Amityville Horror

[munruss]

Well, i went to go check out the Amityville Horror movie. Not bad, but Hollywood altered the truth of the story. Since I live four miles from the actual house, I decided to take a drive past it today to check it out. WOW! The house has changed since 1974. You wouldn't even recognize it. The current owner has done renovation since he has been there, especially to the boat house.

You can catch some truth behind the story here and here.

 

[XtremepH]

i'll probably end seeing it next weekend

 

[aplefka]

I heard it was a really scary movie.

 

[OulOat]

Can someone condense the story? Ie, cliff?

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: munruss
You can catch some truth behind the story here and here.

From your link:

Jay Anson's The Amityville Horror sold more than three million copies and was turned into a major motion picture that grossed more than $80 million dollars. The family happily went on a nationwide tour to promote the book as their "true story." Nevertheless, questions remained about the validity of their claims.

Butch DeFeo, however, believed the stories were concocted with the help of William Weber, Butch's defense attorney in 1975. In a handwritten letter, Butch wrote, "Amityville was a hoax that Weber and the Lutzes started. Yes, to make money. It started as my trial was in progress."

Although George Lutz proclaimed his story to be true, William Weber argued the story and Anson's book were not. In the September 17, 1979 issue of People magazine, Weber charged, ?I know this book?s a hoax. We created this horror story over many bottles of wine.?

I don't know how you can blatantly call it truth...

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: OulOat
Can someone condense the story? Ie, cliff?

man murdered his family, house bought by another family and began experiencing hauntings...

 

[munruss]

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: munruss
You can catch some truth behind the story here and here.

From your link:

Jay Anson's The Amityville Horror sold more than three million copies and was turned into a major motion picture that grossed more than $80 million dollars. The family happily went on a nationwide tour to promote the book as their "true story." Nevertheless, questions remained about the validity of their claims.

Butch DeFeo, however, believed the stories were concocted with the help of William Weber, Butch's defense attorney in 1975. In a handwritten letter, Butch wrote, "Amityville was a hoax that Weber and the Lutzes started. Yes, to make money. It started as my trial was in progress."

Although George Lutz proclaimed his story to be true, William Weber argued the story and Anson's book were not. In the September 17, 1979 issue of People magazine, Weber charged, ?I know this book?s a hoax. We created this horror story over many bottles of wine.?

I don't know how you can blatantly call it truth...

I'm sure there is much more to this story that the public will never know. How much did the Lutz's make out on this entire deal?