The Amityville Horror has turned from a real suburban American tragedy into a horrific myth. It has become the source of bestselling novels and the subject of several movies. These are some of the facts as they are known. On November 13, 1974, in the house at 112 Ocean Ave., Amityville, 24-year-old Ronald DeFeo murdered his family. DeFeo used a high-powered rifle, shot to death his father, mother, two brothers and two sisters. All six members of Ronald DeFeo’s family were killed as they slept
memories of this experience. If people’s minds are preset on merely thinking that memories are the general idea of their experiences, memories become very superficial and people will miss out on what matters most in life. Therefore, in “The Amityville Horror”, Jay Anson deliberately includes small details that are unnecessary in the story to prove that only memory can give meaning to life. In this story, there are many small details. Anson includes a lot of small details in character descriptions
The Amityville Horror, written by Jay Anson was without doubt a great piece of American literature. It has inspired many to write bestselling books, and others to create many excellent movies. Perhaps the most surprising thing about The Amityville Horror is its staying power. There are many possible explanations as to why The Amityville Horror was so popular during the 1970’s and it is no surprise that it is still in print today. The most shocking part of this books history is that it was based
Amongst the beaches, boats and the water affluent families live the American Dream. Often well educated with good careers, money was no object and the finer things in life were within easy reach. Beautiful homes line the canals in the village of Amityville, NY, but the DeFeo’s lived anything but that picturesque life. On the surface, all was serene, but underneath were very turbulent waters that culminated in the mass murder of six people. Ronald and Louise DeFeo lived at 112 Ocean Avenue with their
The Amityville Horror On the date of November 13, 1974, the house at 112 Ocean Avenue had been the scene of a mass murder. Twenty-three year old Robert DeFeo, Jr. shot his parents, two brothers, and two sister to death in the middle of the night. Thirteen months later a young couple by the name of George and Kathleen Lutz, along with their three children, moved into the abandoned house. The family lived in the house for only 28 days. On January 14, 1976 the Lutz family fled from the house, claiming
The Shining is a 1980 horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick. The Shining starts with the Torrance family moving from their apartment in Boulder, Colorado, to the Overlook Hotel, located in the isolated Southern Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Jack Torrance, the father has accepted a position as the winter caretaker of the hotel in its off-season. His wife, Wendy Torrance and son, Danny Torrance move into the hotel with him. As the film unfolds the hotel becomes a place of tension and menace. It is
been passed down from generation to generation. From the Bermuda Triangle mysteries, phantoms of the ocean, ships, and glowing ghosts of little boys, to the curse of James' Deans' car, The Little Bastard and the Amityville Horror. A little background history of this bone-chilling horror may help one decide whether or not to believe in the existence of the beyond. "Everywhere on earth and all through history, people have believed that there is more to the world than meets the eye. Behind the outward
The Amityville Horror The Amityville Horror House located at 112 Ocean Ave looks like an ordinary house, but on the inside lies the horrible events that took place early in the morning of November 13th, 1974, when Ronald DeFeo Jr shot and killed his entire family. DeFeo claims that voices in the house were telling him to kill his family. People in the town say that he was insane and had mental issues, which is their reasoning for why he killed his family. He was found guilty of six counts of second-degree
beautiful house, in Amityville, New York. That may seem like just another murder committed and solved, but no, this murder caused many paranormal things to happen in what we now call the Amityville Horror House. Honestly, the amount odd and strange things that has happened in that house is just nerve-wrecking. After the murders, even the neighbors wouldn’t step foot into the house, only paranormal investigators would. Christopher Lutz, is a man who grew up in the Amityville Horror House, knows what
When most people think of paranormal activity they instantly think of ghosts, spirits, or even demons. Paranormal activity is more than that. Paranormal is when something is beyond normal and activity is the state of being active. Some people like to say it’s their imagination, but me personally, I think it is much more than that. Paranormal is used to describe something unordinary that lack a scientific explanation (Cha Cha Inc., 2006). (McGuire, 2010) stated that supernatural or paranormal events
