Review of Amityville II: The Possession (1982) by J R — 14 Jun 2009

Damn scary. I am finicky with horror, and this delivered. If you see one incest/demonic possession movie this year, make it this one!

This review of Amityville II: The Possession (1982) was written by J R on 14 Jun 2009.

Amityville II: The Possession has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 14 Dec 2016

There are some good performances here, by Jack Magner and Olson in particular, and some good technical credits, especially Sam O'Steen's editing…

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By Rod E (628) on 23 Mar 2013

This actually freaked me out when I first saw it and I held it like holy crap this was freaky and once I had the balls to rent it again and…

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By Randy P (605) on 16 Apr 2013

A decent follow up/prequel. I actually found parts of this more terrifying than the original…

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By Shawn W (1,705) on 29 Mar 2015

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By Louis M (149) on 22 Dec 2014

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