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Greetings, horror aficionados and haunted house hunters! It’s time for another spine-tingling episode of The Rotten Horror Picture Show! Today, Clay and Amanda are diving into the 1979 horror classic The Amityville Horror, starring James Brolin and Margot Kidder. But before we get into the ghostly details, let me introduce myself—I’m a realtor, and I have a bone to pick about a particular property that’s driving me up the walls.
The house in question? Oh, it’s got everything a horror fan could dream of: ominous history, creepy vibes, and yes, a bona fide haunting that people actually seem to love. The supernatural stuff? No problem. Folks line up for a chance to own a piece of notorious real estate. But there’s one little issue that’s turning potential buyers away faster than you can say “boo”—the persistent, overwhelming smell of cats.
I mean, come on! The blood-curdling tales of ghosts and ghastly apparitions are a selling point these days. People eat that up. But as soon as they step through the door and get a whiff of Eau de Feline, they’re out of there faster than a poltergeist in a power outage. It’s maddening! The ghosts? They’re practically a feature, not a bug. But the cat smell? Deal breaker.
So, as Clay and Amanda unpack the terrifying tale of The Amityville Horror, I’ll be over here, desperately trying to figure out how to deodorize an entire haunted house. They’ll delve into the eerie events, the chilling performances by Brolin and Kidder, and the real-life horrors that inspired the film, while I’m stuck battling the bane of real estate—cat odor.
Tune in to this hair-raising episode and join me in my quest to make this haunted house a bit more nose-friendly. And Clay, Amanda, if you’re out there, maybe you’ve got some tips on supernatural smell removal? With that said, let’s explore the terrifying world of The Amityville Horror and hope that our noses survive the journey.