53 - Subhuman: The Amityville Experiment (6/30/2023)

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53 - Subhuman: The Amityville Experiment (6/30/2023)

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Jun 19, 2024

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Not to be confused with Subspecies, which we said a while ago we would dive into once we were caught up. We should never have made that promise. Sisyphus may have come to appreciate his neverending toils like an office drone on year 20 of an entry level position, but the rock of Amityville gets heavier and heavier.

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Jun 19, 2024

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Tom and Pat take on the longest running film series in horror history. Multiple houses, all over the country, all tied back to a central premise - franchises are easy cash. Guaranteed the episodes are shorter than watching them all yourself!

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01 - The Amityville Horror (1979): The first stop on our repeated trip to 112 Ocean Avenue is the original movie that sort of interpreted a book loosely based on some conflicting accounts and launched a legendarily long film franchise! Pat and Tom will be be watching the entire 30+ (a... by The Amityville Podcast
56 min listen
03 - Amityville 3D (11/18/1983): Coming at you in glorious 3D (not available in most areas), see a young Meg Ryan and Lori Loughlin take on definitely not a Poltergeist and lots of gratuitous blocking and sight gags that translate well back down in the 2nd dimension. Plus discussion... by The Amityville Podcast
65 min listen
21 - Amityville: Evil Never Dies AKA Amityville Clownhouse (6/1/2017): A sequel to Toybox, which we hadn't thought left questions unanswered. Still, this far into the line we aren't really worried about continuity and closure, so let's see what happens. Before the film we talk about unnecessary sequels, Monkey Shines, a... by The Amityville Podcast
58 min listen
15 - Amityville: Vanishing Point (4/1/2016): This week we watch the incredibly elusive Vanishing Point. It took us months of trying every possible way of watching it, and 4th time was the charm. We'll spare you a few of the intros to this homage to Twin Peaks (it comes closest to the Diane Keat... by The Amityville Podcast
73 min listen
06 - Amityville 666 It‘s About Time (7/16/1992): So many titles, so little time. This was not the original house with a clock in the walls, and there's no Cate Blanchette. But there is a house, a clock, time stuff, and Megan Ward. Republic Pictures took over the franchise for a bit starting here, i... by The Amityville Podcast
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20 - Amityville Exorcism (1/3/2017): The return of the microbudget crew that gave us the one with the spider lady! Will it be connected? Will it be even better? Don't get your hopes up. Before the movie we touch briefly on other possession movies before a bit of a spiral. by The Amityville Podcast
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08 - Amityville Dollhouse (10/2/1996): The last of the original run of Amityville movies, and the Republic Pictures trilogy. The last big hill for the rollercoaster ahead. This seems like a cursed item movie, or maybe just the same idea somewhere else? In the pre-movie conversation we dis... by The Amityville Podcast
59 min listen
16 - The Amityville Toybox AKA Amityville Legacy (6/7/2016): We've now passed the "Air Bud" marker of movies! Yay? This week we check out another cursed item entry, an evil wind up monkey. Well, more evil than normal. A family gets together for dad's birthday and the usual squabbles take on a more sinister edg... by The Amityville Podcast
54 min listen
04 - Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes (5/12/1989): The Amityville legend lives on, via... A LAMP!"Brick, are you just getting plot points from around the room?"A surprisingly bloody NBC made for TV movie, which raises the question: what's your favorite made for TV movie? And many more! by The Amityville Podcast
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02 - Amityville II: The Possession (1982): In a follow up that sets the bar high for all of the sequels to follow, things get crazy then straight up unhinged. While billed as a sequel, it also serves as a prequel, but in ways that negate the concept of continuity. Before the film, Tom and Pat... by The Amityville Podcast
66 min listen
09 - The Amityville Horror (4/14/2005): While not the last theatrical Amityville, it was certainly the last wide release high profile one. The only Platinum Dunes remakes to spawn a second entry both involved cannibals in the desert. This one spawned so much else. Before the movie we discu... by The Amityville Podcast
43 min listen
19 - The Unspoken AKA ”El Origen del Terror en Amityville” (10/28/16): This one had an Amityville name on one of its international releases. So we had to give it a go. Also, it has a cast that includes some cool character actors, so it wasn't as much of a strain to accept our fate. They actually get us spiraling off bef... by The Amityville Podcast
68 min listen
A03 - Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (01/12/1990): We reach 1990, when horror was hitting a rough patch. We cover the time just before this one, when franchises were being run into the ground and box office was dropping off hard, through to the next few years when award and prestige returned to the g... by The Amityville Podcast
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11 - The Amityville Asylum (6/3/2013): We try and keep the episodes shorter than the movies. Sometimes it's easier than other times. Because this one was a UK production we discuss franchises that relocated either their setting or their production along the way. Not so much in a globe tro... by The Amityville Podcast
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14 - Amityville Playhouse AKA Amityville Theater (4/13/2015): An international production! Not that the budget would indicate it. As anybody who has done enough theater and they'll have ghost stories, whether they believe them or not. Therefore, it's no surprise that the Amityville Theater has some patrons of t... by The Amityville Podcast
59 min listen
