10 Things You Didn't Know About Amityville 1979

[@TheArtofGuitar]

Something about those 70's horror films, the grit, the practical FX, the music, just can't be duplicated these days.Classic!

[@BuckarooBanzai84]

Here Here!

[@vandamme6379]

@@BuckarooBanzai84 Hear Hear*

[@rcschmidt668]

The book was even more scary.

[@Joke_Bidumb]

What do you SCREEEETCH mean, modern horror SCREEEEEETCH movies are so much SCREEEEEEETCH bet SCREEEETCH SCREEEEEEEEETCH er SCREEEEEEEETCH.

[@Gawdzillest]

Watch House Of the Devil

[@kurtbarrett6785]

Forget any of the remakes or sequels, this is the one to watch!

[@BrianWolters2112]

As a kid, "Get Out" and "Jodie" eyes used to freak me out...

[@thomasgomez7516]

Use to bro? I still freak at that scene! "GET OUT"!!

[@powdermik]

@@thomasgomez7516 me too and I am 54

[@stevenmeahan5120]

The marching band in the living room playing loudly at 3:00 in the morning scared the hell out of me

[@BrianWolters2112]

@@stevenmeahan5120 oh yes totally forgot about that. Anytime I wake up at that time in the morning I would always think about that

[@bonghunezhou5051]

Hope "Minty" does a tribute video about Dick Donner in the near future; he was a director of many different genres, a rare breed indeed (RIP).

[@mildred714]

they didn’t like you.

[@tom2point0]

@Bonghune Zhou I thought the same thing! 10 things you didn’t know about Dick Donner

[@lucasoheyze4597]

That's RICHARD Donner. You weren't his friend, you twat.

[@ingridsouthcoast_]

I'm honestly glad to hear they made it up. The book terrified me for years... that pig...shudder.

[@Abbeville_Kid]

As a kid, this movie scared the hell out of me. The house just looked evil. Fast forward forty years and I figured that the Lutz’s just got into financial trouble and walked away from the house.

[@BlueGreens]

Disagree. No one just picks up with three small children and leave ALL of their belongings. They fled. Something was terribly wrong with that house.

[@Collectibles49]

@@BlueGreens It’s fake

[@Anna-Rose-]

They saw an opportunity to make money from claiming the house was haunted due to the grisly murders that took place there. It was all about making money, none of the haunting part was true.

[@homelesshannah50]

@@Anna-Rose- Even still you have to admit there would be some very CREEPY mojo in a house where a bunch of people were murdered

[@dawnwalker2084]

Plus George dabbled in witchcraft, supernatural & dark magic.

[@markrothenbuhler6232]

That "Get out!" voice is perfectly demonic. Also, obviously it was a nice demon that was giving the Lutz's sage advice.

[@sunnyscott4876]

When the house tells you to "Get out!"......You should GET OUT!!!!

[@raiyaniqbal1994]

Nah the ghost was just recommending his favorite horror movie.

[@martyburgess341]

James Brolin was also in a lesser known horror movie called The Car

[@wstine79]

I love The Car. That was on a Saturday Late Night movie. Those car stunts were wicked.

[@MrWoodMan23]

@@wstine79 that Mark III was a baaad mother.

[@martyburgess341]

@@wstine79 One of my go to car movies

[@trumanpatriotsactivities6913]

Man, I love The Car.

[@TheRealNormanBates]

Did you know that Guillermo Del Toro has a custom Car in his museum house?

[@RiverOfBlacklights]

There is a really cool interview with George Lutz that was conducted by legendary late night radio talkshow host - Art Bell. Lutz discusses lots of details and debunks others that have arisen over the passing decades. Anybody that would like to check it out can find it here on KZbin under Art Bell/George Lutz/Amytiville Horror (with a similar orange thumbnail pic of the house that starts off this video)... *_MASTER OF THE NIGHTTIME AIRWAVES: ART BELL R.I.P..._*

[@MRGRIMZ89]

it was a good one

[@Trescompadres1]

Oh I’m so glad you reviewed this movie, it’s a classic and it scared the hell out of me when I was a kid.

