Surprisingly Offers Campy Entertainment [The Amityville IP] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
5 min read

‘The Amityville Legacy’ Finds a Haunted Monkey Inside the Amityville Toybox [The Amityville IP]

Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.” With Amityville Vanishing Point unavailable to stream or buy in Canada, I’ve had to leap frog over it and go directly to 2016’s The Amityville Legacy (aka […] The post ‘The Amityville Legacy’ Finds a Haunted Monkey Inside the Amityville Toybox [The Amityville IP] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett