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112 Ocean Avenue, Winter 1976

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The Amityville Ghost Boy: A Chilling Presence in a House of Horrors

The Amityville Ghost Boy, a spectral figure said to haunt the infamous house at 112 Ocean Avenue, stands as one of the most enduring and unsettling aspects of the Amityville Horror story. While the tale of the Lutz family���s terrifying 28 days in the house has been the subject of much debate and skepticism, the recurring presence of this young, red-eyed ghost boy continues to fuel speculation and…

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The True Story of the Amityville Horror: A Detailed Exploration

The Amityville Horror is one of the most famous and controversial hauntings in American history. The tale, which has spawned numerous books, movies, and debates, centers around a seemingly ordinary house in Amityville, New York. While many are familiar with the supernatural elements of the story, the true events surrounding the Amityville Horror are a complex blend of tragedy, media…

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"In 1975, a family of five moved into their dream home — a six-bedroom Dutch Colonial at 112 Ocean Avenue named "High Hopes" — knowing that the house had been the scene of a grisly mass murder just a year before. The family was immediately besieged by dreadful apparitions, bubbling green slime, red-eyed pig heads, levitating beds and sinister cries to "Get out!" Twenty-eight days later, that's exactly what they did, abandoning all their possessions and telling their terrifying story to anyone who would listen." - quoted from: The Real Story Behind the 'Amityville Horror House'

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On this day in 1977, Jay Anson published The Amityville Horror, and a launched a whole new generation of haunted house stories.

But before the movies, before the book, before the revelation that it was all a hoax, the house at 112 Ocean Ave, Amityville, Long Island, New York, was the scene of a real horror: the murder of six people.

Ronald DeFeo, Jr., 23, killed his parents, two brothers, and two sisters with a rifle on Nov 13, 1974. If you’re familiar with the Amityville Horror story, you know of claims DeFeo was hearing voices that told him to kill his family. This part is surprisingly real— at least, according to his defense. The jury was unmoved, however, and DeFeo was convicted of mass murder. He died in prison in 2021. It is also true that motive remains elusive: DeFeo might have been after life insurance, and there was tension between him and his father. But nothing was ever said about evil spirits before the murders. 

Of course, living in a house where six people were murdered by someone they loved has got to be a little freaky. But one family claimed there was a lot more horror going on. George and Kathy Lutz and their three children lived 28 days in the house at 112 Ocean Ave, starting in Dec, 1975. Interviews and a 1977 book by Jay Anson told the story of a terrified family who barely escaped with their lives. However, later fact-checkers found, well, no facts at all.

So we’re left with an odd contradiction: a false tale that got a lot of publicity for being “true,” but which remains, at its heart, a really good ghost story (which is why it led to many more books and movies). And here on Weird Wednesday, writing good ghost stories is our aim, so let’s see how horrifying the tale really gets!

Check out my Weird Wednesday blog post for the whole story and some horrific writing prompts, such as:

A Foolish Man Builds His House Upon the Sand. You’ve got a few choices for character fates in a haunted house: unscathed escape, injured or traumatized escape, death, or perhaps most horrifying, becoming part of the house forever. We often think of characters who die passing into a safe paradise, but in the horror genre, that avenue of escape is often blocked. So what does happen to those people? Perhaps the inside of the haunted house is just a form of Hell, where a character is stuck with a bunch of demons. Or maybe they’re alone, which is also not a great eternal fate. Maybe they really do become part of the house, part of its walls and floors, and can only move on when the house finally rots or burns down.

Or maybe haunted houses/places also exist in another world, invisible to the mortal eye, where a character can go traveling. Maybe if you die in the Amityville house, you get a visitor’s pass for the Lincoln bedroom or Borley Rectory. Are there demons pursuing these travelers? Do the newly departed make friends with other ghosts? Can they ever pass back into the world of the living?

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9 Terrifying American Murder Houses

From Amityville Horror to Jeffrey Dahmer’s one-bedroom, these murder houses are home to some truly brutal murders.

9. THE AMITYVILLE HORROR HOUSE 112 OCEAN AVE, AMITYVILLE, NY

When the deal is too good, start asking questions. In 1975, George and Kathy Lutz bought this sprawling Dutch Colonial on the south shore of Long Island at a bargain rate. The reason for the discounted price tag? Just 13 months earlier, previous resident Ronald “Butch” DeFeo slaughtered his parents and four younger siblings while they slept in their beds. It didn’t take long for the weirdness to begin. Demonic voices, oozing walls, cloven hoof prints in the snow. The Lutz family lasted just two months before fleeing 112 Ocean Avenue in the night.