35 - Amityville Cop (10/29/2021): Yes, there have been police officers in previous movies. But not like this! Other movies have had cops like this, though, which we discuss in the preshow. After some computer trouble, we're back for our end run of currently available Amityville movie... by The Amityville Podcast
68 min listen
05 - The Amityville Curse (5/7/1990): The first of the series to not show the original house in any way, also the first to go straight to video. We discuss other straight to video movies before diving in on this murder mystery type cursed cabinet haunted house monastery sorta thing. And ... by The Amityville Podcast
57 min listen
18 - Amityville: No Escape (8/5/2016): Another found footage movie, but split between two footage "sources" to make sure they hit feature running time. Will it all add up as a story? If not, it at least takes up an afternoon for us. Before the film we dive into run times, franchise contin... by The Amityville Podcast
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07 - Amityville: A New Generation (9/29/1993): In the tradition of Star Trek TNG, The New Monkees, and the Maverick movie, a new generation of terror begins as the grandson of the original house takes on... What? It's a mirror that messes with an L.A. artists commune? Sure. Pre-movie conversation... by The Amityville Podcast
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26 - Amityville Island (3/17/2020): The return of our podcast, AND the of Mark Polonia, who is never short on ideas! This was one we'd been excited about back at the beginning for a few reasons. One, it was at the very end of our journey, the latest one to come out. How many more could... by The Amityville Podcast
68 min listen
B02 - Hellraiser II: Hellbound (12/23/1988): We are still on pretty safe ground here, with a sequel many enjoy more than the first film. It certainly expands the scope of the universe. We've also seen this one plenty, so had plenty to discuss. You can see that by the runtime. Another great thin... by The Amityville Podcast
104 min listen
13 - Sickle AKA Amityville: The Final Chapter (03/28/2015): It's an Amityville movie in name only, and even then only on some releases. But why would we do this if not to punish ourselves? Oh, it's also not the actual final chapter, but we do discuss other falsely claimed finales. For those traveling for Than... by The Amityville Podcast
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10 - The Amityville Haunting (12/13/2011): This entry begins the era of the micro-budget open source anyone can make one Amityville films. To keep the budget low, they of course go the found footage route. Before the movie we talk about other found footage films that are worth checking out. by The Amityville Podcast
81 min listen
27 - The Amityville Vibrator (6/6/2020): Content warning. The title may be a hint. We underestimated and overestimated what we were in for. They go for it, and we're in for it. But the discussion is frank if that's a concern. by The Amityville Podcast
58 min listen
22 - Against the Night AKA Amityville Prison (9/15/2017): Once again a film was retitled in some releases, so we have to lock ourselves up with another independent production. Before the film we discuss "Oh him!" and "Hey that guy!" actors. by The Amityville Podcast
70 min listen
32 - The Amityville Cult (8/27/2021): This week we dive into the band that gave us such classics as Possessed Fire Woman and She Sells Sanctuary on Ocean Ave. Not to be confused with The Amityville Church, The Amityville Cure, or Amityville Clash, purely because of name like the whole Pu... by The Amityville Podcast
66 min listen
33 - Amityville Scarecrow (9/5/2021): There's nothing scarier than a scarecrow, unless you aren't a crow. Then results may vary. Can we spin straw into gold? Is this outstanding in its field? by The Amityville Podcast
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24 - Amityville: Mt. Misery Road (5/31/2018): A home movie version of a horror film. Does that mean it's a found footage movie? Not exactly. Actually we're not sure how to classify this. In the pre-movie segment we talk about other one-time film makers, then as usual distract ourselves. by The Amityville Podcast
60 min listen
17 - The Amityville Terror (8/2/2016): Now we dive into another Amityville -new synonym- with no idea what to expect, save for ideally people being terrified. Down the road the titles and posters warn us of vampires, ghosts, sharks, and toys of the all-ages and adult variety. This time we... by The Amityville Podcast
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A06 - Texas Chainsaw 3D (1/4/2013): We're back! Sorry for the gap. There was an incident and we lost our gear and some episodes, had to replace all of the above amid the holidays, and may ourselves now be personally cursed by the Amityville house. We're past most of the hurdles, record... by The Amityville Podcast
91 min listen

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49 - Prey Terror in Amityville Park (09/01/1978): When looking under every rock for these movies, we somehow forgot to look to the 70's European market, where things like copyrights and titles were to be shared like they were sharing their wine, their drugs, their bodies. It was a Bertolucci-esque b... by The Amityville Podcast
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C05 - Scream V (01/14/2022): The first of the post-Craven installments, and the relaunch of the franchise in the era of terms like "elevated horror" and "requel". A new cast takes the lead, while the old cast still tries to be front and center at least a little. People are stabb... by The Amityville Podcast
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C4 - Scream 4 (4/15/2011): Wes Craven's final film, plus a return to the franchise in general after over a decade past that third one. I wonder if we'll have anything to talk about? Oh, the original file came in at almost three hours, so it seems so. We trimmed stuff like paus... by The Amityville Podcast
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C01 - Scream (12/20/1996): Kicking off another sidequest while the Amityville series recharges (and boy howdy did it!), we take on a series loved by one of us, not so much by the other. While we both agree this first one is a masterpiece, we still manage to fight about somethi... by The Amityville Podcast
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