Amityville IV: The Evil Escapes (1989)

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The fourth in a seemingly endless parade of Amityville sequels, this passable TV knock-off features an item of possessed furniture from the notorious haunted house -- a concept inspired by a series of novels by John G. Jones and exploited in no less than three films of the series. This time it's a… More The fourth in a seemingly endless parade of Amityville sequels, this passable TV knock-off features an item of possessed furniture from the notorious haunted house -- a concept inspired by a series of novels by John G. Jones and exploited in no less than three films of the series. This time it's a lava lamp from the accursed site that houses the evil, traveling cross-country from an Amityville garage sale (now there's a title for a sequel) to an oceanfront California estate, whereupon it releases the demonic forces within to exert their vile influence on a young girl by assuming the form of her late father. To this end, the demon animates various household appliances to whittle down the cast in death scenes which are neither shocking nor original -- much like the rest of this film. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By: Sandor Stern
Genres: Television, Horror

In Theaters: May 12, 1989 Wide
On DVD: Dec 12, 1990
Studio: Trimark

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Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is
Some things are really just too stupid to comprehend
Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Why does this series keep passing building codes?

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Anthony L

Oh dear. The evil entity in the Amityville house decides to see what the world has to offer, so 'transmodulates' (don't bother looking, it's not in the dictionary) into a lamp and moves out. The lamp then haunts a family in a completely different house and a… More
Oh dear. The evil entity in the Amityville house decides to see what the world has to offer, so 'transmodulates' (don't bother looking, it's not in the dictionary) into a lamp and moves out. The lamp then haunts a family in a completely different house and a cleaning lady dies. That my friends, is the film. Yes, really! Only 5 more to go!
Lee ?

To be honest I don't mind the Amityville films. This fourth film in the series has the evil demon move across from Long Island to California via a creepy looking lamp which it has transferred into ready to torment another family. It's not great but it has enough entertaining… More
To be honest I don't mind the Amityville films. This fourth film in the series has the evil demon move across from Long Island to California via a creepy looking lamp which it has transferred into ready to torment another family. It's not great but it has enough entertaining moments to enjoy and it moves along at a good pace. If you didn't enjoy any of the previous Amityville films then avoid this one.
xGary X

A family are terrorised by a lamp. Yes, a LAMP. This lamp speaks to a small girl and persuades her that it's her dead father. I don't know about you, but I'm always mistaking my family members for pieces of furniture. Good luck on those SATs young lady...