Tag: Jay Anson

Amityville II: The Possession Substitutes Slow Burn for Sleazy, Exploitative Haunts

July 13, 2023.Reading time 8 minutes.

Even after nearly 50 years, the Amityville Haunting may be one of the most instantly recognizable ghost stories and urban legends in America. In November of 1974, 23-year-old Ronald DeFeo Jr., shot and murdered his mother, father, and four siblings at 112 Ocean Ave in Amityville, Long Island. Shortly thereafter, George and Kathy Lutz moved […]

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The Amityville Murders: An Uninspired Trip Down Memory Lane

February 19, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

Maybe you’re heard of the the Amityville haunting? The DeFeo Family murders on Long Island, New York? Or the Lutz family’s paranormal encounters? If not, you may be the only person entertained by the latest movie based on the infamous case. Since Jay Anson published The Amityville Horror in 1977, horror filmmakers have made just […]

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