The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson Audio Book Review
The Amityville Horror – An Audio Book Review
- Author: Jay Anson
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 6 hours and 27 minutes
- Unabridged
- Genre: Memoir
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The Amityville Horror Audio Book Summary:
One of the most famous haunted houses in America is shrouded in tragedy and mystery. During the Christmas of 1975, the Lutz family moved into the infamous house located on Long Island. It was in an idyllic location at a cheap price, but there was a catch. Just a year earlier Ronald DeFeo murdered his entire family within the house claiming the Devil made him do it. 28 days later, the Lutz family left the house in terror leaving their personal belongings behind.
What happened during those 28 days? Jay Anson has compiled documents and interviews regarding the events in Amityville. This chilling audiobook will take in you detail through the horrors that manifested in this quiet rural town that has now become the stuff of legends.
One reason to listen:
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.
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Reactions:
“It was a fast, creepy read. The happenings at the Amityville house have been hotly debated for many years, but I couldn’t care less. I loved it.” – JRM
“I am not at all comfortable with horror but decided to give this book a listen even if I had to stop and delete it because I became terrified. Well-researched book read by a perfect narrator. If I could, I’d abduct this narrator and drop him into nearly every book I’ve ever read. HIGHLY, HIGHLY, HIGHLY RECOMMEND!” – Laura
“I was never a big fan of the movie but I have to admit, this book scared the hell out of me. Very intense and spooky. In addition, the narrator keeps the listener on the edge of their seat with every word. If looking for a horror book, look no further! Great stuff….” – Steve
“Whether it really happed or not doesn’t change the fact its a pretty good story. I like the style the novel was written in. Anson calls it a documentary not so sure about that but its a good story. Some parts gave me chills and made the book well worth the credit.” – Daniel
“The writing is detached and investigatory, which would work better if was truly reporting, but as some of the subject matter deals with intimate or personal events which do not bear directly on the ostensibly documentary elements of the story, it doesn’t work. Partly because of this “distant” style, the individual members of the Lutz Family aren’t remotely realized as characters. Moreover, there’s something ‘wrong’ about them, something that not only doesn’t ring true in their characterization, but also in their basic humanity. There’s very little likable about these characters beyond that they are also of our species. This is a really creepy book though and I enjoyed that aspect of the book, and there is a great deal of it.” – Flavius
Score on Audible: 4.0 out of 5
Score on Amazon: 4.1 out of 5
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