The Amityville Horror
| release date | July 27 1979 |
| studio | MGM |
| director | Stuart Rosenberg |
| writer | Sandor Stern, Jay Anson |
| starring | James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger, Don Stroud, Murray Hamilton |
| rating | R |
| trailer 1 | Trailer #1 |
Amazing New Posters For ‘The Amityville Horror’ Sure To Go Quick!
If you’re any kind of fan of The Amityville Horror then you’ll be scrambling to pick one of these posters up (via Collider). And scramble is the operative word. The regular edition is limited to 225 prints and the uber-green variant is limited to 25 copies flat. Both of them glow in the dark! READ MORE
Scream For ‘Amityville’ On Blu-ray!
Fans of The Amityville Horror and its’ two immediate successorsAmityville II: The Possession and Amityville 3D will no doubt be thrilled to hear that they are going to be reissued on Blu-ray by Shout Factory’s horror division, Scream Factory, as The Amityville Trilogy. READ MORE
Buy Low! ‘Amityville Horror’ and ‘Haunted Mansion’ Horror Houses FOR SALE!
These are the days I wish I were filthy rich. READ MORE
Take The Expanded Ultimate Horror Challenge!!! How Do You Rank Now?
We have heard your cries! MANY of you felt that the The Ultimate Horror Challenge wasn’t comprehensive enough! So we included an additional 20 films that round it out a bit more. Many of these are from your suggestions! But this still isn’t a list of every horror movie ever made. And it still doesn’t contain every major work of every horror auteur (there’s still no John Carpenter’s They Live or Wes Craven’s The Last House On The Left). READ MORE
[DVD Review] ‘The Amityville Haunting’ Is “Terrible”
Now on DVD and Netflix from Asylum is The Amityville Horror rip-off, The Amityville Haunting, Geoff Meed’s found footage take on the supernatural franchise from the ’70s. Brad McHargue, who liked Paranormal Entity , absolutely hated this knockoff. READ MORE
“Real” ‘Amityville Horror’ Sequel Announced by Dimension/Miramax!
Not to be confused with Amityville Tapes or Amityville: The Legacy 3D (revealed last week), Dimension Films and Miramax today announced the production of The Amityville Horror: The Lost Tapes — the “official” sequel. READ MORE
“Real” ‘Amityville Horror’ Sequel Announced by Dimension/Miramax!
Not to be confused with Amityville Tapes or Amityville: The Legacy 3D (revealed last week), Dimension Films and Miramax today announced the production of The Amityville Horror: The Lost Tapes — the “official” sequel. READ MORE
Special Feature: ‘Scream 4,’ Slicing Into New Rules & Conventions
In the decade-plus period of time that has passed since the release of Scream 3, there’s no doubt that the horror landscape has changed significantly. In the intervening years we’ve witnessed the rise of the torture porn craze, seen a resurgence in “found footage”/shaky-cam horror, and watched helplessly as a seemingly unyielding series of remakes cluttered up our local multiplexes. READ MORE
Special Feature: ‘Scream 4,’ Slicing Into New Rules & Conventions
In the decade-plus period of time that has passed since the release of Scream 3, there’s no doubt that the horror landscape has changed significantly. In the intervening years we’ve witnessed the rise of the torture porn craze, seen a resurgence in “found footage”/shaky-cam horror, and watched helplessly as a seemingly unyielding series of remakes cluttered up our local multiplexes. READ MORE
This Week’s ‘Netflix Instant’ Horror In Your House
Only one movie has been released in the last couple weeks (Jason X), but there are quite a few flicks expiring soon, including several that might be worthy of an instant view (The Burrowers, Amityville Horror, Warlock, and Wicked Little Things). And if you can’t find anything about to expire that suits your desire I’ve included a few recommendations. Check out the details below. (more…) READ MORE
Miramax/Weinsteins Team on ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ and ‘Amityville’ Sequels
Miramax and The Weinstein Company today announced an agreement to create sequels to some of Miramax’s best-known properties and to partner on potential new television shows and special edition home entertainment products. Included in the announcement were sequels to (are you ready?) From Dusk Till Dawn and The Amityville Horror (finally). This partnership augments an existing relationship between the companies on such franchises as Scream 4 (to be released April 15, 2011), and Scary Movie 5. In addition, Miramax will handle digital distribution on select sequel projects. Miramax and TWC have also agreed to develop new, special edition materials for Blu-ray releases, such as roundtables featuring cast and directors. What would you want from a Dusk Till Dawn or Amityville sequel? The Amityville Tapes – a cinema verite-styled sequel – had been in development for quite some time, I wonder if this will be revived? (more…) READ MORE
Full Synopsis and Details for New Line’s ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
