Amityville Death House

Amityville Death House

Year: 2015

Runtime: 75 mins

Language: English

Horror

A group of friends traveling through Amityville stop to visit a woman’s ailing grandmother, unaware of the town’s dark history. They soon discover they are being terrorized by an ancient witch’s curse, leading to a terrifying and relentless series of haunting events. The friends must confront the supernatural forces at play before they become the curse’s next victims.

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1

Abigail Wilmont's tragedy in Colonial Salem

In colonial Salem, Abigail Wilmont attempts to save a gravely ill child but fails. The townspeople blame her for the illness and fear her powers, forcing her to flee. This event seeds a centuries-spanning haunting that threads from past to present.

Colonial era Salem, Massachusetts
2

Lynching on the outskirts of Amityville

Decades after Abigail's exile, the town of Amityville executes a brutal lynching on its outskirts. The act brutalizes the community and cements Abigail as a vengeful legend. The wound of that event reverberates into the modern night.

Colonial era Amityville, New York (outskirts)
3

Dark Lord resurrects Abigail

In present-day Amityville, the Dark Lord uses a tarot deck and a Book of the Dead to resurrect Abigail as a semi-corporeal entity. The resurrected witch is set on exacting revenge on the descendants of those who wronged her. The haunting moves from rumor to a direct threat.

Present day, night 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville
4

Abigail's awakening unsettles the house

Abigail begins to stir trouble within the old house, moving with a calm, merciless patience. The familiar architecture and the echo of past wounds become a stage for the living to fear the dead. The threat hints at a hunger of an old world.

Present day The ancestral home in Amityville
5

Tiffany and friends visit to care for Florence

Tiffany Raymond and her friends pause in Amityville during a humanitarian trip to Florida to tend to Tiffany's ailing grandmother, Florence. Florence lives in Abigail's ancestral home and grows sicker as the diary they uncover reveals her dark history. The house becomes a magnet for the malevolent force.

Present day Florence's house, Amityville
6

Florence uncovers Abigail's diary

Florence unravels Abigail’s diary, linking the present danger to the past. The diary's history pulls Abigail's presence closer and the haunting intensifies as the living and the dead intersect. The diary becomes the key to the escalating terror.

Present day Florence's house
7

Tiffany's witch-mark revealed

During the confrontation, Abigail's terror escalates as Tiffany’s blouse is ripped open to reveal six breasts, signaling that she is a witch to the Dark Lord. The grotesque sign deepens the peril for the group. It marks Tiffany as a focal point of the magic now gripping the house.

Present day Amityville house
8

Tiffany rallies Aric and Dig

Tiffany uses her growing magic to snap Aric and Dig back to their senses, turning them away from Abigail’s manipulation. Together they resist the resurrected witch and steadier Bree's and Florence's fates. The team cohesion tightens as the supernatural threat closes in.

Present day Amityville house
9

Dig is fatally wounded; Aric wounds Abigail

A brutal struggle unfolds as Dig is fatally wounded by Abigail. Aric counters with a mortal blow that severely wounds the resurrected witch. The tide of the battle tilts toward the living, yet the threat remains potent.

Present day Amityville house
10

Abigail possesses Florence's corpse

Abigail first possesses Florence’s corpse, twisting the grandmother’s body into a conduit for her will. The line between the living and dead blurs as the haunting intensifies. The possession signals a deeper, more insidious threat.

Present day Florence's house
11

Abigail possesses Bree and blooms into a spider-like monster

Following the possession of Florence, Abigail then takes control of Bree, transforming her into a spider-like monster. The new form adds a chilling, otherworldly menace to the fight. The living are pressed to confront a creature born of a corrupted history.

Present day Amityville house
12

Tiffany discovers the diary is the key and burns it

Tiffany discovers that Abigail’s power is tethered to the diary. She sets the diary ablaze in a bid to sever the witch’s link to the living world. The act aims to end the terror once and for all, but its outcome remains uncertain.

Present day Florence's house
13

Explosion and investigation

The conflagration triggers a cataclysmic explosion in Florence’s house, drawing Sheriff Steve McGrath to the scene. The immediate danger seems to flare briefly, but the wider threat remains unresolved. The fire licks at the edges of the story’s ordinary world.

Present day Florence's house, Amityville
14

A diary page survives; Abigail's hold persists

Even as the diary burns, a single page survives, leaving a lingering link to the living. Abigail’s control over Tiffany is not broken, and the haunting remains a present danger. The surviving page ensures the nightmare can continue beyond the blaze.

Present day Amityville house
15

Final twist: Abigail possesses Tiffany

In the closing moment, Abigail’s influence endures as she takes possession of Tiffany. The ending leaves the audience with an unsettling ambiguity about who will emerge from the shadows as the true master. The legacy of Abigail's vengeance looms over the town.

Present day Amityville house

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