‘You can’t escape’
Amityville Hex is a 2021 American-British horror about a paranormal death hex that becomes a viral sensation. Can it be stopped before it’s too late?
Directed by Tony Newton from a screenplay co-written with Shawn C. Phillips. The latter co-stars with Sarah Schultz, Rheanon Nicole, Josh Schultz, Ken May, Chad Ridgely, Marcia Do Vales, Lloyd Kaufman, George Stover, Brad Smith and Andrew De Leon.
Plot:
A paranormal death hex becomes a viral sensation when famous YouTuber Coolduder (Shawn C. Phillips) encourages his friends and fans to recite a hex of unknown origin entitled the Amityville Hex.
What starts as a viral trend soon becomes a living nightmare as anyone who fully recites the hex is cursed by the Amityville Hex and will soon face an untimely death!
Reviews:
“I really thought Amityville: Mt Misery Road was going to be the worst one. But oh was I wrong, so wrong!!” ½ out of ★★★★★ Aylmer
“It’s less a movie than a series of people speaking directly to the camera and repeating the Amityville Hex. Then, we see what happened to them […] I’ve watched a lot of Amityville movies, but man, I don’t know when I’ve seen a worse one.” B&S About Movies
“Wastes the first 34 minutes on some rather repugnant-looking characters citing the incantation before wasting the rest on unintentionally comical paranoia. Too long, too ugly, too erratic, too badly acted, too horribly constructed, and far too obnoxious to withstand. Absolute garbage.” 1 out of 4, Splatter Critic
“Just video after video after video of all of the YouTubers, including Mr Coolduder himself, reading what is essentially the same script […] Let that sink in. 45 minutes. Of nothing. Not that this ever gets any better because the remaining hour of the movie is each character going “crazy” because they read the hex. It is just people talking at you about how they are hearing voices.” ½ out of ★★★★★
Taylor Heider
” …much of the first half is devoted to repetitive scenes of people staring into the camera and reciting the hex. Once they finally do start dying off, it’s all incredibly weak and pathetic, and none of the demises are worth a damn. Except maybe when poor old George Stover (who deserves better) gets killed by his own lawnmower The only good part is when a couple watch Spider Baby on TV…” The Video Vacuum
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Release date:
Amityville Hex will be released by UK-based VIPCO on DVD and BD-R in October 2021 and they have already got the film up for pre-order (the first 100 orders come with a free poster) on their website.
Cast and characters:
Shawn C. Phillips … Coolduder
Lloyd Kaufman … Hex Reader
Mike Ferguson … Steroid Mike
Marcia Do Vales … Heather
George Stover … George
Chad Ridgely … David
Luna Meow … Luna
Ken May … Kent
Mercedes … Ruby
Tony Newton … James
Kyle Rappaport … Self aka Moviebuff1
Veronica Ricci … Jess
Erik Anthony Russo … Seth
Jaclyn Passaro … Tara
John R. Walker … Peter Sommers
Technical specs:
1 hour 48 minutes (!)