actuality, everyone has a favorite genre of movies they cherish watching on the big screen. However, this essay will discuss the four main categories: horror, comedy, action, and romance. Horror films are designed to frighten, cause alarm, and induce our worst fears. In fact, horror movies may be the toughest movie for some people to sit through. Horror films often tend to be about a fantasy although sometimes
The 1975 film Jaws is remembered as one of the best examples of suspense and horror in cinema. Composed by the legendary John Williams, the soundtrack captures the audience and incites fear whenever there are tense moments. Spielberg’s expertise in cinematography and William’s skill in composing couple together to produce a fantastic movie that still scares audiences today. One of the most prominent features of the movie was the theme song. “Williams’s score perfectly communicates proximity and
Horror films have become a staple in the entertainment business of today, designed to frighten and thrill people. The first horror films that were produced are nothing compared to the films being shown today. As the film industry has grown, the movies and films it produces seem to have grown with it, as technological advancements such as sound, color and special effects have been incorporated into the production of these films. To add to the terrifying experiences of horror, many monsters and paranormal
112 Ocean Avenue, Long Island, New York, a house of horror for two families, or, maybe, just one. People around the world have heard the phenomena of the so called “haunted house” in Amityville, New York; yet, some say that may not exactly be the case. There have been numerous reports of the “haunted house” claiming to be a hoax, a very big reputation destroyer for the residents and the town of Amityville, New York. The entire tale begins with a family of seven, and then shortly after, a family of
My names is Ayla Karau, i am a loving mom to my beautiful daughter Miranda, she is 9 months and a little spit fire! A few hobbies that i have include tractor pulling, mudding, and working on motors. I am attending NTC to become a Registered Nurse. One day i would like to make it into OB GYN department, to help deliver babies. The birth of a child is an amazing precious experience for a mother, and i want to be the one that puts the light into a mother's eyes by giving her a joy-full, heart warming
a demonologist, along with his wife Lorraine Warren, a trance medium, are two of the most distinguished supernatural experts in the field. They have worked in over 4,000 cases including some of the most horrific cases recorded, such as the Amityville Horror, the Smurl Poltergiest, and the West Point Military Academy. Everyone starts from somewhere, and what got Ed interested in such a field as demonology is where he came from. From the age five to twelve he lived in a haunted house, if he was home
The subjects of this study, The X-Files (Carter, 1993-2002) and Supernatural (Kripke, 2005-), can be seen as innovative pioneers of ‘narrative complexity’ and of the ‘monster-of-the-week’ (MOTW) concept. Mittel identifies narrative complexity, ‘At its most basic level, narrative complexity is a redefinition of episodic forms under the influence of serial narration—not necessarily a complete merger of episodic and serial forms but a shifting balance. Rejecting the need for plot closure within every
If someone is trying to find the point in time when horror movies started to shift into what they are today, the best place to start is the 70s. Some of the most popular horror movies came out in the 70s, most being ones that critics and fans alike refer to as “good horror films”. Those include Halloween, Carrie, The Omen, Amityville Horror and the focus of this paper - The Exorcist. The Exorcist was a ground-breaking film that is the foundation for modern possession films, and to understand why
James Wan’s 2011 supernatural American horror film, Insidious, depicts the story of an American nuclear family who move into their new home. Although it’s a fresh start for the Lambert family unexplainable haunting occurs after their oldest son, Dalton, falls into an inexplicable coma. Shortly after Dalton’s parents, Josh and Renai Lambert, experience a series of disturbing, paranormal encounters with evil apparitions. Josh’s mother, Lorraine, seeks a medium for potential answers in why the Lamberts
You’re home alone, in the middle of the night, and you get out of bed because you assume you hear footsteps in your kitchen, you get out of the bed and go into the kitchen to see a shocking sight; a shadow walking into the other room. You think you have witnessed a ghost in your own home; however scientists would declare it was just a hallucination. Millions of people around the world believe in ghosts and haunted houses; however scientists believe that there are far more “reasonable” explanations