The Amityville Horror Movies: Essential Films
This watch list is for viewers wanting to experience the Amityville story without wading through a sea of subpar sequels and cash-grab productions. The original haunting remains a solid supernatural horror film, its prequel effectively depicts the murders that cursed the house, and the 2005 remake successfully modernizes the story with better production values.
Everything else in this sprawling franchise ranges from mediocre direct-to-video sequels to outright terrible low-budget films that simply exploit the Amityville name. These three essential entries provide the complete worthwhile Amityville experience without subjecting you to the franchise's many unfortunate detours.
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The Amityville Horror
George Lutz and his family move into a beautiful but suspiciously cheap Victorian mansion in Amityville, Long Island, only to discover their dream home harbors a dark past that begins to terrorize them with disturbing supernatural phenomena.
Amityville II: The Possession
A family moves into their dream home in Amityville, only to be terrorized by supernatural forces that drive them to seek help from a Catholic priest for an exorcism.
The Amityville Horror
The Lutz family moves into a seemingly perfect Dutch colonial home in Amityville, Long Island, only to discover it harbors a dark past that begins tormenting them with disturbing supernatural occurrences.
Other Film Series
Hannibal Lecter
A psychological thriller franchise following the brilliant and cannibalistic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter, adapted from Thomas Harris's novels across multiple timelines and interpretations.
Hell
Films that explore Hell as a setting, theme, or destination, from literal depictions of the underworld to psychological interpretations of damnation.
Jenna Ortega
An actress known for her horror performances and diverse dramatic roles across independent and blockbuster films.
Open Water
An anthology of standalone survival horror films about people stranded at sea, with no narrative connections between installments.
Stephen King
Feature film adaptations of works by one of the most adapted authors in cinema history.
The Ring
A cursed videotape kills anyone who watches it seven days later, spawning one of the most influential horror franchises across Japanese, American, and Korean cinema.