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Amityville in Space
Movie

Amityville in Space

2022 • Unknown

Woke Score
2
out of 10

Plot

The ultimate battle against the Amityville curse begins after the infamous murder house is exorcised from Earth and reappears in outer space in Amityville in Space.

Overall Series Review

Amityville in Space (2022) is an extremely low-budget, independent horror/sci-fi mashup from director Mark Polonia. The plot centers on the infamous Amityville house being jettisoned into deep space after a failed exorcism attempt by Father Benna. Centuries later, a future space cruiser, the Wyoming, discovers the house near a black hole. The crew, led by Captain Halstead, then contends with the demonic entity, Legion, as it infects and manipulates them, continuing the war between good and evil across time and space. The film is notable for its reliance on cheap special effects, simple production design, and a nonsensical, genre-blending narrative. The movie is a low-fi exploitation effort focused entirely on delivering a bizarre horror concept rather than social or political commentary, making it mostly inert when viewed through a critical ideological lens.

Categorical Breakdown

Identity Politics1/10

The narrative makes no apparent use of an intersectional lens, privilege, or systemic oppression to drive the plot or character motivations. The cast appears to be a traditional, racially homogeneous ensemble for a low-budget production. Characters are defined by their functional roles on the spaceship—Captain, Pilot, Doctor, Android—not by race or immutable characteristics.

Oikophobia2/10

The central evil is a supernatural curse housed within an iconic American structure, the Amityville house, which is a classic horror trope. This premise does not frame Western civilization, home, or ancestors as fundamentally corrupt in a philosophical sense, but rather as the origin point for a demonic force. The goal of the protagonists is to destroy the house and its evil, which respects the impulse to protect order from chaos.

Feminism2/10

The gender dynamics do not appear to focus on feminist ideological tropes. The female roles, such as Dr. Nurmi, are professional and competent members of the starship crew. The central command role of Captain is a male character, and there is no evidence of a 'Girl Boss' narrative where women are instantly perfect or where male characters are systematically emasculated or presented as toxic. The film contains no discussion of anti-natalism or family structure.

LGBTQ+1/10

The film’s focus is on a haunted house and a demonic possession in space. There is no inclusion of alternative sexualities, gender ideology, or deconstruction of the nuclear family. The sexual identity of the characters is not a factor in the story.

Anti-Theism2/10

The conflict is framed as a direct 'war between good and evil,' with a Catholic priest, Father Benna, being the one who initially confronts the demonic entity, Legion. His faith-based action is the catalyst for the entire space plot. The narrative uses faith as a legitimate, if ultimately unsuccessful in the short term, force against transcendent evil, placing it against moral relativism. A few crew members initially treat the priest with suspicion, but the spiritual evil is confirmed as an objective truth.