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Sep 5, 2024 · Was The Amityville Horror movie and book based on a true story? Let's take a look at the provenance of the original haunted house.
Sep 7, 2024 · The Amityville Horror has become a staple of the horror genre, but there are numerous differences between the original book and the two films it directly inspired. Based on a supposedly true story of a haunting in upstate New York, Jay Anson's book The Amityville Horror became a smash hit when it was released in 1977.
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1 day ago · The first known movie with a haunted house is the three-minute 1896 silent French film The House of the Devil. Since then, every decade has featured movies with spooky houses — from The Innocents and House on Haunted Hill to The Amityville Horror, Poltergeist, The Conjuring, and Sinister. Haunted houses are front and center in the following ...
Sep 12, 2024 · In October 1973, the Warrens began to investigate the alleged haunting of Roger and Carolyn Perron and their five daughters who claimed to have been visited by an array of entities after moving...
5 days ago · The Amityville Horror's grounded portrayal of a family's struggle to stay united amidst otherworldly forces further cements its status as a seminal entry in the supernatural horror genre. As one of the earliest films to explore the theme of haunted houses, it continues to influence countless horror films that have come in its wake.
2 days ago · The Amityville Horror combines the supernatural scares of a haunted house film with an unsettling exploration of the dark side of religious faith, resulting in a truly iconic entry in the religious horror genre.
5 days ago · What this movie is about: The Amityville Horror chronicles the harrowing ordeal of George (James Brolin) and Kathy Lutz (Margot Kidder) who move into a Long Island home with a ghastly past. Only a year prior, a brutal family massacre occurred within its walls, setting the stage for the supernatural disturbances that soon plague the new inhabitants.
