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The Amityville Horror, the 2005 horror movie starring Ryan Reynolds, has gotten a free streaming home. Two decades after the film's release in theaters, The Amityville Horror is now streaming on Tubi as of Feb. 1.

Directed by Andrew Douglas and written by Scott Kosar, The Amityville Horror was one of many feature films to be made based on the original novel by Jay Anson. It is also inspired by the original feature film adaptation that was released in 1979. The story is also based on true events, taking inspiration from real-life mass murderer Ronald DeFeo Jr., who killed several family members in an Amityville, New York home. After the killings, married couple George and Kathy Lutz, along with their children, moved in and subsequently made claims that the house was haunted.

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Ronald DeFeo Jr., the infamous mass murderer convicted of slaying his family in 1974 and inspiring The Amityville Horror, has passed away. DeFeo, who had been serving a 25 years-to-life sentence for the murders at Sullivan Correctional Facility in Fallsburg, died last week according to New York State officials. He was 69 years old.

An official cause of death hasn't yet been determined, pending the results of the Albany County Medical Examiner's Office. Per officials, Ronald DeFeo Jr. had been transferred to Albany Medical Center to be treated for undisclosed ailments, where he was later pronounced dead on the evening of March 12. A spokesperson speaking on behalf of the State Department Corrections and Community Supervision said she cannot yet comment on the incident.

DeFeo, known to guards and other inmates as "Butch," was convicted on Nov. 21, 1975, and he was sentenced to six sentences of 25 years-to-life at the time. Had he not passed away,...