If you like Dutch Colonials, try the Amityville Horror House

Trying to buy some prime real estate? How about a three story, six bedroom Dutch Colonial with a gambrel roof? There is also a swimming pool and a boat house. The house is located in a small sleepy Long Island suburb. The beach is never far away either. It’s listed for a mere $ 1.15 million. Oh, and it's the house where The Amityville Horror took place.

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Yeah, The Amityville Horror

The book, The Amityville Horror, and later the film, are about the experiences of George and Kathy Lutz and their children. The couple bought the vacant expansive Dutch Colonial in 1976. The house had been where Robert DeFeo Jr murdered his entire family the year before. They scored the place for a scant $ 80,000. At that price, you would never have to worry about needing payday loans to keep up with the payments. The house, according to the Lutzes, was either haunted or demon possessed, and they abandoned the home less than a month after moving in.

At the movies

After the incidents involving the Lutzes took place (allegedly), a book was written about the events. The book in question, The Amityville Horror, has come to be viewed as not-quite-accurate. The film, The Amityville Horror, followed in 1979, and several sequels were made. A remake came out in 2005, starring Ryan Reynolds. After the Lutzes left, the next owner, James Cromarty and his wife, stayed in the home for more than ten years. Cromarty said that "Nothing weird ever happened, except for people coming by because of the book and the movie."

Homes at killer prices

The National Association of Realtors probably won’t admit it, but houses where murders have taken place often are quickly put on the market at a fraction of their actual value. The idea there is to get rid of the property as quickly and quietly as possible. Oh, you think I’m full of it, right? See for yourself at HousingWatch.com. The only thing you have to ask yourself is if you're alright with knowing someone met a grisly end in your living room.

Article resources

The Amityville Horror

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amityville_Horror

HousingWatch

http://www.housingwatch.com/2010/02/11/fate-of-a-murder-house/