The Amityville Horror (1977 book)

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The Amityville Horror (1977 book) is a bestselling horror novel by Jay Anson that purports to recount the terrifying, allegedly true experiences of the Lutz family in a supposedly haunted Long Island house.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
horror novel
author Jay Anson NERFINISHED
basedOn alleged experiences of the Lutz family
claimsToBe true story
controversy hoax allegations
questions about authenticity
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresCharacter Father Mancuso NERFINISHED
genre haunted house fiction
horror
paranormal
hasAdaptation The Amityville Horror (1979 film) NERFINISHED
The Amityville Horror (2005 film) NERFINISHED
hasSequel The Amityville Horror Part II (book-related works and follow-ups) NERFINISHED
influenced Amityville Horror film series NERFINISHED
inspiredBy Amityville murders NERFINISHED
Ronald DeFeo Jr. case
ISBN 0-13-031681-5
language English
literaryStatus bestseller
mainCharacters George Lutz NERFINISHED
Kathy Lutz NERFINISHED
Lutz children
marketedAs non-fiction
mediaType print
narrativeFocus Lutz family NERFINISHED
notableFor blending true-crime and supernatural horror
popularizing the Amityville haunting legend
notableTheme evil in domestic space
family under supernatural siege
religious exorcism
period late 20th century literature
placeOfFirstPublication United States NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1977
publisher Prentice Hall NERFINISHED
setIn 112 Ocean Avenue house NERFINISHED
Amityville, New York NERFINISHED
settingType suburban house
subject demonic phenomena
haunting
poltergeist activity
possession
timeSpanOfEvents 28 days

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Amityville, New York, United States knownFor The Amityville Horror (1977 book)
this entity surface form: Amityville Horror case