What was The Amityville Horror?
The Amityville Horror is the title of a book written by Jay Anson that recounts the supposedly true story of the Lutz family after they moved into 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York. The book chronicles the paranormal encounters the Lutzes claim to have had in the short time they lived in the house, and much controversy has swirled around the validity of the accounts and the accuracy of the re-telling. While the disputed elements of the Lutz tale of the Amityville Horror remain in question, the house on Ocean Avenue was, in fact, the site of the brutal murder of the Defeo family.
The Amityville Horror is the title of a book written by Jay Anson that recounts the supposedly true story of the Lutz family after they moved into 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York. The book chronicles the paranormal encounters the Lutzes claim to have had in the short time they lived in the house, and much controversy has swirled around the validity of the accounts and the accuracy of the re-telling. While the disputed elements of the Lutz tale of the Amityville Horror remain in question, the house on Ocean Avenue was, in fact, the site of the brutal murder of the Defeo family. The Lutz family moved into the house in December of 1975 with the knowledge that Ronald Defeo Jr. had shot and killed six members of his family in the house a year prior. George and Kathleen Lutz decided this would not be an issue for them and they moved into the house with their children; the family stayed there less than thirty days. The Amityville Horror had begun and each family member began to exper