8. THE HEX MURDER HOUSE REHMEYERS HOLLOW RD, SHREWSBURY, PA

In 1928, John Blymire was convinced a reclusive neighbor named Nelson Rehmeyer had put a hex upon him. Believing the only way to break the curse was to track down Rehmeyer’s spell book and set it ablaze, Blymire rallied two buddies for a late-night visit. While the gang never found the book, they did find Rehmeyer whom they murdered and mutilated before setting his body on fire. In 2007, an effort was made to open the Hex House to the public, but the plan was eventually scrapped.

7. MOORE FAMILY AXE MURDER HOUSE 508 E 2ND ST, VILLISCA, IA

On a cool summer night in 1912 someone broke into this peaceful Iowa homestead and bludgeoned all six family members plus two houseguests with an axe. The horrific scene was discovered the following morning by a concerned neighbor. Numerous suspects were named in the case including a traveling minister and State Senator Frank F. Jones. Nevertheless, the murder remains unsolved.

6. KREISCHER MANSION 4500 ARTHUR KILL RD, STATEN ISLAND, NY

German entrepreneur Balthasar Kreischer built this sprawling mansion in 1885 as a symbol of his success in the brick making business. The good times were short-lived. By 1894, his company had crumbled and his youngest son had shot himself in the head. The decaying mansion sat empty for years until its groundskeeper used the property for a mob hit in 2005. Joseph Young strangled and stabbed his target before finally drowning the man in a garden pool. Young then hacked up the body and burned it in the mansion’s incinerator.

5. LIZZIE BORDEN HOUSE 230 2ND ST, FALL RIVER, MA

On August 4, 1892 Andrew Borden was thrashed with a hatchet while he dozed on the couch of his parlor. Andrew’s second wife Abby met an equally grisly end in the upstairs bedroom. While everyone in Fall River suspected daughter Lizzie of the crime, the local judge remained unconvinced. She was tried and acquitted of the murder one year later. Oddly, the home is now a successful bed & breakfast.

4. MANSON FAMILY MURDER HOUSE 10050 CIELO DRIVE, LOS ANGELES, CA

In 1969, members of the Manson Family shocked the nation when they broke into this L.A. estate and slaughtered Sharon Tate along with four other victims. The murderers wrote pig in blood across the front door. Numerous residents have since called 10050 Cielo Drive home including musician Trent Reznor, who recorded THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL there. In 1994, the original structure was razed and replaced with a new mansion, currently occupied by the creator of FULL HOUSE.

3. JEFFREY DAHMER’S APARTMENT 924 NORTH 25TH ST, APT 213, MILWAUKEE, WI

Cannibal killer Jeffrey Dahmer lured numerous victims to his nondescript one-bedroom, where he drugged and dismembered them in a brutal campaign of murder. Severed limbs were packed in the freezer for future consumption; torsos were dumped in a vat of acid. Police finally arrested Dahmer in 1991 after one of his prisoners managed to escape. The entire apartment building was torn down shortly thereafter.

2. JOHN WAYNE GACY’S HOUSE 8213 SUMMERDALE AVE, CHICAGO, IL

It’s always good to know your neighbors especially if you suspect them of murder. John Wayne Gacy buried dozens of bodies in the basement and backyard of his suburban home while neighbors casually went about their day. When Gacy’s wife complained of a putrid smell, Gacy blamed it on dead mice. By the time police nabbed the infamous killer clown and excavated his 8213 Summerdale Ave property, they uncovered 29 bodies.

1. GARDETTE-LAPRETE HOUSE 1240 BURGUNDY ST, NEW ORLEANS, LA

In the late 1830s, plantation owner Jean LePrete leased his French Quarter Greek Revival to a mysterious man from Turkey. The renter, known only as The Sultan had more than a few roommates. He arrived with a massive entourage of eunuchs and concubines. The house quickly became known for its lavish parties, with music and revelry carrying on into the night. One morning, a passerby noticed 1240 Burgundy was eerily quiet. Then he spotted blood seeping out of the door. When authorities entered, they found everyone inside had been murdered and dismembered. As for The Sultan? He was buried alive in the courtyard. To this day, the case remains unsolved.

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112 Ocean Avenue

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Mistigram: this almost-monochrome #pixelart (pixboard?) illustration of the house at 112 Ocean Avenue in #Amityville, Long Island, where a mass murder took place in 1974, was drawn by @adelfaure. Accounts of the events leading up to and following the killings were sensationalised under the name #TheAmityvilleHorror. This piece was included in the spooky MIST1022 artpack collection released two years ago.

