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The ever-transforming Amityville series had spiraled out from the infamous Long Island home for a few years already at this point. Presenting evil in some common areas, be it a clock or lamp. It also gave us a confessional booth but I think only a few weirdos have gotten their hands on one of those and stored it in their basement. The series has also blessed us with Josh Brolin’s beard, Margot Kidder’s shocking sexiness and Burt Young’s general awfulness. We left “celebrities” behind a little bit ago but the 1993 entry managed to get some star power back into the fold with David Naughton, Richard Roundtree and Terry O’Quinn… granted this is my kind of “celebrity”, so I doubt the budget was stretched that far. Also this time around it’s a mirror causing issues, so the trifecta of household essentials is complete… still waiting on a toilet to turn up possessed but I have yet to fall down the modern-era Amityville sewer so I’m hoping I won’t have to wait long… we did get a vibrator already and that ended up being a blast. A struggling photographer is gifted an antique mirror by a homeless man he snaps. Of course, this mirror comes from that aforementioned lakeside home in Long Island and of course that damn thing is evil as all fuck. Keyes Terry brings it home to his loft and its evil starts running rampant through the studio complex he shares with a few other artists after his neighbor takes his girlfriend up on the offer to keep it. Horrific reflections lead to nasty deaths. The mirror isn’t the only thing with a connection to Amityville and Keyes slowly realizes his heritage is pretty damn troublesome. Pompous artist-talk horrifies more than any shock the film throws your way, a demon comes out of a painting and the lovely Lin Shaye briefly graces us with her presence. David Naughton is great as the yuppie landlord, Terry O’Quinn unsurprisingly steals every scene he’s in as a detective and our hero looks like a discount Dermot Mulroney. The whole story doesn’t have much steam but the supporting characters add a little spice and make it watchable.
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