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氐乇禺鬲 丕亘賳鬲賴賲 丕賱氐睾賷乇丞 賵賴賷 鬲卮賷乇 廿賱賶 丕賱亘賷鬲貙 賱賰賳 丕賱胤賮賱丞 丕賱鬲賷 賵賯賮鬲 鬲乇丕賯亘賴丕 睾丕乇賯丞 賮賷 丕賱丿賲丕亍貙 丕爻鬲丿丕乇鬲 賵毓丕丿鬲 廿賱賶 丕賱丿丕禺賱貙 氐毓丿鬲 丕賱爻賱丕賱賲 廿賱賶 丨噩乇丞 廿禺賵鬲賴丕 賵噩賱爻鬲 兀乇囟賸丕 賲丨鬲囟賳丞 乇賰亘鬲賷賴丕 賮賷 丕賳鬲馗丕乇 毓賵丿丞 兀禺賷賴賲 丕賱兀賰亘乇貙 爻賲毓鬲 賵賯毓 禺胤賵丕鬲賴 賵氐賵鬲 丕賱亘賳丿賯賷丞 賵丕賱乇氐丕氐丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 丕爻鬲賯乇鬲 亘噩爻丿 賵丕賱丿賷賴丕貨 丿賮賳鬲 乇兀爻賴丕 亘賷賳 乇賰亘鬲賷賴丕 賲乇鬲噩賮丞.. 乇氐丕氐鬲丕賳 賱賰賱 賮乇丿.. 乇氐丕氐鬲丕賳 賱賰賱 兀禺賺 賵兀禺鬲貙 賵乇氐丕氐丞 賵丕丨丿丞 賱賴丕貙 賱賳 鬲賯鬲賱賴丕 賮賵乇賸丕 .
乇兀鬲 丕賱馗賱 賯亘賱 兀賳 鬲乇賶 賵噩賴賴貙 賳馗乇鬲 賱賴 賲鬲賵爻賱丞 孬賲 兀睾賲囟鬲 毓賷賳賷賴丕 亘丕賰賷丞 亘氐賲鬲貨 爻丕毓丕鬲 丕賱丕丨鬲囟丕乇 丕賱賯丕丿賲丞 爻鬲賰賵賳 賲丐賱賲丞貙 賵賱賳 賷兀鬲賷 兀丨丿 賱廿賳賯丕匕賴丕貙 鬲賲丕賲賸丕 賰賲丕 丨丿孬 賯亘賱 毓丕賲賺 賲囟賶.
" 噩賵丿賷!!"
氐乇禺鬲 丕亘賳鬲賴賲 丕賱氐睾賷乇丞 賵賴賷 鬲卮賷乇 廿賱賶 丕賱亘賷鬲貙 賱賰賳 丕賱胤賮賱丞 丕賱鬲賷 賵賯賮鬲 鬲乇丕賯亘賴丕 睾丕乇賯丞 賮賷 丕賱丿賲丕亍貙 丕爻鬲丿丕乇鬲 賵毓丕丿鬲 廿賱賶 丕賱丿丕禺賱貙 氐毓丿鬲 丕賱爻賱丕賱賲 廿賱賶 丨噩乇丞 廿禺賵鬲賴丕 賵噩賱爻鬲 兀乇囟賸丕 賲丨鬲囟賳丞 乇賰亘鬲賷賴丕 賮賷 丕賳鬲馗丕乇 毓賵丿丞 兀禺賷賴賲 丕賱兀賰亘乇貙 爻賲毓鬲 賵賯毓 禺胤賵丕鬲賴 賵氐賵鬲 丕賱亘賳丿賯賷丞 賵丕賱乇氐丕氐丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 丕爻鬲賯乇鬲 亘噩爻丿 賵丕賱丿賷賴丕貨 丿賮賳鬲 乇兀爻賴丕 亘賷賳 乇賰亘鬲賷賴丕 賲乇鬲噩賮丞.. 乇氐丕氐鬲丕賳 賱賰賱 賮乇丿.. 乇氐丕氐鬲丕賳 賱賰賱 兀禺賺 賵兀禺鬲貙 賵乇氐丕氐丞 賵丕丨丿丞 賱賴丕貙 賱賳 鬲賯鬲賱賴丕 賮賵乇賸丕 .
乇兀鬲 丕賱馗賱 賯亘賱 兀賳 鬲乇賶 賵噩賴賴貙 賳馗乇鬲 賱賴 賲鬲賵爻賱丞 孬賲 兀睾賲囟鬲 毓賷賳賷賴丕 亘丕賰賷丞 亘氐賲鬲貨 爻丕毓丕鬲 丕賱丕丨鬲囟丕乇 丕賱賯丕丿賲丞 爻鬲賰賵賳 賲丐賱賲丞貙 賵賱賳 賷兀鬲賷 兀丨丿 賱廿賳賯丕匕賴丕貙 鬲賲丕賲賸丕 賰賲丕 丨丿孬 賯亘賱 毓丕賲賺 賲囟賶.
415 pages, Paperback
First published September 13, 1977
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Jay Anson
9听books256听followersJay Anson (November 4, 1921 鈥� March 12, 1980) was an American author whose most famous work was The Amityville Horror. After the runaway success of that novel, he wrote 666, which also dealt with a haunted house.
He began as a copy boy on the New York Evening Journal in 1937 and later worked in advertising and publicity. With more than 500 documentary scripts for television to his credit, he was associated with Professional Films, Inc. He died in 1980.
His work, The Amityville Horror, was sold as "a true story," and it was based on the reported experiences of George Lutz and Kathleen Lutz at 112 Ocean Avenue in December 1975. The Lutzes had sold the rights to the book to Anson, who had added to and adapted some of the Lutz's original claims. A film was later made of the book, which exemplified these additions.
He began as a copy boy on the New York Evening Journal in 1937 and later worked in advertising and publicity. With more than 500 documentary scripts for television to his credit, he was associated with Professional Films, Inc. He died in 1980.
His work, The Amityville Horror, was sold as "a true story," and it was based on the reported experiences of George Lutz and Kathleen Lutz at 112 Ocean Avenue in December 1975. The Lutzes had sold the rights to the book to Anson, who had added to and adapted some of the Lutz's original claims. A film was later made of the book, which exemplified these additions.
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November 12, 2020
if you're going to bother with this story, do yourself a favor and save some time by just watching the movie
November 4, 2022
This is the first time I鈥檝e read a book for Halloween. I was familiar with the story, having previously watched the films, but never read the book until now!
It was scarier than the films and reads like an addictive novel. Much has been said about whether these events were a hoax, but I don鈥檛 really care. The Amityville Horror does what it says, and provides the scares. It gave me goosebumps. I wasn鈥檛 a fan of my house making strange creaking sounds at night while reading either!
The book follows the events of the Lutz family, who move into 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville. They purchase it on the cheap, due to its tragic history. Ronald DeFeo Jr. had previously killed his 6 family members in the house. Hint: if looking to purchase a property and neighbours' shades are drawn on all the sides facing said house (but not other directions), it鈥檚 probably best to look elsewhere.
Because weird stuff will probably start happening.
鈥淭he blankets on the bed had been virtually torn from their bodies, leaving George and Kathy shivering. All the windows in the room were wide open, and the bedroom door, caught by the drafts, was swinging back and forth.鈥�
It gets you thinking about the history of a house. Could you live in a house where six people were murdered? Could you sleep in the same bedroom they died in? As someone who grew up in a haunted house, even I have to draw the line somewhere. I certainly wouldn鈥檛 start dipping my finger in random green slime emanating from walls and licking it.
The Amityville Horror has great pacing. It鈥檚 simply told, and while it won鈥檛 win any literary awards, it鈥檚 effective at telling a story. The narrative follows crazy happenings in the house, while also following the story of Father Mancuso, who was tasked with blessing the residence.
鈥淲hen he flicked the first holy water and uttered the words that accompany the gesture, Father Mancuso heard a masculine voice say with terrible clarity: 鈥楪et out!鈥欌€�
The poor bloke was basically sick the whole time after visiting. His storyline became tedious after a while, but it did help break-up the unrelenting scares within the house. The list of crazy stuff happening was never-ending. I鈥檓 amazed they tolerated as much as they did for 28 days.
鈥淭here, floating two feet above the bed, was Kathy. She was slowly drifting away from him towards the windows!鈥�
Yeah, no thanks.
I enjoyed the 70s setting and for someone who doesn鈥檛 usually read horror, I came to enjoy the scares. Who thought marching band music could be creepy? I鈥檒l never look at a pig the same way again, and remain convinced that kids鈥� drawings are one of the most effective horror devices.
I think there鈥檚 no doubt that tragedy occurred in this house and that creepy things took place. How much of the latter is true? I don鈥檛 know, but it makes one hell of a story. If you enjoy the likes of The Exorcist, The Conjuring films (or just want some scares), then this is a must-read.
