Amityville: The Nightmare Continues

by Robin Karl

Once the Dutch Colonial house on Ocean Avenue had been the scene of a gruesome possession that sent it's wners fleeing for their sanity and their lives. For years, it had remained abandoned, without any sign of life. Then 11 year old Kooch Webster dared his buddy Lester to sneak in the house. The harrowing true story of a house that exuded evil and the evil that would not die.

Genres: Horror, Literature

336 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Pseudonym of R. Karl Largent

Reviews

[Jack Walters · Rating 2 out of 5]

The characters and setting were interesting, but the plot didn't really go anywhere, and the ending left much to be desired. This is just pulp horror, the book equivalent of a made-for-TV B-movie. Horror junkies might enjoy it, but everyone else should stay away.

[Tom Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Much better than I expected

The Amityville tie in is unnecessary ... It could be any haunted house. The novel stands on its own without any need for the backstory. I wasn't really expecting a whole lot, but was pleasantly surprised. A solid chiller that would make a good direct to video movie. A good brisk read and interestingly constructed. Recommended.

[Velvetink · Rating 2 out of 5]

Giving to si cotic

[Black Tea Lady ☕️📚 · Rating 3 out of 5]

¡¡Qué divertido!! Amityville es mi historia de terror favorita porque me recuerda mi infancia hace ya unos años atrás. Este libro retoma la historia unos días después de que los Lutz salen corriendo de la casa dejando atrás sus pertenencias. Unos chiquillos ven la oportunidad de hacer dinero con los objetos olvidados y de ahí arranca esta historia. Es un buen libro para pasar el rato.

[TAMARA WIDLAKE · Rating 4 out of 5]

More Amityville horror

I enjoyed the story but was not happy to see the name DeFeo misspelled in the book being what it's about. I noted one of two more misspellings but character names of the family should b correct. The story was ok could of some a little more with the story. Have it 4 stars due to misspellings of names.

[Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have to say this book was better than the last book about Amityville that I read, but that is not saying a lot. One of my biggest gripes was that a person was mentioned at the beginning of the book (which some may have skipped over) and then was peppered sparingly through the book, only to have the end of the book bring the man forward in a big way. That is poorly constructed story telling if you ask me.

The other problem that I have with this book is the constant misspelling of the Defeo family's name. It is misspelled, in a few different variations, through the entire book! If you are going to write a book based on a true crime, whether or not there are questions as to the audacity of certain aspects of a later story, you should at least get the 'true' facts of the crime, especially the victims' names, correct.

[Bryson McCheeseburger · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was pretty disappointed by this book. I can see why there was no sequel made, or any continuation of the new Amityville story. The writer had a good idea, creating a new horror series based on the original house, but not delving into the DeFao or Lutz families, but this one was just drawn out boredom. The only times the house ever did anything it really wasn't scary or frightening at all. I didn't go into the book with a lot of expectations, and I'm glad I didn't because even with low expectations it was a pretty big let down.

[Patwell James · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fictional story presented as a novelization of a series of supposedly "real" notes - not unlike modern found-footage movies - this is the best Amityville book since the original and offers a surprising amount of character depth to go along with the horror, which is fairly effective. There are a couple of compelling mysteries at play and the story held my attention til the end.

[Nick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another entry in the amityville series with this one trying to start its own storyline not including the 2 main previous families.

Much like the movie franchise , this book franchise includes many forgetful entries including this one. It is on my re-read list because I can not recall one name, scene, plot point or anything else.

Will re-read in future and edit this again.

[Sara]

Found a old paperback copy that says it's nonfiction at a thrift store. it is very much fiction, I gave up 1/3 way through it.