Father Delaney
Background
Frank Delaney is a psychotherapist and Modernist Catholic Priest at Our Lady of Sorrows in Amityville, New York. He played football when he was younger.
During the events of The Amityville Horror (1979) played by Rod Steiger
One month later, Delaney arrives at the Amityville house, but the Lutz family is out back. He walks into the house and walks into one of the rooms. As he is about to start blessing the house, the room starts to fill up with flies and he starts to develop a fever and cough. The room door opens and a voice yells to get out. Delaney stumbles out of the house and drives away. Later, Delaney calls Kathy Lutz, but she can't hear him through the static and he drops the phone, when it suddenly burns his hand.
On the 6th day, as Delaney and Bolen are driving to the Lutz house, their car starts to malfunction and they crash.
On the 8th day, Father Nuncio tells Delaney that there's an explanation for what happened to him at the Lutz house. Delaney tells Nuncio that the Amityville killer told the jury during his trial that the voices told him to do it and he also heard the voices. Father Ryan says that half the killers say that voices made them do it. Delaney asks him to explain how his hand was burned and the car crash. Delaney accuses Nuncio and Ryan of trying to cover the case up and Ryan orders him to sit down. Ryan then tells Delaney to take a vacation.
On the 12th day, Kathy calls Delaney again and Delaney picks up the phone and starts to choke and Kathy hangs up.
On the 17th day, Bolen tells Delaney that he thinks Delaney's demons might be something he created in his head. As Delaney is praying, he suddenly becomes blind.
On the 19th day, Bolen goes to check on Delaney. Bolen speaks to Delaney, but he doesn't answer.
