First Time Watching THE AMITYVILLE HORROR Reaction... It was too good to be true. 

If your kid's invisible friend refuses a cookie... *pack your stuff and move.* All kids say their invisible friend wants a cookie so they can have two snacks.

You know you’re screwed when your head bishop is also the mayor with a shark problem!

"Inflation is the real horror of this movie and also in real life." You are not wrong. Great reaction, Kat!

“I assume it is about a Ville called Amity, and there will be a horror there”. This is why we love you Kat!! 😅

The true parts of the story are that the house exists, Ronald Defeo killed his family there, and the Lutzes briefly lived there. The Lutzes and their lawyer and an author made up the rest of it.

Fun Fact: the Amityville house was one of the cases that Ed and Lorraine Warren investigated, which Lorraine said it was one of the most disturbing cases she's ever experienced. The same couple who were portrayed in "The Conjuring".

If I could get a house that big and in such good condition for 80k in today's world... The ghost wouldn't stand a chance.

I'm never disappointed by a Kat reaction.

I love how you just casually mention that you have a knack for throwing axes lmao

if you would like to watch something suspenful/spooky haunted house story, try "The Others". Stars Nicole Kidman and is quite good.

Jacob’s Ladder is a really good horror/psychedelic movie. If not react to it with us then I really suggest you just give it a watch anyway, haha.

Fun fact: The scene where the priest, who had gone to bless the house, is arguing with a second priest about the house. The actor who plays the second priest also played the mayor from Jaws, Mayor of Amity Island.

This came out in 1979, The Shining came out in 1980. Jodie was a spirit in the shape of a large pig not a giraffe

"Inflation is the real horror of this movie" 😂

I always obey the house when it says, "GET OUT!"

The Amityville Horror(1979) No waaaaaaay! Finally!! Yesssss!!! I was hoping you would react to it. So MANY reaction channels ignore it. It's sequel "Amityville II: The Possession"(1982) is really CREEPY. It's a prequel focusing on the DeFeo family. It's also well worth the watch. The 1970s is a decade rich and replete with really effective horror films. Here are a few others from it: The Other(1972) Sisters(1972) The Possession of Joel Delaney(1972) Don't Look Now(1973) Don't Be Afraid of the Dark(1973) Trilogy of Terror(1975) Shivers(1975) The Devil's Rain(1979) Burnt Offerings(1976) Alice, Sweet Alice(1976) Audrey Rose(1977) The Sentinel(1977) The Haunting of Julia(1977) The Car(1977) Prophecy(1979) Thirst(1979) The Brood(1979) Please note: Both The Possession of Joel Delaney and The Haunting of Julia are here on youtube free to watch. Really good quality uploads too. Just search their title names with "full movie" added.

James Brolin who plays the dad is the father of actor Josh Brolin who played Thanos, Cable, and the older brother in "The Goonies" .

The Car 1977. James Brolin against an evil customized Lincoln. That would be a terrific next movie.

I would recommend checking out other haunted house movies like The Legend of Hell House, The Haunting, The Innocents, or The Changeling.

I'm a 49 year old horror fan, I've watched pretty much most horror movies and I'm completely desensitized, however this was the very first horror movie I ever watched when I was probably too young to be watching it and although it's pretty tame by todays standards, I still can't listen to that Laaa La Laaa La La la la la without shivers running down my spine. Good reaction as always.

My brother in law used to visit his grandmother in the area. He knew the kids and has memories of jumping on their trampoline. So sad what happened to them. I recommend the remake for one reason: Ryan Reynolds is smoking hot in it and they keep finding reasons for him to take his clothes off like falling in the river for no reason and taking baths. Oh. And chopping wood. Amityville II is worth watching too for the camp factor. It’s nuts! Lol

I saw Amityville first run at the age of 11 with the folks at a local drive in theater. The co-feature (you got 2 at the drive in) was Phantasm so it was kind of a double whammy of horror coolness that night. Amityville doesn't hold up as well as Phantasm now imo but it was creepy fun at the time. Rod Steiger's berserk performance as the priest is still quite the showstopper lol.

