The Amityville Haunting Page #4

Synopsis: This movie is a 'found-footage' film about the Benson family who move in to the infamous house where the DeFeo family were murdered in the 1970s over 30 years earlier. Things start happening to anyone who visits this house, and whoever lives there. This is the footage retrieved from the camera.
 
IMDB:
2.7
NOT RATED
Year:
2011
86 min
61 Views


AROUND WITH THEIR CAMERAS?

[GASPS] THEY'RE NO LOOKING FOR GHOSTS.

COME ON.

IT'S TIME FOR DINNER.

BUT--

NO, HONEY. DINNER'S READY, OKAY?

YES, MA'AM.

COME ON.

SO TODAY WHEN WE WOKE UP, THE

BACK DOOR WAS WIDE OPEN.

MY DAD THINKS:

LORI SNUCK OUT,

BUT THEN HE STARTED

APOLOGIZING TO HER

AND HE PUT THIS:

ALARM SYSTEM IN:

BECAUSE HE THOUGH THAT OLD HOUSES

DON'T HAVE ALARM SYSTEMS,

SO HE PUT THAT IN.

I THINK IT'S BECAUSE OF

LORI, BUT HE DOESN'T.

I DON'T KNOW.

AND THEN TONIGHT FOR

DINNER, MEL WAS THROWING A FI BECAUSE MOM WOULDN' GIVE HER 'FRIEND' DESSERT.

SO THAT WAS AWKWARD.

[FOOTSTEPS]

[SLAM]

[DOOR CREAKING]

[ALARM RINGING]

Tyler:
WHOA! IT'S 3:15.

THIS IS WHEN IT ALL STARTED.

[DOGS BARKING]

TYLER! GET UPSTAIRS! NOW!

Tyler:
OKAY.

OKAY.

GO!

WHOA. WHAT THE HECK?

SOMEONE MUST'VE TRIED

TO BREAK IN,

AND I GUESS THE ALARM

SCARED HIM OFF.

THAT WAS JUST SO WEIRD.

IT ALL HAPPENED AT 3:15

LIKE THE ORIGINAL

AMITYVILLE HOUSE THING.

THAT WAS JUST SO WEIRD.

WHAT THE... WHAT IS IT DOING?

WHOA.

WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

[BUZZING]

WHY ARE THEY LOOKING A ALLTHE STOVES AND STUFF?

WHOA, NEVER SEEN

THAT BEFORE.

WONDER WHERE THIS CAME FROM.

WHAT THE... WHAT-- WHAT'S--

WHAT'S HAP--

WHAT? NO, NO.

WHAT? NO.

WHAT--

WHAT'S IT DOING?

COME ON, WORK. WORK.

Reddit:
WE'VE BEEN IN

THE REST OF THE HOUSE

AND HAVEN'T SEEN IT.

OH, MY GOD.

IS THAT OUR KITCHEN?

Tyler:
YES,

THAT'S OUR KITCHEN.

YES, THAT'S THE KITCHEN.

THAT'S OUR KITCHEN.

Tyler:
YES. YES, IT IS.

DOES SHE HAVE BEER?

IS THAT BEER? THAT'S BEER.

Tyler:
I DON'T KNOW.

JUST KEEP WATCHING.

Reddit:
I'M NO EXACTLY SURE--

WHO IS THIS KID?

DO YOU KNOW THIS KID?

LORI, DO YOU KNOW HIM?

YOU DON'T KNOW HIM?

NO, I DON'T KNOW HIM.

I'M POSITIVE.

YOU'RE SURE?

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

SHE DOESN'T KNOW HIM.

YEAH, THAT'S OUR HOUSE.

THERE'S THE CLOCK.

THERE'S THE CLOCK.

YOU VIDEOTAPED THIS

ON YOUR PHONE?

WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?

Tyler:
YES, BU JUST KEEP WATCHING.

YEAH, WHEN WAS THIS?

TYLER, WHERE'D YOU GE THIS VIDEO?

I FOUND IT.

JUST KEEP WATCHING.

YES.

YOU FOUND IT?

OH! OH!

OH, MY GOD.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

TYLER.

TYLER.

