EPISODE · Oct 24, 2019 · 27 MIN
The True Story Behind "The Amityville Horror"
from Serial Killing : A Podcast · host Elissa Kerrill
The story behind the 1979 film, "The Amityville Horror", is based on the true story (according to George and Kathy Lutz) of their nightmare ordeal after purchasing a house that had, only a year before, been the site of the brutal murder of an entire family. Website: https://serialkilling.squarespace.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/serial_killing/ Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/serial-killing **Want to Sponsor?** Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/serial_killing Anchor: https://anchor.fm/serial-killing Thumbnail: The Amityville Horror (1979) Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Leaving Home" "Virtutes" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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The story behind the 1979 film, "The Amityville Horror", is based on the true story (according to George and Kathy Lutz) of their nightmare ordeal after purchasing a house that had, only a year before, been the site of the brutal murder of an entire family. Website: https://serialkilling.squarespace.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/serial_killing/ Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/serial-killing **Want to Sponsor?** Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/serial_killing Anchor: https://anchor.fm/serial-killing Thumbnail: The Amityville Horror (1979) Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Leaving Home" "Virtutes" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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