the movie amityville horror took place at long island, new york.
where did the movie amityville horror take place?
long island , new york
on november 13, 1974, ronald defeo jr. shot and killed six members of his family at 112 ocean avenue, amityville, on the south shore of long island, new york. he was convicted of second-degree murder in november 1975. in december 1975, george and kathy lutz and their three children moved into the house. after 28 days, the lutzes left the house, claiming to have been terrorized by paranormal phenomena while living there. these events served as the historical basis for jay anson's 1977 novel "the amityville horror", which was followed by a number of sequels and was adapted into a film of the same name in 1979. since then, many films have been produced that draw explicitly, to a greater or lesser extent, from these historical and literary sources. as amityville is a real town and the stories of defeo and the lutzes are historical, there can be no proprietary relationship to the underlying story elements associated with the amityville haunting. as a result of this, there has been no restriction on the exploitation of the story by film producers, which is the reason that most of these films share no continuity, were produced by different companies, and tell widely varying stories.
list of films based on the amityville haunting
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the amityville horror is a series of books and films based on and inspired by the real-life murders committed by ronald defeo, jr. and the paranormal experiences of the lutz family, who lived in the house where the murders took place.





















































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bullet::::- "the amityville horror", a 1977 book by american author jay anson





















































bullet::::- "murder in amityville", a 1979 book by hans holzer that serves as a prequel to "the amityville horror"





















































bullet::::- "the amityville horror part ii", a 1982 book by john g. jones that serves as a sequel to "the amityville horror"
the amityville horror (franchise)