Amityville Horror
Based on the book, by Jay Anson
Kathy Lutz: I just wish that... all those people hadn't died here. I mean... A guy kills his whole family. Doesn't that bother you?
George Lutz: Sure, but... houses don't have memories.”
There's something just not right about the house at 112 Ocean avenue. Um, yeah... you think? Oh my ghosts and witches I love the Amityville Horror! As a kid I hung on any and all information about the famous haunted house, after I saw Ed and Lorraine Warren discussing it on the Mike Douglas show. I wouldn't say I am a fan of one killing one's family, but this case has always deeply fascinated me. Was it the drugs that Ronald Defeo jr. Defeo took, and it was that devil that made him do it? Was it greed? Or was it because Mr. DeFeo Sr. crossed the mafia? Of course it could have been the simplest of explanations, the house had one or two demons in it! Shrug. But the one explanation that I don't buy, is that the Lutz family lied for personal gain. None of that makes sense to me. So there's a lot to unpack about that situation, and maybe that's the point of making a horror movie, based on an actual incident. The Amityville Horror is a fun ride, unless you happened to have lived in that famous house. It's a great horror film, and if you like it, check out the Conjuring universe, which loosely follows the cases of demon hunters, Ed and Lorraine Warren, with a lot of familiar theatrics thrown in for effect, just like in the Amityville Horror!
Watch the Amityville Horror with me tonight!
I love being scared!
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