10 scary movies based on real life ghost stories
‘The Amityville Horror’
The Amityville House has inspired many movies over the years, but the 1979 original starring James Brolin and Margot Kidder is the one to see. In 1974, Ronald DeFeo, Jr. murdered his entire family — both parents and four siblings — in their home on Long Island, NY, not far from New York City. DeFeo was convicted and given six life sentences. The home was sold just over a year later to George and Kathy Lutz along with their sons, Daniel and Christoper. They claim to have experienced unusual activity like strange odors, green slime oozing from the walls, cold spots, and even Kathy and the boys levitating off their beds.
It’s rumored that when a priest came to bless the house, he heard a voice yell, “Get out!” Even Ed and Lorraine Warren investigated the property (they really were everywhere). Years later, the Lutz’s lawyer says the story was made up because they were in financial trouble, but son Daniel claims he’s still haunted by the experience of living there to this day.