He wrote Alien :)

I like what he said about writing alien. He also wrote "darkstar", which sucked monkey balls.
"When you write a comedy, and nobody laughs, it hurts. So i figured i would write a horror movie and scare the shit out of them."

I would have taken Return Of The Living Dead over Amity anyday ... good choice

Underrated gem, THE AMITYVILLE HORROR.

The flies, the booming during the night, those creepy little eyes in the darkness, "GET OUT!!!", the pit of blood... and watching James Brolin slowly go nutzoid - hell, even the house itself looks damn scary.

Fuck yeah, Amityville is possibly the only film that I couldn't sit and watch on my own it freaks me out that much - although I'll admit it's a lot to do with my own conditioning and neurosis as a child rather than the film itself but it really is a gem of a movie.

You didn't mention that soundtrack though *shivvers*