Murder in Amityville - Films

Films

The film based on the book was the sequel to the 1979 The Amityville Horror and was titled Amityville II: The Possession. The name of the family was changed and the family's stay itself was shortened and presumed to take place after the Lutz's. While not an accurate prequel it takes some details from Murder in Amityville. The remake of The Amityville Horror also uses Holzer's theory. DeFeo was possessed, only in the remake DeFeo is possessed by a film version of John Ketcham. In the remake the house is built on an Indian burial ground. A television special was filmed in 1979, with Holzer narrating and includes interviews with DeFeo and medium Ethel Johnson-Meyers, but eventually was scrapped and never made public.

The Amityville Horror
People
  • Ronald DeFeo, Jr.
  • Jay Anson
  • Hans Holzer
  • John Ketcham
  • Stephen Kaplan
Films
  • The Amityville Horror (1979)
  • Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
  • Amityville 3-D: The Demon (1983)
  • Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes (1989)
  • The Amityville Curse (1990)
  • Amityville 1992: It's About Time (1992)
  • Amityville: A New Generation (1993)
  • Amityville Dollhouse (1996)
  • The Amityville Horror (2005)
  • The Amityville Haunting (2011)
Books
  • The Amityville Horror
  • Murder in Amityville
  • The Amityville Horror Part II
  • Amityville: The Final Chapter
  • Amityville: The Evil Escapes
  • The Amityville Curse
  • Amityville: The Horror Returns
  • Amityville: The Nightmare Continues
  • High Hopes: The Amityville Murders

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