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.”
After an “in name only” outing with Amityville Prison (aka Against The Night), there’s something reassuring about Amityville Exorcism, which delivers exactly what the title suggests.
This is the second outing for director Mark Polonia after Amityville Death House, who swaps out writer John Oak Dalton for “franchise” newcomer Billy D’Amato. Alas, what made Death House an entertaining, albeit uneven, watch – ie: a pair of gonzo sequences – is mostly absent in this film.
Exorcism begins with a typical Amityville set piece in which father Charles Humes (Ken Van Sant) murders his wife and daughters in their home. Polonia and cinematographer Lukas K. Reynolds shoot this sequence in a dream-like fashion: partially in slow motion, with an accentuated heartbeat pounding on the soundtrack.
After an “in name only” outing with Amityville Prison (aka Against The Night), there’s something reassuring about Amityville Exorcism, which delivers exactly what the title suggests.
This is the second outing for director Mark Polonia after Amityville Death House, who swaps out writer John Oak Dalton for “franchise” newcomer Billy D’Amato. Alas, what made Death House an entertaining, albeit uneven, watch – ie: a pair of gonzo sequences – is mostly absent in this film.
Exorcism begins with a typical Amityville set piece in which father Charles Humes (Ken Van Sant) murders his wife and daughters in their home. Polonia and cinematographer Lukas K. Reynolds shoot this sequence in a dream-like fashion: partially in slow motion, with an accentuated heartbeat pounding on the soundtrack.
- 7/18/2023
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
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.”
I feel lied to.
While yes, technically Eric Roberts is in 2015’s Amityville Death House, he’s basically hidden under a mask and appears solo for his whole one minute of screen time (Clearly this cameo was filmed separately from the rest of the production and took approximately one hour to complete).
Barring the slightly misleading advertising, the twelfth Amityville film remains weirdly entertaining. It’s not good at all, but there’s something admirable about its “everything-but-the-kitchen-sink” approach to storytelling, which helps to offset the truly terrible acting. Because let’s be real: you can forgive amateur actors if there’s a spider woman in your film’s climax.
Death House marks the first of four Amityville films we’ll discuss from director Mark Polonia,...
I feel lied to.
While yes, technically Eric Roberts is in 2015’s Amityville Death House, he’s basically hidden under a mask and appears solo for his whole one minute of screen time (Clearly this cameo was filmed separately from the rest of the production and took approximately one hour to complete).
Barring the slightly misleading advertising, the twelfth Amityville film remains weirdly entertaining. It’s not good at all, but there’s something admirable about its “everything-but-the-kitchen-sink” approach to storytelling, which helps to offset the truly terrible acting. Because let’s be real: you can forgive amateur actors if there’s a spider woman in your film’s climax.
Death House marks the first of four Amityville films we’ll discuss from director Mark Polonia,...
- 4/12/2023
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
Stars: Samantha Coolidge, Ryan Dalton, Drew Patrick, Houston Baker, A.T. Tomas, Jeff Kirkendall, Cassandra Hayes | Written by John Oak Dalton | Directed by Mark Polonia
[Note: With the film now out on DVD, here’s a reposting of our review of Sand World, formerly Dune World, from its digital review last year]
With Denis Villeneuve’s Dune getting its first festival showings, Mark Polonia, is here to cash in with Sand World. And not only is it bad, but it may also be a new low even by his standards!
After a debate about marriage, “I believe marriage should be between two men and two women.”, the crew of the mining ship Robert Indiana, flying the Martian flag, are struck by a strange energy blast and crash on a desert planet.
Babylon, Kondor (Ryan Dalton; Invasion of the Empire of the Apes), Kidd (Drew Patrick; Return to Splatter Farm), Chafe and Link (A.T. Tomas), an android that needs to go on a diet, trudge along in front of a...
[Note: With the film now out on DVD, here’s a reposting of our review of Sand World, formerly Dune World, from its digital review last year]
With Denis Villeneuve’s Dune getting its first festival showings, Mark Polonia, is here to cash in with Sand World. And not only is it bad, but it may also be a new low even by his standards!
After a debate about marriage, “I believe marriage should be between two men and two women.”, the crew of the mining ship Robert Indiana, flying the Martian flag, are struck by a strange energy blast and crash on a desert planet.