“As you know, Amity means friendship.”- Mayor from Jaws

Just rewatched The Changeling 1980. Still a great haunted house flick!

why i hate when i wake at 3:15a this was a classic at the time glad you gave it a look. you should look for 'the sentinel' my exe wife lived in the town the house used in the film was located in nj [not actual amityville location] have you seen 'they live'? it's a fun film about aliens

You know who else that guy who you "don't like" at 16:16 is? He's also that a-hole Mayor from Jaws!

"You gotta be in Jodie's good books or you're screwed, into the closet with you!" Iconic "Katch phrase" for this one. Can't wait for you to react to some more sci-fi horror. I think you'd love Dreamcatcher, The Sphere and Deep Blue Sea, maybe Cloverfield or Attack the Block. As for horror/comedy I know you'll get a kick out of Idle Hands and Lake Placid or American Werewolf in Paris. My favorite classic horror is Creature from The Black Lagoon. And Hitchcock has so many good ones, I love Rear Window and Vertigo. If you are looking for more brutal fare, I recommend Hostel and Hostel 2. Also The Silence of the Lambs, and Hannibal are on HBO Max. Your channel has become one of my absolute favorites and I look forward to your reactions every week. Youdabest!!

Almost forget about 1975's "Burnt Offerings", a VERY creepy haunted house movie, with a terrific cast.

"Not little kids singing la la la la" sent me into orbit

Always wait for "the real horror is..." from Kat 😆

Hey Kat : you should have told me that you were reacting to this movie. This place DOES exist! It is in a place called, get this Amityville, Long Island in New York. I could have gotten you an all expense ticket to Amityville and you could have done a location reaction like you did in Jaws & The Blair Witch Project! 😂😂😂

$80,000? I'll take 5.

Im suprised you didnt recognize Margot Kidder as Barb from Black Christmas! Great reaction as always Kat!

Such a classic. I seen this when it first came out. Don't worry Kat, nothing creepy going on in that attic..."Laaa laa laaaa la" 😂LOL "GET OUT" !!!

And the superb Margot Kidder makes her second appearance after Black Christmas. The best ever Lois Lane, she was awesome. And from Canada, so... that's a bonus.

Not to take anything away from the movie's strong points, but it features some... interesting acting choices. If this was a theatrical production, forget about playing to the folks in the back, they'd be playing to the folks halfway across town who aren't even in the building.

How does this channel not have more subscribers?

Did you recognize the wife? You saw her on your channel in a house with a rocking chair, and a glass unicorn. She didn't survive that one. Margot Kidder is also my favorite Lois Lane. Fun reaction 👍

Another 70's film about a fun family vacation, 'The Hills Have Eyes'. The early 2000's remake is good also.

This movie used to spook me so much as a kid. I love haunted house movies. Another found footage movie you might enjoy is Hell House LLC. It is great so well done.

Ronald DeFeo was the son who killed his family in the house.. If you google his picture.. He does kind of look like Brolin in this role.

Not “Is Jody a Naked Giraffe” LMBAOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Another movie you might like is "The Entity". The true story of Carla Morin.

I imagine The Exorcist 3 would be worth your while to watch.Also, Dead Ringers I found extremely creepy.

THE ENTITY (1982) 😵🥶😵‍💫

Mentioning The Shining is actually quite ironic, considering the books for both were published the same year, (1977,) and the films came out a little over a year apart, (The Amityville Horror - 1979, The Shining - 1980,) only they were opposite each other. The Shining book was published first, but The Amityville Horror movie was released first. I think each took a little inspiration from each other, The Amityville Horror book taking advantage of the massive upsurge in haunting novels, especially with the success of The Shining, then The Shining film taking some inspiration from The Amityville Horror film, albeit both were using a lot of tropes found in other books and films of the time already. Regardless, they are both good on their own merits, but it shows just how much you've grown in your horror knowledge to be able to compare and recognize little things like that that honestly, many big horror fans don't even stop and take the time to appreciate or notice!

George without a library card? That’s the REAL HORROR of this movie...

What got me was how they kept saying that father looked like "that kid". HE was certainly no KID! That guy was clearly a full-grown MAN "for God's sake (get out)!" He did have a kind of scary look about him though. A bit of a Charles Manson resemblance in fact.

