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The Amityville Horror
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
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Summary
In December 1975, the Lutz family moved into their new home on suburban Long Island. George and Kathleen Lutz knew that, one year earlier, Ronald DeFeo had murdered his parents, brothers, and sisters in the house, but the property - complete with boathouse and swimming pool - and the price were too good to pass up.
Twenty-eight days later, the entire Lutz family fled in terror.
This is the spellbinding, best-selling, true story that gripped the nation - the story of a house possessed by evil spirits, haunted by psychic phenomena almost too terrible to describe.
Jay Anson began as a copy boy on the New York Evening Journal in 1937 and later worked in advertising and publicity. With more than 500 documentary scripts for television to his credit, he was associated with Professional Films, Inc. He died in 1980.
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"This book will scare the hell out of you." ( Kansas City Times)
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- DM
- 02-06-19
Hmmm
Well-narrated but the book itself is tiresome rather than frightsome. Often it feels like ten hours of a man running round his house in the dark closing windows which have spookily opened themselves. The style aims at authoritative reportage but none of it feels real and I never engaged with any of the characters in it. It's like a written account of every bad horror film you've ever seen - unsurprising since it inspired a bunch of them.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-12-22
One of my favorite Horror classics
Loved it! Calm, beliable voices for all the different characters. Good performance and great story. Scary and thrilling. A great book!
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- jane
- 23-12-22
Enjoyable
I really enjoyed this, gave me the chills in places, was well read, I highly recommend it if your into horror stories
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- Christopher High
- 29-04-23
I don’t understand how people don’t like this!
I read this many years o and have, obviously, watched the movie. When I saw this was included it was a no-brainer! I wasn’t disappointed. The narrative is as compelling and clear as ever it was and the horror as compelling as it is inexplicable. I really liked the lack of sensationalism, but instead the seriousness of what was being read by the teller. An excellent listen all round.
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- Griff.81
- 12-02-12
good
i really enjoyed this book, its well worth a listen if you like the paranormal.
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- Euan McKenna
- 09-06-21
A must listen if you enjoy slow burn horror
Big horror fan and enjoyed it quite a bit, a slow burn for sure as the odd skeptical event occurs throughout the novel and gradually ramps up as you approach the end.
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- DEE
- 30-11-14
fascinating and addictive listening
Where does The Amityville Horror rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Its a great book I couldnt turn it off
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Amityville Horror?
most of it
What does Ray Porter bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Well read and a good performance
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Its pretty scary although i know most of it is probably fiction
Any additional comments?
top read
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- joanne howard
- 27-11-21
Good read, felt like I was there.
Really involved book, loved it. Felt the tension of the situation with every word. Recommended!
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-03-24
Pleasantly suprised
Really was griped by the story being told. Have watched the movie with ryan reynolds in it and the book was way better. Demanding a remake of the movie according to the book.
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- bigjeebzyboy
- 17-04-24
Interesting
Really interesting and informative into the events that took place at amityville,better than watching the movie
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