What's the Difference between The Amityville Horror the Book and The Amityville Horror the Movie?
                      
                                
                    
                
                
                     
                
                
               
                
                     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                    
                            
                                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    | In the Book | In the Movie | 
                                
                                
                                
                                 
                                    | George Lutz 
 | George Lutz Portrayed by: James Brolin
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                                    | Kathy Lutz 
 | Kathy Lutz Portrayed by: Margot Kidder
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                                    | Father Mancuso 
 | Father Delaney Portrayed by: Rod Steiger
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                                    | Missy Lutz 
 | Amy Lutz Portrayed by: Natasha Ryan
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                                The Amityville Horror Book vs  Movie
                                
                            
                            
                         
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                             
                                
                                
                                
                                    | In the Book | In the Movie | 
                                
                                
                                        
                                            | The Lutzes discover a hidden red room in the basement while moving shelves, as the entrance was hidden behind one. | The red room has no entrance; the Lutzes discover it by tearing down a wall in the basement. | 
                                    
                                     
                                            | The Lutzes see red eyes peering at them through the living room window, and find cloven hoofprints in the snow leading to the window the next day. | Kathy sees red eyes peering at her through Amy's window. There are no footprints as Amy's room is on the second floor and there was no snow. | 
                                   
                                        
                                            | The hidden red room was very small, almost more like a closet. | The hidden red room was rather large. |