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  2. Oct 14, 2020 · Learn about the 1974 mass murder and the paranormal claims of the Lutz family who lived in the infamous house. Find out how the story became a best-selling book and a horror movie franchise.

  3. Aug 27, 2023 · Published August 27, 2023. Updated March 7, 2024. A year after Ronald DeFeo Jr. shot and killed six of his family members at 112 Ocean Avenue, the Lutz family moved in and began experiencing unexplainable hauntings that would inspire The Amityville Horror.

  4. Sep 12, 2023 · But none of that would have happened without the actual story behind both Amityville Horror films, the true-life haunting of the infamous residence located in the Long Island, New York suburb of Amityville. It was there on November 13, 1974 that a mass murder occurred inside.

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  5. Dec 5, 2023 · Everything you thought you knew about the haunted Amityville Horror house in New York is wrong. The story goes much deeper. This is the twisted truth.

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  6. Apr 15, 2005 · 'The Amityville Horror' is based on a true story. Rating: False. About this rating. Some horrors just won't die, and The Amityville Horror is a case in point. The tale of a reportedly...

  7. Oct 31, 2023 · The film is based on the real events of Ronald J. DeFeo Jr., who killed his family in 1974, and the Lutz family, who claimed to experience paranormal activity in the same house a year later. The true horror lies in the real-life murders, while the haunting's authenticity is controversial and debated.

  8. On November 13, 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. shot and killed six members of his family at 112 Ocean Avenue, a large Dutch Colonial house situated in a suburban neighborhood in Amityville, on the south shore of Long Island, New York. He was convicted of second-degree murder in November 1975 and sentenced to six terms of 25 years to life in prison.

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