It was scarier than the films and reads like an addictive novel. Much has been said about whether these events were a hoax, but I don鈥檛 really care. The Amityville Horror does what it says, and provides the scares. It gave me goosebumps. I wasn鈥檛 a fan of my house making strange creaking sounds at night while reading either!
The book follows the events of the Lutz family, who move into 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville. They purchase it on the cheap, due to its tragic history. Ronald DeFeo Jr. had previously killed his 6 family members in the house. Hint: if looking to purchase a property and neighbours' shades are drawn on all the sides facing said house (but not other directions), it鈥檚 probably best to look elsewhere.
Because weird stuff will probably start happening.
鈥淭he blankets on the bed had been virtually torn from their bodies, leaving George and Kathy shivering. All the windows in the room were wide open, and the bedroom door, caught by the drafts, was swinging back and forth.鈥�
It gets you thinking about the history of a house. Could you live in a house where six people were murdered? Could you sleep in the same bedroom they died in? As someone who grew up in a haunted house, even I have to draw the line somewhere. I certainly wouldn鈥檛 start dipping my finger in random green slime emanating from walls and licking it.
The Amityville Horror has great pacing. It鈥檚 simply told, and while it won鈥檛 win any literary awards, it鈥檚 effective at telling a story. The narrative follows crazy happenings in the house, while also following the story of Father Mancuso, who was tasked with blessing the residence.
鈥淲hen he flicked the first holy water and uttered the words that accompany the gesture, Father Mancuso heard a masculine voice say with terrible clarity: 鈥楪et out!鈥欌€�
The poor bloke was basically sick the whole time after visiting. His storyline became tedious after a while, but it did help break-up the unrelenting scares within the house. The list of crazy stuff happening was never-ending. I鈥檓 amazed they tolerated as much as they did for 28 days.
鈥淭here, floating two feet above the bed, was Kathy. She was slowly drifting away from him towards the windows!鈥�
Yeah, no thanks.
I enjoyed the 70s setting and for someone who doesn鈥檛 usually read horror, I came to enjoy the scares. Who thought marching band music could be creepy? I鈥檒l never look at a pig the same way again, and remain convinced that kids鈥� drawings are one of the most effective horror devices.
I think there鈥檚 no doubt that tragedy occurred in this house and that creepy things took place. How much of the latter is true? I don鈥檛 know, but it makes one hell of a story. If you enjoy the likes of The Exorcist, The Conjuring films (or just want some scares), then this is a must-read.
October 24, 2008
OK, folks, for the last time, here's the real story.
1. On 13 November 1974, a murder occurred in the home known as "High Hopes," located at what was then 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville, New York. The victims of the crime were the DeFeo family: Ronald Sr., Louise, and four of their five children; Dawn, Allison, Mark and John.
2. Ronald "Butch" DeFeo, Jr., eldest son of the DeFeo family, burst into a local bar in town that night around 6:30PM, asking for help.
3. Butch DeFeo was later tried for and found guilty of the murders of his family, and was sentenced to the Green Haven Penitentiary. Every attempt DeFeo has made to be granted parole has been rejected, he is serving consecutive life sentences. DeFeo turns 56 years old next week (09/26/07).
4. The house was resold following the murders and probate. Among the owners since the murders were a couple named George and Kathy Lutz, who occupied the house in late 1975. The Lutzes later collaborated with an author to write this "true account" of their stay in the house. Mrs. Lutz has since passed away from cancer.
5. No other owner of the property has complained of psychic disturbance, hauntings, paranormal activity, or any other issues with the house. The novels which followed this one claim the house is located on a Native American burial ground. No local tribe has substantiated this claim.
6. Due to unwanted publicity, the house has been painted and the number changed to avoid onlookers.
The murders happened, folks. They're real, they were tragic. There are some odd inconsistencies about them. But that is IT. There is NOTHING to substantiate any possession, haunting, demonology, incest, or anything else suggested in this book. It is a work of fiction, which the Lutz's lawyer later suggested they dreamed up after a night of drinking. If you want a book about a haunting, go find a good telling of the story of the Bell Witch (verified by a President of the United States) or read the "Weird" series, edited by Mark Moran. This is just nonsense. There is no basement door to hell in a quiet Long Island suburb. Sorry to disappoint everyone.
:: steps off soapbox:: End of Rant. Thank you.
1. On 13 November 1974, a murder occurred in the home known as "High Hopes," located at what was then 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville, New York. The victims of the crime were the DeFeo family: Ronald Sr., Louise, and four of their five children; Dawn, Allison, Mark and John.
2. Ronald "Butch" DeFeo, Jr., eldest son of the DeFeo family, burst into a local bar in town that night around 6:30PM, asking for help.
3. Butch DeFeo was later tried for and found guilty of the murders of his family, and was sentenced to the Green Haven Penitentiary. Every attempt DeFeo has made to be granted parole has been rejected, he is serving consecutive life sentences. DeFeo turns 56 years old next week (09/26/07).
4. The house was resold following the murders and probate. Among the owners since the murders were a couple named George and Kathy Lutz, who occupied the house in late 1975. The Lutzes later collaborated with an author to write this "true account" of their stay in the house. Mrs. Lutz has since passed away from cancer.
5. No other owner of the property has complained of psychic disturbance, hauntings, paranormal activity, or any other issues with the house. The novels which followed this one claim the house is located on a Native American burial ground. No local tribe has substantiated this claim.
6. Due to unwanted publicity, the house has been painted and the number changed to avoid onlookers.
The murders happened, folks. They're real, they were tragic. There are some odd inconsistencies about them. But that is IT. There is NOTHING to substantiate any possession, haunting, demonology, incest, or anything else suggested in this book. It is a work of fiction, which the Lutz's lawyer later suggested they dreamed up after a night of drinking. If you want a book about a haunting, go find a good telling of the story of the Bell Witch (verified by a President of the United States) or read the "Weird" series, edited by Mark Moran. This is just nonsense. There is no basement door to hell in a quiet Long Island suburb. Sorry to disappoint everyone.
:: steps off soapbox:: End of Rant. Thank you.
October 8, 2016
Let's pause for a minute and laugh out loud at the fact that this stupid book was in the nonfiction section of my library.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHA
HAAAAAA HAHAHA HA. HA. HAAAAAA
OK, I think that's good. Wait....
HAHAHAHAHAAAAAA OH MAN! HAHA'
OK...
That's not why it gets one lousy star anyway. It gets one star because I think it was written by a twelve year old. The writing was so bad that it distracted me from the absolutely ridiculous story. There was just no life in the story at all. I mean, the ghosts described in the book were more alive than this tired, boring (fake, yeah I said it) story. My God, man, at least use a few adjectives here and there. Give me some description of who these people are and why I should care. If this is supposed to be horrifying, why does it feel like you just learned how to write a paragraph?
First, people moved into a house.
Second, weird things happened to them.
After that, they were scared to live there.
Finally, you won't believe what happened next! End of chapter cliffhanger and oh my goodness can you believe what's happening? You can't? Wow! I can't either because it didn't! And even if this was in the fiction section it wouldn't be worth your time because it feels like a story a bunch of Boy Scouts tell each other around a campfire, not something to actually read.
That's the gist of the story with minor embellishments. Minor.
Perhaps if someone else wrote this book, I may have cared a little more. I don't know. I don't care.
Happy Halloween everyone! Pick a different book to scare you this year.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHA
HAAAAAA HAHAHA HA. HA. HAAAAAA
OK, I think that's good. Wait....
HAHAHAHAHAAAAAA OH MAN! HAHA'
OK...
That's not why it gets one lousy star anyway. It gets one star because I think it was written by a twelve year old. The writing was so bad that it distracted me from the absolutely ridiculous story. There was just no life in the story at all. I mean, the ghosts described in the book were more alive than this tired, boring (fake, yeah I said it) story. My God, man, at least use a few adjectives here and there. Give me some description of who these people are and why I should care. If this is supposed to be horrifying, why does it feel like you just learned how to write a paragraph?
First, people moved into a house.
Second, weird things happened to them.
After that, they were scared to live there.
Finally, you won't believe what happened next! End of chapter cliffhanger and oh my goodness can you believe what's happening? You can't? Wow! I can't either because it didn't! And even if this was in the fiction section it wouldn't be worth your time because it feels like a story a bunch of Boy Scouts tell each other around a campfire, not something to actually read.
That's the gist of the story with minor embellishments. Minor.
Perhaps if someone else wrote this book, I may have cared a little more. I don't know. I don't care.
Happy Halloween everyone! Pick a different book to scare you this year.
February 27, 2018
Loved it. More than I should have, probably. A brilliant way to write a novel (yes, let's just admit this is a novel). The matter-of-fact, journalistic tone used to describe horrific events expertly aided the 'realism' fa莽ade, and it made for great storytelling. Toward the end the pacing went off and turned into kitchen sink horror (just throw everything out there!) but it still worked. The ending 'Afterward' was genius and is likely why this classic endures and continues to inspire a whole subgenre of horror.
