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Season 1 – Amityville: An Origin Story

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The story behind the world's most infamous haunted house tale: the Amityville murders.
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I B Jul 23 This is a good start but it doesn't answer the questions directly. I watched this and his brother Danny's documentary, the priest's story, and since they were all their, in the house, I added their facts into the story but it doesn't answer the questions: 1. Did the Lutz family take the quaaludes found in the hidden wall and through suggestions and practicing meditation have hallucinations? 2. What happened and what exactly did you see on the night that you left. What specifically did you see, experience, hear and smell that caused you to leave your house and everything behind? It's still not specific. Play by play is needed. 3. I don't believe that this was a concocted hoax hoping that by chance they could write a book and get some money. It doesn't make any sense. Something happened that caused them to leave and never return. All people alive say it was supernatural. 4. Danny Lutz stated that he knows that George was mixing meditation with magic and could have caused a psychic upset. Danny said he saw George levitate a wrench before they moved in and he had tons of books on magic and telekinesis and supernatural subjects. 5. What else did Chris see with his own eyes that was supernatural. What happened the last night, be specific, why hold back now? 6. I believe that attorneys and vultures saw the Lutz's story as a money making scam and exploited them. The Lutz's needed money and took it as a business opportunity. I believe something bizarre happened in this house and it was exaggerated by vultures for money. All the stories were true. 7. The priest said his experience with "GET OUT" and being slapped is true. 8. What did Chris see George do that was supernatural what was he practicing in the house. In another article Chris said George was asking demons for help? 9. After reviewing the evidence, mostly of those who were in the house, it seems like: The Defeo murders are true. The house was reduced in price and attracted some undesirable hippies to buy it. George and Kathy were practicing ritual magic in a house that was already in a state of upset. They found stashes of quaaludes left over in a secret room from Ronnie and might have taken them while meditating. This could have caused behavioral and emotional problems and halucinations. This doesn't account for what Danny and Chris experienced. Danny was the most detailed. Did the boys take quaaludes? Danny stated the entire family watched the garage door opening and closing for no reason, when turning back to the house they saw a cartoon pig with laser eyes in their sisters room. This pig story is the part that is the most strange and if we can figure that out, it might give light to other answers. Was the family all on drugs? They stated they watched their sisters rocking chair moving for 20 minutes after examining it. Danny stated that his bed was floating around the room and banging against his brothers bed and the ceiling and he couldn't believe it. Danny is still in counseling today and so is Chris. If this was a hoax why go to counseling? Because of the mixing of rituals from the parents it seemed to see off something that they couldn't control. This situation was a perfect storm of events that was exploited by those who weren't there for money. I BELIEVE EACH PERSON'S STORY is true.... See more John C @JC00773202 02/03/2024 I suspect that anyone not steeped in the whole Amityville mythos and paranormal superstition will find this series a profoundly slow and boring experience to slog through. I watched most of episode 1, listening to tedious biographical details about the family, like what motorbikes someone had or what the wallpaper in certain room looked like, and I didn't know why this would interest anyone not already obsessed with the Amityville legend. The episode was massively padded out with old documentary footage and clips from the original schlock-fest of a horror movie, presumably to drag this out to 4 slumber-inducing episodes, which I'll certainly not be watching. Recommended only as a cure for insomnia. See more Monkorn U 04/30/2023 I love it so far. You get to know more rich and relevant details about the Amityville house and what happened before and after the actual event took place. There's some new information about the grandparents, father and neighbors as well that I didn't know before. I am eager to know more details about the Defeo family and subsequently the Lutz family as well. Well done! See more Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Apr 23, 2023 The Haunting 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. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 30, 2023 The Crime 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 case. Details Episode 3 Aired May 7, 2023 The Big Time 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 massive hoax. Details Episode 4 Aired May 14, 2023 The Feedback Loop 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 into focus. Details

Season Info

Network
MGM+
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 23, 2023