A young woman finds out she has been left property in Texas in a relative’s will. Her and her friends travel down to check it out. But they encounter more than they banked on (i.e. a chainsaw-wielding psychopath). I somehow didn’t go to see this film when it was released. I think that even with …
Continue reading The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Reviewed- Day 7- Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)
A young woman dies whilst giving birth at her place of work which is a slaughterhouse. Her unscrupulous boss dumps the newborn child in an industrial wastebin outside where he is discovered and rescued by Luda Mae Hewitt who names the child Thomas…And that’s as much as I can bear to type. I hate prequels. …
Two prom night couples accidentally crash into a car and then cross paths with you know who when they go for help for the driver of the hit car. The Next Generation was directed by Kim Henkel who wrote the original. This entry ranges from mildly interesting (the first ten minutes) through to generic tedium …
Another found footage Amityville entry. This has two stories taking place in two separate time periods. This bears all of the components for Amityville franchise entries of this era- namely it’s boring, has a mercifully short running time and is a good cure for insomnia. Again, this is terrible. And what makes it worse is …
Continue reading Amityville Reviewed- Day 17- Amityville: No Escape (2016)
From IMDB- ‘When a new family moves to an old house in Amityville, they are tormented and tortured by an evil spirit living in the home while trapped by the malicious townspeople who want to keep them there.’ So, this doesn’t look like it was shot on a phone, feels like an actual film and …
Continue reading Amityville Reviewed- Day 16- The Amityville Terror (2016)
A sinister toy monkey from the Amityville house finds its way to a Nebraska household (!) and possesses a father just in time for a family reunion. This cinematic non-entity also goes by the title Amityville Toybox. Please ignore both. Another dreadful shot on video affair that has only one saving grace- it’s just over …
Continue reading Amityville Reviewed- Day 15- The Amityville Legacy (2016)
In this entry, a lamp from the original house causes mayhem in its new home after it's bought at a yard sale. This made-for-TV movie sounds camp as hell, and, quelle surprise, IS camp as hell! There are seriously 80’s daytime soap vibes here (which I quite enjoyed). But it's pretty solid, even if the …
Continue reading Amityville Reviewed- Day 4- Amityville Horror: The Evil Escapes (1989)
You have a horror franchise about a haunted house. The first film is pretty well made, has a great cast and occasionally dips its toe into exploitation territory. It does well at the box office. The sequel goes FULL exploitation and even has a taboo subplot that will make even the most seasoned horror fan …
Continue reading Amityville Reviewed- Day 3- Amityville 3D (1983)
Oh boy. If you’ve seen Amityville 2 you’ll know what I mean. The makers of this movie must have thought that, to compete with the original film and, indeed, outgross it, they must make it as extreme as possible. And they really succeeded. A new family have moved into the infamous house and start to …
Continue reading Amityville Reviewed- Day 2- Amityville 2: The Possession (1981)
From IMDB- ‘Four years after the events of last year's Halloween Kills, Laurie is living with her granddaughter Allyson and is finishing writing her memoir. Michael Myers hasn't been seen since. Laurie, after allowing the specter of Michael to determine and drive her reality for decades, has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage …
Continue reading Halloween Reviewed- Day 13- Halloween Ends (2022)
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