Amityville of Horror, Have you seen it? Options

[super_grover08]

as all of u know the new movie THE AMITYVILLE HORROR was based on a true story so here is the real deal ( it is so scary)




Thousands of sightseers flock to the small, quiet town of Amityville, Long Island each year in search of demons and ghosts. Its rich history and beauty are overshadowed by the story of George and Kathy Lutz, the previous residents of 112 Ocean Avenue, who claimed that shortly after moving into the house they “fled in terror,” driven out by paranormal activity. The best selling novel and popular movie have marked the town as the site of the most famous haunted house in history, yet many are unaware that the true history of this house is much darker than “The Amityville Horror’s” icy drafts and bleeding walls. Six members of the DeFeo family were murdered at 112 Ocean Avenue one year before the Lutz family moved in and their tragedy haunts the citizens of Amityville to this day.


In June of 1965, a man by the name of Ronald DeFeo Sr. purchased the 2 ½ story Dutch Colonial home at 112 Ocean Avenue, equipped with a boathouse on the Amityville River and plenty of rooms for his wife and four children. It seemed like the American dream: beautiful house, happy family, and money to spare. DeFeo even placed a sign in the front yard that read “High Hopes” as a symbol of the family’s good fortune. But there is a much darker side to this fairy tale, for his oldest son Ronald DeFeo Jr. wasn’t so content. His temper was as hot as his father’s was, and when he reached adolescence they often succumbed to fist fighting matches. By the age of 17 Ronald, or “Butch” as he was called by his friends, was using serious drugs and dabbling in petty thievery. Even though he was well taken care of by his family - landing a “cush” job at his grandfather’s car dealership where he received a weekly allowance whether he showed up to work or not - Butch was growing more angry and resentful with his father’s supposedly stingy ways. He planned a fake robbery with a friend while he was on the way to the bank to deposit $20,000 from the dealership, splitting the “stolen” cash with his friend. When Ronald Sr. exposed his sham, Butch wanted revenge.



It has been reported that in the early morning hours of November 13, 1974, Butch left the second floor TV room and grabbed his .35 Marlin Rifle. While his parents and four younger brothers and sisters were sleeping he methodically shot and killed each one of them. He entered his parent’s bedroom first, instantly killing his father Ronald DeFeo with two shots to the lower back. His mother Louise was awakened by the gunfire but before she had a chance to react Butch proceeded to fire two bullets into her chest. Since the bodies of his four younger brothers and sisters were all found in their beds, it appeared that they were not awakened by the shots. His two younger brothers, John and Mark, were his next victims. Standing between their beds in the room the two young boys shared, he fired one shot at close range into each of their bodies. Finally, he entered the room of his sisters Dawn and Allison. Dawn was the closest in age to Butch, and Allison was in grade school with John and Mark. Butch did not hesitate when he fired two shots into their heads, killing them instantly. The police reported that all six victims were found on their stomachs with their heads resting on their arms.


Butch tried to point the blame on a Mafia hit man whom he claimed had a vendetta against him, but the detectives grew suspicious when they found an empty gun box in his bedroom that matched the murder weapon. His story fell apart and after hours of interrogation. “It all started so fast. Once I started, I just couldn’t stop. It went so fast,” he confessed. When asked during his trial why he had done such a thing Butch replied, “As far as I’m concerned, if I didn’t kill my family, they were going to kill me. And as far as I’m concerned, what I did was self-defense and there was nothing wrong with it. When I got a gun in my hand, there’s no doubt in my mind who I am. I am God.”


Even though Butch was found guilty of six counts of second-degree murder, many questions still remain about what really happened on that tragic night in November. Why didn’t the children run after hearing the first shots? Why were the victims all found lying on their stomachs? Were they told to stay in bed by someone they knew? Why didn’t the neighbors hear the shots? Speculations surfaced that the DeFeo family was drugged at dinner, yet autopsies discredited this theory. The police believed that the house muffled the sound of the shots, however, many people who have been in the house reported that street noise could be heard from inside. According to gun experts, the sound of a .35 Marlin Rifle can be heard from a mile away, yet neighbors claim that the only sound they heard was the barking of the DeFeo family dog. To this day Butch continues to change his story. Being a habitual liar, it is still unclear what role he played in the murders and whether he acted alone. For many, the truth remains to be told and investigations are in progress that may shed light on the validity of his story.


Butch DeFeo, 47, is currently serving six consecutive life sentences at Greenhaven Penitentiary in Stormville, New York. The parole board rejected his first request for parole in 1999, nearly 25 years after the murders, stating that he “shows a total disregard for human life,” and “release at this time is incompatible with the safety and welfare of the community.” DeFeo will be up for parole again in 2001 to the dismay of many Amityville residents who feel that “there's no way they should ever let that idiot go. He killed six people."


Families have lived happily in the Amityville house (its address now changed to deter the flocks of curious sightseers) since the Lutzes moved out without being bothered by a single demon or ghost. The citizens of Amityville often tell tourists that the house has been torn down, frustrated that a ghost story has overshadowed a tragedy – the brutal murders of six members of the DeFeo family, the true horror of Amityville.