Babylon, Kondor (Ryan Dalton; Invasion of the Empire of the Apes), Kidd (Drew Patrick; Return to Splatter Farm), Chafe and Link (A.T. Tomas), an android that needs to go on a diet, trudge along in front of a...
- 3/11/2022
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Stars: Samantha Coolidge, Ryan Dalton, Drew Patrick, Houston Baker, A.T. Tomas, Jeff Kirkendall, Cassandra Hayes | Written by John Oak Dalton | Directed by Mark Polonia
With Denis Villeneuve’s Dune getting its first festival showings, Mark Polonia, is here to cash in with Dune World. And not only is it bad, but it may also be a new low even by his standards!
After a debate about marriage, “I believe marriage should be between two men and two women.”, the crew of the mining ship Robert Indiana, flying the Martian flag, are struck by a strange energy blast and crash on a desert planet.
Babylon, Kondor (Ryan Dalton; Invasion of the Empire of the Apes), Kidd (Drew Patrick; Return to Splatter Farm), Chafe and Link (A.T. Tomas), an android that needs to go on a diet, trudge along in front of a green screen until they find a plastic...
With Denis Villeneuve’s Dune getting its first festival showings, Mark Polonia, is here to cash in with Dune World. And not only is it bad, but it may also be a new low even by his standards!
After a debate about marriage, “I believe marriage should be between two men and two women.”, the crew of the mining ship Robert Indiana, flying the Martian flag, are struck by a strange energy blast and crash on a desert planet.
Babylon, Kondor (Ryan Dalton; Invasion of the Empire of the Apes), Kidd (Drew Patrick; Return to Splatter Farm), Chafe and Link (A.T. Tomas), an android that needs to go on a diet, trudge along in front of a green screen until they find a plastic...
- 9/21/2021
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Stars: Titus Himmelberger, Natalie Himmelberger, Jennie Russo, Steve Diasparra, Jeff Kirkendall | Written by John Oak Dalton | Directed by Mark Polonia
Ahhh, the late ’80s/early ’90s… the heyday of shot-on-video horror. Where anyone could pick up a camera, make a movie and get it into video stores; well at least in the US. This was also the era that made household names out of the likes of Donald Farmer, Tim Ritter, and the Polonia Brothers… Filmmakers who, to this day, are still producing low budget genre films and still have a rabid fan base! I’m not going to lie though, the oeuvre of these filmmakers is somewhat of an acquired taste. Always low budget, often made with recurring cast and crew, very much what you’d call DIY filmmaking – right down to using familiar stock music and stock video footage. Yet often times truly falling into that “so bad they’re good category.
Ahhh, the late ’80s/early ’90s… the heyday of shot-on-video horror. Where anyone could pick up a camera, make a movie and get it into video stores; well at least in the US. This was also the era that made household names out of the likes of Donald Farmer, Tim Ritter, and the Polonia Brothers… Filmmakers who, to this day, are still producing low budget genre films and still have a rabid fan base! I’m not going to lie though, the oeuvre of these filmmakers is somewhat of an acquired taste. Always low budget, often made with recurring cast and crew, very much what you’d call DIY filmmaking – right down to using familiar stock music and stock video footage. Yet often times truly falling into that “so bad they’re good category.
- 11/9/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Some Memories Are Inescapable!
The Girl In The Crawlspace is available on DVD From Mill Creek Entertainment. Order information can be found Here
In The Girl In The Crawlspace, a young woman escapes from a notorious serial killer, who has kept her prisoner in a crawlspace. She tries to work her way back to normal with the help of a therapist but becomes inserted into the therapist’s strained marriage with a failing screenwriter.
The Girl In The Crawlspace stars Erin R. Ryan and Tom Cherry. It was written and directed by John Oak Dalton.
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The Girl In The Crawlspace is available on DVD From Mill Creek Entertainment. Order information can be found Here
In The Girl In The Crawlspace, a young woman escapes from a notorious serial killer, who has kept her prisoner in a crawlspace. She tries to work her way back to normal with the help of a therapist but becomes inserted into the therapist’s strained marriage with a failing screenwriter.
The Girl In The Crawlspace stars Erin R. Ryan and Tom Cherry. It was written and directed by John Oak Dalton.
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- 2/5/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
“It’s psychological horror, with hopefully some good twists and turns,” Dalton said. Director Henrique Couto (Babysitter Massacre) and screenwriter John Oak Dalton (Haunted House on Sorority Row) are getting ready for their next feature – but this time they’ll be switching it up. “John Dalton is one of my favorite collaborators,” Couto said. “So helping […]
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The post Screenwriter John Oak Dalton Makes Directing Debut With The Girl in the Crawlspace appeared first on Dread Central.