If you've seen one of the zillion Amityville movies but haven't read the book, you're missing out. It's a different and wholly enjoyable experience.
If you've seen one of the zillion Amityville movies but haven't read the book, you're missing out. It's a different and wholly enjoyable experience.
October 24, 2020
I confess, I am SO glad to be done with this book. I had to take it in just a couple chapters at a time, it just felt so overwhelmingly dark. The fact that the demons (whatever they were) didn't just throw things around the house to creep the family out, they actually affected the family members' individual personalities and seemed to truly bring out the worst in their humanity. This aspect, to me, was the most disturbing.
Though I never plan to read this book again and will promptly be donating my copy to my local library, I still rated it high because, as a horror book, it did its job amazingly well. It's well written and very unnerving, so despite me not actually liking it very much, it wasn't the book's fault. It was simply how it stayed in my mind.
I did some research after finishing the book and families have proceeded to live in the home for several years at a time with no reported issues. Being that the Lutzes didn't jump on the popularity train after all this, trying to book tv show and book deals, and instead they simply disappeared to live life in peace, I can't agree with those who believe they made it all up.
Though I never plan to read this book again and will promptly be donating my copy to my local library, I still rated it high because, as a horror book, it did its job amazingly well. It's well written and very unnerving, so despite me not actually liking it very much, it wasn't the book's fault. It was simply how it stayed in my mind.
I did some research after finishing the book and families have proceeded to live in the home for several years at a time with no reported issues. Being that the Lutzes didn't jump on the popularity train after all this, trying to book tv show and book deals, and instead they simply disappeared to live life in peace, I can't agree with those who believe they made it all up.
October 27, 2022
112 Ocean Ave. Amityville, Long Island, New York. Spooky!!
Flies, slime, black water, foul rotten smell, static sound when calling a priest, waking up at 3:15 AM every day... 馃槵 Why stay? 28 days is way too long!
I end up reading online articles and watching Youtube videos because of the controversy that this story is a hoax. The funny thing is, I didn't know it was "real" and thought the author had a unique way of telling the story like a true crime novel. I really liked it.
Overall, this book was entertaining and a quick haunted house story. There are many movies out there with "Amityville" in the title, but the only one I saw was with Ryan Reynolds (2005) which I thought was a solid scary movie.
Great audiobook, read by Ray Porter.
Flies, slime, black water, foul rotten smell, static sound when calling a priest, waking up at 3:15 AM every day... 馃槵 Why stay? 28 days is way too long!
I end up reading online articles and watching Youtube videos because of the controversy that this story is a hoax. The funny thing is, I didn't know it was "real" and thought the author had a unique way of telling the story like a true crime novel. I really liked it.
Overall, this book was entertaining and a quick haunted house story. There are many movies out there with "Amityville" in the title, but the only one I saw was with Ryan Reynolds (2005) which I thought was a solid scary movie.
Great audiobook, read by Ray Porter.
October 20, 2020
I will start this review at the end . . . or, what I did after the end.
I knew some about The Amityville Horror from pop culture. I don鈥檛 think I have ever seen the movie all the way through, but I have seen parts of it. I am familiar with the house with windows like Jack O鈥� Lantern eyes. I knew it was a tale of possession and haunting. A story of terrors beyond imagination 鈥� terrors that only usually exist in the imagination of horror writers and filmmakers. But this really happened!
Or . . . did it?
When I was done, I started looking around the internet to get as much follow-up research on what really happened at 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York in the mid-1970s . . .
Without saying too much, it seems like there is a lot of disagreement and debate about how true this story is. Sure, some of the incidents forming the foundation are 100% based in truth. But, beyond that . . . I wonder if we will ever know or society as a whole will ever agree (but, do they ever agree on anything). The book is certainly narrated as if it is all true 鈥� which lends to the creepiness and suspense . . . which is as it should be. So, if you are going in looking for non-fiction, you may leave still a bit skeptical. But, if you are just looking for a good and scary time, it should serve you well.
All of that aside, it is a pretty entertaining and harrowing tale of demons/restless spirits who just can鈥檛 leave the people in their house alone. It is a great book if you are looking for a quick tale for a dark and chilly evening in October. I really think the only thing that could ruin it for a fan of horror and hauntings would be if you lean too much on whether it is really true or not. For me, I liked learning about the background, but when it came to enjoying it, I just let the horror of it all take me away.
I knew some about The Amityville Horror from pop culture. I don鈥檛 think I have ever seen the movie all the way through, but I have seen parts of it. I am familiar with the house with windows like Jack O鈥� Lantern eyes. I knew it was a tale of possession and haunting. A story of terrors beyond imagination 鈥� terrors that only usually exist in the imagination of horror writers and filmmakers. But this really happened!
Or . . . did it?
When I was done, I started looking around the internet to get as much follow-up research on what really happened at 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York in the mid-1970s . . .
Without saying too much, it seems like there is a lot of disagreement and debate about how true this story is. Sure, some of the incidents forming the foundation are 100% based in truth. But, beyond that . . . I wonder if we will ever know or society as a whole will ever agree (but, do they ever agree on anything). The book is certainly narrated as if it is all true 鈥� which lends to the creepiness and suspense . . . which is as it should be. So, if you are going in looking for non-fiction, you may leave still a bit skeptical. But, if you are just looking for a good and scary time, it should serve you well.
All of that aside, it is a pretty entertaining and harrowing tale of demons/restless spirits who just can鈥檛 leave the people in their house alone. It is a great book if you are looking for a quick tale for a dark and chilly evening in October. I really think the only thing that could ruin it for a fan of horror and hauntings would be if you lean too much on whether it is really true or not. For me, I liked learning about the background, but when it came to enjoying it, I just let the horror of it all take me away.
October 31, 2022
Trick or Treat of a different kind for spooktober!!!
The true story of the haunting and supernatural events at Amityville House inspired a book and the book then inspired a film, as the events at Long Island gripped a nation.
However, the original book blurb said, 鈥淎 fascinating and frightening book鈥� (Los Angeles Times)鈥攖he bestselling true story about a house possessed by evil spirits鈥︹€�, turned out to be nothing more than a horror story concocted over a few bottles of wine. Yes here we have the 鈥楾谤颈肠办鈥�.
Now for the 鈥楾谤别补迟鈥�. Once you get your head into the space that this was a fabricated story, which I for one found difficult because I had been brainwashed into believing this was a true story, then you could actually enjoy the book as a friendly dose of fictional horror that delivered a lot of what you need for spooky month.
I liked the writing style that attempted to create the feeling of a factual story. Whilst it didn't scare the big girls pants of me, it brought something different and I certainly had a few bejesus moments when my imagination ran away with me.
In all, it was haunting, creepy, atmospheric and spine tingling but good not brilliant.
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A short review - on hiatus. There are plenty of reviews out there that contain the plot so I will not write again here. 3 for the story and the sensation this book created. Clever marketing!!!
The true story of the haunting and supernatural events at Amityville House inspired a book and the book then inspired a film, as the events at Long Island gripped a nation.
However, the original book blurb said, 鈥淎 fascinating and frightening book鈥� (Los Angeles Times)鈥攖he bestselling true story about a house possessed by evil spirits鈥︹€�, turned out to be nothing more than a horror story concocted over a few bottles of wine. Yes here we have the 鈥楾谤颈肠办鈥�.
Now for the 鈥楾谤别补迟鈥�. Once you get your head into the space that this was a fabricated story, which I for one found difficult because I had been brainwashed into believing this was a true story, then you could actually enjoy the book as a friendly dose of fictional horror that delivered a lot of what you need for spooky month.
I liked the writing style that attempted to create the feeling of a factual story. Whilst it didn't scare the big girls pants of me, it brought something different and I certainly had a few bejesus moments when my imagination ran away with me.
In all, it was haunting, creepy, atmospheric and spine tingling but good not brilliant.
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A short review - on hiatus. There are plenty of reviews out there that contain the plot so I will not write again here. 3 for the story and the sensation this book created. Clever marketing!!!
May 18, 2012
This "true" story is about as scary as a Ke$ha/Charlie Sheen lovechild. It's terrifying... but it's not the baby's fault. It was created out of a union of glitter-vomit and Tiger Blood. Mama SLutz is an attention whore just in it for the money and notoriety, and Daddy is a talentless hack who just spouts random words emphatically and claims they make sense. It's like it was written by a 12 year old with ADD and then edited by someone who speaks English as a 2nd language... and started taking the classes just yesterday! Exclamation point! But hey, they did something right, because I just read this pile of steaming poo! Exclamation point!
