Top billed cast

1. 

   James Olson

   Father Adamsky

2. 

   Burt Young

   Anthony Montelli

3. 

   Rutanya Alda

   Delores Montelli

4. 

   Jack Magner

   Sonny Montelli

5. 

   Andrew Prine

   Father Tom

6. 

   Diane Franklin

   Patricia Montelli

7. 

   Moses Gunn

   Turner

8. 

   Ted Ross

   Mr. Booth

9. 

   Erika Katz

   Jan Montelli

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on 2026-05-24

**_Prequel to the 1979 film opts for giggle-inducing overkill_**

The original movie had the confidence to take its time to build suspense and develop several characters with the eventual horrific happenings being subtle and effective. There’s a reason it was a hit at the box office. This one eschews all that for blunt happenings right out of the gate, like paint brushes hovering in the air to paint an illustration & message on the wall.

The Montelli family is a stand-in for the real-life DeFeo family in which the eldest son, Ronald Jr., shot to death his parents and four siblings while...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$5,000,000.00

Revenue
$12,534,817.00

Keywords

• child abuse
• sibling relationship
• abusive father
• exorcism
• poltergeist
• possession
• house
• dysfunctional family
• sequel
• prequel
• church
• demon
• incest
• evil
• demonic possession
• malicious
• horrified