Discovery Channel - Amityville Horror House (2020)

It's the greatest American haunted house story ever told. What really happened in Amityville? In the early morning hours of Nov. 13, 1974, the suburban Amityville house in Long Island, New York became an infamous crime scene, as Ronald DeFeo Jr. skulked the halls with a rifle and killed his parents and four of his siblings in their sleep. There were strange and sordid details – no signs of struggle and no reports from neighbors of gunshots – but things were wrapped up rather quickly when Ronnie DeFeo was sentenced in December 1975, just a little over a year after the murders. He later ominously claimed that there were voices in his head urging him to kill, and some believe that he was hearing evil spirits that reside within the house. That same month, George and Kathy Lutz, along with Kathy's three children from her previous marriage, moved into the house on 112 Ocean Avenue where the DeFeos were murdered. It didn't take long for the dark forces that apparently drove Ronnie DeFeo to kill to also start tormenting the Lutzes as well, spiraling their happy home quickly into what they described as a full-on demonic possession. The family lasted 28 days in the home before leaving just about everything behind and fleeing. In 1977, George and Kathy's story became a best-selling book, The Amityville Horror, written by Jay Anson. That in turn was adapted for the 1979 film of the same name, which went on to become a blockbuster and one of the largest-grossing horror films of all time. The Amityville Horror house became known as the most haunted house in America. Actual footage from inside the house and never-before-seen interviews reveal startling, new secrets of this sinister case. This two-hour documentary will present rare archival material from the case, including exclusive interviews with George Lutz describing the family's final night in the Amityville house, also featured is Marvin Scott, the WPIX reporter who took part in the infamous 1976 seance at 112 Ocean Avenue, and the original interviews with Ronnie DeFeo Jr.

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