So let me tell you about the book, m'kay? There's this family called thesLutzes. They moved into this house on the 18th of December - no the 23rd of December - no the 18th of December because when they moved out on January 14th that was 28 days and Jay Anson can count, yayyyy! Exclamation point!
So thePutzes SLutzes - Wait. Did we meet Father Frank yet? Father Frank has a BAD FEELING. And then he gets sick with the flu a lot and that makes him feel bad! So then the SLutzes move in on the 18th-23rd-18th of December and then weird stuff starts happening in their house like the windows opening and it being cold. They have money problems and can't afford their boat or their wardrobe but never go to work. Also Officer Gionfriddo is the most badass ninja policeman! Exclamation point! He can drive down the street and totally not see that guy going into the WITCHES' BREW until 50 feet after he passes him, and then recognize his beard, the way he walks, and the shape of his body! Crouching Gionfriddo, Hidden Ninja! Multiple Exclamation Points!! HIGH SCORE!
Father Frank had blisters on his hands.
Then there was a lion.
Then George was all like "LET MY PEOPLE GO!" and then Gionfriddo sat quietly in his police car with the lights off watching in a non-creeper way while George acted all "like a lunatic" but later Gionfriddo said it was OK because they were closing the windows so he drove away with his lights off... totally not like a creeper, I said!
SCARY PIG!
Jodie says he's an angel but he's really a BEAST! RUN! Then there is a storm and they are TRAPPED IN THE HOUSE except for when they got in the car to go to the doctor's office for some band-aids and baby tylenol. Also, call Father Frank.
Then they moved out and then the story was over except when they levitated some more and then moved to California where levitation is illegal.
Congratulations. You've now read The Amityville Horror.
I'm sorry.
So let me tell you about the book, m'kay? There's this family called the
So the
Father Frank had blisters on his hands.
Then there was a lion.
Then George was all like "LET MY PEOPLE GO!" and then Gionfriddo sat quietly in his police car with the lights off watching in a non-creeper way while George acted all "like a lunatic" but later Gionfriddo said it was OK because they were closing the windows so he drove away with his lights off... totally not like a creeper, I said!
SCARY PIG!
Jodie says he's an angel but he's really a BEAST! RUN! Then there is a storm and they are TRAPPED IN THE HOUSE except for when they got in the car to go to the doctor's office for some band-aids and baby tylenol. Also, call Father Frank.
Then they moved out and then the story was over except when they levitated some more and then moved to California where levitation is illegal.
Congratulations. You've now read The Amityville Horror.
I'm sorry.
September 21, 2023
Three stars? Idk if this is accurate. A reread this October is called for along with a first reading of The Haunting of Hill House and The Witch by Shirley Jackson. And then connecting with whatever emerges out of the attic, ascends from the cellar, cackles from the closet, or slithers from under the bed.
Tbh, the witches I know look better than most of the ones in books and are much nicer company 鈾狅笍 馃枻
Tbh, the witches I know look better than most of the ones in books and are much nicer company 鈾狅笍 馃枻
August 17, 2021
I mean it just wasn鈥檛 that good or it was my mood! I enjoyed the movie as a kid. I don鈥檛 know! Sigh鈥�
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December 16, 2021
Scared the pants off me 鈥� but hey, I was 14 or 15 so it didn鈥檛 take much to scare me.
I remember not being able to watch the movie so I thought I was so smart borrowing the book from a friend whose Mom was less rigid about her reading choices (pretty sure I borrowed Alive! from her too鈥攍ol) than mine was.
However, my Mom would have had the last laugh (had she known I was reading forbidden literary contraband). I鈥檓 pretty sure I skimmed to the end so I could return the creepy book to its owner before I was questioned about sleeping with the lights on鈥�
Ahh, the joys of forbidden books!!
I remember not being able to watch the movie so I thought I was so smart borrowing the book from a friend whose Mom was less rigid about her reading choices (pretty sure I borrowed Alive! from her too鈥攍ol) than mine was.
However, my Mom would have had the last laugh (had she known I was reading forbidden literary contraband). I鈥檓 pretty sure I skimmed to the end so I could return the creepy book to its owner before I was questioned about sleeping with the lights on鈥�
Ahh, the joys of forbidden books!!
September 27, 2020
This was a re-read for me. I read it back in the late 70's when it first came out, and even then I didn't think it was that great.
Now, I was compelled to finish, but if it weren't for Ray Porter's narration I might not have.
This isn't great writing, but the story is interesting as hell. All these years later I'm still wondering how much of this actually happened.
Now, I was compelled to finish, but if it weren't for Ray Porter's narration I might not have.
This isn't great writing, but the story is interesting as hell. All these years later I'm still wondering how much of this actually happened.
August 3, 2021
Esta es mi primera relectura del libro (seguramente m谩s adelante lo vuelva a releer). Es uno de esos libros que SIEMPRE consider茅 de los m谩s aterradores que he le铆do. Si bien me sigue pareciendo aterrador, la experiencia de relectura fue diferente a aquella primera lectura. Sobre todo, me sorprendi贸 la escritura, no recordaba que estuviera narrado de forma tan sencilla. Lo recordaba un poco m谩s condimentado, no tan directo. Creo que el hecho de que todo vaya tan al grano sin vueltas hace que la lectura de este libro resulte mil veces m谩s ligera. Los eventos que se narran no dejan de sorprenderme (siempre hablando en t茅rminos de ficci贸n), todo pasa con tanta regularidad, no da respiro. Siempre pens茅 que la clave para disfrutar mejor este libro es pensarlo simplemente como una novela, y no como una cr贸nica sobre "hechos reales".
August 19, 2019
Way better than the movie in terms of horror!
January 20, 2016
Termin茅 este libro anoche durante una buena tormenta, y hac铆a bastante que no experimentaba algo tan intenso con una historia. Puedo contar con una sola mano todos los libros que alguna vez me causaron escalofr铆os, y me sobran tres dedos. Literalmente, "It" de Stephen King fue el que m谩s miedo me dio, y actualmente sumo a la lista "The Amityville Horror".
Tiene una lectura super 谩gil por el hecho de que narra puntualmente las situaciones, sin demasiado decorado, la forma en la que sucedieron, de qu茅 manera lo vieron y vivieron los Lutz. Aprovech茅 a leer este libro durante unos d铆as en los que permanec铆 sola en casa durante la noche, y sinceramente fue de las mejores experiencias que pude tener. Me resulta muy impresionante desde un comienzo, cuando narra el tr谩gico suceso con los DeFeo (partiendo de la base de que ese tipo de casos me ponen los pelos de punta, sin excepci贸n), y luego la aparici贸n de los Lutz, quienes inocentemente acceden a un ofert贸n, y adquieren la casona que tanto secreto h贸rrido encierra. Las cosas que van a pasar a partir de ese momento son terribles, y debo admitir que me sent铆 particularmente afectada con Jodie.
El libro no me ha decepcionado en lo absoluto, si bien no logr贸 quitarme el sue帽o, s铆 me dificult贸 su lectura por contener tantos momentos tenebrosos que me dejaban sin habla. Adem谩s, experiment茅 algunos sucesos "extra帽os" durante la lectura del mismo, pero eso lo voy a dejar para la videorese帽a. Recomiendo ampliamente a cualquier amante del terror, a mi me ha dejado fascinada, y ni de cerca las pel铆culas se acercan al verdadero horror que transmite el libro.
Tiene una lectura super 谩gil por el hecho de que narra puntualmente las situaciones, sin demasiado decorado, la forma en la que sucedieron, de qu茅 manera lo vieron y vivieron los Lutz. Aprovech茅 a leer este libro durante unos d铆as en los que permanec铆 sola en casa durante la noche, y sinceramente fue de las mejores experiencias que pude tener. Me resulta muy impresionante desde un comienzo, cuando narra el tr谩gico suceso con los DeFeo (partiendo de la base de que ese tipo de casos me ponen los pelos de punta, sin excepci贸n), y luego la aparici贸n de los Lutz, quienes inocentemente acceden a un ofert贸n, y adquieren la casona que tanto secreto h贸rrido encierra. Las cosas que van a pasar a partir de ese momento son terribles, y debo admitir que me sent铆 particularmente afectada con Jodie.
El libro no me ha decepcionado en lo absoluto, si bien no logr贸 quitarme el sue帽o, s铆 me dificult贸 su lectura por contener tantos momentos tenebrosos que me dejaban sin habla. Adem谩s, experiment茅 algunos sucesos "extra帽os" durante la lectura del mismo, pero eso lo voy a dejar para la videorese帽a. Recomiendo ampliamente a cualquier amante del terror, a mi me ha dejado fascinada, y ni de cerca las pel铆culas se acercan al verdadero horror que transmite el libro.
March 8, 2013
"Do you think it's haunted?"
"No way, I don't believe in ghosts.鈥�
It seems the reading world is clearly divided about this book.
The common question obviously being: is this actually true? I would like to add another question to the equation: does it actually matter?
