The Amityville Horror Lies

In the mid-1970's, the charming New England home pictured here was the subject of intense interest around the world after the residents, George and Kathleen Lutz and their three children, left the home after living there only 28 days.  They fled to the home of Kathleen's mother, and never returned.  They sent movers to remove their belongings.  During the following months, they told their elaborate tale on morning television talk shows, and in a popular book called "The Amityville Horror,"  It was an extradinary story of ghosts, poltergeists, demons and paranormal phenomenon such as black slime oozing down the walls.  Their story left the nation in shock as they listened in fascination to the terrifying events this family appeared to have experienced.

The home did not have a history of hauntings or strange events occuring within its walls prior to the mid-1970's.  However, the owners that lived in the home before the Lutz family was the DeFeo's.  Tragically, the eldest son, Butch DeFeo, murdered his entire family in the home on November 13, 1974.  He was angry with his parents because he felt they did not give him enough money.  The Lutz's contended that this violent act set into motion all the terrible events they experienced.

After the arrest and conviction of Butch DeFeo, the house sat empty until December 18, 1975 when the Lutz's moved in.  They fled the house on January 14, 1976, only 28 days later.  They insisted that they feared for their lives, and they began to tell an elaborate story of all the events they had experienced while living there.  By the end of the 1970's, over 3 million copies of the book about their experiences had been sold and the film grossed $40 million in one month alone!

However, even during the time that millions were being made off the story, there were rumors that the entire tale was a hoax.  The family that moved into the home after the Lutz's did not experience anything strange.  When curiosity seekers finally caused them to move, they had a house sitter stay there. He saw nothing unusual either.

To read in detail the history of the Amityville Horror house, as well as a complete explanaton of how and why the events that the Lutz's experienced may have been exagerated, see the articles listed below.  They were written by freelance writer Vic Dillinger, who has done extensive research on the topic.  He tells a fascinating and compelling story that is sure to fascinate anyone who is interested in "The Amityville Horror."  After you read what he has to say, you can decide for yourself if the house was really haunted, or if the story was a hoax.

Real Amityville Horror of Mass Murderer Ronald DeFeo, Jr.

The Amityville Horror Hoax

The Amityville Horror Conspiracy

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