SOMETHING HAPPENED TO

THEM. JUST KEEP WATCHING.

SOMETHING HAPPENED-- YEAH,

SOMETHING HAPPENED.

JUST KEEP WATCHING.

SOMETHING HAPPENS TO THEM.

NOTHING HAPPENS. THEY'RE JUS SCREWING AROUND.

YEAH, THEY'RE JUST PLAYING

AROUND THE REST OF THE TIME.

TYLER. HOW LONG

HAVE YOU HAD THIS?

HOW LONG-- JUST KEEP--

THIS IS OUR KITCHEN.

IT'S NOT FAIR.

YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME.

SOMETHING DID:

HAPPEN TO THEM.

HONEY, WE KNOW

SOMETHING HAPPENED,

BUT IT'S NONE

OF YOUR BUSINESS.

OKAY, ENOUGH OF THIS.

ENOUGH OF THIS.

TYLER, WE'VE GO A JOB TO DO TODAY.

WE'RE CHECKING

FOR SECURITY BREACHES.

LET'S WALK THE PERIMETER.

I REALLY WANT THIS GONE.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE

IT ANYMORE, OKAY? TYLER.

COME ON, BUDDY.

YES, SIR.

TYLER!

YES, MA'AM. YES, SIR.

WHAT ARE WE:

DOING THIS FOR, DAD?

SOMEONE BROKE INTO OUR HOUSE

LAST NIGHT, TYLER.

HOW DO YOU KNOW IT WAS

SOMEONE AND NOT SOMETHING?

HMM. IT'S GOT A GRATE.

IT'S NOT THAT BAD.

LIKE A GHOST.

WHAT IF IT WAS A GHOST?

TYLER, CUT IT OUT,

WILL YOU?

HOW COME EVERYBODY ELSE GETS

TO DO WHAT THEY WANT?

[MUTTERING]

CAN I PLEASE GO DO

SOMETHING ELSE? PLEASE?

TYLER, WE'RE WORKING

TODAY, ALL RIGHT?

SO I NEED YOU:

TO COOPERATE, OKAY?

DAD, DAD, LOOK AT ALL THE

FLIES ON THE WINDOW.

TYLER, QUI SCREWING AROUND.

BUT, DAD--

DO YOU WANT TO CHOP

WOODTILL DECEMBER?

WHY DON'T WE JUST BUY WOOD?

DO YOU WANT TO CHOP WOODTILL

DECEMBER STARTING TODAY?

NO, BUT WE COULD JUST BUY

WOOD. I DIDN'T THINK SO.

JOHN MATTHEWS, DO

YOU THINK THAT YOU LIKE

THE LITTLE STAR CLIPS THA I PUT IN HIS EARS?

MEL, HONEY.

WHAT, DADDY?

WHO TOLD YOU:

ABOUT JOHN MATTHEWS?

NOBODY DID.

DID TYLER TELL YOU?

NO.

SHE'S BEEN TALKING

TO JOHN MATTHEWS

FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS,

AND I HAVEN' TOLD HER ANYTHING.

THAT'S HER LITTLE FRIEND.

DID YOU TELL HER

ABOUT JOHN MATTHEWS?

NO. THAT'S

HER LITTLE FRIEND.

DON'T LIE TO ME.

I'M NOT LYING.

DOESN'T SHE ALWAYS

TELL YOU THE TRUTH?

WHO TOLD YOU, HONEY?

DID LORI TELL YOU?

NO.

DID MOMMY TELL YOU?

JOHN MATTHEWS TOLD ME.

NO, HONEY.

NOT JOHN MATTHEWS.

WHO TOLD YOU:

ABOUT JOHN MATTHEWS?

NOBODY TOLD ME:

ABOUT HIM, DADDY.

HE'S SITTING RIGHT HERE.

HE'S MY FRIEND

AND HE TOLD ME:

THAT HE USED TO LIVE

IN THIS HOUSE:

AND HE WAS NINE.

WHAT ELSE:

DOES HE TELL YOU?

I CAN'T TELL YOU.

IT'S A SECRET.

HONEY, WE'RE JUST CONCERNED

BECAUSE DADDY SAW MEL TALKING

TO AN IMAGINARY FRIEND

WHOSE NAME WAS JOHN MATTHEWS.

