WATCH Real Amityville Red Room in BasementPatty Commarato, who had been
friends with Allison DeFeo (murdered),
revisits the Amityville House where she
used to play as a child. In this video
footage from a 1980 episode of That's
Incredible, Patty takes viewers into
the secret red room in the Amityville
house's basement. Located under the
stairs, Patty offers her thoughts as to
whether the real secret room is anything
like the one in the 1979 Amityville
Horror movie. |
WATCH The Amityville Horror Trailer (1979)James Brolin and Margot Kidder portray
George and Kathy Lutz in the original film
adaptation of Jay Anson's bestselling 1977
novel that is itself based on the alleged
Amityville true story, as purported by the
real George and Kathy Lutz. The family
moves into a new home that had been the
site of a gruesome mass murder. They
begin to witness paranormal events in the
home and turn to Father Delaney (Rod
Steiger) for help. |
WATCH George and Kathy Lutz InterviewGeorge Lutz and his wife Kathy are
interviewed on Good Morning
America in 1979. They discuss the
hordes of flies that invaded their home,
the movie's green slime, and various other
paranormal events that occurred which they
claim to be true. They are joined by actor
James Brolin who portrays George Lutz in
the original film. Brolin says that he
does not believe the book in its entirety.
However, in the presence of George and
Kathy, he says that he does believe them.
Years later, he contradicted this by
saying that George was a good "salesman",
calling the Lutz's story a "gizmo". |