The Amityville Haunting
This movie is a 'found-footage' film about the Benson family who move in to the infamous house where the DeFeo family were murdered in the 1970s over 30 years earlier. Things start happening to anyone who visits this house, and whoever lives there. This is the footage retrieved from the camera.
Why it matters
A low-budget found-footage dive into the Amityville mythos that leans heavily on atmosphere over originality.
- For fans who can’t get enough of the Amityville curse, this adds a marginally new angle outside the official franchise
- Lean practical effects and shaky cam create a claustrophobic, if familiar, haunted house vibe
- Falls deep into found-footage pitfalls: thin characters, predictable scares, and minimal narrative payoff
- Worth a look only if you’re hunting obscure entries in paranormal horror or want to witness how the Amityville legend gets recycled on the cheap
Director
2 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
0
Slow Burn
50
Psychological
29
Supernatural
40
Creature
0
Disturbing
0
Fun Factor
33
Cerebral
14
Survival
17
Found Footage
