Q 01/05

Which actor, later the husband of Barbra Streisand, played George Lutz in the 1979 film The Amityville Horror?

A) Jon Voight

B) James Brolin

C) Elliott Gould

D) Ryan O'Neal

Answer · why

B) James Brolin

James Brolin agreed to star after reading the book late at night: a pair of trousers he had hung up fell to the floor during a tense chapter and he le...

Q 02/05

Which future Deadpool star played stepfather George Lutz in the 2005 remake of The Amityville Horror?

A) Chris Evans

B) Bradley Cooper

C) Josh Hartnett

D) Ryan Reynolds

Answer · why

D) Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds led the remake to a number-one opening weekend in the US, and it went on to earn over $100 million worldwide on a $19 million budget.

Q 03/05

In the 1979 film The Amityville Horror, which insects swarm the priest who comes to bless the house?

A) Flies

B) Wasps

C) Locusts

D) Hornets

Answer · why

A) Flies

Flies were real on set: the actor playing the priest was doused in sugar water and beer so that the insects would crawl all over him.

Q 04/05

In the 1979 film The Amityville Horror, Amy's imaginary friend Jody appears as which glowing-eyed animal?

A) A goat

B) A wolf

C) A pig

D) A raven

Answer · why

C) A pig

A pig is the shape Jody takes at a window on the family's last night; Kathy had earlier glimpsed its eyes outside Amy's bedroom.

Q 05/05

What gives the house in the Amityville Horror films its famous jack-o'-lantern face?

A) Its twin chimneys

B) Its attic windows

C) Its porch lanterns

D) Its front shutters

Answer · why

B) Its attic windows

Its attic windows, two quarter-round panes, are often lit in the films to look like menacing eyes; the real house has since had them removed.