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The Horrors are bound to get us one week or another. So for WIP Wednesday:

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Baranowski, Nolan. "A Vanishing at Bloodpass's True Story Feels A Little Untrue" Fangoria, 20 Nov. 1998, pp. 14. There have always been movies based on true stories - sometimes real life is stranger than fiction - especially the violent and unsettling ones. We’ll probably always crave that kind of voyeur’s eye view of the dark and unexplained. There’s countless films based on the events within and surrounding the house at 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York, all asserting some vague and intrigue-inducing shred of truth in them.

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31 Days of Halloween - Day 29: The Amityville House

As the sun sets on the 29th day of October, we find ourselves standing before the infamous Amityville House. This three-story colonial, originally addressed as 112 Ocean Avenue, but later changed to 108 to deter tourists, has a chilling history that continues to fascinate the public.

The house first gained notoriety in 1974 when Ronald DeFeo Jr., then 23, brutally murdered his parents and four siblings within its walls. A year later, George and Kathy Lutz moved into the house with their three young children. Despite having a priest bless the house on the day they moved in, the Lutz family began experiencing strange and terrifying phenomena.

Doors were ripped from hinges, cabinets slammed shut, and an unexplainable slime oozed from the ceilings. Unsettling odors permeated the house, and the front door would slam shut in the middle of the night. Despite the chilling occurrences, the most disturbing aspect was the persistent cold that George Lutz could never seem to shake off.

The family endured these horrors for 28 days before fleeing the house, leaving behind their possessions, including clothes in their closets and food in the fridge. Their terrifying tale of demonic possession inspired the 1977 book "The Amityville Horror," a hit 1979 movie of the same name, and several sequels.

While the Lutz's story is widely thought of as a hoax, the house continues to captivate the public's imagination. The house has passed through the hands of several owners since the Lutzes lived there, and no one else has reported any spooky happenings.

As we stand before the Amityville House on this chilly October evening, we can't help but feel a shiver run down our spines. Whether the tales of haunting are true or not, the house's dark history and the gruesome murders that took place within its walls are enough to make anyone's blood run cold.

So, as we leave the Amityville House behind and look forward to the final days of our Halloween journey, remember: not all houses are homes, and some are best left alone.

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Top 10 horror movies based on urban legends

Black Christmas (1974) :This film is based on the urban legend of a killer calling from inside the house, effectively using babysitter lore to create a terrifying experience.

The Mothman Prophecies (2002) :Unlike many urban legend films, this movie is based on real events, specifically the experiences of journalist John Keel. It explores the Mothman mythos and delves into grief, creating a hypnotic ambiance.

Candyman (1992) :This movie puts a spin on the Bloody Mary myth, creating a legendary villain. The film finds its mythology within the community of Cabrini Green, creating an in-movie mythology around the titular slasher, changing how people look in the bathroom mirror.

Urban Legend (1998): This slasher film brings recognizable urban legends to life as gruesome kills. Urban Legend puts a unique twist on the tired genre and brought some of the most recognizable urban legends to life as gruesome kills in the movie.

The Amityville Horror (1979) This horror film is based on the real-life paranormal claims made at 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville, Long Island, where a man named Ronald DeFeo murdered his family.

Willow Creek (2013) This movie utilizes the legend of Bigfoot, invoking scares through sound and suggestion as a young couple is terrorized while exploring myths about Bigfoot's existence.

Slender Man (2018) This film is based on the 21st-century urban legend of the Slender Man, a tall, skinny, featureless man in a suit who stalks and kills people, especially kids.

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) :An urban legend provided inspiration for the killer in I Know What You Did Last Summer. The killer is a version of the Hookman myth. .

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019): This movie is rooted in American folktales, drawing heavily from folklore and urban legends. The legends featured in the movie include versions of The Hairy Toe and White Lady myths.

Absentia (2011) This film draws inspiration from the fairy tale Three Billy Goats Gruff, set in ominous tunnels that evoke mythical imagery.

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Walmart Purchases Mall from "Dawn of the Dead"

Horror thrives on atmosphere as much as its monsters. The setting becomes as iconic as the terror lurking within. Think of The Exorcist and the infamous stone steps in Georgetown, or Friday the 13th and the eerie, isolated Camp Crystal Lake. Dracula’s towering castle has defined gothic horror for generations. Even real-world locations like the house on 112 Ocean Avenue, known from The Amityville…

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112 Ocean Avenue (toi-même tu sais)