The Amityville Horror

Revealing mistake: You can see Jackie's knuckles are already bloody BEFORE she starts pounding on the closet door.

Revealing mistake: At times throughout the movie there's a superimposed thunderstorm that rumbles or cracks every few seconds, purely for dramatic effect, and sounds exactly the same.

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Revealing mistake: When the lady is showing George and Kathy the kitchen, she casts two shadows because of the stage lights above her head.

Revealing mistake: When Matthew and Gregory go downstairs to answer the door, it's aunt Helena. Right before she pinches Matthew's cheek, you can see it's already red from a previous take.

Continuity mistake: In the scene where the two priests are driving to the Lutz house and the car goes out of control, they alternate between shots of Rod Steiger and Don Stroud. The car's windows switch between closed and open in various shots. (00:42:00)

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Question: Who did the demonic voice that told the priest blessing the house to get out?

Answer: George Lutz.

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