Is The Amityville Curse gory?

No — The Amityville Curse rates 1/5 on The Horror Database's gore scale; it scares without leaning on gore.

Does The Amityville Curse rely on jump scares?

Not really — The Amityville Curse leans slow-burn (35/100 on THDB's slow-burn↔jump-scare spectrum); the fear builds as dread rather than shocks.

Will The Amityville Curse stay with you after watching?

Not much — The Amityville Curse rates 1/5 on lingering effect; the dread fades once the credits roll.

Who is The Amityville Curse for?

The Amityville Curse is fun-first horror (30/100 on THDB's fun-scary↔disturbing spectrum) at 2/5 intensity — a good pick for a scary-but-enjoyable night.

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The Amityville Curse(1990)

Name: The Amityville Curse
Genre: Horror
Released: 1990
Duration: 91 min

1990 · Tom Berry · 91 min

After purchasing a property in Amityville, New York, Debbie and her husband invite three of their closest friends to help renovate. Immediately uneasy in her new surroundings, she begins experiencing shockingly vivid nightmares.

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Horror

4.0124 votes

TMDB score

2/5

Intensity

1/5

Gore

1/5

Stays with you

How The Amityville Curse scares

The Amityville Curse is a low-budget haunted house tale that leans on murky lighting, bad dreams, and a creeping sense that the house itself is rotten. It moves slowly through domestic bickering and renovation scenes before working in occasional supernatural jolts and eerie visions. The scares are mild and dated rather than truly frightening, more atmosphere and cheap dread than anything that shows real violence. It's a low-stakes pick for fans of old-school haunted house cheese rather than anyone looking to be genuinely unsettled.

Intensity over runtime

Shape only — no events

Reveal pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.

A slow, low-key haunted-house buildup with scattered creepy moments that gradually thickens into a much rougher, more intense final stretch.

How scary is The Amityville Curse?

On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, The Amityville Curse rates 2/5 — moderately scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be restrained with gore and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.

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