'My Amityville Horror' documentary

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 9/26/12 at 1:20pm

"What happened in that house on Ocean Avenue in Amityville back in 1975? What really happened to the Lutz family in the month they spent there? Were they truly attacked by demonic forces, or were they just peddling a hoax to get rich and famous? George and Kathy Lutz have died, leaving their three children as the final eyewitnesses to the events of that month; while the younger children will not talk, eldest son Danny Lutz tells his story in My Amityville Horror, and reveals the traumas that still haunt him.

While the documentary certainly examines whether or not something happened in Amityville, the focus of the movie is truly on how the events impacted Danny’s life since. He believes - seemingly with complete sincerity - that the haunting did occur. He hasn’t cashed in on the phenomenon, and he lives now in Whitestone, New York, where he’s a UPS driver who plays guitar and collects antique cars. He’s doing okay, but to say that Danny is happy would be beyond a stretch - he is a man constantly on edge, brimming with anger and pain, and wrestling daily with memories that terrify him."
Badass Digest Review

[ErikJ972]

Posted: 9/26/12 at 1:38pm

Great review. I was obsessed with the book and movie when I was kid so I would really like to see this.
Here's a link to the films website that includes a trailer

[strummergirl]

Posted: 9/26/12 at 2:33pm

I've got mixed feelings. My uncle was childhood friends with one of the DeFeo children (I believe Marc) and the Lutz family is a touchy subject but I feel almost obligated to seek this out just for my curiosity as a horror fan. Maybe Danny Lutz means well.