Our Queen of Horror Kat. I live 1/2 hour from Amityville. Nothing has happened there since the Lutzes moved out. House looks completely different now.😈😈 Don't forget Cujo.🐕. In the book The Shining no axe is used.

This film is based on a "true story"... depending on if you're a believer of such things. This is arguably one of Ed and Lorraine Warren's most infamous cases. Probably one of the most well known true haunting cases. House is still there, only the newer owners did a little bit of reno-work to make it look less like the original house... They got tired of all the looky-loos. Just sezin.

Another fantastic review! THE AMITYVILLE HORROR is one of the best haunted house flicks ever, and if you want more details on the history of the house, read the book! Check out the sequel, AMITYVILLE 2: THE POSSESSION, which is actually a prequel about the family murdered in the house! THE CHANGELING is another great haunted house flick!

Hi Kat. -- I live about 30 minutes from the house in Amityville.. And about an hour from where Jaws was filmed.. --- The John Wick house is out here on Long Island too. -- The ACTUAL Amityville house sold in January for 1.46 million... -- Regardless if anything supernatural or not happened.. six people were still murdered in the house, and yet it constantly sells higher than any other home in the area.

14:16 - My wicked, evil older sister once locked me in a dark closet like this demon did to this poor young babysitter, for over an hour. That's the real horror of my life, LOL. That's scarred me for a long time. I was afraid of the dark for many years after that. Hehe, my sister is more devilish than the Amityville Horror house, LOL.

“Orphan” 2009 would be a good watch!

Great reaction from THE #1 "reactor" in the game.👸 It would be such a treat and honor to be kicked out of a theater screening for talking with you!👏🏾👍🏾😅😄😃🤣😂😁😆

Don't know if you've ever seen the Sci-Fi comedy classic, "Back To the Future", but the bald headed coroner on the left in this scene 1:48 is the actor (James Tolkan) who played the main character's ('Marty McFly') High School dean, Mr. Strickland.

Hi Kat! You are spot on about this movie ripping off popular at the time movie franchises! The original author of the book, Jay Anson,, sexed up the story as much as possible, but most of the details don't match participants memories or official records. The Priest who visited did not come down with dramatic illness, crash his car, find himself unable to telephone the house, or go blind (!) due to the houses malevolent influence. In fact, after the Lutz's left the house no one who has lived their since has experienced anything "supernatural", nor did anyone prior to the De Feo family who were murdered there. The was no leaking blood or goop reported in the house. Jack Ketchum, driven out of Salem for Satanism, never existed. Weather reports do not match.what the Lutz family clam. The NYPD never visited the house during the Lutz residence. George Lutz comes across as the classic shady guy. A failing businessman, unable to even pay his employees, whose brother in laws wedding caterer's cash mysteriously vanished in his presence - and then stiffed the guy when "paying" by cheque. He definitely could not afford the house at 112 Ocean Avenue, (which is on a corner and much less isolated than it seems in the movie.) Allegedly the Lutz's contrived the whole story "over many bottles of wine" with Ronnie De Feo's lawyer, who was angling for an insanity plea. In short, this whole case is giant nothingburger, but it has spawned 20 movies and gained a place in the international psyche.

_Burnt Offerings_ (1976)

The real estate lady was also in Back to the Future. “Save the clock tower! Save the clock tower!” 😂

That's Rod Steiger as the priest. He's an amazing actor and he's done a few horror movies. I have a favorite, I'll find it for you. btw, as always, I love your reaction videos!

Oh boy...I was a kid when this movie came out and the TV ads traumatized me.

The Amityville story is one of the scariest there is even Ed and Lorain Warren said it was one hell of an haunting

Both books, The Shining & The Amnityville Horror, were released in 1977. The movie for TAH was released in 1979 & The Shining in 1980. I don’t think either borrowed from each other - the similarities are likely a result of the collective subconscious & cultural zeitgeist.

Ok the other film Rod Steiger was in, there are a bunch, he's an absolute classic, 'No Way to Treat a Lady' which is just wonderful, its a slasher, light on the slashing, you'd love it.