[@DONTOURAGETV]

Not only did they have to change the address of the house but they had to change the appearance of the front of the house because people would come by and look inside while the families were having dinner … my aunt and uncle would always drive me by the house when I was a kid

[@scypsylock9402]

You can still see the dining room from the street, and the door by the driveway is still there and can still see original decor from inside of the door. The strange part of this is why they need fifty cameras pointing to both the street and the inside of their house through the windows. I took a trip there recently and lost count after 50 when counting the cameras. I did not want to disturb the owner as she walked inside her house, but having those cameras is not for just making sure no one camps in your yard, or through the windows...though at one point people were camping out wanting to know what was really going on decades ago. To know whether the events truly happened, or not, is not up for debate, but what happened inside there in the early 70's was pretty horrific with the DeFao's.

[@northernwarrior6319]

There's alot of hores in that house???🤔

[@DONTOURAGETV]

@creepshow Corned Beef

[@wstine79]

I remember watching this with my family on a beach trip back in 1985. Even the TV edited version was creepy.

[@coreyhendricks9490]

I don't understand why this movie didn't make the cut on 100 scariest movie moments on Bravo. RIP Margot Kidder

[@homelesshannah50]

Some of thsoe choices totally sucked I was surprised a bunch of films didn't make it

[@coreyhendricks9490]

@@homelesshannah50 That's not all, I Know What You Did Last Summer didn't make it either.

[@daveyboy_]

Margot Kidder was so hit in this

[@coreyhendricks9490]

@creepshow I wish I did but I couldn't see what was scary it in

[@UniteForgetLeftRight]

it's a bad movie. i don't think I've ever seen a film as poorly edited

[@gswithen]

One of my favorite horror movies of all time. Saw it first when I was 12 back in 1979. I remember waking up countless times in the middle of the night and looking over at my digital clock and it being 3:15. Seriously. Many times. I never cared about whether this was a real story or not. I just wanted to see a scary film. I have the book as well. Check out Brolin in Capricorn One. Another great one.

[@deemacgee]

I would absolutely, definitely watch The Muppetyville Horror.

[@MrWoodMan23]

👍😂👍

[@thejudgmentalcat]

Make it happen, Hollyw--I mean Disney!

[@Pegfoxx]

Yeah it would be funny seeing Miss Piggy as the demonic pig in the window haha!

[@MrWoodMan23]

@@Pegfoxx I just spit put my coffee as I read this 😂

[@Pegfoxx]

@@MrWoodMan23 Sorry about that 🤣

[@charlesneruda6869]

One of the Greatest horror movies ever made. So intense when George broke back into the house when it was going crazy to save his dog. The remake with Ryan Reynolds was horrible. An insult to the original.

[@redfaux74]

Agreed. I've haven't liked anything Reynolds has done. He's a perv. No talent at all.

[@Scottocaster6668]

"Where's Harry??"

[@kellinwinslow1988]

@@redfaux74 Well to be fair he was great in Deadpool and without him it wouldn't have worked. His videos he made to market the film,and the second one,were hilarious. So he has some talent.

[@charlesneruda6869]

@@Scottocaster6668 Probably didn't happen that way lol the most awesome bullshit I ever seen in my life!

[@charlesneruda6869]

@@kellinwinslow1988 I love Deadpool! Just a huge fan of the original Amityville Horror, Green Lantern was a better movie than the remake.

[@gregmcmahon124]

I really love your 10 Things You Didn't Know About Amityville 1979.

[@gaminginframes2819]

I've always liked it, as it has a creepy feel to it. And the dialog scene between Murray Hamilton and Rod Steiger is some EPIC acting.

[@tommyhatcher3399]

Movie is a masterpiece. I get why most call it boring but I've never seen a horror movie with a more creepier atmosphere and setting.

[@sarahmoviereviewer4109]

The original?

[@jasonbodine6033]

“…more creepier” is redundant.

[@beaumorris5289]

Love this Movie and You Rock.... Keep 'em Coming.

[@blackamerican40]

Back to back James Brolin movies? Cool. RIP Margot and Rod Steiger.

[@danielwggudan2]

Amen! Your comment reminded me how much I love Rod Steiger in Mars Attacks lol.

[@harperstacey9604]

James brolin is now married to barbra streisand.

