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Browse the titles, ratings, summaries and directors of 28 films based on the Amityville Horror story, from the original 1979 movie to the latest 2018 release. Find out which ones are official sequels, prequels, spin-offs or remakes of the classic horror series.
The Amityville haunting is a modern folk story based on the true crimes of Ronald DeFeo Jr. On November 13, 1974, DeFeo shot and killed six members of his family at 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville, on the south shore of Long Island. He was convicted of second-degree murder in November 1975.
These are the Movies from The Amityville Horror In Chronological Timeline Order.
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- The Amityville Horror (1979) Based on the Jay Anson book of the same name, The Amityville Horror follows the Lutz family as they experience terrifying supernatural events after moving into a home that was once the site of a grisly series of murders.
- Amityville II: The Possession (1982) While the order of the Amityville movies is somewhat unimportant to the individual installments, Amityville II: The Possession is actually a prequel to the original film.
- Amityville 3-D (1983) Though a series of legal battles prevented it from being marketed as a direct sequel to the previous two Amityville movies, Amityville 3-D is still canon in a roundabout way.
- Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes (1989) Following the destruction of the Amityville house at the end of Amityville 3-D, the chronological order of the Amityville films becomes muddled, and Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes does not pick up where the third left off.
- Amityville horror (1979) IMDB Rating: 6.1/10. This is the first Amityville horror movie ever made, and it actually received the highest rating. The plot is focused on newlyweds George and Kathy Lutz, who, with their three children, move into a large house where a series of murders was committed.
- Amityville II: The Possession (1982) IMDB Rating: 5.5/10. The premise of the plot is the same as any other Amityville horror movie, but with a little twist – this time, a dysfunctional family moves into the house.
- Amityville 3-D (1983) IMDB Rating: 4.1/10. The third installment of the Amityville horror franchise has been released just a year later, and, this time – in 3-D!
- Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes (1989) IMDB Rating: 4.3/10. This time, the supernatural horror takes a different turn; the demonic forces in the Amityville house transfer to an ancient lamp…yes, you’ve read that right.
A comprehensive list of 10 movies in the Amityville Horror film series, a franchise of supernatural horror films based on a haunted house in New York. Find out the release dates, cast, directors, and plot summaries of each movie.
May 26, 2023 · Adjusted for inflation, The Amityville Horror is one of the ten highest-grossing horror films of all time, according to Forbes.
