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A review by archaicrobin
The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
1.0
I’m sure this had a place when it came out in the horror sphere but today it just reads very antiquated and honestly I was pretty bored. This is supposed to be a true narrative of what occurred in Amityville during the Lutz’s time living there.
I have been wanting to read this for so long, hoping it would add incite to the whole Amityville phenomena. Unfortunately the book seems to follow the film exactly but at a dragged out pace with other weird elements that just were not enjoyable to read. The Lutz’s often beat their children and the author eludes this is due to the “influence of dark forces”, just sounds like child abuse to me but ok! The Lutz’s haven’t touched each other since moving into the house! Another instance of the EVIL, or maybe they have marital issues they need to work on? Just a thought.
If you really want to read the book so you can check it of your list, I get that, but I honestly don’t recommend this to people looking for a good nonfiction account or even a good story
I have been wanting to read this for so long, hoping it would add incite to the whole Amityville phenomena. Unfortunately the book seems to follow the film exactly but at a dragged out pace with other weird elements that just were not enjoyable to read. The Lutz’s often beat their children and the author eludes this is due to the “influence of dark forces”, just sounds like child abuse to me but ok! The Lutz’s haven’t touched each other since moving into the house! Another instance of the EVIL, or maybe they have marital issues they need to work on? Just a thought.
If you really want to read the book so you can check it of your list, I get that, but I honestly don’t recommend this to people looking for a good nonfiction account or even a good story