The Amityville Legacy


The Amityville Legacy is a 2016 horror film directed by Dustin Ferguson, co-directed by Mike Johnson, and starring Julia Farrell, Mark Popejoy, and Colby Coash. The film takes place 40 years after the original murders in Amityville, New York. The movie opens in Amityville then after the credits picks up in small town Nebraska where a cursed antique toy monkey from the opening scene possesses a father when it is given to him as a birthday gift, one similar to what he had as a child. The movie pays homage to older Amityville films from the original series, in particular ', ', and Amityville Dollhouse. Executive producers on the film were Jake Brokoven and Matthew DiGirolamo. The film ranked #11 of 1428 Elm's the 15 greatest Amityville movies of all-time.

Production

Plot

The cursed antique toy monkey from the original DeFeo home possesses a father and causes havoc after being given as a gift during a family reunion.

Cast

In his appreciative film review, Mike Haberfelner concluded by offering the film "is a nice throwback to grindhouse horror of the 1970s, it's blunt and violent, but understands when to show its shocks and when to actually better hide them for full effect, it makes up for its low budget with a well-structured story and a very steady pace, and its no-frills directorial effort really works for the movie's impact. And a solid ensemble cast doesn't hurt, either. Cool genre entertainment, really!"