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Amityville Horror: Kathy Lutz
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One of the famous features of the Amityville Horror films is the distinctive pumpkin head appearance of the house, which was created by two quarter round windows on the third floor attic level. The windows are often illuminated in the films, giving the appearance of malevolent eyes. Although not all of the films in The Amityville Horror series are set at the former Lutz home on Ocean Avenue, the distinctive Dutch Colonial house is traditionally used as the main image in promotional material.
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Based on the true story of George and Kathy Lutz, The Amityville Horror remains one of the most terrifying stories ever because of one small fact -- it actually happened. 28 days after moving in, the Lutz family abandoned the residence, lucky to escape with their lives. Now 30 years after the shocking events that inspired a best selling novel and one of the most popular horror films of all time, come revisit the house that started it all: The Amityville Horror.
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The Amityville Horror follows George and Kathy Lutz as they move in to an old Dutch Colonial house in Long Island with their three young children, suffer through a lot of unexplainable events, and flee the home after only 28 days. The secret behind the horrors in the house? One year prior to the Lutzs' arrival, Ronald DeFeo, Jr. took a shotgun and murdered his entire family because he claimed he heard “voices” that made him do it.
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The debate about the accuracy of The Amityville Horror continues, and despite the lack of evidence to corroborate much of the story, it remains one of the most popular haunting accounts in American folklore. The various owners of the house since the Lutz family left in 1976 have reported no problems while living there. [11] [12]
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Kaplan had discovered that the "Amityville Horror" was pure invention. In 1979, attorney William Weber confessed to his part in the hoax during a paranormal radio show hosted by author Joel Martin. Weber admitted that he and George Lutz had concocted the story of the haunting over a few bottles of wine. Weber's motive was to get a new trial for DeFeo, using a "Devil made him do it" defense. According to Weber, Lutz merely wanted to get out from under a mortgage that he couldn't afford. His business was in trouble and he needed a scheme to bail him out.
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The other main feature on the DVD set is a fourth disc which contains The History Channel’s investigation into the mystery of the Amityville Horror legend, and the grim story of the DeFeo murders. Hosted by Arthur Kent(haven’t seen him since Desert Storm), the documentaries(there’s three of them)do a good job of tracing the history of the legend - the DeFeo murders, the Lutzes purchase of the house and subsequent fleeing of the house, the development of the feature film - while trying to give both sides of the argument, both for true believer and skeptic. Not meant to be a hard news look at the spectacular story, Amityville Confidential does a good job of documenting the entire Amityville saga.
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