Amityville: An Origin Story2023
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The premise
The story behind the world's most infamous haunted house tale: the Amityville murders. This is the first elevated look at every aspect of this wildly layered story about the heinous murder of a family of six that became eclipsed by paranormal controversy.
Horror Vault's take
Before the movies, before the mythology, there was a real house and a real horror. This documentary miniseries peels back decades of legend to examine the brutal 1974 murders that set the Amityville story in motion, and the paranormal firestorm that followed. Featuring firsthand voices and expert perspectives, it's the most thorough excavation yet of why this address became the most notorious in American haunted-house lore. Equal parts true crime deep-dive and paranormal investigation, it challenges viewers to decide where tragedy ends and manipulation begins.
Content: Discussion Of Mass Murder, Disturbing Real Crime Details, Archival Crime Imagery Possible
Episode Guide
S1.E1 · The HauntingPremiere8.0Apr 23, 2023 · 50 min · Dir: Jack Pettibone Riccobono
When George and Kathy Lutz move into a suburban dream home in 1975, a cascade of terrifying, unexplainable events drive them out in just 28 days; those closest to the terror share their truths about the story.
S1.E2 · The Crime7.5Apr 30, 2023 · 55 min
A year before the Lutzes move into 112 Ocean Ave, the DeFeo family is found shot to death under strange circumstances in the same house; lone survivor Ronnie DeFeo Jr. is accused of murder, but mob ties and paranormal theories cloud the cas
S1.E3 · The Big Time7.5May 7, 2023 · 49 min
After paranormal trailblazers Ed and Lorraine Warren confirm a demonic presence at 112 Ocean Ave., the Lutz family turns their "true story" into a hit book and movie; fame comes at a heavy cost when they are accused of perpetrating a massiv
S1.E4 · The Feedback Loop8.0May 14, 2023 · 50 min
The success of The Amityville Horror reinvents the haunted house for a new generation, spawning sequels, conspiracy theories, and rabid fandom; George Lutz's secret past is revealed as the human toll and absurd legacy of Amityville comes in
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