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Amityville Horror: Jay Anson
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In 1977, a runaway bestseller titled The Amityville Horror, written by Jay Anson, took the nation by storm. The promotional copies sent out by the publisher, Prentice Hall, hailed it as “the non‑fiction Exorcist.” The cover carried the subtitle of “A True Story,” while the copyright page read:
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The Amityville Horror is a true story that inspired Jay Anson's novel and the 1979 film directed by Stuart Rosenberg. On 14 November 1974 a man named Ronald DeFeo murdered his parents and four siblings in his family's home, claiming he was 'forced' to do it.
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Jay Anson's The Amityville Horror sold more than three million copies and was turned into a major motion picture that grossed more than $80 million dollars. The family happily went on a nationwide tour to promote the book as their "true story." Nevertheless, questions remained about the validity of their claims.
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There have been several books written about the Amityville Horror house, including The Amityville Horror, a fictionalized account written by Jay Anson in 1977. A movie based on this book was released in 1979. A remake of the movie was released in 2005.
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Not long after, the George and Kathy Lutz teamed up with a writer named Jay Anson and together, they authored what would become a best-selling book called "The Amityville Horror". The book would then go on to spawn a bad movie and a number (of even worse sequels) and not surprisingly, the Warrens were hired by producer Dino de Laurentis and the production company to serve as consultants about the supernatural occurrences portrayed in the film. They ... made the rounds of the talk show circuit, discussing the horrifying events in Amityville.
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