The Amityville Horror (1979) Poster

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Sex & Nudity

Violence & Gore

  • A dream sequence where a woman sees her husband holding an axe over a bloodied child. In this same moment, her husband raises the ax and stabs her in the top of the head in slow motion. The camera cuts away right after the stabbing, but it is still onscreen and some blood is shown.
  • A window unexpectedly closes hard on a boy's hand and gets stuck. Blood is shown for several seconds.
  • Gallons of blood seep from the walls.
  • A dog bites a man.
  • A man slaps his wife in the face during an argument. Blood is seen coming out of her nose, but it is a very brief scene.

Profanity

  • God's name paired with d*mn.
  • 1 "bullshit", A few uses of "damn", 2 uses of "ass".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Cigar and cigarette smoking and minor alcohol usage.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A man sees a black cat hissing at him from a window in a dark room with no forthcoming warning.
  • A man wakes up to the eerie sounds of marching band drumbeats in the middle of the night.
  • We see the closeups of flies. We see their faces extremely close to the camera; as if under a microscopic view. People who don't like insects may be disturbed by the images. In contrary to what was written here that I've edited, there are NO close-ups or images of spiders or of their faces, only close-ups of flies and their faces.
  • Very eerie and creepy music and sound effects are heard throughout.
  • Several eerie dark lighting, and scenes of shock and suspense. In addition to the above, a woman wakes up jolted from sleep with a loud scream that may frighten some viewers.

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