The Amityville Horror
At 3:15 am on November 13, 1974, the entire DeFeo family was murdered at their house at 412 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, Long Island, New York. The oldest son, Ronald DeFeo Jr. confesses to the police…
The Amityville Horror
At 3:15 am on November 13, 1974, the entire DeFeo family was murdered at their house at 412 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, Long Island, New York. The oldest son, Ronald DeFeo Jr. confesses to the police that he heard voices in the house, and he was persuaded to kill all six family members. One year later, a married couple, George (Ryan Reynolds) and Kathy Lutz (Melissa George) move into the house with Kathy's three children from a previous marriage, Billy, Michael and Chelsea. Unfortunately, their dream house becomes a nightmare as the family soon begins experiencing paranormal events in the house. Chelsea (Chloe Grace Moretz) claims that she has made friends with a young girl named Jodie, a name belonging to one of the murdered DeFeo children. One night, the married couple decided to leave and hire a babysitter to watch the three children. When the babysitter, Lisa (Rachel Nichols), arrives, they learn that she has been previously hired to babysit for the DeFeos. Lisa tells them about the murders that took place in their house. When she goes to Chelsea's room, Chelsea tells her she is a bad babysitter, claiming Jodie told her so. Lisa begins to scold Jodie for being the reason behind her getting fired. Then Billy dares Lisa to go inside the closet (the same closet where Jodie was murdered), and she gets locked inside. After a few seconds, she encounters Jodie and begs to be released. She goes into shock and the paramedics arrive to take her away; on the way to the hospital, Lisa tells Kathy that she has seen Jodie. Unfortunately, George's behavior towards Kathy and her children becomes abusive and the paranormal activity continues. One night, George hears Harry barking in the boathouse. Seemingly possessed, he grabs the axe and proceeds to murder the family dog after mistaking this for a demonic apparition. The children look for Harry the next day, with George denying he knows where he is, despite Billy's suspicions. Kathy asks the priest Father Calloway (Kevin Peter Hall) to bless the house, as a protective measure to prevent any future paranormal occurrences, but Father Calloway flees the house when he encounters such occurrences himself. Kathy discovers that the house once belonged to a cult preacher named Reverend Jeremiah Ketcham, whose evil actions towards Native Americans during his mission in 17th century Amityville are said to be the cause of the haunting. Meanwhile, as George is walking through the basement of the house, he encounters the apparitions of the Native Americans who were tortured and killed there by Ketcham centuries ago. Entering a dimly lighted room, George encounters Ketcham himself (though he is unaware of who he is), and the ghostly figure of the evil missionary turns around, picks up a knife, and slits his throat in an action of recreating his suicide, covering George with blood, and causing him to become nearly completely possessed. Kathy becomes convinced that George's abusive behavior is owed to a spiritual possession. Following urgent advice from Father Calloway, Kathy attempts to evacuate her children from the house and escort them to safely, but the possessed George attempts to kill her and the children; Kathy knocks him out to prevent him from doing so and transports him away from the residence via motorboat. Subsequently, George is released from the spirit's possession and the family permanently leaves the house. A title card states that the family departed within 28 days of arriving and never returned. Jodie is shown standing in the now-empty house and screaming in terror while the house rearranges itself back to its original state before the family's arrival. Subsequently, she is pulled beneath the floor by a pair of disembodied hands.
The Amityville Horror
Horror
Film Details
At 3:15 am on November 13, 1974, the entire DeFeo family was murdered at their house at 412 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, Long Island, New York. The oldest son, Ronald DeFeo Jr. confesses to the police that he heard voices in the house, and he was persuaded to kill all six family members.
One year later, a married couple, George (Ryan Reynolds) and Kathy Lutz (Melissa George) move into the house with Kathy's three children from a previous marriage, Billy, Michael and Chelsea. Unfortunately, their dream house becomes a nightmare as the family soon begins experiencing paranormal events in the house. Chelsea (Chloe Grace Moretz) claims that she has made friends with a young girl named Jodie, a name belonging to one of the murdered DeFeo children.
One night, the married couple decided to leave and hire a babysitter to watch the three children. When the babysitter, Lisa (Rachel Nichols), arrives, they learn that she has been previously hired to babysit for the DeFeos. Lisa tells them about the murders that took place in their house.
When she goes to Chelsea's room, Chelsea tells her she is a bad babysitter, claiming Jodie told her so. Lisa begins to scold Jodie for being the reason behind her getting fired. Then Billy dares Lisa to go inside the closet (the same closet where Jodie was murdered), and she gets locked inside.
After a few seconds, she encounters Jodie and begs to be released. She goes into shock and the paramedics arrive to take her away; on the way to the hospital, Lisa tells Kathy that she has seen Jodie. Unfortunately, George's behavior towards Kathy and her children becomes abusive and the paranormal activity continues.
One night, George hears Harry barking in the boathouse. Seemingly possessed, he grabs the axe and proceeds to murder the family dog after mistaking this for a demonic apparition. The children look for Harry the next day, with George denying he knows where he is, despite Billy's suspicions.
Kathy asks the priest Father Calloway (Kevin Peter Hall) to bless the house, as a protective measure to prevent any future paranormal occurrences, but Father Calloway flees the house when he encounters such occurrences himself. Kathy discovers that the house once belonged to a cult preacher named Reverend Jeremiah Ketcham, whose evil actions towards Native Americans during his mission in 17th century Amityville are said to be the cause of the haunting. Meanwhile, as George is walking through the basement of the house, he encounters the apparitions of the Native Americans who were tortured and killed there by Ketcham centuries ago.
Entering a dimly lighted room, George encounters Ketcham himself (though he is unaware of who he is), and the ghostly figure of the evil missionary turns around, picks up a knife, and slits his throat in an action of recreating his suicide, covering George with blood, and causing him to become nearly completely possessed. Kathy becomes convinced that George's abusive behavior is owed to a spiritual possession. Following urgent advice from Father Calloway, Kathy attempts to evacuate her children from the house and escort them to safely, but the possessed George attempts to kill her and the children; Kathy knocks him out to prevent him from doing so and transports him away from the residence via motorboat.
Subsequently, George is released from the spirit's possession and the family permanently leaves the house. A title card states that the family departed within 28 days of arriving and never returned. Jodie is shown standing in the now-empty house and screaming in terror while the house rearranges itself back to its original state before the family's arrival.
Subsequently, she is pulled beneath the floor by a pair of disembodied hands..