To some extent, it does. The extent to which this novel will scare you correlates directly to (a)whether you believe the events depicted here are true and (b) your religious orientation. Personally, I鈥檓 still reserving judgement on just how 鈥渢rue鈥� everything in here may or may not be. The spine classification says 鈥渘on-fiction鈥� but we鈥檝e long since learnt not to believe everything we read. The book did create a storm of controversy, and I鈥檇 be very surprised if it hadn鈥檛. It鈥檚 just that kind of book.
Something that did occur to me while reading this was the old adage: 鈥淲here there鈥檚 smoke鈥︹€�
"I'm worried about what could happen next. Why don't you just get out of that house for a while?"
Then again: take a step back and look at the book from a different point of view. How many other similar stories have you read, which you absolutely knew was fiction, and it still scared the living daylights out of you? It needn鈥檛 be a wasted opportunity 鈥� you have an imagination, don鈥檛 you?
I will say this for the subject matter: if stories like and scared you, this book will too. Of that I don鈥檛 have much doubt. If the events depicted here are in fact true, this book鈥檚 creep-factor skyrockets through the roof.
鈥漈here's something in our room!"
I enjoyed the book well enough. From a literary point of view, however, the writing is very workmanlike and matter-of-factual and, frankly, just a bit bland. It adds to the feeling of realism, but a few dramatic flourishes would have made the whole thing a bit more enjoyable! And let鈥檚 be honest, there are scenes that come across as a bit hokey. Still 鈥� it鈥檚 a fairly solid three stars.
鈥漌e鈥檙e trapped. It鈥檚 not going to let us go.鈥�
In closing. If you are one of those people who would normally skip the Foreword and Afterword of a book, it is important in the case of The Amityville Horror to actually read it, just to get some perspective. Yes, even if you think it鈥檚 hogwash.
"No way, I don't believe in ghosts.鈥�
It seems the reading world is clearly divided about this book.
The common question obviously being: is this actually true? I would like to add another question to the equation: does it actually matter?
To some extent, it does. The extent to which this novel will scare you correlates directly to (a)whether you believe the events depicted here are true and (b) your religious orientation. Personally, I鈥檓 still reserving judgement on just how 鈥渢rue鈥� everything in here may or may not be. The spine classification says 鈥渘on-fiction鈥� but we鈥檝e long since learnt not to believe everything we read. The book did create a storm of controversy, and I鈥檇 be very surprised if it hadn鈥檛. It鈥檚 just that kind of book.
Something that did occur to me while reading this was the old adage: 鈥淲here there鈥檚 smoke鈥︹€�
"I'm worried about what could happen next. Why don't you just get out of that house for a while?"
Then again: take a step back and look at the book from a different point of view. How many other similar stories have you read, which you absolutely knew was fiction, and it still scared the living daylights out of you? It needn鈥檛 be a wasted opportunity 鈥� you have an imagination, don鈥檛 you?
I will say this for the subject matter: if stories like and scared you, this book will too. Of that I don鈥檛 have much doubt. If the events depicted here are in fact true, this book鈥檚 creep-factor skyrockets through the roof.
鈥漈here's something in our room!"
I enjoyed the book well enough. From a literary point of view, however, the writing is very workmanlike and matter-of-factual and, frankly, just a bit bland. It adds to the feeling of realism, but a few dramatic flourishes would have made the whole thing a bit more enjoyable! And let鈥檚 be honest, there are scenes that come across as a bit hokey. Still 鈥� it鈥檚 a fairly solid three stars.
鈥漌e鈥檙e trapped. It鈥檚 not going to let us go.鈥�
In closing. If you are one of those people who would normally skip the Foreword and Afterword of a book, it is important in the case of The Amityville Horror to actually read it, just to get some perspective. Yes, even if you think it鈥檚 hogwash.
May 10, 2019
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鬲丨賰賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賯氐丞 兀爻乇丞 噩丿賷丿丞 爻毓賷丿丞 賵噩丿鬲 丕賱賲賳夭賱 丕賱囟禺賲 氐賮賯丞 乇丕亘丨丞 亘丕賱鬲兀賰賷丿貙 鬲賲鬲 丕賱氐賮賯丞 賵丕賱丕賳鬲賯丕賱 廿賱賷賴..賯囟賵丕 孬賲丕賳賷丞 賵毓卮乇賷賳 賷賵賲賸丕 賴賳丕賰貙 賮賷 丕賱賷賵賲 丕賱孬丕賲賳 賵丕賱毓卮乇賷賳 賮乇賵丕 乇毓亘賸丕.
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-兀爻乇丞 賱賵鬲夭-
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兀丨亘 兀賳 兀卮賷乇 賱賱鬲乇噩賲丞 卮丿賷丿丞 丕賱爻賱丕爻丞 賱亘爻賲丞 丕賱禺賵賱賷貙 賲鬲乇噩賲丞 賯丕丿賲丞 亘賯賵丞 賵賱賵 兀賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賰丕賳鬲 亘丨丕噩丞 賱賲乇丕噩毓丞 丨賯賷賯賷丞貙 賱賰賳 賴匕丕 賱賲 賷賳賯氐 賲賳 爻賱丕爻丞 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賲胤賱賯賸丕 賵賰兀賳賰 鬲賯乇兀 毓賲賱賸丕 賰鬲亘 亘丕賱毓乇亘賷丞.
賮賷 賳賴丕賷丞 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賵乇丿 丕爻賲賷 丕賱夭賵噩賷賳 氐丕卅丿賷 丕賱兀卮亘丕丨 丕锟斤拷卮賴賷乇賷賳 丕賱匕賷賳 鬲賲 廿賳鬲丕噩 賯囟丕賷丕賴賲 賱爻賱爻丞 兀賮賱丕賲 the conjuring 丕賱卮賴賷乇丞貙 丨賷孬 賰丕賳 丕賱賲賳夭賱 兀丨丿 賯囟丕賷丕賴賲貙 賯賷賱 賮賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 兀賳賴賲 賮囟賱賵丕 兀賱丕 賷爻賰賳 兀丨丿 賮賷 丕賱賲賳夭賱 丨賷孬 兀賳 賱丕 賯亘賱 賱兀丨丿 賱丕丨鬲賵丕亍 丕賱卮乇 丕賱賰丕賲賳 亘賷賳 噩丿乇丕賳賴.
賮賷 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞貙 廿賳 鬲噩丕賴賱鬲 賰賱 丕賱毓賱丕賲丕鬲 賵賯乇乇鬲 卮乇丕亍 賲賳夭賱 亘鬲丕乇賷禺 丿賲賵賷貙 賵賵噩丿鬲 丨賷賵丕賳賰 丕賱兀賱賷賮 賮賷 丨丕賱丞 賱丕 鬲卮亘賴 賳賮爻賴貙 賵亘丿兀鬲 胤亘丕毓 兀胤賮丕賱賰 丕賱賲賴匕亘賷賳 賮賷 丕賱鬲睾賷乇 賵亘丿兀鬲 丕亘賳鬲賰 賮賷 丕賱丨丿賷孬 毓賳 丕賱賲賱丕賰 毓賱賶 卮賰賱 丕賱禺賳夭賷乇 丕賱匕賷 賷夭賵乇賴丕 賵賷丨丿孬賴丕 亘兀賳賴丕 爻鬲亘賯賶 賮賷 丕賱賲賳夭賱 賱賱兀亘丿 丨鬲賶 鬲卮丕乇賰 丕賱胤賮賱 丕賱賲賷鬲 丕賱賯丕胤賳 賮賷 睾乇賮鬲賴丕 丕賱賱毓亘貙 廿賳 丕爻鬲賷賯馗鬲 賵賵噩丿鬲 夭賵噩鬲賰 丕賱賳丕卅賲丞 賲鬲丿賱賷丞 賮賷 賵囟毓 氐賱賷亘 賲賯賱賵亘 賵鬲爻乇賷 賮賷 丕賱賴賵丕亍 亘廿鬲噩丕賴 丕賱賳丕賮匕丞貙 賱賵 鬲賵賯賮 丕賱賯爻 毓賳 賲爻丕毓丿鬲賰 賱賲乇囟 亘卮毓 兀賱賲 亘賴 毓賳丿賲丕 禺胤丕 賱賲賳夭賱賰 丕賱噩丿賷丿 賱賷亘丕乇賰賴貙 廿賳 兀禺亘乇鬲賰 夭賵噩鬲賰 兀賳 賴賳丕賰 胤賷賮賸丕 賵丿賵丿賸丕 匕賵 乇丕卅丨丞 毓胤乇 賳賮丕匕丞 賷丨鬲囟賳 賰鬲賮賷賴丕 賮賷 丕賱賲胤亘禺貙 賱丕 鬲賰賳 兀丨賲賯賸丕 丌禺乇貙 丕亘賯 丨賷賸丕.
