Shock Docs (TV Series) Amityville Horror House (2020) User Reviews

Stop giving the Amityville nonsense oxygen, its been debunked many times

[adrian-m-miller · 1/10 · 25 October 2021]

Nothing to do with haunting, this has been resolved many times, its been soundly debunked

There's nothing new to learn if somethings a hoax and has been proved that

Why do people still keep going back over nonsense.

Americans are very bored people....

Decent documentary on the murder house

[tamstrat · 8/10 · 28 January 2021]

I have been fascinated with the Amityville murders since the mid 70's. Yes, I'm that old! I personally feel the motive for the murders was not supernatural but the dysfunctional family dynamic of the Defoe family and by greed.

This documentary focuses mainly on the Warrens, the paranormal investigators who went into the house about 1 1/2 years after the murders. There's also audiotape interviews with George and Kathy Lutz, the first owners of the house after the murders. They do seem credible, but I still don't think the house was necessarily haunted. I think some weird things happened, I think maybe they let their imaginations get the best of them. Or maybe they bought the house, realized they were in over their heads financially and decided this would be a good way to get out and make some money.

However, it is a good documentary and I recommend.

Horrible montage

[entej · 4/10 · 10 July 2021]

Good archived details and tapes but HORRENDOUS montage with cheap ugly special effects, dumb sound effects, stock videos of water, sunrise etc and shaking camera. Looks like something TLC would do, when audience doesn't have brain cells. It was very annoying to watch because of that.

Great Insight and Archival Footage

[geo-m80 · 8/10 · 27 May 2023]

I've always followed Amityville through the official investigation and not the books or movies which are the ones actually being scrutinized for being a hoax. Anyone who knows the actual story attests to there being unexplained events which this reviewer deems paranormal.

The Warren's are also slammed via the book's account but none of these critics seem to be going off of their office's investigation which includes police reports, witness accounts and polygraphs all concluding the Lutzs were telling the truth.

This documentary gets a lot of things right in that respect. The only reason I withhold two stars is that the timeline of events appears muddled. The priest told to get out was hired by the Lutzs according to this doc but the official investigation says it was the priest who accompanied the Warrens.

I could be wrong about this and so will revisit the review once I confirm but for now I stand firm at a solid 8 star doc! Great watch!