Amityville Is More Than Horror

By Kristin Forte
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/locations/article/amityville_new_york_amityville_horror_20081008/
Amityville, NY, the famed location of the Amityville murders and supposed haunting, is more than a perfectly horror-ific location—especially since neither of The Amityville Horror movies were actually filmed here. This small Long Island town first became famous after Ronald “Butch” DeFeo, Jr. shot and killed six members of his family on November 13, 1974 but with the bay nearby, picturesque Victorian homes and a refundable 35 percent tax credit from New York State, Amityville is not only a quaint town shrouded in mystery, but a great location for your next production.