Amityville Horror film series
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The Amityville Horror film series is a long-running franchise of supernatural horror movies inspired by the allegedly haunted house in Amityville, New York, and the infamous Lutz family haunting.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Amityville Horror film series canonical | 3 |
| Amityville horror mythology | 1 |
| The Amityville Horror franchise | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Amityville Horror film series Context triple: [The Amityville Horror, filmSeries, Amityville Horror film series]
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The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror is a 1979 supernatural horror film about a family terrorized by malevolent forces in their new Long Island home, inspired by the allegedly true events surrounding the Amityville house.
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Amityville
Amityville is a village in Suffolk County, New York, on Long Island’s South Shore, known for its suburban character and the infamous "Amityville Horror" house.
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Amityville II: The Possession
Amityville II: The Possession is a 1982 supernatural horror film that serves as a prequel to The Amityville Horror, depicting a family's demonic possession and murder in the infamous Amityville house.
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Amityville: The Awakening
Amityville: The Awakening is a 2017 supernatural horror film that revives the Amityville franchise with a modern story about a family moving into the infamous haunted house.
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The Shining franchise
The Shining franchise is a horror media series centered on Stephen King’s haunted Overlook Hotel and its legacy, spanning novels, films, and related adaptations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Amityville Horror film series Target entity description: The Amityville Horror film series is a long-running franchise of supernatural horror movies inspired by the allegedly haunted house in Amityville, New York, and the infamous Lutz family haunting.
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A.
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror is a 1979 supernatural horror film about a family terrorized by malevolent forces in their new Long Island home, inspired by the allegedly true events surrounding the Amityville house.
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B.
Amityville
Amityville is a village in Suffolk County, New York, on Long Island’s South Shore, known for its suburban character and the infamous "Amityville Horror" house.
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C.
Amityville II: The Possession
Amityville II: The Possession is a 1982 supernatural horror film that serves as a prequel to The Amityville Horror, depicting a family's demonic possession and murder in the infamous Amityville house.
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D.
Amityville: The Awakening
Amityville: The Awakening is a 2017 supernatural horror film that revives the Amityville franchise with a modern story about a family moving into the infamous haunted house.
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E.
The Shining franchise
The Shining franchise is a horror media series centered on Stephen King’s haunted Overlook Hotel and its legacy, spanning novels, films, and related adaptations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film series
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horror film franchise ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Amityville haunting
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Amityville house NERFINISHED ⓘ Lutz family haunting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributionFormat |
direct-to-video
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television film ⓘ theatrical release ⓘ |
| firstFilmReleaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| genre | supernatural horror ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
haunted house film
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possession film ⓘ slasher elements ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
demonic possession
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family in peril ⓘ haunted house ⓘ paranormal investigation ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
The Amityville Horror (1977 novel)
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real-life DeFeo family murders ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSetting |
112 Ocean Avenue house
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Amityville, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
George Lutz
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Jody the pig (imaginary friend) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathy Lutz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDirector |
Andrew Douglas
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Damiano Damiani NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Fleischer NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuart Rosenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProducer |
Dino De Laurentiis
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Samuel Z. Arkoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRemake | The Amityville Horror (2005 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudio |
American International Pictures
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MGM NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Amityville 3-D
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Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes NERFINISHED ⓘ Amityville Death House NERFINISHED ⓘ Amityville Dollhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Amityville II: The Possession NERFINISHED ⓘ Amityville: A New Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ Amityville: The Awakening NERFINISHED ⓘ The Amityville Asylum NERFINISHED ⓘ The Amityville Curse (1990 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Amityville Haunting NERFINISHED ⓘ The Amityville Horror (1979 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Amityville Horror (2005 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Amityville horror mythology
this entity surface form:
The Amityville Horror franchise