Starring - Trey Ball (Clownsquatch, Sharksgiving), Jib Haddan (Semicolon), and Elizabeth McCoy (Royal Jelly, After Life Crisis)
Release Date - 2026
Genre - Horror/Comedy
Tagline - "Cloudy with a chance of death"
Format - Streaming (Tubi)
Rating (out of 5):
The Amityville Horror did something that many other horror properties could do and that's spawn a series of unofficial sequels that are still popular to this day. The original film and subsequent sequels are among some of the most popular genre films in history. However, about 20 so odd years ago we started seeing films that had nothing to do with those films appear using the Amityville title. These unofficial sequels are known for their outlandish stories and absurd titles. While many genre fans watch them to see just how bad they truly are, I look forward to them because I truly love indie cinema. A few weeks ago I was browsing an indie horror group on Facebook when I found a post talking about the horror comedy Amityvillenado making it's way to Tubi. I fucking adore Tubi and quickly added the film to my watchlist. I had originally planned on watching the film for fun while I was working on other review but I decided to write a review for it instead. I was seriously impressed by the film and thought many other genre fans would be interested in it as well.
The film follows two friends who are house sitting for the sister of one of them with plans of hitting up a concert nearby. This just happens to be near the legendary home that spawned the Amityville legend. It just happens that when they arrived in town, the iconic home was destroyed by a freak tornado. As they try to get settled in and ready for their concert, more tornado sightings occur where those near them are left dead. The police suspect that there is a serial killer on the loose but those in the loop know that something sinister was unleashed when the house was destroyed.
I'll be honest. I went into Amityvillenado expecting the worst and found myself actually enjoying it. It's not a perfect film by any standards but it's entertaining for the most part. The acting in this one is not bad but the characters are not likable at all. It's almost as if the characters were written to be cliched in a funny way but they all come across as unlikeable. The acting is solid for the most part but I wish some of the cast could have provided us with a character that didn't make me want to turn the movie off. The story for this one pokes fun at some of the original Amityville sequels while giving us a no budget comedic tale that fits in nowhere among all the Amityville films. I loved the idea behind the film with the Amityville house becoming so evil that is turns into tornadoes that kills. Honestly, I really enjoyed this goofy story and how it played out. My only real complaint about it is that very little time went into character development. A "funny" guy that isn't funny and is always shitting, a dude that is a major buzzkill, many other unlikable characters drag a good bit of the fun down. Finally, the film has some cheap visual effects that is not the worst I've seen but is still very noticeable. I would have loved to see some great practical effects and memorable deaths but that wasn't in the cards with this one. Overall, Amityvillenado is a goofy film all around and while the humor doesn't really find it's mark, the film itself is pretty fun. I don't see myself revisiting it anytime soon but I will recommend it to someone looking for no budget fun. Check it out.
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