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In 1975, the Lutz family bought a home in Amityville, New York, where six people had been killed. They only stayed a month after claiming they experienced frightening paranormal activity.

The Lutzes’ tale and home became the basis of the book The Amityville Horror as well as several movies. A new film is now in development by Amazon MGM Studios.

To this day, people debate whether the house was as haunted as some of the Lutzes said.

Thirty miles outside of New York City, nestled in the Long Island town of Amityville, stands the house forever linked to The Amityville Horror phenomenon. On November 13, 1974, the estate was the scene of a mass murder. Using a .35 Marlin rifle, 23-year-old Ronald J. DeFeo Jr. murdered his parents and four siblings while

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