兀丨夭賲 兀賲鬲毓鬲賰 賵兀胤賱賯 爻丕賯賷賰 賱賱乇賷丨貙 賱丕 賷丨賷丕 丕賱卮噩毓丕賳 毓丕丿賸丞 賱賷丨賰賵丕 丕賱賯氐丞.
賯丕賱 丕賱氐亘賷 兀賳 丕賱賱賴 丨丿孬賴 賱賵賯鬲賺 胤賵賷賱 賵兀禺亘乇賴 兀賳 賱夭丕賲賸丕 毓賱賷賴 賯鬲賱 噩賲賷毓 兀賮乇丕丿 兀爻乇鬲賴貙 兀噩乇鬲 賲丨丕賰賲丞 丨丕賵賱 賲丨丕賲賷 丕賱卮丕亘 兀賳 賷賯賳毓 丕賱賯囟丕亍 亘廿毓胤丕卅賴 丨賰賲 賲禺賮賮 賱噩賳賵賳賴貙 賱賲 鬲賯鬲賳毓 丕賱賲丨賰賲丞 亘匕賱賰貙 鬲賲 丕賱丨賰賲 毓賱賶 丕賱卮丕亘 亘爻鬲 兀丨賰丕賲 賲禺鬲賱賮丞 賲丿丞 賰賱 丨賰賲 賲賳賴丕 佗佶 毓丕賲賸丕貙 賵賷賯囟賷 丨賷丕鬲賴 賮賷 賲氐丨丞 毓賯賱賷丞 賮賷 丨亘爻 賲卮丿丿 丨鬲賶 賷賵賲賳丕 賴匕丕.
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鬲丨賰賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賯氐丞 兀爻乇丞 噩丿賷丿丞 爻毓賷丿丞 賵噩丿鬲 丕賱賲賳夭賱 丕賱囟禺賲 氐賮賯丞 乇丕亘丨丞 亘丕賱鬲兀賰賷丿貙 鬲賲鬲 丕賱氐賮賯丞 賵丕賱丕賳鬲賯丕賱 廿賱賷賴..賯囟賵丕 孬賲丕賳賷丞 賵毓卮乇賷賳 賷賵賲賸丕 賴賳丕賰貙 賮賷 丕賱賷賵賲 丕賱孬丕賲賳 賵丕賱毓卮乇賷賳 賮乇賵丕 乇毓亘賸丕.
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-兀爻乇丞 賱賵鬲夭-
乇賵丕賷丞 賲賯亘囟丞 賲禺鬲賱賮丞 鬲丨賰賷 丕賱兀賴賵丕賱 丕賱鬲賷 賲乇鬲 亘賴丕 丕賱兀爻乇丞 丕賱賲賳賰賵亘丞 丕賱噩丿賷丿丞 丕賱鬲賷 賱賲 賷亘賯 兀丨丿賴賲 賮賷 丨丕賱賺 胤亘賷毓賷丞 胤賵丕賱 賮鬲乇丞 廿賯丕賲鬲賴賲貙 丨鬲賶 賰賱亘賴賲 丕賱賵賮賷 丕賱賲爻賰賷賳
兀丨亘 兀賳 兀卮賷乇 賱賱鬲乇噩賲丞 卮丿賷丿丞 丕賱爻賱丕爻丞 賱亘爻賲丞 丕賱禺賵賱賷貙 賲鬲乇噩賲丞 賯丕丿賲丞 亘賯賵丞 賵賱賵 兀賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賰丕賳鬲 亘丨丕噩丞 賱賲乇丕噩毓丞 丨賯賷賯賷丞貙 賱賰賳 賴匕丕 賱賲 賷賳賯氐 賲賳 爻賱丕爻丞 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賲胤賱賯賸丕 賵賰兀賳賰 鬲賯乇兀 毓賲賱賸丕 賰鬲亘 亘丕賱毓乇亘賷丞.
賮賷 賳賴丕賷丞 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賵乇丿 丕爻賲賷 丕賱夭賵噩賷賳 氐丕卅丿賷 丕賱兀卮亘丕丨 丕锟斤拷卮賴賷乇賷賳 丕賱匕賷賳 鬲賲 廿賳鬲丕噩 賯囟丕賷丕賴賲 賱爻賱爻丞 兀賮賱丕賲 the conjuring 丕賱卮賴賷乇丞貙 丨賷孬 賰丕賳 丕賱賲賳夭賱 兀丨丿 賯囟丕賷丕賴賲貙 賯賷賱 賮賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 兀賳賴賲 賮囟賱賵丕 兀賱丕 賷爻賰賳 兀丨丿 賮賷 丕賱賲賳夭賱 丨賷孬 兀賳 賱丕 賯亘賱 賱兀丨丿 賱丕丨鬲賵丕亍 丕賱卮乇 丕賱賰丕賲賳 亘賷賳 噩丿乇丕賳賴.
賮賷 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞貙 廿賳 鬲噩丕賴賱鬲 賰賱 丕賱毓賱丕賲丕鬲 賵賯乇乇鬲 卮乇丕亍 賲賳夭賱 亘鬲丕乇賷禺 丿賲賵賷貙 賵賵噩丿鬲 丨賷賵丕賳賰 丕賱兀賱賷賮 賮賷 丨丕賱丞 賱丕 鬲卮亘賴 賳賮爻賴貙 賵亘丿兀鬲 胤亘丕毓 兀胤賮丕賱賰 丕賱賲賴匕亘賷賳 賮賷 丕賱鬲睾賷乇 賵亘丿兀鬲 丕亘賳鬲賰 賮賷 丕賱丨丿賷孬 毓賳 丕賱賲賱丕賰 毓賱賶 卮賰賱 丕賱禺賳夭賷乇 丕賱匕賷 賷夭賵乇賴丕 賵賷丨丿孬賴丕 亘兀賳賴丕 爻鬲亘賯賶 賮賷 丕賱賲賳夭賱 賱賱兀亘丿 丨鬲賶 鬲卮丕乇賰 丕賱胤賮賱 丕賱賲賷鬲 丕賱賯丕胤賳 賮賷 睾乇賮鬲賴丕 丕賱賱毓亘貙 廿賳 丕爻鬲賷賯馗鬲 賵賵噩丿鬲 夭賵噩鬲賰 丕賱賳丕卅賲丞 賲鬲丿賱賷丞 賮賷 賵囟毓 氐賱賷亘 賲賯賱賵亘 賵鬲爻乇賷 賮賷 丕賱賴賵丕亍 亘廿鬲噩丕賴 丕賱賳丕賮匕丞貙 賱賵 鬲賵賯賮 丕賱賯爻 毓賳 賲爻丕毓丿鬲賰 賱賲乇囟 亘卮毓 兀賱賲 亘賴 毓賳丿賲丕 禺胤丕 賱賲賳夭賱賰 丕賱噩丿賷丿 賱賷亘丕乇賰賴貙 廿賳 兀禺亘乇鬲賰 夭賵噩鬲賰 兀賳 賴賳丕賰 胤賷賮賸丕 賵丿賵丿賸丕 匕賵 乇丕卅丨丞 毓胤乇 賳賮丕匕丞 賷丨鬲囟賳 賰鬲賮賷賴丕 賮賷 丕賱賲胤亘禺貙 賱丕 鬲賰賳 兀丨賲賯賸丕 丌禺乇貙 丕亘賯 丨賷賸丕.
兀丨夭賲 兀賲鬲毓鬲賰 賵兀胤賱賯 爻丕賯賷賰 賱賱乇賷丨貙 賱丕 賷丨賷丕 丕賱卮噩毓丕賳 毓丕丿賸丞 賱賷丨賰賵丕 丕賱賯氐丞.
January 3, 2016
The Amityville Horror is a book whose reviews are all over the place. On my friends list I have ratings from 1 to 5 stars all across the board. I wasn't sure where I would fall in relation to my GR buddies.
I listened to this one on audio as it was one of the 3 books that appealed to me and was available through OverDrive. It was a quick listen and I really enjoyed the narration.
I watched the movie in my teens and there have been so many of them made I really don鈥檛 know which one I watched or how good of an interpretation it was. To be honest, I don鈥檛 remember a whole lot. I remember the basement opening up to Hell and a little girl standing on the top of the roof. Other than that? Not a whole heck of a lot.
Clearly it left a lasting impression鈥�. ;)
I liked the way the narrative was broken up. You get the story from a few different sources. There is the interview with the family who experienced it. There is the view of the investigator taking their statement. And there is the view of the priest that was afflicted with flu-like symptoms after trying to rid the house of evil spirits.
It was a unique story and one that has probably been called into question since it was told. The history of the house and the mystery behind what actually happened there is part of the allure of THIS book. And I could see why others might think they made it all up.
Sometimes there are things that are beyond explanation. There are things that cannot be explained. There are things that make us question the higher powers of the universe ; they make us question our own beliefs.
