 
Movies from the Seventies
The Amityville Horror
Starring James Brolin, Margot Kidder and Rod Steiger "The Amityville Horror" is based on the true story of George Lee Lutz and his wife Kathy who bought a charming Dutch Colonial home in Amityville, on the coast of Long Island NY, in 1975.
It is a documented fact that a troubled young man, 28, had killed his entire family in the house by shooting them, on 11/13/1974. The victims were his mother and father, two brothers and his two sisters.
The couple turns to Father Delaney to bless the home but he encounters troubles in trying to do this simple task. A room full of flies out of season, violent stomach sickness, and later, blisters on his palm when trying to make a phone call to Kathy at the home.
The priest's efforts to confront the evil don't go to well and he suffers a car wreck from brake and steering failure, a lack of support by his superiors when he describes the things he's seen, and ultimately, blindness and a mental breakdown.
George begins to be get angry over constant coldness in the house and obsesses with chopping logs to keep the fire burning. One of his sons boys suffers a crushed hand when a window falls on it and one of his daughters has an imaginary friend, Jody, who seems to be of a malevolent nature.
The family dog, Harry, a black labrador, also obsesses over a secret room in the basement.
This movie can get pretty scary so get some adult size diapers.
If you want to know more about The Amityville Horror visit the IMDb (Internet Movie Database). Read a full synopsis HERE
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