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Amityville
Continuity: Amityville Horror
Redirects: Amityville, New York
Category: Village
Continent: North America
Country: United States
State: New York
County: Suffolk County
City: Long Island
Residents: George Lutz; Kathy Lutz; Louise DeFeo; Ronald DeFeo, Sr.; Ronald DeFeo, Jr.; Anthony Montelli; Dolores Montelli; Sonny Montelli
Points of interest: 112 Ocean Avenue
1st appearance: The Amityville Horror

Amityville is an incorporated village located in Long Island in the state of New York. It is in the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County. The town gained infamy in 1974 when, on November 13th, Ronald DeFeo, Jr. murdered his parents and four siblings with a Marlin 336C rifle in their home at 112 Ocean Avenue. In 1975, George and Kathy Lutz and Kathy's children moved into the DeFeo house, but vacated the home after only twenty-eight days claiming to have been terrorized by demonic phenomena during their brief time there. Both incidents provided the foundation for a book by Jay Anson called The Amityville Horror, which was adapted into a feature film in 1979 and yielded numerous sequels and spin-offs. The Lutz' claims of paranormal activity have long since been debunked and are largely considered to be a hoax perpetuated by George Lutz.

Points of Interest[]

112 Ocean Avenue
112 Ocean Avenue is a real location in Amityville and built in the year 1927 A.D., though the locals dislike the attention the movie The Amityville Horror brings to their neighborhood and as such have renamed the 4,000-square-foot old house as well as redesigned it: in the movies, 112 Ocean Avenue is infamous for its demonic windows that resemble glowing eyes - the style of architect this waterfront residential 3-story building was originally is described as Dutch Colonial. 112 Ocean Avenue was the location of a grisly mass-murder by Ronald DeFeo Jr. in 1974. This massacre is widely claimed to have given the location its status as being "cursed", as asserted by future residents George and Kathy Lutz, who moved into the house a year later, only to quickly vacate after only a few weeks, citing numerous instances of supernatural demonic activity.

Films that take place in Amityville[]

Amity Uprising sign

Amityville sign from Amityville Uprising.

Characters from Amityville[]

Note: The following is a list of characters known to reside in Amityville. It does not necessarily mean that they were born there.

Character Film/Series
Allison DeFeo Amityville Horror, The
Amy Lutz Amityville Horror, The
Anthony Montelli Amityville II: The Possession
Clifford Sanders Amityville 3-D
David Cohler Amityville 3-D
Dawn DeFeo Amityville Horror, The
Dolores Montelli Amityville II: The Possession
Emma Caswell Amityville 3-D
Frank Adamsky Amityville II: The Possession
Frank Delaney Amityville Horror, The
George Lutz Amityville Horror, The
Greg Lutz Amityville Horror, The
Harold Caswell Amityville 3-D
Janice Montelli Amityville II: The Possession
John Baxter Amityville 3-D
John Matthew DeFeo Amityville Horror, The
Kathy Lutz Amityville Horror, The
Louise Brigante DeFeo Amityville Horror, The
Marc DeFeo Amityville Horror, The
Matt Lutz Amityville Horror, The
Nancy Baxter Amityville 3-D
Patricia Montelli Amityville II: The Possession
Ronald DeFeo, Sr. Amityville Horror, The
Ronald DeFeo, Jr. Amityville Horror, The
Sonny Montelli Amityville II: The Possession

Notes[]

  • Amityville is not to be confused with Amity, which is a fictional location and the central setting of the 1975 film Jaws. Both communities are seaside locales on the eastern coast of the United States.

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