What happened to 'demonic' Amityville House of Horror home where family were butchered

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he spoke with Writers Digest and said, “I have no idea whether the book is true or not. But I’m sure that the Lutzes believe what they told me to be true.”The story was made into a film and in 1979, The Amityville Horror, starring James Brolin and Margot Kidder, immediately became a huge hit with horror fans.The Amityville house has had three owners since the Lutzes abandoned the property – the name of the current owner is unknown.But it was the second family who moved into the house in 1977 who decided the house needed a change of identity.Tourists descended on the house wanting to catch a glimpse of the so-called haunted piece of real estate in the lead-up to the release of The Amityville Horror film in 1979.It was at that point, to deter tourists, James and Barbara Cromarty changed the address to 108 Ocean Avenue.Although the ruse didn’t work, the Cromartys said they never witnessed a single demonic event in the decade they lived in the Amityville house.The stately 5,000-square-foot abode, which sits on a 10,900 square foot lot and features a large boathouse and two-car garage, underwent renovations after Caroline and David D’Antonio purchased it in 2010 for $950,000.In 2016, the notorious five-bedroom, 3½-bathroom colonial home hit the market for $850,000 — and went into contract months later.According to the Realtor estate agency, the house which was built in 1925, has been on the market four times and was sold in March 2017 for $605,000.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here ..