A question about the Amityville Horror.?

Question

I always wanted to go and walk around or even spend the night at the Amityville house on Long Island, Newyork. I saw the documentary on the new release of the movie the Amityville Horror. I've read the book and I've seen the original movie. I wonder if such a dark force actually exists in this modern day. I beleive the house is still standing. Can anybody give me the address and exact location of the house and any details about its current statis? And also what is your opinion of the phenomena of the details of the Amityville Horror.

Answer 1

Much of the controversy surrounding the Amityville Horror can be traced back to the way that it has been marketed over the years. The cover of the book as it originally appeared in the 1970s implies that it is based on verifiable events. A quote from a review in the Los Angeles Times featured on the front cover of the book states: "A FASCINATING, FRIGHTENING BOOK... THE SCARIEST TRUE STORY I HAVE READ IN YEARS", while the tag line at the bottom of the cover of the book states: "MORE HIDEOUSLY FRIGHTENING THAN THE EXORCIST BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED!" The reference to The Exorcist is revealing, since the 1973 film had been a huge box office success and was one of the major cultural events of the 1970s. Many of the incidents in Jay Anson's book describing the events at the house at 112 Ocean Avenue carry with them the style of The Exorcist, and this is one of the reasons why some of the events described in Anson's book have aroused suspicion.

Anson himself wrote: "There is simply too much independent corroboration of their narrative to support the speculation that [the Lutzes] either imagined or fabricated these events", but other writers and researchers begged to differ. Almost as soon as the book was published in September 1977 other writers began looking into the events at the house at 112 Ocean Avenue, and the conclusions that they reached were often considerably different from those that had appeared in Anson's book. The researcher Stephen Kaplan spent many years investigating the incident and concluded that many of the events described in the book were of questionable veracity. Much attention has been given to the role of Father Pecoraro in the events at 112 Ocean Avenue. During the course of the lawsuit surrounding the case (see following paragraph) Father Pecoraro stated in an affidavit that his only contact with the Lutzes concerning the affair had been by telephone. Additionally, Ronald DeFeo's defense lawyer William Weber claimed in a radio interview that Father Pecoraro had never at any time visited the house. With regard to the hoofprint claims, subsequent research showed that there had been no snow in Amityville on the day in question. The claims of physical damage to the locks and doors were questioned since an inspection suggested that they were still the original items. Neighbors of the house reported nothing unusual during the time that the Lutzes were living there. In the book and film, police officers are shown visiting the house, but records showed that no police officers visited the house during the 28 days that the Lutzes were living in Ocean Avenue.

In May 1977 George and Kathy Lutz filed suit against William Weber, Paul Hoffman (a writer working on an account of the hauntings), Bernard Burton, Frederick Mars (both alleged clairvoyants who had examined the house), Good Housekeeping, the New York Sunday News and the Hearst Corporation (which had all published articles related to the hauntings). The Lutzes alleged invasion of privacy, misappropration of names for trade purposes, and mental distress, and claimed $4.5 million in damages. Hoffman, Weber, and Burton immediately filed a countersuit for $2 million alleging fraud and breach of contract. The claims against the news corporations were dropped for lack of evidence, and the remainder of the lawsuit was heard by Brooklyn U.S. District Court judge Jack B. Weinstein. In September 1979 Judge Weinstein dismissed the Lutzes' claims and observed in his ruling: "Based on what I have heard, it appears to me that to a large extent the book is a work of fiction, relying in a large part upon the suggestions of Mr. Weber." In the September 17, 1979 issue of People magazine, William Weber wrote: "I know this book is a hoax. We created this horror story over many bottles of wine." Judge Weinstein also expressed concern about the conduct of William Weber and Bernard Burton relating to the affair, stating: “There is a very serious ethical question when lawyers become literary agents.”

Kathy Lutz died of emphysema on August 17, 2004 and George Lutz died of heart disease on May 8, 2006. The couple were divorced in the late 1980s, but remained on good terms. George Lutz maintained that events in the book were "mostly true" and denied any suggestion of dishonesty on his part. In a television interview with the History Channel broadcast in October 2000 he commented: "I have never said it was a hoax and I never will, because it is not a hoax. That doesn't mean that everything that was ever said about it was true, but it is certainly not a hoax. I wish it was. It's not." The debate about the credibility of the Amityville Horror continues, and despite the lack of strong evidence to corroborate much of the story, it remains as 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.

Answer 2

Here it is in a nutshell. The Amityville Horror was a hoax. The Lutzes bought the house knowing full well about the murders that took place there before. They made no attempt to clear the house of some of the left over furniture, including the bed they Defaio couple were killed in. They actually slept in it. That alone will cause nightmares. They bought the house but by the time they moved in the house cost over 100,000 dollars and at the time that was a kings ransom. Mr. Lutz was then in financial straights and was on the verge of bankruptcy. They came up with the story to make money to pay off his debts. There are too many contraditctions in their personal accounts and the 2 different versions of the book as well.
When all this was "supposedly" going on a paranormal group that was well respected and well known offered to do an investigation, at first the Lutzes agreed then backed out the last minute. The so called "red room" in the basement did not exist, however there was a brick cubby hole there, there was no door or wall covering it. It was all a fraud.

