What really happened in 1974 in a house in Amityville, Long Island may be open for discussion. There is no doubt, however, that the supposedly true story, as told by Jay Anson in his bestselling book, remains fascinating for anyone remotely interested in the paranormal or, simply, a good haunted house yarn. From the book came a movie in 1979, followed by a “prequel” three years later, a third film that added 3-D to the thrills in 1983 and five TV movies with the word “Amityville” in their titles but little else that bore any resemblance to the original story. In 2005’s The Amityville Horror, we return to the haunting that bred all those imitators. When George and Kathy...
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