The Amityville Horror (1979 film)
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The Amityville Horror is a 1979 American supernatural horror film directed by Stuart Rosenberg, and starring James Brolin, Margot Kidder, and Rod Steiger. The film follows a young couple who purchase a home haunted by combative supernatural forces. It is based on Jay Anson's 1977 book of the same name, which documented the alleged paranormal experiences of the Lutz family who briefly resided in the Amityville, New York home where Ronald DeFeo Jr. committed the mass murder of his family in 1974. It is the first entry in the long-running Amityville Horror film series, and was remade in 2005.
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Horror author Stephen King popularly interpreted the film as a parable on the financial anxieties of homeownership
The source book documented alleged supernatural experiences that occurred in the home where Ronald DeFeo Jr. (pictured) murdered his family
The house exteriors were shot at a home in Toms River, New Jersey after public officials refused to allow filming at the real home (pictured here in 1973)
Supernatural horror film
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Supernatural horror film is a film genre that combines aspects of supernatural film and horror film. Supernatural occurrences in such films often include ghosts and demons, and many supernatural horror films have elements of religion. Common themes in the genre are the afterlife, the Devil, and demonic possession. Not all supernatural horror films focus on religion, and they can have "more vivid and gruesome violence".
Theatrical release poster for Dracula (1931)