In the beginning of the film, there was an excellent full shot of the house standing through the evening and coming into the morning.I just LOVED that Sephia vision of the house! Those third-story windows looked like EYES! Spooky. And at 3:15 a.m. on the 13th of November 1974 , the De Feos were shot by their 23 year old son, Ronnie De Feo Jr.
One year later, a family called the Lutz were shown around the house and they decided to buy it. Kathy Lutz (Margot Kidder) was married for the second time. And the the house was a full house and they bought for $8000.
One month later, the Lutz settled into their dream home. And when a priest named Father Delaney (Rod Steiger)came to bless the house. He went upstairs into the room on the right. Suddenly, flies started to buzz around the window and the door slammed. And when Delaney began to bless the room, he felt noxious and flies buzzed everywhere and they covered him. And then, the door opened and he heard someone say: "GET OUT!" And he did, he went outside and he vomited! That night, when Father Delaney called the Lutz residence, the phone broke up and Delaney mysteriously got burnt.
4th day, Thusday. Mrs. Lutz could sense something was around, but she couldn't see it. And when Amy appeared, she said she had a friend named Jody. And when Aunt Helena (Irene Dailey) came over, Mr.Lutz and the kids were wondering why all the toilets had a smelly substance which poured out when flushed! Back down stairs, Helena walked under the chandeliers and they tinkled, she then shot out of the house, drove off, stopped the car and she vomited.
6th day, Saturday. Father Bolan (Don Stroud) and Delaney were driving and the steering wheel locked, the bonnet flew open and then they crashed! This happened due to a fly which came from the house was in the car. And when the Lutz family when to Jimmy's (Marc Vahanian) wedding, Amy was left at home with her babysitter, Jackie (Amy Wright). And when Amy went into Amy's closet to get her pajamas. The rocking chair began to rock and then, Jackie was locked in the closet by the invisible Jody.
At the wedding, Mr.Lutz fell ill and he and the family decided to split. And when they returned home, Mr.Lutz heard Jackie screaming in the closet and when he let her out, she looked awful! You have to see it! Jackie said that she was locked in, but there was no lock! And Amy said that Jody wouldn't let her let Jackie out.
8th day, Monday. Delaney told the Head Priest about Ronald DE Feo and how he killed his family due to hearing voices in the house. Delaney also heard the voices. 11th day, Thursday. Carolyn (Helen Shaver). And when Carolyn saw the house, she thought it was creepy. And it was psycho seeing Gregory's (K.C Martel) hand being slammed down by a window. And soon, Mr.Lutz began to change! And when George woke up at 3:15 a.m. , he went into the sowing room and he saw flies buzzing around the open window. And when he tried to close it, the basement door began to move and when George was able to close the window, the front door broke open! And when Kathy and George went downstairs and saw the door, George went back upstairs into the sowing room, the flies were gone.And George found his dog Harry scratching the basement wall and he wouldn't leave it alone.
12th day, Friday. And then she said that Jody wanted them to live there forever so she and Jody can play together. And in the evening, Kathy was listening to Amy singing a son. And when Kathy came in, Amy said that Kathy scared Jody and she went out the window. And when Kathy went to the window, she heard a grunt and a pair of pigs eyes! And not so soon, George felt the wall in the basement, there was something there. He found the passage to hell. And when Harry was alone in the basement, he went up the stairs and growled. And when Kathy and George went into the sowing room, they found the cross upside down! And they went room from room, blessing the house. And when they entered the sowing room again, the cross dropped by a force and when Kathy touched the cross, it was cold! 17th day, Wednesday. As Bolan and Delaney prayed in the church, the angel's face from the ceiling began to crumple each time when Delany said: "Give them health of mind and body that they may do your will with perfect love!" And then, Delaney went blind and the angel was as good as new.And on the 18th night, Thursday. George heard drumbeats coming from the lounge and when he entered the lounge. The noise stopped. 19th day, Friday. Kathy discovered bloody teeth marks on George's foot.
And on the final night, Kathy came home and she looked for George and the kids. And when George came out of the boathouse with an Axe, he saw Jody at Amy's window! And when George looked for Amy, the walls began to bleed.Amy was hiding with Gregory and her other brother Matthew (Meeno Peluce) in the attic.And suddenly, the basement floor blew up and a lightning bolt hit one of the attic's window's. The house began to rumble and when George went to go get Harry, he wen down the stairs of the basement , they broke and he fell into a huge pool of blood. And Harry helped George out of the muck and George broke through the window with a chair and he took Harry with him. And the family took off abandoning their house and their belongings.
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