The Amityville Horror
- Date of account
- 1974 murders; alleged haunting 1975–1976; authenticity disputed
- Location
- Amityville, New York
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
After Ronald DeFeo Jr. murdered six members of his family at 112 Ocean Avenue in 1974, George and Kathy Lutz claimed that their brief residence there in 1975–1976 involved apparitions, odors, physical disturbances, and other phenomena. Jay Anson’s 1977 book, The Amityville Horror, popularized the account. The case matters because it combines a well-documented crime with an alleged after-death haunting and a highly influential publishing history. The Lutz claims were challenged by former occupants, investigators, and legal participants, and the narrative’s factual status remains strongly disputed.
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