[@wildbutterflytiedye]

*This movie scared the shite out of me as a kid! That music was goosebump inducing too!*

[@captaincarib5076]

Watched it yesterday for the first time. Damn good timing!!!

[@starshiptrooper2354]

Side note Defaio died in prison not that long ago. My relatives live across the street from the Defaio house. Have so since 1965. They still live there. I ve seen tge house many of times. Oddly before it became known for the book and movie. They never bought the haunting part. They remember the family killing. Knew the Lutz which said we're odd. As for location house it is located in Tom's River NJ. Which still there. Still a cool movie

[@Lily_of_the_Forest]

What were the Defaio family like? What caused the murders?

[@georgieboy9101]

Defeo died? Wow, he took the truth to his grave.

[@dawnwalker2084]

He died in March I think.

[@alexandriaodgers6628]

@@Lily_of_the_Forest the was a tv doc that aired on A&E in the early 2000s and I think the true story of the family murders is equally as scary as the the horror book and movie. Apparently The family were going through family struggles. The oldest son(and murderer) Ron Defeo was given a ultimam by his father. He either got a job and his shit together or he had to GTFO. He was badly into drugs and partying and had ZERO motivation in life. The night of the murders people said he had been at the bar the whole night and was wasted on both drugs and alcohol when he left. When he returned to his home he methodically got ahold of a shot gun and one by one took his entire family out. What's really disturbing about it in my opinion is. I get the anger towards his father bc they had been at each other's throats for a while but why would he take out his brothers and sisters???? They had no say so in the situation but none the less he took them out too. What's really scary is we've all been in the situation of being caught in the middle of family sparring. But to get murdered in your sleep by your big brother, the one who's supposed to be a protector. It creeps me out. You truly cannot trust anyone.

[@danielwilliams5139]

@Helping Heroes Hatzidakis He didn't want to involve his sister because she passed away, he did an interview last year and aired in April or May. Ronald "Butch" Defeo Jr. said they both wanted to shoot their father for being abusive and didn't want to shoot until their mother heard something in the hall and told Defeo Sr. and Defeo Jr. took the rifle and shot his father maybe their mother too but he then says he wanted to go for a walk for a couple of hours to decide what happened and what story to tell the police. He went back to the house with Daisy? Defeo still alive, their youngest sister and both brothers all dead and Daisy? Defeo was in her room with the rifle and "Butch" Defeo Jr. tried to take the rifle back and during the scuffle, he accidentally shot his sister point blank. Cops and forensics said she was found at the front of the door with a close gunshot wound to her head but then the cops decided that she was murdered in cold blood by her brother.

[@RogueTwo]

Great overview Minty! I don't know how much if any of the story was true, but I do believe that something must have happened. If only because the Lutzs didn't just move out, but fled the house, never even going back to reclaim their personal possessions. That's an awful big commitment to a scam. And it's not like the Lutzs got rich of this. Their lawyer and Jay Anson did. My understanding is that the money they made didn't even make up what they lost abandoning their new home. On the other hand, I've also heard that they were indeed deeply in debt from buying the house and maybe felt desperate enough to be THAT committed. We may never know.

[@luvz2reed]

I read the book when it came out. We had just moved to Massapequa, which was one town over from Amityville. I was 11. We went to drive by the house. I honestly didn't sleep comfortably for about a year. I couldn't look at my bedroom window at night, and I always thought I would see a hand coming around the edge of my doorway.

[@mreeping]

Yay!! Good morning from Pittsburgh pa, usa! Thank you!!

[@Steve-ec6ed]

I used to live in the town in where the house was that they used in the movie (it's in Toms River, NJ). I believe the house went up for sale a few years back actually, it was in the news.

[@austinsmith3011]

I used to live in Amityville. This was decades ago when I was a child. Supposedly back then the owners of the house held some pretty kick-ass Halloween parties. :)

[@blkhemi3925]

It still for sale on the realtor app. Someone replaced the "eye" looking windows on the second story with something a little more modern. Totally recks that classic look.

