The True Story Behind "The Amityville Horror"

Published: Oct. 24, 2019, 2 a.m.

The story behind the 1979 film, "The Amityville Horror", is based on the true story (according to George and Kathy Lutz) of their nightmare ordeal after purchasing a house that had, only a year before, been the site of the brutal murder of an entire family.

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Thumbnail: The Amityville Horror (1979)

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"Leaving Home" "Virtutes"   by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

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