16:24 - First he wants to keep the beaches open during shark week in Amity (Jaws) and now doesn't want to do anything about a possession in Amity

*"American Gothic" (1988). Starring Yvonne de Carlo, from Vancouver, BC (Lily Munster). And "Teeth" (2007). Awesome revenge horror*

Kat singing “laaaalaaa” is all I needed in 2024 lol

You're really good at the "la-la" singing! :)

Hi Kat! Did you know the actor who plays the father in this movie (James Brolin) is actor Josh Brolin's dad? You know, the one who was the older brother in The Goonies, and who also is 'Thanos' in the MCU's Avengers: Infinity Wars movie?

My sister and I read this book to each other as kids while on a cross country family road trip. We definitely thought it was a true story, but we were young.

I have lived on Long Island most of my life. As as a kid, I remember my family driving to see the house (we lived 2 towns over also on the South Shore about 15 minutes away). This was in 1981 or 82, so I was about 10/11. The home facade made for the movie looked exactly like the original house, and back then, the house still looked the same. The home has had several owners over the decades and it has been remodeled so much that it no longer looks anything like it did. This was purposely done to discourage people from coming to see "The Amityville House".

Amityville Horror (1979) and The Shining (1980) were both based on books published in 1977.

The dad in this movie is James Brolin, dad of Josh Brolin, who played in "The Goonies" and most recently in the MCU movies as "Thanos" and the time traveler in "DeadPool 2" (Forgot his name in that one).

Just dropping in with one of my favourite horror movies of all time, Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight. Underappreciated in every aspect of recognition pertaining to the macabre, characters you'll carry with you, always. Set, sounds and scene development that will chill you to the bone. The culmination of the campy and crazy creepfest that was the Tales from the Crypt series, you should give this one a try. I'll sing it's praises until the day I die!

Seeing James Brolin again reminds me you need to see THE CAR (1977).

16:34 - Hi Kat! Did you recognize that dill-hole priest who didn't believe father Delaney? He was the actor who played that dill-hole mayor of Amity Island in the movie "Jaws". You know, the one who didn't believe Chief Brody about the shark, LOL. Haha, Murray Hamilton often got casted for such dill-hole roles because he did them so well. 😅

This flick came one year BEFORE The Shining MOVIE (1980) but AFTER the NOVEL (1977). So it's possible that it took some elements from THAT.

I loved this movie when it came out… It was like the “exorcist light”. Love seeing a very young and handsome James Brolin before he went off the deep end and married Barbra. fun watching your reaction as always! 😂

Ed and Lorraine Warren of the conjuring movies fame actually work in the Amityville case in real life, so this movies is tangently related to the conjuring universe

There was a house off of 8 Mile road behind a car dealership in Detroit that looks just like that house.. scared me shitless for decades😂 One of the Lutz kids said his stepdad was into the occult and that's what left his family vulnerable to the hauntings... And he hated him.

Gosh haven't thought of this movie in forever! Your reaction was great! I read the book back in the day before the movie yikes got that book out of the house lol I was only 16. If you get a chance please watch "The Changeling " starring George C Scott. Yikes my all time scariest hands down . Thanks for this reaction! Amazing!!

The priest is old school Hollywood royalty. Starred in some of the greatest films ever. Particularly amazing in the original, Heat of the Night with Sidney Poitier!

The current owners of the house have always maintained that the house is not haunted. Also, the Lutzs later admitted that at the time they owned the house they were experimenting with halucinagenic drugs

Some relatively famous actress (character actress from many films) actually lived at the Amityville Defeo house when she was a kid and said she has nothing but good memories of it.

So cool to see JOSH (Thanos) Brolin's FATHER, JAMES, as a young man playing "George Lutz".

Wonderful reaction Kat! If you get the chance check out The Haunting (1963). It's considered one of the best haunted house films ever made.

This was a decent haunted house film. So, was Poltergeist I and II. However, no one ever reacts to 1973's "The Legend of Hell House", which could be the scariest of them all.