[@231mac]

@@blkhemi3925 Lol, that house isn't for sale and the windows were changed back in the late 80's to help discourage trespassers. www.zillow.com/homedetails/108-Ocean-Ave-Amityville-NY-11701/32596605_zpid/

[@blkhemi3925]

@@231mac thanx for the update... I was house hunting a few years ago, and looked into it because of... _reasons!_

[@TheRealNormanBates]

@@231mac (looks at blurred photo) Yes... the windows look nice.

[@simonwild9529]

Always liked this film, never understood why James Brolin was in so few films.

[@MrWoodMan23]

I heard that other movie studies were worried that Brolin would be an insurance policy waiting to happen. Kind of like actors from The Exorcist.

[@FUBARguy107]

Maybe Josh was just better in camera lol

[@SamLemont]

He changed his name to Christian Bale apparently.

[@homelesshannah50]

@@SamLemont LOL

[@djmattblack]

He wouldve made a great Bond but the studio were worried about having an American play Bond so went back to Roger Moore instead

[@guyincognito2851]

The Amityville real estate agent/clock tower lady from Back to the Future also played Ida Strauss in James Cameron's Titanic.

[@tomasjoconnel5367]

She was in a season 1 a team episode as well

[@dr.jones.3832]

her real name is adel shatala bjornson, of dutch/norwegian ancestry. and she was actually a real real estate mogul who owned properties around the world worth millions!! so yes, she was a multi millionare at that time and used this property she owned for the movie and appeared in some pictures out of boredom i suppose😞⁉

[@bigratkiller1]

Saw this when I was 12. It scared the crap out of me

[@MrWoodMan23]

I never watch it at night!

[@livingcorpse5664]

That pig. It haunts me.

[@redfaux74]

The movie The possession is worse in my opinion. That poor young man....

[@AshmarieJohnston]

This is one of my fave movies!!! Thank you for posting this. 👻

[@HARDSTEP412]

The part I remember the most was the kid’s hand getting slammed in the window. 36 yrs since I first saw that scene and I still will NEVER put my hand in a position where that could happen. Now that’s some good horror-movie-making.

[@triplexlongueuil6106]

Best sponsorship ever! Great video as usual.

[@marlanaferro1481]

I was born and raised on Long Island, in Babylon, which is 10 minutes from Amityville. As a youngster, whenever family came to visit from the Bronx, Brooklyn, or Westchester, they would always request a spin around the Amityville Horror house for a good scare. I've seen that house on 108 Ocean Avenue so many times, it felt as though I lived there. The new owners replaced the arched windows with square ones, so it doesn't look quite the same. The arched windows really gave it a foreboding appeal. It's funny how that one detail can have such an impact on the overall feeling of the home, which is nothing more than the usual, pristine Dutch colonial one would find in an upscale neighborhood. There's really nothing unusual or creepy about it, other than being a murder house that was broadcast into infamy.

[@Shadow_2055]

If you find it not creepy, go find a way to get there and go inside and spend the night for a week.🤡🤡🤡

[@davidr1050]

When the house went up for sale recently, I couldn't figure out why it's always sold for more than other houses around it.. Even barring the paranormal aspects, It was a house where murders took place including those of children..

[@margiekinlaw4260]

@@Shadow_2055The haunting was a hoax. 🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@michaelbowermaster7098]

The square windows suck. Changing the windows and house number didn't work.

[@MichaelMyers689]

@@Shadow_2055 I wouldn’t do it if ya gave me $1 million

[@kris1976melo]

You should do the Movie "The Car" which stars James Brolin...Classic.

[@calecarterii9203]

I second this, The Car is a classic

[@johnjmcknightiii2964]

Please do that would be awesome I agree completely with you all

[@NGMonocrom]

Nice one, Minty.

[@tonymata8070]

I'm coming apart.... *OH DEAR LORD I'M COMING APART!!!* I honestly like that line.

[@MrWoodMan23]

You could feel the heartbreak in his performance during that line.

[@Vagus32000]

My pen just rolled off the table! That must be a sign that I should quit my job and become an actor.

[@merces47letifer4]

POSSESSED UTENSIL WHAT NEXT

[@lucisferre6361]

Another good one from Minty. You look like you're doing well...excellent! I can check out nothing these days without hearing Mark first say "so...let's check it out" in my head (when not lucky enough to hear it audibly on an intro) before I do, in fact, check it out.

