Amityville 2 :The Possession

This part of the site is dedicated to covering the many similarities between Amityville 2 and The Exorcist

I have added sounds and screen captures to illustrate these similarities

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Notice how in both films, the main priests (Father Adamski in Amityville 2 & Father Karras in the Exorcist) are both not authorised to perform an exorcism themselves.

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There is a scene in Amityville 2 where Father Adamski is walking down the road and stops to look up at the Amityville house (I think it's at about 0:47:30 into the film).

This is the same kind of idea used by William Friedkin as you see Father Merrin approach Regan's house in The Exorcist.

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Also notice that relationship between Father Tom & Father Adamski in Amityville 2 is a lot like the relationship between Father Dyer & Father Karras in The Exorcist.

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Father Tom also seems to add a touch of hope at the end of Amityville 2 when he tells Sonny "We'll make them understand". Which is a lot like the end of The Exorcist where Father Dyer has the conversation with Kinderman at the end of The Exorcist where he is invited to go and see "Wuthering Heights " (This is the extended ending from the new special edition). Both Father Dyer & Father Tom seem to take over their friends (Karras & Adamski) responsibilities at the end of the movies.

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Sonny's arm produces the writing "Save Me" at one point in the film. This is much like the scene in th Exorcist where Regan's stomach produces the writing "Help Me".

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In Amityville 2, when Father Adamski is talking to the possessed Sonny in the cell there is a bit of dialogue about when the demon possessing him will leave his body.

This is very similar to a scene in The Exorcist when Karras asks the demon how long he intends to stay in Regan

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When Father Adamski (in Amityville 2) is confronted with the vision of Trish during the exorcism, this is very much like a scene in The Exorcist where the demon uses Karras' mother's voice to get to him

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This is probably one of the most obvious Exorcist-ism in Amityville 2 - The method of getting the demon out of the possessed host.

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