Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.”
In an unforeseen turn of events, neither of Will Colazzo Jr’s two Amityville films – Shark House or Apocalypse -are available to screen. As a result, we’re jumping ahead to The Last Amityville Movie (2023), which is a meta found footage entry from YouTuber Josh Spiegel.
Spiegel writes, directs and stars in the film, which bears a surprising resemblance to Wes Craven’s New Nightmare. In fact both films engage with the idea of creators exorcising their demons by making fictional movies about horrific real life events.
At the start of the film, Spiegel is a horror YouTuber, filming movie reactions and holding regular Zoom hang-outs with his online followers. They encourage his obsessive interest in Amityville films and, when he’s...
In an unforeseen turn of events, neither of Will Colazzo Jr’s two Amityville films – Shark House or Apocalypse -are available to screen. As a result, we’re jumping ahead to The Last Amityville Movie (2023), which is a meta found footage entry from YouTuber Josh Spiegel.
Spiegel writes, directs and stars in the film, which bears a surprising resemblance to Wes Craven’s New Nightmare. In fact both films engage with the idea of creators exorcising their demons by making fictional movies about horrific real life events.
At the start of the film, Spiegel is a horror YouTuber, filming movie reactions and holding regular Zoom hang-outs with his online followers. They encourage his obsessive interest in Amityville films and, when he’s...
- 11/1/2024
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
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