With only a few weeks until the nightmares begin, New Line Cinema has released a full synopsis from the production notes of their forthcoming remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Platinum Dunes’ latest horror endeavor. Directed by Sam Bayer, and starring Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Thomas Dekker, Rooney Mara, Kellan Lutz, Katie Cassidy, Clancy Brown and Connie Britton, Freddy Krueger returns to theaters on April 30th. Also check out our four part set visit now. (more…) READ MORE
00′s Retrospect: 2005, the Birth of So-called ‘Torture Porn’
Y2K, 9/11, war and a a horrid recession, a major escape we had this decade was in the form of film, notorious for thriving during National crisis. Leading up to New Year’s Eve where we’ll ring in 2010, Bloody Disgusting will be looking back at the entire decade year by year through the eyes of various staff writers. Check back each day for a profound reflection from Ryan Daley, David Harley, Tex, BC and yours truly. Inside you’ll find Tex Massacre’s personal look back at the year 2005, the birth of so-called “torture porn”! Please share your memories for each year below, there are so many stories to be told! (more…) READ MORE
Dimension Films to Remake ‘The Amityville Horror’…Again?
I just finished wiping away the tears of laughter as I just discovered that the Weinstein Company and Dimension Films are planning on remaking The Amityville Horror…again. Andrew Douglas directed the 2005 reboot produced by Platinum Dunes that grossed over $100m at the box office worldwide. I guess five years in the new 25? Our sources also tell us that there just might be a director already in talks to develop the project. Knowing Dimension Films, I’d expect this project to start and stop at least a dozen times before it ultimately fails. Alas horror fiends, don’t stress it no matter how idiotic this sounds.The original 1979 film followed newlyweds as they move into a house where a murder was committed, and experience strange manifestations which drive them away. MGM also retains different rights and were planning on developing The Amityville Tapes, which has been put on the back burner while MGM figures out their financial woes (auction anyone?). (more…) READ MORE
Trailer Debut: A Look at Overture’s ‘The Crazies’ Remake!
A husband and wife in a small Midwestern town find themselves battling for survival as their friends and family descend into madness in Overture Films’ The Crazies, arriving in theaters February 26, 2010. A mysterious toxin in the water supply turns everyone exposed to it into mindless killers and the authorities leave the uninfected to their certain doom in this terrifying reinvention of the George Romero horror classic. Directed by Breck Eisner (Sahara), and starring Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, Joe Reegan, Danielle Panabaker, Joe Anderson and Justin Welborn, The Crazies is written by Ray Wright (Pulse, Case 39) and Scott Kosar (The Amityville Horror, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre). What do you guys think of the footage? The DP work is pretty incredible (Maxime Alexandre did High Tension). (more…) READ MORE
Nearly 40 Hi-Res ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ Screen Grabs, FULL Synopsis!
Update: Full synopsis below! For those of you who just cannot wait for New Line Cinema to release brand new stills from their forthcoming A Nightmare on Elm Street reboot, we’ve screen grabbed nearly 40 hi-res action shots from the first trailer that debuted earlier tonight. You can dig on ‘em all below, feel free to grab ‘em and use them for your desktop image, phone backgrounds… whatever you want! Directed by Samuel Bayer, Freddy Krueger (Jackie Earle Haley) returns to theaters April 30, 2010. (more…) READ MORE
Full Synopsis for Overture’s ‘The Crazies’ Remake
Overture FIlms has provided Bloody Disgusting with the long synopsis for their forthcoming The Crazies, their remake of George A. Romero’s classic horror film from 1973 that stars Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, Joe Reegan, Danielle Panabaker, Joe Anderson and Justin Welborn. Directed by Breck Eisner, the film is slated for release on February 26, 2010. Read our report from the set here or check out some interviews from set here. (more…) READ MORE
Summit ‘Conjures’ Up the Dough For New Haunted House Thriller
After the recent success of Lionsgate’s The Haunting in Connecticut, sequels are already in the works, while other companies are working hard on their own haunted tale. While MGM’s The Amityville Horror sequel appears to be on the rocks (as with the company), it seems only fit that someone take the reigns and bring us a new haunted house flick (as long as it’s better than Haunting in Connecticut). It was announced tonight that Summit Entertainment has just won a heated battle for the rights to Conjuring, that will be penned by the duo behind Warner Bros.’ forthcoming Whiteout adaptation. Read on for the skinny. (more…) READ MORE
Update: Margot Kidder Joins ‘H2′, New Title?
