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A moment with Daniel Lutz from My Amityville Horror

A documentary that's rapidly climbing to the top of my must-see list is Eric Walter 's My Amityville Horror. The flick explores the legend of 112 Ocean Ave. in Amityville, Long Island from the perspective of one of three children who lived it, Daniel Lutz. For those who aren't in the know -- which means you've lived under a rock for the better part of four decades -- the Lutz family moved into 112 Ocean in 1975, just 13 months after Ronald DeFeo Jr. shot and killed six members of his family in the home. After only 28 days, the Lutzs, which included George , Kathy and her three children, fled the house claiming they had been terrorized by the supernatural. Their story made national headlines, and the family became infamous through appearances on talk shows, Jay Anson's book The Amityville Horror, and 10 features films. Bloody Disgusting posted four clips from the documentary today. We've got one for you below, and it's unnerving to say the le...

A teaser for the chilling documentary My Amityville Horror

Given all the shit that's been thrown at the screen since The Amityville Horror allegedly happened in 1975 it's refreshing to see someone take a documentary approach to the subject matter. And filmmaker Eric Walter didn't just turn to anybody to feature in the film. He got Daniel Lutz, son of George and Kathleen Lutz, to recount his version of the infamous haunting that terrified his family 37 years ago. Walter promises the documentary will also reveal the horror behind growing up as part of a world famous haunting.  The Amityville Horror became a cultural phenomenon when Jay Anson published his book of the same name in 1977. The haunting, which is said to have terrorized the Lutz family for about a month, is the basis for 10 films that have released between 1979 and 2011. Most of them aren't very good, but Anson's book is decent. No word yet on a release date but, for the first time in years, I'm excited to see a new movie inspired by The Amit...