I did enjoy the book and especially the narration. I still haven't made up my own mind as to what I believe and what I don鈥檛. But this is a book that will resonate with me.
The weird part of me is that reading a book like this knowing it is a real place makes me want to go buy the house and see what happens. Jeff, what do you think? Time for a change of scenery? I hear the basement down there is something forespecial!
September 5, 2021
A combination of me knowing the case so well that this bored me a little鈥� and the fact that it鈥檚 poorly written. Meh. I鈥檓 disappointed! (Bonus exclamation marks since Anson loved them so much!!!! Gah!!!!)
November 29, 2019
Even if the events of this book are disputed, it is still a scary and interesting ghost story.
October 13, 2022
My wife and i are very familiar with the Amityville horror case. We watch ghost stuff all the time my wife is a sensitive believer and I'm a sceptic who wants to believe. This is a VERY famous case. We have seen many reports shows including the behind-the-scenes drama. My wife is a huge Elaine and Ed warren fan they work on the aftermath of the event in the book.
Why 2 stars well the book is not that good or convincing. It was meant to be scary but i was hardly scared. I believe it was terrifying in its day. With demons and the house shouting "GET OUT". They change somethings in from the movie which is scarier than the book. The other things I've seen on the Amityville horror recently have been much better I'll leave it at that.
Why 2 stars well the book is not that good or convincing. It was meant to be scary but i was hardly scared. I believe it was terrifying in its day. With demons and the house shouting "GET OUT". They change somethings in from the movie which is scarier than the book. The other things I've seen on the Amityville horror recently have been much better I'll leave it at that.
April 2, 2020
I am not a huge fan of horror, but this book comes to mind as one of the most terrifying (at least for me). I distinctly remember reading this as a teen and not being able to put it down until I had finished it at 3:00 in the morning. Part of this was being unable to sleep if it was still on my mind.
November 25, 2018
5 stars.
I don鈥檛 even know where to begin. I fear this may be a long, chaotic mess of thoughts, so please bear with me, or skim, or totally ignore.
I鈥檝e always been fascinated with the occult. The Exorcist (both the book and the movie, RIP Mr. Blatty) scared the hell out of me, pardon the pun. It still does. Every. Single. Time. And I love being scared. I love horror movies, haunted houses, Ouija boards (even though my husband forbids them), and Halloween. I love Halloween so much it鈥檚 my wedding anniversary.
My freshman year of college, I was a moron. I had an English class where I had to write a basic research paper on anything I wanted. I chose exorcism. Why? Moron.
Fascination is one thing; belief is another. I didn鈥檛 actually believe all this stuff; I just liked reading about it. All my research during that semester long assignment pointed to one book, by . I was nineteen. This was before the internet and Amazon. I actually had to check books out of physical buildings called libraries. I had to find Hostage to the Devil鈥nd I couldn鈥檛. It had mysteriously vanished from every library within 100 miles of my college. My dad happened to find a copy in some little secondhand bookstore, and when he told the bookseller who it was for and why, the guy actually tried to convince him not to buy it.
But I鈥檓 stubborn, and my dad knew, one way or another, I'd find it. He bought it anyway. At the risk of unintentionally reviewing Hostage too, I鈥檒l just say鈥 kind of wish he would have listened. That book messed me up. I didn鈥檛 sleep for weeks. I was on edge. Things happened in my college apartment I couldn鈥檛 explain. I managed to turn in an incomplete paper, and my professor took pity on me. He gave me a 鈥淏鈥� and told me to get some sleep.
Why am I telling you this? I have absolutely no idea. I guess because it鈥檚 been on my mind lately, reading this book, and then yesterday with the death of and this oddly timed report on Father Martin.
For at least a decade after that taxing English class, I wouldn鈥檛 go near this stuff. But time has a way of minimizing even the most frightening memories, and looking back, I鈥檓 convinced I was just sleep deprived and hormonal.
So here we are. I read Amityville, finally. Not just any Amityville, but a used battered paperback that looks like it holds its own demons. Was it scary? Not particularly鈥攁t least not when compared to . Plus, to be able to read the faded print, I had the room lit up like noon in August. Was it good? Definitely. And for someone interested in the occult, it is, in fact, fascinating. If you look at the reviews, it seems the people who believe the Lutz's account rate it much higher than the people who don鈥檛. I went into this thinking I'd be impartial; I鈥檇 just rate it as a work of fiction and leave it at that. Easier said than done, because the entire way through, I questioned everything. Did this stuff really happen? If they were lying, what was their motive? How do you explain the testimony of respected corroborating witnesses like Father Mancuso and the local police force? It was impossible for me to read this simply as a work of fiction, and to review it, I had to look at it from all angles. The writing, the storytelling. Fact vs. fiction. The phenomenon, the controversy, the legacy. As a whole, it's kind of brilliant.
Should you read it? If you鈥檙e into this kind of stuff? Absolutely! I wanted to go big, thus the creepy looking paperback, but if you really want to be scared鈥ead the e-book version. Alone at night. With the lights out.
Oh, and sweet dreams.
I don鈥檛 even know where to begin. I fear this may be a long, chaotic mess of thoughts, so please bear with me, or skim, or totally ignore.
I鈥檝e always been fascinated with the occult. The Exorcist (both the book and the movie, RIP Mr. Blatty) scared the hell out of me, pardon the pun. It still does. Every. Single. Time. And I love being scared. I love horror movies, haunted houses, Ouija boards (even though my husband forbids them), and Halloween. I love Halloween so much it鈥檚 my wedding anniversary.
My freshman year of college, I was a moron. I had an English class where I had to write a basic research paper on anything I wanted. I chose exorcism. Why? Moron.
Fascination is one thing; belief is another. I didn鈥檛 actually believe all this stuff; I just liked reading about it. All my research during that semester long assignment pointed to one book, by . I was nineteen. This was before the internet and Amazon. I actually had to check books out of physical buildings called libraries. I had to find Hostage to the Devil鈥nd I couldn鈥檛. It had mysteriously vanished from every library within 100 miles of my college. My dad happened to find a copy in some little secondhand bookstore, and when he told the bookseller who it was for and why, the guy actually tried to convince him not to buy it.
But I鈥檓 stubborn, and my dad knew, one way or another, I'd find it. He bought it anyway. At the risk of unintentionally reviewing Hostage too, I鈥檒l just say鈥 kind of wish he would have listened. That book messed me up. I didn鈥檛 sleep for weeks. I was on edge. Things happened in my college apartment I couldn鈥檛 explain. I managed to turn in an incomplete paper, and my professor took pity on me. He gave me a 鈥淏鈥� and told me to get some sleep.
Why am I telling you this? I have absolutely no idea. I guess because it鈥檚 been on my mind lately, reading this book, and then yesterday with the death of and this oddly timed report on Father Martin.
For at least a decade after that taxing English class, I wouldn鈥檛 go near this stuff. But time has a way of minimizing even the most frightening memories, and looking back, I鈥檓 convinced I was just sleep deprived and hormonal.
So here we are. I read Amityville, finally. Not just any Amityville, but a used battered paperback that looks like it holds its own demons. Was it scary? Not particularly鈥攁t least not when compared to . Plus, to be able to read the faded print, I had the room lit up like noon in August. Was it good? Definitely. And for someone interested in the occult, it is, in fact, fascinating. If you look at the reviews, it seems the people who believe the Lutz's account rate it much higher than the people who don鈥檛. I went into this thinking I'd be impartial; I鈥檇 just rate it as a work of fiction and leave it at that. Easier said than done, because the entire way through, I questioned everything. Did this stuff really happen? If they were lying, what was their motive? How do you explain the testimony of respected corroborating witnesses like Father Mancuso and the local police force? It was impossible for me to read this simply as a work of fiction, and to review it, I had to look at it from all angles. The writing, the storytelling. Fact vs. fiction. The phenomenon, the controversy, the legacy. As a whole, it's kind of brilliant.
Should you read it? If you鈥檙e into this kind of stuff? Absolutely! I wanted to go big, thus the creepy looking paperback, but if you really want to be scared鈥ead the e-book version. Alone at night. With the lights out.
Oh, and sweet dreams.
March 13, 2022
Me ha gustado y me ha resultado perturbador ya que se supone que ocurri贸 en REALIDAD!!
Si que es cierto que la forma en que est谩 escrito puede ser poco novelesco ya que se ha escrito de manera como si fuera o un diario con varias voces ( GEORGE, SU MUJER Y "EL PADRE"MANCUSO) o bien como si fuera casi una noticia ya que el autor tom贸 las notas de las cintas que grab贸 de conversaciones que tuvo con los protagonistas. Como he le铆do en alguna rese帽a es un libro period铆stico. Un estilo que puede no gustar.
