Amityville at 50: A REAL Haunting, After All

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For decades, the Amityville Horror has been called one of the most notorious hoaxes in paranormal history. Today, many roll their eyes at the story of George and Kathy Lutz fleeing 112 Ocean Avenue after just 28 days...especially when Ed & Lorraine Warren turn up. With endless movies, sequels, and parodies, the case has become a pop-culture joke. But what if we’ve been too quick to dismiss it? In this feature-length episode of Into the Fog, I strip away the Hollywood dramatics and the exaggerations from Jay Anson’s book. Instead, he focuses solely on the eyewitness testimony from the Lutz family and those directly involved: George, Kathy, their children, Father Ray, and close friends who experienced the house firsthand. You may well hear details of the case you've never heard before. When you listen to what these people actually said (not the screenwriters or the tabloids) the picture looks different. The story of Amityville becomes less about a “hoax” and more about a genuinely unsettling haunting that spiralled out of control once the media circus began. Join me as we grapple with the raw testimony at the heart of America’s most infamous haunted house and explore Amityville at 50: What if it was REAL after all? And do watch until the end, for some important thoughts on how we should deal with paranormal cases in general. #AmityvilleHorror #IntoTheFog #Paranormal #HauntedHouse #TrueCrime #GeorgeLutz #KathyLutz #DeFeoMurders HUGE THANKS to all the volunteers who provided the brilliant voicework for this episode: James Andrews as Michael Rice Rebekah Humphrey-Bullen as Danae Brook Paul Bullen as Reverend Christopher Neil-Smith Joshua Cerullo as Chris Gugas (Joshua can be contacted at [email protected]) Diandre Ruppert as Kathy Lutz Tony Saade Jr. as George Lutz and Ronnie DeFeo Also thanks to the Sinister Ambience channel for use of his creepy Amityville video work. Do check out his channel, as it's one of my favourite horror film inspired ambience channels on YouTube. SINISTER (@sinistervids71) for permission to use clips from their immersive ambient horror videos (https://www.youtube.com/@sinistervids71) Thanks also to Paul Quinn (@dyker_the_horse) for kind permission to use his image of 112 Ocean Avenue in 2017 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/dyker_the_horse/) Creative Commons and Public Domain images used, all via Wikimedia Commons: The Amityville House: 112_Ocean_Avenue_(1973).jpg and 112_Ocean_Avenue_in_1973(2).jpg by BrownieCharles99, CC BY-SA 3.0 112_Ocean_Ave_house_February_2010.jpg by Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 Amityville_house.JPG by Seulatr, Public domain Amityville_air_view.jpg by Edith Evan's Real Estate, Public domain DeFeo Family photo: The_Amityville_Horror.jpg by Mango1630, CC BY-SA 4.0 Special Thanks to Steph Lay for her amazing artwork and research help. Books in this episode: Pure Observation: A fairer view of the Amityville legend by Paul Garratt-Proctor https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pure-Observation-fairer-Amityville-legend-ebook/dp/B096T5JK2H Poltergeist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Poltergeist-Investigation-Into-Destructive-Haunting-ebook/dp/B08BVW5RPL/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1RS93S0R2CZFA&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.FduT3lfjEXQZXOlEw620lwA5zjW9Ifhs4o-Q6gEpnGHGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.Zzo0otGp908QapF4HPh4zHBEPCLDfy6D1CErd16KFUk&dib_tag=se&keywords=poltergeist+john+fraser&qid=1756996263&sprefix=poltergeist+john+fraser%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-1 CONNECT WITH PETER and SUPPORT with PATREON: There's a bunch of extra content, ad-free audio episodes, zoom socials, competitions and more on my Patreon. It's a lovely little community and the support makes such a difference. Find out more here: www.patreon.com/peterlaws READ PETER's NON-FICTION BOOKS: Non Fiction on why it's healthy to like scary things: The Frighteners (US Hardback) https://mybook.to/thefrightenersUS The Frighteners (UK Paperback) https://mybook.to/thefrighteners Also on Audible READ PETER's CREEPY CRIME FICTION SERIES: https://mybook.to/MattHunterCollection CHECK OUT PETER'S ONLINE HORROR CHURCH, CREEPY COVE: Creepy Cove Community Church Podcast offers complete and immersive church services broadcast from a mysterious fishing town - 'Like Songs of Praise meets Stephen King'.) www.creepycove.com Peter regularly speaks at events, conferences and on radio. His literary agent is Joanna Swainson of Hardman and Swainson.