The upcoming movie is a prequel to the 1979 horror classic The Amityville Horror, and it centers on 23-year-old Ronald “Butch” DeFeo Jr. There have been a number of Amityville movies over the years, but the first one is still the best, so going in to make a prequel is a pretty bold move, though from the looks of the trailer, director and writer Daniel Farrands seems to have pulled off something pretty special with The Amityville Murders.
This is the story that the The Amityville Murders will tackle and the story that influenced The Amityville Horror.
The Amityville Horror takes place after the Ronald DeFeo Jr. killed his family and focuses on the Lutz family who move into the house where the act took place.
Ronald DeFeo Jr. is played by John Robinson in The Amityville Murders and his voiceover in the trailer references a “terrible, beautiful end.”
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The Amityville Murders | Official Trailer HD | In Theaters and Exclusive on iTunes Feb. 8, 2019