- 2/16/2018
- by Mike Sprague
- DreadCentral.com
Stars: Danielle Donahue, Jeff Kirkendall, Bob Dennis, James Carolus, Steve Diasparra, Ken Van Sant, Todd Carpenter, Austin Dragovich, Laurie Smith, Frank Humes, Houston Baker | Written by John Oak Dalton | Directed by Mark Polonia
I’m not going to lie, the oeuvre of the Polonia Brothers is somewhat of an acquired taste. Always low budget, often made with recurring cast and crew, very much what you’d call Diy filmmaking – right down to using familiar stock music and stock video footage (tell me you don’t recognise this films blood-drip filled opening credits? I’ve seen it offered as a design from tons of “video editors” on Fiverr). You have been warned… But for those familiar with the Polonia’s work, Jurassic Prey is more of the same cheesy fun that you’ve come to expect!
Jurassic Prey, originally released on Full Moon’s streaming service under the title of Meateaters,...
I’m not going to lie, the oeuvre of the Polonia Brothers is somewhat of an acquired taste. Always low budget, often made with recurring cast and crew, very much what you’d call Diy filmmaking – right down to using familiar stock music and stock video footage (tell me you don’t recognise this films blood-drip filled opening credits? I’ve seen it offered as a design from tons of “video editors” on Fiverr). You have been warned… But for those familiar with the Polonia’s work, Jurassic Prey is more of the same cheesy fun that you’ve come to expect!
Jurassic Prey, originally released on Full Moon’s streaming service under the title of Meateaters,...
- 4/28/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Hey creeps, welcome back to the Crypt! Before we get to the revoltin’ reviews, I want to mention that ol’ monstrous Michale Graves has officially launched a Kickstarter to get When Worlds Collide into yer talons and claws, so give it a look-see, and pony up some dough if ya can!
Also of note, this column debuts my new rating system (created by Coffin Club Member #1 Bob Gosh), with every review given between 5 (totally rad) and 1 (totally dogs–t) skulls!
Now, on with the spookshow!
The Funhouse Massacre
• Release Date: In Theaters Now
• Written By: Ben Begley, Renee Dorian
• Directed By: Andy Palmer
• Starring: Robert Englund, Clint Howard, Chasty Ballesteros, Scottie Thompson
Roll up, roll up, and let’s feast our putrid peepers on the new fright flick The Funhouse Massacre. Will it have the goods to slake our unending thirst for monsters and mayhem, or will it be the...
Also of note, this column debuts my new rating system (created by Coffin Club Member #1 Bob Gosh), with every review given between 5 (totally rad) and 1 (totally dogs–t) skulls!
Now, on with the spookshow!
The Funhouse Massacre
• Release Date: In Theaters Now
• Written By: Ben Begley, Renee Dorian
• Directed By: Andy Palmer
• Starring: Robert Englund, Clint Howard, Chasty Ballesteros, Scottie Thompson
Roll up, roll up, and let’s feast our putrid peepers on the new fright flick The Funhouse Massacre. Will it have the goods to slake our unending thirst for monsters and mayhem, or will it be the...
- 11/16/2015
- by DanielXIII
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Mental Scars currently has an IMDb rating of 1.1 out of 10 and the film has few reviews available. So, determining the quality of this film is difficult. The DVD for Mental Scars was originally released in December of 2009, but the film is now being re-released for unknown reasons this week (Dead Harvey). The trailer alone will give viewers mental scars as "maniacal killer, David Taggart" goes on a killing rampage over and ancient Native American burial ground. As well, fans will need to investigate further to see if Mental Scars is your cup of tea; meanwhile, the trailer for the film and synopsis are below.
The synopsis for Mental Scars:
"Dedra Lanucci has scammed a group of greedy investors to help her convert an old dilapidated junkyard into a profitable parking lot near a seedy liquor store and strip club. These investors are unaware that the junkyard sits on top...
The synopsis for Mental Scars:
"Dedra Lanucci has scammed a group of greedy investors to help her convert an old dilapidated junkyard into a profitable parking lot near a seedy liquor store and strip club. These investors are unaware that the junkyard sits on top...
- 4/13/2010
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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