[@TheArtofGuitar]

I like how with your accent "home" sounds like "harm." How appropriate. :)

[@michellelammi787]

He's an Aussie. From Melbourne I think.

[@patrickperalta59]

Eddie Murphy during his Delierious comedy show talks about the Amityville House and asking why when people move into a home why do they not leave if a ghost tells them to leave...........the funny part was when he mentions that if he was going to move into Amityville house and a ghost tells him to get out.....he ends the routine with "To bad we can't stay baby"

[@morgellon9449]

That was such a great movie. That's really why those movies were so much scarier than the vast majority of horror films, because the filmmakers were making the best movie they could make, not just trying to make the scariest movie they could make. If the genre is horror, a great movie is going to be scary by default. I really think filmmakers like the Coen brothers could make something on par with the Shining or the Omen, or this movie, and I'd love to see that, because I really haven't seen anything legitimately scary for decades.

[@MMAfighter38113]

Goes to show you don’t need a huge budget and special effects to scare the hell out of people. As great as Poltergeist’ was and still is, it never scared me like ‘The Amityville Horror’ did.

[@christiancreasy5268]

Minty! Great episode! This is a classic I watched for the first time 3 months ago…during the daytime 😂. I hope you do 10 things you didn’t know about Enter The Dragon.

[@fffrrr2018]

Could you please do some Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder ones. Stir Crazy, Silver Streak, The Toy, The Women in Red, Young Frankenstein, Bustin Loose etc. I think they would get good numbers.

[@notsparctacus]

One of your very best videos.

[@markelijio6012]

Lalo Schifrin's haunting music score earned him an 1980 Academy Award nomination for his work. A year later, the last time he did another Stuart Rosenberg picture was "Brubaker" with an all-star cast. Released by Disney in October 24, 1980. In many challenging ways, the film was an rousing success and nominated for an Oscar for its gripping screenplay-W.D. Richter, Arthur A. Ross in 1981.

[@KevinP-ik4il]

Great movie

[@Datan0de]

James Brolin's pants deserve their own supernatural horror movie. "MGM proudly presents the next terrifying chapter in the Amityville saga: The Pants!"

[@craigh5236]

Combine it with that awful killer rubber tire movie.

[@Datan0de]

@@craigh5236 Rubber was awesome!! :-D

[@rcschmidt668]

Anyone remember Worldwide Pants, Inc? LOL

[@davidl570]

@@craigh5236 C'mon, Rubber was hilarious!

[@davidl570]

@@rcschmidt668 David Letterman FTW!

[@aldusxenon]

I live in NY and as a kid I heard stories about this house which is on long island. As a teen I had friends who lived on long island and would tell me about the house. Minty was right, the town of Amityville total dislikes this movie and to this day tries to keep tourist away.

[@markgriffiths8786]

To be fair to James Brolin he actually looks like he is coming apart unlike Ryan Reynolds in the remake who just sticks on a fake beard!

[@vandamme6379]

His whole face looks fake.

[@3000KJH]

Yeah but those abs!!! 😁

[@rick381v69]

Brolin's portrayal was creepy and menacing. Ryan Reynolds was just plain annoying.

[@darthmong7196]

I always thought Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George were way too young to play the Lutz's at the time.

[@markvandoorn6621]

I totally agree with you.

[@MikeValencia]

What perfect timing Minty! I just finished watching these movies yesterday.

[@AstraArtsTM114]

One of my all time favorite Horror movies 😀

[@harperstacey9604]

My favorite horror movie is night of the living dead . The movie came out in 1968.

[@BatGiant2005]

I agree, Amityville Horror 1979 is one of my all time favorite horror films

[@danreder8985]

Love your channel brother!

[@msims1250]

Amityville-Electric Boogaloo! Definitely a movie I’d see!

[@RogueBoyScout]

Any excuse to watch demons do The Robot has my money already!

[@MrHeadbanger366]

I would consider Amityville: Electric Boogaloo a missed opportunity.

[@1pcfred]

I can see Amityville: Electric Boogaloo being made in today's social climate. I can see what the plot and cast would be like too. But if I tried to say it here the pink haired moderators would lose their crap.