So I've been asking for Brian De Palma's "Body Double" for a while, but seeing Margot Kidder here in this one makes me realize that I should also be recommending De Palma's "Sisters." That gem has Kat written all over it. Not sure why I haven't thought of it before. Plenty of straight horror movie stuff to scream and react to, but also tons of early 70s human social interaction to respond to and comment on. I'm chuckling now just imagining Kat's reaction video to "Sisters." Watching Kat wait through all of the setup stuff before it really gets going would be a hoot. I don't want to spoil anything, but that movie has some awesome "WTF?" moments... particularly when the final fade to black happens and the credits roll. I can't hardly wait!!! 😈

Great score composed and conducted by Lalo Schifrin.

I adore your reactions and channel so much, Kat! You bring a smile to my face every time I watch. My top 3 movies recs are The Exorcism of Emily Rose, VHS, and Grave Encounters. I have more but I don't want to inundate you LOL Take care and keep up the great work!

Great reaction as always Kat!. Please watch Amityville 2: The Possession which is a sort of prequel about the family that were murdered there before this one takes place. It's easily the best in the whole franchise.

29:25 - "The Amityville Horror" (1979) --- "The Shining" (1980).

Funny I took the day off today with chest pains. I am an avid watcher of your reactions. If you would, please watch Perfume, the story of a murderer. No one has reviewed it yet. And it falls within your genre. TY

Leading lady Margot Kidder played Lois Lane-her most famous role- for 1st time,the previous year🎩

Jody DeFeo was one of the children who was murdered November 13, 1974 by the eldest sibling Ronald Joseph DeFeo Jr.

The next Amityville Horror is a prequel and is quite disturbing. The third film is the sequel to this movie. James Brolin was being controlled by the demon of the house.

Also the remake with Ryan Reynolds is actually really good they did a good job part 2 was great too part 3 is amazing i think that's all the good ones

Saw this at the movies as a kid and damm did this scare the crap out of me.

This movie came out first, The Shining came out in 1980. Someone mentioned Jacob's Ladder in the comments & that is a great recommendation, & I recommend it too. It's a great psychological horror thriller that even inspired the Silent Hill-videogames. And of course we're talking about the original 90's movie with Tim Robbins, not the unnecessary, but thankfully it's forgotten remake from 2017!

The books and films came out at nearly the same time, but Stephen King's story was inspired by his stay at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park Colorado (though in the film, they use the exterior of Timberline Lodge in Oregon to depict the Stanley Hotel in Colorado -- a real and supposedly extremely haunted hotel). Amityville Horror and The Shining (the books) were both written in 1977. The Amityville film came out in 1979 and the Shining came out in 1980, so both the books and the films were created and put out concurrent to each other. However, the events of Amityville Horror took place in November 1974 (That is when Ronald DeFeo Jr. shot and killed his entire family in that house) and December 1975 (that's when the Lutz's moved into the house, where they lived for 28 days). It should be noted that the Lutzes did not directly write the book, though. A publisher heard about their story and connected them to Jay Ansen. They gave him like 50 hours worth of tape recordeings of them recalling their experiences which he used for the book. As to waht happened to the people in the story? Well, since this is a dramatization of the book and the book is a dramatization of the real purported events, who can be entirely certain? However, Father Pecoraro (Mancuso in the story) said in an affidavit from a lawsuit in the late 70s that his ONLY connection with the Lutzes had been by telephone. Other claims said he did go to the home, but nothing happened. But then many years later, he claimed he DID go into the home and was slapped by a ghost that told him to "get out". Most of the other accounts are obviously bullshit, too. For example, the next peopel who bought the house in March of 1977 claimed that there were no signs of damage int he house nor any items that had recently been replaced (despite the claim that doors and doorknobs and handles and other things had been destroyed during the orddeal, later being replaced). Basically, the entire thing is both one of the most infamous hauntings in history and one of the biggest and widest known frauds. There are countless conflicts with what the Lutzes claimed happened and other people involved. On top of that, TONS of people have lived int he house since they moved out and NONE of them hav ANY experiences whatsoever to report. Still, it has somehow wound up with like half a dozen books and almost 40 movies. The fact that Ed and Lorraine Warren got involved, of course, didnt' help. They're two of the biggest paranormal grifter types (I'm sure you've seen the movies about them, already). They drew a lot of attention to the story.