WE'RE JUST WONDERING

IF MAYBE YOU ACCIDENTALLY

SAID SOMETHING?

Doug:
YOU KNOW,

JOHN MATTHEWS IS THE GUY,

THE LITTLE BOY THAT USED

TO LIVE IN THIS HOUSE.

DAD, LIKE I'D SAY

ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT.

WELL, MAYBE YOU WERE

JUST CHATTING WITH, LIKE, MOM

OR CHATTING WITH THAT KID

YOU MET THE OTHER DAY

WITH THE DOGS.

NO. I HAVEN'T EVEN

TALKED TO THAT KID.

HONEY, YOU DON'T HAVE

TO GET DEFENSIVE.

WE'RE NOT ACCUSING YOU.

YOU GUYS ARE ACCUSING ME.

YOU ALWAYS ACCUSE ME.

WILL YOU LISTEN TO ME?

I'M NOT ACCUSING YOU, HONEY.

WE'RE JUST ASKING IF MAYBE

YOU SAID SOMETHING

TO ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS, MAYBE

THAT GUY WITH THE DOGS.

NO. I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.

WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OU HOW MEL FOUND OU ABOUT THIS STUFF.

SHE'S OUT THERE--

YEAH, THAT'SA GOOD QUESTION,

DAD, BUT IT WASN'T ME.

OKAY. WELL, YOU CAN

CALM DOWN, ALL RIGHT?

PLEASE DON'T GET SO DEFENSIVE.

I'M NOT.

YOU'RE BEING

DEFENSIVE, HONEY.

I AM NOT, DAD.

JUST CALM DOWN.

I'M JUST ASKING

A SIMPLE QUESTION.

WERE YOU AND TYLER

DISCUSSING IT?

DID YOU SAY SOMETHING

TO TYLER?

NO. I HAVEN' TALKED TO TYLER.

HE'S BEEN ANNOYING

THE CRAP OUT OF ME.

I KNOW. I KNOW.

HE'S ANNOYING EVERYONE.

HE'S GOING CRAZY.

WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT THAT.

MAYBE SHE JUST HEARD YOU--

TYLER! TYLER!

TYLER, YOU'VE GOTTO BE

KIDDING ME. MOM! -TYLER!

[FOOTSTEPS]

Tyler:
HEY, MOM.

HEY, HONEY.

I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU

ABOUT THAT CAMERA.

DO YOU THINK YOU CAN

GET IT OUT OF MY FACE?

YES.

THANK YOU.

HONEY, LOOK, I KNOW

THAT YOU'RE BORED.

I KNOW THAT THERE

JUST DOESN'T SEEM

TO BE A LOT OF STUFF

TO DO AROUND HERE,

BUT THE CAMERA'S

MAKING THINGS WORSE.

YOU'RE ALWAYS

IN EVERYONE'S FACE.

YOU REALLY NEED:

TO LAY OFF LORI, OKAY?

SHE'S A YOUNG WOMAN.

SHE NEEDS HER PRIVACY.

[GARBLED VOICE]

OKAY, MOM. I'LL TRY.

DO YOU PROMISE?

I PROMISE. I PROMISE.

Virginia:
DOUGLAS!

YEAH. BE RIGHT THERE.

TODAY IT WAS WEIRD.

FIRST, MY DAD HAD US

CHECKING FOR SECURITY BREACHES

BECAUSE OF LAST NIGHT.

AND THEN MEL, SHE WAS JUS BEING WEIRDER THAN USUAL.

SHE HAD A FULL CONVERSATION

WITH HER LITTLE FRIEND

JOHN MATTHEW,

AND MY DAD, I THINK

HE FINALLY BELIEVES ME.

SHE'S TALKING TO SOMEBODY.

AND THEN LORI, SHE GOT ME

IN TROUBLE TODAY

JUST 'CAUSE

I WAS SPYING ON HER.

WHO CARES? EVERYBODY

GETS SPIED ON:

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE BY

THEIR BROTHER OR SISTER.

AND I GOT LECTURED

BECAUSE OF THAT.

NOBODY KNOWS WHAT IT'S LIKE

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