The Amityville Horror

On Saturday, January 10, Kathy calls her mother, Joan, and asks her to come to the house. Joan arrives to find Kathy covered in painful red welts. Despite Joan’s concern, George and Kathy dissuade her from calling for help. George then takes the children on errands and checks out a library book on witches and demons.

Alone in the house, Kathy senses an unseen presence; shortly after, her welts disappear. Later, George calls Father Mancuso and recites demon names from the book. The priest warns him to stop before the line goes dead.

That evening, a sudden thunderstorm begins. A second-floor window slams down on Danny’s hand. As George curses at it, the window releases its grip. George rushes him to the hospital, where they find out that although they are flattened, Danny’s fingers aren’t broken. That night, the family sleeps together in the master bedroom for safety. They awaken to find every locked door and window smashed open from the inside.

The family spends Sunday cleaning up water damage from the storm. George repairs the windows and boards up the sewing room door. Psychical investigator George Kekoris calls to arrange a visit. He asks if they have pets, mentioning that animals are often sensitive to paranormal phenomena.