Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes

The fourth in a seemingly endless parade of Amityville sequels, this passable TV knock-off features an item of possessed furniture from the notorious haunted house -- a concept inspired by a series of novels by John G. Jones and exploited in no less than three films of the series. This time it's a ...more

It was bound to happen -- not only was the fourth Amityville movie relegated to a made-for-TV schlockfest with Patty Duke, but the spooky Long Island estate is sidelined for a possessed light pole with a vengeance. The movie does start out with a bang, with a group of priests busting into the ghostly abode as they exorcise whatever demons are responsible for the fly problem, icky dripping goo, and incessant slamming doors. In another movie, that opening would be climactic finale, but not in ...more