Reception
Amityville II: The Possession received mixed reviews. Critics claimed this film went overboard with the effects and the storyline was not as interesting as expected to be. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times, who gave the first film a negative review, claimed the film "is actually slightly better than The Amityville Horror" and mentioned some good technical credits and performances. Rutanya Alda was nominated as Worst Supporting Actress at the 1982 Golden Raspberry Awards, for the second time (the first was for Mommie Dearest).
Despite most negative reviews, this film was a commercial success, ranking #1 at the box office.
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