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hey guys how many movies were made based on that book ?? anyone knows ?? and if u do would u plz state them for me ???

Patwell James Technically there are only two film adaptations of this book; Stuart Rosenberg's 1979 'The Amityville Horror' and Andrew Douglas' 2005 remake of the s…moreTechnically there are only two film adaptations of this book; Stuart Rosenberg's 1979 'The Amityville Horror' and Andrew Douglas' 2005 remake of the same name. Both are highly embellished, but the 1979 version is considerably closer to the book (the 2005 film only really resembles it in concept).

There are many more films based on the idea of this particular house being haunted, however. In addition to the two official adaptations, there are numerous unofficial sequels and spinoffs:

Damiano Damiani's 'Amityville II: The Possession' - 1982, based on the book 'Murder in Amityville' by Hans Holzer

Richard Fleischer's 'Amityville 3-D' - 1983, an original screenplay

Sandor Stern's 'Amityville: The Evil Escapes' - 1989, credited as an adaptation of the John G. Jones short story collection of the same name but in reality an original story similar in concept to the book's

Tom Berry's 'The Amityville Curse' - 1989, based on the book of the same name by Hans Holzer; the book was set in "the" house but the movie is set in a different haunted house in Amityville

Tony Randel's 'Amityville 1992: It's About Time' - 1992, another original screenplay in the vein of the stories from 'The Evil Escapes'

John Murlowski's 'Amityville: A New Generation' - 1993, same as above but without crediting the book

Steve White's 'Amityville Dollhouse' - 1996, an original screenplay

Geoff Meed's 'The Amityville Haunting' - 2011, an original screenplay

Andrew Jones' 'The Amityville Asylum' - 2013, an original screenplay

Mark Polonia's 'Amityville Death House' - 2015, an original screenplay that just uses the name of the town

John R. Walker's 'The Amityville Playhouse' (AKA 'The Amityville Theater') - 2015, an original screenplay

And finally, Franck Khalfoun's 'Amityville: The Awakening' which is yet to be released; an original screenplay, it was filmed in 2014 but delayed multiple times for reshoots and re-edits, and is currently scheduled for release on January 6, 2017.(less)

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IS this based on the true stories of?

Victoria (hotcocoaandbooks) Yes and no. The DeFeo family was murdered by Butch DeFeo within that house. The Lutz family did move there. However, it was a hoax between the Lutz fa…moreYes and no. The DeFeo family was murdered by Butch DeFeo within that house. The Lutz family did move there. However, it was a hoax between the Lutz family and Butch DeFeo's lawyer to make more hype and to create waves that this book were based on. The author decided to fly with it and add some things too. Not a single thing that the book said happened in that house while the Lutz family lived there, really did happen at all. It was a good way to get publicity for sure. Both the author and the Lutz family have admitted to their stories being made up.(less)

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do u think this is scary??

Jacqui Adams I actually had a hard time sleeping after finishing this book. I had to get up and start a new book to take my mind off of it.

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Is there any animal abuse?

Kel There is animal abuse in the movie, but not in the book. The family dog, however, is a trained guard dog and does sleep outside for the most part.

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how am i supposed to read /open the book?