![]() Many people expressed doubts about the events in the house. And, as William Peter Blatty did when he promoted The Exorcist, Anson vouched for the truthfulness of his fantastic tale: "There is simply too much independent corroboration of their narrative to support the speculation that either imagined or fabricated these events." ![]() The Lutzes left the house and took their terrifying tale with them, collaborating with Anson on the book The Amityville Horror. All agreed that a demonic spirit was in the house, and that an exorcism would be needed to stop the activity. A priest called upon to bless the house was driven back with painful blisters on his hands, famously told by a demonic voice to "Get out!" And so on.Ī local television crew did a segment on the house, bringing in several self-styled "ghost hunters" (including Ed and Lorraine Warren) and other alleged psychics. An unseen force ripped doors from hinges and slammed cabinets closed, noxious green slime oozed from the ceilings, a biblical-scale swarm of insects attacked the family, and a demonic face with glowing red eyes peered into their house at night, leaving cloven-hoofed footprints in the morning snow. It seemed that perhaps the demons that drove Butch to slaughter his family were not in his head but in the house. George and Kathy Lutz, along with their three children, said that shortly after they moved in, their six-bedroom abode became a Hell house. The following year, a new family, the Lutzes, moved into the house. The horrific nature of the massacre unnerved the otherwise quiet Long Island neighborhood, though no supernatural activity was associated with the house at 112 Ocean Avenue. With the family dead (and Butch in no position to inherit the place), the house went up for sale. ("Butch"), was arrested for the crime, convicted, and sentenced to prison. The sole remaining family member, Ronald Jr. ![]() The parents, Ronald and Louise DeFeo, were shot in bed while they slept, along with their two sons and two daughters. The story behind the story began on 13 November 1974, when six members of an Amityville, New York, family were killed. Anson was not a resident of the infamous possessed house, but a professional writer hired to pen a book based on supposedly "true events" that had taken place there several years earlier. A book entitled The Amityville Horror: A True Story, written by Jay Anson, was published in 1977 and quickly scaled the sales charts. The history of The Amityville Horror, as with The Exorcist, began with a best-selling novel. (Photo by Stan Wolfson/Newsday RM via Getty Images)Ĭo-star Melissa George was attracted to the role because, she said, "If you're going to do a scary movie, you might as well do The Amityville Horror, a true story, a famous book, a well-known moment in American history." A famous book, yes. The house where Ronald DeFeo murdered his family taken on Nov.14, 1974. ![]()
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