Esta es la sinopsis: El matrimonio Lutz y sus tres hijos se trasladan a vivir al 112 de Ocean Avenue en Amityville, sin importarle lo m谩s m铆nimo que en aquella casa se produjera, hace tan s贸lo un a帽o, un brutal asesinato: una noche, y sin motivo alguno, Ronald DeFeo dispar贸 a la espalda de cada uno de los miembros de su familia con su rifle, mientras dorm铆an en sus camas. Durante veintiocho d铆as, los Lutz experimentar谩n una serie de extra帽os sucesos tanto en la casa (fr铆o glacial, viscosidades en las paredes, ventanas arrancadas del quicio, puertas que se abren y se cierran, dinero que desaparece) como en ellos mismos (presencias invisibles que los tocan, levitaciones, cambios de car谩cter...), presumiblemente de naturaleza demon铆aca, que ir谩n haciendo insoportable su permanencia en la casa. De igual modo, el padre Mancuso, que bendijo el nuevo hogar de los Lutz cuando comenzaron a vivir en all铆, padecer谩 en sus propias carnes la diab贸lica influencia de algo sobrenatural e inexplicable.
Si que es cierto que la forma en que est谩 escrito puede ser poco novelesco ya que se ha escrito de manera como si fuera o un diario con varias voces ( GEORGE, SU MUJER Y "EL PADRE"MANCUSO) o bien como si fuera casi una noticia ya que el autor tom贸 las notas de las cintas que grab贸 de conversaciones que tuvo con los protagonistas. Como he le铆do en alguna rese帽a es un libro period铆stico. Un estilo que puede no gustar.
Esta es la sinopsis: El matrimonio Lutz y sus tres hijos se trasladan a vivir al 112 de Ocean Avenue en Amityville, sin importarle lo m谩s m铆nimo que en aquella casa se produjera, hace tan s贸lo un a帽o, un brutal asesinato: una noche, y sin motivo alguno, Ronald DeFeo dispar贸 a la espalda de cada uno de los miembros de su familia con su rifle, mientras dorm铆an en sus camas. Durante veintiocho d铆as, los Lutz experimentar谩n una serie de extra帽os sucesos tanto en la casa (fr铆o glacial, viscosidades en las paredes, ventanas arrancadas del quicio, puertas que se abren y se cierran, dinero que desaparece) como en ellos mismos (presencias invisibles que los tocan, levitaciones, cambios de car谩cter...), presumiblemente de naturaleza demon铆aca, que ir谩n haciendo insoportable su permanencia en la casa. De igual modo, el padre Mancuso, que bendijo el nuevo hogar de los Lutz cuando comenzaron a vivir en all铆, padecer谩 en sus propias carnes la diab贸lica influencia de algo sobrenatural e inexplicable.
December 9, 2012
This is bad in so many ways. First, it is fiction masquerading as fact. The story of this hoax is out there enough so I don't have to repeat it but the evidence should convince all but the most ardent true believer that this "true story", with the exception of the original DeFeo murder, was totally fabricated. Second, it is really terrible fiction. I am convinced that Mr. Anson had some kind of encyclopedia on hauntings and as he flipped through it he said, "Swarm of flies? I'll put that on page twenty-two. Cold spots? page eleven." It is so sloppily put together and badly written that I'm sure Mr. Anson realized it would be no more than a bottom shelf remainder unless there was some juicy "real" paranormal tie-in. Please don't waste your time with this. There are some perfectly good books out there on paranormal sightings and lots of great haunted house novels like Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House or Richard Matheson's Hell HousE that will thrill you. And just for the record, all of those Amityville movies suck too. Don't ask me why I bothered to watch them after hating the book so much. I guess I'm a masochist.
March 21, 2009
Ignore the overshadowing debate about whether or not it actually happened, and you're left with one of the most finely crafted haunted house stories ever written. The narrative is so solid, so matter-of-fact, that one cannot argue with it. This is how it happened, the book says, and what happened was horrifying. The feel is perfect, the book carries an ominous feeling from the first to the last page, much like the house on Ocean Avenue itself. Forget any of the cash-in novels or films, this is a powerful, frightening masterpiece of horror. It takes a second place only to Jack Ketchum's "The Girl Next Door" as the scariest book I have ever read.
May 2, 2019
Now that I have seen The Amityville Horror film (1979), watched numerous documentaries on the house, and read the book, I can safely say that the best "adaptation" of the Amityville story will always be My Amityville Horror (2013). This is a documentary following one of the Lutz children - now an adult - and shows what the he remembers from his time at 112 Ocean Ave in Amityville, NY. What we get is not exactly what one would expect from a documentary about the Amityville house. Instead, it is a deep psychological study about an attention-hungry family hellbent on making a mark for themselves by exploiting their "haunted" home and the tragic events that occurred there.
Was the house actually haunted? The Lutz child believes so, even to this day. But he is also a man with mental damage and intense anger issues, one who believes his abusive stepfather was an evil man who practiced witchcraft to provoke the Amityville spirits. This adds a whole new layer of mystery and fascination onto the Amityville happening, showing that there might be more to the story than what meets the eye.
Unfortunately, The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson is nowhere near as intriguing. What we get is a dry account of what George and Kathleen Lutz claim to have happened during their time living in this house. It's your standard haunted house story; a happy American family moves into their dream-home, but when creepy shit starts happening, they discover that their dream-home isn't so dreamy after all.
Of course, George and Kathleen Lutz are not portrayed as being the money-hungry, abusive, manipulative people that their son later described them as being in My Amityville Horror, nor is George a practitioner of the dark arts. Instead, they are described as being an average married couple, doing whatever they can to keep their children safe.
Listen, while I do believe in ghosts, I don't know what's true and what isn't about this story. There are so many conflicting testimonies and details. For example, at the end of this book, Anson says that after the Lutz family moved out of 112 Ocean Avenue, Kathleen Lutz never spoke of the events again. This is bullshit. Anson said only a few pages prior that Kathleen gave a detailed re-accounting of her story in preparation of this book. Also, Mr. and Mrs. Lutz appeared on TV on multiple occasions to promote their story and it's many adaptations. They made a helluva lot of bank by being in the spotlight. Neither of them retreated into the shadows, hiding from whatever forces haunted them at the Amityville house. They definitely exploited their story, and what's not to say they didn't exaggerate the details, twist the truth, or flat-out lie about the whole thing?
Honestly, this is what makes The Amityville Horror so interesting. While the book itself is dry and not very scary (minus the pig-thing, which is quite terrifying), there are so many conflicting stories that keep me intrigued in the Lutz family and what really went on behind those closed doors. I guess we'll never know for sure, but one thing is for certain; the Lutz family certainly made their mark in our culture, whether they were trying to or not.
Was the house actually haunted? The Lutz child believes so, even to this day. But he is also a man with mental damage and intense anger issues, one who believes his abusive stepfather was an evil man who practiced witchcraft to provoke the Amityville spirits. This adds a whole new layer of mystery and fascination onto the Amityville happening, showing that there might be more to the story than what meets the eye.
Unfortunately, The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson is nowhere near as intriguing. What we get is a dry account of what George and Kathleen Lutz claim to have happened during their time living in this house. It's your standard haunted house story; a happy American family moves into their dream-home, but when creepy shit starts happening, they discover that their dream-home isn't so dreamy after all.
Of course, George and Kathleen Lutz are not portrayed as being the money-hungry, abusive, manipulative people that their son later described them as being in My Amityville Horror, nor is George a practitioner of the dark arts. Instead, they are described as being an average married couple, doing whatever they can to keep their children safe.
Listen, while I do believe in ghosts, I don't know what's true and what isn't about this story. There are so many conflicting testimonies and details. For example, at the end of this book, Anson says that after the Lutz family moved out of 112 Ocean Avenue, Kathleen Lutz never spoke of the events again. This is bullshit. Anson said only a few pages prior that Kathleen gave a detailed re-accounting of her story in preparation of this book. Also, Mr. and Mrs. Lutz appeared on TV on multiple occasions to promote their story and it's many adaptations. They made a helluva lot of bank by being in the spotlight. Neither of them retreated into the shadows, hiding from whatever forces haunted them at the Amityville house. They definitely exploited their story, and what's not to say they didn't exaggerate the details, twist the truth, or flat-out lie about the whole thing?
Honestly, this is what makes The Amityville Horror so interesting. While the book itself is dry and not very scary (minus the pig-thing, which is quite terrifying), there are so many conflicting stories that keep me intrigued in the Lutz family and what really went on behind those closed doors. I guess we'll never know for sure, but one thing is for certain; the Lutz family certainly made their mark in our culture, whether they were trying to or not.
December 28, 2022
This wasn鈥檛 as scary as I thought it would be. Tbh I think the movie was a lot better in fear aspect. It was a good read, easy to read, fun and tells the story of the lutz family. Read it to understand fully what happened to the Lutz family in the haunted Amityville home. Would recommend for horror fans.
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