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This Toms River, N.J., home was featured in the 1979 film, "The Amityville Horror."
It’s not haunted, and it’s not located in Amityville, N.Y., but this colonial-style house boasts a connection to the infamous “Amityville Horror” home.
The shingled Toms River, N.J., home acted as a double in “The Amityville Horror,” filmed in 1979. The classic horror film portrays the story of the Lutz family, who purchased the Amityville home only 13 months after the gruesome 1974 DeFeo murders, which took place in the home.
Shortly after the Lutzes moved in, they described a host of horrors ranging from slime oozing down walls and strange odors to moving furniture and slamming doors. They moved out 28 days later. However, the supernatural stories are largely clouded by controversy, including claims that the family made up the entire haunting. But the claims have done little to temper the story or the filming location’s notoriety.
Even though the New Jersey home is about 100 miles from Amityville, to this day, people stop by, take pictures and ask questions, homeowners told CNN. And just in time for Halloween, the shingled house at 18 Brooks Rd, Toms River, N.J., 08753 is for sale for $935,000.
Although the home looks like the Amityville house, the similarities stop there. The home was never the site of any murders or any supposed hauntings. Built in 1920, the classic structure sits on a nearly half-acre lakefront lot. Measuring 3,370 square feet, the 4-bed, 5-bath home boasts an updated kitchen with granite countertops, hardwood floors, backyard pool and dock.
Strikingly enough, the actual “Amityville Horror” house was on the market just two years ago. Property records show that the home at 108 Ocean Ave. sold for $950,000.
The listing is held by real estate agent Donna Walesiewicz.
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This home been up for sale since the movie was made..they are asking too much for it and lowered it five times already..not worth $3k in my book.
They post this article every halloween.
Meant $300k..has to be since its $21,000 for RE taxes per year.
Uh, no thanks, think I'll pass on this one
No one was ever murdered in that house, it is just the one that they used for the movie. Are you that big of a coward or is it the price?
he.. that real estate website linked in the article values the real Amityville Horror House at $100k less than what it sold for in 2010... which quite possibly is more than the equity in house, assuming the buyers took out a conventional mortgage. Negative equity! Now that is a true horror.
Ghosts don't exist. It's impossible.
How can anyone possibly prove or disprove the supernatural?
Accidental duplicate.Sorry :(
The "Amityville Horror" house was originally 112 Ocean Avenue, but the address was later changed to 108 Ocean Ave to throw off curiosity-seekers. The half-moon windows in the attic were also changed for this reason.
I remember that the Amityville cops used to have to almost sit on that property every halloween. Annoying for them to say the least. For all I know maybe they still do but it's been a long time. Nice area, on a canal leading to the Great South Bay.
I remember when the story of this house was on the news.It goes beyond creepy,that story at the time was very disturbing.
Ed and Lorraine Warren the famous spook hunters ,Lorraine was at PennState Altoona discussing
Amityville and she showed a photo at the time they were investigating it was a boy at the top of the stairs in the house and the boy wasnt there in the real and now.
She talked about numerous cases but this one stands out.
I have seen the house in Amityville n.y. .For anyone to pay $950,000.00 for that house is out of their mind! Another classic example of over rated,over valued,and over priced! On a side note, the movie was excellent!
Belief in ghosts or the supernatural is for weak minded people. These same people will fall for the BS of religion also.
Can I have the windows slam down on people's hands by vocal command? If so color me interested..