The True Story Behind "The Amityville Horror"

Exploring an infamous crime from the 1970's and how it was portrayed between the best-selling book and the big screen.
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Oil barrel and tap. Crude oil production concept, 3D rendering isolated on white background
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Scary Kid's room 5
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Scary Kid's room 4
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White brick public building with high columns
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Money Growth Graph on a chalk board
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Businessman ready for higher interest rates
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Forensic Evidence
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Inside an old wooden barn
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Old manilla envelope
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Amityville Horror House
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Amityville Horror House
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Amityville Horror House
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Amityville Horror House
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Amityville Horror House
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Blood flowing down the leg, it waswashed with water into the sewer. The wounded man is treating the wound.
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15 horror grunge transitions. Great for your horror movie
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Passing Alien Organism With Slime Dripping
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Delusional psychotic disorder concept
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Stretching and rupture of ligaments and tendons during prolonged muscle load
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Stretching and rupture of ligaments and tendons during prolonged muscle load
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Animal tracks in snow. Winter season.
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Close-up of young Caucasian couple's hands on top of each other. Family at psychologist's office during consultation. Blurred male psychologist talking at the background. Beginning of couples therapy.
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Writer typing on a typewriter, taken from side. Vintage scene
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Typewriter device: a man types on a typewriter, the mechanism moves.
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Profile View Cocking 12-Gauge Shotgun
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Old swaying lamp hanging from ceiling of stairs of creepy haunted house. Ghost, Spirit or Demon. Spooky Old objects. Old chestnut wood and old scary wallpaper. Shot on RED EPIC 6K.
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Climbing spooky stairs in darkness.
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Moving through spooky hallway.
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Silhouette of drunk man with bottle in hand entering room, domestic violence
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Silhouette of couple arguing behind door, drunk man with bottle slapping wife
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Car Burns On Road.
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Document Papers Burn In Fire - Generic Content
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Male criminals coming dark apartment with flashlight, private property security
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Old House Stairway
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Retro writer desk with typewriter
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Pray with rosary and a bible
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Closeup hand pouring alcohol from bottle in glass, drinking and putting on table
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Smoking Barrel of rifle. Shotgun shells being removed from shotgun with smoke coming out. Macro, super close-up view. 4k
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Action Film Elements - Generic Rifle Muzzle flashes over black for Luma Matte
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Female reading a holy bible book at night
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Walking down flight of stairs in the house steadicam shot
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Car sank in the lake
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Senior lumberjack cutting tree
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Killing Flies in the Window Pane Using a Fly Swatter
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Brunette woman looking at skin in mirror
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CHAPTER 9 to 10. Typing a book.
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Movie Projector Screen Loop (HD)
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Wind blowing through the curtains in an old desolate building
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