AMITYVILLE POLTERGEIST ** USA 2020 Dir: Calvin Morie McCarthy. 89 mins Another new release trading on the already popular Amityville name, though this property does actually have the addition of some not dissimilar windows on the top floor of the house, which is more connection than some of the films…
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Out now on DVD and VOD from Breaking Glass Pictures comes the supernatural horror feature AMITYVILLE POLTERGEIST from writer-director Calvin McCarthy (“Jesus I Was Evil”, “Spunk’s Not Dead”). AMITYVILLE POLTERGEIST follows a young man who accepts a caretakers position, but soon finds that the house is not as empty as…
32 MALASANA STREET (a.k.a. Malasana 32) *** Spain / France 2020 Dir: Albert Pinto. 104 mins A story haunted by a horrific hate crime from another era, this Madrid-set chiller is effectively creepy and impressively downbeat, even if it treads on very familiar stylistic ground. After an eerie opening involving…
Franchise Corner Entry: POLTERGEIST POLTERGEIST ***** USA 1982 Dir: Tobe Hooper. 114 mins While continuing the AMITYVILLE-era trend for mainstream paranormal movies, Tobe Hooper’s biggest Hollywood hit also reflected the various ways in which studio blockbusters aimed at family audiences embraced horror movie tropes and tricks. When the equally ghoulish…