Why THE AMITYVILLE HORROR is the CREEPIEST Haunted House Film

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No wonder George Lutz was going crazy. The spirits in the house kept pronouncing "HOYEVER" as "HOWEVER."

My priest grew up two streets down from the Amityville house, and she said the biggest proof that the house is haunted is that it's a big house in New York listed for $200,000 less than it should be.

That creepy distorted voice shrieking, "GET OOOOOOUUUUT!" absolutely terrified me when I first heard it. It's a great example of a non traditional "jumpscare". We're so unnerved by the soft whisper that when it turns into a demonic scream we're completely caught off guard.

I don't watch horror movies. I watch people talking about horror movies.

There's a documentary called "My Amityville Horror" that's interviews and discussions with the oldest Lutz child (Michael or Ronnie, I can't remember) where he not only paints George as an incredibly abusive asshole who made up a lot of the story for the money, but was also deep into occult shit and was the source of the supernatural events that had multiple witnesses. Definitely worth a watch- it puts the character of movie George into serious perspective in both films. The occult stuff is iffy at best, but I would absolutely believe George Lutz was abusive. There are statements from the kids, from his employees, and people who knew him about his anger issues and violent outbursts.

- The biggest trope is the house being built... - No... - On top of a... - Don't do this, Ryan. - Native American burial ground. - NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

In naming all of Ryan Reynold’s serious roles… you forgot detective Pikachu!?

I watched the original when I was about seven (my mom never paid any attention to the movies I picked out at Blockbuster), and the VHS was damaged and nothing but static after the 'get out' scene, which honestly scared me a lot more than I think watching the rest of the movie would have.

Actually, Ryan Reynolds’s performance kinda mirrors the behavior of an ex step father I had who was just as emotionally and physically abusive. Creeps me the f out to be honest.

Surprised Ryan hasn’t covered this one yet. I believe the Lutz’s story is complete bunk, this movie is still pretty creepy mainly thanks to the direction, set pieces, Lalo Schiffrin’s score & James Brolin’s manic performance. Thanks for this, Ryan!

Personally, I can understand your dislike for Ryan Reynolds' "slapstick Deadpool meta-comedic movie" personality, as I sometimes feel its a bit draining. But my empathy for him comes from the fact that he had to craft that personality to break ground in Hollywood due to his almost 20 year dry stint in getting good movie roles. It sort of like how some actors move into or stay within the action-movie genre because they struggle to find movie roles that generates enough pay or allow for them to develop their acting talents to take on more nuanced roles

I live not far from the house, first time I ever drove past it was by accident, I got turned around and drove down a random residential street and it was right there. It's at a stop sign so it's actually hard to miss. It's a nice house right on the South Shore but it goes up for sale every few years way undervalue because none of the owners want to deal with all the weirdos who still show up there.

I'm surprised no one is talking about how cute your dog is yet. What are people here for, the content or something? (Love your vids dude)

The financial nightmare aspect isn't unique to 'Amityville' and 'The Shining'; the 70s was THE decade for haunted house fiction to explore that concept, starting with 'Burnt Offerings' by Robert Marrasco which itself was adapted into a movie starring Oliver Reed and, I believe, Karen Black. It's also a big reason why so many are sceptical about the Lutz's story; it was straight from the New York Times bestsellers list.

You really highlighted something that's always bothered me about these kinds of stories. Horror movies about 'real' stories need to walk a thin line, and I think that sadly a lot of the newer ones (especially those centering on the Warrens) just... don't. They step fully into "Yep gramgram was a satanic witch sadist! This is a true fact which is true" and that just feels very, very, very greasy to me.

I love Ryan Reynolds! People don't give him enough credit for being a more versatile actor. Although I do love the Deadpool films, I can understand the consensus that he most of the time plays the same comedic character. I wish that he expanded his filmography with these kind of stronger roles. On a different topic, why do they always have to kill the family pet or pets? The original one at least didn't do that.

In my opinion, the whole franchise is a good example of "subpar product that influenced a whole genre to make it a little better" sort of thing. Cause I didn't really enjoy any of the Amityville movies, but I can see the sheer ripple effect they had (your Amityville to Poltergeist connection is a perf example).

It’s a sensitive subject, for sure, to develop a story around a real life tragedy like what happened to the Defeo family. I REALLY enjoyed this video, but I’d like to raise my hand and note that while some of the Lutz family members (the son, I think) still claim truth to the haunting, for the most part it’s been discredited. So, I’ve always seen the original as attempting to carefully sensationalize a story believed to be true, while the remake tackles the same story from a lack of belief that the Lutz’ story happened. To be sure, the DeFeo murder aspect is handled poorly, but if the remake is admitting to telling a fictional story that capitalized on this, wrongly, in the first place, the remake may have more merit than at first glance.

Surprised that Ryan didn't mention how the remake also starred the future Jess from Christopher Smith's Triangle (2009), Melissa George, & a pint-sized Chloe Grace Moretz. 😉