[@peetday6]

'The Muppet's take Amityville'. Miss Piggy has a red-eyed competitor and Kermit's going to feast on all those flies.

[@mikebell2112]

Great job showing the actual DeFeo kids portrait paintings. The demonic pig, I have my doubts.

[@r.t.5425]

I was surprised there wasn’t even a mention of The Conjuring series or Ed and Lorraine Warren, given that they really visited the Lutz family, and if I’m not mistaken, happen to be the most financially successful film regarding the case.

[@SuperZippyzippy]

That's cause they knew the Warrens were full of shit. Not trying to be rude either but they were known to be frauds long ago, but enough time has passed that people don't know that

[@ingersollelliott]

Glad you did this one! Scary film! I remember seeing it in the theater

[@jimbearone]

The problem with most “Haunted House” stories is that, in most cases, the haunting does not repeat. It seems to need a certain set of circumstances and people and some hauntings are just a series of random events because of special conditions at the site. I think SOMETHING happened to the Lutz Family in Amityville, but probably not as spectacular as depicted and they, for whatever reason, wanted out and they used occurring random supernatural events as the reason. I have been through several incidents that were pretty hard to explain and can tell you that looking back, I can see why people would scoff but I did investigate quite well and failed to find any reasonable explanation for the events and they seldom repeated and never regularly and when new people were introduced, sometimes incidents would occur and sometimes not.

[@J77199]

Yeah something happened, they got rich for their lies lol

[@jimbearone]

@@J77199 They hardly “Got Rich” they may have gotten some money for the book and the movie rights but Jay Anson wrote the book so he probably got most of the money, hardly worth the trouble they must have gone through leaving their house and most of their possessions.

[@DYLANJJK94]

Or the father or both parents were just crazy and who knows what they could have done in that house.

[@jimbearone]

@@DYLANJJK94 It is very difficult for someone to believe in something that they have not experienced. Most people hear “Haunted” or “Supernatural” and think delusional, crazy or liar but having some pretty weird stuff happening right in front of you can be confusing and scary even when you ‘Don’t Believe In Ghosts’. I have had several unexplained incidents and even after a through investigation I failed to find a reasonable cause so I don’t discount the possibility of some yet unknown ‘Natural’ phenomena but I know I wasn’t hallucinating or crazy.

[@CliffyOdell]

Always happy when a new Minty comes out! We were the right age to be really freaked out by this story and movie back then. It was huge for a bit. Long live Jodi!

[@juantanamera7798]

Great movie, and it scared the bejeesus out of me as a kid.

[@MrWoodMan23]

Jesus told me to never watch this flick at night!

[@makegeorgeorwellfictionaga9268]

me too, even if is an exaggeration, its still a scary movie

[@williammyers341]

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[@travismiles5885]

I found an old copy of the book at the Red Cross station on Camp Able Sentry when I was deployed to Macedonia in 1999. The book scared the hell out of me. I finished it in a day.

[@milesanderson677]

One of my favourites, the flies and the demonic voice scene still gets me to this day.

[@andrewsmith4977]

VERY ENTERTAINING VIDEO!

[@angelmiller3331]

*My Amityville Horror* is less fictional, and makes more sense. I don't think Daniel was the only one that couldn't stand George. George adopted the children-Kathy's biological children-much to Daniel's dismay. A great book to read is _The Amityville Conspiracy_ . It is one of those books you read and slap yourself in the head for believing the Anson/Lutz book.

[@krissimmons4375]

Great to know! Although I am having a difficult time finding where to purchase it. Any suggestions?

[@gildedheist]

Yassss! So glad you said this. Daniel Lutz explains what really happened.

[@angelmiller3331]

@@krissimmons4375 I have seen it on Amazon. eBay could have copies, too. I know it used to be on some streaming services as well.

[@donaldbell2554]

Indeed

[@Nothingness00000-o]

I enjoyed this movie in the day. When I was a teenager, I LOVED this type of horror. Sadly in my adult years, I don't enjoy horror movies as I once did. Last horror movie I saw was the Ring. That evil girl.....SCARED THE LIVING JESUS OUTTA ME!!😱

[@Nixx0912]

Oryginal or remake?

