The Amityville Horror Movies: Story Timeline
This watch order follows the chronological events surrounding the infamous house at 112 Ocean Avenue. The timeline begins with the DeFeo family murders that preceded the famous Lutz haunting, then moves through the investigation that followed their departure.
While these three films have some continuity contradictions, they form the most coherent narrative arc in the franchise, focusing specifically on the house itself rather than the scattered cursed objects of later sequels.
There are 3 other watch orders available - see the links up above.
Amityville II: The Possession
A family moves into their dream home in Amityville, only to be terrorized by supernatural forces that drive them to seek help from a Catholic priest for an exorcism.
The Amityville Horror
George Lutz and his family move into a beautiful but suspiciously cheap Victorian mansion in Amityville, Long Island, only to discover their dream home harbors a dark past that begins to terrorize them with disturbing supernatural phenomena.
Amityville 3-D
A skeptical journalist purchases the notorious Amityville house at a bargain price, hoping to debunk its dark reputation while writing his first novel.
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