This article is from the Ghost Stories FAQ, by obiwan obiwan@best.com with numerous contributions by others.
The Amityville Horror, although now considered a hoax, is one of
the most famous "hauntings" of all time. The house in
Amityville, New York was made famous in the mid-70s when George and
Kathy Lutz told the media of bizarre happenings which were alleged to
have taken place at the house during the month they lived there.
These happenings included such things as flying demented pigs with
glowing red eyes (my personal favorite), walls that oozed blood, an
infestation of flies in the attic, and a pit to hell in the basement.
Supposedly, whatever had tormented the Lutzes was also the thing
that had driven Ronald DeFeo to shoot and kill his entire family in
that house in 1974.
 
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