[@Nothingness00000-o]

@@Nixx0912 not the original Japanese version, the original version made for western audiences, in the 90's I think, when we used VHS tapes. ✌️

[@Nothingness00000-o]

@Mike BMC nah, can't do horror any more.

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

Interesting music, thanks!

[@trumanpatriotsactivities6913]

This was the FIRST movie we rented from Blockbuster when I was a kid. Scared me then and it scares me now!

[@davontewaltonaldo3347]

Watching these old 70's horrors on vhs and a box tv really helped with the atmosphere and creepiness!

[@englishatheart]

'70s, not 70's. No hate meant, I just rarely see people properly abbreviate decades.

[@auntmaybell4833]

While in college, I was the Feature writer for the university paper. Two of the parapsychologists that were present in the house, Ed and Lorrain Warren, were giving an extensive lecture and I was the reporter that interviewed them. I stayed with them for nearly 24 hours. They were extremely nice and the most interesting people to date to me. To add to this, the lecture scared the hell out of me. I will never forget them. Please note: The Warren's are the parapsychologists of the Conjuring movies.

[@Flint-Dibble-the-Don]

And pretty well known fraudsters " allegedly".

[@auntmaybell4833]

@@Flint-Dibble-the-Don Believe what you want.

[@KaiserSoze-vx6vo]

Ronald DeFeo, Jr, the shooter who massacred his family passed away in prison on March 12, 2021 (aged 69). According friends and eyewitnesses he was a very dark and disturbed man.

[@leonswan6733]

This and the Sequel/Prequel was the most Scary movies for me as a kid. Even more than the Exorcist.

[@redfaux74]

On par, yes!

[@n.d.m.515]

I find the exorcist one part boring and two parts slapstick with goo. Amityville Horror with the the family falling apart is more scary.

[@redfaux74]

The Exorcist was about 13 years earlier. The Exorcist was also based on a true story. The documentary was scary also. 3 of the actual priests were in it. And it was only the mother and daughter being ripped apart. Cute family being raped by the devil. Much more story in the Exorcist. Doubting priest with a dying mother.... The entire WORLD voted the Exorcist as number 1 scariest movie.

[@marisaledesma4068]

This was filmed a couple towns away from me. The house is still there. The library isn’t as far from the house as it’s depicted. It’s literally down the road from it. Also the bridge they filmed actually goes to Seaside Heights, which is in the opposite direction of the library. Also, the rectory they were at is Georgian University, which is in Lakewood, a few towns north of Toms River, NJ, where it was filmed. The bar George goes to was at a hotel that is no longer there. It’s now a parking lot.

[@keekeeyo1398]

Hey minty today is short circuit 2's anniversary do you think you could do a video on it sometime.

[@babababuck]

Good one, craphead. Always thought it didn't get enough love.

[@bjornemccomb8262]

Whether it’s a true story or not, still watched this film dozens of times as a kid. Very scary even more scary than most recent films.

[@darrenkrivit6854]

I read the book when it came out, scared the crap out of me. I had no idea there's been 22 AH films damn

[@emivardaman8297]

The “GET OUT” at the end scared my cat.

[@jamesmoss3424]

James Brolin is brilliant as George Lutz. 😀👍

[@MrWoodMan23]

It was said that he lived as Lutz for a year prior to filming. Kind of Nicholson/Kilmer esk.

[@benjaminvalenti1242]

Minty you are awesome great video I really liked this one

[@metalkreatorx37]

At this point I'm hoping for the Amityville Virus: The final chapter comes out. James Brolin is now a scientist looking for that cure in a lab that's haunted.

[@tommyandrews4992]

Seen this movie a lot of times! Classic!

[@lisaheisey6168]

I read the book, The Amityville Horror, just before the movie came out. The book scared me more, than the movie.

[@MrWoodMan23]

Imagine if the movie was as in depth as the book. It would have been a lot longer movie.

[@lisaheisey6168]

@@MrWoodMan23 And, probably even better.

[@MrWoodMan23]

@@lisaheisey6168 you are absolutely right.

