It was the setting of a mass murder less than a year before. Within days of moving in, they claim to have noticed strange activity. There were sounds. The alleged happenings only got stranger—they claim to have found strange gelatinous drops on the carpet, Kathy Lutz allegedly transformed into an old woman, and George even claims to have seen her levitating.
Eventually, the family fled, leaving behind all their belongings still in the house. As with most paranormal claims, there exists believers and non-believers. George and Kathy Lutz were met with their fair-share of disbelievers, and those who labelled it all a commercial hoax.
George and Kathy Lutz divorced in the late s. Kathy died of emphysema in ; George died of heart disease in There was nothing particularity suspicious or eerie about their deaths. Though the Lutzes did not work directly with Anson, they did submit about 45 hours of tape-recorded recollections to him, which he used as the basis for his book. That book, The Amityville Horror, was published in It has sold more than 11 million copies in the years since.
Anson went on to write a horror novel of his own, , which was published in , shortly after his death from heart disease. Anson wrote the original screenplay, but the producers passed on it and hired a more experienced screenwriter, Sandor Stern.
The remake of the original story, this time starring Ryan Reynolds, released in , made a great deal more. John G. Soon after they met, the Lutzes asked John to tell the continuing story of what happened after they left the infamous house in Amityville in John agreed. Soon after it became an Internationalbest-seller.
I wish it was. It's not," Lutz said. If the Lutz family truly does consider their experiences truthful despite massive evidence to the contrary, to what extent can the whole ordeal be dismissed as an elaborate con? Interviews with Daniel Lutz, the child of Kathleen who survived the alleged phantasmatic onslaught, show a man disturbed by his past. Daniel discusses the abuse he suffered at the hands of his step-father and the patriarch's alleged dabblings in Satanism long before the media began paying attention to the family.
Daniel's attestations are clearly based on foggy recollections of dark tomes George was allegedly seen reading, and the validity of his testimony is questionable, if not moving.
But Daniel continues to maintain the accounts given by his mother and step-father in various books and interviews. The house at Ocean Avenue has been vastly remodeled since the late 70's and no longer resembles the structure depicted in the films. As for the Lutz couple themselves? Kathleen died of emphysema in and George died of heart disease after the two divorced in His documentary explores his experiences and life since has family left the home.
Murder scene: The 2 bedroom property in Amityville was said to be haunted following Ronald DeFeo's murder of his family. The Lutz family, who lived there a year after, claimed it was possessed. Childhood trauma: Danny Lutz, left as a boy, had a troubled relationship with his stepfather, George, center, who his mother, Kathy, ended up divorcing. Now he features in a documentary sharing his experiences - the first time he has spoken publicly about the experience in nearly 40 years. I just wanted somebody to believe me.
It has been in my dreams my whole life. This is the first time Lutz has spoken of his experiences in the Long Island property as a child.
His family only lived in Ocean Avenue for 28 days in but their story quickly became famous. The year before they moved in, year-old Ronald 'Butch' DeFeo had shot his parents and four siblings dead as they slept. He was found guilty on six counts of second-degree murder, and is currently imprisoned at Green Haven Correctional Facility in Beekman. Evil: Ronald DeFeo shot his entire family dead in the house in , pictured.
The Lutzs moved into the home a year later. Amityville kid: Daniel Lutz appears in the documentary about the Amityville haunting, pictured. He was 10 when his family lived there and said they did experience supernatural goings on. The Lutzs - Kathy, her three children Daniel, Christopher and Missy and new husband George - soon reported strange goings on.
Kathy said she levitated, saw glowing red eyes and began having nightmares about the murder. George would be woken by strange noises at 3. The family said many of the things that happened there echoed the events of the murder and strange smells, cold drafts and moving objects completed their experiences.
A priest who visited the home said he heard a voice telling him to 'Get Out' - later made famous as a soundbite in the movie of their story. The Lutzs tried to bless the house but they said they experienced things that were 'too frightening' to bear repeating that night. They later said they believed DeFeo could have been possessed by the evil lurking in the property. Outside the home: Lutz visits the property in the documentary but doesn't go inside.
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