Amityville Horror (1979), Carrie (1976), Young Frankenstein - October 7

[s2mikey]

Amityville wasn't that good of a film. It had promise but just got worse and worse as it went along. Not worth buying, IMO. Carrie is a solid film but I feel like I've seen it enough and don't feel the need to own that one either. Not interested in Frankenstein.

Good to see these are coming out though. More blu rays is good for the world as whole.

[eiknarf]

Originally Posted by Agent Bond

A few years ago on a Friday night, me and a few buddies were watching The Amityville Horror (it was my first time viewing it) at home and then 10 minutes after the famous fly swarm scene, a real fly landed on the TV screen! One of my friends got freaked out saying "Oh sh*t! I got to go. I'll catch you guys later!" He left and didn't come back for the rest of the evening. X D

I live, get my taxes done, and work close by the real house. They changed the f*&k out of it on the outside.

[Clark Kent]

Originally Posted by eiknarf

I live, get my taxes done, and work close by the real house. They changed the f*&k out of it on the outside.

The Smithsonian HD channel occasionally runs a documentary on the real Amityville house. You are correct, in the modern footage the house looks totally different. I assume the real estate value was being hurt because of its infamy so the owners renovated it.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by s2mikey

Good to see these are coming out though. More blu rays is good for the world as whole.

(Uh, check the original posting date--They've been out for two years.
Will someone PLEASE kill that nostalgic "Similar Threads" bot at the bottom, or at least let readers be aware it's bringing up oldie hits from 2008?)

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

The Smithsonian HD channel occasionally runs a documentary on the real Amityville house. You are correct, in the modern footage the house looks totally different. I assume the real estate value was being hurt because of its infamy so the owners renovated it.

Even when the book came out, it was revealed that it was a big fat hoax and the then-owners pretty much improvised the story with the author over a couple bottles of cheap wine.
That pretty much explains why there's no consistent logic to any of the hauntings, and the demonic forces seem to be making things up as they go along.

[Clark Kent]

Originally Posted by EricJ

Even when the book came out, it was revealed that it was a big fat hoax and the then-owners pretty much improvised the story with the author over a couple bottles of cheap wine.
That pretty much explains why there's no consistent logic to any of the hauntings, and the demonic forces seem to be making things up as they go along.

The killings by Ronald DeFeo though were no hoax. The Lutzes likely embellished much of what happened to them.