The Scariest Places on Earth

4. Amityville Horror House – Long Island, New York

This is perhaps one of the most famous haunted houses to capture the world’s attention. Located on New York’s Long Island, the Amityville Massacre is one of the most horrific crimes in American history.

In 1974, 23-year-old Ronald DeFeo Jr. shot and killed six members of his family. DeFeo, a heroin and LSD user, pleaded insanity. He says voices were telling him to commit the murders.

The Lutz family moved into the home a year after the killings but reported a series of frightening tales soon after. The family often heard voices screaming at them to get out.

Stepfather George Lutz also woke up every day at 3:15 a.m., which was around the time the massacre occurred. The family also reported green slime oozing out of the walls and keyholes, and red eyes peering at them through the windows. The Lutzs eventually moved out less than a month later, leaving all their possessions behind.

DeFeo is currently serving six concurrent life sentences at the Sullivan Correctional Facility in Fallsburg, New York. All of his appeals and requests to the parole board, however, have been denied.

Today, the Amityville home is on private property so it’s impossible for tourists to take a peek. But Newsday has published pictures of the home’s interior. They were obtained when the residence went up for sale in 2010 for $1.15M USD.

Police removing bodies from the Amityville house on November 14th, 1974, after Ronald DeFeo killed his father, mother, two brothers, and two sisters in their Long Island home. His crimes were later made into a book and film named ‘The Amityville Horror. pic.twitter.com/xbMdOfhxMg

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