Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- campy
- foreboding
- late night horror viewing
- camp horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the sequel as a weak, inconsistent supernatural horror film whose potentially effective premise is undermined by limited tension and campy execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The demon manifests as Jessica's dead father and attempts to possess the girl completely.
The film's demonic force is associated with a possessed lamp, an unusually mundane adversary highlighted in its critical reception.
Young priest Father Kibbler must defeat the demon and end the curse threatening the household.
The demonic force escapes Amityville and relocates to a remote California mansion.
Films like Amityville: The Evil Escapes, and why
The Amityville Horror
supernatural haunted-house horror centered on a family threatened by an evil force
The Exorcist
demonic possession, religious intervention, and a vulnerable child at the center of supernatural horror
The Poltergeist
family-in-peril haunted-house horror with a manipulative supernatural entity
The Sentinel
campy supernatural horror involving an uncanny household object and escalating demonic menace
Movie Details
- Director
- Sandor Stern
- Release Date
- 1989-05-12
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 4.6 / 10 (147)
Cast
- Patty Duke
- Jane Wyatt
- Fredric Lehne
- Lou Hancock
- Brandy Gold
- Zoe Trilling
- Aron Eisenberg
- Norman Lloyd
- Peggy McCay
- Robert Alan Browne
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Amityville: The Evil Escapes about?
- A demonic force leaves Amityville for a California mansion, where it targets a grieving girl and challenges a young priest to break its curse.
- What is Amityville: The Evil Escapes like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Amityville: The Evil Escapes as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Amityville: The Evil Escapes violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Amityville: The Evil Escapes as mild.
- What did critics think of Amityville: The Evil Escapes?
- Critics broadly regard the sequel as a weak, inconsistent supernatural horror film whose potentially effective premise is undermined by limited tension and campy execution.
- Which films are like Amityville: The Evil Escapes?
- Films with a similar feel include The Amityville Horror, The Exorcist, The Poltergeist, and The Sentinel.
- How long is Amityville: The Evil Escapes?
- Amityville: The Evil Escapes runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch Amityville: The Evil Escapes?
- In United States, Amityville: The Evil Escapes streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
