Amityville: The Horror Returns

by John G. Jones

After the horror of Amityville, the Lutzes looked forward to a peaceful life in California. But, it seems their peaceful cul-de-sac is infested with apparitions--the terror is back! The Lutz family cannot escape the evil of their past house.

Genres: Horror, Fiction, Paranormal

280 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1989

Reviews

[Scott Oliver · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Lutz’s again face off with the evil of amityville in a final fight to the death, helped by a young Native American woman and her grandfather’s mystical power

Not a bad read with some great gory scenes. Definitely a full fiction book to carry on the story but good enough

[Ashley · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was TERRIBLE. Twisting the original story and characters into a joke just for more profit. This should not be labeled as horror, it should be sold from the comedy section. It was disgraceful how the author used Native American mysticism as plot filler.

I hated how Kathy was made into a total joke up until the very end. None of the characters seemed more than two dimensional. The author jumped from person to person without warning. Even worse, there are time when he jumps not only character perspective, but time folds back on itself over and over again. Frustrating is putting it simply.

When did George Lutz suddenly become He-Man? If you are truly interested in the Amityville story, watch the documentary made with the eldest child of the family. It will shine a whole new light on what really happened, and just who George Lutz was.

[Nigel S. · Rating 2 out of 5]

...at one point in the story someone points out that something is "too understandable to be afraid of", and, following that logic, this book is completely incomprehensible. The main family's kids get possessed; their babysitter turns into a raging slut; the parents almost die in a plane crash; a six-foot-tall tombstone appears on a golf course (You know what would've been hilarious? If it said "Your Long Game".); and there's even a zombie attack, thwarted in part through the use of kung fu. Who would've guessed that the dad from The Amityville Horror knew kung fu?...

[Entire review available on my website
http://www.mrsatanism.com/books/amityvillehorrorreturns.htm]

[Patwell James · Rating 2 out of 5]

A blatantly fictional cash-in that selectively ignores the continuity of previous installments to the point of not aging the children despite the several-year time gap between stories. Filled with stereotypical "magical Indian" mumbo-jumbo and other complete hokum that has little if anything to do with the original allegedly-true story. Still, there are a few creepy moments interspersed among all the silliness, and it's far from the worst book in the series.

[Xondra Day · Rating 3 out of 5]

This wasn't bad at all. I was a little skeptic when I started to read it. The cover is cheesy, and the writing isn't the best, but overall the story was decent. I felt like I was reading a made for TV movie. And guess what? According to the back cover it ended up being made into a TV movie!