5. The Amityville Horror
Alternatively known as Why Buying a House Where Six People Have Been Murdered Might be a Bad Idea, this movie is based on the De Feo family murder and what happened later. Ronald De Feo, the son, was the only one who didn't die that night and hence he was soon declared guilty. This was in 1974. After the trial, the house was bought by George and Kathleen Lutz who quite sensibly decided to get the house blessed. As the priest sprinkled holy water around the room and recited a prayer, he allegedly heard a loud male voice say 'get out.' S**t then began getting serious. Inexplicable odours such as the stench of bile and the smell of sweet perfume began emanating from places in the house. Green slime ran down the walls. Kathleen was subjected to unseen touches. On one night George woke up to find his wife levitating off the bed. On another, he could hear the sound a marching band playing in his living room. When he rushed to the site, he only met dead silence and found that the furniture had all been pushed to one side. Though these claims have been severely called into question, the movie is undoubtedly a lot more fun if you choose to believe in what the Lutzses have to say.