[@jinxer70]

It's one of the few books to scare the hell out of me from start to finish. I sat up all night reading it (I was actually too scared to go to bed)

[@canamrider07]

I saw this movie and Blue Lagoon as a double feature when they came out with my then girl friend. Lucky for me a Blue Lagoon was the second movie.

[@barbyonabike]

I'm slightly offended that before I could watch this video I had to watch an advert for the latest Marvel film. I'd rather watch Amityville for the hundredth time than anything Marvel studios have produced.

[@j4m3zm0n3y]

...Glad ya mentioned about them changing the address. Jeah... very true. A couple of us went up there one night back in 2006ish (from South Jersey) found the Street but could not find the house. We were a bit pissed. It had to have been maybe 9-10pm and luckily there were neighbors walking the sidewalk and we asked, they were younger, and told us we were looking at it. So we did find it, just... address was changed, looked nothing like the house, there are no woods, the street is literally 10 feet away? It did have water in the back though, but those "Windows" were nowhere to be found. It was cool to atleast see the house. It was nice fn house too, the whole street was very luxurious. But, can atleast check it off the bucket list! Keep up the great work homie!

[@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

I would totally watch The Amityville Muppets!

[@DonMachado]

I was 13 when this movie came out. It may not be all that scary from a modern horror perspective, but at the time it freaked me the hell out.

[@Zeldarw104]

I know I read the book -- let's just say I believed at the time -- I didn't know any better.😮😳

[@travisbrewer5391]

The Warrens, of The Conjuring fame, have declared that it is indeed a “haunted” house.

[@rezterralico4369]

So ummm eventually a WB conjuring sequel?

[@johnmcgovern8563]

Love your channel!!!!

[@Will-qs3ql]

The second R rated horror movie I saw as a kid in the theater the first was Damien omen 2 they both terrified me and creeped me out!!

[@harperstacey9604]

After watching both movies, I had to sleep with the lights on.

[@Will-qs3ql]

@@harperstacey9604 I know I was 12 when I saw Amityville and Omen 2 in the theaters. I wasn't allowed to see The Omen when that came out. That probably would have traumatized me!

[@harperstacey9604]

@@Will-qs3ql I was a thirteen scared girl when I saw the original omen. I had nightmares for weeks.

[@Will-qs3ql]

@@harperstacey9604 same here when I finally got to see it. Omen 1 and 2 are probably my favorite horror films along with The Exorcist. The Shining Amityville and Halloween. They knew how make truly scary movies back then

[@harperstacey9604]

@@Will-qs3ql the scary movies that they have today are basically remakes of the originals. I really enjoyed the Blair witch project. That was scary. The sequel was terrible.

[@christamarie3512]

One of my favorites! I remember reading the book but can’t recall if it was any good or not. I was about 12 when I read it.

[@wstine79]

It's funny how the George Lutz in the original was played by Cable's dad and the remake had Deadpool in the role.

[@pacer1705]

We can only imagine MCU Thanos' childhood and training his father made him undergo to become the mad titan.

[@QuigsAnton]

The Get Oooouuuutt bit and those red eyes still give me a chill.

[@AlandelaTower]

The male protagonist looks very much like Christian Bale!

[@nolife__]

Yo he does 😂 good eye

[@Savior-ml4pq]

That’s thanos and cables dad

[@boisedynaa]

Or does Christian Bale looks like the male protagonist?

[@ItsToXley]

I was looking for this comment lol

[@CoreyWE]

Awesome video, Minty! Hope you have a Richard Donner video coming soon!

[@takayasu2009]

I liked this film. However, never cared much for the sequels.

[@Shannonbarnesdr1]

i think some of the sequels were cool -- the possession, and the demon, were pretty cool but the other follow ups were just mehh

[@eerievibes6854]

Read this and more in DUH! Magazine.

[@timworley3058]

The second one wasn't too bad, but the 3-D one was downright awful.

[@pauljoyner4338]

@@timworley3058 The second one loosely told the DeFao story which was a factual case that started The Amityville Horror craze/true story.

[@harperstacey9604]

Any sequel to a movie is never as good as the original.

[@dscharlesworth1]

The Beatles also used the slasher violin sound in their song Elanor Rigby.