Rainey Dawn If you enjoyed The Exorcist and the original Amityville Horror film then you might get a kick out of Amityville 2: The Possession. This movie is based on the story of Ronald DeFeo Jr., the man that killed his family in real life - he was tried and convicted of 2nd Degree Murder.The original Amityville Horror film is based on the real story of George and Kathy Lutz who left the home 28 days after of living there - claiming it was haunted.It is safe to say that Amityville 2 is a prequel to Amityville Horror. Both films are worth watching if you like haunted houses and demon possession stories.8/10

stjesel If you didn't have nightmares after watching this movie you weren't paying attention. The possession of Sonny is absolutely terrifying. The use of the camera changing the perspective from that of the entity to that of the observer is a great terror inducing technique. Not to analyze the accuracy of the various phenomena depicted in the movie, such as the extreme poltergeist activity coupled with the cold spots, voices, and covering the crucifix with a tablecloth before our very eyes, just the sheer evil portrayed makes up for any "goofs." Side note: Book "Talking with Serial Killers" by Christopher Berry-Dee covers this true event starting on page 160. The interview with Ronald Joseph 'Butch' Defeo, Jr. on September 23rd, 1994 in Greenhaven prison includes the backstory of Amityville, the family, and the events leading up to the November 14, 1974 murders.

Kim Land As a person who has been around haunted houses her whole life, and has seen her fair share of 'scary movies'....I have to say. Do NOT see this movie. The acting isn't even sub-par. The storyline doesn't follow the original story of the Amityville haunting AT ALL. The special effects actually made me laugh.The first Amityville Horror movie was honestly terrifying. Those who say this movie was terrifying need to sit down and watch a TRULY terrifying movie. Because this was definitely not it.The only reason I gave it 1 star is because i can't rate anything lower than that.

RecceR This horror prequel depicts the events that lead to the massacre of a family. The movie was based on the actual family who lived in the Amityville house, the DeFeo's, who were all murdered by the oldest son. There are inaccuracies to not only the real events, but to the events depicted in the first movie. I remember being told this movie was "scarier than the first one," but I found myself laughing at most of it. Don't get me wrong, there were still some creepy moments (the mother feeling a presence in the basement, Sonny being attacked by the presence and hearing the voices), but it was mainly made up of bad writing and awkward dialog. Some of the special effects were surprisingly done very well for their time. Jack Magner also did an exceptional job portraying a young man slowly losing his mind to a maleficent force. It was decent, even with the bad dialog, until the last twenty minutes or so. The ending was very weak and fell flat. But overall, I would say to watch it for the good parts I mentioned and then make fun of the rest.