My Amityville Horror2013
“I just wanted somebody to believe me.”
Directed by Eric Walter
🏆 1 nomination total
The premise
For the first time in 35 years, Daniel Lutz recounts his version of the infamous Amityville haunting that terrified his family in 1975. George and Kathleen Lutz's story went on to inspire a best-selling novel and the subsequent films have continued to fascinate audiences today. This documentary reveals the horror behind growing up as part of a world-famous haunting and while Daniel's facts may be others' fiction, the psychological scars he carries are indisputable. Documentary filmmaker Eric Walter has combined years of independent research into the Amityville case along with the perspectives of past investigative reporters and eyewitnesses, giving way to the most personal testimony of the subject to date.
Horror Vault's take
Decades after one of America's most notorious haunting cases captivated the world, Daniel Lutz — a child at the center of the 1975 Amityville events — finally steps forward to tell his own story in his own words. The documentary weaves his raw, deeply personal testimony together with accounts from journalists and eyewitnesses who investigated the case firsthand. Whether viewers believe the supernatural claims or not, the psychological weight Daniel carries is impossible to dismiss. It is a portrait of a man still living in the shadow of a legend that the rest of the world has long since turned into entertainment.
Content: Discussion Of Childhood Trauma, Emotionally Distressing Testimony, Accounts Of Alleged Paranormal Events
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