THE
AMITYVILLE HORROR
JAY
ANSON
GENRE:
HORROR / NONFICTION
SYNOPSIS
The Lutzes moved into their
dream home on December 18th, 1975. Four weeks later, they fled in
terror. The home was the scene of a mass murder a year before, and
the Lutzes claimed paranormal phenomena caused them to fear for their
lives and forced them to abandon the home. Touted as a true story.
MY
TAKE
4
STARS
While this book is
marketed as a true story, there are many doubts to it's authenticity.
There are many that truly believe these events took place and others
who claim the Lutzes manufactured the story of the Amityville house
for monetary gain. When I started this story, I put it's truthfulness
at the back of my mind and simply read the story as if it were pure
fiction.
As a fiction work,
I really enjoyed this book. The back story of the house is creepy
enough with the DeFeo murders. Then you have this nice family that
moves in and all kinds of craziness begins to happen in the house.
You have everything you need for a good creepy haunted house story:
history of murder, disembodied voices, music coming from nowhere,
things moving, etc... This story is really compelling and it's very
hard to put down.
On the nonfiction
side, it's a little unbelievable. I can grasp the disembodied voices,
things moving, etc., but I can't grasp the green slime coming from
the walls or the levitation of Mr. and Mrs. Lutz. Whether any of it
is true or not, I can't say. Which is why I would rather look at it
from a fictional point-of-view.
If you are looking
for a really creepy haunted house story, pick up a copy of The
Amityville Horror. You won't be disappointed.
BUY
THIS BOOK
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