Update: Zombie edited his blog removing the new title, so we’ll keep you posted as the new title is officially revealed. Well known nutter and one of my favorite actresses from the 70′s, Margot Kidder (The Amityville Horror, Sisters, Superman, Black Christmas), has joined the cast of Rob Zombie’s Halloween sequel, which apparently has been given a new name. “Margot Kidder has joined Halloween – The Devil Walks Among Us as Laurie Strode’s therapist Barbara Collier,” writes Zombie on his official blog. I wasn’t a big fan of the moniker H2 and think Halloween: The Devil Walks Among Us is a pretty solid new title. Shooting is now underway in Georgia as Dimension has the film slated for release on August 28. (more…) READ MORE
UPDATE: MGM Takes ‘The Amityville Horror’ Online
Very important update can be found here: I hope you’re sitting down for this little gem of a scoop… MGM is currently out to writers for a new AMITYVILLE HORROR film. The franchise will continue on as a direct-to-disc release, with more than one sequel planned. But here’s the kicker, MGM wants the story to be focused around multimedia and “the internet” (I’m not kidding, how lame is that?). Haven’t these ‘effin suits learned anything from THE MANGLER 2.0, STRANGELAND, CRY WOLF, STAY ALIVE, SCREAM 3, PULSE, FEAR DOT COM, among others? What do you guys think they should do with the next AMITYVILLE HORROR? For those of you who don’t know, in the original ’70s film, which is based on “supposed” true events, newlyweds move into a house where a murder was committed, and experience strange manifestations which drive them away. (more…) READ MORE
First Look at David Benullo’s ‘Hallowed Ground’
Post-production has recently completed on David Benullo’s Hallowed Ground, a new supernatural thriller starring Jaimie Alexander (Rest Stop), Brian McNamara, Chloe Grace Moretz (The Amityville Horror, The Eye , Wicked Little Things), Hudson Leick and Nick Chinlund (Ultraviolet). SFX were done by Precinct 13 Entertainment, the new fx house run by KNB co-founder and make-up fx guru Robert Kurtzman. Inside we’ve posted our exclusive interview with writer-director David Benullo who talks about the film he calls “a classic-style horror movie… It’s Rosemary’s Baby in a small town.” Read on for the story and the first ever stills from the film! (more…) READ MORE
Visit Horror’s Hallowed Grounds on B-D!
We are proud to announce that the infamous Horror’s Hallowed Grounds is now featured here on Bloody-Disgusting! If you head on over to our Features section here on B-D you can follow Sean Clark on a tour of various horror filming locations to see what they look like today! At the link you’ll find massive stories on Halloween, Friday the 13th, Texas Chan Saw Massacre, The Amityville Horror, Session 9, Poltergeist, Phantasm, Prince of Darkness and The Fog! Watch for Night of the Creeps coming in a few weeks with tons more soon. You can watch the first episode of the TV show on the Halloween: 25 Years of Terror DVD. If you like the article don’t forget to make Sean your friend on MySpace! Look for more soon. (more…) READ MORE
The Trailer Park: Lucky McKee’s ‘The Woods’
Didn’t want to pick up MGM’s DVD box set release of The Amityville Horror films? Then you missed out on the traler for Lucky McKee’s The Woods, which is sitting on Sony’s shelf as we speak. Today Twitch Film had the trailer uploaded via a loyal reader, and it can be found by clicking here. The Woods is a psychological horror story that begins when a neglected teenager named Heather (Agnes Bruckner) is dropped off by her parents at a remote all-girls boarding school deep in the forest. Watched over by sinister headmistress Ms. Traverse (Patricia Clarkson) and her staff, Heather is tormented by her classmates and is desperate to go home. But when students start disappearing and she begins to have horrifying visions, Heather realizes things at the school are not what they seem. She only knows there’s something out there in the woods – and it won’t be letting her leave any time soon. (more…) READ MORE
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