As to the address: Good luck the town of Amittyville changed the name of the street and the address of the house. They even changed the "eyes" that were windows of the top story. It is however currently owned by a family who report absolutely no activity whats so ever and have never been happier. Thus a fraud on the part of the Lutzes.

By the way the book was written by their lawyer.

And no, such a dark force cannot exist it would cause such a negative force that it would collapse on itself. Negativity is a vaccuum and nature abhorres a vaccuum.

Answer 3

The Amityville Horror house is located on Ocean Avenue in Amityville. It's a town off the Southern Shore of Long Island, New York. I don't know the exact address but if you went down Ocean Avenue you'd probably be able to find it pretty easily. I believe the stories are true to a point, but a lot of it seems a little strange to have actually happened. I just don't get if they bought the house and wierd things happened why did they leave all their stuff and just leave. I mean they owned the house so why not knock it down or something if they were scared so much. But instead they just gave it back to the bank without getting any money for it so it's there for somebody else to buy. I think it may have been haunted by the spirits of the family that was murdered there and they might have wanted the people out of their home, but I don't think it was as bad as people claimed it to be.

Answer 4

unfortunatly it is privately owned and the current owners do not wish to let anyone know where it is located exactly. The address in the book is 412 Ocean Avenue, whether that is still the address I'm not sure. They have changed the appearance as well, taking out the windows that everyone associates with the house.
Personally, I'm interested in the house as well as the story, but I would stear away from going to it or seeking it out. The owners deserve their privacy, although they did buy the house knowingly, they should be respected in having peace.
I believe that there was a phenomena in that house, although I don't believe it is something that can or will happen to anyone that goes into the house. The current owners as well as the few past ones have not had any problems with the house, whether this is because of their mindset or whether their brain reacts to these forces I'm not sure. I suggest going to the official website once run by George Lutz (he sadly passed away early last month) http://www.amityvillehorror.com/ . It has a messege board on it as well where you can get more information. Ronnie Defeos wife also frequents the site.
I suggest trying to get your hands on any and all of the other books written about the house as both real and a hoax. There are tons of them but they are rather hard to find.
hope that helps

Answer 5

Not long after the book came out I went to see the house. No one was living in it at the time. I took pictures of it. I could've walked around and looked in the windows, but I got a chill and just wanted to leave. It was very creepy.

Even if the Lutz's story wasn't true, there were people murdered there. I would never live in a house that someone is murdered in. I do believe in ghosts and could never get that out of my mind.

It's true that the new owners remodeled the house and changed the address so that people would not recognize it. 112 Ocean Ave. is the old address.

People say that none of the other owners ever experienced anything. I'm curious how many owners there were and why no one stayed there very long.

Don't know if you know Lizzie Borden, but they made her house a tourist attraction and bed and breakfast. That's also pretty creepy.

Answer 6

To tell you the truth, the house is owned by someone and probably get a lot of waccos that want to see it (not saying that you are a wacco, but there are some really strange people out there). They even cordon off the area at halloween time to keep people off the property. They even went as far as changing the windows on it so people couldn't recognize it. Whether the events are true or not is a whole other mystery. One that Lutz i'm sure took to his grave. The actual Defeo murders did happen, but the reasons to that are sceptical as well.

Answer 7

George Lutz never said it was all a hoax!! That's crazy talk :0) Anyway, I think that the home is now privatley owned and it's been remodeled. I've also heard that they've changed the house number a couple of times so that people can't find it. Sorry to say, if you wanted to stay there, you'd have to find the owners and ask them. If you ever do though, let me know. I'll go with ya!!

Answer 8

No such thing. Repeat after me "fictional work, fictional work, there never was an Amityville horror..."

Now, if you still want to believe, perhaps you'd be interested in my "Blair Witch" tour, for a modest $666?

(Video equipment not included, nor meals or housing. Provide your own camping gear and food. Plan for several days to an eternity in the woods.)

Heh-heh-heh.

Answer 9

I believe the new address is 412 ocean ave. in suffolk county. my family knows Ronald defoe jr (butch) he claims that the house is not haunted and he did not act alone in what he did. However I do personally do feel that the house is haunted. Why else would so many people have problems with it. I do believe it is occupied right now by a family and they claim to not have any problems. But i know that spirts are only sensitve to certin people maybe they are just lucky.

Answer 10

I'm not listing everything I know about it because I would be here all day! But, go to the website lobes gave you and check it out....but what I wanted to tell you is you are crazy to want to spend the night there!!! If you don't believe in ghost and spirits then that's you but I have seen and heard them in an old house I use to live in and the crap is real....the saying you have to see it to believe it is what it took for me to believe it.