[super_grover08]

after i read the story i got really interested in it

[william]

william, i've never heard of a rifle silencer...

haha, my extreme lack of knowledge on guns is obviously showing. i mentioned that because there was an article in the s.f. chronicle i read that said something about how he could have used one or something... i'll try to find it and edit this post.

[*mzkandi*]

I am a horror movie freak!!!! I got to see this but it wont be this weekend because my friend is going out of town *sniff sniff*

[Saeglopur]

ocean avenue .. haha. weird.

[Mr. Slowjamz]

i'm definitely seeing that movie... it looks good ^ ^

im definitely gonna see the movie ....and yea ....i have passed by the house a couple of times ....it looks like a plain old cape sub-urban house .....its just that the house front door isnt actually on the front ....its on the side .....thats why in some cases they say ...theres an eerie looking face in front of the house ...

[super_grover08]

hmmmmmmm i think i'm going to try and find the true story on the texas chainsaw masacre. if i do find it i'll post it

[zbrittanyz]

It looks creepy. Especially since that face turned into a demon in the home movie they were showing during one of the previews.

[to-devastate]

I definetly don't want to watch it. I'm scared of horror movies. Haha. That's freaky, that's it's true. And it's in long island. Woww. I didn't know that. I live about 1 1/2 hours away from long island. That creeps me out.

[EmmalieV]

Wow , i thought amityville was about vampires I guess I was confusing it with something.

[iheartjohn]

I wouldnt see texas chainsaw massacre cuz I live less than an hour from where that happened.

The real story that The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was based on happened in Idaho, not Texas.

[*StanleyThePanda*]

...i thought the "story" that was based on was really just a guy who killed two other people with a chainsaw. not what i could call a massacre.

anyways, i think all this "true horror" stuff is such shit. i don't know much about guns, but couldn't he have used a silencer then disgarded it after he shot them all?

yeah I heard the same thing about texas chainsaw massacre.
I heard that they over did it and crap.
which is what people do...

Anyways, that story didnt scare me...
I was just like
afterwards.....hahaha

[racoons > you]

^
heh.

that movie will be bad.

anyway... my friends writing a movie about a haunted house... hopefully it wil get picked up... his uncle knows an indie film producer... i may get a small part!

i wanna be a scary ghost!

[Nicole0402]

right....it's based on a true story...

[..:loveee.NuTTii]

that scared the shit out of me...right before bed time too =P

[megan_x3]

Ooooo ... scary !! =/ now i want to go to sleep. but very scared that the psychotic man would come to my house and kill my family.

[jr0h]

okay i read the first two paragraphs then it just got too long for me. the first glance of the preview i thought it'd be freaky but then i saw other different previews that made the movie look boring. but who knows...... im still going to watch it lol.

[KissMe2408]

frustrated that a ghost story has overshadowed a tragedy – the brutal murders of six members of the DeFeo family, the true horror of Amityville.

mhmm...that last sentence got me. The thing is, it's really not a ghost story. It's a tragedy. This guy murdering his entire family. Hollywood def is going to glam it up in the new movie coming out. And the thing about the police finding them all dead lying on their stomachs or whatever...eh,couldn't the guy have just turned them all over like that. The thing is it has nothing to do with ghosts or anything, to me it is more of a sad story then scary. Especially when i started reading the part where he killed his brothers and sisters. That was horrible. The whole thing made me wonder what happened to this kid during his life to make him this angry.

oh and for the record. Ocean Avenue reminded me of yellowcard, lol

[jennyjenny]

Wasn't the texas chainsaw massacre true, too?

in the newspaper, they said that the movie was reallyy scary. did anyone see it?

[*Kathleen*]

...i thought the "story" that was based on was really just a guy who killed two other people with a chainsaw. not what i could call a massacre.

Actually, it was loosely based off of the Ed Geins story. Yeah, I know. I read it off numerous sites, including the movie's official site. Besides, I'm morbid enough to know a lot about famous murders and massacres and whatnot. As for the Amityville Horror (and I read that first post in its entirety), I wouldn't doubt that that happened. I mean, there are plenty of people that run "terrified" from paranormal activites all the time, even today. Am I the only one that knows this is a remake?

[the_crox]

woah... that's messed up. I'll watch it when the DVD comes out though.

[learninghowtofal...]

thats craaazy

[misoshiru]

wow. that's scary, but it still sounds interesting. i want to watch it.

[gvoxford]

my god, that was scary and i just read little bits... eeep. i'll probably still watch it.

[Shattered_Hope]

*sigh*
I knew it was a true story when I saw the preview...it even said 'based on a true story'....I was scared after seconds of watching the preview....I'm not sure if I even want to see this movie...

[Mr. Slowjamz]

yea ....in Newsday ..Long Islands Leading News paper ....The town of amityville and its residents dont like to should i say enirch the story about it .....it just makes the town looks bad . so they made an editorial concerning about this ....and many of the amityvill residents want the house to be torn down .