'Amityville Horror' 50 years later - a look at the 'most haunted house in the world' decades after grisly killings

The gruesomeness of the DeFeo murders shocked not only the small community of Amityville but resonated throughout New York, permanently altering the perception of the area and attracting curiosity seekers.

Laura DiDio reflected on the rarity of such violent crimes in Amityville, noting, 'It’s this upscale, largely middle-class neighborhood and they hadn’t had a murder in maybe 50 or 60 years.'

After the murders, the home funneled into the horror genre, culminating in the 1979 film 'The Amityville Horror', which transformed the gruesome history into a legacy of fear and speculation.

Read at New York Post