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In 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. killed six members of his immediate family in their home in Amityville.

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Why does that matter?

A remake based on Ansons original book, starring Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George, was released in 2005.

20.Amityville in the Hood(2021)

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Dustin Fergusons thirdAmityvillemovie (directed under the pseudonym Dark Infinity) is easily his worst.

Thats a proper response from prospective viewers too.

19.Amityville Clownhouse(2017)

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Its not literally watching paint dry, but it comes close.

18.Amityville Cult(2021)

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He finds a diary that leads to extended flashbacks of his grandmothers seduction by a sinister man named Asmodeus.

Even he seems bored by his own movie.

17.The Amityville Playhouse(2015)

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16.An Amityville Poltergeist(2020)

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Bates approaches the relationship drama and the supernatural terror with the same lack of affect.

15.The Amityville Asylum(2013)

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14.Amityville Vampire(2021)

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13.Amityville Exorcism(2017)

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Mark Polonias secondAmityvillemovie lacks the unhinged wackiness of his later entries but isnt competent enough to be taken seriously.

12.Amityville Death House(2015)

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Polonias firstAmityvillemovie is his most serious, largely to its detriment.

11.Amityville Island(2020)

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Polonia finds his sweet spot with his thirdAmityvillemovie, a gleefully dumb mash-up of creature feature and possession thriller.

10.The Amityville Harvest(2020)

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9.Amityville in Space(2022)

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8.Amityville Toybox(2016)

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Dustin Fergusons firstAmityvillemovie (co-directed with Mike Johnson) is surprisingly tolerable.

7.Amityville Cop(2021)

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The rampant sexual harassment gets tiresome, and the nasty kills dont quite make up for it.

Lesson: ACAB (Amityville Cops Are Bastards).

6.The Amityville Moon(2021)

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Churchill switches from vampires to werewolves for his secondAmityvillemovie, which is a marginal improvement.

5.Amityville Scarecrow(2021)

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Is there an Amityville in the U.K.?

Director Jack Peter Mundy says yes, which solves the problem of British actors straining to sound American.

This Amityville is a remote campground that was once the site of some gruesome murders.

This movie may be dull, but the villain deserves the chance to kill again.

4.Amityville Prison(2017)

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3.Amityville Uprising(2022)

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Churchill goes for some kind of trifecta by focusing his thirdAmityvillemovie on zombies.

Theres some surprisingly strong acting, along with classic genre influences fromAssault on Precinct 13toNight of the Living Dead.

Once again, Churchill showcases some gnarly gore, leading up to an admirably bleak ending.

2.Witches of Amityville(2020)

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1.Amityville Vibrator(2020)

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Is there any other possible choice to top this list?

Its certainly not for everyone, but the people its for will love it.

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